We need to speak up NOW to stop Senate Republican leadership from rigging President Trump’s impeachment trial. Already, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has told reporters: "I'm not an impartial juror." Meanwhile, Trump is helping multiple Republican senators fundraise for re-election -- in a clear attempt to buy them off too. They might not stop there. If he’s left unchecked, McConnell might even try and rush through the trial -- without calling witnesses, hearing evidence, or letting the American people hear the full case against Trump. We can’t stand for this. Every Senator must stand up for a fair impeachment trial that puts our Constitution and the rule of law front and center. We can’t let Mitch McConnell rig this trial to get Trump off the hook. Add your name today to demand a fair trial!

On January 1st my daughter's was almost a victim of a sexual assault in our home. I defended my girls with physical assualt with no weapons when the police came saw the defendant bloody they just took his word that I assaulted him with a weapon and took me to jail. It was a article put on Lehigh Valley Live for people who have not heard about the case

I’m the child’s grandmother.

Our democracy faces an existential threat if Donald Trump is re-elected. The damage he has done during his first term, enabled by feckless Congressional Republicans who put party over country, will take years, if not decades, to undo. Trump has already packed federal courts with right-wing ideologues; fully one in four U.S. circuit court judges have been appointed to lifetime seats by Trump. His Supreme Court picks have moved the high court to the right of ultra-conservative Justice Scalia. It's terrifying to imagine what the federal judiciary would look like after another four years of Trump nominees. It’s expected that during the Democratic primaries candidates will attack their opponents’ platforms; at times the critiques have been mean-spirited and personal and no doubt will continue that way as the competition intensifies. Worse, though, is what’s playing out among the candidates’ core supporters. Examples abound on social media of insults being hurled at one candidate or another by the others’ supporters. That doesn’t bode well for the general election. To defeat Trump in conservative-leaning swing states (the only ones that matter, thanks to winner-take-all and the Electoral College), to hold the Democratic House majority and to flip the Senate, Democrats will need a get-out-the-vote effort the likes of which we’ve never seen. To achieve that will require efforts well beyond what the eventual nominee will be able to muster on their own. But to listen to some activists, if their candidate doesn’t prevail, yes, they’ll vote for whomever is the Democratic nominee, but beyond that the effort they make will be much less than what it would have been. Given what’s at stake, that’s not acceptable. If the losing candidates’ supporters just show up to vote, but do no more, we could lose it all. The only ones who can change this narrative are the candidates themselves. And they can’t wait until after the convention. Democrats can’t afford to let the acrimony between the camps build to the point that the ill will causes any Democratic activist to sit on the sidelines (the way it did in 2016 between Hillary and Bernie supporters.) The way to build party unity is for candidates to keep sending the message to their supporters, “I expect you to work as hard to elect the Democratic nominee, whoever it is, as you will if I win the nomination. Nothing less is acceptable. Do I have your promise that you’re all in, whoever is nominated?” Imagine the power of a huge display of unity at the end of every Democratic nominee's campaign rally. We need nothing less.

Many of us have watched while on the state and the national stage public discourse has devolved into very public attacks against any individuals who cross Trump's path or oppose him or his followers. The state of New Hampshire has a sad history of harassment, especially from the right and within the walls of the state legislature. The current national climate has only given license to those parties who engage in harassing women, people of color and others who do not fit the "conservative" social narrative. We have noticed in particular, in the state house, a particular vitriol reserved for women members of the state legislature. From the current harassment and belittlement (calling her princess, telling her she is stupid, weak, receiving death threats, harassment directed at her being a woman, etc.) of Debra Stevens, to the the constant harassment and demands for censure of Representative Sherry Frost (Strafford, 18) that have occurred during her terms. The type of vicious harassment that women experience resembles the type of harassment many women experienced thirty years ago when they entered non-traditional employment. Today, nearly every place of employment has a sexual harassment policy in place. Today, nearly all workers and professionals everywhere have no problem working with women as colleagues and professional partners. The number of women in the state legislature has increased profoundly this past session, reflecting the increased participation across the board of women in public life. Yet only this session was a sexual harassment policy finally put in place; after solid repeated resistance when the House was GOP controlled. Those same members who voted against a sexual harassment policy now not only associate with those who regularly harass female members of the house, but these same members make a plea to Steve Shurtleff, claiming they feel harassed and misrepresented when a member shares her a story about the behavior of anti-gun control activists. They make this plea after they all deliberately assembled on Representative Steven's Facebook political page with the sole purpose of harassing her. They make this plea after the first vote of the Democratic controlled house which banned handguns on the state house floor caused a few state representatives to call a press conference claiming that they feel unsafe at the state house without a gun by their side. Yet they have had no problem associating with those who issue death threats, harass, cajole, bully and abuse their opponents, in particular women. Women who do not carry guns anywhere and yet have plenty of reason to feel unsafe everyday; just for their duty as state representatives and representing the issues the way the majority of their constituents who sent them there wish them to do. We feel that speaking up to these bullies is important and Steven Shurtleff showing leadership on this issue is absolutely essential. No state legislator or American citizen should ever feel their life might be in danger or their dignity or social good standing be jeopardized, simply for having a certain point of view. In particular, we ask that Speaker Shurtleff speak specifically as well to the harassment that the women on the Democratic side of the aisle have received for speaking their minds.

