Help Lucas Kunce defeat Josh Hawley in November: https://LucasKunce.com/chip-in/ Josh Hawley has been a proud leader in the fight to end reproductive freedom and to outlaw reproductive healthcare. He pioneered legal arguments being used to shut down and attack access to IVF. He's so obsessed with controlling us that he's built his career around it. Josh Hawley is a risk to Missouri women. We can't afford six more years.
My name is Fred Guttenberg.
On February 14, 2018, my beautiful 14-year-old daughter, Jaime, was in school at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, when a lone gunman with an AR-15 murdered her and 16 others. That’s the day my life changed forever. No matter how much time goes by, she is on my mind every second of every minute of every day.
I had never spoken out about gun violence before Jaime was murdered. I would never have guessed that gun violence could affect me and my family. But no one is safe from gun violence — and it hurts me to describe our country like that. So now, the work to end this violence — to spare other families this pain — has become my life’s purpose and mission.
I confronted Senator Marco Rubio for his cowardice before a packed audience in a live CNN town hall a week after my Jaime was murdered. He had announced his re-election campaign two years prior by pledging to do something after the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando. He did nothing — worse than nothing — he’s blocked efforts to stop gun violence time and time again.
I tried to shake Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s hand during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He couldn’t even muster the will to look at me. He had previously made his position as an antagonist to reducing gun violence clear, and he is now on the Supreme Court.
I have seen inside the belly of the beast — the right-wing, NRA-led effort to proliferate more gun sales. I have stared the evil of inaction in the face. And I am convinced that we need to elect Adam Schiff to the Senate to finally take action to stop gun violence.
President Biden has called legislation like Adam’s Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act the “one thing on my list — the Lord came down and said, ‘Joe, you get one of these’ — give me that one.”
Adam’s legislation would repeal the legal immunity shield that the gun industry enjoys — an immunity shield from civil suits that no other billion-dollar industry has — that the NRA carved out in a law called the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) during the George Bush administration to protect their sales.
Families like ours in Parkland deserve our day in court to be able to hold the gun manufacturers who recklessly sold dangerous weapons to unfit buyers accountable — we need Adam in the Senate taking the fight to the NRA’s apologists and make this a reality.
If we can flip just four seats in the House and re-elect our Democratic senators and President Biden, we WILL get gun safety legislation to President Biden’s desk. It’s possible. With your donation, we will make our effort to end gun violence as we know it a reality.
For families like mine, your support for a gun safety advocate like Adam helps me honor my Jaime’s life and memory. That means more than I could ever express.
Thank you,
Fred Guttenberg
Gun Violence Survivor
Jaime and Jesse’s Dad
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Hello and happy Easter!
Unfortunately, Easter falls on a crucial end of quarter deadline for our campaign. Outside of election day, the three end of quarter deadlines are the three most important days in our campaign.
So much of politics is now viewed as how much money can you raise. We are being written off nationally because we are a Democrat running in a red state.
These "experts" don't know that this seat was held by a Democrat for 60 years!
These "experts" don't know that my opponent is not popular in the state, has lost three times before, and isn't sitting on much money.
These "experts" don't know the struggle of poverty I grew up in, or the grit and determination I had to escape it. I promise to bring that same grit to fight on behalf of working people in the Senate.
Kevin Cramer is one of the most vulnerable Republican Senators.
Our poll proves that voters are responding to our message in a major way. If we can get our message out to enough voters, this race is ours for the taking.
When voters learn about how Cramer has voted against the interest of North Dakotans time and time again, I surge in the polls and lead this race by TWO POINTS.
We can swing this race – but ONLY if I have the funds necessary to reach every undecided voter in the state.
I’m not under any illusion that unseating Kevin Cramer will be easy.
I know that corporate special interests will pour millions into this race to defend Cramer. But I’m not one to back down from a challenge.
The very first End of Quarter Deadline of the election year is in just 24 hours and if we fall short, we won’t be able to fund our critical voter outreach efforts and our chances of flipping this seat will plummet.
I'm tired of career politicians who put special interest cash above the needs of hardworking families. That’s why I'm running for U.S. Senate to ensure no family has to choose between paying for essential medication and putting food on the table.
I am not taking a penny of Corporate PAC money, so I'm relying on support from grassroots donors like you to fund my campaign and compete with Republicans’ deep pockets. Will you chip in any amount before midnight to help me defeat Republican special interests and flip this seat for everyday North Dakotans?
Thank you so much for your support, and happy Easter.
Katrina
This is retired Capitol Police Staff Sergeant and U.S. Army Veteran Aquilino Gonell.
I’m writing to you because Kari Lake was recently endorsed by Josh Hawley, the Senator from Missouri.
Yes, this Josh Hawley:
The same guy who riled up Trump’s mob before they stormed the Capitol, and the same guy who ran for his life while my fellow officers and I risked our lives to protect everyone, including Hawley.
We stood our ground and fought for our lives against the mob. They sided against the Constitution yet they claimed to support the rule of law and the police.
This is the type of person Kari Lake wants in her corner.
