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• What Are You Doing For Week of Action?

  By TokyoSand on February 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Michelle Obama’s organization, When We All Vote, kicks off their Week of Action today — Monday, February 17. When We All Vote is a 50-state effort aimed at getting people registered to vote. They focus on three main activities: ✦… Read More ›

• The Week’s Best Cartoons ⚡ 2/15

  By TokyoSand on February 15, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

    Here are some of the best editorial cartoonists in the country (and a few from abroad) with their visual opinions about this week’s news:   Trump Seeks Revenge By Morten Morland   By Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution   By… Read More ›

• Want to Flip the Senate? Indivisible Does, Too.

  By TokyoSand on February 14, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Flipping the Senate in 2020 is a high priority in order to protect our democracy. The Republicans keep proving just how untrustworthy they are in that regard, so they must go. And in pursuit of that goal, we have a… Read More ›

• Conflicting News about Primary Turnout

  By TokyoSand on February 13, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  We only have the first two states under our belts, and they’re not terribly representative of the nation as a whole, but it’s what we have right now. So what do we know about turnout? Iowa Turnout was disappointing this… Read More ›

• The DOJ Just Handed Trump His Crown

  By TokyoSand on February 12, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

    Last week the Senate GOP let Trump know he was above the law by acquitting him of his impeachment charges. Today, Attorney General Bill Barr followed suit, which is making everyone’s hair stand up straight. What happened? Just as… Read More ›

• The Latest in Voting Rights in the States

  By TokyoSand on February 11, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Always assume that your voting rights are under attack. The best way to counteract it is to pay attention and also be on the offensive. Here’s what’s going on in a handful of states–some of it is good news, and… Read More ›

• Our Newest Obstacle: “Censorship Through Noise”

  By TokyoSand on February 10, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  There’s a reason why so many people in our country seem a bit off. You’ve run into them: people who are absolutely sure that some story/theory (that you know is flat wrong) is true. This weekend, I read an article… Read More ›

• The Week’s Best Cartoons ⚡ 2/8

  By TokyoSand on February 8, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

    Here is how the best editorial cartoonists in the country captured this rather dark and ominous week in politics.   Impeachment Ends By Jack Ohman, The Sacramento Bee   By Monte Wolverton   By Nate Beeler, The Columbus Dispatch… Read More ›

• Building a Blue Wave for November 2020

  By TokyoSand on February 7, 2020 • ( 6 )

  

  Where is your enthusiasm level compared to what it was leading up to the midterms? I’m genuinely curious where you are, so I hope you’ll leave a comment. On social media, I’m seeing a mix of things. On one hand,… Read More ›

• What We Do Next Now That Impeachment Is Done

  By TokyoSand on February 6, 2020 • ( 20 )

  

  The GOP-led Senate did not vote to convict Trump on two counts of impeachment. Every Republican, except for Mitt Romney, completely disregarded their oath to do impartial justice and not only voted to block any kind of witnesses or documents… Read More ›

• Americans Living Abroad: Please Vote!

  By TokyoSand on February 5, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  If there’s a group of Americans who know just how poorly Trump is viewed internationally, it would be our citizens living abroad. For one thing, they don’t have a Fox News to warp their opinions (or the basic facts) every… Read More ›

• The Time to Activate Voters is Right Now

  By TokyoSand on February 4, 2020 • ( 11 )

  

  If the impeachment “trial” in the Senate has shown us anything, it is that we the voters are going to have to be the ones to hold Trump and the complicit Republicans accountable. They have shown time and time again,… Read More ›

• 5 Ways to Help Flip the Georgia Senate Seats

  By TokyoSand on February 3, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Want to help flip a Republican out of their Senate seat in Georgia this November? How about two? What’s that you say? Yes, two Senate seats. Even though only 1/3 of Senate seats are up for re-election in any given… Read More ›

• The Week’s Best Cartoons ⚡ 2/1

  By TokyoSand on February 1, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

    What is there to say after a week like this one? I’ll let the editorial cartoonists “speak” as they capture the week just perfectly.   Bolton’s News By Kevin Kal Kallaugher, Kaltoons   By Bill Bramhall, New York Daily… Read More ›

• Elections in February 2020 & Presidential Primary Dates

  By TokyoSand on January 31, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  If it’s Tuesday, there’s probably an election happening somewhere in America. Do you share my goal of increasing awareness of elections and boosting turnout in 2020? If so, please vote if there is an election happening in your district. Then,… Read More ›

• 15 Tidbits of Good News Stories

  By TokyoSand on January 30, 2020 • ( 3 )

  

  Who needs a good dose of good news? I do! The regular news cycle, especially under this administration, is endless and oppressing in its negativity. Taking a break to notice when things have gone well is important. (It’s also an… Read More ›

• McConnell Doesn’t Have the Votes: Time to Act

  By TokyoSand on January 29, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

    Mitch McConnell might not have enough votes to block witnesses from appearing in the impeachment trial? That’s right. Both the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post reported that last night. McConnell held a caucus meeting last night and… Read More ›

• The 7 Lessons the NPR-Pompeo Story Can Teach Us About Social Media

  By TokyoSand on January 28, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

    I read an interesting article in Forbes called Kelly And Pompeo: How A Journalist Masterfully Combated Gaslighting. You heard about the Pompeo-NPR interview, right? If not, catch up HERE. In any case, the Forbes article outlined what Mary Louise Kelly,… Read More ›

• 5 Ways to Help Flip Joni Ernst’s Senate Seat in Iowa

  By TokyoSand on January 27, 2020 • ( 7 )

  

  Want to help kick Iowa Republican Joni Ernst out of the Senate this November? Ernst has voted with Trump 91% of the time, which is far more than one would expect from a Senator in a purplish state. Those votes… Read More ›

• The Week’s Best Cartoons ⚡ 1/25

  By TokyoSand on January 25, 2020 • ( 7 )

  

    Infuriating. Accurate. Insightful. The best editorial cartoons express a strong opinion, and in so doing, make us feel something emotionally. This week, these were the cartoons that made me stand up and take notice. Which ones grab you the… Read More ›