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  Amanda Ford, DFA Advocacy Fund · [email protected]
March 17, 2024 at 6:02 PM

Time is running out to stop Trump's assault on justice

With the Supreme Court's decision threatening our democracy, we must organize right now to stop Trump's attempt to evade justice. John, Thanks to the Supreme Court's decision to punt enforcement of the 14th amendment’s insurrectionist ban from federal office to Congress, Trump wi…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
March 16, 2024 at 7:26 PM

Demand the ultra-rich finally pay their taxes

Wealth inequality is a threat to democracy that can no longer be ignored John, As the world's leading economies prepare to gather for the upcoming G20 summit, there is a crucial opportunity to address the growing wealth inequality that plagues both developed and developing nati…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
March 15, 2024 at 6:24 PM

Tell Congress: Pass the DEFIANCE Act now

It's time to take a stand against AI-generated pornographic deepfakes that threaten our safety, dignity, and especially the welfare of our children. John, The rise of AI-generated pornographic deepfakes has unveiled a dark side to digital innovation. These creations, which fal…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
March 14, 2024 at 9:50 PM

Help end Republicans’ shutdown shenanigan

Government shutdowns disrupt lives, halt essential services, and jeopardize our nation's stability. It's time to demand a permanent solution from Congress. John, House Republicans have resorted to utilizing government shutdowns as a harmful tactic, resulting in needless hardshi…
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  Robert Reich for DFA AF · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 9:59 PM

Stop corporations from making unfair profits through price gouging

Some corporations use unfair pricing strategies to take advantage of short-term cost increases, making them permanent to boost already excessive profits. To prevent these practices, Senator Elizabeth Warren is seeking co-sponsors on her bill. John, momentum to take on corporate pr…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
March 10, 2024 at 6:35 PM

Tell the CFPB: Cap overdraft fees at $3!

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking public comment on their new proposal to limit overdraft fees by banks with assets over $10 billion. John, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) needs your input now, as they seek public comment on their proposed rule t…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
March 9, 2024 at 3:01 PM

It’s time to develop infrastructure, vehicles, and planning to reduce carbon emissions

The Department of Transportation has announced new rules for the tracking and reduction of carbon emissions on state and local highways. John, The Department of Transportation has set powerful new rules requiring states to track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the highway…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
March 8, 2024 at 7:49 PM

Elizabeth Warren’s voting rights bill

Democracy thrives when every voice is heard. That's why we're rallying support for the Youth Voting Rights Act, reintroduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren in 2023, to ensure our young voters—especially those of color—have unfettered access to the ballot box John, The Youth Voting …
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
March 7, 2024 at 7:25 PM

Let's fix our broken Supreme Court!

Our democracy depends on a fair and balanced judiciary, and we won't settle for anything less. John, It's time for Congress to stop tiptoeing around the glaring issue at hand: our Supreme Court is broken. The introduction of the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement M…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
March 6, 2024 at 9:54 PM

Trump's secret Chinese bank account!

Join the fight for truth as we push Congress to trace the money trail in Trump's White House. John, The financial antics of former President Donald Trump and his family during their time in the White House are looking more and more like a cash grab. The evidence is piling up, sho…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
March 5, 2024 at 9:28 PM

Tell your governor: Set ambitious goals for tracking and reducing carbon emissions

The Department of Transportation has announced new rules for the tracking and reduction of carbon emissions on state and local highways. John, The Department of Transportation has set powerful new rules requiring states to track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the highway…
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  Amanda Ford, DFA Advocacy Fund · [email protected]
March 4, 2024 at 10:36 PM

Time Is running out to stop Trump's assault on justice!

