[mpen-dayton] FW: "Save Medicaid funding in Ohio" & "Robert Reich just DESTROYED Trump!" & "Victory against 'Right-to-Work' bill in New Hampshire!" and more

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• FW: Save Medicaid funding in Ohio
• FW: Robert Reich just DESTROYED Trump!
• FW: It's Working! Stand With The White House Press Corps
• FW: CBO Confirms that Trumpcare is an Attack on Seniors
• FW: Globalization Is Just a Contemporary Word for Financial Colonialism
• FW: Today's Headlines: Health Bill Would Add 24 Million Uninsured but Save $337 Billion, Report Says
• FW: Petition for signing the "Amazon: Stop Supporting Breitbart's Hate"
• FW: Fake news site thanks 'gullible Trump supporters' after reaching 1 million views – DeadState
• FW: Stop Republican bills in the House
• FW: Victory against 'Right-to-Work' bill in New Hampshire!
• FW: Emergency Campaign: Stand up to hate! Support immigrant & refugee rights today!

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From: Daily Kos Save Obamacare
Subject: Save Medicaid funding in Ohio

The Republican Congress is hell-bent on repealing Obamacare—but you can do something very specific and effective to put pressure on your Republican member of the House of Representatives.

Call Representative Michael R. Turner at (202) 225-6465. Tell them to oppose the Republican Obamacare repeal bill because it endangers Medicaid funding in Ohio.

Hi, my name is _________. I strongly oppose the Republican health care bill in part because it ends the Medicaid expansion that thousands of residents in our district have relied on to get life-saving health care. I am counting on you to vote NO.

After making the phone call, please fill out this form to let us know how it went.

Can't call? Write a personalized letter to your Republican House member—urging them to oppose the repeal legislation.

The proposed Obamacare repeal bill would eliminate the Obamacare Medicaid expansion by 2020, which has helped 11 million residents in 31 states (including Ohio) get health insurance (click here for a detailed breakdown of how it affects some states). And it has some really punitive measures that could leave these people with astronomical bills. For them, this could be a matter of life or death.

And that's not even enough for some Republicans. The right-wing extremists (egged on by President Trump) are demanding that Medicaid cuts happen NEXT YEAR, or else they won't support the legislation.

Republican House members who represent states with Medicaid expansion can be pressured to do the right thing. Already, we have seen four GOP Senators from these states say they won't support Medicaid cuts.

Pick up the phone and, using the phone number and script above, call your Republican member of the House of Representatives. After making the phone call, please fill out this form to let us know how it went.

Can't call? Write a personalized letter to your Republican House member—urging them to oppose the repeal legislation.

 

From: MUST SEE
Subject: Robert Reich just DESTROYED Trump!

100,000 SIGNATURES NEEDED:
Demand Trump be IMPEACHED>>

Political scientist Robert Reich just DESTROYED President Trump:



He's right, Munsup -- Trump is endangering our country and undermining our values.

Every minute that Trump remains in the White House is a threat to our safety and prosperity.
  

Demand Trump be impeached >>

Robert Reich thinks there are concrete grounds for Trump's impeachment, especially if Trump continues "unfaithfully executing his duties."

Trump's offenses are stacking up by the minute:

Attacks on the free press. Discriminating against religious groups.

And ALL evidence points to the fact he or his 2016 campaign may have committed TREASON by coordinating with the Russian government to win him the election.

Trump's impeachment is our only hope of restoring the integrity to the Oval Office and security to our nation.

Sign your name to demand Trump be impeached immediately:
    

Demand Trump be impeached >>

http://go.boldpac.com/Impeach-Trump-Immediately


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From: Angelo Carusone, Media Matters
Subject: It's Working! Stand With The White House Press Corps

It's working -- the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is considering taking a stand against Donald Trump's press blacklist! 

When the White House banned The New York Times and CNN from a press gaggle last month, The Associated Press, USA Today, and Time took our advice and boycotted. [1] Soon after, Bloomberg, McClatchy, and The Wall Street Journal publicly pledged to walk out if the White House blacklists an outlet again. [2] And before the weekend was over, reporters at NBC and even Fox News were criticizing their networks for participating and encouraging them to join future boycotts. [3][4]

The reporters who cover Trump are ready to fight the blacklist -- but unless their outlets stand together, the White House won't need to change its bad behavior. It's time to get as loud as we can: Journalists need to know that we've got their backs, and we'll support them if they take action now.

