The reality is that the U.S. government is Netanyahu's largest supplier of weapons, and Congress has already passed legislation to send Israel $3.8 billion every year for the next five years. In the last year alone, Congress has voted to send more than $10 billion in American taxpayer dollars to the extremist Israeli government to buy more of the bombs and more of the weapons they are using to bomb and kill the Palestinian and Lebanese people. One in every 55 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023. You read that right: One in every 55 Palestinians have been killed in the last year. Entire multigenerational Palestinian families have been killed and erased from the registry. Entire lineages have been wiped out. And nearly half of Gaza's residents are under the age of 16, and 65% are under the age of 25, effectively meaning that Palestinian children are bearing the brunt of the Israeli government's collective punishment. It must end now. 50,000 pregnant women and people remain at great risk in Gaza too, with miscarriages, premature births, and stillbirths tripling. One mother, Hind S., almost gave birth to her baby under the rubble in the aftermath of an Israeli military airstrike before she was dug out and rushed to a hospital, where her baby was born with a broken leg from the airstrike. Babies, children, and families in Gaza are also starving to death.19 Nearly 2.1 million people are food insecure, with 96% of children from 6 months to 2 years old not meeting the minimal nutrition requirements. It's egregious. Netanyahu's military has completely violated international law and committed war crimes time and time again. And none of this would've been possible without United States weapons paid for by our very own U.S. taxpayer dollars. Enough is enough! Our members of Congress need to block the $20 billion offensive arms sale to the Israeli military NOW. Will you sign the petition?

The more people that stand with us will prove to Pender County that they can not simply pick on the mothers of our community without repercussion. They can not simply dismiss the hard working and dedicated mothers of our community without us standing together and demanding that our voices be heard. Please check out Beach Mamas Bootcamp Facebook page for letters from of the ladies who feel like they are losing a part of themselves with this program being taken away by Pender County. https://www.facebook.com/Beachmamasbootcamp?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Reject Xcel Energy's 20-year extension request for the Monticello nuclear power plant. • The plant is 53 years old, making it one of the three oldest in the US. • The 2022 leak of 829,000 gallons of radioactive tritium and other carcinogens poses a threat to: • The Mississippi River, a drinking water source for 20 million people. • The environment and wildlife. • The food chain through irrigation of crops. • Tritium exposure, especially during pregnancy, is linked to: • Cancers in newborns. • Pregnancy loss. • Birth abnormalities. We say NO! NO to the deadly radioactivity harming our children, environment, drinking water, and food! NO to the extension request! We demand the safe shutdown of the Monticello plant!

This is important because this is our last year, and we love FFA want to represent it is as officers 

For more than 50 years, Title X has funded family planning clinics across the country, ensuring access to critical health services, including birth control, cancer screenings, STI testing, and more.  This is part of a broader effort to implement the Project 2025 agenda, which threatens not only abortion access, but birth control and reproductive health care more broadly, across the country.  Now, the Republican-led House Appropriations Committee has approved a plan to defund Title X in 2025. Soon, all House representatives will have a chance to vote for or against this radical policy change. Add your name to the petition to urge your representative NOW: Don’t defund Title X! 

Two Texas women, Kelsie Norris-De La Cruz and Kyleigh Thurman, were denied abortion care for their life-threatening ectopic pregnancies—and now they’re demanding the Biden administration investigate the hospitals for violating federal law. An ectopic pregnancy is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the first trimester. Texans deserve assurance that they’ll receive lifesaving care when they need it most. Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, Texas has enforced a near-total ban on abortion, with very limited exceptions. And Texas doctors who perform abortions risk life in prison, fines of up to $100,000, and revocation of their medical licenses. But hospitals are ultimately required to provide stabilizing care, including abortions, to patients with emergency medical conditions. Texas law clearly allows for abortions to treat dangerous ectopic pregnancies, and federal law requires it. And yet, both of these women were denied emergency care. Sign the petition to demand these Texas hospitals be held accountable for denying their patients lifesaving abortion care.

It's been two years since the Supreme Court shamefully overturned Roe v. Wade, stripping millions of Americans of their right to decide if, and when, to start a family. Many states have moved to enforce extremely restrictive laws on abortion—some as early as six weeks. In 14 states, abortion is banned in almost all circumstances.  As politicians nationwide continue to attack our bodily autonomy, voters need to know where our presidential candidates stand on reproductive rights. Vice President Harris deserves a chance to make her stance on abortion access crystal clear. Meanwhile, voters should hear exactly what President Trump means when he says that abortion should be “left up to the states” or “there has to be some form of punishment” for people seeking abortion care. Just this month, new reports surfaced of women with dangerous pregnancy complications who were forced to give birth due to state abortion bans, leading to serious and permanent health consequences. We need to hear from our candidates: What would you say to these women, their families, and the doctors and physicians sounding the alarm about the dangerous impacts of state abortion bans? And what would you say to Americans concerned that these bans have gone too far? As we head into the final stretch of this election season, abortion must be part of the public conversation so voters can support candidates who unequivocally fight for reproductive rights. Debate moderators must get our candidates on the record: What role does the federal government play in making sure that every American, regardless of where they live, can access a full range of essential reproductive health care, including abortion? Add your name to our petition now and urge moderators at ABC News to ask about abortion in the next presidential debate.

