Senate GOP pull shameful stunt to sabotage Biden
Senate GOP pull shameful stunt to sabotage Biden
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Top Stories for February 16:
Senate Republicans block crucial Fed Reserve nominee by refusing to show up to work
Not a single Senate Republican showed up to a key hearing, denying Democrats a quorum to stall the confirmation of Sarah Raskin to a position she’s already held in the past.
Take Action: Investigate Rand Paul for insider trading!
Sandy Hook families reach $73 million settlement with Remington gun company over massacre
The landmark victory marks the end of a protracted fight over how Remington marketed its Bushmaster AR-15 rifle.
Tucker Carlson’s insidious on air plot exposed
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Disgusting.
School boards get death threats amid rage over race, gender, mask policies
The imaginary “critical race theory” being relentlessly pushed by the right-wing propaganda machine is putting the lives of school board members and their families in danger.
Prince Andrew reaches settlement with Virginia Guthrie in sex abuse lawsuit
We’d better not hear a single word about how Meghan Markle “disgraced the Royal Family” ever again.
Take Action: Tell the Biden team to fight GOP book-banning in schools!
Saudi Arabia rejects Biden plea to increase oil production before midterms
Our journalist-butchering “allies” in Riyadh appear to be playing partisan politics with US gas prices.
Take Action: Sign the petition to get foreign money out of our elections!
Arizona Senate passes law banning abortions after 15 weeks
The draconian bill, which bans abortions long before most women even know they’re pregnant, does not contain any exceptions for rape or incest.
What treason is Jim Jordan trying to hide from the public?
OD Action partner: We now know for a fact that Jim Jordan was deeply involved with the insurrection, sending messages to the coup plotters in the White House — and now he’s refusing to talk. Working man and army-vet Jeff Sites is running for Congress to kick insurrectionist Jim Jordan out of office.
Tennis star Novak Djokovic will forfeit Grand Slam tournaments rather than get vaccinated
Have fun with that.
Biden rejects Trump’s attempt to shield White House visitor logs, including for day of 1/6 Capitol attack
The president is not about to let Trump use “executive privilege” to cover his treasonous tracks and has ordered the release of the logs to Congress.
NOAA predicts one-foot sea level rise by 2050
“This decade we’re in right now is one of the most consequential decades for our climate future,” said one scientist.
Seriously?
Yes. Seriously.
Hope…
Today’s Action: Pass the Postal Service Reform Act!
A widely supported, bipartisan bill to overhaul and modernize the United States Postal Service has been stalled by Republican Sen. Rick Scott over a supposed “minor clerical error.” Now that the historic vote has been blocked, it’s likely that the bill’s passage will be delayed until March.
The badly needed legislation will help stabilize the USPS financially, saving more than $25 billion over a decade, and finally address some of the glaring problems preventing the postal service from evolving into the 21st century.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, hoping to get the bill to Biden’s desk by the end of the week, said “we will pass this bill because Americans need it.”
A spokesperson for Schumer commented on the development best when they said “Senate Republicans keep saying they want bipartisanship, but one of their leaders is standing in the way of the Senate from taking action this week on historic, bipartisan Postal Service reform.” They continued, “it is time for Senate Republicans to practice what they preach and rein in reckless Rick Scott’s political games so we can pass bipartisan legislation.”
Overhauling the USPS is long overdue and supported by both parties — its delay is a major disappointment.
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Trump ensnared in stolen classified doc scandal
Trump ensnared in stolen classified doc scandal
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US skater Nathan Chen wins Gold medal at Olympics
Top Stories for February 10:
National Archives discovers what it believes is classified information in documents Trump took with him after leaving office
After spending years accusing Hillary Clinton of mishandling classified information, it looks like the disgraced ex-president was simply stealing it outright.
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Marjorie Taylor Greene just humiliated herself with the misstep of the year
When the political discourse devolves into the “Soup Nazi” episode of Seinfeld, the GOP might want to think about not sending outright morons to Congress.
BOMBSHELL: Democrats score HUGE win ahead of midterms
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: WOW.
Leaked emails link Trump allies to failed attempt to seize voting machines
Washington lawyer Katherine Friess and Texas entrepreneur Russell Ramsland are the newest characters at the heart of Trump’s half-hearted attempt to steal the 2020 election.
Take Action: Ban insurrectionists from running for public office, including Trump!
Blue states move to end mask mandates
New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, and California have all announced an end to mask mandates even though the nation is still recording an average of a quarter million new cases of COVID-19 every day.
