• RACISM MEETS CRITERIA FOR THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH
    From gun violence to universal healthcare, no field of endeavor or conflict in this country is untouched by the legacy of racism manifest by our American destiny. Despite scholarly and established work to the contrary, CDC cries "No evidence-based best practices to address it" as an excuse not to do their job, so the people must demand it. I have seen the stress of loss of privilege, the minute daily drips of intangible "microaggressions" and the gaping wounds of bullets; I took an oath and DO NO HARM is not enough. We're also on Twitter and would ask folks to tweet Trevor Noah and other prominent folks who "have the mic"! @Right2healthNow
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  • PLEASE SIGN TO IMPEACH Judge Benjamin Smith and Help a Child See His Mother and Family Again
    Judge Benjamin Smith has caused irreparable damage through his abuse of power & manipulation of civil & criminal law. In our case, a single mother & sole provider of her child for 4 years lost custody after being set up & accused of a crime to which she hadn’t been proven guilty. During the court hearing, an exparte communication was made in the Judge’s chambers giving custody to the paternal grandparents & no testimony or evidence to the family’s ignobility or precarious lifestyle allowed. However, any testimony that could be used to decimate the maternal family’s character was welcomed. The maternal grandmother’s testimony was completely suppressed, all evidence refused & witness refused. Custody was first given to paternal grandparents, who were absent from the child's life since birth, & per the Texas Family Code had no legal standing to intervene in the custody dispute. The Petition for Intervention filed by the maternal grandmother was abandoned completely. Judge Smith gave full power & authority over the child to the paternal grandparents, including the right to decide the estranged father’s eligibility for visitation. Although the child's father owed more than $12,000 in back child support, he was not ordered to pay, however, the mother was ordered to pay support to the paternal grandparents. The Judge supported this decision through the complete suppression of opposing testimony, evidentiary support, & disregard for Texas Law. Following the hearing, the child’s mother’s attorney set a reconsideration hearing. During that hearing, without the mother present, the attorneys agreed & allowed the Judge to change temporary custody to the estranged father, although he was clearly proven unfit in the hearing, admitted to having 3 children over the past 5 years he didn’t visit/support & had only lived in Collin County 2 weeks breaking the law of required legal standing. Since that time, the child’s father/paternal family have been allowed to move the child out of state to an undisclosed location, changing phone numbers & blocking all social media profiles giving the child’s mother/maternal family no access to him for now 6 years. The last time the mother/maternal family saw the child was March 2015 only for 15 minutes while videotaped by the paternal grandmother Marguerite Alba who used her legal ties & legal assistant position with the Dallas Law Firm who represented her to, per witness testimony, “destroy” the child’s mother. Since the father has had custody, he abandoned the child at least 5 times, moved him 9 times, changing schools at least 8 times. It has been 6 years since the mother/maternal family have seen this child. Though the mother wrote letters to the Judge advising him that the paternal family would not communicate with her, & refused visitation, he did nothing. The mother is young, can’t afford an attorney, & even if she could, she would have no chance because the Judge & defendants are acquaintances outside the Court. All attorneys called refused to take a case in this Judge’s Court due to his “manipulation of the Law,” & Legal Services refuses to help as the long-arm of this Judge has reached the as well. We have heard so many stories of civil rights violations by this Judge with other families. Please help us send a message to this Judge that his illegal, unethical, bias, partial rulings will no longer be tolerated. If your rights have been violated by this Judge please contact us at https://www.facebook.com/injusticeincollincounty. Please sign & share our other petition to impeach Judge Emily Miskel at https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/please-sign-to-impeach-2. The law provides strict policies governing Texas Judges by way of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct. Texas law upholds that “our legal system is based on the principle that an independent, fair & competent judiciary will interpret & apply the laws that govern us.” It is required that a Judge should act as an arbitrator of "facts & law" to resolve disputes fairly only after allowing parties their right to testimony without showing bias or partiality "under the rule of law" while "establishing & maintaining high standards of judicial & personal conduct.” Canon 2A "admonishes Judges to conduct themselves in a manner to promote public confidence." Canon 2B states: "He (a judge) should not lend the prestige of his office to advance the private interests of others." Canon 3A(2) "admonishes judges to be unswayed by partisan interests." Canon 3B(5) states “a judge shall perform judicial duties without bias or prejudice.” Canon 3B(7) states “a judge shall require lawyers in proceedings before the court to refrain from manifesting, by words or conduct, bias or prejudice based on race, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status against parties, witnesses, counsel or others.” Canon 3B(8) states “a judge shall accord to every person who has a legal interest in a proceeding, or that person's lawyer, the right to be heard according to law. A judge shall not initiate, permit, OR CONSIDER EXPARTE COMMUNICATIONS or other communications made to the judge outside the presence of the parties between the judge & a party, an attorney, a guardian or attorney ad litem, an alternative dispute resolution neutral, or any other court appointee concerning the merits of a pending or impending judicial proceeding.” Texas Constitution Article 15 entitled “Impeachment” states "any judge of the District Courts of the State who is incompetent to discharge the duties of his office, or who shall be guilty of partiality, or oppression, or other official misconduct, or whose habits & conduct are such as to render him unfit to hold such office, or who shall negligently fail to perform his duties as judge; or who shall fail to execute in a reasonable measure the business in his courts, may be removed by the Supreme Court."
