Constituents affected by #MedicaidExpansion are low-income US citizens and in today's political environment that has been polluted by money, these citizens have no voice in government.

Constituents affected by #MedicaidExpansion are low-income US citizens and in today's political environment that has been polluted by money, these citizens have no voice in government.

Constituents affected by #MedicaidExpansion are low-income US citizens and in today's political environment that has been polluted by money, these citizens have no voice in government.

Many lives were lost on this horrific day, 9/11/01. This day should be a Holiday so that we can honor ALL of the lives that were taken from us. You want us to teach our children about that day, then why not start with a day to honor them.

Constituents affected by #MedicaidExpansion are low-income US citizens and in today's political environment that has been polluted by money, these citizens have no voice in government.

Facebook has banned Steve Elliott 4 times now, for posting prices of medical products everyone with a pen does on Facebook for the new wave of Cannabis reporting. He is a long standing cannabis reporter, writer activist this is his life and he knows it well. These personal attacks on him without due process over and over is bullying of his character and that needs to stop. Thank you the cannabis community.

Confederate symbolism lives on the flags of seven state governments (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee). This is not only a mockery to millions of citizens that live under these banners but it is a reminder that America is unwilling to rid itself of its troubled past. Symbols of secession should no longer be permitted to fly over state houses that are supposedly an embodiment of the values of all its citizens and that of the United States. Why stop at the removal of the Confederate flag in front of the South Carolina state house? Lets make sure that these symbols of hate and systemic racism are no longer used in our country.

SCANDAL AT THE CIA Do you know that the FBI is covering up the scandal surrounding Ex-CIA Director David Petraeus’s resignation from the CIA? I know because I have first-hand knowledge of the situation. The real reason David Petraeus’s affair with Paula Broadwell was exposed was because someone high up in the CIA wanted to get rid of him because he was not a career CIA man; he came from the military and they were afraid he would investigate them for crimes they were committing against me. The crimes that have to do with me include wiretapping my telephone lines and my internet. They have been doing this for the past several years now. By intercepting my communication, they were able to figure out how I made a living on Amazon.com. They were subsequently able to prevent me from selling the goods I was selling and put me out of business. I went to the FBI about this but they never even conducted an investigation or had a sit down face-to-face meeting with me. And because I went to the FBI, the CIA poisoned and killed my Aunt – Geraldine Valentine – by giving her MDS (a blood disorder). The person responsible for doing all this is Rolf Ackermann (http://rolf-ackermann-namibia.over-blog.de/). He is a former agent for the BND – Germany’s foreign intelligence service. He has also had a career as a journalist and a novelist. We met online. He has had someone high up in the CIA do these things to me and my family. Help me put a stop to what the CIA is doing to me and my family. Remember all the information Edward Snowden leaked to the media and to the public. So don’t go thinking this cannot happen. It is happening. You can do me a huge favor and expose the CIA and FBI for covering it up. Contact the FBI at 212-384-1000 and at 202-324-3000 and ask them why they are covering up what Denise Dow reported to them at least a half dozen times already. If you want to find out the real reason behind David Petraeus’s resignation and the crimes the CIA has been committing, you have to put pressure on the FBI to investigate. So call the FBI at 212-384-1000 or 202-324-3000 and ask them why they are covering up what Denise Dow reported to them. Denise Dow Queens, NY Would you help me file a case against the CIA?

Leonard Peltier on the day of the shoot he was accused of was not even armed with a gun. And yet still was locked up. Only because he was Native American and the F.B.I did not want to admit they fired upon unarmed women and children. Basically, Leonard was locked up because somebody had to take the blame so the F.B.I would not be embarrassed. Let's release him from prison once and for all and correct this wrong into a right.

Following last week’s attack on Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC. and a Supreme Court ruling giving states discretion over what appears on license plates, the governors of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee have stated their commitments to taking the Confederate flag off speciality state license plates. Five more states offer license plates that bear the emblem—Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Add your name to the petition telling them to remove it. Whatever its benign significance to some people, the Confederate flag historically signifies an era of slavery and oppression, and is a rallying symbol for white supremacists and those fearful of progress. Displaying it on government issued license plates is unnecessarily divisive and hurtful. Sign the petition: Take the Confederate flag off state-issued license plates.

My name is Aleena Watson and I am pursuing my Computer Science degree at Portland State University. The money I get from financial aid barely covers tuition and housing fees, therefore I find myself with no money to use for food. I was encouraged to apply for SNAP food benefits and also because of the 75% usage rate, I applied. I was first denied because in the eyes of SNAP Oregon, as a student, we are expected to have extra free time to also carry a job of at least 20 hours a week; not every 2 weeks or month, but 20 hours a week! Once I finally got a month's worth of working 20 hours a week to show to SNAP, they approved my case and received my allowance of $16.00 in SNAP food benefits for an entire month. Please help students in Oregon qualify for SNAP food benefits without having to work a minimum number of hours, and to be treated like the rest of the community. Please ensure that we can continue with our education and also be able to eat. Allow students to concentrate on our studies without mandatory work hour qualifications for SNAP benefits. Please sign this petition to help students attain food benefits through SNAP Oregon without restrictions on work hours!

DSS is not doing what is needed to get children what they need when they place us with people. Some are bad and some are good. I've been in DS for seven months now, and I would like to see a DSS clean up. There needs to be more foster homes available. What we go through being in DSS is sometimes worse than in our original homes. We have no say in what happens with us. I'm fourteen, and I was taken because my mom went to jail for pdc and they told me I would be out in two days, which turned into 7 months. I would like to get someone to look at things from the children's eyes. Please listen to what we have to say.