Bernie Sanders Sets A 2016 Record By Drawing A Huge Overflow Crowd In Iowa

Bernie Sanders Sets A 2016 Record By Drawing A Huge Overflow Crowd In Iowa Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders set a new record in Iowa by drawing an overflow crowd of 2,600 to a venue that only had 2,300 chairs.      Read more »

Judge Releases Homegrown Anti-Muslim Terrorist Because He Might Not Be A “True Threat” Despite allegedly plotting mass murder, Robert Doggart was released to the custody of his family, pending disposition of his case.     Read more » Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Move One Step Closer To Ending Democracy By Killing Open Records Law The GOP intends to block the public from discovering what factors drive the official actions of government, especially the Legislature     Read more » It Is Time For Americans To Declare Their Independence From GOP Religious Oligarchy Americans should take time today to reflect on just how far the nation has drifted from the Founders' "we the people" sentiment.     Read more » For Chris Christie, Freedom Means Nothing Left to Lose as New Jersey Voters Want Him to Resign New Jersey wants to be free of Gov Chris Christie (R-NJ), as a majority want him to resign and an even bigger majority think he would make a bad president.     Read more » President Obama Celebrates The 4th Of July By Reminding Us To Remember The Troops President Obama wished the nation a happy and safe 4th of July while reminding us not to forgot those who are serving overseas and their families this Independence Day.     Read more » Bernie Sanders Sets A 2016 Record By Drawing A Huge Overflow Crowd In Iowa Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders set a new record in Iowa by drawing an overflow crowd of 2,600 to a venue that only had 2,300 chairs.     Read more » Matt Barber Calls for Civil Disobedience Based on a Bunch of Stuff That Isn’t in the Bible Barber demands Christians obey God's law, not man's, despite man's law - the Constitution of the United States - being the law of the land     Read more »

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The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution laid most of tyranny to rest,