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  • Boycott Red Lobster Slavery Shrimp
    Shrimp has caused the decline of sea turtles globally and mangrove forest destruction for shrimp farms. Shrimp has long been associated with ecological destruction from trawlers clear cutting the ocean bottom and killing sea turtles, and the destruction of mangrove for shrimp farms. Shrimp also has a darker side, with thousands of workers enslaved in brutal conditions so consumers can enjoy cheap, all you can eat shrimp.  With 90% of shrimp imported, these products are killing American fisheries, which are better regulated and managed. Consumers of "Endless shrimp" and larger shrimp promoted by America's largest seafood chain are complicit in human and environmental crime. The lack of ethical consumption promoted by Red Lobster is heinous and promotes slavery and environmental destruction. Boycott Red Lobster until all unsustainable and unethical shrimp are removed from the menu.
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  • NESARA
    "Enact NESARA Now"
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  • Minneapolis Citizens for Eliminating Pesticides in Our Public Parks
    Whereas scientific studies associate exposure to pesticides with health risks to infants, children, pregnant women, and the elderly; Whereas pesticides are harmful to pets, wildlife, beneficial insects (including bees, currently at great risk from colony collapse disorder), and natural ecosystems; and Whereas, toxic runoff from pesticides and chemical fertilizers pollutes lakes, rivers and drinking water sources: We, the undersigned, call upon the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board to enact a policy to entirely eliminate the use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers on all park-owned and park-leased properties, including all land and all bodies of water under MPRB control, in order to protect the public and promote a healthy, sustainable environment; and we call upon the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board to implement a pesticide-free management policy on all park-owned and park-leased properties.
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  • Governor Stitt: Don't execute Richard Glossip
    I firmly believe Oklahoma is about to execute an innocent man unless Richard Glossip is granted a 60 day reprieve. Richard Glossip was convicted on the testimony of his coworker, Justin Sneed. Sneed confessed to the murder and avoided the death penalty himself by implicating Richard. The prosecution committed grave errors by withholding and destroying evidence during Richard's trial and key witnesses lied under oath. After years of inadequate legal defense, Richard now has some of the best death penalty lawyers working pro bono on his case, and his lawyers just uncovered damning new information, including that Sneed bragged about setting Richard up. Two independent investigations have found that Richard Glossip’s conviction for the tragic killing of Barry Van Treese is unreliable. Oklahoma’s Attorney General, a pro-death penalty Republican, has appealed to have the conviction vacated and is taking that appeal to the Supreme Court while many Oklahoma legislators who are pro-death penalty have urged that Richard's conviction be thrown out. Richard’s new lawyers need a 60 day reprieve to prove their client's innocence, and Gov. Kevin Stitt has the authority to stop the execution.
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  • Georgia: Add Outkast to Stone Mountain!
