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Jon: Let it go to waste

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robert - President Obama is right: many of the same voices urging the United States to reject the deal with Iran in favor of a military approach were some of the loudest voices in favor of war with Iraq. Congress is home for recess now, and we need to make sure they hear your voice before returning to D.C. to take a vote. So far over 100,000 veterans, military family members, and VoteVets supporters have taken action on this issue - add your name to theirs today:  Tell Congress: vote for the negotiated deal that is our best chance to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon The vote can go either way at this point so every Representative and every Senator that comes out in favor of the deal is a major victory. We have a very unique voice in this debate. It'd be a real shame to let it go to waste. Thanks for adding your name, Jon Soltz Iraq War Veteran and Chairman VoteVets 
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Kshama: Obama ignores us. Mr. Trump Go around the reservations.

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Historic Victory at Standing Rock Calls for Celebration and Vigilance For the last eight months, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has led a historic campaign against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), uniting hundreds of tribes, environmentalists, veterans and other activists inspired by their bold stand in defense of native treaty rights and the environment.   On Sunday, millions of people around the world celebrated news that the Army Corps of Engineers had rejected an easement to allow DAPL to go forward. This was an enormous victory for the movement and for ordinary people everywhere in the struggle against Big Oil and naked corporate greed. I congratulate and thank these courageous indigenous people and all others who rallied behind their cause, including the veteran activists who came to strengthen the camp in the days preceding the Army Corps’ ruling. It is these thousands of ordinary people, not the Obama Administration, who deserve praise for this victor...
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Dr. John: the United States became the first country to reach Pluto

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This morning, the United States became the first country to reach Pluto -- and the first country to explore the entire classical solar system: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. NASA's New Horizons interplanetary probe has been making its way to Pluto since January 19, 2006, and has been providing the world with the sharpest photos ever seen of our Solar System's most prominent "dwarf planet." Today, it made its closest approach to Pluto yet -- about 8,000 miles -- at around 07:49:57 EDT. Here's the photo they took -- which, despite traveling at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second), took four and a half hours to reach us here on Earth as it crossed the 3 billion miles between here and Pluto: That we were able to get so close to Pluto today is a feat whose probability scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson likened to "a hole-in-one on a two-mile golf shot." He's right. Every once in a while, a photo comes ...
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vast resources to buy influence in elections.

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“They're using our members, and they're using the American people for their own goals. This is ridiculous.” -- Speaker John Boehner, 12/11/2013 Robert, The "they" Speaker Boehner was talking about are special interest groups like Americans for Prosperity. He was referencing their attempts to manipulate legislation, but we all know what these groups are best at --  using their vast resources to buy influence in elections. The Koch brothers. Karl Rove. Since  Citizens United , these guys have become household names. Combined, their affiliated special interest groups spent more than $212 million in the 2012 elections -- and they've already got a decent start on the 2014 elections, too. We need a dedicated, concerted effort if we're going to end the effects of  Citizens United . When my friend Russ Feingold started Progressives United with the purpose of fighting back against outsid...
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Ben: Candy and I first met at Yale.

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robert, Candy and I celebrated our 40th Wedding Anniversary on Monday. It has been an amazing forty years. We celebrated it in Nashua, NH while we were on our New Hampshire campaign swing this week. A massive crowd of 650 gathered with us Monday night to hear our friend Tony Orlando sing some of his classic songs. The only thing larger than the crowd was the cake -- it was huge. Our whole event was covered by New Hampshire's  WMUR , and you can see their great story on it below. Candy and I first met at Yale. We are both from Detroit but Yale brought us together. We could never have predicted the course of our journey through life. I can tell you we never expected to be on the campaign trail in New Hampshire. I've spent my whole life tending to children. Children are the mission of our foundation. My entire campaign is about rebuilding the American Dream for all of our children and grandchildren. I'm running for President of the United States because of our ded...
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Stephanie Schriock: he's taking aim at Roe v. Wade.

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robert, It makes me so angry I could scream: North Dakota. Arkansas. Virginia. Kansas. It only took three months of the new year for right-wing extremists in these states to launch an unprecedented set of attacks on women's rights. Just yesterday, the Governor of North Dakota signed into law the country's most severe restrictions on a woman's right to choose -- and  brazenly admitted that he's taking aim at  Roe v. Wade. We can't sit by and watch it happen. I'll fight until I can't stand up anymore. But I need you glued to my side.  The War on Women is here, it's as dangerous as ever, and EMILY's List is suiting up to fight back. Contribute immediately to the EMILY's List Rapid Response Fund and help hold the GOP accountable for its renewed War on Women. All gifts before midnight on March 31 will be matched 2-to-1! How do we fight back? We send a message to the men recklessly making these laws. We show them just how dedicated we are to wome...
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I urge everyone to get the vaccine if you need or want it.

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  Robert,   The left has gone completely COVID crazy.   They want government-enforced shutdowns, mask mandates, school closures, forced vaccines, and now they're talking about a COVID vaccine passport.   It's absolutely unconstitutional - not to mention, it's absurd. I AGREE: CHIP IN NOW TO STAND UP>> A Democrat politician famously said,  “never let a crisis go to waste.”   Boy, did this pandemic really see them put their shoulder into that old axiom.   Throughout the COVID crisis, these radicals have embraced theatrics, abandoned science, and the longer it goes on, the more they double down.    The newest power grab comes in the form of an alleged “Vaccine Passport” which would determine whether or not you’re “ALLOWED” to engage in your everyday life.   Want to go to the store? Show your vaccine card.   Want to go to a restaurant or concert? Did you tell the government what vaccines you’ve had?   Want to travel? VACCINE ...
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Our Revolution: We have the power to change the way our political system works

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Robert - The single most important thing you can do today is get to the polls and cast your vote. If you still need to cast your ballot in this election, look up your polling place right now: FIND MY POLLING LOCATION » If you've already voted and want to help get out the vote for the candidates who will fight for the ideals of our political revolution, you can make calls: MAKE CALLS TO GET OUT THE VOTE » By getting out the vote during the final hours of this election, we will help elect candidates who are prepared to take our fight to Congress, statehouses and communities across the country. And that means we'll have progressive allies in government who will stand with our movement on issues like income inequality, climate change, and getting big money out of politics. We have the power to change the way our political system works and make it once again responsive to the needs of the people, not just the wealthy few. The most important way we can exercise that ...
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#YangGang : Thank you for helping to make Universal Basic Income

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Friend -- We know you've been waiting. We promised new merch, and we're happy to say that today, we have delivered. Yard signs, posters, and more MATH hats (yes, like the ones that sold out in 22 minutes) are now available. CLICK HERE TO GET THE COOLEST MERCH FOR 2020 And of course, we promise there will be more to come. Humanity First, #YangGang Join the Yang Gang! If you'd like to volunteer to help with grassroots organizing, please fill out an organizer application  here  and someone from our team will reach out. Thank you for helping to make Universal Basic Income a reality. Yang2020.com  |  Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Instagram PAID FOR BY FRIENDS OF ANDREW YANG. All rights reserved. New York, NY #HumanityFirst 
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