If You Had Been in the Room, What Would You Have Added? Dear Friend: The original Declaration of Independence, declared 239 years ago, was a philippic against King George and his tyranny. I am no fan of King George. But the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution laid most of his tyranny to rest, and what remained was then laid to rest with him. We need a new declaration of independence. FDR took a stab at this, with his "Four Freedoms." Freedom of speech. Freedom of worship. Freedom from want. Freedom from fear. That's a good start. But now, eight decades later, we need to declare our independence from other forms of oppression. We hereby declare our independence from bigotry, in all its evil forms. We declare our independence from racism, sexism, homophobia, language discrimination and chauvinism. Everyone has equal rights, no matter where you're from, what you look like, what language you speak, and whom you love. Everyone deserves respect. We hereby declare our independence from narrow-minded, extremist or violent religious fundamentalism. We live in a land where church and state are separate. Religious belief, no matter how sincere, is no license to dictate to others whether to terminate a pregnancy, whether to use contraception, or whom to marry. Earlier this year, I placed my hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution; I didn't place my hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible. We hereby declare our independence from the greedy. Malefactors of great wealth have no right to buy and sell elected officials thorough the legalized bribery of "independent expenditures." They have no right to despoil our land and our water, the air we breathe and the food we eat. They have no right to manipulate or gut our laws in order to increase their lucre. They have no right to jack up the price of what we buy, or determine what we see on TV or on our computer screens. We hereby declare our independence from "1984"-style surveillance. Neither the Government nor a private company has any reason to monitor the activities of innocent people, without their express, informed and freely given consent. Who I'm with, what I say, what I buy, what I read; that's none of anyone else's business. Privacy - the fundamental right to be left alone - is an essential part of what it means to be a human being. We hereby declare our independence from exploitation. Bad bosses are today's King George. They want to work employees as hard as they can, and pay them as little as possible in return. They call the difference profit. If workers are organized, they can fight back. But if not, then they need legal protection from exploitation. If you have a job, you should have a living wage, and time-and-a-half for overtime. If you have a job, you should have health coverage. If you have a job, you should have paid sick leave. If you have a job, you should have a pension. As John Mellencamp would say, "Ain't that America?" We hereby declare our independence from misinformation. Fox News is a lie factory. Special interests used to lie to us about the dangers of smoking; now they lie to us about the dangers of pollution and climate disruption. They claim a right to "free speech," but we have a right to honest speech. We have to be part of what a Reagan aide once dismissed as the "reality-based community." We hereby declare our independence from hubris. No, we can't bring peace through war. No, we can't force our way of life or our way of thinking on seven billion other people. No, we aren't going to end the 1200-year-old civil war between the Sunnis and the Shia. No, we aren't going to go and kill everyone everywhere in the world who harbors some harsh views of us. And no, they won't greet our soldiers with flowers, bake apple pies for them, and salute the American flag with a hand on their hearts. They want to be them, not us. We can care for victims, protect ourselves and help our friends without sticking our nose into every else's business. We hereby declare our independence from a rigged system of fake trade. We buy their stuff, creating tens of millions of jobs in other countries. But they don't buy an equal amount of our stuff. Instead, they buy our assets -- $11,000,000,000,000.00 of our assets. They not only rob us of our jobs, but they drive us deeper and deeper into debt. When did Uncle Sam become Uncle Sap? If we don't declare independence, the endgame is national bankruptcy. And me? I hereby declare my independence from the corrupt system of campaign finance. I will not carve up the law into little pieces, and sell it to the highest bidder. I will not make "friends" with lobbyists and special interests and the minions of multinational corporations, and then "help" those "friends." I will not forsake my real job - doing something good for the 700,000 people who chose me to be their Congressman - in favor of begging millionaires and billionaires for a few crumbs from their tables. In fact, I already have declared my independence. In 2012, I was the only Member of Congress to draw most of his campaign funds from contributions of less than $200. And in 2014, again. This coming year, whether I run for the House or the Senate, I hope to do it again - I'll get by with a little help from my friends, my supporters, the progressive community. We declare our independence. We are not cattle. We are not sheep. We are human beings. Happy birthday, America. Let Freedom Ring. Courage, Rep. Alan Grayson

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Commitment to making the American dream available to all.

FRIEND -- Happy Fourth of July! Today, we are celebrating how far our country has come, while looking forward to the work ahead to make our union even more perfect. We commemorate this day with fireworks, parades, and picnics with family and friends in communities across the country. We honor the brave men and women of our armed services who defend our nation abroad, and we rededicate ourselves to take care of them when they return. We renew our commitment to making the American dream available to all. We've put together this share graphic to celebrate this special day. Will you share it on Facebook? Thanks for being on my team, Kamala D. Harris LIKE KAMALA HARRIS ON FACEBOOK FOLLOW KAMALA HARRIS ON TWITTER

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TURN PLASTICS BACK TO OIL

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Here is how in 2015 we can turn plastic back into oil

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Not Trusting Hillary

Not Trusting Hillary Michael Hertz: My thinking about you, your history and your ideals, while very positive prior to a few years ago, has turned more and more negative. I don't think I'm alone in that. READ HERE shared from SATURDAY, 4 JULY 2015 How Progressives Should Celebrate This July 4th Peter Dreier and Dick Flacks: Most Americans are unaware that much of our patriotic culture—including many of the leading symbols and songs— was created by people, like Katherine Lee Bates, with decidedly progressive sympathies. READ MORE Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Independence Day, For Some Sharon Kyle: In 1852, former slave and legendary abolitionist Frederick Douglass was invited to give a speech at a 4th of July event to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The irony of inviting a former slave to be a keynote speaker for an Independence Day ceremony seemed to be lost on those planning the event. READ HERE Rwanda Again Faces Lunacy Georgianne Nienaber:As Africa continues to throw off the shackles of European colonialism and emerges as a significant global power, it is remarkable that the African Union is coming together in defense of Rwanda. READ HERE Burying Lady Liberty Janet Phelan: Rather than munching on hot dogs and cooing at the gorgeous pyrotechnics, it might be time instead to hold a wake. And after we have buried Lady Liberty, maybe we can get down to the serious work of figuring out what to do now. READ MORE Not Trusting Hillary Michael Hertz: My thinking about you, your history and your ideals, while very positive prior to a few years ago, has turned more and more negative. I don't think I'm alone in that. READ HERE

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A day with special significance for Polaris

This Fourth of July, we pledge Not One More. We're fighting for a safer America.

