By Mindy Fischer on September 4, 2018
Americans shouldn't live in fear of gun violence, Bergh, blue jeans, Chip Bergh, doing nothing is no longer an option, Everytown business leaders for gun safety, Everytown for Gun Safety, Fortune, great news, gun control, gun control groups, gun owners, gun violence, issues that threaten the very fabric of the communities where we live and work, Levi, Levi Strauss, Levi Strauss & Co., Levi Strauss joins the fight for gun control, Levis, partisan politics, prevent gun violence, Safer Tomorrow Fund, second amendment, The Hill, we simply cannot stand by silently
Activism, great news, gun control, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Resist, Uncategorized
Now this is great news! On Tuesday, jeans giant Levi Strauss & Co. announced that they will be teaming up with gun control groups to prevent gun violence. Levi’s CEO and President Chip Bergh wrote a piece in Fortune on Tuesday saying that the company “simply cannot stand by silently when it comes to issues […]
By Mindy Fischer on July 27, 2018
cannot in good conscience allow the agreement to continue, database, foreign policy, great news, ICE, immigrants, immigration policy, inappropriate ways, Jim Kenney, Kenney, law enforcement, law enforcement's database of arrests, mayor, PARS, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia stops allowing ICE access to their arrest database, preliminary arraignment reporting system, resist, the city has stopped allowing ICE to have access, The Hill, they had not been accused or convicted of a crime, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, undocumented immigrants, who have no criminal record
Activism, Democrats, Foreign Policy, great news, immigration, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Resist, Right Wing Hatred, Trump administration, Trump hatred, Uncategorized
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced on Friday that the city has stopped allowing ICE to have access to law enforcement’s database of arrests. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Friday that Kenney made the formal announcement Friday afternoon. “I cannot in good conscience allow the agreement to continue,” Kenney told the paper. According to the Hill, […]
By Mindy Fischer on April 25, 2018
abstinence, administration, an Obama accomplishment, contraception, destroying everything Obama did, ending these grants would cause public harm, family planning, federal judge, federal judge stops Trump from cutting funding to Planned Parenthood and teen pregnancy program, federal teen pregnancy prevention program, grants, he's being blocked by the courts, ideological agenda, issued a permanet injunction, kids, planned parenthood, pregnancy, prevention of teen pregnancy, public interest, Rice, teen pregnancy, teens, The Hill, U.S. District Judge Thomas Rice, you lose
Abortion rights, Donald Trump, great news, Health and Fitness, Healthcare, kids, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Resist, Trump administration, Trump hatred, Trump lies, Uncategorized, Women's issues, women's rights
This was all about Trump’s obsession with destroying everything Obama did. But once again, he’s being blocked by the courts. Sorry Trump, you lose! On Wednesday, the Hill reported, “A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from cutting short grants awarded to Planned Parenthood through a federal teen pregnancy prevention program.” On Tuesday, U.S. […]
By Mindy Fischer on January 30, 2018
20-week abortion ban, 20-week ban, a woman's right to make her own reproductive healthcare choices, abortion, abortion rights, anti-abortion groups, blocked the bill that would've banned most abortions after 20 weeks, congress, Democrats, Democrats block 20-week abortion ban, filibuster, Joe Donnelly, Joe Manchin, Lindsey Graham, medical advancements, premature babies, reproductive health, reproductive rights, resist, Senate, the bill failed, the bill is effectively dead in the Senate, The Hill, women's health, women's rights
Abortion rights, Congress, Democrats, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Resist, Right Wing Hatred, Right wing lies, Uncategorized, Washington, Women's issues, women's rights
Anti-abortion groups considered this 20-week ban a top priority for Congress this year. But, on Monday, the Democrats blocked the bill that would’ve banned most abortions after 20 weeks. The bill that was written by Lindsey Graham was not able to get the 60 votes needed to end a filibuster and proceed to a vote. […]
By Mindy Fischer on November 7, 2017
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Barack Obama, Health and Fitness, Healthcare, Obamacare, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, President Obama, Trump hatred
