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- FW: Ohio Redistricting - Outside Game
- FW: Remove Devin Nunes
- FW: CA 22nd HR district - running against mr. obstruction-nunes is....
- FW: Today's Headlines: Trump Issues Appeal for Unity in First State of the Union
- FW: The truth about Trump’s war
- FW: The Hacking of the American Mind: Pleasure vs. Happiness
- FW: Trump signs executive order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open
- FW: This billionaire raped his staff
- FW: Idaho Insurers Ignore Obamacare?; Ousted Professor Speaks; Sheriffs Starve Prisoners in 'Bama; William J. Barber
- FW: If Trump fires Mueller ...
- FW: The Nunes memo
- FW: U.S. commerce lobby to wage war on Elizabeth Warren
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From: Sabrina Woodson on behalf of Tom Roberts
Subject: FW: Ohio Redistricting - Outside Game
All Ohio-Conference-NAACP Presidents most likely will be voting on SBJ 5, if we the citizens do not speak up to end gerrymandering because right now the politicians are allowed to draw their own voting districts. Use some of the talking points listed below and contact your State Senator today . Also review on Facebook Heather Taylor - Miesle , Executive Director at The Ohio Environmental Council video on titled ‘The OEC Fights for Fair Districts.’ - Tom Roberts, President, Ohio Conference NAACP
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Here's a draft of an alert that could be modified as well:
Dear xxxx,
The next few days are critical to win congressional redistricting reform. The Ohio legislature must make a decision of whether to approve the sham reform proposal SJR 5, or to follow the Fair Districts recommendations for REAL reform.
Last week the Ohio Senate heard two days of opposition testimony on SJR 5, a plan that is so blatantly unfair that one Ohio newspaper stated it, “belongs in the trash” Over 30 opponents testified against SJR 5 and advocated for the adoption of the Fair Districts proposal, which has collected signatures from over 200,000 voters all across Ohio.
In the face of our strong opposition, the Ohio Senate announced it would not place a proposal on the May ballot if the Fair Districts coalition did not support its plan. This is fantastic news! Help us keep up the public pressure and make sure the legislature keeps its promise and keeps working with us to draft a fair proposal.
Will you take five minutes to call the legislature? Let them know you will not only support a proposal that:
- Requires meaningful bipartisan approval;
- Keeps communities together; and
- Prevents politicians gerrymandering districts for their political advantage
· Sen. Matt Huffman: 614.466.7584
· Rep. Kirk Schuring: 614.752.2438
· Senate President Larry Obhof: 614.466.7505
· House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger: 614.466.3506
Thank you for all that you do,
xxxx
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Here is the action alert on redistricting the OEC sent out this week.
Dear [FIRST NAME],
Ending gerrymandering in Ohio is near and dear to my heart. I’ve worked on Capitol Hill, and I know the influence constituents can have on their decision-makers. WE are the people impacted by federal policies, and our voices should be prioritized.
Unfortunately, Ohio is one of the most gerrymandered states in the nation. This means our congressional representatives are more beholden to party leaders and big donors than the people they are supposed to represent.
Ohioans everywhere agree. Volunteers have collected nearly 200,000 signatures for fair redistricting reform across the state. Our own amazing members sent hundreds of messages to their lawmakers. It seemed to be working: the Ohio legislature formed a working group and I was hopeful they would heed Ohioans’ calls.
When I saw Sen. Huffman’s proposal, I could only draw one conclusion: some of our representatives just don’t get it. They don’t get that people are stepping up and pushing back, and they don’t get that when political parties fix laws to benefit themselves, everyone loses.
Under Huffman’s proposal, the party in power would get first crack at redrawing district lines that stay in place for 10 years. That’s not a solution to gerrymandering. It’s gerrymandering lite.
That’s why I am going before the Ohio legislature right now to tell them exactly what I think of Sen. Huffman’s proposal. We’ll be posting a video later today on Facebook of me covering, point by point, why this redistricting proposal falls short of the true reform Ohioans deserve.
