My son Travis was accidentally killed in Iraq by a cluster bomb, which is a type of bomb that can explode months later, like a landmine. I’m calling on JPMorgan to stop funding companies that make these deadly bombs.
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Republicans who will retire
by Jaxon
There’s no place for racism in this day and age — especially not in our State Capitol.
Yet on Februrary 26th, at a meeting of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, State Senator Jim Honeyford of Sunnyside said: “The poor are more likely to commit crimes, and colored most likely to be poor.”
Later he doubled down on his offensive language, clarifying “that’s not just the negro.”1
Can you believe it? Not only is this language incredibly offensive, it’s spreading the worst stereotypes about people of color.
And here’s the irony: People of color make up the majority of Jim Honeyford’s district. With attitudes like these, how can he truly understand and fight for the people he’s supposed to represent?
While voters across the state immediately demanded that Honeyford leave office, his Republican leadership remained silent. Not a peep.
Even worse, instead of proving that there is no room for the attitudes of Jim Honeyford in their party, Republicans turned and blocked a vote on the state Voting Rights Act THE VERY NEXT DAY. This simple bill is targeted to address unfair aspects of our elections system — breaking the stereotypes and ignorance perpetuated by people like Jim Honeyford.
Republicans need to understand that it’s 2015, not 1965, and they cannot condone this behavior within their party.
These students were in Olympia on Friday to call for Jim Honeyford to resign
Saturday was the 50th anniversary of the Selma march, where 600 brave souls risked their lives and marched for the right to vote.
While we celebrate how far we’ve come, we are reminded by Republican leaders how far we still have to go.
The Yakima Valley – and our state – deserve better. It’s time to open the door to a new generation of leadership.
In solidarity,
Jaxon
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Jimmy Fallon and the Mom of Dragons !
https://tv.yahoo.com/video/kristen-wiig-dresses-mother-dragons-074637233.html
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Funny lady Kristen Wiig stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon dressed as Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones. The actress came complete with a fake dragon perched on her shoulder and some fake breasts taped to her chest.
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Tell Congress to raise the minimum wage
Two in three minimum wage workers are women, and many women work in low-wage jobs that pay just a few dollars (or cents) more. As a result, millions of women and families nationwide are struggling to make ends meet. Now there’s a bill before Congress that could have a huge impact for these working families. The Raise the Wage Act would increase the federal minimum wage to $12 an hour and give more than 21 million working women, including 9.3 million women of color, a raise.
At just $7.25 an hour, today’s federal minimum wage leaves a full-time working woman with two children living thousands of dollars below the poverty line. The Raise the Wage Act, just introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, would change that: it would increase the federal minimum wage to $12 by 2020, boosting paychecks for nearly one in three working women — 21.1 million total, including 6.8 million working moms. The Raise the Wage Act would also index the minimum wage starting in 2021 so it keeps up with wages overall. And it would gradually phase out the minimum cash wage for tipped workers to ensure they are paid a fair minimum wage before tips — because right now, employers can pay tipped workers an hourly wage of just $2.13. This bill is critical to the economic security of working women and their families. Urge your Members of Congress to co-sponsor the Raise the Wage Act. Thank you for all you do for women and families. Sincerely, |
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