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Flock and other automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are taking over our neighborhoods, tracking our movements, and building detailed databases about us. Tell Congress to rein in this mass surveill...

November 10, 2026 at 4:45 AM

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🚨 Tell Congress: No Flock. No ALPRs. No exceptions. No excuses. Get these creepy cameras out of our communities NOW. 👇🏼

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Get the Flock Out

Tell Congress: Impeach Hegseth!

November 9, 2026 at 12:26 AM

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🚨 Tell Congress: Impeach Hegseth! 👇🏼

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#Politics #USPolitics #Congress #TrumpAdministration #Defense #Military #PeteHegseth #Pentagon #GOP #Republicans #ImpeachHegseth #TakeAction #EmailyourSenators #EmailyourRep #Petition #SignthePetition

Hegseth must be removed for the protection of our democracy.

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November 11, 2026 at 4:58 AM

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🚨 Support: Cannabis Users' Restoration of Eligibility (CURE) Act 👇

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Support: Cannabis Users' Restoration of Eligibility (CURE) Act

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Stop Federal Housing Discrimination Against Lawful Cannabis Consumers

November 11, 2026 at 1:57 AM

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🚨 Stop Federal Housing Discrimination Against Lawful Cannabis Consumers 👇

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H.R. 7094 will prevent cannabis consumers and their families from being denied access to federal housing.

Ban Toxics in Plastic Bottles

November 11, 2026 at 7:33 AM

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🚨 Tell Congress to pass the Banning Toxics from Plastic Bottles Act now. 👇🏼

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The Banning Toxics in Plastic Bottles Act would ban producers and retailers from selling single-use beverage containers that contain substances and toxics that are harmful to people and our ocean.

ADD YOUR NAME: DEMAND PETE HEGSETH BE FIRED

November 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM

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🚨 ADD YOUR NAME: DEMAND PETE HEGSETH BE FIRED 👇🏼

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A dangerous pattern of incompetence, paranoia, and petty retribution is destroying leadership within our Military. And Pete Hegseth is to blame. From mishandling operational details to retaliating aga...

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November 11, 2026 at 6:51 AM

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🚨 Tell Congress: STOP ANTI-VOTER BILLS NOW 👇🏼

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Stop Anti-Voter Bills Now

The SAVE Act, the SAVE America Act, and MEGA Act could keep millions of eligible U.S. citizens from being able to vote. Urge Congress to reject these bills.

Support: SAFE Banking Act

November 9, 2026 at 4:47 AM

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🚨 Support: SAFE Banking Act 👇

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Support: Veterans Equal Access Act - H.R. 1384

November 10, 2026 at 9:37 PM

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🚨 Support: Veterans Equal Access Act - H.R. 1384 👇

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Let VA Doctors Recommend Medical Cannabis

November 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM

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🚨 Let VA Doctors Recommend Medical Cannabis 👇

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Tell Your US Senators to Deschedule Marijuana

November 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM

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🚨 Support: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) 👇

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Tell Your Representative to Join the Congressional Cannabis Caucus

November 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM

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🚨 Tell Your Congressional Representative: Join the Cannabis Caucus 👇

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Help ensure Congress pursues federal cannabis policy reform.

Support the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act

November 11, 2026 at 6:32 AM

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🚨 Support the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act: H.R. 5068 👇

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Tell Trump and Congress To Deschedule Marijuana

November 9, 2026 at 9:59 PM

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🚨 Tell Trump and Congress to End Prohibition 👇

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Tell Congress Not To Strip Federal Medical Marijuana Protections From the Budget

November 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM

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🚨 Tell Congress: Don't Strip Medical Marijuana Protections From the Federal Budget 👇

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Iowa: Tell Your Legislators to Expand Medical Cannabis Access

November 10, 2026 at 1:26 AM

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🚨 Iowa: Tell Your Legislators to Expand Medical Cannabis Access 👇

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Iowa has one of the more restrictive medical cannabis programs in the nation.

Support Sustainable Fisheries

November 11, 2026 at 4:44 AM

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🚨 Call on Congress to prioritize sustainable fisheries. 👇🏼

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Sustainable fishery management is more important than ever as pollution, warming waters, marine industry and fishing pressure threaten to push American fisheries to their limit. Take action for Nation...

Sign the Petition: Tell Democrats to investigate Stephen Miller!

November 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM

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🚨 SIGN THE PETITION: TELL DEMOCRATS TO INVESTIGATE STEPHEN MILLER! 👇🏼

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Donald Trump just named Stephen Miller White House Chief of Staff. Miller is a central figure in Trump's crackdown: he demanded thousands of ICE arrests a day, helped enforce the takeover of Washingto...

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November 11, 2026 at 6:45 AM

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🚨 Tell your Senators to reject CORCA and stop this latest attempt at mass surveillance. 👇🏼

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Don't Give DHS More Power to Spy on Us

Congress is trying to give DHS and ICE more power to spy on us, all disguised as a "shoplifting" bill: CORCA would let federal agencies track anyone shopping at stores in our neighborhoods. Mass surve...

Tell Congress: Support the Dream and Promise Act

November 8, 2026 at 7:06 PM

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🚨 Tell Congress to Support the Dream and Promise Act! 👇🏼

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Some Members of Congress have been ghosting our communities. This spooky season, let’s haunt their inboxes until they answer. 👻📩 This administration is attacking birthright citizenship and TPS while ...

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November 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM

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🚨 Tell Congress: Support Safer, Cleaner Shipping 👇🏼

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Support Safer, Cleaner Shipping

No matter where we live, many of us rely on global shipping for everyday products. And while shipping plays a large role in the U.S. economy…it also plays a large role in exacerbating climate change. ...

The REDUCE Act would incentivize companies to reduce the amount of new plastics they create by establishing a per-pound fee on virgin plastics for items like bottles, bags, packaging and takeaway cont...

November 3, 2026 at 6:41 AM

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🚨 Call on Congress to pass the REDUCE Act and help stop the deluge of plastic pollution 👇🏼

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REDUCE > Waste

Pathway to Citizenship Now

November 3, 2026 at 6:37 AM

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🚨 PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP NOW 👇🏼

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ICE has shot and killed people in our streets. Dozens have died in ICE custody. These aren’t isolated events. We need solutions today and the Dream and Promise Act is a critical piece of that. Take ac...

Defend Our Air and Ocean from Toxic Fumes

November 2, 2026 at 3:24 PM

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🚨 Defend Our Air and Ocean from Toxic Fumes 👇🏼

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Lawmakers want to roll back two California Clean Air Act waivers that protect our ocean and port communities from toxic shipping fumes. The numbers show what is at stake. Recent updates to the rules...