"Saturday Night Live" has a long history of culturally relevant political satire. It's often a mark of honor to play a candidate for president and vice president—and choosing a great and beloved comedian is a way to capture public attention ... and ensure we get to see more of that candidate in the show's autumn episodes. When Sarah Palin was tapped from obscurity to be John McCain's running mate in 2008, it was an opportunity for "SNL" to cast beloved writer/actor Tina Fey, whose line "I can see Russia from my house" has become famously associated with Palin herself! SNL made joyful news recently in announcing that Maya Rudolph would return to portray Kamala Harris. Now, with the announcement of Tim Walz as her running mate, SNL has an excuse to bring back one of the show's most storied recurring guest hosts: Steve Martin. Look at those wide smiles, the eyes that scrunch at the corners, the bold eyebrows! Steve Martin is made to play Tim Walz—and bring a bright, generous, and absurd humor to the role. "SNL": Do America this favor! Enlist Steve Martin. Give Tim Walz the portrayal he deserves, as he runs to help elect the president and vice president we all deserve.

Local governance is a time honored American tradition.  Local governments know what is needed and what is best for their communities.  HB 2127 is extreme government overreach and should be repealed.

This is an historic election, one that will determine the future of our country—a future either shaped by Trump and Vance, who are set on eroding our rights and freedoms, or Harris and Walz, who will protect and expand our rights and put people and our democracy first.  Walz's progressive track record could not be more distinct from Vance. Where Vance voted against the "Right to IVF Act," Walz and his wife used IVF to conceive their daughter, who they named Hope. Where Vance’s anti-abortion beliefs go so far as to call for federal intervention to stop people from even being able to travel to access abortions in other states—Walz worked to codify abortion rights in Minnesota and protect patients traveling to Minnesota for reproductive care. Where Vance prioritizes fossil fuels above our climate, Walz recognizes the climate crisis and outlined an ambitious goal of helping Minnesota reach 100% clean energy by 2040. Vance—whose book in part profited off of the exploitation of stories from rural Americans struggling with opioid addictions—created a failed anti-opioid nonprofit, Our Ohio Renewal, that employed a doctor with ties to Big Pharma and invested $0 on charitable activities or grants. Walz took executive action to create an Opioids, Substance Use, and Addiction subcabinet and signed a $300 million investment combating opioid addiction and funding overdose education, prevention, treatment.  It's time that politicians like Vance are forced to confront their far right and extreme platforms and answer to the American people. Together, we can build the public pressure to make sure Vance doesn’t waffle like Trump on facing his competitor on the debate stage.  Add your name to the petition to call on Vance to agree to and follow through on debating Walz!

Trump knows that more and more voters are learning about Project 2025 and he's trying to distance himself from it by claiming to not know anything about Project 2025 or who's behind it. That is a lie. Many members of Trump's former administration and Trump allies are involved with Project 2025, and in 2022, when talking about the Heritage Foundation, Trump said, "This is a great group, and they're going to lay the groundwork and detail plans for exactly what our movement will do and what your movement will do when the American people give us a colossal mandate to save America." Trump has a track record of inciting the deadly white supremacist-led January 6 insurrection, attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election, packing the Supreme Court with MAGA Republican judges who have stripped away our freedoms and bodily autonomy over and over again, giving tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations, hurling racist, sexist, Islamophobic attacks, and more. Harris has tirelessly advocated for and fought for our communities and freedoms. She has fought to raise the minimum wage, protect our voting rights, make higher education tuition-free, reform the cash bail system, expand access to health care, hold sexual abusers accountable, protect our reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy, 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 why she is ready to show up to the debate on September 10, with or without Trump. Will you sign the petition to tell Trump that voters expect him to stop playing games and show up to debate Vice President Kamala Harris NOW? 

More and more businesses are increasing their dependency on providers like CrowdStrike, which controls nearly 18% of its cybersecurity market. Meanwhile, just three companies—Google, Amazon, and Microsoft—control a whopping 65% of the cloud provider market. July’s chaotic global blackout was just a preview into what could happen if a major tech company experienced a similar kind of crash—scenarios could include the global economy being rocked, fulfillment coming to a screeching halt, and people being unable to contact loved ones or receive lifesaving care. As long as Big Tech holds onto its monopolies, regulations are harder to enforce, emerging tech companies struggle to compete, and pricing remains controlled by a few CEOs. With the internet becoming centralized in the hands of four or five big companies, even one breakdown carries huge consequences. We need the Federal Trade Commission to step in and break up Big Tech in order to mitigate risks and avoid global outages. As our lives and businesses continue to become more and more intertwined, we’re opening ourselves up to more blackouts and more crashes.

Right now the majority of funding for public education comes from state and local governments—and far too many school districts are falling through the cracks. We need to fully invest in our future, and that means taking bold steps to reimagine how we fund public education in our country so that everyone can have an equal opportunity.  Underfunding in schools affects educator retention which can lead to larger class sizes and less tailored instruction. There is currently a teaching shortage as wages stagnate, responsibilities increase, and support dwindles. By investing in schools, we will be investing in educators—and appropriately compensating and resourcing those who spend their lifetime teaching the next generation.  Underfunding also means fewer extracurricular activities, which impacts enrichment, a well-rounded education, and opportunities post-graduation. And it means learning environments that are unsuitable and unsustainable—with leaks, poor ventilation, and crumbling infrastructure.  The lack of funding for education disproportionately negatively impacts Black and brown students, having long-term and pervasive consequences for families. One study found that Black students are 2x more likely as white students to attend school in districts with “subpar government funding” and 3x as likely to reside in districts that are “chronically underfunded.”  Donald Trump's and MAGA would make the state of public education even worse. Their Project 2025 manifesto has an entire section focused on reshaping, or more accurately dismantling, our public education system and a plan to drain all of our resources to reroute to private education. The plan includes eliminating the Department of Education, getting rid of teachers unions, ending federal funding, and gutting any programs that support equity and inclusion, even free school lunch programs and Head Start. Our communities are stronger when every child has access to good quality education. We need to invest our resources to fully fund public education NOW!

