We’ve been telling you about Trump’s big, ugly, budget deal to give tax breaks and handouts to billionaires and polluting corporations. It squeaked through the House 215-214, and last week we got the Senate’s version of the Big Bad Bill, which is even worse. But, despite some procedural setbacks this week, the fossil fueled fascists …
June 29 – Exactly as we predicted, and worse than we’d feared: Last night, just around midnight, fossil fueled fascists in the Senate cleared a key procedural vote, 51-49. Several Republican Senators are still saying they want changes and amendments to the bill (though that’s also what they said yesterday before they voted for the …
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June 14 – As of 6:05 pm Eastern time we have issued our final press release of the day. With more than 90% of events concluded, the No Kings protests remained overwhelmingly peaceful across the country. We estimate over 5 million people participated—nearly 2 million more than on April 5. Some top moments and favorite …
May 27 Update – In addition to all the reasons below, I wanted to highlight some recent reporting that the Pentagon has told participating soldiers to bring their sleeping bags and plan to bunk in a government offices and warehouses – raising potential 3rd amendment (to the Constitution, remember that document that every soldier swears …
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May 22 update – Late last night/early this morning the US House did pass the fossil fueled fascist budget bill with a very close vote of 215-214. All Democrats in the house voted no, and most Republicans voted in favor (2 vote No and 2 more did not vote). This is not the end of our fight to …
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June 4 – Reporting back: Yesterday we yesterday we joined allies from Sunrise, Popular Democracy, Peoples Action, and friends from Alaska, Louisiana, North Carolina, Winsconsin and beyond to tell the Senate #NoDeal for #FossilFueledFascists. Senators had eight constituents arrested rather than discuss or defend this monstrous budget bill. The #biguglybill cuts medicaid and food stamps, …
This Thursday, May 1st is May Day, and we’re still going all out. May Day was originally the main day of solidarity between workers and labor unions, and it’s still celebrated around the world as International Workers Day. But in the US, politicians and oligarchs collectively moved our annual holiday to Labor Day, to avoid …
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April 22 update – It’s Earth Day, and our All Out for Earth Day to May Day mobilizations are in full swing. We had huge actions and rallies in New York, Washington, DC, and other cities last weekend, and actions and events continue all this week! The most important thing you can do today for …
April 21 report back – What an amazing action and an amazing launch of our All Out for Earth Day actions! In New York City we had expected and recruited for 2500-5000 people to join us for this action to fight fossil fueled fascism – but some 20,000-60,000 people turned up on Saturday, April 19, …
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Did you see, hear and feel the action this weekend? Between 3 and 5 million people are estimated to have turned out this weekend for the Hands Off rallies. But Trump and his MAGA minions still aren’t getting the message. This week the oiligarchs are working hand-in-hand with Trump and Republicans in Congress on a …
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