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On Sunday’s episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Oliver took the time to talk about Trump’s latest decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. In the segment, Oliver praised Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto (D. PA) for slamming...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Jun 06, 2017 at 10:10 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s (D. WI) re-election campaign:
One of the most significant achievements of the Affordable Care Act is its requirement that employers’ health care plans cover contraception.
But...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 07:07 PM PDT
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First published in Blue Virginia
Virginia has primaries June 13 for Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, and for many of the 100 state house seats up for grabs.
The world is watching. Help us show that the tide is turning against Trump. Virginia...
by Aleurophile
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 03:29 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D. OH) re-election campaign:
"Ohio schools could lose millions under Obamacare repeal-replace bill"
-- Cleveland.com, 5/5/2017
Here's one casualty of the GOP's ACA repeal you...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 12:48 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jon Tester’s (D. MT) re-election campaign:
The President's decision to withdraw from the Climate Change Agreement has put us in some questionable company. Only Nicaragua and Syria refused to sign the...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 08:58 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill’s (D. MO) re-election campaign:
The fight to strengthen healthcare is a personal one for me.
I was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, and I have been grateful every single day...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sun Jun 04, 2017 at 01:27 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of Stacey Abrams’ (D, GA) campaign:
One of the most important elections of 2018 is happening right here in Georgia. It's time we had a transformational progressive leader as the...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sun Jun 04, 2017 at 12:09 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee:
Many House Republicans have been in hiding during the congressional recess this week because they do NOT want their voters holding them accountable for kicking 23 million...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sat Jun 03, 2017 at 02:10 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from former State Senator Wendy Davis (D. TX) in support of former Rep. Gwen Graham’s (D. FL) gubernatorial campaign:
I was honored to be in Orlando today with Gwen and a crowd of incredible supporters. She...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sat Jun 03, 2017 at 01:51 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from former Labor Secretary, Robert Reich and Democracy for America in support of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D. MA) re-election campaign:
My friend Sen. Elizabeth Warren is under attack by right-wing...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sat Jun 03, 2017 at 01:17 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s (D. WI) re-election campaign:
This week, President Trump confirmed he would ignore the pleas of scientists, world leaders, economists, CEOs, and a majority of Americans.
President...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sat Jun 03, 2017 at 12:55 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill’s (D. MO) re-election campaign:
The GOP wants to tear down Obamacare. I want to fix it and shore up the parts of it facing challenges.
In some parts of the country, it’s still tough...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sat Jun 03, 2017 at 12:36 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell’s (D. WA) re-election campaign:
By backing out of the Paris Climate Agreement, President Trump has destroyed America's status as a global leader in fighting climate change.
Over the...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 05:10 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail last night from Gretchen Whitmer’s (D. MI) gubernatorial campaign:
As I travel around Michigan, everywhere I go I hear from people about their concern over protecting our Great Lakes.
Yet today, in a disastrous move,...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 04:44 PM PDT
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FL-Gov: Gwen Graham (D) Refuses To Let Rick Scott (R) Push Through Betsy DeVos' Agenda On FL Schools Received this e-mail today from former Rep. Gwen Graham’s (D. FL) gubernatorial campaign:
I know I sent you an email earlier -- but this is too important not to write you again. Governor Rick Scott is calling a Shell Game Special Session....
by poopdogcomedy
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 04:01 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of former NAACP head, Ben Jealous’ (D. MD) gubernatorial campaign:
Ben Jealous transformed the NAACP when he was elected to lead the historic organization in 2008.
In 2016,...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 03:50 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Chris Murphy’s (D. CT) re-election campaign:
Yesterday, President Trump announced his plan to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement. The president’s decision to turn our back on the...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 02:30 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from former Rep. Betty Sutton’s (D. OH) gubernatorial campaign:
After a failed attempt to gut funding for our Great Lakes in this year’s budget, President Trump has tried again in his newly proposed 2018...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 02:18 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from former Treasurer Cary Kennedy’s (D. CO) gubernatorial campaign:
It’s official. President Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris Global Climate Agreement. But we can’t let Washington hold us back. With or...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 01:50 PM PDT
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In the crowded Democratic primary for next year’s Governor race in Iowa, some candidates are mounting pressure on Governor Kim Reynolds (R. IA) to still adhere to to the Paris Climate Accord despite Trump’s decision to pull out of the agreement. I...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 01:33 PM PDT
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