Declaring war on a social media platform is an outrage. The actions this President is taking circumvents all forms of checks and balances and directly affect the mental health of millions of users worldwide.

Donald Trump has put our country and the entire world on the edge of a catastrophic war in the Middle East by launching attacks against based on reportedly questionable evidence [See https://twitter.com/rcallimachi/status/1213421769777909761]. Trump is so out of control that he is now repeatedly threatening to commit war crimes by Iranian targets of cultural heritage. Destroying a country’s sites of cultural significance is classified as a war crime by not only the United Nations and the Geneva Convention, but also by Trump’s own Department of Defense per section 5.18 in its Law of War Manual. [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-threatens-to-destroy-irans-culturally-significant-sites-thats-considered-a-war-crime]. We are at this dark period of our country history because up until now House Democrats have not recognized the urgency of all our resistance against Trump. This is why they essentially gave him a blank check by approved a massive defensive spending bill before the Holidays which included funding for Trump's fantasy space force. Time is now for Speaker Pelosi and House Democratic Leadership to wage an all out resistance against Trump - and force him to back away from plunging us into a global catastrophe bringing destruction and losses of thousands of innocent of lives. Enough is enough. Congress cannot let Trump wage wars like a Tyrant without authorization. Democrats must do everything in their power to resist Donald Trump's reckless and dangerous march towards an all out catastrophic war against Ira by grinding the House of Representatives to a complete halt. Sign the petition urging Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats to immediately stop deliberation on all legislation related to government funding and cancel Trump's appearance at the State of the Union (#CancelSOTU) until we have real debate and hearings on Trump's war powers. No more Illegal wars. We need to speak out now. The louder we get - the more more it will create public pressure on Pelosi and Democrats to act and it will give them courage to resist.

UPDATE 08 January 2020 A Delhi High Court has directed authorities at Delhi’s Tihar prison to provide urgent medical attention to Chandrashekhar Azad. Azad suffers from a blood thickening disease called polucythemia for which he has been receiving treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) since last year. The Delhi High Court’s directive is an important milestone -- the prison officials know very well that continuing to keep Azad in the prison can be life-threatening. Now, even the court has spoken. They must obey the court’s directive. This makes it even more crucial to up the ante on Tihar jail authorities to send Azad to the AIIMS. We mustn’t slack in our efforts to shine a spotlight on this willful denial of medical care to Azad. Source: 'Give Urgent Medical Treatment To Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Azad If Required' : Delhi Court Directs Tihar Jail Authorities https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/allahabad-hc-passes-slew-of-directions-for-increasing-security-in-courts-read-order-151404?infinitescroll=1 Indian grassroots activist, and leader of the Dalit independent organisation Bhim Army, Chandrashekha Azad was arrested by the Delhi Police on 21st December, 2019. This was a day after he participated in a peaceful protest against the unconstitutional Citizenship Amendment Act in New Delhi. Azad’s personal doctor Dr. Harjit Singh Bhatti visited him in prison on 2nd January, and shared his concerns about Azad’s deteriorating medical condition in a tweet on 3rd January. He said, “He (Azad) is suffering from a disease which requires biweekly phlebotomy from AIIMS (All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences), New Delhi under Haematology Department from where he is under treatment from last 1 years. If not done then his blood might get thicker which may results into sudden cardiac arrest or stroke”. Despite Dr. Bhatti’s warning, the Delhi Police, and Home Minister Amit Shah refuse to move Chandrashekhar Azad to AIIMS. The authorities in the jail where he is now lodged refuse to acknowledge his medical condition and insist that he is “absolutely fine.” This is an outright violation of the Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Convention for Civil and Political Rights (which India has signed and ratified). Chandrashekhar Azad’s medical condition is rapidly deteriorating, and we fear that without immediate medical attention, as stated by his personal physician, he will die in jail for lack of care. We know that the High Commissioner has been following the civil unrest unfolding in India with respect to the discriminatory Citizenship Amendment Act. We appreciate her speaking out about it in the recent past. Now, we need her to intervene immediately to remind the Indian Government to fulfill its obligations under international human rights law. Sources: Chandrashekhar Azad Being Denied Medical Care in Prison, Says His Doctor - The Wire (https://thewire.in/rights/chandrashekhar-aazad-bhim-army-medical-care) Jailed "Raavan" Needs Urgent Medical Care, Says Bhim Army, Officials Deny - NDTV (https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bhim-army-chief-chandrashekhar-azad-needs-urgent-medical-care-says-bhim-army-officials-deny-2158971) 'Chandrashekhar Azad May Suffer Cardiac Arrest': Doc's SOS as He Alleges Cops Denying Medical Care to Bhim Army Chief - News18 (https://www.news18.com/news/politics/chandrashekhar-azad-may-suffer-cardiac-arrest-docs-sos-as-he-alleges-cop-denying-medical-care-to-bhim-army-chief-2445199.html) Chandrashekhar Azad may suffer cardiac arrest in Tihar jail, police denying medical care, alleges physician - FreePressJournal (https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/chandrashekhar-azad-may-suffer-cardiac-arrest-in-tihar-jail-police-denying-medical-care-alleges-physician)