While my Fair Districts Ohio allies and I are testifying, Ohio legislator’s phones need to be ringing off the hook! Will you help that happen by calling them right now?
Together, we will make sure the voice of the people prevails! Take two minutes to make the call right now. The future of our democracy rests in your hands.
Yours in the fight,
Heather Taylor-Miesle, Executive Director
From: Aimee Martinez, Common Cause
Subject: Remove Devin Nunes
Remove Representative Devin Nunes
Rep. Nunes must be removed from participating in the Russia investigation, so we can get the answers we deserve.
Sign Aimee's petition
The FBI just challenged the accuracy of the so-called "Nunes memo"—a document that was drafted at the direction of the House Intelligence Committee's GOP chairman and Trump crony, Rep. Devin Nunes.1
This memo is just the latest in a long string of attempts by Republicans in Congress to undermine and smear Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Donald Trump and his team's connection to Russian efforts to meddle in U.S. elections.
Rep. Nunes' attacks on the integrity of the Mueller investigation are a shameful partisan stunt. Click here to sign and share my petition pressuring Speaker Paul Ryan to remove Nunes from participating in the Russia investigation completely.
We can't allow Rep. Nunes to continue spreading unfounded innuendo about the Russia probe to undermine its credibility. Last year, Rep. Nunes had said he'd remove himself from this investigation due to conflicts of interest, but instead has sought to misdirect the committee's investigation and disrupt Mueller's work.
Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.
Source: 1. "FBI raises 'grave concerns' about GOP intelligence memo, warns against its release," Los Angeles Times, January 31, 2018
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From: Andrew J. Tierman; Saginaw MI
Subject: FW: CA 22nd HR district - running against mr. obstruction-nunes is....
Devin Nunes, Republican US Congressman from the 22nd House District of CA, has been the leading Trump co-conspirator in obstructing justice, impugning the FBI in concert with the President's attempt to thwart investigation into wrongdoing by himself and his cohorts.
Andrew Janz is the Democrat running against Devin Nunes next November. I have given, and will give further small contributions to Andrew Janz' campaign in order to help replace Nunes, who is an advocate for obstruction, with a Representative who will serve the people of his District, and thereby serve all Americans in promoting a U.S. Congress that works for the people and under the law, rather than against both. Perhaps others receiving this mail list may wish to contribute as well.
The website for House Candidate Andrew Janz is http://andrewjanzforcongress.org/
From: New York Times
Subject: Today's Headlines: Trump Issues Appeal for Unity in First State of the Union
Trump Issues Appeal for Unity in First State of the Union
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and MICHAEL D. SHEAR
The president asked Democrats to join him in overhauling immigration and rebuilding infrastructure as the Russia investigations are intensifying.
From: Stephen, Michelle, Cassandra, and the Win Without War team
Subject: The truth about Trump’s war
Tonight, Trump invited Ji Seong-ho, a North Korean refugee, to his State of the Union speech. He talked about North Koreans like Seong-ho “yearning to be free.”
If Ji Seong-ho had tried to enter the United States this year, Trump’s travel ban would have blocked him.
Make no mistake — human rights abuses in North Korea are terrible, and we must work to end them. But Trump’s war will not end human suffering in North Korea — it will only put millions more people in harm’s way.
Trump’s sudden apparent concern for the North Korean people follows a year full of reckless threats, childish name calling, and other dangerous moves. He has brought both countries to the brink of a deadly war that would kill millions. Trump’s speech tonight is yet another tactic to drag us into a war of choice with North Korea.
We need to act without delay to ensure the media and Congress aren’t fooled by Trump’s crocodile tears for North Korea.
Chip in $6 to help jam on the brakes before Trump starts a war with North Korea
Fifteen years ago, another president stood before Congress, talking about a “madman” with dangerous weapons harming his own people, claiming the only thing that could save us was military might. We’re still living with the horrors unleashed by President Bush’s disastrous war of choice in Iraq. We can’t afford to let another president bluff our country into an even more deadly and catastrophic war with North Korea.
