Facial recognition technology involves many practical and ethical issues. Over and over again, it has misidentified women and ethnic minorities, sometimes as much as 34% more often than it did lighter-skinned men.  Law enforcement uses facial recognition technology to surveil everyone from peaceful protesters to immigrants. The pictures taken are then scanned against millions of photos in federal and state databases that include driver's license pictures.  This technology is not harmless, and Disney using it to take pictures of adults as well as children is cause for concern.  We’ve seen how businesses and corporations have misused facial recognition technology to violate individual rights. Families should be able to go to a theme park without having their privacy compromised. Add your name to the petition! 

A sitting president buying and trading stocks that they have direct insider information about and influence over is a clear ethical violation and conflict of interest.  White House spokespeople insist that Trump has no input into these trades and that his portfolio is entirely managed by third-party advisers. But the evidence speaks for itself.  Trump bought millions in Nvidia stock only one week before approving it to start selling its advanced computer chips to China, which sent its stocks soaring. He bought millions in Palantir stock right around the time the company signed a billion-dollar deal with the Department of Homeland Security. He bought stock in Thermo Fisher Scientific the exact same day he toured its facilities.  The sheer consistency of this pattern makes it nearly impossible to accept that Trump has no influence over these trades. But insider trading isn’t the only problem. Trump has repeatedly taken to social media and public speeches to talk up companies he holds stock in, directly inflating the value of his investments using the platform of the presidency.  Meanwhile, everyday Americans are living through the worst cost-of-living crisis in recent history. Groceries, housing, healthcare, and other basic necessities have all become crushing costs for millions of families. While working people are struggling to get by, the president is running a personal enrichment operation out of the Oval Office.  The office of the president is not a get-rich-quick scheme. Sign the petition to stop Trump’s shameless corruption and demand a stock trading ban for all high-level public officials! 

This is only the ninth time in history that the WHO has classified an outbreak as a “a public health emergency of international concern,” and already the outbreak is the third worst Ebola outbreak ever recorded.  Trump has already eroded and undermined our public health infrastructure. Cuts to contact-tracing, disease surveillance, and vaccine funding has left us underprepared for an outbreak of this magnitude. And while emergency funding and disaster response relief has been approved, we are playing catch-up to a disease that is rapidly spreading.  And the Trump administration’s appointed acting head of the NIAID stepped down in the midst of this crisis, leaving a gap in leadership when we need it the most.  Given the circumstances, it is as imperative as ever that experts to have the most up-to-date information, resources, and guidance in order to tackle this outbreak in coordination with global leaders. And that means allowing disease experts in NIAID to have open communication with the WHO.  We don’t have time to wait. Tell the Trump administration to lift restrictions preventing NIAID staff from openly communicating and coordinating with the WHO now!

This is only the ninth time in history that the WHO has classified an outbreak as “a public health emergency of international concern,” and already the outbreak is the third-worst Ebola outbreak ever recorded.  Trump has already eroded and undermined our public health infrastructure. Cuts to contact tracing, disease surveillance, and vaccine funding have left us underprepared for an outbreak of this magnitude. And while emergency funding and disaster response relief have been approved, we are playing catch-up to a disease that is rapidly spreading.  And the Trump administration’s appointed acting head of the NIAID stepped down in the midst of this crisis, leaving a gap in leadership when we need it most.  Given the circumstances, it is as imperative as ever that experts have the most up-to-date information, resources, and guidance in order to tackle this outbreak in coordination with global leaders. And that means allowing disease experts in NIAID to have open communication with the WHO.  We don’t have time to wait. Tell the Trump administration to lift restrictions preventing NIAID staff from openly communicating and coordinating with the WHO now!

The Department of Defense regularly fails independent financial audits regarding where the Pentagon budget is spent. The precedent to continuously allow the Pentagon to increase its budget without any sort of accountability must end.    The federal government continues to put the needs of people last, and wonder why people no longer have faith in our federal institutions. Many Americans are feeling the financial strain of higher costs at the gas pump and the grocery store. People are having to get second and third jobs to make ends meet while rent increases. Time and financial investment in warfare continue despite working people across the country suffering from instability, healthcare cuts, unaffordable housing, and cuts to programs that support children and our caregivers.    An intentional decrease of the Pentagon budget is about making real safety and security possible for all of us: safe homes, healthy children and families, affordable care, strong schools, and a government that shows up when people need it.    Congress must cut the Pentagon budget and reject any NDAA or defense spending package that locks in another round of military expansion, especially at the expense of our domestic programs that support families.    Every dollar spent on the Pentagon is a dollar siphoned away from essential programming everyday people rely on to survive.    Congress should stop writing blank checks for war and start investing in US!

Roughly one million people become green card holders every year, and about 500,000 of them apply while living in the U.S. These are people deeply embedded in their communities, sometimes living with family members who are U.S. citizens, and contributing to the economy through work and taxes.  Trump and the USCIS have offered very few details about who will be directly impacted by these changes, sharing only vague language that some people who have an “economic benefit or otherwise are in the national interest” might be allowed to remain in the U.S.  But experts are already concerned about how these exceptions might lead to even more discrimination, especially for immigrants from countries on Trump's “travel ban” list—like Brazil, Colombia, and Thailand—who cannot seek consular services in their home countries.  This policy is already causing mass confusion among immigrants and their lawyers. The UCIS should reverse these unnecessary changes NOW and allow green card applicants to continue residing in the U.S.  

To preserve the well fair of those living in Alcoa and nearby cities and protect them from the negative impacts of building an AI data center. 

