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Veterans running for Congress in 2014


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We’ve sent you a lot of email lately about our campaign to make Mitch McConnell pay for his efforts to block $21 billion to improve veterans’ health care.

And you’re gonna get a few more messages over the next couple of weeks.

But it’s important to note that VoteVets was started in large part as an effort to elect progressive veterans, and that remains a core focus of our work. We have a chance to do just that this November, and we hope you’ll help us send a few of them to Washington, D.C.

They all have a shared FEC deadline tomorrow night – their last of the campaign – and I hope we can we count on you to split a small contribution to the full VoteVets slate to show your support.

Here are the list we’re supporting for federal office in 2014.


The four candidates in the picture that I’ve highlighted in yellow all won Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats this year. Which means we’ll hopefully have four new, progressive Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in Congress next year.

In addition to those, we’re backing statewide candidates like Lt. Governor Anthony Brown’s race for Governor of Maryland, and State Rep. Connie Pillich campaign for Treasurer in Ohio.

And our emerging leader program supports 20 veteran candidates running for County Council to State Senate seats and everything in between.

But today – please consider a small contribution to our federal candidates as a show of support ahead of tomorrow’s final quarterly FEC Deadline of the 2014 campaign.

Your commitment and support of VoteVets allows us to continually expand our electoral work.

Thank you,

Rick Hegdahl
Iraq War Veteran
VoteVets.org

My sister was arrested for going to a volleyball game


.@David_Cameron + @HassanRouhani Bring my sister home #FreeGhonchehGhavami

Iman Ghavami
London, United Kingdom

Virginia Cop Sentenced To A Mere 3 Years For Killing Unarmed Woman


Xena's avatarWe Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident

When policemen break the law, then there isn’t any law – just a fight for survival. Billy Jack

(Hat Tip to Joseph Norton for the following case)

She has a name; Patricia Cook. She was killed in Culpeper, Virginia on February 9, 2012.

patricia-cookPatricia was 54 years old. No one knows why she was in the parking lot of Epiphany Catholic School, but while there, she was approached by Culpeper Police Officer Daniel Harmon-Wright.  Officer Harmon-Wright said he received a call of a suspicious vehicle.

Wright fired two shots into Patricia’s vehicle. The first two rounds, fired at point-blank range, tore into Cook’s face and arm. Patricia managed to drive away, but Harmon-Wright did not stop shooting. He shot Patricia 5 times; a round entered her brain, and the another round severed her spine and veered into her heart.

Harmon-Wright claimed that he shot Patricia in self-defense, opening…

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Mitch McConnell’​s Groundhog Day


VoteVets.org

Jon Soltz, VoteVets.org

According to census data, Mitch McConnell represents over 300,000 veterans in the U.S. Senate. So why did he vote against legislation to fund veterans’ health care during a time of crisis?

As leader of the Tea Party Caucus, Senator McConnell blocked a $21 billion lifeline for veterans in need of care and turned it into a partisan football. We’re dead-set on making him pay for it.

MITCH MCCONNELL ACCOUNTABILITY FUND
Name: Carmen C
Deadline: Midnight Tomorrow Night
Suggested Contribution: $5.00

Can we count on you to contribute $5 to VoteVets ahead of tomorrow night’s fundraising deadline?

Our ad featuring Vietnam Veteran Charles Erwin lays out the case quite clearly, and we hope Mitch McConnell sees him walking up that sidewalk, cane hitting the ground, over-and-over again… his own personal groundhog day.

Thank you for standing with VoteVets.

Jon Soltz
Iraq War Veteran and Chairman
VoteVets.org

Climate March … Join the Largest Climate March in History


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This Sunday, hundreds of thousands of people and over 1,400 organizations will come together for the largest climate rally in human history.

Please join Earth Day Network at the People’s Climate March to make your voice be heard!

We are done waiting! We’ve reached a tipping point in the struggle to fight climate change. Immediate, aggressive international action must be taken or the entire world will face grave consequences. That is why UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called together world leaders for a climate summit this September. While they are debating, we will march in historic numbers demanding that they make aggressive commitments to fight climate change now.

As a major partner of the People’s Climate March, Earth Day Network will be there en force. Join us to take a stand and change the course of history by demanding a world with an economy that works for people and planet; a world safe from the ravages of climate change; a world with good jobs, clean air and water, and healthy communities. Beyond the march, there are dozens of events planned for the weekend of the People’s Climate March, to plan your climate action weekend, the the schedule of events here.

The march will begin at 11:30 am in Central Park on Sunday September 21st. The route of the march and staging information can be found at the March’s website. Join the largest climate rally in history and help to ensure history moves in the right direction. Show up, bring your best sign and change the future!

If you can’t be there in person, be there in spirit and support Earth Day Network’s delegation. $100 will cover the cost of one person on our team. Donate now and help us show the world we need climate action NOW!

— The Earth Day Network Team