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Although we’re quite sure they will deny it, it certainly seems as if this Administration is waging a war on children. T...
08/24/2026

Although we’re quite sure they will deny it, it certainly seems as if this Administration is waging a war on children. Their motto seems to be “keep them hungry, uneducated and sick.” Children are the innocent victims.

READ HERE: https://adaction.org/spotlight-on-democracy/

According to the Center on Budget and Policy priorities, more than 1 million children have lost SNAP benefits thanks to this Administration. The Center for American Progress estimates that, as a result of the “Big Beautiful Bill’s” cuts to school meal programs, a typical family with two kids will be forced to spend $1,890 annually on school-offered meals. Keep them hungry.

The Administration’s well-publicized, systematic dismantling of the Department of Education already has had far-reaching negative impacts on our education system. But, they aren’t satisfied. Now, they're taking aim at one of the most successful programs ever conceived. The Head Start program provides free education, health and nutrition services to hundreds of thousands of low-income children and has a proven track record. In the eyes of this Administration, that makes it suspect. They are tossing the regulations which govern the program and ensure that it will remain as successful as its history has shown. Keep them uneducated.

Yet, their complete disregard for science and health care stands out as among the most misbegotten and dangerous of all. The confusion sowed by Health and Human Secretary about childhood vaccines has had lethal effects. Misinformation and expressions of distrust from influential leaders have an effect on parents and childhood vaccination rates have dropped nationwide. As a direct result, at least 3 unvaccinated people have died with at least 2,465 confirmed measles cases reported in the United States and 38 new outbreaks. Yet, in 2000, measles had been officially declared eliminated. Then, despite all available science, on August 10, the President signed an executive order on vaccines which would:

‼️ Lower the number of recommended vaccines;

‼️ Falsely tie childhood vaccines to the occurrence of autism;

‼️ Call for splitting the combination measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine into three separate single-disease shots;

‼️ Direct the Department of Justice to investigate where states are in violation of exemptions for childhood vaccine mandates, including parental authority.

Aside from the obvious health care risks there are other problems: there is no split MMR vaccine available. Even if it were, that would require 5 separate doctor visits to get a child fully vaccinate, maybe resulting in missed appointments but surely adding medical office costs to an already financially burdened population. Keep them sick.

Please reach out to your Members of Congress, tell them to develop a spine and reject this attack on our nation’s children. Then, help us elect a more liberal House and Senate by donating NOW to ADA’s get out the vote and voter education campaigns.

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Sorry (not really), but we can’t resist. This target is just too easy to ignore. When we need to pick up any House seat ...
08/17/2026

Sorry (not really), but we can’t resist. This target is just too easy to ignore. When we need to pick up any House seat that’s potentially winnable, Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) has given us a gift. Sadly, it’s at the expense of his own family.

READ HERE: https://adaction.org/spotlight-on-democracy/

Beset by allegations of wife and child abuse culminating with holding a stuffed toy blue bunny hostage, Miller has hung tight and insists on continuing his re-election campaign despite having his former father-in-law Senator Bernie Moreno (D-OH) declare him unfit for office and the President who has called him a “good person” asking that he abandon the race. His abysmal personal record is underscored by his Congressional record which boasts a lifetime ADA voting record of 10%. First elected in 2022, Miller serves on the Foreign Affairs and Ways and Means Committees. He held multiple posts during the President’s first Administration and has characterized him as "the greatest POTUS this country has ever had." He supports the President’s actions on the Southern border claiming it will help to end lawlessness in our country. Miller is anti-choice and has voted for legislation that would criminalize doctors and nurses who perform abortions. He has consistently voted for anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. He supports the President’s ill-advised, illegal war in Iran. Miller claims “ICE does not do patrols, sweeps or raids” and focuses only on “targeted law enforcement actions” against those who “pose the greatest threat to public safety.” The facts be damned. Clearly, he needs to be defeated and current polling shows him down by 14 points in a district the President carried by 11 points. We cannot, however, be complacent.

Enter Democrat Brian Poindexter,a union official and iron worker who, thanks to Miller, might just win in what had been a solidly Republican district. He has served as an at-large member of the Brook Park City Council. He is an apprenticeship instructor for the Ironworkers Local 17 union. Citing as his inspiration, he calls on Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), James Talarico (Texas Senate candidate) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). He wants economic justice for working Americans saying they have too long come in second place to the billionaires. His campaign website states, “If you work hard, play by the rules, and contribute to your community, you should be able to count on a healthcare system that treats you with dignity. That’s not asking for special treatment. It’s asking for common sense.” He has been endorsed by Reproductive Freedom for All. Much of Poindexter’s positions on the issues remains to be fleshed out but, already, the contrast couldn’t be greater.

If you are unfortunate enough to be one of Max Miller’s constituents, take a moment to let him know how you feel:

☎️ Cannon House Office Building 143, Washington, DC 20003, (202) 225-3876

☎️ Parma, Ohio, (440) 692-6120

☎️ Medina, Ohio, (330) 661-6654

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I only voted for a perfect candidate once. That was when I voted for myself the first time.--Barney FrankShe can always...
08/10/2026

I only voted for a perfect candidate once. That was when I voted for myself the first time.--Barney Frank

She can always be counted on to do the right thing. When it doesn’t matter.
--also Barney Frank on Susan Collins

This year’s Maine Senate race has certainly been interesting. Take that as a curse! After Graham Platner’s abortive run, this must win contest has now been set and provides cause for concern and a need for full throated support for Troy Jackson who has stepped into the breach.