Many municipalities have recently added skateparks to their list of public parks and they are drawing in skaters from all over the tri-state area. Skateboarding is a popular activity that creates community, builds confidence, and gives the younger generations an alternative to playing on their devices inside all day. We love our YMCA skatepark for the beginners looking for guidance and a safe protected area, but having it closed for multiple months out of the year leaves many kids searching for things to do and often skating in areas they are not supposed to be in. By creating a free skatepark that is well designed and a designated skating area we are keeping kids safe and allowing them to do what they love. Aside from giving the skaters a place to go we are also promoting community growth. The restaurants and shops of town will benefit from having a young generation looking to spend more time in town. Currently, many kids leave town to skate in the surrounding area parks of Ambler, Wrightstown, Falls Township, Warminster, Philadelphia, and a growing list of many more. We have an opportunity to give our kids a place here in Doylestown so we can keep them close to home and a place to be proud of.

This is important because it’s so many young entrepreneurs that have so much to offer to the community and to expand their businesses. It would be a great dealbreaker for the mall and the entrepreneurs that are trying to create a brand for themselves. It also gives people a chance to explore and open doors for prosperity

The report is clear. Our babies are dying, employment opportunities do not exist for us, evictions are at an all-time high, shortages exist in adequate housing, HIV is on the rise and the list goes on for us. Please read below and join us in establishing a new day and a new way. Akron, Summit County African American Leadership Covenant. Vision Statement “We envision a community that values diversity and maintains high standards, in a safe and nurturing environment that builds independence and economic self-sufficiency, while educating our community in the knowledge of self and promoting a healthy quality of life for all throughout the life cycle.” Commitment Statement As a leader in the African American community in Akron, Ohio and the County of Summit, I am committed to secure and promote the financial, legal, spiritual and cultural well-being of the community and to ensure that it fulfills its mission. As a leader, I understand that I share the responsibility to always work collectively in the best interests of the community, a duty to put the good of the community first and avoid any conflicts with other leaders that would hinder the progress of members within the community. In the event a conflict arises, I am committed to reconciliation for the greater good of the community. In furtherance of these commitments and responsibilities I will put forth my best individual effort to: • Participate in and support the African American community with my talents, resources, skills, and abilities. • Lead with integrity, honesty, compassion, and commitment. • Dedicate my efforts towards uniting and uplifting black people • Educate myself, be self-determined to benefit my brothers and sisters • Advocate, sacrifice, and lead by example for our children’s children • Take talk to action in collective work and responsibility • Never give up, never give in and stand on truth

It's important to capture the minds of preteens and teenagers coming into man or womanhood. I really feel that a high school education should provide a young person a real chance at success. It's so unfortunate that a lot of millennials don't want to contribute to society by earning their keep. But I don't put the blame completely on the youth. Do to broken homes, minds,spirits,and poor parenting skills and a failing education system. We have so many young people rushing to be nothing, or a ball player, rapper, or drug dealer. So I've took upon myself to start petitioning to bring back vocational high schools starting with the one I graduated from in 1992 . Wymore Tech gave us opportunity to learn various different skills that captured students interest. Also it brought about a certain pride an admiration about yourself. That made your education the most important thing in your life. Knowing once you graduate you will have a certified trade, for a better chance at employment opportunities. So i DaShan Magwood would greatly appreciate it if you would take the time to care for the youth and sign my petition and take this journey with me. Thank You