Congresswoman Katie Hill became a victim of revenge porn. Earlier this month, conservative blog "RedState" published nude photos of Rep. Hill and one of the staff members of her campaign, with whom she admits to having had a consensual relationship. Since then, rightwing publications have been using the photos to create a misogynistic and homophobic campaign to humiliate, abuse, and discredit the freshman Congresswoman. In other words, as one writer puts it, "RedState and its rightwing compatriots have brought the tactics of domestic abuse into our politics." What Hill did--having a relationship with her employee--was inappropriate. What the people who published her photos did was criminal. That's why she is pursuing legal action against those rightwing outlets that distributed her photos without her consent. While "revenge porn," or nonconsensual distribution of intimate images, is illegal in some parts of the country, there is no federal law directly prohibiting it. In light of the horrible public abuse Rep. Hill is going through, Congress must pass a bill it has been sitting on for months called SHIELD--or Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2019. While Rep. Hill's story is shaking Washington and the media, will you tell Congress to pass the SHIELD Act to help make sure no one suffers what Rep. Hill has

Last week, multiple videos and photos showed police officers tasering, tackling, holding down, and in some cases punching Black and brown people in the subway. This is the result of an overly aggressive and unjust fare evasion crackdown by Governor Cuomo and the MTA, which has primarily targeted Black and brown people in low-income communities. And it comes on the heels of the announcement that the governor and the MTA intend to put 500 more state police—without body cameras—into the NYC subway system. As part of the crackdown, NYPD officers have been stationed in large numbers outside of train stations in low-income, Black, and brown neighborhoods. This comes as no surprise, as it follows the pattern of Black and brown communities across the country being surveilled, targeted, and subjected to police abuse and excessive violence. But this excessive use of force by the police in the subway must stop immediately—which won’t happen if Governor Cuomo and the MTA move forward with their current plans. In one image, police officers draw their guns on a young Black man in a crowded subway car for presumably having evaded a $2.75 fare. In another, an officer is holding down a young Black man who has been tasered. We should not taser or arrest someone for failing to pay a $2.75 train fare. We do not need more state police with less accountability patrolling our subways. What we need is for Governor Cuomo and the MTA to stop criminalizing poverty and to stop trying to raise money for our dilapidated train system on the backs of low-income communities and communities of color. We need Governor Cuomo to take the funding planned for hiring 500 new officers and invest it, and millions more, in fixing our broken train system and making it more reliable and accessible. The subway is the lifeblood of this city and we need it to work for the millions of low-income and working class riders who rely on it every day to get to work, to school, to the doctor and back home again.

We lost a great man who gave New Mexico a great name because he was representing us around the world with his positivity and willingness to spread love and positivity so effortlessly.

A New York health center that serves LGBTQ patients was planning to run ads on Instagram to raise awareness of PrEP, an FDA-approved anti-HIV medication. But Instagram rejected Apicha's ads and classified them as "political advertising." The ads, designed to be a part of PrEP Aware Week, are intended to increase usage of the drug, especially within POC and LGBTQ communities, which are disproportionally impacted by HIV. Banning these ads deliberately harmful to human health and affects us all.

Growing up in a Latino household, after the holidays we would always celebrate El Dia de Los Tres Reyes Magos, aka The Three Kings Day. It is a tradition widely celebrated throughout the Caribbean and the Americas. As the years go by, different ethnic groups have the right to celebrate their cultures and traditions. Nevertheless, it is our time for us Latinos to have our own holiday days off.

In September, Billy Foister had a heart attack at work and collapsed. In any other workplace, he would have gotten immediate medical attention. But Billy Foister worked at an Amazon warehouse, and instead he laid on the floor for 20 minutes and eventually died. His co-workers were told to get back to work immediately. That this could happen at all is terrifying, but what’s even more insidious is why: because Amazon places more importance on automated productivity quotas than the value of human life. No amount of next-day or same-day shipping is worth the human cost that Amazon demands of their warehouse workers. That’s why, as consumers, our voices are particularly important. We can push back against Amazon, just like tech workers and warehouse workers all across the country are doing, and demand more humane working conditioning.

