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Funds cut off to Charlottesville sequel rally ~ colorofchange.org


On August 12, white supremacists will be showing up in our nation’s capital for a Charlottesville sequel– but thanks to our Blood Money campaign, they’re flailing for funding.1

Jason Kessler, the organizer of the “Unite the Right” rally last year in Charlottesville, has recently been kicked off of PayPal. He’s literally stuck asking people to send him checks and cash in the mail to fund his rally.2

We’ve left Kessler waiting for money by snail mail. But companies like Amazon and Discover are still allowing hate groups to use their platforms, which is undoubtedly helping violent groups like the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer to organize an armed rally in Portland this weekend. Donate $4 to help us finish the fight to cut off funds to hate groups.

Our Blood Money campaign was going on behind the scenes for months before Charlottesville. Despite multiple meetings with us, many payment processors chose to ignore our warnings about the dangers of these hate groups. It took white supremacists showing up with tiki torches and murdering 32-year-old Heather Heyer to open their eyes.

Despite this, companies like Visa, Discover and American Express continue allowing groups like Patriot Prayer– who brag about showing up fully armed to public rallies— to process donations, and Amazon continues to sell racist propaganda for nearly a dozen hate groups on Kindle.3,4

This has to end. Here are 3 parts of our Blood Money campaign you can donate to:

  1. Send $4 to our campaigners to help them gather thousands of petition signatures and phone calls to send to the desks of CEOs of companies like Amazon and Discover. 
  2. Send $4 to our research team so they can expose corporations enabling hate groups through deep research into payment processors and who they serve.
  3. Send $4 to our digital media team to help them run truth-exposing campaign ads to put payment processors’ image on the line, and pressure them to end their support of the far right.

When Heather Heyer was murdered, Jason Kessler celebrated her death, tweeting that Heyer was a “fat disgusting Communist” and her death was “payback time”.5 The people behind these organizations are willing to kill Black people, Jewish people, immigrants, Muslims, LGBTQ folks, and even just someone they deem “too left.”

Let’s make sure they don’t have one penny left to fund their hate. Invest $4 in our work to cut off funds to these dangerous organizations once and for all.

Until justice is real,

–Brandi, Rashad, Arisha, Jade, Evan, Johnny, Future, Corina, Chad, Mary, Saréya, Angela, Eesha, Samantha, Scott and the rest of the Color Of Change team

References:

  1. https://act.colorofchange.org/go/79816?t=9&akid=15822%2E1174326%2Ewkf_wY
  2. “Struggling white nationalist running out of fundraising options for second ‘Unite the Right’ rally”, ThinkProgress, 28 July 2018, https://act.colorofchange.org/go/79183?t=11&akid=15822%2E1174326%2Ewkf_wY
  3. “Another Charlottesville? Threats of violence loom over upcoming Portland Proud Boys, Patriot Prayer rally”, Souther Poverty Law Center, 25 July 2018, https://act.colorofchange.org/go/79182?t=13&akid=15822%2E1174326%2Ewkf_wY
  4. “Patriot Prayer”, https://act.colorofchange.org/go/79817?t=15&akid=15822%2E1174326%2Ewkf_wY
  5. “Organizer of neo-Nazi rally Tweets that death of Heather Heyer was ‘payback time'”, Gizmodo, 19 August 2017, https://act.colorofchange.org/go/79818?t=17&akid=15822%2E1174326%2Ewkf_wY
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Newsletter // The Great American Audit Roadshow


Verified Voting Newsletter July 2018
The latest election integrity news from the team at Verified Voting
A Letter From Our President…
Verified Voting is spending its summer vacation on the road, traveling to D.C., Philadelphia and Reno and getting ready to pack our bags to visit Fairfax, Virginia, where we’ll observe a risk-limiting audit pilot. It’s the summer of audits, and Verified Voting is making sure that the message that robust post-election audits are a powerful tool for providing confidence in election outcomes reaches everyone from members of Congress, to secretaries of state and even the press. Here are some media highlights from the past month:

Make sure to follow us on Twitter or on Facebook to catch more news about Verified Voting. We hope that you’ll share our Risk-Limiting Audits Infographic with your own networks and help spread the word about the importance of robust post-election audits.

Sincerely,

Marian K. Schneider
President, Verified Voting
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the senate July 30th -August 3rd **CONGRESS** 2018 the house


August 1, 2018 Wrap Up for Wednesday, August 1, 2018
July 31, 2018 Wrap Up for Tuesday, July 31, 2018
July 30, 2018 Wrap Up for Monday, July 30, 2018

Last Floor Action:
10:06:06 A.M. – The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to section 2(b) of H. Res. 1012. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on August 7, 2018.

10:00:57 A.M. The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
10:01:13 A.M. The Speaker designated the Honorable Luke Messer to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
10:01:26 A.M. Today’s prayer was offered by Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
10:01:43 A.M. SPEAKER’S APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – Pursuant to section 2(a) of H. Res. 1012, the Journal of the last day’s proceedings was approved.
10:02:27 A.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
10:02:58 A.M. The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on July 31, 2018, at 1:08 p.m.: that the Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 1182.
10:03:53 A.M. The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notifed the House she received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on August 1, 2018 at 12:00 p.m.: that the Senate passed H.R. 5554.
10:04:18 A.M. The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notifed the House that she received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on August 1, 2018, at 3:01 p.m.: that the Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 5515.
10:04:47 A.M. The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on August 2, 2018, at 2:03 p.m.: that the Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 770, that the Senate passed S. 1668, S. 2101 and S. 2497, that the Senate agreed to the Conference on H.R. 2, that the Senate passed H.R. 2345, H.R. 6147, with amendment, and H.R. 6414.
10:06:06 A.M. The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to section 2(b) of H. Res. 1012. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on August 7, 2018.

House Activity 7/31/2018

10:00:13 A.M.The House convened, starting a new legislative day.

10:00:25 A.M.The Speaker designated the Honorable Alexander X. Mooney to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

10:00:44 A.M.Today’s prayer was offered by Rev. Vincent DeRosa, St. Mary Mother of God Catholic Church, Washington, DC10:01:04 A.M.SPEAKER’S APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – Pursuant to section 2(a) of H. Res. 1012, the Journal of the last day’s proceedings was approved.10:01:47 A.M.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

10:02:17 A.M.The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notifed the House that she received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on July 30, 2018, at

10:42 a.m.: that the Senate passed H.R. 4318with an amendment; H.R. 4528 and H.R. 5729 without amendment; Appointments: Commission on Social Impact Partnerships, and Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

10:03:21 A.M. The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to section 2(b) of H. Res. 1012.

The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on August 3, 2018.