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It is hard to describe the enormity of the betrayal of Ukraine, America and its principles, by a felon who by now should have been in Guantanamo rather than people gathered in racist raids.
Here are the voices I am quoting today:
From Bucha’s Month of Terror, photographs by Daniel Berehulak, reporting by Carlotta Gall.
From Timothy Snyder’s and Parker Molloy’s Substacks:
Action today from our friend Lin:
PROTEST U. S. BETRAYAL OF UKRAINE LIGHT UP THE LINES Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs .https://www.foreign.senate.gov/about/membership. Democratic Leadership Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer Washington, D.C. Phone: (202) 224-6542 New York, NY Phone: (212) 486-4430 https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Washington D.C. (202) 225-5936 .https://jeffries.house.gov/contact/. Democratic National Committee (202) 863-8000 .https://democrats.org/contact-us/ Senate Democratic Caucus .https://www.democrats.senate.gov/about-senate-dems/our-caucus. House Democratic Caucus .
https://www.dems.gov/
. Senate Republican Conference .
https://www.republican.senate.gov/
More soon,
Steve
I am 74 years old and for the past twelve months have been a reporter for our local, non-profit newspaper, The Lakeville Journal in NW Connecticut. The importance of our endeavor increases daily. The freedom of the press and our right to know the truth are under fire. This grandmother of four intends to be an indomitable force against the evil afoot in our land. Fascism has no home in America. Knit your community together with bands of steel. E Pluribus Unum. Written in my 1776 home in Norfolk Connecticut, Jennifer Almquist
One intended effect, in the staging of the Republican coup, is that the enormity of events - the Republican blitzkrieg - will stop us dead in our tracks. Here is a single thing to focus on. The wide ranging voter suppression provisions in Voter ID laws. The Federal SAVE act and its more insidious state level cut and paste clones. This is not common sense legislation. The SAVE acts will disenfranchise a wide range of voters. Not surprisingly, the League of Women Voters is in the forefront of opposition to this Republican scheme. Please contact your state chapters of the League of Women Voters. To learn what you can do to protect our voting rights on the Federal and State levels.
Tell your members of Congress to oppose the SAVE Act | League of Women Voters
.https://www.lwv.org/take-action/tell-your-members-congress-oppose-save-act.
Time Range For Action Alert:
Feb 18 2025 to Feb 25 2025
Take action to opposse the so-called "SAVE" Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility), which has been introduced by House Republicans as HR 22. This Act does the opposite: it is a threat to the voting rights of millions of Americans.
.https://my.lwv.org/ohio/oxford/action-alert/stop-save-act.
Action Under the Dome | League of Women Voters | Maine
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act is a dangerous bill that would require voters to prove their citizenship by showing a passport or birth certificate in order to register to vote. It’s already illegal for noncitizens to cast a ballot in federal elections. The SAVE Act is plain voter suppression because more than half of American citizens don't have a passport. Plus, many Americans don't have ready access to a birth certificate, much less one that shows their current name. Tell your U.S. Representative and Senator that you oppose the SAVE Act: www.lwvme.org/TakeAction.
https://www.lwvme.org/node/3413
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