Take Action: Stand with Neil Young and demand Spotify dump disinformation peddler Joe Rogan!
Pelosi, Schumer, McCarthy, and McConnell all signal agreement on Congressional stock trading ban
This might actually happen.
Take Action: Tell Congress to ban members from trading stocks!
1/6 panel subpoenas former Trump economic advisor Peter Navarro
The notorious Big Lie operative has a lot of explaining to do.
Madison Cawthorn’s insurrectionism has his political career on the ROPES
United Rural Democrats: Let’s send him packing AND flip a seat blue! Can you spare $5 to fuel our grassroots rural organizing project today?
GOP debuts new fake racist meme: “Biden is handing out free crack pipes”
A proven, effective public health program is under fire as Fox News and the racist GOP propaganda machine kicks into overdrive.
Students walk out after West Virginia public school forces them to go to evangelical revival assembly
More than 100 students left their classrooms chanting, “Separate the church and state” and, “My faith, my choice.”
Take Action: Tell the Biden team to fight GOP book-banning in schools!
South Carolina cop arrested after shooting Black father of 10 who ran stop sign
Officer Cassandra Dollard has been charged with voluntary manslaughter after killing 46-year-old Robert Junior Langley.
Seriously?
Seriously.
Hope…
Today’s Action: For Black History/Futures Month, we demand the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act!
It’s been almost two years since Black medical worker Breonna Taylor was murdered when Louisville police burst into the wrong apartment and blindly opened fire. Despite the tragedy sparking months of furious protests, a bill that would ban no-knock warrants, the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act, has never been brought to a vote by Congress.
On February 2nd, Amir Locke was shot dead on the couch by the Minneapolis PD during a no-knock warrant raid. Neither Taylor nor Locke were the targets of the raids but still lost their lives after being startled in the middle of the night by unannounced trigger-happy police.
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the legislation soon after her murder, but it wasn’t even brought out of committee. Congressional action two years ago could have helped prevent the death of Amir Locke, but instead yet another Black man has been lost to police brutality – and the whole system is guilty.
No-knock warrants are unnecessarily dangerous for everyone involved. American police have a deep-rooted culture of shooting first, asking later – especially when Black people are involved. The only proper response to Amir Locke’s passing is one that includes banning no-knock warrants.
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Biden takes public stand against DeSantis' bigotry
Biden takes public stand against DeSantis’ bigotry
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Top Stories for February 9:
Biden slams Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill as hateful, vows to defend LGBTQ+ youths
The White House is taking a stand against the discriminatory bill after Governor DeSantis championed it.
VIDEO OF THE DAY: McConnell ignites feud among Republicans with “bombshell” 1/6 declaration
How sad a state is the Republican Party that this comment by McConnell is considered courageous?
Take Action: Call for insurrectionists to be banned from running for office!
BOMBSHELL: Democrats score HUGE win ahead of midterms
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: WOW.
Second gentleman evacuated from DC high school after bomb threat
A Black History month event was disrupted by yet another hateful act.
Take Action: Tell the Biden team to fight GOP book-banning in schools!
North Carolina elections board says it has power to disqualify Rep. Cawthorn from running over actions on 1/6
Cawthorn’s role in the insurrection may have serious consequences for his political future.
Starbucks fires union organizers at Memphis store
The coffee juggernaut claims the workers had “violated policy” but it’s impossible to see this as anything but retaliation.
Take Action: Demand billionaires pay their fair share. Tax the rich!
Hipster couple arrested for stealing $3.6 billion in BitCoin
An extremely untalented rapper and her startup bro husband are in custody for laundering enormous amounts of hacked crypto.
BACKFIRE: MTG faces challengers on both sides of the aisle
United Rural Democrats: Let’s get rid of this extremist AND flip a seat blue! Could you spare $5 to fuel our grassroots rural organizing project today?
Jill Biden admits her free community college program is dead
Joe Manchin, Krysten Sinema and their Republican buddies have made sure a basic public service is denied to the American people.
Take Action: Call for President Biden to cancel student debt!
Canadian truckers briefly shut down major bridge into the United States
American businesses are alarmed as the Canadian anti-vaxx trucker protests snarled traffic at the border.
Black leaders urge Justice Department to take “aggressive” action to protect voting rights
More than 40 members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued a strongly worded letter to the DOJ in the wake of the right-wing Supreme Court’s latest attack on Black voting rights.
Seriously?
Seriously.
