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Nitish Pahwa

@nitishpahwa.com

some good news here: "The Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, chaired by Sen. Murkowski, officially included full funding of $207 million each for the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities in its FY’26 funding bill for next year" www.artsactionfund.org/breaking-new...

Breaking News from Capitol Hill + Webinar Tomorrow | Arts ActionFund

BREAKING NEWS FROM CAPITOL HILL

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July 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM

Spooky-Mercenary-Mayhem

@vid3ogam3fan94.bsky.social

Please sign petition to Save PBS and NPR!

#SaveNPR #SavePBS #PBS #NPR #Urgent #SignPetition #Petitions #Petition #StopProject2025 #Advocasy #Activism #PBS #NPR #BlueCrew #ActionFund

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Don't cut NPR and PBS funding!

 Millions of Americans rely on public media  for their news and educational programming. In many rural areas in our country, public broadcasting is their main avenue for receiving news, emer...

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January 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM

#SuicideEndStigma💜

@suicideendstigma.bsky.social

#advocate #plannedparenthood #activist #actionfund

November 3, 2024 at 2:30 AM

Spooky-Mercenary-Mayhem

@vid3ogam3fan94.bsky.social

Tell the 119th Congress: Pass Strong animal protection policies NOW!
#Hslf #HumaneSociety #LegislativeFund #ActionFund #StopProject2025 #Urget #StopAnimalCruelty #Democrasy #SaveDemocrasy

hslf.org/action-cente...

Tell the 119th Congress: Pass strong animal protection policies NOW

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January 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM

André 💯

@andrusius82.bsky.social

Neuzugang fürs Camping! Dieser stylische Flamingo vom Action mit Schirm & Gummistiefeln ist jetzt unser Wetterbeauftragter. Bringt Laune bei jedem Wetter!
Name-Vorschläge erwünscht!
#Campinglife #ActionFund #FlamingoPower

Eine bunte Dekofigur in Form eines pinken Flamingos mit gelbem Regenschirm, grünen Gummistiefeln und blauer Hose. Die Figur wird von einer Hand gehalten und ist als witziges Mitbringsel für den Campingplatz gedacht

April 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM

Spooky-Mercenary-Mayhem

@vid3ogam3fan94.bsky.social

#PlannedParenthood heading to Supreme Court TOMORROW. Help Fund the Fight be sending a gift / donation!
#ActionFund #BlueCrew #Urgent #pleaseDonate #Donate #Donations #StopProject2025 #TheResistance #Resistance #50501movement #Indivisible #PDAmerica

Give to Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

Anti-abortion ideologues are coming after access to health care and Planned Parenthood however they can. Donate to help Planned Parenthood Action Fund fight back.

www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org

April 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM

Claire Willett

@clairewillett.bsky.social

6. Contact your legislator. This Arts Action Fund email, which went out yesterday and is crammed with resources, provides templates for both letters and emails, as well as call scripts, to help you reach out to your Senator and House Representative

URGENT: NEA Grant Cancellations - Guidance, Support & Action Steps | Arts ActionFund

We’re sharing an important news update below from Americans for the Arts CEO Erin Harkey. Please join us this Wednesday, May 7th @ 4:00 pm ET for a live webinar regarding urgent guidance on recent NEA...

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May 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Spooky-Mercenary-Mayhem

@vid3ogam3fan94.bsky.social

#Urgent #SignPetition #Petition #Petitions #ActionNetwork #DemocrasyForAmerica #Democrasy #SaveDemocrasy #AdvocasyFund #ActionFund
The Senate must reject Russell Vought’s nomination for OMB NOW!

Tell the Senate: Stop Project 2025 architect Russell Vought's nomination for Office of Management and Budget.

Russell Vought, the architect of Project 2025, is back and his nomination for Director of the Office of Management and Budget puts the future of working families and our democracy at grave risk. His ...

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January 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM

Spooky-Mercenary-Mayhem

@vid3ogam3fan94.bsky.social

Take the next step and make an immediate contribution to fight for our Democratic Values!
#Urgent #StopProject2025 #Donations #Donate #PleaseDonate #BlueCrew #ActionFund #DemocraticValues #SaveDemocrasy #Democrasy #AdvocasyFund #ActionFund

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Contribute to Support Democratic Values Today.

Even $5 Helps Democrats Win.

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January 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM

bus enjoyer

@intersections.bsky.social

While we're having fun, may I present The Street Trust's endorsement of longstanding incumbent Chair of the Oregon House Transportation Committee, Susan McLain alongside wweek's recent non-endorsement of her from May 2026.

www.thestreettrust.org/actionfund/c...

www.wweek.com/news/2026/04...

From The Street Trust's endorsements page: At a time when things are already too expensive, we cannot afford to allow crumbling infrastructure to undermine Oregon's economy and impact our businesses, our free movement and travel throughout the state, our employment opportunities, or our ability to get our kids to school safely. SUSAN MCLAIN OREGON HOUSE D29

Willamette Week endorsement write up from May 2026: As chair of the House Transportation Committee, McLain played a key role in fumbling the top priority of the 2025 legislative session: a funding bill for the Oregon Department of Transportation whose last-minute failure embarrassed Democrats. She failed to build enough support for her package, even as her party held commanding supermajorities in both chambers. (The compromise version is about to die via the ballot box.) She tells us she couldn’t have worked harder or talked to more people, which isn’t exactly reassuring. If this was the best she could do, we wonder if McLain is any longer capable of forging the connections needed to push meaningful policy through the Legislature.

Worse, McLain co-chairs the Joint Committee on the Interstate 5 Bridge—perhaps the only project going worse than the ODOT funding package. In less than four years, as the Oregon Journalism Project revealed, the estimated cost of the project has more than doubled, from $6 billion to $13.6 billion. The replacement bridge may never span the Columbia River, but McLain appears to be in denial. She says the project has been “successful” because “we’ve met every target and goal we’re supposed to.” She refuses to concede costs have ballooned, or admit that her fellow committee members were outraged at project officials for keeping the new numbers under wraps. Discussing the bridge with her is like watching The Office’s Michael Scott drive his car into a lake on the instructions of his GPS.

September 24, 2026 at 6:49 PM

Spooky-Mercenary-Mayhem

@vid3ogam3fan94.bsky.social

Donate to United Farm Workers ton protect Immigrants!

#UnitedFarmWorkers #ProtectFarmers #SaveFarmers #BlueCrew #Urgent #StopProject2025 #Donate #ActionFund #AdvocasyFund #Donations #PleaseDonate

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January 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM

Julie

@juleezworld.bsky.social

I love this! Would pair nicely with @thestreettrust.org Action Fund candidate education program. www.thestreettrust.org/actionfund/c...

September 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM

Spooky-Mercenary-Mayhem

@vid3ogam3fan94.bsky.social

Donate to United Farm Workers to protect Immigrants!

#UnitedFarmWorkers #UFW #ProtectFarmers #SaveFarmers #BlueCrew #Urgent #StopProject2025 #Donate #ActionFund #AdvocasyFund #Donations #PleaseDonate

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January 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM

Sarah Iannarone

@sarahiannarone.bsky.social

Based on early results, and given on The Street Trust Action Fund endorsements, public and active transportation is going to have a good showing in the Portland City Council race.

www.thestreettrust.org/actionfund/c...