Donald Trump is playing with nuclear fire. And it’s up to us to stop him.
Will you give $6 to reverse course on Trump’s reckless slide into war with North Korea?
From: Judy Burnette
Subject: "The Hacking of the American Mind: Pleasure vs. Happiness" l Forbidden Knowledge TV
https://forbiddenknowledgetv.net/the-hacking-of-the-american-mind/
The Hacking of the American Mind: Pleasure vs. Happiness
I’d been trying to figure out what might be peculiar about American culture that was driving the opioid, obesity and depression crises. Then a longtime subscriber sent me a video with Dr. Robert Lustig, who’s totally on the case. He’s cracked the neurochemical-cultural and economic codes of the country where “Happiness” is legally enshrined as a foremost right in the founding document.
Lustig is a professor of endocrinology at UCSF, where he specializes in neuroendocrinology and childhood obesity. He’s the author of The Hacking of the American Mind, in which he reveals a massive conflation that exists in American ideology (and in the American consumerist ideals that have propagated throughout the planet) between pleasure and happiness, which Lustig explains are completely different:
“Pleasure is short-lived, happiness is long-lived; pleasure is visceral, happiness is ethereal; pleasure is taking, happiness is giving; pleasure can be achieved with substances; happiness cannot be achieved with substances; pleasure is experienced alone; happiness is experienced in social groups. The extremes of pleasure all lead to addiction, whether they be substances or behaviors, yet there’s no such thing as being addicted to too much happiness.
“Finally and most importantly: pleasure is dopamine and happiness is serotonin.
“These are two neurochemicals that the brain makes and uses to communicate between one brain cell and another. It turns out dopamine excites the next neuron and when they’re excited too much, too frequently, they tend to die, so the neuron has a defense mechanism against that. What it does is it reduces the number of receptors that are available to be stimulated, in an attempt to try to mitigate the damage…that process is called down-regulation and a lot of different chemicals in the body do that. You get a hit, you get a rush. The receptors [get down-regulated]. Next time, you need a bigger hit to get the same rush because there are fewer receptors to occupy – and then you need a bigger hit and a bigger hit and a bigger hit – until finally, taking a huge hit to get nothing is called ‘tolerance’. Then, the neurons start to die. That’s called ‘addiction’.
“Serotonin, however is inhibitory. It’s not excitatory. It inhibits its receptor to provide contentment, to Zen-out, if you will. You can’t overdose the serotonin neuron…it binds and doesn’t activate the process beyond the receptor. It basically slows down those neurons instead of causing them to fire up and in so doing, you end up with the process of contentment, that feeling of oneness with the world, if you will, that thing we call ‘happiness’.
“But there’s one thing that down-regulates serotonin: Dopamine.
“So, the more pleasure you seek, the more unhappy you get – and Las Vegas, Madison Avenue, Wall Street, Silicon Valley and Washington DC have very specifically and in a coordinated fashion confused and conflated the term ‘happiness’ with the term ‘pleasure’, so that you can ‘buy happiness’, so that they can sell you their junk. It’s called the American economy and it’s based on hedonic substances, substances that drive pleasure, rather than happiness. In the process, we have become most decidedly unhappy and the problem is, you can’t fix a problem unless you identify what the problem is.”
Dr. Lustig prescribes simple things which support serotonin: sleep, mindfulness and exercise, all of which work to reduce cortisol (which acts against serotonin) and a diet low in fructose (which depletes serotonin), high in L-tryptophan (a serotonin precursor) and high in omega-3 to support serotonin transmission, aka “real food.”
From: Legitgov On Behalf Of CLG_News
Subject: Trump signs executive order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open
News Updates from CLG on 31 January 2018 (http://www.legitgov.org/)
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Trump signs executive order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open | 30 Jan 2018 | U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order announcing his intent to keep the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay open, the White House announced Tuesday. Trump made it clear during his 2016 campaign for president that he wanted to keep Guantanamo open...The order says the U.S. maintains the option to detain additional enemy combatants at the detention centre in Cuba, when necessary. It requires the defence secretary to recommend criteria for determining the fate of individuals captured by the United States in armed conflict, including sending them to Guantanamo Bay.