Hope…
Today’s Action: Pass climate legislation now!
The past few years have produced severe, record-breaking weather events that are only getting worse. Last week, an ice storm wreaked havoc from Texas to Ohio, leaving over 300,000 people without power. Warm, unstable air in the southeast caused a massive tornado — in February — in Alabama, injuring 8 and killing one.
2021 yielded some of the worst droughts since record-keeping began well over a century ago. This, along with other climate change factors, such as reduced snowpack and warmer temperatures, caused the wildfire season to advance significantly. Flash flooding tanked major infrastructure in New York City. Videos surfaced of working-class and impoverished New Yorkers attempting to wade through waist-high sewage water just to get into the Subway, some wearing garbage bags around their legs. If our legislators continue to ignore and evade critical environmental issues, these severe weather patterns only promise to become the norm. Flash flooding, droughts, wildfires, failing infrastructure, pandemics — all symptoms of a sick planet.
Call (202-224-3121) or email your representatives and tell them to pass a comprehensive climate plan now.
This issue goes beyond party lines. Our legislators must come together to ensure the United States is doing everything in its power to reverse the damage done to our planet by decades of rampant, natural resource exploitation.
To be clear, It is not the wealthy that will suffer most from these devastations — that burden will largely be shouldered by working-class families and marginalized communities. When life becomes untenable for the majority of the population, the ultra-rich will retreat to luxury bunkers that have been in the works for years.
Call (202-224-3121) or email your representatives and demand they prioritize climate action and pass meaningful climate initiatives! Remind them that the future of Earth depends on it.
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GOP Senate candidates busted in pay-for-play scandal
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Employers added 467,000 jobs in January even as omicron cases spiked
Top Stories for February 4:
Republican primary candidates caught sending payments to their endorsers
Pay-for-play politics is alive and well in the Republican Party.
Take Action: Sign the petition: Congress must pass the Ban Conflicted Trading Act!
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Local TV anchor humiliates Republican lawmaker, laughs in her face on air
“You think it’s entirely political that there’s an investigation on the attack on the Capitol?”
Top Arizona congressman on PRIMARYING Sinema
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: This could be huge.
Minneapolis police shoot and kill Black man on the couch after no-knock warrant
Amir Rahkare Locke was watching TV under a blanket when the police shot him for reaching for his legal firearm after barging into the apartment, looking for someone else — another life lost at the hands of police, this time for the crime of watching TV while black.
Democrats snag redistricting wins
The previously bleak outlook for the Democrats’ House prospects suddenly looks a whole lot brighter.
Take Action: Sign the petition: Congress must pass the Ban Conflicted Trading Act!
Black woman sentenced to six years in prison over a voting error
A 44-year-old activist was thrown in jail after attempting to register to vote with a felony conviction, thanks to a series of “errors” by local election officials. The rarity of voting law prosecutions and the absurdly harsh sentence is a sharp reminder of the disparity in the treatment of white and Black citizens.
Putin and Xi call for halt to NATO expansion in show of unity
The pair of powerful autocrats used the Olympics as a bully pulpit for their geopolitical agendas.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Madison Cawthorn, and Lauren Boebert’s extremism costing them support from their voters
United Rural Democrats: New extremists in Congress are taking their districts for granted while delivering nothing for them. United Rural Democrats is organizing on the ground to shock Republicans by winning back Middle America. But they need your help!
US accuses Russia of planning video of a fake Ukrainian attack to justify invasion
While there’s no evidence the plan was ever approved, even the idea itself is very troubling.
Chicago cop who murdered Laquon McDonald released from prison three years early
The cop who fired sixteen shots into the back of a fleeing Black teen has been freed — another painful reminder that Black lives are not valued in America’s justice system.
RNC moves to censure Cheney and Kinzinger
The GOP is making it clear that any pushback against Trump will be punished.
Take Action: Call for insurrectionists to be banned from running for office!
Jacksonville cop keeps job after driving drunk to work
His blood alcohol level was four times the legal limit and he admitted working ‘impaired’ on multiple occasions.
Seriously?
Yes. Seriously.
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Today’s Action: End — really end — US support for the war in Yemen
The Saudi-led war in Yemen is a horrifying humanitarian catastrophe from top to bottom. Saudi pilots, using American planes and American missiles, have bombed weddings, hospitals, and school buses full of children. Since 2015, at least 13,000 civilians have been killed in the fighting while a hundred thousand more have starved to death as a Saudi blockade-induced famine pushes millions more innocent Yemenis to the brink.