With the Supreme Court's decision threatening our democracy, we must organize right now to stop Trump's attempt to evade justice. John, The Supreme Court's decision today, to punt enforcement of the 14th amendment’s insurrectionist ban from federal office, to Congress means Trump…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
March 1, 2024 at 6:24 PM

Tell Congress: No personal profits from waging war

Congress members benefit personally from buying stocks in the weapons companies they decide to fund. A new bill would prohibit this shameful conflict of interest. John, There are so many ways corrupt politicians and weapons contractors can scratch each other’s backs to benefit f…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 29, 2024 at 9:14 PM

Ensure the Presidential Candidate with the Most Votes Actually Wins

Twice in the last 25 years the winner of the Presidency did not win the popular vote. If enough states sign on, the National Popular Vote Compact would fix this. John, Twice in the last 25 years -- in 2000 and 2016 -- the winner of the Electoral College, and hence the Presidency…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 28, 2024 at 10:03 PM

$85 billion in health and climate benefits

This is a significant step in regulating carbon emissions from existing power plants. John, The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA's) proposal to set the first-ever carbon regulations for existing power plants is a monumental step forward -- but it's at risk. Their Climate P…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 27, 2024 at 7:52 PM

Honor the Cheyenne and Arapaho: pass the Mount Blue Sky Wilderness Act

Congress needs to hear our support for changing the name of the Mount Evans Wilderness to the Mount Blue Sky Wilderness, in honor of the Cheyenne and Arapaho people John, In November, 1864, more than 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people, mostly women, children, and elders, were murder…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 26, 2024 at 11:48 PM

No escalation of war in the Middle East

Republican senators are urging the Biden administration to expand the Middle East war by bombing Tehran. Congress must stand firm to prevent further escalation of the war. John, With tensions simmering in the Middle East, MAGA Republican senators are urging actions that would fur…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 25, 2024 at 7:17 PM

We need to fire Louis Dejoy

Join us in calling on President Biden to nominate two new USPS Board of Governors members who will champion postal service expansion and ensure Louis DeJoy's removal. John, Under Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s leadership, we've seen unacceptable slower mail deliveries, soaring …
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 24, 2024 at 9:15 PM

Urge the SEC to shine a light on stock buybacks

Wall Street's greed has spiraled out of control with the practice of stock buybacks with $6.3 trillion vanishing in the 2010s alone. John, Stock buybacks allow the rich to get richer by increasing the value of their shares and concentrating ownership, often at the expense of rein…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 23, 2024 at 8:12 PM

The case for Supreme Court term limits is stronger than ever

A more dynamic, accountable, and representative Supreme Court is possible John, Lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court have created an elite class of justices, immune to the consequences of their actions and decisions. The lack of Supreme Court term limits fosters an environ…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 22, 2024 at 8:52 PM

Don't let Trump’s lies prevail

Congress must propose Rep. Matt Gaetz’s resolution declaring that former President Trump “did not engage in insurrection.” John, The sky is red, up is down, and the truth is what the powerful declare it to be. This is the reality we’re being thrown into by MAGA extremists in Cong…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 22, 2024 at 12:15 AM

Protect workers from Elon Musk, Amazon, and Trader Joe's! Defend the National Labor Relations Board Now!

Elon Musk, Amazon, and Trader Joe’s are arguing the National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court must uphold the constitutionality of the NLRB to protect workers’ rights to organize without fear of retaliation. John, What do Trader Joe’s, Amazon, and Elon…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 20, 2024 at 10:07 PM

New state laws are ”Meant to eradicate the existence of trans people”

The celebration of LGBTQ+ identities by young people has sparked a serious backlash of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the country, and trans youth are especially hard hit. Congress must act now to protect trans youth’s civil liberties. John, Young people today identify themselves…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 19, 2024 at 10:36 PM

Boeing's profit over people strategy exposed

Fund the Fight to expose and end Boeing's reckless endangerment now. John, Imagine this: You’re flying 30,000 feet in the air when suddenly, part of the airplane’s exterior blows out. Unfortunately, this isn’t a scene from a nightmare, it’s the terrifying reality of flying on a …
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 18, 2024 at 7:01 PM

Get the Supreme Court’s hands off women’s bodies!

