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It’s going unnoticed because so much other news is happening, but the war drums are beating again in D.C. The warmongers worry this is their last chance to get the white whale they’ve been chasing for thirty years, an all-out regime change war against Iran. A new Middle East war would be a catastrophic mistake. Our military stockpiles are depleted from three years of backing Ukraine. Our effort to reshore manufacturing has only just begun and will take years to bear fruit. War would worsen our already immense deficit and national debt. Iran is larger than Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan combined. A war would not be easy and could easily become a calamity. Thanks to President Trump’s restraint during his first term, America has a golden opportunity to pull away from Middle East quagmires for good. We shouldn’t throw that opportunity away so that sone D.C. has-beens can feel tough by sending young Americans to die yet again.

#Australia: An extraordinary act of courage by Ahmed El Ahmad—a 43-year-old Muslim father of two—who put his own life at risk to save neighbors celebrating Hanukkah. Wishing him a full and speedy recovery. Deeply inspired by his humanity.

@tedcruz @GavinNewsom What compromises have you offered to get the seven Democrats you need to keep the government open? Your party is in control of the Senate and you've known you've needed those votes the whole time.

Gavin is deliberately lying. To fund the government takes 60 votes in the Senate. There are only 53 Republicans. We need at least 7 Dems. We keep voting to open the government. Dems keep voting to shut it down. @GavinNewsom knows that. And he’s lying to you.

Graham Platner's team is looking to hire a Digital Content Strategist. Looking for someone who can film, edit, and produce some kickass videos for social media! Job is based in Maine Full details below:

This evening, 56 years after the Apollo 11 moon landing, I spoke with the astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Together we shared the memory of a historic feat, a testimony to human ingenuity, and we reflected on the mystery and greatness of Creation.

@BillAckman In U.S. immigration law, a court is not required to vet each individual case. See "expedited removal."

A nation in which one administration can allow millions of unvetted illegal migrants into the country, but requires that a court vet each deportation decision in an individually adjudicated case will soon lose the values our democratic system was intended to preserve.

I’m proud to represent Wyandotte in the Michigan Senate. It’s a blue-collar town that has voted for Trump and for me, a Democrat. More Democrats should be paying attention to places like Downriver if we want to win nationwide. Thank you @SenatorSlotkin for highlighting us.

I want to be on the record to say that I don’t think it’s appropriate for the president to pardon his own family members or any political allies. It’s ridiculous that we’ve come to this point. When Trump abuses pardons in the future (again), I will also speak out on it then, too. We need people in power who are less concerned about their own self interest and more committed to the good of others.

@MarioNawfal @JMilei Good for investors, not so great for the people: theguardian.com/world/2024/sep…

🚨🇦🇷MILEI’S REFORMS DRIVE RECORD INVESTOR RETURNS A year into @JMilei tenure, investors are doubling down on Argentina's stocks and bonds, fueled by his sweeping economic reforms and austerity measures. The local stock market surged 125% this year, while dollar bonds returned 90%. Investors praise Milei's fiscal discipline, marked by spending cuts and a fiscal surplus. Source: Reuters

As we reflect on the 2024 election results and consider what they mean for our communities, we wanted to share a piece our CEO, Jeanné Lewis recently wrote for America Magazine. Read the full article here: americamagazine.org/politics-socie…

As a Senator from Michigan who has been vocal on Gaza, thank you @TVietor08. Ignoring the base and our voters on this was a massive mistake.

Donate to our strike fund to support Sierra Club workers as we prepare to go on strike: yourrightsat.work/pwu

@HighSierraAaron @ninaturner @joshfoxfilm @SierraClub @BenJealous Strong words from a @sierraclub board member about an almost year old meme that's being dredged up as workers are under attack. Any comment on the 50%+ BIPOC union members that have been laid off over the last two rounds and the push to limit @PWUnion1's right to grieve racism?

@ninaturner @joshfoxfilm @SierraClub @BenJealous The fact that racism is an “organizing” or “collective bargaining” tactic by Sierra Club’s union leaders is deeply troubling. #WhenLaborLosesItsWay

Let’s be honest- @SierraClub has had a really complex troubled problematic history- starting from the eco-colonialism of John Muir, the organization has made immoral associations with racists, and conservatives- it has been overly hierarchical and unwieldy- with mid and higher level employees benefitting enormously from the hardworking (often unpaid) volunteers and local chapter folks. The organization has long needed to change.  As the former leader of the @naacp, the fact that Ben is now head of Sierra Club is a monumentally significant development in the history of intersectional environmentalism.  It’s clear that @benjealous, a brilliant leader who believes in the importance or grassroots organizing at his core has a huge and tough job bringing that organization into the 21st century. Its field operations have always been crucial to its work. It’s membership on the ground and its local chapter leadership who have always been amazing. Ben is trying to rebuild the field, and mobilize the organization in a real way.  In the past, the national organization has been actually funded by the fossil fuel industry and their boosters to the tune of millions and millions of dollars. Sierra Club used to take money from the fossil fuel industry. Sierra Club used to turn a blind eye to the harms of #fracking. Sierra Club has sold out the movement a hundred times in the past 15 years. @benjealous is trying to change all of that.  I have loved working with local Sierra Club chapters and want to continue that. I have toured my films to hundreds of towns and cities in partnership with local Sierra club- without the support ever of the national organization.  It is so sad to see @PWUnion1 playing to the worst aspects of the SC legacy, by sending out and encouraging racist memes and smear campaigns against @BenJealous and other BIPOC leaders. Whatever the negotiations are in the midst of this, using racist attacks on this platform is simply unacceptable. I for one appreciate and support his historic appointment to run the org. He must succeed. I believe that it is a huge moment for intersectional environmentalism and enviros everywhere need to get behind him and be proud of this change.

@joshfoxfilm @SierraClub @PWUnion1 Bottom line: on one side there's a meme management is pointing to from over a year ago suggesting the union is racist. On the other side management fired the equity team, has been disproportionately laying off people of color, and attacking the unions right to grieve all this.

@joshfoxfilm @SierraClub I hear and I'm not saying SC is perfect, nor am I saying the union is perfect. On balance though @PWUnion1 has undoubtedly been a force for the marginalized in environmental spaces that have been traditionally hostile including SC.

@joshfoxfilm @SierraClub This is all complex and you name some of the complexity, but decades of work trying to move the Sierra Club into something that is representative of the communities it has to fight for is currently being undone, and I'd hope you'd consider that.

@joshfoxfilm @SierraClub Finally on the prioritization of the grassroots, are you aware the first round of layoffs destroyed the organizing and campaigns department to create a new field department, and the second round of layoffs is now destroying that new field department?

@joshfoxfilm @SierraClub Are you aware one of the primary things management is attacking is @PWUnion1 's right to grieve over discrimination?

BREAKING: Unionized Sierra Club staff have overwhelmingly passed a vote of no confidence in @SierraClub Executive Director @BenJealous and his Executive Team. With 82.3% turnout, 91.2% of voters (300+ staff) voted no confidence as layoffs continue. pwunion.org/nations-leadin…