#Congress

[godisarepublican]

Anyone who thinks there isn't a MASSIVE propaganda campaign going against Trump just has to type MAGA into the Tumblr search box.

Apparently Joe Biden is a war hero now. And everyone left of center has now decided that they were AGAINST the lockdowns in 2020, that it was all Trump's fault. Have yet to see an actual issue raised either in support of Biden or against Trump...

Propaganda isn't supposed to give you something to think about. It's inducing an emotional response; reaction. If you're thinking then it's not doing it's job.

#god is a republican #kyle rittenhouse #suck my freedom #make america great again #Gun control #Red Flag laws #donald trump #gop #republicans #conservatives #trump #congress

[passer-domesticus-official]

Now that the TikTok ban has been signed into law, I felt obligated to give my two cents.

This is nothing less than a crystal clear infringement on our right to free speech. Through TikTok, the flaws within the American government have been revealed to millions of young people across the country, especially after October 7th. When you have a large group of people, especially a group as influential as the next generation, all collectively speaking out against an inherently corrupt institution, the first thing that institution would need to do to preserve itself is take away the platform on which that group speaks, and that is exactly what this ban will do. The US government is cracking down on tiktok not just because it wants to silence the youth of America, but because it needs to in order to preserve its authority.

But why does this ban apply to tiktok specifically??? If they want to silence opposition, why not get rid of social media as a whole???

Here’s the thing, they don’t even need to do that. X and Meta are run by corporate billionaires, both of which are on the same side as the US government and have already been censoring their platforms. Facebook, Instagram, and X are already on their side in this, so why ban them when you can focus on the outlier? The foreign run company that isn’t a slave to the federal government? And that’s exactly what they’re doing. They’re banning TikTok because we have nowhere else to run.

Additionally, the vast majority of Americans were against this bill, and yet it still made it through congress, and got signed by the president. There is nothing that could show us that the federal government’s interests have moved beyond those of the people’s more clearly than this. They do not care. Our senators , our representatives, our president, none of them care about the people anymore, and so long as this system of government exists, they never will, which is why nothing in America, nothing in the world will change unless we can put aside the imaginary differences we’ve set up for ourselves and come together against the collective enemy of the capitalist system.

#socialism #politics #political #tiktok #tiktok ban #congress #senate #censorship #free speech

[i-am-aprl]

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib submits to the Congressional Record the entire South African genocide case against Israel and makes an impassioned call to Congress to stop funding the ongoing atrocities in Gaza.

#palestine #jerusalem #free gaza #rashida tlaib #فلسطين #south africa #Usa #congress #Icj #gaza #free palestine #israel #i stand with palestine

[mysharona1987]

He should of course be in jail, but we can surely lament that America will never have a congressman this hilarious again.

#George santos #news #new york #congress #democrats #republicans #politics #santos #campaign fraud

[emperornorton47]

They have no desire to represent your interests.

#GOP #salary #congress #minimum wage #republicans

[lennythereviewer]

Hey remember when Tumblr banned porn and everyone fled to Twitter and the internet by and large became that much more insufferable? Yeah well, we’re about to get the sequel no one’s been waiting for

A recent lawsuit is calling into question the very law that makes user-generated content possible on the internet and it’s going before a bunch of old people who have no idea how the internet works. If Section 230 gets repealed or modified, the internet as we know it will radically change forever. Content policing will be that much worse; and either the guidelines will be so restrictive it’ll squeeze the life out of their sites, or sites will close their doors all together by not being able to meet the moderation demand and not wanting to risk being liable. 

Unlike SOPA way back in the day, this one is quietly flying under everyone’s radar so there’s no big pushback like last time, so there is a very real possibility this goes down in the worst way possible. So Yeah Ya’ll may want to start saving your favorite content if you feel it’s going to go bye-bye

#What do I even tag this as? #Section 230 #Internet #Content Policing #Lawsuit #Congress #Supreme Court

[reasonsforhope]

Holy crap, I didn't think Biden would be able to get the Climate Corps established without Congress. This is SUCH fantastic news.

