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Republican governor excoriates Marjorie Taylor Greene over "evil" call for "a national divorce"
QAnon Rep. and professional carnival barker Marjorie Taylor Greene called for a "national divorce" between Republican-controlled and Democrat-controlled states, secessionist rhetoric that sure sounds a lot like a precursor to a new civil war. Greene has become so extreme, in fact, that Republican Gov. Spencer Cox from the deep-red state of Utah condemned her remarks as "evil," adding that America needs "marriage counseling" instead of "divorce."
Take Action: Hold killer cops accountable. End qualified immunity!
VIDEO OF THE DAY: George Santos finally admits to his lies in stunning confession
Santos, reigning hot dog eating champion of the world and heralded organizer of the first flash mob on the Moon, owned up to a litany of lies during an interview with, why not, Piers Morgan — but still hasn't tendered his resignation. Actions may have consequences, folks, but not in today's GOP.
Take Action: Tell Congress to expand the House and make America more democratic!
US food additives banned in Europe: Expert says what Americans eat is "almost certainly" making them sick
Potassium bromate is a suspected carcinogen that's banned for human consumption in Europe, China, and India — but not in the United States despite substantial evidence that it's toxic to humans and may even cause tumors. As is so often the case in America, people's lives are being put at risk and perhaps even sacrificed to fatten the wallets of companies who donate unfathomable sums of money to politicians to look the other way.
Take Action: Tell Congress to overturn Citizens United!
Trump, very stable genius and master of elementary cognitive exams, piggy backs Nikki Haley's call for "mental competency test" for presidential candidates
The disgraced ex-president, who once boasted of having “aced” a simple cognitive test designed to detect signs of dementia, demanded on Tuesday that all presidential candidates complete a “mental competency test," echoing similar calls made by Nikki Haley over the weekend. Look, we here at atAdvocacy aren't interested in ageist litmus tests for higher office, but we are definitely in favor of Donald Trump taking literally any test at all — without any assistance from his horde of handlers. Any chance that can be broadcast on live TV?
Take Action: Demand the Senate Judiciary Committee hold hearings on the unaccountable Supreme Court!
Kevin McCarthy gives Tucker Carlson access to massive trove of Jan. 6 insurrection footage
House Speaker and upright invertebrate Kevin McCarthy has released over 41,000 hours of Capitol surveillance footage of Trump's Jan. 6 insurrection to none other than America's most popular primetime fascist, Tucker Carlson. The move is not only a disgusting display of partisan hackery, it's also genuinely dangerous given the well-demonstrated tendrils snaking from Carlson to the white nationalist underbelly of the GOP, who will now be able to study the footage to improve their strategies for future destabilizing assaults on democracy.
Take Action: Tell Congress to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment ASAP!
President Biden scores major win as United Airlines caves to his demands to improve customers' experiences
United Airlines has a new seat map feature that will help families with children under 12 find seats together free of charge. The decision came after President Biden called out the airline industry for hitting families with unfair fees. This is the kind of win the 1% simply won't notice, but it will make a real difference in the lives of working-class American families.
Help us hold the railway company accountable for the toxic spill in Ohio
atAdvocacy Partner: Decades of infrastructure neglect, job cuts, and stock buybacks by Norfolk Southern led to the horrifying toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, and once again it's rural Americans who will be left to suffer the consequences. Can you chip in to help us fight for justice and make sure the railway barons don't get away with it?
Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe finally forced out
Professional liar and radical right-wing hack James O'Keefe has finally been removed as head of Project Veritas, the infamous, far-right propaganda group he founded in 2011. The ousting is reportedly tied to O'Keefe's horrific treatment of staff and his outlandish, indefensible expenditures.
Huge explosion at Ohio metal factory injures at least 14 amid shower of molten debris
At least 14 people have been injured in an explosion at a metals plant in Bedford, Ohio, that sent molten metal and debris raining down on nearby buildings. The blast occurred at the I Schumann & Co manufacturing plant near Cleveland, creating a towering pillar of smoke that brought fire engines racing from across the state. Right-wing conspiracy theorists are already trying to draw convoluted connections to the catastrophic train derailment in East Palestine earlier this month, but we'd be wise to first investigate the accident and focus on two all-too-familiar factors: corporate greed and deregulation.
Biden in Ukraine: How the president's surprise visit was kept a secret
President Biden's surprise trip to war-torn Kyiv sent an unmistakable message of solidarity to the embattled, resilient people of Ukraine. Now, the details of the mission have been released: how no phones, a secret train ride, and meticulous planning came together to create what will assuredly end up being one of the defining moves of the Biden era.
DeSantis downplays Russia threat in attempt to take the wind out of Biden's sails
As President Biden receives near universal praise for his surprise trip to Ukraine, the MAGA governor of Florida — who is mulling a presidential run of his own — disingenuously downplayed the threat of Russia to score cheap political points. Any Republican still carrying water for Putin in 2023 after seeing him wage his horrific war against the Ukrainian people cannot be trusted with higher office.
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Today’s Action: Tell the Atlanta City Council to stop the development of Cop City!
A massive police training center set to be built in Atlanta is threatening 381 acres of publicly owned forest. Brave environmental protesters have been setting up camp with tents in the trees for months, risking arrest and prosecution in defense of green space and common sense. One protester, 26-year-old Tortuguita, was already shot 13 times by police on Jan. 18, in what other activists are calling a state-sanctioned murder. There is zero reason that a privately owned, corporate-funded tactical police training ground is important enough to bulldoze publicly owned forest land… let alone kill people over. Oh, did we mention the price of the project? Nearly $90 million.
With widespread calls for decreased police funding and increased climate action, the proposal to raze forest land for such a facility is grossly out of touch. There are plenty of initiatives that officials in Atlanta could be working on for the betterment of their residents — but instead, constituents’ voices have been ignored in favor of even more deference to law enforcement. Ongoing protests from residents in the area have made it clear that this is NOT what the community wants. How long will it take until Atlanta council members wake up and listen to the actual people they were elected to serve?
Call the Atlanta City Council office at 404-330-6030 or email an Atlanta City Council member and demand they revoke the Cop City permit!
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