What is 4th of July to Fort Smith Arkansas.

What is 4th of July to Fort Smith Arkansas.
When we still have Confederate monuments downtown. Where they have annual bike rallies in which they sell Confederate flags. When Confederates put flags on their trucks and intimidate our children up and down our streets. When Confederate flags wave through the neighborhoods of our children that are walking home from school. Where their dogs are barking at our children to harrass and terrorized them until  they cannot move and we as adults have to stand and tell them that everything is okay. What is 4th of July to Fort Smith Arkansas. When we have a black mayor who does nothing for his own race and will celebrate America's Independence and ignore his own Freedom day that Juneteenth represents. The same mayor that used the platform of integration and segregation as a reason to be elected. And that same segregation and integration that is represented in Juneteenth was avoided. Will boast of white applause and ignore our black sisters in the streets who have questions of why there is no Juneteenth. What is Fourth of July to a Slave. You be the answer. Because we won't stop fighting until we are heard and we are seen.

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Bill, Chelsea, and I,

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  Robert -- This has certainly been an unforgettable year. As we mourn those we’ve lost and continue to work to keep each other safe, I want to say how grateful I am to be a part of the Onward Together family with you. In 2020, we’ve seen that caring for ourselves and our neighbors really does take a village. I also want to announce one piece of good news: Onward Together has welcomed two new partners in recent weeks. Higher Heights ’s mission is to build Black women’s power in elections and beyond, with some incredible wins in 2020. And  Accountable Tech  is taking on the companies at the center of the misinformation crisis that has destabilized our democracy. Onward Together will work hand in hand with both of these groups as they take their work to the next level. You can expect to hear more about these two incredible organizations soon, but in the meantime, I hope you’ll welcome them to the Onward Together family by making an end-of-year gift. As a thank you for any contribution of
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Bruce Lindsey We hope that you are proud of what we have accomplished together

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robert, Juan Isaac Zapata Ruiz, a taxi driver in Peru, was nearly blind from cataracts when he walked into a Clinton Foundation-supported clinic last year. Back at work with his newly restored vision, Juan has increased his income by 60 percent and is now able to support his family -- and can even start saving. Agnes Spinala, the mother of a critically handicapped son in Malawi, needed to raise money to pay school fees for her son. She found work at the Clinton Foundation's Anchor Farm Project, and with her new income she's bought a reliable roof for her house and sent her son to school. These are just two of the millions of lives that have been dramatically and forever changed thanks to the more than 100,000 generous individuals who support our work -- people just like you. Want to know more about Juan and Agnes and other Clinton Foundation beneficiaries? Find their stories here >> President Clinton had a vision when he left office in 2001: to establis
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Jon: watch Trump try to bait North Korea into war

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Hey again, robert. It's Jon Soltz here. VoteVets Chairman. Look, I'll keep this short. I started VoteVets more than a decade ago after returning from Iraq because I believe the voices of progressive veterans don't always get the representation we deserve in Congress. As you watch Trump try to bait North Korea into war and his threats to tear up the deal with Iran, you know those voices have never been so important. At any rate, VoteVets has some modest fundraising goals we'd like to hit before our year-end fundraising deadline. If you could make a $5 donation, it'd mean a lot. You can it here: http://action.votevets.org/year-end Thanks again for your continued support of our work at VoteVets. None of what we've been able to accomplish would be possible without you. Jon Soltz  Iraq War Veteran and Chairman  VoteVets PAID FOR BY VOTEVETS ACTION FUND This email was sent to bondfilesinc@yahoo.com. If that is not your preferred email address, cl
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Carly: Why I accepted

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Black Independenty, Today, I am proud to announce that I have accepted Ted Cruz's offer to be his Vice Presidential nominee.  As a loyal supporter, I want to tell you why:  It's clear the media elites are ready to anoint Donald Trump as the Republican nominee  before this race is even over. It's also clear, that Donald Trump's nomination would be a disaster for America.  If Trump is our nominee, conservatives will be forced to choose between two liberals in November: both corrupt, both big government crony capitalists, and both part of the system that has gotten us in the mess we're in.  Worse, if we nominate Donald Trump, we would be guaranteeing four years of Hillary Clinton in the White House.  That's why I'm asking you to please stop what you are doing right now and commit to joining our campaign by making a special, urgent contribution.  STAND WITH TED AND CARLY  Over the past weeks, I've traveled the country with Senator Cruz and his wife He
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President Trump is SURGING in key battleground states.

