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Sunday, January 17, 2021

This is great news.  Restoring the public's trust in the integrity of the Census Bureau after all its been through with this Administration is a must.

The U.S. Census Bureau has halted all work on Trump's directive to produce a state-by-state count of unauthorized immigrants that would have been used to alter a key set of census numbers....


Saturday, January 16, 2021

One of the final pieces of legislation rolled out by the Trump administration will allow restaurant bosses to save money by taking tips away from serving staff to help pay cooks and dishwashers in the back.


Wednesday, January 6, 2021

This is the opposite of draining the swamp.  It's not enough that Trump has corrupted our norms and trampled our Constitution.  One final push to pollute the environment, destroy sacred sites, and obliterate endangered species on his way out.

The Trump administration is rushing to approve a final wave of large-scale mining and energy projects on federal lands, encouraged by investors who want to try to ensure the projects move ahead even after President-elect Biden takes office.


Tuesday, January 5, 2021

The House passed the MORE Act to decriminalize marijuana AND erase past convictions. It’s an overdue step in addressing unjust drug laws that have torn apart Black and Brown communities.

The House of Representatives passed the MORE Act on December 4, 2020 by a vote of 228-164. The vote fell largely along party lines, with 6 Democrats voting against the bill and 5 Republicans voting for it. The chamber’s lone Libertarian member, Rep. Justin Amash, voted for it.


Monday, January 4, 2021

Trump wants to claim he defeated ISIS.  Trump wants to make it difficult for President Biden to take over.  We are witnessing seriously treasonous behavior. Trump and his enablers are sabotaging our government.

The Pentagon policy official overseeing the military’s efforts to combat the Islamic State was fired on November 30, 2020 after a White House appointee told him the United States had won that war and that his office had been disbanded....


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