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The Texas Republican Party held a convention last weekend, where thousands of delegates voted on the party’s legislative priorities when Texas lawmakers reconvene in 2023.

Outlined in a 40-page document, one of the priorities included a section where delegates urged state lawmakers to hold a referendum "for the people of Texas to determine whether or not the State of Texas should reassert its status as an independent nation."

What do you think of Texas Republicans’ new platform priorities?

Biden's Call for Gas Tax Holiday Met With Bipartisan Skepticism

President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to enact a three-month gas tax “holiday” in which the roughly 18 cents per gallon federal gas tax imposed on producers would be waived.

His request has been met with skepticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about its impact on consumers and the federal budget.

Should there be a three-month gas tax holiday?

How You Can Help Victims of the Afghanistan Earthquake

The deadliest earthquake in decades struck Afghanistan on Wednesday, as a 5.9-magnitude quake with an epicenter near the country’s border with Pakistan rocked the Khost and Paktika provinces in eastern Afghanistan. 

Immediate needs in Afghanistan include emergency trauma care, shelter and non-food items, food assistance, and support for water and sanitation.

Learn more about how you can help.

#TeamSeas for NFTs

Planning to support efforts to clean the oceans of toxic plastics? May as well get something for all that giving you do...

We call it a "charitable sweepstakes"—each dollar you donate to #TeamSeas earns you entries for a chance to win 1 of 4 NFTs by famed Japanese artist Hiroshi Yoshii. 

All the Memes Fit to Post

And, In The End...

It's the United Nation's Public Service Day. How will you be helping your community?

—Jamie Epstein

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