Trump pledges to 'make America great again for all Americans' | 30 Jan 2018 | President Donald Trump sought to infuse his maiden State of the Union address with an undercurrent of optimism, declaring Tuesday the nation was thriving a year after he took office. "Let us begin tonight by recognizing that the state of our union is strong because our people are strong," Trump said inside a crowded House chamber. "Together, we are building a safe, strong, and proud America." "Tonight, I call upon all of us to set aside our differences, to seek out common ground, and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people we were elected to serve," Trump said. "We have gone forward with a clear vision and a righteous mission -- to make America great again for all Americans," he said.
State of the Union 2018: Read the full transcript | 30 Jan 2018 | President Donald Trump gave his first State of the Union address on Tuesday. Read the President's speech as prepared for delivery and released by the White House.
Read Joe Kennedy's full Democratic response to the State of the Union | 30 Jan 22018 | Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III is delivering this year's Democratic response to the State of the Union. Read his remarks as prepared, or watch here.
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe stepping down | 29 Jan 2018 | FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who has been attacked by President Donald Trump, stepped down Monday, multiple sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. McCabe will remain on the FBI payroll until he is eligible to retire with full benefits in mid-March, the sources said. One source said McCabe was exercising his retirement eligibility and characterized his decision as "stepping aside."
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From: Nita and Shaunna, UltraViolet
Subject: This billionaire raped his staff
Last Friday, news broke that billionaire casino mogul, Trump ally, and former Republican National Committee (RNC) finance chairman Steve Wynn, has been sexually abusing his employees for over a decade.1
Dozens of women, who worked in positions such as manicurists and massage therapists in his hotels, recounted stories of Wynn exposing himself to them and pressuring them to perform sex acts. These women feared the power he wielded in Las Vegas and worried about losing their jobs. Some even reported he would trap them in a confined office with his German shepherds, trained to respond to commands in German.2
Over the weekend, Wynn was forced to resign as RNC finance chair and his company's stocks continue to fall. The board of Wynn Resorts could fire him--but they haven't yet.3 An accused rapist should not be allowed to continue running a company. If we make this call now, we can add to the growing pressure and the Wynn Resorts board will be forced to oust him to save face. Can you add your name to demand the board fire Wynn?
Tell the Wynn Resorts board: "Fire Steve Wynn for his history of assault and harassment." |
The Wall Street Journal reported, "Former employees said their awareness of Mr. Wynn’s power in Las Vegas, combined with the knowledge that the jobs they held were among the best-paying available there, added up to a feeling of dependence and intimidation when Mr. Wynn made requests of them," and added "Most of those who spoke to the Journal about Mr. Wynn said they worried that doing so could hurt their ability to work elsewhere because of his influence in the casino industry and the state."4
Wynn is one of the worst examples we've seen so far of a powerful man abusing his role in an industry notorious for high rates of harassment that's disproportionately impacting women of color.5 In fact, the hospitality industry made up the largest portion of sexual harassment claims filed to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 14.2%, from 2005 to 2015, but only makes up about 7.2% of total workers.6
In a recent survey, 58% of hotel workers and 77% of casino workers said they had been sexually harassed by a guest--and 65% of casino cocktail servers said a guest tried to touch them without permission.7 Abuse of hotel workers has gotten so bad that some cities are working to mandate panic buttons for workers to carry with them.8
If we can force Wynn out of his own company, we'll shine a bright spotlight on the pervasive abuse all hotel and hospitality workers face.
Will you add your name to demand Wynn is fired?
