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Aug 26, 2018 11 tweets 4 min read
THREAD: Today, people around the country are fighting tooth and nail to block Kavanaugh from a lifetime seat. TODAY is your best chance to make your voice heard where you live, as part of a nationwide chorus.

Find an event near you here: uniteforjustice2018.com/?source=cap #StopKavanaugh Trump’s allies in the Senate have made it clear: they want to strip your health care protections, jeopardize #RoevWade, & protect a corrupt, criminally-implicated President.

They’re counting on us not caring enough to stop them, and now’s the chance for us to prove them wrong.
Aug 20, 2018 5 tweets 2 min read
THREAD: Climate change is happening now, and it’s happening to us.

That’s why we need you to be a #ClimateVoter. 🌎 People all across the country are already experiencing the impacts of climate change. People like Kilan, whose neighborhood in Miami is regularly flooded from rising seas.
Aug 9, 2018 5 tweets 5 min read
Yesterday, @maddow reported on leaked audio of @DevinNunes at a closed fundraiser, a window into the culture of corruption & cover-up in the GOP Congress. Key admissions:

1. Despite Nunes’ constant attacks on the special counsel, he admits that collusion IS, in fact, a crime. @maddow @DevinNunes 2. @DevinNunes is openly selling the House GOP to big donors as crucial to covering up and protecting @realDonaldTrump from the Russia investigation.

"If Sessions won't unrecuse and Mueller won't clear the president, we're the only ones."
Jul 20, 2018 12 tweets 6 min read
ICYMI: @RepDavidEPrice participated in a community forum in Raleigh, NC last night to discuss anti-corruption, pro-voter solutions to lift voices of people over wealthy special interests.

Here are a few highlights from the event. #DemandDemocracy ⬇️ facebook.com/RepDavidEPrice… .@RepDavidEPrice gave an overview of voter suppression, gerrymandering, & big money in politics. These are non-partisan issues that can be remedied if we #DemandDemocracy.

Read more about his push for a Better Deal for Our Democracy ⬇️ abetterdeal.democraticleader.gov/better-deal-fo…
Jun 27, 2018 12 tweets 3 min read
🚨🚨🚨 The Supreme Court just ruled against workers' rights in the Janus v. AFSCME case.

Neil Gorsuch—Trump's SCOTUS appointment—cast the deciding vote. Read about his history of ruling against workers and what this case means for collective bargaining ⬇️ 1/ Trump appointed Gorsuch to the Supreme Court despite his history of ruling against workers and organized labor while he was a lower court judge. 2/
May 23, 2018 7 tweets 7 min read
.@EPAScottPruitt is under so many federal investigations and reviews, it’s getting hard to keep track. Right now, he’s at 16. Here’s an (updated) list of the embattled @EPA administrator’s ethical woes. #BootPruitt Thread >> medium.com/@CAPAction/a-g… Investigations 1 through 10: All of these are under the @EPAoig, looking into actions like @EPAScottPruitt's lavish travel, shady ties with lobbyists, pricey office improvements and security, and condo deal, among other things in Pruitt's #CultureOfCorruption. 💸
May 10, 2018 4 tweets 3 min read
BREAKING: The Senate just confirmed extremist nominee Michael Brennan to a permanent seat on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on a party-line vote.1/ Brennan is the 1st judicial nom that @ChuckGrassley & @SenateMajLdr have pushed to confirm w/out a blue slip. They advanced Brennan's nomination over the strong objections of WI @SenatorBaldwin, breaking Senate tradition & setting a combative precedent. afj.org/blog/brennan-n… 2/
Apr 13, 2018 4 tweets 2 min read
🚨🚨🚨 If @realDonaldTrump fires Rosenstein, Mueller, or issues pardons to any key witnesses in the Russia investigation, get ready to act ASAP. 300,000 Americans are ready to mobilize & march to show #TrumpIsNotAboveTheLaw. 1/ Head to trumpisnotabovethelaw.org for details on 800 events across the country.

If actions are triggered BEFORE 2pm local time ➡️ events will begin @ 5pm local time.

If actions are triggered AFTER 2pm local time ➡️ events will begin @ 12pm local time the following day. 2/