Finally some good news! Despite the best efforts of Trump and the Republicans to kill Obamacare, more Americans are signing up than ever before. The Hill reported on Monday that, in the first few days of open enrollment this year, a record number of people signed up for the ACA compared to the same period […]
By Mindy Fischer on August 29, 2017
2018 mid-terms, amendment, Bob Mueller, Bob Mueller's investigation, campaign, congress, crimes, facts in this case, Florida congressman, get to the truth, GOP, House of Representatives, investigating, investigation, lower chamber, Mueller, new law, proposal, Rep. Ron DeSantis, Republican Congressman, Republican Congressman introduces amendment to stop Mueller investigation, republicans, Russia, Special Counsel, The Hill, Trump's collusion
Conservatives, Elections, GOP, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Republicans, Trump lies, Trump supporters, Washington
Republicans are desperate to stop the Mueller investigation before the 2018 mid-terms. A Republican Congressman just introduced a new amendment that would end funding for Bob Mueller’s investigation into Trump’s collusion with Russia. The amendment would end the investigation 180 days after it becomes law. Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is also trying to limit what […]
By Mindy Fischer on August 7, 2017
(FAN) Coalition, abuse, advocacy groups, arbitration, Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services, CMS, consumer groups, critical protections for the elderly, disgusting, elderly rights, end of life care, Fair Arbitration Now, healthcare, law suits, legal action, Medicaid, Medicare, neglect, nursing home residents, nursing homes, Obama-era rule, old people, Remington Gregg, sexual assault, shameful, sue, suing, the elderly, The Hill, Trump administration, Trump administration ending Obama rule allowing people to sue nursing homes for abuse
Health and Fitness, Healthcare, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Republicans, Right Wing Hatred, Trump administration
Consumer groups are desperately trying to stop the Trump administration from taking away the right for nursing home residents and their families to sue the facilities for abuse, sexual assault, or gross neglect. Just when you thought they couldn’t go any lower… The Hill reports, “The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) announced plans […]
By Mindy Fischer on July 15, 2017
a coal slush fund, Bloomberg, clean coal, climate, climate change, climate crisis, coal, coal-fueled power plants, countries, Energy, fossil fuels, G20, GCF, green, Green Climate Fund, green energy, hardest hit by climate change, hydropower projects, ignorant climate-denying buffoon, natural gas, natural gas slush fund, planet, policy, poorer developing countries, renewable energy, renewable energy push, science, seat on the board, sustainable development, The Hill, the world, Trump plans to use UN climate change fund to build coal plants, UN, United Nations
climate change, Donald Trump, environment, Foreign Policy, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Republican Logic, World News
Our idiot in chief is now trying to use a United Nations climate fund that was set up to help poor countries hit hard by climate change to instead build coal-fueled power plants around the world. Earlier this year, before he left office, President Obama gave $1 billion to the UN’s Green Climate Fund with […]
By Mindy Fischer on July 3, 2017
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Barack Obama, Democrats, Liberals, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, President Obama, Washington
Now this is some good news! Looks like Obama finally saw the bat signal. President Obama has been relatively quiet since leaving office, only speaking out a handful of times. He weighed in on the recent French election, endorsing Emmanuel Macron. And last week, when the Republicans were trying to pass their new healthcare plan […]
By Mindy Fischer on June 28, 2017
coming to take their guns away, con man, Daniel Harnsberger, Daniel Richards, driving fans crazy, feel the bern, gun control, Harnsberger, how to get under righties' skin, Kentucky, liberal, liberal agenda, neckbreaker, pictures of Hillary, professional wrestler, quite the villain, red-necks, sports, Sports Illustrated, taunting and mocking Trump, The Hill, The Progressive Liberal, this Liberal pro wrestler is expertly trolling red-state Trump supporters, Trump supporters, vote against your own interests, wrestler, wrestling
Entertainment, Liberals, Politics, Sports, Uncategorized, Videos, Weird News
Professional wrestler “The Progressive Liberal” has Trump supporters in the deep south seeing red. And he’s loving every minute of it. If you want to see some Trump supporting red-necks lose their minds, mess with their pro wrestling. And “The Progressive Liberal” is just the guy to do it. Daniel Harnsberger is a professional wrestler […]