The Women’s Health Protection Act is the comprehensive response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. It would restore reproductive rights to the millions of Americans currently living in states with abortion bans John, The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade is not the last…
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  DFA AF · [email protected]
February 17, 2024 at 11:42 PM

Abortion is healthcare, and mifepristone is proven safe and effective

After 23 years of safe and effective use in medical abortions, a radical right wing judge declared mifepristone illegal. Now the Supreme Court will hear the case. John, In state after state, while Republican politicians are creating new laws to make abortion illegal, conservative…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 15, 2024 at 5:29 PM

Foreign governments paid millions to Trump: How much more did they pay?

House Democrats have released a report detailing more than $7.8 million paid by foreign governments to four of Trump’s private businesses during his presidency. The Senate needs to expand the investigation to include Trump’s hundreds of other businesses. John, Thanks to Tru…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 14, 2024 at 7:24 PM

Adobe is not helping with this terrible policy

While people die in conflicts across the globe and misinformation puts peace in our world at risk, Adobe finds a way to make it worse. John, They knew it back in ancient Greece, when the playwright Aeschylus said, Truth is the first casualty of war. And the ancient Greeks di…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 13, 2024 at 7:51 PM

You can’t fix pandemic learning losses with cuts to education

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin promised to “fix public education,” but his new proposed budget falls $300 million short. Across the country, state legislators must keep education funding a top priority. John, When Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin was a candidate, he prom…
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  Rashida Tlaib via DFA · [email protected]
February 12, 2024 at 8:08 PM

End U.S. complicity in genocide:

Palestinians deserve to live. Palestinian children deserve to grow old. John, In response to the case brought by South Africa against Israel, the International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel’s government is plausibly committing genocide. The Court ordered Israel’s g…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 11, 2024 at 6:35 PM

Tell Congress: Pass the bipartisan SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act today

Supplemental Security Income is only available for those low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities who qualify. However the limitations on assets prevent recipients from lifting themselves out of poverty -- keeping them forever dependent on ben John, Supplemental …
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 10, 2024 at 8:02 PM

Tell YouTube: No ads for channels that treat global warming as harmless

YouTube promised to stop allowing ads on channels that promote climate change denial. Instead, these channels now attack climate change solutions and the scientists and advocates who call for them -- and YouTube keeps making millions in ads. John, YouTube made climate chang…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 9, 2024 at 9:57 PM

Tell the Academy Awards: Show us the real impact of the events of Oppenheimer

As the Academy Awards honor the movie Oppenheimer, they must also honor the hundreds of thousands of human lives affected by decades of nuclear weapons development and testing John, “The envelope, please!” As the Academy Awards prepare to honor the blockbuster movie, Oppenhei…
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  Rashida Tlaib via DFA · [email protected]
February 8, 2024 at 11:05 PM

Biden must suspend weapons transfers and military funding to Israel

Palestinians deserve to live. Palestinian children deserve to grow old. John, In response to the case brought by South Africa against Israel, the International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel’s government is plausibly committing genocide. The Court ordered Israel’s g…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 7, 2024 at 8:53 PM

Break KitKat from its child labor violations

John, West Africa is the epicenter of the world's cocoa production, contributing about two-thirds of the global supply but this booming industry is propped up on the backs of over two million children. Children, some as young as ten, toil in hazardous conditions – wielding …
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 6, 2024 at 10:58 PM

Tell Congress to pass the Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act immediately

This is a defining moment for Indigenous rights and environmental protection. John, For too long federal land management laws have fallen short by allowing the sacred sites of Indigenous peoples to be degraded and destroyed. This is a systematic failure to recognize and respec…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 5, 2024 at 7:15 PM

NO insurrectionists on the ballot!

