“One theory of government is that it only reacts to a crisis; trouble comes when we cannot even agree on what a crisis is.” —Molly Ivins, on the danger of climate change denialism, in 1995. It’s taken a generation for leaders in Congress to begin taking seriously the threat of climate catastrophe, and now it may …
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Demand a #txlege special session on Gun Safety in Texas; Tell Cornyn and Cruz: We need stronger gun laws now | Take Action Newsletter
Take Action Demand Governor Abbott call a special session on Gun Safety in Texas We don’t often circulate petitions, but this one was started by state Rep. Roland Gutierrez in the wake of the El Paso massacre. Our state leadership has failed to be proactive and adopt laws that would allow gun safety. All Texans …
The majority of Americans favor tighter regulation of weapons | How your voices are making a difference
The Web company used by 8Chan, the hate site where recent El Paso shooter posted his white supremacist hate messages against immigrants before driving nine hours to the border town, announced it will no longer provide services to the racist site, effectively shutting down the 8Chan page. A Nebraska Republican lawmaker called out the GOP—and Donald directly—for …
It’s time to end gun violence in America; Call your local reps’ offices to demand impeachment | Take Action Newsletter
RSVP: Final night of the Mueller Report LIVE featuring voice actor Shannon McCormick and other guests! Take Action This is not normal. It’s time to end gun violence in America. Our hearts are broken for the victims and survivors of mass shootings in El Paso, Dayton, and everywhere. Our hearts are broken for the 36,000 …
Learn to bear with fortitude | How your voices are making a difference
John Ratcliffe, Donald’s nominee for head of intelligence despite his having little experience and having embellished his credentials, lying about his accomplishments, is out. New York state prosecutors are continuing their investigation into Donald’s payment of hush money during his campaign to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, subpoenaing related documents from the Trump Organization. Speaking of Stormy …
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Write Your Reps! Tell Your Senators We Need Stronger Gun Laws Now
“We stuck together like neighbors are supposed to do.” | How your voices are making a difference
No doubt you’ve read plenty about Mueller’s testimony before Congress this past week, so we won’t rehash it here—but watch Donny deny things Mueller clearly said in this video comparison. Major automakers bypassed the White House’s resistance to upholding higher standards for gas mileage in vehicles by secretly negotiating a climate deal with California to limit vehicle emissions. …
Donate to Annunciation House; Demand impeachment; Keep writing to Cornyn about Trump’s racism | Take Action Newsletter
RSVP for the next LIVE reading of the Mueller Report—featuring Julie Oliver Take Action Make a donation to Annunciation House It seems like there has been only bad news on immigration recently, and it’s hard to know how to help. Children are still being detained, and dying in captivity. The Supreme Court ruled that Trump …
John Cornyn doesn’t care that Trump is a racist | Take Action Newsletter
We’re lining up an all star cast for LIVE readings of the Mueller Report. RSVP now! Take Action Let’s send 1,000 letters to John Cornyn condemning Trump’s racism Last weekend, Trump tweeted that four members of congress—all women of color—should “go back” to their countries of origin. (Never mind that three of them were born …
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Our Racist President | How your voices are making a difference
Nancy Pelosi forced House Reps to go on the record with their responses to Donald’s most recent racist tweets with an astonishing, rare vote to condemn the president, which passed mostly along party lines. Unsurprisingly, Republican lawmakers are all cool with institutionalized racism except for four of them, including Texas’s Will Hurd, and a former Texas …
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