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"After being thwarted by Congress, President Joe Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will serve as a major green jobs training program.

In an announcement Wednesday, the White House said the program will employ more than 20,000 young adults who will build trails, plant trees, help install solar panels and do other work to boost conservation and help prevent catastrophic wildfires.

The climate corps had been proposed in early versions of the sweeping climate law approved last year but was jettisoned amid strong opposition from Republicans and concerns about cost.

Democrats and environmental advocacy groups never gave up on the plan and pushed Biden in recent weeks to issue an executive order authorizing what the White House now calls the American Climate Corps.

“After years of demonstrating and fighting for a Climate Corps, we turned a generational rallying cry into a real jobs program that will put a new generation to work stopping the climate crisis,” said Varshini Prakash, executive director of the Sunrise Movement, an environmental group that has led the push for a climate corps.

With the new corps “and the historic climate investments won by our broader movement, the path towards a Green New Deal is beginning to become visible,” Prakash said...

...Environmental activists hailed the new jobs program, which is modeled after the Civilian Conservation Corps, created in the 1930s by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat, as part of the New Deal...

Lawmakers Weigh In

More than 50 Democratic lawmakers, including Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, had also encouraged Biden to create a climate corps, saying in a letter on Monday that “the climate crisis demands a whole-of-government response at an unprecedented scale.”

The lawmakers cited deadly heat waves in the Southwest and across the nation, as well as dangerous floods in New England and devastating wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui, among recent examples of climate-related disasters.

Democrats called creation of the climate corps “historic” and the first step toward fulfilling the vision of the Green New Deal.

“Today President Biden listened to the (environmental) movement, and he delivered with an American Climate Corps,” a beaming Markey said at a celebratory news conference outside the Capitol.

“We are starting to turn the green dream into a green reality,” added Ocasio-Cortez, who co-sponsored the Green New Deal legislation with Markey four years ago.

“You all are changing the world,” she told young activists.

Program Details and Grant Deadlines

The initiative will provide job training and service opportunities to work on a wide range of projects, including restoring coastal wetlands to protect communities from storm surges and flooding; clean energy projects such as wind and solar power; managing forests to prevent catastrophic wildfires; and energy efficient solutions to cut energy bills for consumers, the White House said.

Creation of the climate corps comes as the Environmental Protection Agency launches a $4.6 billion grant competition for states, municipalities and tribes to cut climate pollution and advance environmental justice. The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants are funded by the 2022 climate law and are intended to drive community-driven solutions to slow climate change.

EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the grants will help “communities so they can chart their own paths toward the clean energy future.”

The deadline for states and municipalities to apply is April 1, with grants expected in late 2024. Tribes and territories must apply by May 1, with grants expected by early 2025."

-via Boston.com, September 21, 2023

#climate change #climate crisis #climate anxiety #climate news #climate corps #biden #biden administration #democrats #voting matters #congress #environmental activism #environmental protection agency #environmental justice #climate activism #united states #us politics #good news #hope #hope posting #green jobs #hope punk #seriously this is SUCH a huge deal #climate hope #green energy #disaster preparedness #natural disasters #ecosystem restoration

[bonesashesglass]

They only blocked the bill because the package didn’t include aid to Ukraine, it’s a small step but it’s still a step.

In the meantime, we need to keep sharing, posting, and calling or messaging our reps. Even just talking about it with people goes a long way to spreading the word of what Israel is doing.

Let’s keep it up. We won’t stop until Palestine is free 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

#palestine #free palestine #save palestine #stand with palestine #Gaza #gaza strip #free Gaza #save Gaza #ceasefire now #ceasefire #call for ceasefire #us politics #us senate #congress #USA #government #politics #protest #solidarity #ukraine #america #anti israeli terrorism #Israel #genocide #stop genocide #social justice #stop the violence #don’t stop talking about palestine #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #twitter

[whenweallvote]

September 30th is the end of the fiscal year and the last day for Congress to fund the federal government. If funding isn’t passed, the government shuts down.

