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** Issue #01: January 22th, 2020
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This is our first newsletter! We want to keep you up to date about the latest about Text Troop and the change we're making in the world.


** OUR COMMUNITY
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💙 Text Troop Volunteers Are Our Superheros 💙
#Besttext from Text Troop volunteer Rachel H. texting with an individual who works in high-risk obstetrics reminding us all how important and fragile choice is in the U.S. right now.


** OUR IMPACT
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👏 See the Progress Text Troop is Creating 👏
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* A Second Chance in Kentucky ([link removed]) - Slate.com
* Louisville's Planned Parenthood free to seek abortion license, Beshear administration says ([link removed]) - Courier Journal

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* Abortion Is New Litmus Test for Democratic Attorneys General Group ([link removed]) - New York Times
* Attorney General Dana Nessel targets 4 Companies in Opioid Lawsuit Under Drug Dealer Law ([link removed]) - WWMT

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* VIDEO: Rep. Katie Porter's master class in witness questioning ([link removed]) - MSNBC

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* Governor signs Farm Worker Bill championed by two Queens representatives ([link removed]) - QNS
* Dems eye tax package targeting ultra-wealthy New Yorkers — ending tax break for private planes and yachts ([link removed]) - New York Daily News


** OUR EVENTS
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Abortion Deep ID: North Carolina, Texas, & Arizona
Date: 01/17/2020- 9am-12am EST
Note: When one timezone ends, we'll move to the next!

Justin Rodriguez for Bexar County Commissioner
Date: 01/12/2020- 1/19/2020 11am-8pm CST

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** OUR GROWTH
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💡 Materials and Resources for Better Conversations 💡

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1. We volunteer to help others, but research shows how much it helps us, too ([link removed]) - Washington Post
2. AUDIO: Finding Community, Empathy Online In An Era Of Rage ([link removed]) - WBUR

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