As AT&T shifts the structure of the company. Many of its employees are forced to relocate their work location to sites that requires them to pay for parking. Therefore, reducing their income significantly. AT&T employees work hard to deliver best in class service to customers allowing AT&T the continuation of record profits. The employees should not be forced to lose compensation based on the company decisions to relocate their call centers.

My name is Wendsler Nosie Sr. I'm the former chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe and a member of Apache-Stronghold. Five years ago, powerful politicians knelt at the altar of greed and arranged permits for Resolution Copper, a multinational corporation, to drill and extract copper beneath sacred holy lands of the Apache. For thousands of years, Apaches have come to Oak Flats to pray. Today, we face the possibility that our holy ground will become a giant crater. We condemn the immoral, racist, and unconstitutional seizure and sale of Oak Flat. Oak Flat is one of the most holy places in the Apache religious tradition, likened to how Christians and Jews regard Mt. Sinai. Resolution Copper's plan would create a crater below Oak Flat two miles wide and 1,000 feet deep. The U.S. Forest Service has moved forward with an environmental impact statement and has refused to consider the Apaches' religious freedom claim, which would stop this destructive mining project. They have declared war on our religion. And a threat to the practice of any religious tradition in the United States is a threat to U.S. Constitution and the religious liberty of all people of faith. The forces that seek to exploit Apache holy land for profit are the same forces that pass racist voter suppression laws, militarize our borders, deny health care to millions, poison our water, and pretend to promote a "pro-life" agenda. This is why we call for a moral revolution of values with the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. We denounce this sinful and unconstitutional seizure and sale of Oak Flat.

The lack of education and all around requirements and expectations of this industry has allowed for animal abuse, neglect, and unnecessary harm, even ptsd of pets to take place for over 50 years and it truly disgusts me. I work in this industry with very high standards and anyone who has ever worked at these places, and they are everywhere, has horror stories that would bring tears to the eye of anyone who has a heart and love of animals or a pet that they know has suffered in the hands of a careless, uneducated, greedy, inpatient groomer who lacks empathy or common sense of any kind. From putting dogs at risk of heatstroke, hypothermia, skin infections, paralysis, ear infections, infected toe nails, tracheal damage, exposure to toxic chemicals, mold, contagious diseases, broken bones and many other common occurrences. I know of a place, locally that not only have had multiple pets die in their care, that also illegally, internally uses the same gloves for every dog to express glands, or a place that uses the same tooth brush on every dog. How many of them do not change the disgusting mop water, the germ infested mop head (that many use to clean up pet ness with cleaning it prior to using the mop-which simply spreads it across the room) clean cages, clean the tub throughout the day, properly dilute the products, clean their tools between dogs, And so many other things that would be an acceptable in any other line of work such as a hair salon or a veterinary clinic. Then ofcourse the groomers who smack dogs, like my first boss in this industry. I witnessed her smacking dogs multiple times because they would not hold still. I was appalled by this and was a major part of why I wanted to create a place where dogs would be treated with respect and cared for as their owners would want and expect them to be. Often dogs are smacked in the face with brushes or combs, mats are literally ripped from their faces with a comb rather than using the tools designed to safely and comfortably remove these mats. I am disgusted every time I hear a new grooming horror story told to me by someone who had witnessed it first hand. It HAS TO STOP BEFORE IT GETS ANY WORSE!! There is no reason whatsoever why the Board of Health can’t go one of these places and just take a look around. Keep groomers on their toes, knowing that anytime the state can come in and shut them down. I also believe that camera should be installed in salons because of the abuse in a low standards in this industry. I have very high standards in my salon and I believe that standards should be mandatory across the board! Another thing I’d like to bring to the attention of the state is the fact that groomers in this state need to pay taxes just like everyone else. When you know someone is making $500 a day, getting health benefits from the state at low-cost, has a brand new car custom-made for them and has a house is paid off. Meanwhile, they pocket their cash (they don’t take credit cards) pay their employees cash, therefore those employees are not getting Social Security, they are not getting benefits nor are they getting into any type of retirement plan or anything that’s going to protect or assist them in the future as their overworked, underpaid bodies break down and their lungs fill with hair, they too will need healthcare and money set aside for them as they age. These employees and employers also need to be educated enough to be able to provide a safe, clean, caring environment for these dogs to be pampered in rather than tortured in. Not overbooking groomers that are forced to skip meals and breaks making it stressful for not only the dogs that are cooped up in cages for up to 12 hours , panicking, soiling, shivering and scared to death in places, but the overworked, burnt out employees as well. Please help me shine light on the subject that is very dear to my heart. My dogs are my family and the thought of them having to endure such an experience, sickens me. I have rehabbed many dogs who have been traumatized in the hands of the local groomers who have been grooming for over 15 years. Those groomers were taught to be the ALPHA and to make dogs do what they want them to do at all costs. Not all dogs are the same and not all dogs respond well to force. I respect and compromise with every dog I work with and there needs to be a respect when working with animals. I love when my dogs gladly come into my shop, without hesitation and trust me entirely. That means more to me than how much money I made that day. The well-being of these animals is being overlooked and it is time this subject be taken seriously. There will be some people unhappy with this movement, those people need to find a new job or a better way of doing the job they do. It sickens me to see the aftermath of mistreatment and to hear story upon story of ignorance and cruelty. A spa day should be an enjoyable experience, not a frightening health, physical or emotional abuse risk!