Last month, Saudi Arabian airstrikes knocked out the internet for the entire country of Yemen, killed at least 70 people — including three children who were playing soccer on a nearby field — and injured nearly 160 more. It’s been almost a year since President Biden vowed to end US support for Saudi Arabia’s brutal war in Yemen, and yet, US arm sales to the Saudis have quietly continued, including $650 million worth of missiles and missile launchers approved late last year. We need new action from our elected officials now to effectively end the United States’ support for the war in Yemen.
Email or call (202.224.3121) your members of Congress and demand they propose a new Yemen war powers resolution to stop and prohibit US participation in the war!
While some senators and representatives spoke out against the plan for the most recent arms sale, it’s clearly not enough. In 2018 and 2019, Congress voted to end US involvement in Yemen with a resolution put forward by Sen. Bernie Sanders. Though it had enough bipartisan support to pass through both the House and the Senate, then-President Trump vetoed the resolution.
President Biden announced last February that he would halt US support for the Saudi war in Yemen. But that glimmer of hope was quickly extinguished by the inevitable qualification that we would continue providing “defensive” support to the Saudis — which, according to the Pentagon, is much of what we already contribute (intelligence sharing, for example).
This latest war crime by Saudi Arabia is a grim reminder that we are still enabling a moral atrocity in the Middle East’s poorest country, and it’s past time we put a stop to it.
Email or call (202.224.3121) your members of Congress and demand they support and pass a new war powers resolution to end ALL US involvement in the Yemen war — no “defensive” strings attached.
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GOP Senator hurls sexist, racist attack at SCOTUS pick
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US kills 6 children, 4 women in Syria counterterror raid
Top Stories for February 3:
Sen. John Kennedy wants Biden’s Supreme Court nominee to know “a law book from a J. Crew catalog”
The Louisiana Republican managed to combine racism, sexism, and sheer absurdity into one offensive package.
Take Action: Tell Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema to confirm Biden’s Supreme Court nominee!
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Trump just shredded ally Lindsey Graham in a stunning attack
This is the guy who Lindsey Graham sold his soul out to.
Top Arizona congressman on PRIMARYING Sinema
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: This could be huge.
“Masked Singer” judges walk out in protest after Rudy Giuliani reveals himself
Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke took a stand after the coup conspirator unmasked himself.
Trump considered blanket pardons for Jan. 6 rioters before he left office
The disgraced ex-president nearly pulled out all the stops to protect his insurrectionist fans.
Take Action: Call for insurrectionists to be banned from running for office!
Bomb threats at HSBCUs linked to six juveniles
The FBI believes there was racist intent behind the attacks, which used sophisticated technology to try to hide their origins.
Labor union accuses hospital chain of massive Medicare fraud
Allegedly inflated hospital admission rates brought in nearly a billion dollars in excess Medicare payments to the for-profit health giant.
CNN president resigns after failing to disclose relationship with key lieutenant
The man who freely promoted candidate Trump to boost his network’s ratings is out the door.
Biden sends 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe
Critics worry the “defensive” maneuver could end up being a provocation.
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Vindman sues Trump’s son and top allies over alleged smear campaign
The viral impeachment witness accused the Trump team of intimidating him before the trial — and of smearing him afterwards.
Jan. 6 select committee subpoenas phone records of Arizona GOP chair
Kelli Ward and her husband both signed documents falsely claiming to be among their state’s presidential electors in the 2020 election in order to try and steal the election for Trump.
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Today’s Action: Ending the federal prohibition on cannabis!
While states like California and Oregon turned the legal cannabis industry into massive money makers, at least 40,000 people were still incarcerated for marijuana-related offenses last year.
The glaring racial disparities in marijuana-related arrests are well documented; a black person is anywhere from four (national average) to fifteen times more likely to be jailed for weed than a white person in our country.
The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act would be a huge step towards resolving this injustice. Legalizing cannabis at a federal level and regulating it on a national level would open the door to granting freedom to nonviolent offenders, ending the war on drugs, and relieving an overburdened prison system.
On top of that, legalizing marijuana would eliminate social roadblocks for those ‘merely’ arrested or convicted for possession, which can lead to lost employment, ineligibility for public housing, suspended drivers licenses, and restrictions on student loans. These seemingly minor consequences are designed to heap needless hardship on people and keep our communities in chaos.
We’re long overdue for a national overhaul of marijuana laws, if only for how our government and police forces have weaponized it to target our most vulnerable and oppressed communities.
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