Donald Trump is one of over 1,200 people facing charges for the January 6 insurrection. The 14th Amendment prohibition against insurrectionists holding public office should apply to all of them. John, According to the Huffington Post, at least 57 state and local elected Repu…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 4, 2024 at 6:43 PM

Help build banking that works for everyone

A groundbreaking legislative effort that promises to redefine banking in America. John, For decades, the American financial landscape has been dominated by Wall Street-run banks, a system that has repeatedly proven to be downright dangerous, particularly for marginalized com…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 3, 2024 at 8:42 PM

RE: Our fight to uphold the Constitution and disqualify Trump

In a critical moment for our democracy, Free Speech For People is leading the charge to hold Donald Trump accountable for his unprecedented actions. John, Donald Trump's conduct, particularly during the January 6 insurrection where over 140 law enforcement officers were inj…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 2, 2024 at 8:42 PM

Our fight to uphold the Constitution and disqualify Trump

In a critical moment for our democracy, Free Speech For People is leading the charge to hold Donald Trump accountable for his unprecedented actions. John, On Thursday, February 8, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Anderson, the appeal of the Colorad…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
February 1, 2024 at 10:05 PM

Invest in people, not warfare

Reducing Pentagon spending will build a safer and more ethical world. John, Every year for decades, the United States has funneled hundreds of billions toward the Pentagon. This approach, characterized by an ever-growing arsenal and a readiness for war, has been justified as…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
January 31, 2024 at 10:21 PM

Ban assault weapons now!

Far too often, assault weapons have been used in mass shootings. We’ve seen that an assault weapons ban works! John, Assault weapons are weapons of war. They are intentionally designed to kill as many people in as short a time as possible. They were never intended for use aga…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
January 28, 2024 at 5:17 PM

Pass the bipartisan proposal to expand the Child Tax Credit

The expanded Child Tax Credit in 2021 cut child poverty almost in half. When the credit expired in 2022, child poverty nearly doubled again. If passed, a new proposed expansion will help millions of children. John, In 2021, during the pandemic, Congress passed an expanded Chil…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
January 27, 2024 at 5:40 PM

No platform for election misinformation on TV

The integrity of our democratic processes is at stake John, Election deniers hold influential positions in Congress, the Senate, and the biggest one, Donald Trump, is even leading in polls for the presidency. This poses a significant threat to the very foundations of democracy …
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
January 26, 2024 at 9:15 PM

Tell Biden and Congress to tax the rich for Social Security

It’s time for the rich to pay their fair share into Social Security John, At its core, Social Security promises stability and dignity in retirement, a safeguard against poverty for the disabled, and a lifeline for families who have lost a breadwinner. This means that for many …
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  Ro Khanna for DFA · [email protected]
January 25, 2024 at 9:39 PM

The United States has a moral responsibility to support a ceasefire

Will you stand with the United Nations? John, Last month, the United Nations voted overwhelmingly to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages held by Hamas. The only no vote? The United States. We can’t be “indifferent” to “unsp…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
January 24, 2024 at 9:42 PM

New proposed regulations will reduce lead in water that causes brain damage

The EPA has issued new proposed requirements for removing lead from the drinking water of children, infants, and pregnant women. This important commitment to public health deserves our support. John, According to the EPA, the maximum contaminant level goal for lead in drinking…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
January 23, 2024 at 8:50 PM

Abolish the death penalty

Join our fight against the death penalty – an unjust, outdated practice that fails our society and betrays our values of fairness and humanity John, The death penalty remains a dark mark on our justice system. It’s a punishment that disproportionately targets the Black community…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
January 23, 2024 at 1:54 AM

Demand states stop funding fake abortion clinics

In at least 16 states, taxpayer money is funding fake abortion clinics: Crisis Pregnancy Centers that shame and scare women into carrying unwanted pregnancies while providing no actual medical services or access to contraceptives. John, Crisis Pregnancy Centers are not what they…
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  Amanda Ford, Director · [email protected]
January 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Our planet is drowning in plastic waste, and the clock is ticking

Save our oceans, wildlife, and future generations from plastic pollution. John, Each year, millions of tons of single-use plastic are discarded, polluting our environment and harming wildlife. The convenience of these plastics comes at too high a cost -- the health of marine li…
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