Sources:
1. Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Accused of Sexual Harassment and Assault, Time, January 26, 2018
2. Dozens of People Recount Pattern of Sexual Misconduct by Las Vegas Mogul Steve Wynn, Wall Street Journal, January 27, 2018
3. Harassment Claims Add to History of Issues With Wynn Board, Bloomberg, January 29, 2018
4. Dozens of People Recount Pattern of Sexual Misconduct by Las Vegas Mogul Steve Wynn, Wall Street Journal, January 27, 2018
5. Women of color in low-wage jobs are being overlooked in the #MeToo moment, Vox, December 19, 2017
6. These are the industries with the most reported sexual harassment claims, Vox, November 27, 2017
7. ‘He Was Masturbating… I Felt Like Crying’: What Housekeepers Endure To Clean Hotel Rooms, HuffPost, November 20, 2017
8. Maids to ask Las Vegas hotels for panic buttons, CNBC, January 26, 2018
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From: Thomas Scott
Subject: Idaho Insurers Ignore Obamacare?; Ousted Professor Speaks; Sheriffs Starve Prisoners in 'Bama; William J. Barber
- Idaho told insurers they could ignore Obamacare. What happens next?
- The right-wing war on dissent: Ousted “white genocide” professor speaks
- Alabama Sheriffs Filled Their Wallets by Starving Prisoners
- The unveiling of Christian Nationalism – William J. Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
From: David, Brian, Jo, Karine, and the rest of the team, MoveOn.org Civic Action
Subject: If Trump fires Mueller ...
Donald Trump tried to fire Robert Mueller, the special counsel leading the only independent federal probe into Trump's Russia ties.1 And though Trump was stopped last summer, we have every reason to believe that his administration and some Republican members of Congress continue to actively lay the groundwork to discredit and remove Mueller and now Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees Mueller's investigation.
That's why MoveOn members and allies have been signing up by the hundreds of thousands for rapid-response actions to defend the Trump-Russia investigation.
Will you RSVP now to one of our more than 700 events around the country so that you'll be notified of an action near you if Mueller is fired? (And if there isn't an event near you, will you consider signing up to host?)
Thus far, a stunning 200,000 people have signed up to hit the streets in over 700 actions to defend our democracy should the Trump-Russia investigation be threatened, successfully signaling to national media and congressional Republicans that the American people demand that truth and that the rule of law will prevail.
Here's a little more background on what's been moving over the past 72 hours and why this is both an urgent and perilous moment. GOP members of the House Intelligence Committee, chaired by Representative Devin Nunes, just voted to release a memo which many believe will set the stage for the dismissal of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Special Counsel Robert Muller and is overseeing Mueller's Trump-Russia investigation.2
Congressional opponents have blasted the memo, saying it's "profoundly misleading" and dangerous.3 The Department of Justice called Nunes' plan to release the memo "extraordinarily reckless" and a threat to national security.4
That's why, especially today—just hours from Donald Trump's State of the Union address—MoveOn and our allies are doubling down to strengthen the "Nobody Is Above the Law" network and expand its ability to defend our democracy against these escalating attacks. And we need you to help sound the alarm.
Please. Will you take five minutes and sign up to defend the Mueller investigation?
You can read on to see MoveOn's email from last month for more context.
Sources:
- "Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, but Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened to Quit," The New York Times, January 25, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/32646?t=16&akid=198027%2E1195276%2E-j_J36 - "House Intel Committee votes to release Nunes memo on FBI," CNN, January 30, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/32647?t=18&akid=198027%2E1195276%2E-j_J36 - "Nadler calls GOP memo criticizing FBI 'profoundly misleading,'" Politico, January 23, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/32648?t=20&akid=198027%2E1195276%2E-j_J36 - "In letter, DOJ tells Devin Nunes releasing memo would be 'extraordinarily reckless,'" CBS News, January 24, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/32649?t=22&akid=198027%2E1195276%2E-j_J36
Donald Trump, Fox News, and the GOP are coming for Special Counsel Robert Mueller—looking to upend the federal criminal investigation into possible collusion with Russia in the 2016 presidential election, and subsequent efforts to cover it up.
That's why MoveOn members and our allies from 25 major national organizations are out in force, preemptively planning "Nobody Is Above the Law" rapid-response actions across the country, ready to deploy if Trump fires Mueller.
