Category: Democrats

FBI Raids Show Extent of Trump Administration’s Obvious and Ominous Desperation

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Nearly 30k+ sign petition to investigate FBI Director Kash Patel WASHINGTON– In response to reports today that the FBI is pursuing a politically motivated shakedown to obtain the sources a reporter used in reporting on FBI Director Kash Patel’s ethical violations and has raided the office of Virginia State Senator L. Louise Lucas, who led the effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps in response to the desperate power grabs of Trump and Republicans to choose their voters ahead of the midterm elections, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Joel Payne released…

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What is Organizing? A Beginner’s Guide to Building People Power

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Introduction to Organizing Are you the one to gather the friends for a movie night? A birthday dinner? Or even a volunteering event? That’s organizing. If you enjoy getting your friends, families, or coworkers together and you feel impassioned to make a difference in your community, we will walk you through how to use those skills to become a leader and activist within your community.  What is organizing?  Grassroots organizing is connecting people to a shared goal and strategy to build collective power. Power isn’t inherently good or bad—it’s simply…

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By Invalidating 3 Million Voters, Courts Greenlight Trump and Republican Power Grabs to Try to Rig the Election

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VIRGINIA – In response to the Supreme Court of Virginia striking down Virginians’ voting to redraw the state’s congressional map, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement: “Virginians voted to level the playing field against Republican efforts to avoid accountability at the ballot box. And now a court is silencing and invalidating the votes of 3 million Virginians. Once again, the courts have blunted the will of the people, and are giving a green light to President Trump and Republicans’ unprecedented power grab in the…

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Louisiana Primary Postponement Shows Republicans Colluding in Broad Daylight to Try to Rig the Election

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WASHINGTON– In response to Louisiana Republicans moving to postpone the state primary elections to redraw maps in light of yesterday’s Supreme Court of the United States’ decision on Louisiana v. Callais striking down a landmark provision of the Voting Rights Act prohibiting racial discrimination in voting maps, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Joel Payne released the following statement: “Republicans are colluding in broad daylight to try to rig the election and silence Black voters. The MAGA court made their decision to gut voting rights just in the nick of time for…

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MoveOn Projects Anti-Censorship Message Onto FCC Headquarters

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Actions target FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s pressure campaign on ABC and raise alarms about political retaliation against speech. View Video HERE, View Photos HERE WASHINGTON– Last night, MoveOn Civic Action began projecting a series of anti-censorship messages onto the headquarters of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), calling out FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s politically motivated pressure campaign against media companies and free speech. The projections target Chairman Carr amid backlash to his improper efforts at the behest of Donald and Melania Trump to review broadcast licenses of ABC stations for airing…

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Virginia Victory Shows That We Will Not Let the GOP Change the Rules to Avoid Accountability

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VIRGINIA – In response to Virginians overwhelmingly voting to redraw the state’s congressional map, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement. “Once again, the people have blunted President Trump and Republicans’ unprecedented power grab to pick their voters in the midterms. Virginians went to the ballot box to stop Republican efforts to avoid accountability for their failed policies. This should put Republicans on notice that if they want to continue to escalate this fight about mid-decade redistricting, the grassroots is ready to show up and…

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