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Joe Biden pardons marijuana convictions, fulfilling the Dank Brandon prophecy.
While President Biden may not be joining us at Dead & Company concerts anytime soon (btw: consider this is your formal invitation, Joe. Bring Jill.), the administration made a huge step towards legalizing marijuana by pardoning those who were convicted for possession under federal law.
Please celebrate this monumental moment in history by pretending it’s 4/20, watching your favorite Seth Rogen movie, and prank-calling Mitch McConnell. Maybe send some brownies to the RNC while you’re at it.
A new poll by Data for Progress finds 72% of voters support Biden’s pardons. This includes 88% of Democrats, 74% of Independents, and 55% of Republicans.
These are some very lit numbers. (We’re sorry.)
Data for Progress also finds 66% of voters support going a step further than the administration’s executive action and legalizing marijuana at the federal level for all adults over the age of 21. This includes 78% of Democrats, 68% of Independents, and 52% of Republicans.
Read the full blog and polling here.
Here are some other highlights from DFP this week:
Babe, wake up. Better indoor air quality just dropped.
Okay, not quite yet. You can go back to sleep. But like George R.R. Martin and Game of Thrones, we’re working on it!!
Really, who could say that they don’t love improved indoor air quality? It helps reduce person-to-person transmission of Covid-19, mitigates the danger high-risk Americans face, and lessens the possibility of respiratory illnesses for everyone.
According to new polling from Data for Progress, 74% of Americans support federal action to make schools and workplaces safer through improved indoor quality. This includes 86% of Democrats, 74% of Independents, and 62% of Republicans.
Clearly, the majority of voters are in favor of passing federal legislation to improve indoor air quality. However, in the Upside Down, also known as OANN and Newsmax, they’re apparently not totally convinced that people have the right to breathe clean air. Data for Progress finds only 27% of OANN/Newsmax viewers support air quality safety certifications for public buildings. However, 42% of Republicans and 52% of likely voters support this proposal.
So OANN/Newsmax producers, if this is the narrative you want to push, by all means continue working in your dusty studio. Who are we to stop you? We didn’t realize that Pig-Pen from Peanuts was a MAGA extremist and that's on us. Meanwhile, the rest of America will be chilling with our quality indoor air, thank you very much.
Read the full blog and polling here.
Voters are in favor of investigating the death of Journalist Shireen Abu Alkeh.
Shireen Abu Alkeh’s was tragically killed in May while covering Israeli military raids in the West Bank. After the Irsraeli military launched a preliminary investigation, they admitted there is a high likelihood that an Israeli soldier hit her by mistake.
In response, lawmakers in Congress introduced an amendment that would require the FBI and State Department to investigate Abu Alkeh’s death.
A poll by Data for Progress finds 71% of voters support investigating Abu Akleh’s death, including 80% of Democrats, 64% of Independents, and 66% of Republicans.
Shireen Abu Akleh was a journalist simply doing her job and it’s crucial that a full investigation is properly conducted.
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