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Last night, Satana Deberry won the Durham County primary by 2,560 votes and Faris Dixon won the Pitt County primary by 262 votes! These are huge wins for Black folks in North Carolina, and we couldn’t have done any of this without our members. Color Of Change PAC members in NC showed up and showed out for Satana and Faris, launching volunteer teams to mobilize tens of thousands of voters. We reached 300,000 voters through our innovative digital ads program, recruited and trained 150+ volunteers and led Black Joy brunches, early vote block parties, door-to-door canvasses and text-a-thons to educate voters on the importance of electing District Attorneys that are committed to reforming the criminal justice system in Durham and Pitt Counties.

Color Of Change PAC supported Satana Deberry and Faris Dixon because they’re committed to transformative solutions that will change our criminal justice system and prioritize Black lives, not “tough on crime” policies.

STEP 1 was to help Satana and Faris win the primaries. ✅

STEP 2 we’ll continue to organize to ensure a general election victory for Faris, who faces an uphill battle!

STEP 3 we’ll hold them accountable after the elections to make sure they live up to their promises.

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Until justice is real,

— Jenni, Rashad, Arisha, Hope, Kwesi, Shannon, Bhavik, Scott, Reagan, Daniel, Siera, Irv, Alicia, Demonte and the rest of the Color Of Change PAC Team

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Tell Congress to Vote NO on the 2018 House Farm Bill -myngp.com

05/09/2018 Nativegrl77

Take action: Tell your representatives that the House Farm Bill will hurt women and families.

Dear Friends,

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, AKA food stamps) provides basic food assistance to millions of families across the country. But House Republicans could vote as soon as this week on a Farm Bill that would cut SNAP benefits, threatening to increase food insecurity for women and families.

Tell Congress to Vote NO on the 2018 House Farm Bill
Tell your representative to protect SNAP for women and families and vote NO on the Farm Bill.

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Only months after giving massive tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy, Republicans have the audacity to propose taking food off the tables of women and their families. The 2018 Farm Bill would take away SNAP benefits away from parents, children, working people in the lowest-paying jobs, older workers, and people between jobs. It also could make it harder for survivors of domestic violence to get SNAP benefits. Just like the tax bill, the House Farm Bill is a bad deal for women. We can stop this bill, but Congress needs to hear from you!

Tell your representative that the House Farm Bill is a bad deal for women!

SNAP is essential for women, who make up 63 percent of adult SNAP recipients. We can’t let Congress get away with taking food off the tables of families struggling to make ends meet.

Demand that Congress protect women and families by voting NO on the Farm Bill.

Thank you for speaking up for women and families.

In solidarity,

Amy Matsui
Director of Income Security
National Women’s Law Center

We the Resistance is our fight to protect our rights and freedoms and to defend the most vulnerable among us through powerful collective action. Every conversation you have with a loved one about the issues important to you, every call you make to Congress, every rally you attend is a part of that resistance.

Join us — sign on to the We The Resistance manifesto.

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Endangered Fin Whales Are Once Again Facing a Season Of Slaughter In Iceland

05/09/2018 Nativegrl77

For two years, Iceland has given endangered fin whales a break.

But the Icelandic whaling company Hvalur just announced plans to resume hunting fin whales in June, with the highest quota in decades.

Help us raise an outcry and stop the slaughter — send a quick message of protest to Icelandic President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson.

Since 2008, Hvalur has shipped more than 8,800 metric tons of whale products to Japan, where they’ve been turned into dog treats and sushi, generating a global outcry from consumers.

And now Hvalur is trying to turn fin whale meat, blubber, and bones into iron supplements and other medicinal or food products. This is just a trumped-up excuse to keep fin whaling alive. And it is simply unacceptable.

Iceland is one of only three countries — the others are Norway and Japan — that continues to hunt and trade whales and whale products commercially, in defiance of the International Whaling Commission’s global moratorium on whaling.

During Hvalur’s last hunt in 2015, the company killed a record 155 fin whales. Now, that number could be 209 — and potentially even more.

These new quotas not only flout international law — they fly in the face of public opposition to whaling and support for the protection of fin whales.

Make your voice heard today — help save Iceland’s fin whales.

Pressure from NRDC and people like you has successfully persuaded food industry leaders to stop buying seafood from Icelandic companies tied to whaling.

But now we’re going to need support from tens of thousands of passionate NRDC members and activists around the world to help us put an end to this horrendous practice once and for all.

Action is urgently needed. Speak out to help generate a wave of international opposition and protect Iceland’s fin whales.

Thank you for all that you do.

Sincerely,

Rhea Suh
President, NRDC

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05/08/2018 Nativegrl77

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the senate April 26 ~ May 3 Congress 2018 ~pro forma Republican led House

05/07/2018 Nativegrl77

Schedule for pro formas and Monday, May 7, 2018 SENATE SCHEDULE

Thursday, April 26, 2018 05:38 PM

The Senate stands adjourned.

There will be pro forma sessions only with no business conducted on Monday, April 30 at 2:30pm and on Thursday, May 3 at 10:30am.

On Monday, May 7, 2018 the Senate will convene at 3:00pm.

Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of Executive Calendar #673, Kurt Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be Judge for the 5^th Circuit. At 5:30pm, there will be a cloture vote on the Engelhardt nomination. If cloture is invoked, there would be up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate prior to a vote on confirmation of the nomination.

Cloture on the following nominations:

1. Executive Calendar #673, Kurt Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be Judge for the 5^th Circuit

2. Executive Calendar #690, Michael Brennan, of Wisconsin, to be Judge for the 7^th Circuit

3. Executive Calendar #729, Joel Carson III, of New Mexico, to be Judge for the 10^th Circuit

4. Executive Calendar #777, John Nalbandian, of Kentucky, to be Judge for the 6^th Circuit

5. Executive Calendar #780, Michael Scudder, of Illinois, to be Judge for the 7^th Circuit

6. Executive Calendar #781, Amy St. Eve, of Illinois, to be Judge for the 7^th Circuit

April 26, 2018	Wrap Up for Tuesday, April 24, 2018
April 25, 2018	Wrap Up for Tuesday, April 24, 2018
April 24, 2018	Wrap Up for Tuesday, April 24, 2018
April 23, 2018	Wrap Up for Monday, April 23, 2018

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May 3, 2018

9:30:00 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
9:31:00 A.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Steve Stivers to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
9:31:10 A.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
9:31:50 A.M.		SPEAKER’S APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – Pursuant to section 3(a) of H. Res. 839, the Journal of the last day’s proceedings was approved.
9:31:56 A.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
9:34:08 A.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to section 3(b) H. Res. 839. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on May 7, 2018.

May 1, 2018

9:30:00 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
9:30:06 A.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Alexander X. Mooney to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
9:30:19 A.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Dan C. Cummins, Peoples Church, Jacksonville, TX
9:30:45 A.M.		SPEAKER’S APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – Pursuant to section 3(a) of H. Res. 839, the Journal of the last day’s proceedings was approved.
9:32:34 A.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
9:32:55 A.M.		The House received a communication from Representative Meehan wherein he resigns as a member of the House of Representatives effective at 12:00 a.m. on April 27, 2018.
9:33:21 A.M.		ADJUSTED WHOLE NUMBER OF THE HOUSE – Under clause 5(d) of rule 20, the Chair announced to the House that, in light of the resignation of the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr. Meehan, the whole number of the House is 428.
9:33:53 A.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to section 3(b) of H. Res. 839. The next meeting is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on May 3, 2018