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You've got to love the horrific irony of the GOP gutting the IRS while moaning about the deficit. Do you suppose they are stupid enough to believe that the billionaires and large corporations, who would have been the primary focus of the additional agents, don't do their level best to avoid, and sometimes evade, paying their fair share?

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They know darn well that they are helping the mega-rich to avoid paying taxes. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE DOING IT!

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So....all of our support to help Adam Schiff get his anti-dark-money bill over the line is helpful, worthy, and even patriotic.

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Yup! Going in today's newsletter, in fact.

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Check this FOLLOW THE MONEY infographic to see how billionaires donate to the GOP and then get millions back in tax cuts, and how that money could have paid for to improve people's lives. https://embed.kumu.io/4b7ee603b14f7b0652a0ac97d0565ab6#republican-payback/to-billionaire-donors

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Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Jessica for amplifying our call for hospice investigations. It's a needed service ride with corruption...Alan. ps if there are areas yod like investigated please let us know. Again, thank you.

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Absolutely! Such a great call to action!

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here is the link to Nick Kristoff's article about the International Violence Against Women Act thttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/14/opinion/rape-kenya.html?te=1&nl=nicholas-kristof&emc=edit_nk_20230114

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Hope you liked the Resistbot letter!

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I loved it! thanks for putting it up; i saw there were lots of responses, texts sent. such a great and easy way to make our voices heard.

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We'll have Simon Rosenberg on the Friday Power Lunch this week too! It's on zoom at 12pm est. Anyone can register at https://networknova.org/live/

We also have a facebook event with more info - https://fb.me/e/2qb38ovnO

Everyone is welcome! Bring a friend, or 2 or 3!

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Wow he is everywhere! So good to see him getting so much exposure!

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Try this free map which makes it easy to find your Congressional rep, Senator, Governor, State Attorney General along with their phone numbers in one click. Click on the number and your phone (or laptop) calls them. https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/9b8b1bc701df4215b2dc7fc2b6654f6e

This map was designed to get people to call th Republicans who voted against the Assault Weapon Ban bill, but can be used for any issue. More details here: https://thedemlabs.org/2023/01/18/steve-kerr-golden-state-warriors-gun-violence-second-amendment-ban-assault-weapons/

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That's a great tool!

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Thanks! We experiment with new apps that can highlight social justice and voting rights issues. You might like this one from today's DemLabs blog which helps people 'follow the money' behind the recent CHICKEN BILL in Ohio where Republicans authorize fracking on public lands. We share these resources freely. https://embed.kumu.io/1400b9e9a2fc58ed1ebdb426b3d1ba70

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Super cool! What's the DemLabs blog?

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