Frances Stewart

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

Voices for Conservation Rally · National Wildlife Federation Together, we have raised our voices urging the federal government to protect conservation science. **Now, we ask you to stand with us in Washington, DC.** The sound science and public programs that ...

We need more Voices for Conservation! www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/85...

Infographic showing the benefits of clean heat for Maryland families - cost savings, cleaner air, and healthier homes.

Maryland’s Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standards (ZEHES) could save low-income families $350M a year by 2050, but only if the state funds equitable implementation. Lower Bills. Clean air. Healthier homes.

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#ClimateJustice #CleanEnergy

NFL: No ICE at the 2026 Super Bowl! The @NFL must act NOW to stop Trump's ICE from targeting the Super Bowl LX where Bad Bunny will be performing at the halftime show before it’s too late. #SBLX #AppleMusicHalftime

The NFL must act NOW to stop ICE from targeting the Super Bowl LX where Bad Bunny will be performing at the halftime show before it’s too late. #SBLX #AppleMusicHalftime sign.moveon.org/petitions/su...

Do NOT put Donald Trump on any U.S. currency! Rarely in U.S. history have living presidents minted their image on U.S. currency. Trump wants to change that.  In October, it was reported that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled plans f...

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Only 40 days have passed since Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were tragically killed by an unhinged Trump supporter, yet this story has largely faded from national awareness. We must not allow that to happen.

BREAKING: Mike Johnson Just Left Our Troops in the Cold This morning, Speaker Mike Johnson went on Fox News and said something truly astonishing: that it was “unnecessary” for Congress to come back into session to ensure our troops get paid during the gove...

When will House Republicans come back to work? open.substack.com/pub/demwinsm...

The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.

The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.

We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.

The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus knows what’s at stake—and they just put their weight behind Abigail Spanberger for Governor. As VLBC Chair Luke Torian said: the arc of history only bends when we push it. Spanberger has that courage & commitment. 🔥 #
#VoteVA

NO KINGS NIH --Defend Medical Research · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power…

In America, we don’t have kings – it’s kind of our whole thing. 🚫👑

Millions turned out for No Kings in June— one of the largest protest days in U.S. history. On October 18th, we’ll be even louder, stronger, and we won’t stop here.

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“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...

Self-deportng is harder than it sounds. Many immigrants feel trapped. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

US prison population rises for second straight year after years of decline - Maryland Matters The nation’s prison population grew for the second consecutive year in 2023, reversing more than a decade of steady decline. In Maryland, the numbers grew 3.8%, about twice the national average of 2%.

US prison population rises for second straight year after years of decline marylandmatters.org/2025/10/08/r...

Maryland joins 22 jurisdictions in support of Voting Rights Act provision - Maryland Matters Maryland joined 22 other jurisdictions urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up, and reverse, a ruling that would prohibit individuals from challenging election laws and redistricting issues under the...

Twenty-two states and DC are urging the Supreme Court to protect the right of individual voters to sue under the Voting Rights Act. marylandmatters.org/briefs/maryl...

On hope, courage, and action 🐒🌿🕊️ with Jane Goodall Listen now | An icon, a luminary, a hero. The end of an era.

Jane Goodall, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, and hope open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...

60 violations in 50 days: Inside ICE’s giant tent facility at Ft. Bliss As the Trump administration rushes to open massive makeshift holding centers nationwide, one former official called the list of violations at Fort Bliss among the worst she’s ever seen.

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Tell Congress: Close Fort Bliss and Other Abusive Detention Centers! Billions of taxpayer dollars are being funneled into walls, troops, surveillance systems, and detention centers while seniors, children, veterans, and families are struggling with rising health care c...

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World must come together to fight climate change, Pope Leo says - Catholic Review People of faith cannot love God while despising his creatures, and people cannot call themselves Christians without caring for everything fragile and wounded, including the earth, Pope Leo XIV told cl...

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We’ve got to work on all these things to reach the star. But good news: there’s people working on every single one of them.”
Jane Goodall in 2023

No, we’ve got to roll up our sleeves, climb over, roll under and work around all the obstacles that lie between us and the star. Like climate change, loss of biodiversity, poverty where people destroy the environment to survive, overconsumption.

“I see humanity at the mouth of a very, very long dark tunnel. And right at the end of that tunnel is a star. And that’s hope. But it's no good sitting at the end of the tunnel and hoping that star will come.

We’re urgently taking action to protect Marylanders from the immediate consequences of the government shutdown. We’re:

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

Early voting is underway in Virginia!

🚨 Breaking: 15 young Americans have filed a historic human rights petition against the U.S. for fueling the climate crisis. They’re calling on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to take urgent action and protect their rights and futures. PR: bit.ly/petitionfiling

Climate change: Seeking bipartisan solutions during turbulent times | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Event Type

REGISTER NOW: Climate change: Seeking bipartisan solutions during turbulent times

A convo w/ our former director & EPA administrator Gina McCarthy and former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis, moderated by @gaurabbasu.bsky.social: https://loom.ly/nmFpuvg

Oct 6 @ 2pm ET

"This show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this" - Jimmy Kimmel

First Derrick Van Orden voted to slash $1 trillion from Medicaid — which will devastate rural hospitals and everyone who relies on them.

Now, he wants to defund the Mayo Clinic.

If he gets his way, his voters will die.

In Jimmy Kimmel's words: What the late-night host said upon his return from suspension Jimmy Kimmel has returned to his late-night show after a suspension following remarks about Charlie Kirk's killing.

Jimmy Kimmel's return in his own words apnews.com/article/jimm...

YouTube video by The Bulwark It’s Not About Kimmel—It’s About America

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"From Hollywood to Washington, Jimmy Kimmel’s return has become the biggest late-night moment in years. Sam Stein and Sarah Longwell explain how comedy, politics, and controversy collided on ABC’s stage." The Bulwark

#NoDictatorship
#StandUpForJimmy
#FreeSpeech