As for me, I’m proud to be in Ruben’s corner.
While we fought the insurrectionists that day, Ruben supported his colleagues on the House floor. He was ready to fight, too.
He’s going to fight every day to defeat Kari Lake and make sure there is no home for insurrectionists in the Senate.
That’s more than enough for me. If you’re with Ruben and can’t wait to put an end to Kari Lake’s political ambitions, please:
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Thanks so much,
Aquilino Gonell
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Friends, I’ve always hated neckties. My objection isn’t aesthetic. It’s discomfort. I have almost no neck. I have a large head that sits on a very short body with almost nothing in between. I still recall the time in high school when a girl in my class told me, laughing, “you have no neck!” That evening, I looked in the mirror and discovered she was right. I was mortified. Most people have a tube-like extension connecting their bodies to their heads. A very long one is considered attractive, especially on a woman. A short one is passable. But no neck at all is a bit, well, weird. All my life I’ve lived inside a body that’s weird — the consequence of a genetic mutation that caused me to be extremely short. The absence of a neck has been the least of my concerns. But neckties have always been a pain, literally. Putting a tie around a shirt collar has made me feel as if I’m choking. Yet if I loosen the tie to the point where I don’t feel choked, I look as if I’ve had a long night boozing it up. During my years in Bill Clinton’s cabinet, I had to wear a necktie every day. It was a mild form of torture.
So you can imagine how pleased I was to see this photo, taken Thursday in New York City, of President Biden and former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton gathered at a Democratic fund-raiser. Their shirt collars were open. They had no ties!
There were critics, of course. For presidents or anyone else with “some stature in the suit game, the tie is the thing that finishes it off,” Jim Moore, the creative director at large of GQ, told the New York Times Style Section reporter Guy Trebay. “We love to dress the suit down but, in the end, respect the suit and wear the tie.” Colm Dillane, the founder of the New York cult label KidSuper, best known for its streetwear, said functionality is not the point of a tie. The tie’s symbolic value “does a ton.” According to Dillane, the three presidents who gathered tieless for the photo on Thursday looked “a little disheveled.” I disagree. To me, they looked relaxed and comfortable. Donald Trump has a fat neck. On him, a tie looks rather like a neck belt. When will Trump go tieless?
Happy Easter, for those of you who celebrate the holiday. (I hope you don’t have to wear a necktie today.) |
MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN TIM WALBERG WANTS TO USE NUCLEAR
WEAPONS IN GAZA!
GOP Congressman calls for Gaza genocide: “It should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima: Get it over Quick” Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – US Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI), a former pastor, called this week for a genocide, the Final Solution of the Palestinian Problem.. Michigan’s 5th congressional district stretches across the far bottom of the state, encompassing cities such as Albion and Jackson and abutting Ohio and Indiana. I don’t have any reason […] |
It’s Time to stop playing Politics with Immigrants’ Lives By Juan Carlos Gomez | ( Otherwords.com ) – When President Biden was campaigning in 2020, he pledged to strengthen our country by supporting and welcoming immigrants. Early in his presidency, he began taking steps in that direction. On his first day in office, Biden proclaimed an end to his predecessor’s “Muslim ban,” which summarily […] |
The Most Dangerous Wars: When Local Conflicts become Geopolitics By Walden Bello ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – The three major wars or conflicts that are ongoing today demonstrate the volatility of the intersection between the local and the global. In the Hamas-Israeli conflict, we see how the maintenance of the Israeli settler-colonial state is intertwined with the preservation of the global hegemony […] |
TO THE FEW RIGHT WINGERS WHO ENLIGHTEN THEMSELVES, YOU MIGHT
CONSIDER READING BILL MCKIBBEN'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE NATIONS
THAT ARE LEADING....WERE AMERICANS NOT SO POORLY INFORMED,
THE US SHOULD BE LEADING THE WORLD!