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  Robert -- Donald Trump is  SURGING  in Michigan → This couldn’t happen at a WORSE time, Robert. We only have 4 DAYS until Election Day and President Trump is SURGING in key battleground states. But experts predict that if Joe Biden can pull off a WIN in Michigan, then it will be critical to his victory. If we don’t take advantage of this moment and hit our end-of-Election fundraising goal, Donald Trump will CRUSH us.  It’s NOW OR NEVER. CHIP IN NOW → CHIP IN $5 TO WIN MICHIGAN → Robert -- it’s simple. If Progressives WIN Michigan, we’ll defeat Donald Trump and his Republicans. But polls have NEVER been closer. So we’re mobilizing a massive effort to raise  $50,000  to elect Progressives in Michigan and across the country. What are you waiting for, Robert?! Donate what you can to elect Progressives and win over Michigan: CHIP IN $5 RIGHT NOW → CHIP IN $35 RIGHT NOW → CHIP IN $50 RIGHT NOW → CHIP IN $100 RIGHT NOW → CHIP IN $250 RIGHT NOW → Or chip in another amount  → https://go.weare
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Team Trump Pence: Learn more about the creation of the Make America Great Again hat,

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Andrew: hear more of Malorie's story, you can watch our conversation here

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Friend -- After we found our July 4th Freedom Dividend giveaway winner, I had the pleasure of meeting her.  I was touched when Malorie Shannon, a mother and artist who currently lives in Florida, sent me a thank you note: If you want to hear more of Malorie's story, you can watch our conversation here. She is  also  quite talented at making jewelry: With this Freedom Dividend, I hope that Malorie is able to share her talent with the world by having more time to create art.  The Freedom Dividend would unlock so much creativity and entrepreneurship in our country.  Help me make the Freedom Dividend a reality for all Americans, so that we can give everyone the ability to get their heads up and create the lives for themselves and their families that they want. If you want to help make the Freedom Dividend a reality for all Americans, please donate today! -Andrew Donate $10 Donate $20 Donate $50 Can yo
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Barack: Theirs is a story we’ll honor at the Obama Presidential Center,

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  Dear friend, When you walk into my office, the first thing you see is an American flag signed by the team that carried out the operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan, against Osama bin Laden ten years ago.  On Monday, I sat down in front of that flag with Admiral Bill McRaven, who commanded those special operations forces, to reflect on the mission, and why that gift is the most meaningful object I received as president. After the operation was over and the team returned stateside, it was important to me to thank them personally. Admiral McRaven invited me to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, where I presented the group with a Presidential Unit Citation and shook all their hands. Before I left, the team handed me a flag they had carried with them to Abbottabad, signed by each operator.  That flag means a lot to me. When you swear an oath to be Commander-in-Chief, you have an obligation to the more than 1 million Americans serving in our nation’s military to only send them into harm’s way when abso
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John Kerry: Future generations are counting on us

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Dear Robert, Every election is a chance to write the future. Don't let this election be the moment our children or grandchildren point to as when it all started to unravel. Because without a Senate firewall, some Republicans would seize it as the moment to end Social Security forever, gut Medicare benefits for more tax giveaways, and instantly repeal our historic health care reform. Our margin for error is so slim. If we lose just 4 of the 23 Democratic seats up this cycle, Republicans will have free rein in Washington. The DSCC needs $235,000 before midnight Friday to defend those seats. Future generations are counting on us. Nothing less than maximum effort will prevent us from careening down the wrong track. Fully 90% of the DSCC’s contributions come from the grassroots, and I know they need every last nickel. Don’t take chances with our majority – or with our future. Give right away. Click here to rush $5, $10 or more to the DSCC before midnight Friday. Democrat
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Will: Our fight doesn’t stop here.

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Robert,  From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank you for your support and dedication that made this campaign possible. I will be forever grateful for your support and for believing in our vision for moving America forward. This was an intense and competitive campaign, and I would like to congratulate Jamie Raskin on his victory and all our opponents putting themselves out there in this campaign. While we fell short, I'm proud of our campaign and our work to continue building the movement for progressive change in Maryland -- and beyond. Our fight doesn’t stop here. We have serious issues facing this nation and I’m incredibly concerned about what may happen if right-wing extremists are allowed to grow their power in Washington. We simply can't let them roll back all the progress we’ve made under President Obama. Now is the time to unify and ensure Democratic victories up and down the ballot to secure a positive future for all of our families.
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