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Just in case there was any doubt Donald Trump’s poor response to the coronavirus was responsible for more Americans getting sick, his insistence on having in person campaign rallies is literally making people sick. His rally in Tulsa is directly responsible for a spike in cases there.
Trump’s Tulsa rally, protests ‘more than likely’ linked to coronavirus surge, health official says
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“The past two days we’ve had almost 500 cases, and we know we had several large events a little over two weeks ago, which is about right,” Tulsa Health Department Executive Director Bruce Dart said Wednesday. “So I guess we just connect the dots.”The systematic racism that so many people are outraged by goes beyond the tragic murder of people of color (though that’s obviously absolutely egregious). The statistics showing people of color are disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus are simply the latest example of why we need to address biases that are unfortunately engrained in our country’s history.
‘People can’t ignore it anymore’: Across the country, minorities hit hardest by pandemic
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No matter where the virus strikes, communities of color bear the brunt.When senators go back to DC in a few weeks, they will have less than two weeks to extend unemployment insurance, provide financial relief to struggling families, support essential services, including public schools, provide funds for testing and contact tracing, ensure that every vote can count in November and save the postal service.
While they vacation, they need to hear loud and clear that we expect them to get back to DC and do their jobs. Take action TODAY to push the Senate for real COVID relief now! Call your Senator and tell them to pass the #HEROESActNow: ☎️ 1-833-868-8109 #SenateFAIL #ProtectEssentialWorkers #GOPVacation
COVID-19 is blowing enormous holes in state and local budgets. Schools are already facing massive cuts making safe opening impossible. Mitch McConnell’s “bankrupt” strategy is cynical and dangerous. Tell your senator to stand up for what’s right and support the #HEROESAct at go.aft.org/HEROESActLetter
Tell The Senate: Don't Forfeit Our Future
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Right now, we are facing three national crises that need urgent attention and resources: The public health crisis of COVID-19, a looming economic crisis resulting from the pandemic, and the racial justice crisis. Without resources, our states and communities will not be able to address these crises....#COVID19 is decimating state and local budgets. Teacher, EMT, and public employee layoffs are inevitable without federal help. That’s why the Senate needs to pass the #HEROESAct. youtu.be/Yn5cUTnWXXE
The Senate’s Refusal to Pass the HEROES Act Will Create Another Crisis
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Another crisis is heading towards us right now. If the Senate fails to act, essential services will be gutted and hundreds of thousands more educators, healt...One has to wonder if any of the companies that believe they should be able to deny women the right to make healthcare decisions relating to their own body also have no issue with men taking viagra
In win for Trump, Supreme Court allows plan for religious limits to Obamacare contraceptive coverage
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The ruling greatly expands the kinds of employers that can cite religious or moral objections in declining to include birth control in their health care plans.The Senate is heading home for vacation having done nothing to effectively address systemic racial injustice, respond to the public health and economic crises spurred by the Coronavirus pandemic or fund essential services to provide relief to communities and workers. Their refusal to act and decision to vacation in the midst of crisis is a clear failure of their leadership.
Take action today to hold your Senators accountable - present them with the failing grade they deserve: F! Call your Senator and tell them to pass the #HEROESActNow: ☎️ 1-833-868-8109 #SenateFAIL #ProtectEssentialWorkers #GOPVacation
Through things like Washington's football team only considering a name change after it was losing corporate sponsors, we've seen will major companies often only address social issues if the public causes them to face financial woes for not doing the right thing.
With that in mind, it looks like officials from Facebook are finally willing to address how it furthers systematic racism after large corporations threatened to remove all their ads from the social media giant.
Facebook will meet with civil rights groups as hundreds of companies join ad boycott
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More than 750 companies, including Coco-Cola, Hershey and Unilever have suspended their advertising on the platform.2016 proved that we cannot sit back and assume victory just because polls suggest favorable results, but it’s good to see it looks like control of both the White House and the Senate could change on November 3rd.
Changing the Senate is crucial because Mitch McConnell has shown he’ll the Majority Leader position to bring the Senate to a halt instead of even considering meaningful legislation.
POLITICO's Election Forecast: Trump, Senate GOP in trouble
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Trump's falling political fortunes have tilted the electoral map in Joe Biden's favor and made battlegrounds out of more Senate states.You know Trump's doing a horrible job when he can't even keep the support of his fellow reality TV stars.
Kanye tweets he's running for president
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The possibility of a future with President Kanye West and first lady Kim Kardashian inched closer to reality on Saturday as the rapper tweeted he is running for president, apparently this year.So many people recognize the importance of supporting progressive candidates and organizations that they donated a record setting $392 million to liberal causes during the month of June.
We, of course, have to thank those who chipped in some money towards our efforts last month but ask that you consider doing so in July too. Even just a few dollars can go a long ways as we stand up for social and economic justice.
Record cash floods Democrats, Black groups amid protests and pandemic
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ActBlue, the online donation processor favored by Democrats and many left-leaning groups, smashed its monthly fundraising record in June.If even the descendants of Confederate generals are happy to see military bases named after white supremacists who led armies against the United States go, one has to wonder why Trump and his allies insist on keeping them. It's no longer acceptable to keep monuments and public site names that were implemented during Jim Crow in order to intimidate former slaves.
Why the Descendants of Confederate Generals Are Happy to See Their Names Go
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As the Senate prepares to debate renaming military bases, we called living family members of the generals. Here's what they said.ADA: What You Should Know
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ADA Time Machine
Check out this interesting exchange between Daniel Patrick Moynihan and John Kenneth Galbraith about ADA Membership. https://adaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ADAGalbraithMoynihan1970.pdf
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How has Congressional partisanship evolved?
A researcher in London has used ADA Voting Records over the past 70 years to create a tool that shows all sorts of interactive information on partisanship trends. Check out the tool HERE.