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Sunday, March 31, 2024 ■ Today's Top News
Conservative Texas District Court Won't Implement Anti-Judge Shopping PolicyThe chief judge of the Northern District of Texas indicated the court will not follow new guidance, while a lower court judge called out a pro-business group's use of "judge shopping."By Julia Conley
Right-Wing Court's PFAS Ruling Will Impede Regulation of Harmful Chemicals, Advocates SayPublic health groups are "fully committed to taking all steps available to assure that the Inhance fluorination no longer produces dangerous PFAS which put workers, consumers, and communities at risk."By Julia Conley
'Every Year It Is More Relevant': Palestinians Mark Land Day Amid Genocide"We honor those who rose up in 1976 and all who have risen up to fight for justice in Palestine," said one advocacy group.By Julia Conley
In GOP's Latest 'Clear Call to Genocide,' Lawmaker Calls for Nuclear Bombing of Gaza"To so casually call for what would result in the killing of every human being in Gaza sends the chilling message that Palestinian lives have no value," said one Palestinian rights advocate.By Julia Conley U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg became the latest Republican lawmaker to openly call for the genocide of Palestinian people in Gaza, saying at a town hall that instead of sending humanitarian aid to starving civilians there, the U.S. should "get it over quick" by dropping a nuclear bomb on the besieged enclave. The Michigan Republican was asked by a voter why taxpayer money was being spent to build a port off the coast of Gaza at an event in the town of Dundee, in a video that was apparently recorded on March 25 and posted to social media on Saturday. Walberg's comments were made public a day after it was reported that the Biden administration had approved the transfer of new weapons to the Israel Defense Forces, including 2,000-pound bombs like those that have already made Israel's bombardment one of the deadliest and most destructive in modern history. The White House has called on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza, where at least 31 people—including 27 children—have already died of starvation as a result of Israel's near-total blockade on aid since October. Parts of northern Gaza are now experiencing famine, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification global initiative (IPC), after months of warnings from experts that a man-made famine would eventually take hold unless humanitarian aid increased significantly. The Israel Defense Forces' U.S.-backed bombardment of the enclave has killed at least 32,705 Palestinians so far. Dawud Walid, executive director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said Walberg's "clear call to genocide... should be condemned by all Americans who value human life and international law." "To so casually call for what would result in the killing of every human being in Gaza sends the chilling message that Palestinian lives have no value," said Walid. "It is this dehumanization of the Palestinian people that has resulted in the ongoing slaughter and suffering we see every day in Gaza and the West Bank." Mitchell Rivard, chief of staff to Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.), said Walberg's comments illustrate "the Republican position on Gaza." Earlier this month, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) told a group of Palestinian rights advocates, "Goodbye to Palestine"—leading Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) to say he had called "for the genocide of the Palestinian people." Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) in February told an activist, "I think we should kill 'em all," when asked about Palestinian children who have been killed by Israel with U.S. military support, while Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called for Israel to "level the place" soon after the war started.
WHO Chief Demands Swift Medical Evacuations for 9,000 Injured, Sick Patients in GazaIsrael is currently attempting to send several patients back to the besieged enclave from East Jerusalem, where they have been receiving cancer treatment.By Julia Conley
'Obscene': Biden Quietly OKs More 2,000-Pound Bombs, Warplanes for Israel"Arming a war criminal makes you a war criminal," one critic admonished the U.S. president.By Brett Wilkins
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■ OpinionHey Biden, Give Peace a ChancePublic dissatisfaction with the dictatorial decision-making by the White House and the absence of congressional action is growing rapidly.By Ralph Nader
The Next Few Years Will Decide What Kind of Future We Leave for My GrandchildEveryone’s job this decade is to arrest the sudden and sickening lurch upward in temperature, so that there’s somewhere at least a little stable for young people to stand as they build that new world that must come.By Bill Mckibben Asa Caleb Crane was born over the weekend; he came into the world with a full head of hair, and on first impression an undeniable charisma, a full array of important moral virtues, and a calm but determined approach to the new world in which he found himself. And I found myself both entirely agog at his general niftiness, and bowled over by the fact that I now know, very intimately, someone who God willing is going to exist in the 22nd century. The first option—going all-in on the energy transition—doesn’t get us where we need to go, and certainly not by 2030. I don’t see any chance that the temperature won’t still be rising then. But done with vigor it keeps possibilities open: Politico this week reported, for instance, on the growing competition among blue-state governors to come up with more renewables and more efficiency, and the remarkable Kingsmill Bond at the Rocky Mountain Institute reported on the growing competition between the superpower blocs for green energy supremacy. China, Europe, and the United States make up 80%–90% of deployment of key clean technologies. China dominates the supply chain, but change is happening. China has outspent the United States and Europe 10-fold in the past five years to achieve market share in manufacturing of over 90% in solar and 70% in batteries. But United States and European capital expenditure is set to increase 16-fold by 2025, and opportunities for leadership abound; only 20% of final energy demand has been electrified; and technologies to enhance flexibility are still in the early stages. Europe leads in solar and wind share of generation. Europe has the largest share of electricity from solar and wind, and all three regions are moving rapidly up the S-curve towards solar and wind dominance. What I’m trying to say is, we have the chance to move over the next five years to establish a counter-momentum to the rising temperature. If we do, by 2030 we’ll be in a place to weigh the options going forward; if we don’t then nature will be making decisions for us, and we’ll be reacting. For those like me of a certain age we have no real business telling young people what kind of world to build—that will be their opportunity and their responsibility, and my sense is that they have the savvy to do a good job of it. But our job—everyone’s job these next five years—is to arrest the sudden and sickening lurch upward in temperature, so that there’s somewhere at least a little stable for those young people to stand as they build that new world that must come. The best proxy for that stability is the number of solar panels and wind turbines and batteries we install between now and the end of the decade. I’ve always thought this to be true; it’s why this newsletter is called what it is, and it’s why I do the work I do at places like Third Act. It’s just that all of a sudden I take it even more personally. Hi Asa!
Protecting Forests Can Help Us Combat the Climate Crisis–If Done RightIf we are to restore old growth, combat climate change, and preserve wildlife habitats and have forests for future generations to experience, we must change the way that we manage our public forest lands.By Ellen Montgomery
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