To the service of justice and in accordance of federal directives to lower the California state prison population, the State legislature and Governor should work toward the release of non-violent inmates that who's crimes are no-longer considered illegal.

We live in the richest, most powerful country on the planet, but for years I have been going to bed hungry. My hunger was not for food, but another basic need, similarly essential for my life and well being. My hunger was for the shooting to stop. America has had more mass shootings than there have been days this year. That means, more likely than not, before you sit down to dinner with your family tonight another mass shooting will occur. And as I send my students to the cafeteria for lunch tomorrow, another one. More innocent, unsuspecting lives lost, for nothing. Or more accurately, because the Republican-led Senate has chosen to ignore their constituents’ basic human need for safety. The failure of our Federal government to fulfill its duty to its citizens led me to compound my hunger. That is why I began this hunger strike. One hundred people die every day in America because of gun violence, and my love for those 100 people that are going to die tomorrow, outweighs my desire for a burger today. Originally my focus was on mass shootings. They are so random and get so much media coverage the result can only be terror. But truth be told, as horrific as they are, mass shootings are only a small fraction of the gun violence that is plaguing our nation. Suicides, homicides, domestic violence, accidental shootings are all largely preventable with Common Sense gun legislation. Any good faith movement by the Federal Government on gun violence prevention bills passed by the House and waiting on a vote from the Senate, would be reason to celebrate. And in my case have a taco. But for now, I am following this path. My name is Shai Stephenson and I am Hungry4Change. Are you?

This official petition is requesting that Michael Blakey, National Director, Katya Shalayeva, EXecutive Vice President, and Robert Gandara, Chief Operating Officer for Miss World America, an official Preliminary to Miss World, be removed immediately as National Director and Team. Mr. Blakey and his team have taken advantage of young women in a number of ways. To date, he (nor his staff) can provide an adequate explanation of the scoring process, despite numerous requests. He defrauded all of the contestants by requiring them to purchase a “sponsored custom designed” dress by designer Pol’ Atteu. These dresses were actually purchased from a discount dress website for $39 (teen dress) and $69 (miss dress) and the labels were replaced and sold to all contestants as "custom pieces." Blakey has allowed inappropriate comments of a degrading sexual nature such as "porking contestants" and "throwing them in the pool" to be said about the contestants and women in general on his social media. His only response is a "like" or "stay tuned". Judges were a collection of individuals with varying degrees of criminal charges ranging from fraud, misrepresentation, and drug charges. These individuals were allowed access to contestants on a one-on-one environment during an interview competition. Interview was judged by one individual vs a panel with no ability to provide an unbiased and fair scoring for the event. The values of Miss World are to empower women and to provide them with a platform for personal growth and success, and community involvement. Michael Blakey, Katya Shalayeva, and Robert Gandara do not support nor believe in the Miss World or Miss World America Organizations as their actions are in direct contradiction to core values set in place by Miss World.