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Ebola

08/19/2014 Nativegrl77

Ebola is spreading fast, it’s deadly, and there’s no cure. Ask the FDA to fast-track testing of promising treatments.

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Thousands March Through Downtown LA To Protest LAPD Slaying Of Ezell Ford

08/18/2014 Nativegrl77

The Fifth Column

Joe Satran/The Huffington Post

If the truth be told, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Detroit and other “urban” areas across the country have been experiencing this for decades. Perhaps now in today’s social media world, more eyes and ears can hear about or witness the injustices and unite in helping to alleviate the problem.

Let me give you an example of something I witnessed in my teens. A neighbor’s 14 year old son was sitting on their “stoop” on Thanksgiving Day when an officer approached him and told him to move. At some point the officer shot and killed the kid. He claimed in Court that he had some sort of seizure (that defense seemed to be successfully used in a lot of cases against police officers) and the officer was acquitted.

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LOS ANGELES — Thousands of protesters marched through downtown LA on Sunday afternoon…

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Progressives

08/17/2014 Nativegrl77

Where do the American people stand on the environment?

62% oppose the subsidies that the federal government gives to oil, gas and coal companies.

Reason-Rupe/ Princeton Survey Research Associates International
65% favor setting stricter emission limits on power plants in order to address climate change.

Pew Research Center

56% of House Republicans deny the basic science behind climate change.

72 percent of statements about climate change on Fox News were misleading, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists.

The American people aren’t falling for it. The news media may think we’re stupid, but the polls show otherwise.

The Populist Majority is a new project from the Campaign for America’s Future, funded by people like you to encourage politicians and policy makers to take progressive positions on the major economic and social issues of the times.

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We’re going to spread this message to the media, to Congress and to the country. America is not a ‘center right’ country. It’s a country ready for change.

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Help Wendy Davis

08/17/2014 Nativegrl77

You’ve seen the recent poll, you’ve watched our ad, and you know the momentum is with this campaign. Now we need your help in recruiting folks to join our field staff and assist in our statewide effort to elect Wendy Davis Governor of Texas.

This is a terrific opportunity — no matter where you live now — to get some hands-on experience with an exciting political campaign. You’ll be an integral part of our grassroots organization by managing volunteers and supporters from all across Texas who are ready to work hard to bring a different kind of leadership to Austin.

All you need is a strong work ethic – preferably one that lasts for 12 hours a day 7 days a week, the ability to knock on doors and talk with potential voters, and a desire to elect a governor who’ll make sure every Texan’s voice is heard. You don’t need previous campaign experience. We’ll teach you how to talk to voters about Wendy and organize your volunteers towards a win in November.

If you want to be a part of history, apply now: Just click here for all the details.

Please feel free to forward this email to someone you think might be interested. Texas is a big state so we’re counting on Team Wendy to the cast a wide net.

I couldn’t be prouder of my staff and would love to add your name to the list.

Chris

Chris Turner
Campaign Manager
Wendy R. Davis for Governor, Inc.