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The same voices pushing for war with Iraq VoteVets.org

President Obama is right: many of the same voices urging the United States to reject the deal with Iran in favor of a military approach were some of the loudest voices in favor of war with Iraq.

Congress is home for recess now, and we need to make sure they hear your voice before returning to D.C. to take a vote.

So far over 100,000 veterans, military family members, and VoteVets supporters have taken action on this issue – add your name to theirs today:

Tell Congress: vote for the negotiated deal that is our best chance to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon

The vote can go either way at this point so every Representative and every Senator that comes out in favor of the deal is a major victory.

We have a very unique voice in this debate. It’d be a real shame to let it go to waste.

Thanks for adding your name,

Jon Soltz
Iraq War Veteran and Chairman
VoteVets

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Happy 80th Anniversary, Social Security! …

08/14/2015 Nativegrl77

Commissioner’s Message

Check out all the events scheduled …http://www.ssa.gov/80thanniversary/events.html

I am thrilled to join our employees and stakeholders in celebrating Social Security’s 80th anniversary. Eighty years ago, on August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt marked the signing of the Social Security Act into law with profound and relevant words:

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I am thrilled to join our employees and stakeholders in celebrating Social Security’s 80th anniversary. Eighty years ago, on August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt marked the signing of the Social Security Act into law with profound and relevant words:

Read Full Message Watch Our Video

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These Nine Indigenous Voices Are Inspiring Us Right Now

08/14/2015 Nativegrl77

Português | Español | Deutsch | [+]From everyone at Amazon Watch, we wish you a happy International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples!

We are deeply appreciative for the honor of collaborating with indigenous peoples, organizations, and activists, from around the Amazon rainforest and elsewhere. It is extraordinary to find common cause in high-stakes human dramas that, we believe, will help shape the future of the entire planet.

The struggles of indigenous peoples often center on collective rights such as self-determination, territory, and control of the environment in which they live. In highlighting the following nine individual indigenous voices, we recognize that there is danger given the context of collective peoples and struggles. Each person featured here is one of many who are doing amazing work together, on the particular indigenous rights campaigns mentioned and on many more.

All that said, allow us to introduce several amazing people we are looking to right now for inspiration. We collaborate with some on an ongoing basis. Others are activists we have yet to have the pleasure of meeting. All are profound voices to which the world should be listening.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

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Jennifer Hoppe, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America

08/06/2015 Nativegrl77

We reached out to the top firearms retailers in the country to ask whether they’re willing to sell a gun to someone even if the background check is incomplete after three days.

And we’re happy to announce that these six retailers have a “No check, no sale” policy!

Automatically sign a thank you message to these major firearms retailers with gun sense. They’re making sure every gun sold in their stores is sold to a law-abiding citizen.

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We know background checks are the most effective way to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. But an NRA-backed loophole makes it legal for dealers to sell guns to people after three days even if the FBI is still investigating their record.

In the past five years alone, more than 15,000 prohibited people were able to buy guns with incomplete background checks — including the Charleston shooter, who killed nine churchgoers. [1] It only takes one gun in the wrong hands to cause devastating tragedy.

That’s why it’s so important that some retailers are taking steps to keep our communities safe and help save lives — and they deserve to be recognized.

Automatically sign a thank you message to these six retailers who have declared no gun will be sold in their stores without a green light from the FBI:

http://act.everytown.org/sign/retailers-thanks

Thanks for speaking up and supporting retailers with gun sense!

Jennifer Hoppe
Deputy Director
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America

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1. In 2010, FBI referred 2,955 denials to ATF for firearm retrieval actions because the sale was denied after the three-business-day period. 3,166 such referrals were made in 2011; 3,722 in 2012; 3,375 in 2013; and 2,511 in 2014. FBI, NICS Operations Reports, 2010-2014

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund. As a movement of Americans fighting for common-sense gun policies, we depend on contributions from supporters like you to fund important work to reduce gun violence.

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Latest … West Wing Week

08/02/2015 Nativegrl77

Our 4 Favorite (Gif) Moments from the Latest Episode of West Wing Week

Every week, a team of White House videographers puts together a short episode encapsulating what the President did that week — who he met with, where he traveled, and all sort of other fun moments in between.

This week’s episode covers the President’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia — and it’s stocked with some pretty breathtaking images. We highlighted four of our favorites, complete with timestamps, but you should really watch the full thing for yourself.