This collective organizing is a powerful signal to Trump and the GOP that people in cities and towns across the nation are paying attention to the attacks on Mueller and are ready to defend our democracy and the rule of law. And the actions are already earning national media attention with headlines such as "Americans Will March in the Streets in 48 U.S. States If Trump Fires Robert Mueller."1
There are more than 600 actions nationwide—now in all 50 states.2 Let's double the number of possible attendees, and let's make sure there are actions to defend the Mueller investigation all across the nation.
Click here to find an action in your local area, and if you don't see one, please consider signing up to host. (MoveOn's team will be with you every step of the way.)
Six months ago, when Mueller was put in charge of the Trump-Russia investigation, Republicans were glowing about his record and fitness for the task. But now that the investigation has landed its first guilty pleas, attacks on Mueller and the investigation are coming from all parts of the GOP message machine.3
And despite his recent comments to the contrary, Trump himself has thrown a relentless barrage of insults and threats at Mueller and the investigation.4
Trump's lawyers have even called for an absurd second special counsel to investigate the investigation.5 And right-wing pundits on Fox News have been acting as wingmen, creating scandals out of thin air and casting doubt.
As Mueller digs deeper and deeper into Trump's finances and possible obstruction of justice, the risk that Trump will take unilateral action only increases.6
So here's the plan: If Trump fires Mueller before 2:00 p.m. local time on any given day, MoveOn members and our allies will be in the streets at 5:00 p.m. local time the same day. If news breaks later in the day, we will rally at noon the following day.
Our response in the hours following an authoritarian move to put Trump above the law will help drive the national media narrative and could certainly help determine whether we're able to make sure Congress holds Trump accountable.
Click here to find a "Nobody Is Above the Law" action in your local area. And if you don't see one, please consider signing up to host.
MoveOn members have been a first line of defense against Trump's corruption for more than a year, helping to win Steve Bannon's removal, force Jeff Sessions' recusal from the Trump-Russia investigation, and shine a relentless light on Republican hypocrisy.7
By packing congressional hearing rooms and generating hundreds of thousands of petition signatures and tens of thousands of calls, we've also ensured that Democrats in Congress know we'll have their backs when they step up to fight Trump's corruption and demand the truth about Trump-Russia that our nation both deserves and desperately needs.
Most recently, we've helped champion bipartisan legislation in Congress to prevent Trump from firing Mueller. And we'll continue to do this kind of dogged, proactive work, so that we hopefully never have to respond to a firing of the team investigating the president. But with the stakes this high for our country, we need to simultaneously prepare for the kind of constitutional crisis that would occur should Trump fire Mueller.
Together, we're saying through our actions—again and again—that no one is above the law and that we're prepared to defend our democracy—for as long as it takes.
Sources:
1. "Americans Will March in the Streets in 48 U.S. States If Trump Fires Robert Mueller," Newsweek, October 30, 2017
http://act.moveon.org/go/20258?t=27&akid=198027%2E1195276%2E-j_J36
2. "Nobody Is Above the Law—Mueller Firing Rapid Response," MoveOn.org
www.trumpisnotabovethelaw.org
3. "Fox News v. Robert Mueller," The New York Times, December 12, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/27539?t=30&akid=198027%2E1195276%2E-j_J36
4. "Nearing the end game: The 6 phases of Trump’s plan to fire Robert Mueller" Salon, December 12, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/27540?t=32&akid=198027%2E1195276%2E-j_J36
5. "Trump lawyers want second special counsel appointed now," Axios, December 12, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/27541?t=34&akid=198027%2E1195276%2E-j_J36
6. "Focus on Flynn, Trump timeline suggests obstruction is on Mueller's mind," NBC News, December 11, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/27542?t=36&akid=198027%2E1195276%2E-j_J36
7. "Trump Leaderboard," TrumpTruthHiders.com, accessed December 14, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/9977?t=38&akid=198027%2E1195276%2E-j_J36
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From: Ben Betz; Digital Advocacy Director, People For the American Way
Subject: The Nunes memo
House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes has reliably been Trump’s biggest sycophant in Congress -- and that’s saying something, considering the stiff competition he has from other members of the GOP.