    I believe it's important to recognize the history and heritage of all Georgians. However, the carving of Davis, Lee, and Jackson on the side of Stone Mountain only represents a small, regrettable time in the history of the Peach State. It's high time we added a bit more of our history and culture to this monument. By no means do we wish to erase or destroy the current carving, which, regardless of its context, is an impressive and historic work of art. We simply wish to add new carvings, of Atlanta hip-hop duo Outkast, to the mountainside. There's plenty of room. I believe that Daddy Fat Sacks and Three Stacks should be carved riding in a Cadillac (as is their wont). This will help the new carving blend nicely with the Confederates who are on horseback. Outkast are two of the greatest Georgians in the history of our state. It's about time the Empire State of the South paid proper tribute to them, while also improving a great monument and tourist attraction.
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  • End Prohibition of Cannabis across the United States
    Cannabis is no more dangerous than alcohol and has hundreds of medical uses which have been clearly shown to save and improve lives. Cancer, Aids, Autistic, Epilepsy, Fibro Myalgia, Depression and Anorexia patients can all benefit from Cannabis, and doctors have the right to prescribe it.
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  • Congressional Medal (WWII) for an African American
    This is an appeal to redress an injustice in the US armed forces in which discrimination against Black people was rampant. Sgt. Waverly Woodson, Jr. should be added to the short list of African Americans whose valor needs to be recognized by this nation. Were there any Black people depicted on the D-day invasion in “Saving Private Ryan”? http://www.chestercounty.com/2015/03/13/64967/lincoln-university-honors-a-world-war-ii-hero. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/d-day-hero-widow-fights-for-husbands-recognition-waverly-woodson-jr-2019-06-06/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/20/77-years-later-still-seeking-appropriate-honor-heroic-black-medic-d-day/ https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/press-releases/van-hollen-trone-lead-call-to-award-maryland-veteran-with-medal-of-honor?fbclid=IwAR0I7mnywNU-qLvkmJDed8p8G9q9TikwJITsMQuWAPtuIehjt6ddLZU43Hs Should this come to fruition, his widow, Joann, will donate the medal to the new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC.
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  • Help Stop the Release of a Convicted Killer, Child Rapist, Kidnapper, and Abuser of a Corpse.
    My younger sister was shot in the head while she slept, and DISMEMBERED by her husband. He pled guilty and spent less than 25 years in prison. Within 5 months of his release, he kidnapped and raped 2 minors, sodomizing at least 1, and committed almost 20 other "new" crimes. I want to hold Oregon legislatures accountable for the laws they made during a 4 year period that let this killer out, and the parole and probation departments that allowed him the freedom to commit more crimes. This monster MUST remain behind bars! Here is a link to his inmate information, you will need to type in his name. Donald Glen Richardson http://docpub.state.or.us/OOS/searchCriteria.jsf Here is a link to Justice For Cindy on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/JusticeforCindy
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  • Overturn the Wrongful Conviction of Jon-Adrian Velazquez
    This is an application for the immediate release of Jon-Adrian Velazquez, a man who is innocent and has been unlawfully imprisoned since February 2, 1998. Jon-Adrian Velazquez IS AN INNOCENT MAN. Here are seven reasons why Mr. Velazquez’s conviction must be vacated: 1. Mr. Velazquez and his alibi witness have both taken lie detector tests and have passed them with flying colors. 2. Eyewitnesses have recanted their identifications and changed their trial testimony. 3. There is no physical or DNA evidence against Mr. Velazquez. 4. There is absolutely no connection between Mr. Velazquez and the admitted co-perpetrator of the crime. 5. A seated juror was identified as the shooter during Velazquez’s trial, yet still voted to find him guilty, but has since admitted that he made a grave mistake. 6. There is an outstanding disparity between the initial descriptions of the shooter’s appearance and race-as provided by every single witness-and Mr. Velazquez’s actual appearance and race. 7. The police failed to pursue and investigate an individual by the name of “Mustafa” who was identified to law enforcement by multiple independent sources as the shooter and the person responsible for the death of the deceased. His continued incarceration violates his right to due process under Article 1, 5, and 6 of the New York State Constitution and the 8th and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution. As citizens of "OUR" global community, WE respectfully declare that the case of the People v. Jon-Adrian Velazquez(Indictment #693/98) be vacated immediately. We demand immediate intervention and correction, and also pray for favorable consideration in this matter in accordance with our Bill of Rights.
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  • Free Kevin Trudeau
    Because Kevin Trudeau did nothing wrong yet he is in jail so we need to set him free!
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