The southern resident Orcas are in dire need of food. The time is NOW to act. Governor Inslee's Task Force is working to take action by October, but we need to get the general public involved now to make a clear statement to BPA that they MUST breach the damns starting NOW.

The Petaluma Police Department has been ignoring criminal animal cruelty at Petaluma Farms for years. This certified "humane," "cage-free" egg supplier to Whole Foods has been exposed for cramming thousands of birds inside of filthy sheds where their stressful environment leads to sickness, feather loss, and even cannibalism. Direct Action Everywhere investigated Petaluma Farms in 2014 and found dead, rotting birds among the living, and recent footage shows nothing has changed. With this recent news, over 150 activists mobilized at Petaluma Farms in July to demand the police help these suffering birds, and they said they would look into the farm and take action by September 1st. Animals are starving to death right now and the longer the Petaluma Police wait to take action, the more animals will die. We need to show them the public does not support animal cruelty and urge them to take action now.

#MakeAveryAMod

Yemen's civil war has become the world's largest humanitarian crisis, and U.S. taxpayers are footing the bill. There's no clear stake for the United States in this conflict, but nonetheless we keep funneling millions to a conflict that has had dire consequences for civilians in Yemen.

Slippers should not be banned at Sunset Beach Elementary School

Voters have made numerous attempts to contact the Governor and her campaign -- in-person, through dozens of calls to her office, and through the press. But she still refuses to agree to debate. We are signing this as a concerned citizens, asking the Governor to agree to three debates before the Democratic primary on September 12, for the good of the state and the electorate. This petition is sponsored by Our Revolution Rhode Island and Rhode Island Progressive Democrats.

My brother and I love Sonic slushes and have been visiting Sonics at least twice a week for several years. However, we have recently learned that the styrofoam cups the company uses aren't biodegradable and contain carcinogenic benzene, and the plastic straws used are polluting the world's oceans at an alarming rate. As a result, we will reluctantly forego our twice-weekly "fixes" of the company's delicious slushes until it starts serving them in paper cups like 7-Eleven, and converts to paper straws as McDonald's and Starbucks are doing. We urge others who care about human health and the environment to consider a boycott as well, and to sign this petition.

On August 13th the Albany County Legislature will vote on Local Law L/Resolution #228, which will ban all Albany County food service establishments and restaurants from using foam take out containers, foam trays, foam cups and other polystyrene products. Help defeat the ban that will force all food service establishments to purchase alternatives at 2 - 4 times the cost, negatively impacting businesses and consumers. We urge all Albany County Legislators to vote against this proposal on Monday, August 13th at 6:30 p.m. at the Albany Legislative Chambers, located at the Albany County Court House, 16 Eagle St, 2nd FL. Albany, N.Y. 12207. This petition will be present at the hearing.

I was incarcerated and know first hand. I also have loved ones who are incarcerated going through this at this exact moment.

It is 2018 and Federal Employees do not have paid Maternity/Paternity leave options without exhausting our earned Sick Leave or Holiday Leave. It is time things changed!

Police officers were called to a home of a young man that was having a PTSD episode only to end up being shot 12 -15 times by officers. You never want to believe it's about race but help the family understand this: https://www.facebook.com/MicMedia/videos/1998266460196122/?hc_ref=ARQTlkmXjN5OBTwPC75SwizK7koeKRkmYwlxulTP05GS7p6ryR-55WD4KY6PaZRCzY4 https://news.sky.com/video/knife-wielding-man-tasered-by-police-11325628 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1186351/Shocking-moment-Police-taser-knife-wielding-man-Hackney.html There has to be some consistency and more training on how to handle these types of 911 calls... I respect officers in their position to get home to their families but with a little more training it can help from destroying families in the process...

Last year in Yemen, more than 60 children between the ages of 8 and 14 were hit by an airstrike led by the Saudi coalition with American bombs. [1] The students were on a field trip. Twenty-nine people—mostly children—were killed. [2] This type of callous disregard for human lives has been at the forefront of the Saudi-led, U.S.-supported war in Yemen. All while the Department of Defense and the Trump administration take Congress's silence as tacit approval to continue participating in a conflict that was never authorized by the House or Senate. [3] Not only has the fighting caused civilian casualties, these attacks are responsible for one of the worst humanitarian crises right now, according to the U.N. Millions of people in Yemen are on the brink of starvation because of ongoing attacks by Saudi Arabia and its allies. Our tax dollars and U.S. bombs are contributing to this unnecessary ongoing conflict. This can't continue to happen on our watch. Most recently, the Senate passed the Yemen War Powers resolution to bring this conflict to an end. It's time for the House to do the same. Tell them what you know: The U.S. is supporting a coalition that is bombing children in Yemen, and that support must end now. Children should have the ability to be children no matter where they are in the world. The reckless actions of our government and Saudi Arabia shouldn't take that away. Stop the war. Save the kids. Sources: 1. "Airstrike by U.S.-backed Saudi coalition on bus kills dozens of Yemeni children," The Washington Post, August 9, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/airstrike-by-us-ally-on-bus-carrying-yemeni-children-kills-and-wounds-scores/2018/08/09/c047e55e-bbc6-42ff-a5db-4bd2e629f0b6_story.html?utm_term=.4b7a9b57d331 2. "Saudi-led strike kills dozens of children on school field trip in Yemen," CNN, August 10, 2018 https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/09/middleeast/yemen-bus-intl/index.html 3. "Pentagon to Congress: You Can’t Stop Us from Fueling Saudi Arabia’s War in Yemen," Project on Government Oversight, March 9, 2018 http://www.pogo.org/blog/2018/03/pentagon-to-congress-you-cant-stop-us-from-fueling-saudi-arabias-war-in-yemen.html