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This is crossposted from my Petition to President Biden. The CDC floated the idea in WaPo, and to state health officials, of removing the guidelines workers and doctors rely upon, that allow people to recover and safely isolate themselves with C-19 to...
by watermelonpunch
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on Fri Feb 16, 2024 at 11:58 AM PST
with 5 Recommends
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Many agree that getting abortion rights on the ballot is good for protecting our bodies and our rights. Most also agree that it’s a great issue for Democrats. This diary isn’t especially original, but as we say (often) in the GNR, repetition is good!...
by chloris creator
10 comments
on Tue Feb 13, 2024 at 07:48 AM PST
with 15 Recommends
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Many agree that getting abortion rights on the ballot is good for protecting our bodies and our rights. Most also agree that it’s a great issue for Democrats. This diary isn’t especially original, but as we say (often) in the GNR, repetition is good!...
by chloris creator
10 comments
on Sun Jan 28, 2024 at 05:38 AM PST
with 13 Recommends
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Many agree that getting abortion rights on the ballot is good for protecting our bodies and our rights. Most also agree that it’s a great issue for Democrats. This diary isn’t especially original, but as we say (often) in the GNR, repetition is good!...
by chloris creator
11 comments
on Sat Jan 20, 2024 at 04:08 AM PST
with 16 Recommends
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Many agree that getting abortion rights on the ballot is good for protecting our bodies and our rights. Most also agree that it’s a great issue for Democrats. This diary isn’t especially original, but as we say (often) in the GNR, repetition is good!...
by chloris creator
16 comments
on Wed Jan 10, 2024 at 04:37 AM PST
with 21 Recommends
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Many agree that getting abortion rights on the ballot is good for protecting our bodies and our rights. Most also agree that it’s a great issue for Democrats. This diary isn’t especially original, but as we say (often) in the GNR, repetition is good!...
by chloris creator
9 comments
on Tue Jan 02, 2024 at 04:13 AM PST
with 17 Recommends
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According to reports, Florida has the signatures it needs. (CNN) That is great news! However, the fight is not over. The language has to be approved by the Florida court, which has a conservative bent, and then, when / if that happens, it has to be...
by chloris creator
16 comments
on Sun Dec 24, 2023 at 04:29 AM PST
with 35 Recommends
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After a long struggle to get their voices heard, the Coalition to Save Jackson State Forest is finally on the agenda at the State Board of Forestry that regulates all timber lands in California. The Coalition to Save Jackson State Forest, led by the...
by Dan Bacher
4 comments
on Mon Dec 04, 2023 at 10:03 PM PST
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House Republicans cut a deal with President Joe Biden�to extend the debt limit until January 2025, but only after they threatened to make us default on our debt obligations. They claim to be ...
by Paul Hogarth
134 comments
on Fri Jun 09, 2023 at 10:00 AM PDT
with 244 Recommends
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It’s Pride Month! Here at Daily Kos, we honor the LGBTQ+ community and recognize the ongoing fight for equality.
Horribly, that fight seems to be getting harder, and�loud, public discrimination ...
by Erin Tulley
22 comments
on Fri Jun 09, 2023 at 06:00 AM PDT
with 76 Recommends
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Happy Camp, California – On May 23, the Karuk Tribe and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations (PCFFA) filed a groundbreaking petition with the State Water Resources Control Board asking it to set and enforce a minimum streamflow...
by Dan Bacher
4 comments
on Wed May 24, 2023 at 09:49 AM PDT
with 15 Recommends
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Don't think CNN should be hosting a “Town Hall” for the ex Pres? SIGN if you think that is absurd (and upsetting)! Sign the moveon petition here: https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/cnn-stop-giving-trump-free-airtime
by MS
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on Mon May 08, 2023 at 05:22 PM PDT
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As the 34-count indictment against Donald Trump for concealing hush money payments made during his 2016 presidential campaign unfolds, the Republican response has been nothing short of reckless. Rather than acknowledge the legal proceedings for what...
by msouza
41 comments
on Mon Apr 10, 2023 at 07:30 AM PDT
with 92 Recommends
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Since the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion in June 2022, many states have taken action to deny abortion care. Thirteen states now have near-total abortion bans in place, and access to medication abortion is restricted...
by Erin Tulley
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on Fri Apr 07, 2023 at 09:30 AM PDT
with 33 Recommends
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In just a few short years, the U.S. military budget will exceed the $1 trillion mark. It’s�an astonishing sum, given the Pentagon has never been able to pass an audit or properly account for the ...
by Erin Tulley
141 comments
on Thu Mar 02, 2023 at 06:14 AM PST
with 106 Recommends
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I’m going to ask something of you. I am not asking for myself, but for a group of drama students in a state where creativity is feared and frowned upon, where thinking is frowned upon, where ...
by BeninSC
17 comments
on Sun Feb 26, 2023 at 07:00 PM PST
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Taxation without representation was wrong in 1776 and it is wrong today. The people of Washington, D.C., pay the highest federal taxes per capita , but have no voting representation in Congress. ...
by Paul Hogarth
9 comments
on Sun Jan 29, 2023 at 06:30 AM PST
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We have reached a pivotal juncture in our country’s long journey toward a fully inclusive democracy, but we are at risk of losing the gains we have made. Senate Republicans’ filibustering of transformative voting rights legislation has left our...
by Erin Tulley
3 comments
on Thu Jan 26, 2023 at 11:55 AM PST
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Earlier this month, in order to avert a potential rail strike, the U.S. Senate voted to force railway unions to accept a tentative agreement. It was a deal that did not include the desired amount of paid sick leave, offering only one day of leave...
by Erin Tulley
7 comments
on Tue Dec 13, 2022 at 07:00 AM PST
with 42 Recommends
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UPDATE: forgot the link to the #$%^# petition: www.change.org/... Obviously, we have bigger fish to fry right now, but we don’t have a better turkey to pardon. A distant online acquaintance has posted a change.org petition to name the turkeys that...
by Essephreak
39 comments
on Thu Oct 27, 2022 at 08:14 AM PDT
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