Vice President Kamala Harris is a Black, South Asian, daughter of immigrants who has tirelessly advocated for and fought for our communities. She’s fought to raise the minimum wage, to protect our voting rights, to make higher education tuition-free, to reform the cash bail system, to expand access to health care, to hold sexual abusers accountable, to protect our reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy, to protect the LGBTQIA+ community, and so much more.  Harris has a proven track record of putting people over corporations by taking on fraudsters trying to cheat the American people—and winning, successfully going after Big Oil, greedy pharmaceutical companies, and predatory mortgage lenders to deliver wins for working people. This is what the media should focus on instead of racist and sexist attacks. Unfortunately, attacks against Black candidates, especially Black women candidates, are not new. When former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the House of Representatives, ran for president, she was not taken seriously. When Stacey Abrams ran, Republicans talked about her relationship status, her weight, they darkened her skin in political ads to rile up their racist base, and so much more. And now, Republicans like Congressman Tim Burchett are calling Vice President Kamala Harris a “DEI hire." We have to call it what it is: A racist dog whistle against Vice President Harris that bigots also use to diminish and discredit Black and brown people, LGBTQIA+ people, and women’s experiences and accomplishments. “DEI'' which stands for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, is being weaponized similarly to how the word “woke” has been weaponized by bigots. And news outlets stoke the flames, reporting on these statements without providing necessary critical analysis or context regarding the underlying racism and sexism. We must come together to fight back against this.  The truth is that Black women have powered the Democratic Party for years. In 2008 and 2012, 96% of Black women voted for President Barack Obama, providing the margin he needed to win two presidential terms. In 2016, 94% of Black women voted for Hillary Clinton. Black women powered the blue wave in 2018, and 90% of Black women voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in 2020. We can’t sit idly by as MAGA Republicans and bigots continue to hurl racist and sexist attacks and news and media outlets legitimize their most offensive and baseless claims. Vice President Harris has broken glass ceiling after glass ceiling many times throughout her life. But when trailblazing Black women and women in politics like Harris are put in the spotlight, they are far too often subject to sexist and racist disinformation campaigns, made worse by news publications looking for "hot takes" and social media virality for clicks, views, and money. We need news outlets and journalists to be held to the highest standards of integrity, ensuring that they are not spreading harmful misinformation, recklessly sharing racist or sexist commentary that undermines Harris's qualifications, or publishing biased and unbalanced reporting on Harris.  Harris is a beacon of hope and representation for young Black and brown girls and women, not only across the country but the world. MAGA Republicans are afraid of her because they know she will continue to expose their dangerous Project 2025 agenda that will give Trump unchecked powers to eliminate abortion, hurt working- and middle-class people, fire civil servants, and roll back our rights and freedoms while reshaping all aspects of the government. They are afraid of her because they know she will fight for the working class instead of big corporations. So they resort to racist and sexist attacks against her. We can only imagine how low MAGA Republicans will go to discredit a successful, qualified candidate like Harris. But we can and must demand better from independent journalists now to STOP these sexist and racist attacks in their tracks. The media has a significant influence on the public narrative, and journalists have a responsibility to address racism, sexism, misogynoir, and any biases that can influence their election reporting when it comes to Harris.  Will you add your name to the petition? 

The health risks of toxic metals in tampons are serious and need attention now. Heavy metals like arsenic and lead can harm vital organs, increase cancer risk, and cause severe developmental issues in fetuses. With millions of Americans using tampons regularly, the potential for widespread harm is huge. We can't wait for more studies to confirm what we already know is a big problem. We need immediate action to protect public health. By pushing for stricter regulations and mandatory testing, we can make sure menstrual products are safe for everyone. This is crucial for protecting individual health and maintaining public trust in consumer safety standards.

First, abortion. Then, IVF. Now, conservative lawmakers are putting contraception at risk. Nearly all voters—Republicans, Democrats, and Independents—support the right to contraception. Millions of people use it to plan their families and manage their health. But instead of protecting this right and enshrining it into law, Republicans in the Senate blocked the Right to Contraception Act. Every American should have the freedom to use contraception if and when they need it—and the assurance that the government will never take it away from us. Right now, there’s another path forward. A discharge petition is circulating in the House of Representatives that, if they get enough signatures, would force the Republican majority to bring the Right to Contraception Act to a vote in the House. Sign the petition to urge your representative to support the right to contraception, sign the discharge petition, and fight for our freedom to plan our families and our futures. 

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Ms. Ziegler's conduct has been a continuous distraction from the business of the Board  — the education of our students, and the Board's stated commitment of "Every student every day."  At the May 7, 2024 School Board meeting she proposed a resolution defying constitutional officer responsibilities by refusing to uphold changes to Title IX. She claims she was protecting "our girls" while openly discriminating against certain students. This makes our students unsafe.  Ms. Ziegler has damaged countless students' lives and is an embarrassment to the Sarasota County School District.  She needs to resign or be removed. Join us in this effort.