STAND WITH THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORPS: SHARE THIS PETITION ON FACEBOOK and/or SHARE ON TWITTER

During an event at the National Press Club yesterday, WHCA President Jeff Mason said "it is not easy" to get news organizations to agree on a boycott or collective action against a White House when it bans an outlet. [5]

Mason is right: It won't be easy for news organizations to band together when the White House blacklists a competitor. But our free press depends on the courage of journalists and the citizens who stand up for them, and this is a critical moment to do what's right.

THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORPS NEEDS OUR SUPPORT: SHARE THIS PETITION ON FACEBOOK and/or SHARE ON TWITTER

Make sure the WHCA hears us: Stand up to Trump's blacklist and we'll stand with you! 

Your voice is making a difference.

Footnotes:
[1] http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/24/media/cnn-blocked-white-house-gaggle/
[2] http://mm4a.org/2lGFc12
[3] https://twitter.com/JoeNBC/status/835212139673571330
[4] https://twitter.com/BretBaier/status/835206562549493760
[5] https://twitter.com/ErikWemple/status/839885760060928000

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From: Michael Phelan, Social Security Works
Subject: CBO Confirms that Trumpcare is an Attack on Seniors

The Congressional Budget Office, whose director was hand-picked by Speaker Paul Ryan, just released its estimates on the impact of the Trump/Ryan health care proposal. These numbers are a terrifying confirmation that Trumpcare is the first part of a Republican war on seniors.

If implemented, the CBO estimates that Trumpcare would cause 24 million people to lose health insurance in the next decade, and premiums would rise 120-125 percent for older adults just below Medicare eligibility age.

Five Republican Senators already stated that they had reservations about voting for Trumpcare. If they all vote no, this bill will fail in the Senate. Send them a message now!

Sens. Rob Portman (OH), Shelley Moore Capito (WV), Cory Gardner (CO), and Lisa Murkowski (AK) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell signaling their reservations about Trumpcare. And Sen. Dean Heller (NV) told his constituents over the weekend that he had numerous objections to the bill. We can stop this in the Senate!

Send a message to the Senate: Vote NO on Trumpcare!

The CBO says that if Trumpcare passes, 14 million Americans would lose their coverage next year--a number that would climb to 24 million by 2026. All so that Paul Ryan and Donald Trump can raid $275 billion from Medicare to give huge tax breaks to the rich. That is insane.

The CBO says that this increase in people without insurance would be "disproportionately larger among older people with lower income; in particular people between 50 and 64 years old."

Five Senators can stop Trumpcare in its tracks. Add your voice!

 

 

From: Judy Burnette
Subject: Truthout |"Globalization Is Just a Contemporary Word for Financial Colonialism" by Mark Karlin

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/39786-globalization-is-just-a-contemporary-word-for-financial-colonialism

 

 

From:
Subject: Today's Headline: Health Bill Would Add 24 Million Uninsured but Save $337 Billion, Report Says
Today's Headline on Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Health Bill Would Add 24 Million Uninsured
but Save $337 Billion, Report Says

By THOMAS KAPLAN and ROBERT PEAR

The judgment by the Congressional Budget Office did not back up the president's promise of providing health care for everyone but may help bring in rebellious conservatives.

 

 

From: Nicholas R.
Subject: Petition for signing the "Amazon: Stop Supporting Breitbart's Hate"

A social media campaign called "Sleeping Giants" led more than 1,000 companies to stop advertising on the white nationalist website Breitbart.com. Virtually every major corporation worldwide has blocked their ads from appearing on Breitbart, but one glaring exception remains: Amazon.

Breitbart is the white nationalist website formerly run by Trump adviser Steve Bannon. It's racist, sexist, and spreads hate against Muslims. Breitbart regularly has headlines like "Birth control makes women unattractive and crazy" and "The Confederate flag proclaims a glorious heritage." It is way outside of the American mainstream, even in these polarizing times.

It's well past time for Amazon to stop supporting hate. Please ask Amazon to remove their ads from Breitbart.com and adopt a policy to ban advertising on any website that promotes hate.

