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Joshua Northrup via Change.org —


I’m a wildland firefighter, and this year I’ve seen even more budget cuts to firefighters across the country despite the fact that fire season is getting worse.   Wenatchee, WA

Sign my petition to tell Congress to stop cuts to firefighters.
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My name is Josh, and I’ve been a wildland firefighter for 18 years. The work I do is hard and dangerous, and when I’m fighting fires, I want to be sure that my crew and I are safe.  But Congress has continued to cut the federal budget for firefighters like me across the country, despite ten states battling large fires right now.

In Washington State’s Wenatchee River Ranger District where I work, we lost a twenty person crew and an engine to budget cuts during one of the worst fire seasons in 50 years. This happened just months before the start of a huge fire which burned more than 45,000 acres.  

Firefighters like me do everything we can to protect people from danger, but we can’t do our jobs without adequate crews and equipment. That’s why I started a petition on Change.org asking Congress and the Administration to stop further budget cuts from sequestration to firefighters across the country. Click here to sign my petition.

Reducing the budget for firefighters guarantees the cost and size of catastrophic wildfires to only become worse. What happened in Wenatchee can and has happened all throughout the country. 

When airline customers were upset about federal budget cuts affecting air traffic controllers and causing flight delays, Congress moved quickly to restore their funding. With wildland fires affecting so many states across the country, I believe a public outcry can push Congress and the Administration to stop cuts to firefighters.

Every summer, tens of thousands of wildland firefighters put their lives on the line to keep communities safe from harm. Join me in fighting for the resources firefighters need to stay safe on the job.

Click here to sign my petition asking Congress and the Administration to stop further budget cuts to wildland firefighters.

Thank you for your help.

Joshua Northrup Wenatchee, WA
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Meet Carl Sciortino


Carl Sciortino, the first congressional candidate we’ve endorsed this cycle, who “comes out” as liberal to his Tea Party father in a new ad.

Over 200,000 people watched the ad so far. The election’s one month away and Carl will be on MSNBC’s Hardball tonight at 7pm!

Watch the ad everyone’s talking about — and chip in $3 to make sure Massachusetts voters see it on TV.

Carl is the definition of a true progressive leader — he supports prosecuting Wall Street bankers, increasing Social Security benefits, passing Warren’s student loan bill, and reversing Citizens United.

His special election is right around the corner on October 15, voters are just starting to pay attention, and he needs our support.

Check out the ad, and donate $3 so Massachusetts voters will see it and elect a bold ally for Senator Warren.

Or, watch the ad and sign up to make calls from your home for Carl before Election Day!

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

— Stephanie Taylor, PCCC Co-founder

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Think Progress … sad realities


NAVY YARD SHOOTER’S TROUBLED PAST DIDN’T STOP HIM FROM BUYING GUNS

FATALLY SHOT FOR ASKING FOR HELP?

YOUR GUIDE TO THIS WEEK’S FOOD STAMPS VOTE

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the Middle East


The World is watching…

The marches the violence against the Protesters and those called Rebels fighting back  … people seem to have had enough of dictatorship

My question is … will those deeply invested in or associated with Syria and the Middle East in general step up and renounce the use of Chemical Weapons lest we call them WMD as well as the National Norm enacted approximately 100 yrs ago.

Remember … there is always strength in numbers

people dying for wanting to be heard, for wanting to be participants in their own futures is not new … mothers with children, older men and women and college students are coming out in droves to let the current dictators know it’s time for a change though the chance of death and or certain injuries are at risk

We see a country in possible transition, definitely a movement against dictatorship in all its forms and bad actors allowing elections though the votes of millions seem to have gone uncounted. The demand to be heard is great but to get the change they need and want means the fear of challenging the authority a huge financial risk … and the possibility of death.

The supreme leader tried to cut off all connections to the outside world, stated the US meddled in the process to divert responsibility and is willing to use extreme force — the Militia should rise up against this kind of behavior… don’t they want  personal freedom too … a change from the old ways to a more positive way of life … human rights, a chance for a better economy and a chance to be heard, to participant in the process of life ….

 

They have a dictator/supreme ruler making threats and a militia shooting/ killing their own for non-violent protest …  it is shameful

 

The journey toward freedom is sometimes paved with danger

 

Pray for all those involved and hope Americans are safe