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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Resistance! Facing Down Goliath Oil Companies
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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
click on the link below for another Wiig video by Yahoo
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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Tuition- Free Community College
 In this week’s address, the Vice President laid out his and the President’s plan to make two years of community college free for responsible students.Access to higher education has a tangible impact on a student’s success: Those with an associate’s degree earn 25% more than folks who graduated high school, and those with a four-year degree make 70% more. Not only that, but a better educated citizenry is necessary to ensure that the United States continues to out-compete the rest of the world.
Making two years of community college free is good for workers, good for companies, and good for our economy. And this proposal is part of the President’s broader vision for middle-class economics: that everybody who works hard deserves their fair shot and the chance to get ahead. Watch the Vice President’s Weekly Address here.
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| Why We Support Banning Conversion TherapyMore than 120,000 people signed a petition calling for a ban on the dangerous and unacceptable practice of conversion therapy — and on Wednesday, we responded. The overwhelming scientific evidence demonstrates that conversion therapy is neither medically or ethically appropriate and can cause substantial harm. That’s why the Obama administration supports efforts to ban the use of conversion therapy for minors.
President Obama headed to Kingston, Jamaica on Thursday, meeting with Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller, as well as other Caribbean leaders on the importance of improving energy security and fighting climate change. He also held a town hall with the Young Leaders of the Americas — and swung by a museum dedicated to Bob Marley.
The 137th-Annual White House Easter Egg Roll On Monday, President Obama and the First Lady welcomed more than 35,000 guests to the South Lawn for the 137th-annual White House Easter Egg Roll. This year’s theme was #GimmeFive to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the First Lady’s Let’s Move! initiative.
To see more from the past week, watch the latest edition of West Wing Week here. |
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