During the Cornyn Stakeout last week, I, on impulse, walked into the Chase Bank Building, rode the elevator to the 15th floor, and knocked on the door to Cornyn’s office. Next thing I knew I was sitting face to face with a young staffer. Now what? I had my talking points about the Senate Intelligence Committee’s–and especially …
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Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism When Trump announced his intention to withdraw from the Paris agreement, people immediately mobilized… China and all 28 EU states reaffirmed their commitment to fully implement the Paris Climate Agreement. California, New York, and Washington formed a climate alliance. More than 60 mayors of U.S. cities (including Pittsburgh) committed to …
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Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism You marvelous patriotic people are keeping the heat turned up to 11 on Russia–and things are starting to cook: Fired national security director Michael Flynn has taken the Fifth and refused to surrender his personal records regarding his possible collusion with foreign governments to Senate subpoena. Combined with his previous (refused) request for immunity, it’s growing …
Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism The Department of Justice has finally named a special prosecutor to oversee the FBI investigation into the possible collusion between Donald/Donald’s campaign and Russia. Former FBI director Robert Mueller is widely seen as nonpartisan and is respected on both sides of the aisle (his term as FBI head was even …
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Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism After their hasty, partisan votes to pass Donald’s RepubliCare health care plan that will leave millions without coverage, America made its disgust with the GOP clear. Idaho rep Raul Labrador (R) was roundly booed at a town hall by constituents after ludicrously declaring “Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health …
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Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism The abysmal health care plan recklessly rammed through the House by the GOP was a hard pill to swallow. But there’s ample reason not to despair. This is only one small battle in the larger war we’re waging against the Republican administration’s gutting of our democracy. The bill still has to …
Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism Republicans tried to ram through new health care legislation without proper vetting again this week. YOU all immediately called your MoCs in legions to tell them this haste and the shoddy replacement plan were unacceptable, and the vote broke down before it could be taken. Remember the Department of Homeland Security, …
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(Not that sexual predator. Yet.) Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism It was a great week full of progress, and ample signs of growing dissatisfaction with Republican leadership. A passel of small elections in Illinois yielded some remarkable Democratic gains, including in areas where Republicans did not expect to meet much challenge. In Georgia, in a typically GOP-held …
Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism Once again this week there is much to celebrate and congratulate yourselves for in fighting against the co-opting of our country by Donald and his profiteering administration. How Our Voices Are Making a Difference The house of cards is starting to fall, as news reports reveal the FBI had Donald’s …
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Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism Devin Nunes finally recused himself from the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation, after showing his partisan loyalties to the White House in breaches of classified info, and complaints filed against him with the Office of Congressional Ethics. Steve Bannon: Puppetmaster and government deconstructionist Steve Bannon has been removed from the National …
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