Mystery GOP whistleblower actually an unregistered foreign agent, arms trafficker — and a fugitive on the run
Well, well, well. What do we have here. Gal Luft, GOP Rep. James Comer's supposed "smoking gun" in his pathetic quest to topple the evil Dark Brandon, engaged in “multiple international criminal schemes,” including arms dealing and acting as an unregistered foreign agent of the People’s Republic of China. Federal prosecutors unsealed charges on Monday against Luft, who was arrested in February and is currently a fugitive at large after being released on bail. How's that working out for ya, Comer?
Take Action: Tell the House GOP to end their Hunter Biden witch-hunt!
VIDEO OF THE DAY: DeSantis screws entire Republican Party amid brutal news
The floundering GOP presidential candidate and real-life Disney villain has women jumping ship from the party after he signed a bill into law rolling back crucial alimony rules, leaving some women destitute and struggling to survive.
Take Action: Endorse progressive champion Hill Harper for Senate!
Tucker Carlson gets nightmare news about his show
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Yikes.
Judge orders Kansas must stop changing trans people’s sex listing on driver’s licenses
In a major blow to civil rights and a major win for the Republican crusade against the queer community, a right-wing state judge has ruled that Kansas must stop allowing transgender people to change the sex listed on their driver’s licenses, paving the way for rampant discrimination and psychological terrorism against transgender Kansans.
Take Action: Call for more LGBTQ+ judges to be appointed to the federal bench!
Trump set for windfall of cash from Saudi Arabia via LIV Golf
In news that will shock no one, the Saudi crown prince's LIV Golf League championship will return to Trump National Doral in Florida this year, giving a much-needed, blood-soaked cash infusion to the disgraced ex-president's struggling business. The history of back scratching and backdoor dealing here is extensive, so let's review. While president, Trump brazenly shielded Mohammed Bin Salman from any meaningful consequences after the crown prince ordered the brutal murder and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Then, shortly after Trump was ousted from the White House, Jared Kushner's fledgling private equity firm received a $2 BILLION investment from the crown prince. Nothing to see here folks, just a former president and the Republican Party’s 2024 frontrunner getting filthy rich covering up a gruesome murder by one of the world's truly evil villains.
Take Action: Demand Congress hold corporations accountable for price gouging!
Obnoxious Republican obstruction leaves major branch of US military without a confirmed leader for first time in over a century
The GOP loves to praise our military right up until the moment that it's time to stab them in the back. Alabama's Tommy Tuberville, a former football coach and proudly ignorant first-term senator, is blocking the nomination of Gen. Eric Smith to the position of Commandant of the Marine Corps, leaving the crucial military branch without a head. Tuberville vows that he will not back down until the military stops providing reproductive healthcare to service members. In short, a myopic Christian nationalist is hobbling our armed forces to ram through a draconian theocratic policy preference.
Take Action: Say NO to a national abortion ban!
Trump wants classified documents trial delayed until after 2024 election
In a late-night court filing, the con man's latest defense team complained the serial sexual predator can't receive a fair trial before the 2024 election. Or, maybe, just maybe, he's in deep, deep trouble and the only way out is to somehow wriggle his way back into the Oval Office and create a constitutional crisis never before seen in the country's 247-year history?
Serial sex offender Larry Nassar stabbed multiple times in prison
Nassar, the disgraced sports medicine doctor currently serving up to 175 years for sexually molesting and raping hundreds of young gymnasts, was attacked by another inmate in a Florida prison this week. The 59-year-old Nassar is reportedly recovering from multiple stab wounds to the back and neck and is said to have suffered a collapsed lung. More than 330 women and girls at USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University, where Nassar was once employed, have accused the serial sexual predator of unconscionable abuse.
Sarah Silverman and other bestselling authors sue Meta and OpenAI for copyright infringement
AI is starting to creep into every strata of the economy and if desirable precedents aren't soon staked out to prioritize human rights over technocratic profit optimization, we will soon not recognize the world around us. The Writers Guild of America is currently battling with Hollywood studios to stave off the encroachment of AI in their sphere, and now beloved comedian Sarah Silverman and other authors are suing Meta and OpenAI because their new tech rips from their work without credit or compensation. These AI battles are a must-follow for anyone concerned with the future of labor in America.
US faces week of dangerous weather with flooding and heatwave alerts
Deadly flooding in the northeast coupled with alerts over longer, hotter heat waves set to boil much of the southern and western US kick off a week of dangerous weather, as July warnings about the climate crisis intensify. Meanwhile, Republicans continue to push dead-end policies hobbling the growth of clean energy and boosting the power of obscenely rich fossil fuel companies. The planet is choking, and the GOP has its hands around its throat.
Steve Bannon ordered to pay nearly half a million dollars in legal fees to firm that represented him in subpoena fight
The white nationalist and Trump lackey took a page straight from his old boss' playbook and tried to stiff his legal team to the tune of $480,000, because, well, grifters gonna grift. With dents like this to the fascist blowhard's wallet, how will the many-shirted man ever expect to maintain his hideous wardrobe habit?
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Today’s Action: Pass the PRO Act and protect the right to unionize!
Though labor movements have been around for more than a century, corrupt bigwigs are still working overtime to ensure their employees aren’t compensated properly for their work in the face of growing worker power. The National Labor Relation Board’s Seattle office filed a complaint against Starbucks last year for violating US labor law with extreme union-busting tactics, such as withholding benefits and pay raises from unionizing stores. Just a few months ago, corporate employees of the coffee giant sent an open letter fighting back against the store’s continued overreaction to union efforts. We can’t allow workers to continue fighting these greedy corporations on their own — it’s time for our legislators to step up and fully protect the right to unionize.
Starbucks is far from the only guilty corporation. Currently, the longest newspaper strike in decades is taking place at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The workers have been on strike for more than nine months demanding better healthcare and wages. There’s strength in numbers, and the labor movement certainly has that, but if certain senators don’t stop holding up the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to provide more equitable conditions for all workers, the fallout across the American workforce will only worsen.
The fact is, when unions thrive, American workers and families thrive. It’s really that simple. Corporate America’s desperate efforts to get everyone back to work after the pandemic has reminded workers everywhere they’re worth more than low pay, low benefits, long hours, and emotional abuse from unappreciative bosses.
Call (202-224-3121) or write your senators and ask them to support the PRO Act in solidarity with the growing labor movement across the country! Send them this petition with almost 40,000 signatures in favor of its passage!
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