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Rashad Robinson, ColorOfChange.org … bill o’reilly


We all know Bill O’Reilly has built a career by making false claims about parental violence and neglect, and it’s impact on Black families.

Yet, according to multiple reports, Bill should probably be worrying about his own family. Details of his incredibly nasty divorce from ex-wife, Maureen McPhilmy, have gone very public, including a bitter custody battle and allegations of physical abuse in front of his children. 1

The situation is particularly appalling considering O’Reilly’s track record of viciously attacking Black families. Even if the domestic violence allegations are proven false, O’Reilly’s divorce saga still reflects that O’Reilly is hypocritical in his analysis of unmarried Black families. In the past year alone, he has accused Black communities of allowing 9-year olds to do drugs2 and embracing pathological patterns of violence, and even claimed that “the reason there is so much violence and chaos in the Black precincts is the disintegration of the African-American family.”3

With such an influential platform, O’Reilly’s relentless attacks, biases, and harmful mistruths about Black families cannot be tolerated. Over the coming weeks we will be talking to advertisers about their continued sponsorship of The O’Reilly Factor; if they don’t respond, we will begin naming those advertisers publicly. We need to know you’ll stand with us.

Click here to let us know you’ll stand with us and demand advertisers drop O’Reilly once and for all.

Check out our original email below.

Thanks,

Rashad

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Governor declares emergency drought in parts of Washington


Gov. Jay Inslee declared a drought emergency for three regions in Washington state, clearing the way for state officials to provide money and other relief to those experiencing drought hardships. – See more at: http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/governor-declares-emergency-drought-parts-washingt/nkWdt/#sthash.XCxn3Jpb.us9uVt4m.dpufWordPressWADroughtMapvlcsnap-2015-03-13-16h01m25s229

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This is total bull. No other way to say it

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jimmy fallon and Michelle Obama


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Monsanto


Recently introduced legislation (H.R.1599) would prohibit any state efforts to require labeling of genetically engineered foods (GMOs), overruling legislation already passed in Maine, Vermont and Connecticut as well as bills moving in many other states.1

That’s why I started a petition to the U.S. House of Representatives, which says:I urge you to reject Representative Mike Pompeo’s “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act” (H.R.1599), which would prohibit states from requiring the labeling of genetically engineered foods, or GMOs.

This bill, which is being promoted by the Grocery Manufacturers Association, would prevent states from requiring GMO labels at any time. In fact, this bill is so anti-consumer it is commonly referred to as the “Deny Americans the Right to Know (or DARK) Act.”

I urge you to reject this industry bill. We have a right to know what is in our food so that we can make informed choices about the food we eat.

Sign Sarah’s petition

The Grocery Manufacturers Association, an industry group that represents Monsanto, Nestle, Dow, and Pepsi, is pushing this bill because it would let its members continue to keep quiet about their production and use of GMOs. 2

We need to make sure our members of Congress hear from their actual constituents, since they’re already hearing from the industry lobbyists. Over 90% of voters support required labels for GMOs.3 Industry should not use Congress to undermine the public’s right to know or the decisions of state legislatures that are responding to what their citizens want.

It’s our right to know what’s in our food, and corporations should not be allowed to keep us in the dark.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

–Sarah

Sources:

1. “State Labeling Legislation Map,” Center for Food Safety, Accessed May 18, 2015
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=304462&id=116471-17809870-TLrFsHx&t=1

2. “Monsanto Wants to Keep You in The DARK,” Food & Water Watch, March 25, 2015
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=304463&id=116471-17809870-TLrFsHx&t=2

3. Ibid.

This petition was created on MoveOn’s online petition site, where anyone can start their own online petitions. Food and Water Watch didn’t pay us to send this email—we never rent or sell the MoveOn.org list.