That's why I signed a petition to Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon, Christine Bader, Director of Social Responsibility, Amazon, and Jacqueline Blackmore, Executive Assistant, Amazon, which says:

"It's well past time for Amazon to stop supporting hate. Remove Amazon ads from Breitbart.com and adopt a policy to ban advertising on any website that promotes hate. "

Will you sign the petition too? Click here to add your name:

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/amazon-stop-supporting?source=s.fwd&r_by=4513377

 

 

From: Eric Kramer
Subject: Fake news site thanks 'gullible Trump supporters' after reaching 1 million views – DeadState

http://deadstate.org/fake-news-site-thanks-gullible-trump-supporters-after-reaching-1-million-views/

 

 

From: Andrew Tierman
Subject: FW: Stop Republican bills in the House

I'm Michael Steiner, a MoveOn member in Bethlehem, PA, and I started a petition to The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate, which says:

The following bills have been filed by Republicans in the House. They should not become law:
1. HR 861 Terminate the Environmental Protection Agency
2. HR 610 Vouchers for Public Education
3. HR 899 Terminate the Department of Education
4. HJR 69 Repeal Rule Protecting Wildlife
5. HR 370 Repeal Affordable Care Act
6. HR 354 Defund Planned Parenthood
7. HR 785 National Right to Work (this one ends unions)
8. HR 83 Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Bill
9. HR 147 Criminalizing Abortion ("Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act")

Sign Michael's petition

The Republicans in the House of Representatives have sent nine bills to the floor that threaten our individual freedoms, the working class, and the environmental future of not only this country but the Planet. We need to take a stand to protect ourselves and the future of this country. Senators and representatives need to do the right thing and stand up for us. Vote NO on all these HR Bills.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

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From: Sarah Hirsch, AAUP
Subject: Victory for faculty in New Hampshire!

New Hampshire is still a place where labor unions and working people live free.

Last month, AAUP chapters in New Hampshire worked with other unions and community members to defeat a "right-to-work" bill that the governor had promised to sign. Together, we protected the right of faculty and other working people across the state to negotiate collectively.

It was an invigorating fight, making us proud to be members of the AAUP and aligned with all the other unions that made this a priority.  

So-called right-to-work legislation hurts working people, undercutting our ability to bargain together for better wages, benefits, and working conditions. A study from the Economic Policy Institute found that working people in "right-to-work" states earn 3.1 percent less than those in states where full collective bargaining rights exist. That translates to $1,500 less per year. For unionized faculty, undercutting unions also undercuts our ability to negotiate over issues such as academic freedom protections and shared governance rights.

Facing the prospect of right-to-work legislation in our state, the University of New Hampshire chapters of the AAUP formed a One Faculty committee to fight the legislation. We reached out to faculty across the state, conducted teach-ins, and sent members to open committee hearings and full votes by the legislature. We worked with other unions and community members to ensure that all legislators heard our message loud and clear: working people must be protected and this legislation must be defeated.

We created an "Honor Roll" of Republican legislators who resisted the strong-arm efforts of our new governor and stood up against the legislation. Then we asked members and supporters to call or write to thank both them and the determined Democrats who defied a snowstorm to be in their seats the date of the vote.  And it paid off--the bill was defeated in the New Hampshire State House by a bipartisan coalition of legislators, 200 to 177.

New Hampshire is not alone in this fight against attacks on workers--twenty-eight states have right-to-work legislation, and national legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives. We must continue to work together united to protect the rights and freedoms of faculty across the country.

I am so heartened by this victory and the incredible solidarity I have seen amongst faculty here!

 

From: Kathryn Johnson; Policy Impact Coordinator, American Friends Service Committee
Subject: Emergency Campaign: Stand up to hate! Support immigrant & refugee rights today!

Stand Up to Hate

The Trump Administration has ushered in a devastating new era of anti-immigrant and refugee executive orders and policies, hateful rhetoric, and fear. Over the past few weeks, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have indiscriminately arrested, detained, and deported hundreds of people, separating families and sowing terror in communities nationwide. On Monday, the Trump Administration signed a new version of the Muslim ban. This is a threat to human rights and social justice. 

Help the American Friends Service Committee raise $20,000 by March 10th to provide essential tools, training, and direct services to defend the rights of immigrants and refugees and disrupt hateful acts and government actions.

For decades, the American Friends Service Committee has supported immigrants, refugees, and allies nationwide to organize, defend their rights, document abuses, and disrupt massive detention and deportation. You'll now find us in the streets protesting and organizing calls to action against the Muslim ban. In the last month, we've seen demand for our services skyrocket as fear and uncertainty have spread throughout immigrant and refugee communities.  

In response, AFSC's new Sanctuary Everywhere campaign provides tools and training to community groups, congregations, and schools to interrupt hateful acts and create safer spaces for all people. In this climate of heightened fear and discrimination, we urgently need your support more than ever.

Stand up to hate and fear by supporting AFSC to deliver critical resources and training to immigrants, refugees, and allies by reaching our goal of $20,000 by March 10th. 

With your help, we can strengthen our capacity to respond to harmful government actions and to provide communities with the resources they need to keep all people safe, regardless of their immigration status or country of origin.

 

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