To date, the federal government has shut down 21 times, four times in the past 10 years. What does a government shutdown mean? Who’s impacted? What’s currently happening in Congress? Swipe through and remember, government shutdowns are impacted by your vote. 

Check your voter registration at weall.vote/check and remind a friend to do the same.

#government shutdown #u.s. government #u.s. congress #congress #voter registration

[flurriethefox]

Hey, so, uh…

KOSA literally violates the First Amendment freedoms. If this is passed, then that means the Constitution and Bill of Rights are basically void, because Congress are ignoring them. THATS A PROBLEM

As a teen myself, it pisses me off. I wish for anarchy, with everything the US government has been doing, from supporting Israhell to this bullshit.

Please, do what you can to prevent this from getting passed. It violates everyone’s rights in the US, and if it gets passed, then we’re back to where we started; a monarchy. Just with far too many people.

#kosa bill #stop kosa #internet censorship #internet freedom #bill of rights #usa #congress #us politics

[iwriteaboutfeminism]

"I'm calling to ask the Congressman to vote against House Resolution 894, because of part 4 of the Resolution which equates anti-zionism with anti-semitism. That is absolutely untrue, and not a myth I want my Representative supporting."

Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

(You can read the full text here)

It is clearly important to always stand against anti-semitism, but this resolution "clearly and firmly" equating anti-zionism to anti-semitism is not only ridiculous but actively harmful to Jewish people and their allies.

Many of the protests we are seeing in the US are organized or co-organized by Jewish activists. Their strength, empathy, resilience, and faith have been truly inspiring.

Falling into the trap of Israeli propaganda that to be against settler-colonialism is to be against Jews is absurd.

#hr 894 #congress #us politics #free palestine #ceasefire now #settler colonialism

[kaapstadgirly]

Where'd all that talk about a free Palestine go?

This is exactly that bs I was talking about, it's not trending anymore so it's almost as if the war just miraculously stopped, well guess what "Biden administration again bypasses Congress for weapons sale to Israel".

It's still happening. The death toll is still rising, and Palestinians still need us. Please don't stop speaking about it 🙏🏻

Here's a link from Instagram if you don't feel like reading all that

#palestine #free palestine #free gaza #free west bank #gaza #gaza strip #genocide #israel #yemen #social justice #human rights #jerusalem #tel aviv #united nations #biden administration #congress #middle east #joe biden #benjamin netanyahu #israeli defence forces #idf #hamas #hezbollah #houthis

[meandmybigmouth]

Someone's about to get "EPSTEINED"!

#donald trump #republicans #congress #politics #epstein

[to-dance-beneath-the-diamond-sky]

URGENT URGENT URGENT!

US Congress will vote tomorrow (3/22/24) on UNRWA funding. Please take 5 minutes to call your representatives today! This action tool is super easy to use and gives you a script & dials your representatives for you. Just press * after each call and you'll be connected to your next rep.

If you have anxiety about speaking to people on the phone, just call after business hours and leave voicemails!

US-folks please take this action & share the link with 3 people you know off of tumblr! USCPRACTION.ORG/SAVEUNRWA

Non-US folks please reblog & share this with anyone you know who lives in the US.

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

#free palestine #free gaza #boost #signal boost #palestine #urgent #please reblog #please share #action tool #US politics #congress #us congress #free palestine 🇵🇸 #🇵🇸 #please boost #important #action

[mysharona1987]

The House: Trust me, bro. This timing is totally a coincidence.

Also, the real craziness is the IDF have been using TikTok to broadcast their antics (war crimes) to the world.

#free palestine #tiktok #Gaza #democrats #republicans #politics #social media #congress #israel #war crimes #Biden #Muslims #poc #women of color

[daddysakic]

It’s weird it’s happened 10 times right?

#us politics #kevin mccarthy #speaker of the house #congress #jefferies #the gop is a mess #god damn #you love to see it #us history