Our mayors must lead with care and compassion—not by using ineffective interventions like punishing fines or jail time, proven to only exacerbate the issue of houselessness. Being unhoused is not a crime, and many local leaders understand that we can’t arrest our way out of the homelessness crisis. Unhoused Americans need trauma-informed community outreach, mental health services, and job training as a pathway to permanent housing. Housing-first is the only strategy proven to break the current cycle between housing insecurity and jail. It's time we stop the cruel and dehumanizing criminalization of poverty and houselessness, and instead invest in compassionate solutions that actually work. We've seen this in both Los Angeles and Denver where lawmakers have taken a slower, coordinated approach to tackling the homelessness crisis—one that starts with encouraging unhoused folks to accept supportive services, with the eventual goal of permanent housing. And there is promising evidence that this care-first approach actually works: Despite pressure from Governor Newsom, Los Angeles has actually seen a decrease in the unhoused population between 2023 and 2024.  We need mayors and local leaders across the country to follow suit in putting care first and refuse to fine or arrest unhoused people just for existing.

As you join this effort by spreading awareness of hate groups in CT and working towards engagement of state leadership, we will improve our chances of dismantling hate and racism!

La contratación de mataderos y la falta de supervisión de estos contratistas por parte de los municipios de toda la isla es inhumana y se considera en todo el mundo como un signo de una sociedad incivilizada. La cantidad de injusticias contra los animales en Puerto Rico que han ganado atención mundial sigue creciendo y hace que Puerto Rico sea un lugar indeseable para visitar. El dinero que se destina a los contratistas de matanza se puede gastar de manera humanitaria en coordinación con organizaciones 501c3. El apoyo a las leyes para frenar el crecimiento de los animales callejeros no le cuesta nada, pero le ahorra enormes cantidades de dinero. __________________ The contracting of killing and the lack of oversight of those contractors by municipalities island-wide is inhumane and seen world-wide as a sign of an uncivilized society. The number of injustices against animals in Puerto Rico that have gained world-wide attention continue to grow and deem Puerto Rico undesirable as a place to visit. The money that goes to the killing contractors can be spent in humane ways in coordination with 501c3 organizations. The support of laws to slow the growth of strays costs you nothing but saves you massive amounts of money. Please leave a comment for 𝐑𝐚𝐦ó𝐧 𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚.

As RFK Jr. continues his irresponsible spoiler campaign for president, more concerning and odd information continues to surface about his track record. This most recent confession is just one of many that calls into question RFK Jr.’s judgment and his ability to put the American people first. It’s clear: he is deeply unfit to serve as president.  RFK Jr. has been lying about this incident for ten years. And he didn't even confess until he was caught by a journalist. RFK Jr. finally disclosed that he dumped a dead bear cub carcass in Central Park along with an old bicycle to make it look like it had been hit by a cyclist. The incident sparked widespread concern and confusion in the morning when it was discovered. It led to costly work by multiple city and state agencies, and added to a culture of fear around cycling and the safety of New York City's parks. RFK Jr. watched all of this happen due to his lies, and still refused to come forward.  RFK Jr. would have been 60 years old at the time—a full grown adult who knew what he was doing was a crime. He even admitted being worried, stating his prints  “were all over that bike.”  RFK Jr. wants to paint this incident as a harmless prank, but when it occurred it was a mystery that concerned New York City residents and launched NYPD investigations. Also, a team had to come in and clean up the health hazard RFK Jr. dumped in the public city park. RFK Jr. is not above the law and should be held responsible for the wasted time and resources his recklessness cost New York taxpayers.  That’s why we’re urging city officials to investigate RFK Jr.’s crime and hold him financially accountable!

Imagine having to choose between keeping your home warm during the harsh winter months or putting food on the table for your family. This is the stark reality that many West Virginians face daily. Appalachian Power’s proposed 17.6% rate increase will only exacerbate these difficult choices for over 74,000 customers already struggling with financial burdens. Our community has endured continuous rate hikes over recent years, with increases of 3.5% in 2021, 10% in 2022, and 15.4% in 2023. These cumulative hikes have far outpaced wage growth and cost-of-living adjustments, leaving many families unable to keep up. It’s heartbreaking to think of parents working multiple jobs and still not making enough to cover essential utilities. Despite these substantial increases, Appalachian Power has failed to provide reliable service. Last winter, many families were left in the cold and dark during one of the coldest periods in years, highlighting the company’s inability to maintain its infrastructure effectively. This lack of reliable service is not just an inconvenience—it’s a matter of safety and well-being. West Virginia also has one of the highest poverty rates in the nation, with 17.9% of residents living in poverty. The child poverty rate has risen to 25%, the second highest in the United States. Many of our neighbors are already struggling to meet basic needs, and this rate increase will push them further into hardship. It’s unacceptable that while families are making sacrifices, a utility company is prioritizing profit over people’s well-being. By joining this campaign, you’re standing up for fair and affordable energy rates. You’re supporting families who are doing their best to make ends meet. Together, we can urge the Public Service Commission to reject this unjustifiable rate hike and demand a transparent, fair approach to utility pricing that considers the real-life impacts on our community.

This issue is important because having clean water to drink and bathe in is a basic human need.