Reading Time: < 1 minute One of the Democratic lawmakers criticized by President Trump’s racist attacks in recent days called the President’s remarks a “disruptive distraction” and said that she would encourage the American people “to not take the bait.” https://cnn.it/2xQrsHW
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Huffpo: Kamala Harris Announces $1 Billion Proposal To End Rape Kit Backlog
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 2 minutes The Democratic presidential hopeful announced a far-reaching plan on Thursday to examine the hundreds of thousands of rape kits that remain untested.
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) announced a $1 billion proposal on Thursday to end the backlog of untested rape kits if she were to win the 2020 presidential election. - Informed
Supermajority aims to amplify women’s voices across race, class and generation
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 3 minutes A group of strong, fearless women has captivated the country. They have stared down their opponents, overcome setbacks and won a series of thrilling victories. In times of division and despair, they have united and inspired millions.
Reading Time: < 1 minute 50% of women med students and 28% of women nurses have experienced sexual harassment — so these doctors are bringing #TimesUp to the health care industry
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Huffpo: Far-Right Extremists Wanted Blood In Portland’s Streets. Once Again, They Got It.
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 5 minutes Each of these storylines is a distraction from the wider issue of ongoing, extremist-hosted fights meant to distort the conversation about the rising body count in the name of the American far right and shift the focus onto the anti-fascists who meet them in the street. Since Trump’s election and the rise of extremist groups like the Proud Boys, the number of people killed by anti-fascists at these rallies remains zero.
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The Root: Kamala Harris Now Tied for 3rd With Elizabeth Warren in Polls Behind Two Old White Men
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 2 minutes The battle for third place among Democratic presidential candidates is heating up after a stellar showing during the debates. California Sen. Kamala Harris is now tied for third with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) behind former Vice President Joe Biden and America’s favorite H&R Block tax consultant, Bernie Sanders.
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Rep. Eric Swalwell Introduces No Guns for Abusers Act to Protect Survivors of Domestic Violence
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: < 1 minute A woman in fear of her husband turned in his guns to police — and she was arrested for burglary.
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Brightest: 3 Ways You Can Help Stop ICE’s Detention of Immigrant Families and Kids
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 5 minutes Thousands of immigrant families have been swept up, separated and had members detained in ICE raids – many of them long-standing U.S. residents with no criminal record. Dozens of detainees have died or been assaulted while in custody. And federal authorities are even unable to locate 1,475 children who should have been responsibly placed in foster or protective care.
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FBI Officials Try to Explain to AOC Why American White Supremacists Are Not Charged as Terrorists
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: < 1 minute AOC confronted this official about why the FBI doesn’t treat white supremacists the way it treats other terrorists (via NowThis Politics)
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The Nation: Rashida Tlaib – There’s a ‘Real Human Impact of Doing Nothing’
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: < 1 minute Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is a veteran defender of civil rights and civil liberties with big ideas about how to serve her constituents in the Detroit area, usher in a new era of economic, social and racial justice in the United States, and promote peace and cooperation on the global stage. Unfortunately, since she arrived in Washington, she’s been targeted by Republican members of Congress, right-wing media, and even the president; they’ve crudely and dishonestly attacked Tlaib, seeking to marginalize the first Palestinian-American Muslim women ever to serve in the US House.
It’s been rough. But she is not backing down.