Dear FRIEND, Today is Independence Day -- a day with special significance for Polaris as we work to ensure freedom and independence for men, women, and children still trapped in trafficking situations in America. Today, we celebrate. Here's why: This June, we raised $43,631 for our work to prevent the trafficking of LGBTQ homeless youth through our Pride campaign -- exceeding our goal by over $3,000! We just released our Breaking Barriers resources to equip service providers and criminal justice professionals to provide culturally competent help to LGBTQ trafficking survivors. Already in 2015, we've supported more than 1,000 survivors and fielded over 10,000 calls on the National Human Trafficking Hotline. We're able to do all of this because of you. Your incredible support through June, matched with our $10,500 grant from the Palette Fund, allows us to equip service providers to address the unique needs of LGBTQ homeless youth who are vulnerable to traffickers. You're helping us make freedom happen now for survivors year-round. Thank you. Happy Independence Day, Bradley Myles CEO P.S. Celebrate Independence Day with a freedom-themed T-shirt! This week only, $7 of every Sevenly purchase supports Polaris's work to put an end to sex and labor trafficking. Buy a shirt now!

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TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO CUT SOCIAL SECURITY

		Donate $4 for the 4th! Friend, There are two kinds of people who want to cut Social Security—liars, and people who believe the lies. They’ve heard the conservative talking points. “Social Security is going broke.” “Social Security won’t be there for me when I retire.” “The only way to save Social Security is to cut benefits.” Unfortunately, these Wall Street funded lies have gotten plenty of traction in recent years. So much so that a recent survey shows that 43 percent of young people believe that Social Security won’t be there for them when they retire—no matter how much that same survey shows that these same young people want it to. It’s time to set the record straight. This 4th of July weekend, when you’re speaking with your Chris Christie-loving cousin at the family BBQ, you have the facts on your side: Social Security has a $2.8 trillion surplus and can pay out every benefit owed to every eligible person for nearly two decades. After that, even if we do nothing, it will pay out approximately 80% of benefits owed for the next 75 years. Social Security has not contributed one penny to the deficit because it is independently funded by the FICA payroll tax. Proposed “tweaks” to Social Security would hurt seniors, disabled veterans and people with disabilities. All we need is to ask millionaires and billionaires to start paying into Social Security at the same rate as the rest of us and we not only extend the life of the Social Security trust fund, but we can expand benefits to the majority of Americans. With the facts on our side, we have begun to see a dramatic shift in the national conversation around Social Security. It wasn’t that long ago that we were still fighting a “chained CPI” benefit cut being proposed by President Obama, all Republicans and some Democrats in Congress. Today, 44 out of 46 Senate Democrats and 116 out of 188 House Democrats have gone on record supporting expansion. And 79% of likely voters – Democrats, Republicans and Independents – support expansion! The shift that we are seeing is a direct result of your hard work. Together we have rallied and educated the American people around protecting and expanding our earned benefits. But, while we have made significant strides, we are not at the finish line yet. On this 4th of July, please support Social Security Works with a donation of $4 to make 2015 the year of Social Security Expansion! If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Express Donate: $4 Express Donate: $15 Express Donate: $25 Or, donate another amount. This year we can end the constant Wall Street drum beat of benefit cuts and replace them with the American people’s call for expanding benefits. Please, donate to Social Security Works today to grow our national campaign to expand, not cut Social Security! Thanks for all that you do. Michael Phelan Social Security Works

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