You’ve likely seen the uproar over Trump’s Justice Department-created $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that could send taxpayer money to January 6 insurrectionists, amongst other MAGA loyalists and political allies. Trump’s slush fund is as corrupt and lawless as it gets — and even his allies in Congress are pushing back. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called it “utterly stupid, morally wrong.” Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) added, “I don’t like the fund at all.” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) referred to it as a “payout pot for punks.” Things got so contentious that Senate Republicans were forced to abandon votes on an unrelated bill to fund ICE in advance of the Memorial Day recess. It’s a good start, but it’ll be meaningless if this fund is left intact. Fortunately, right now there are multiple ways to pull it apart, from Rep. Jamie Raskin’s just-introduced No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act (H.R. 8914) to amendments in the reconciliation bills. While the iron is hot, we need to strike and ensure these measures get the support they need in Congress to kill this corrupt scam for good — and that’s where you come in.

This is important because we’ve been through hell and they’ve never put us first. They cut everything from us. As soon as Trump got into office, he snatched everything from us, specially after he pardoned his convicted cronies. Our country is an embarrassment, and it’s time to fix our democracy with fairness, accountability, and respect for the American people.

We, the undersigned residents, business owners, and supporters of Pensacola, respectfully urge the City of Pensacola to reconsider and reject any proposal involving the development of a large-scale hyper data center within or near our communities.  While we understand the importance of economic growth and technological advancement, we believe this project raises serious concerns that deserve greater public discussion, transparency, and long-term consideration before any approval is granted.  Our concerns include:  1. STRAIN ON INFRASTRUCTURE  Hyper data centers require enormous amounts of electricity and water to operate. Pensacola residents are already concerned about rising utility costs, aging infrastructure, and storm resiliency. Introducing a facility with such extreme demand could place additional stress on our power grid, water supply, and emergency systems. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT  Pensacola is known for its natural beauty, waterways, wildlife, and coastal environment. Large industrial-scale developments may increase heat output, noise pollution, land disruption, and environmental risks that could permanently impact nearby neighborhoods and ecosystems. 3. LIMITED COMMUNITY BENEFIT  Many residents feel these facilities offer limited long-term employment opportunities compared to the amount of land, resources, and tax incentives often provided. Our city should prioritize developments that create stronger local economic impact, small business growth, workforce opportunities, affordable housing solutions, and community-centered revitalization. 4. PRESERVING THE CHARACTER OF PENSACOLA  Pensacola is a historic coastal city built on culture, tourism, neighborhoods, and community connection. Residents are concerned that introducing massive industrial-style developments could change the identity and atmosphere of our city in ways that cannot be reversed. 5. NEED FOR PUBLIC INPUT AND TRANSPARENCY  Many citizens feel they have not been adequately informed or included in discussions surrounding this proposal. Decisions of this scale should involve open town halls, environmental studies, public hearings, and direct community engagement before moving forward.  

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is quickly working to create an “AI-first” fighting force. To supercharge an already dangerous AI-powered war machine, the Army and Air Force are planning to build data centers spanning thousands of acres of military property in Texas, North Carolina, Utah, California, Arizona, and Georgia — and more could follow. It’s all to advance the usage of AI in warfare; autonomous weapons systems, algorithms making life-or-death decisions, robots with the power to launch nuclear weapons. We’re sounding the alarm: Unchecked AI has no place in weapons and war, and parasitic data centers have no place in our communities. But Wall Street firms and private equity companies like the Carlyle Group and BlackRock are turning to the Pentagon to cash in on the AI boom, which is currently negotiating “exclusive” 50-year term leases of its property for the data centers. To get lawmakers to pay attention and prevent more data centers from destroying land, water, and air to power AI warfare tomorrow, we need as many people as possible speaking out today.

Trump's Department of Justice is targeting the Southern Poverty Law Center, one of the nation's most prominent civil rights organizations, in a blatantly politically motivated attack. For decades, the SPLC has done critical work that the FBI should be doing—tracking violent extremists before they act. White supremacist violence has been the deadliest domestic terror threat in this country for years. Instead of stopping that violence, Trump’s DOJ is trying to tear down the systems meant to hold white supremacist organizations accountable. Trump dismantled the component  built to investigate such organizations and pushed out its seasoned and specialized attorneys. Trump’s DOJ doesn't prosecute white supremacists. Trump pardons them instead. And now his Justice Department is going after organizations that have kept watch  when the federal government wouldn't. Trump is testing whether corporations, banks, tech platforms, and wealthy institutions will go along with him and help cut off resources to groups challenging racism and authoritarianism. Fidelity Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, Goldman Sachs Gives, Charles Schwab's DAFgiving360, and Thrivent Charitable are doing just that—their actions to block donations to SPLC are aiding Trump's efforts to take away our collective power to create positive change for all. This is just the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s attacks on groups that support abortion rights, LGBTQ+ rights, sex education access, gun control, justice system reform, racial and gender justice, voting rights, climate justice, and more. The question this raises is bigger than one organization. It's whether Black people will be allowed to organize, advocate, and build power without being punished for it. We stand with the SPLC and call out Fidelity Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, Goldman Sachs Gives, Charles Schwab DAFgiving360, and Thrivent Charitable, demand that they change course and remove any and all restrictions on funding to the SPLC. Color Of Change and its members will continue to stand with partners like the SPLC against the right-wing authoritarian efforts to suppress the movement for civil and human rights for all. We are not backing down from the fight to defend our communities from harm. We stand together, united with allied organizations, more committed than ever. These Wall Street charities must decide which side of history they will be on. Tell them to get on the right side of history and restore charitable giving access to the SPLC NOW!