For months, he has abused his authority as the Chair of this powerful committee to serve as Trump’s personal henchman and, now, along with his fellow Intelligence Committee Republicans, he is in the process of crossing a dangerous line.
Last night, the Intel Committee voted along strict party lines to release a memo by Nunes alleging supposed misdeeds by the FBI in the Russia investigation. According to Democrats on the Committee, the memo contains cherry-picked, misleading information that amounts to a set of propaganda talking points to undermine the investigation and mislead the public in an effort to cover for the Trump administration.
Nunes has proven repeatedly that he cannot be trusted to be privy to or handle classified information, to provide a check on Trump or his possible abuses, or to serve the public interest if it’s in conflict with the personal interests of Donald Trump.
While Trump wants the Nunes memo -- which his friends at Fox News have been promoting and Trump clearly sees as “good for him” -- released, his own Department of Justice has warned against its release due to the danger of potential sensitive, classified information in it being made public. Meanwhile, Democrats on the Committee, led by Ranking Member Adam Schiff, have written their own counter memo to put the information into context and refute the disinformation reportedly contained in the Nunes memo.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has the power -- and the responsibility -- to get HIS GOP majority in order; to rein in corruption among his own party leadership and stop a flagrant betrayal of checks and balances and of the American people.
Sign the petition: Tell Speaker Ryan to REMOVE Devin Nunes from the Intelligence Committee and, if Nunes’s memo is released, to allow for the release the Democratic counter memo>>
Thank you for standing up! After you sign, please share the petition so we can get as many voices speaking out as possible.
From: AlterNet on behalf of Team Warren
Subject: U.S. commerce lobby to wage war on Elizabeth Warren
The following sponsored email was sent to you by AlterNet on behalf of Elizabeth for MA:
Dear Friend,
Elizabeth Warren just introduced a bill with Mark Warner that would hold credit reporting agencies like Equifax accountable for data breaches - like the hack that left millions of Americans vulnerable to fraud and identity theft.
Surprise, surprise: Equifax's right-wing corporate lobbyist friends at the US Chamber of Commerce are declaring war. They compared Elizabeth to Nazi sympathizer Steve Bannon - and encouraged other outside groups to pour money into Massachusetts to defeat Elizabeth in 2018.
As the Boston Herald columnist wrote:
"Warren herself has a campaign war chest of nearly $13 million, according to the latest reports, but outside groups are likely to at least match that if they feel she is vulnerable this year."
Our team has been fighting at every turn to build the strongest grassroots force that the Senate has ever seen. But all of that could go away if these outside groups decide to cut a few checks to buy the Massachusetts Senate seat this November.
If we want to fight off attacks from outside groups and their deep-pocketed corporate allies, we must show them the strength of our grassroots support. Will add your name to stand with Elizabeth Warren?
The US Chamber of Commerce isn't the local, friendly Chamber of Commerce that promotes the small businesses in your neighborhood. No, this is the largest conservative lobbying group in the country - spending tens of millions of dollars to rig the rules for giant corporations and fund right-wing candidates who will help them. When Elizabeth says that Washington works for the big guys who can hire armies of lawyers and lobbyists, the picture next to it should show the US Chamber of Commerce.
They don't want giant corporations to be held accountable when they put millions of working Americans at risk. They want to get away with it - or even profit off of it, just like Equifax did.
The US Chamber of Commerce won't stop Elizabeth Warren from going after them with everything she's got. Elizabeth never, ever backs down from a fight. No matter how big, rich, or greedy her opponents are, she's going to fight for working people in Massachusetts and across the country.
But if a few billionaires and giant corporations decide to pour money into Massachusetts in 2018, it's going to become our biggest and most important fight yet. While Elizabeth is fighting for us in the Senate, we need to have her back in this campaign.
The best way to stop the billionaires and outside groups is to show them that Elizabeth Warren's grassroots support is stronger than ever.
Add your name to join our grassroots team and help Elizabeth Warren fight back.
End of MPEN e-Newsletter
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