Democrats flipped a Missouri House seat in a district that went for Trump by 28 points. (By a slim margin of 108 votes—3% of the total vote. Democrats can win even with heavy Republican gerrymandering, but we have to VOTE.) After ruling that Pennsylvania congressional maps were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor Republicans and had to be …
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Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan. You know their names. You know their voices. They are the hosts of the wildly popular Pod Save America podcast, and they have been critical in amplifying the voice and energy of the resistance, all while bringing some much-needed fun to the fight. Now, they’re coming to Austin for a …
Important Dates: February 5 – last day to register to vote in the primary Register in person at these tax offices February 20 to March 2 – Early voting March 6 – Election Day! Who’s on the Texas primary ballots in 2018? >> Read how your voices are making a difference! >> PS: Don’t give …
This was one of those son-of-a-bitch weeks that’s harder to stomach than some. But there was still plenty of progress still being made. The GOP quietly introduced another abortion-ban bill, which quietly failed to advance in the Senate. A Manhattan federal judge decried ICE for “cruel” tactics in jailing immigrant rights activist Ravi Ragbir and ordered him freed. …
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Important Dates: February 3 – Last Travis County VDR Training before primary election registration deadline (see details under Events, below) February 5 – last day to register to vote in the primary February 20 to March 2 – Early voting March 6 – Election Day! Who’s on the Texas primary ballots in 2018? >> Read …
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This week’s delicious Donald smackdown comes from the Guggenheim museum, which made a rather overt statement about their opinion of Donald and his presidency when he asked for the loan of a Van Gogh and they offered him a golden toilet instead. Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Pat Meehan was removed from the House Ethics Committee for… (wait for it) …
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View Facebook event NEW DATE and TIME Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 14311 Wells Port Dr, Austin, Texas 78728 Join us to learn more about & ask questions of the candidates running to represent us in Congress in Texas' 17th Congressional District. Confirmed candidates: Dale Mantey (Dem) …
Indivisible Austin has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. Department of Treasury to demand answers for how Trump’s tax cut will benefit Austin’s wealthiest corporations. The request, filed with the Office of Tax Policy, seeks any internal documents related to “projections, forecasts, and evaluations made by the OTP of expected changes …
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Important Dates: February 5 – last day to register to vote in the primary February 20 to March 2 – Early voting March 6 – Election Day! Who’s on the Texas primary ballots in 2018? >> Read last week’s success stories! >> On Friday night, the the Republican-led Congress, rather than fund children’s health insurance …
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Hundreds of thousands of people turned out across the country over the weekend for the one-year anniversary of last year’s global Women’s Marches (while the entirely GOP-controlled government proved it can’t govern by shutting down on the one-year anniversary of the Incompetent-in-chief at the helm). Bannon lawyered up and was subpoenaed to testify in Mueller’s investigation before …
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