READ HERE: https://adaction.org/spotlight-on-democracy/

Despite her seemingly moderate ADA Voting Record of 42%, Maine’s Susan Collins (R) is a top target. Collins, who has consistently voted pro-choice, gave a lame excuse and voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to become an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. The result was the Dobbs decision which has put the lives of women in this country in supreme jeopardy. But, the beat goes on. As chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Collins called for a hearing on the President’s request for funding for the Iran war. Then, she voted for it and said it was needed to protect troops and restore munitions before getting the Portland Press Herald, at her staff’s request, to change a headline to make it sound friendlier to the Senator. Following ICE’s murder of a young immigrant in Biddeford, Maine, Collins called for a “full and impartial investigation.” This, despite the fact that ICE admitted that the victim wasn’t even their target. We note also that the Senator was the deciding vote to approve an additional $70 billion in federal funding for ICE. To quote, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), “You just voted to give these thugs another $70 billion. You’re complicit in this and every other murder committed by Trump’s Secret Police.” Enough is enough. Time to vote her out.

Although some questions have been raised about Troy Jackson’s style, he is NOT Graham Platner. And, we remind you, this is one of several must-win seats if we are to have any hope of returning to a more liberal Senate.

Jackson is a former logger from northern Maine – important to carry if he is to win the election. He served in the Maine Senate from 2008 to 2014 and 2016 to 2024, serving as its president and majority leader from 2018 to

2024. Jackson began his political life as an anti-choice Republican but gradually matured, learned and has been a progressive Democrat for almost two decades. The transition began when he realized which Party supported the rights of workers in this country. Recent campaignshave focused on lowering prescription drug costs, expanding childcare, building affordable housing, strengthening labor protections, and curbing the political influence of private equity and large corporate interests. He is pro-choice, supports protections for the LGBTQ+ community, and is in favor of wilderness protection. He believes Medicare for All should be the law of the land. Notably for a logger, he is also in favor of working toward 100% clean energy by 2040.

Please take a moment to share this information with one and all. And, then, help with ADA’s organizing efforts by making a contribution to our get out the vote and education campaigns.

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Rep. John Larson (D-CT) just released an updated version of his landmark bill to expand Social Security: The Social Secu...
08/05/2026

Rep. John Larson (D-CT) just released an updated version of his landmark bill to expand Social Security: The Social Security 2100 Act. If enacted, this bill would fulfill the promise of our Social Security system, extend the lifespan of the Social Security trust fund, and reduce inequality.

Roughly 90% of Democrats in the House co-sponsored this bill in the last Congress. We need to show grassroots support so that it can pass!

❗❗BECOME A GRASSROOTS CO-SPONSOR OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY 2100 ACT --->> bit.ly/4xfoZlR ❗❗

The legislation would increase benefits for current and new beneficiaries by eliminating the Social Security tax cap and by adding a tax on investment income for taxpayers making over $400,000.

Additionally, the bill would utilize an improved cost-of-living adjustment to more accurately take into account true costs incurred by seniors and implement a stronger minimum benefit, so an individual who works their whole life will not retire into poverty.

The Social Security Administration projects that Senators elected this year will be in office when Social Security’s trust fund is exhausted. At that point, we will face a choice: Do we let an across-the-board cut to Social Security benefits take effect, or do we finally make the rich pay their fair share?
This bill would stop the crisis, and make sure Social Security’s trust fund survives for the rest of this century.

Sign the petition to become a grassroots co-sponsor of the Social Security 2100 Act today! --->> bit.ly/4xfoZlR ❗❗

While many of us were having trouble breathing under skies turned hazy and orange as the result of wildfires in Canada. ...
08/03/2026

While many of us were having trouble breathing under skies turned hazy and orange as the result of wildfires in Canada. The geniuses in our Administration were busy denying science and plotting revenge.

READ HERE: https://adaction.org/spotlight-on-democracy/

It needs to be noted that it is not only in Canada that wildfires have been raging. The below chart shows where they were exploding as of July 21.

It should be noted that at least one of these fires is the direct result of the Administration’s DOGE activities. The July 26 Washington Post reports that Minnesota was ready to work on several thousand acres of dense, dry forest deemed to be at high risk of burning. In 2024, the Biden Administration awarded $10 million as part of a $100 million initiative to tackle wildfires in Minnesota. But, at the beginning of 2025, DOGE paused or cancelled these federal grants. Now, more than two dozen wildfires have been burning in the region since July.

That, however, is not enough for the geniuses in this Administration. In recent months, the Administration has closed several government laboratories that studied how wildfires affect human health, air quality, wildlife habitats and forest ecosystems. According to the New York Times, the Administration has almost completely dismantled the scientific research office at the Environmental Protection which studied the health effects of exposure to pollutants including wildfire smoke for more than a decade.

At the Forest Service, the Administration has proposed closing 57 of 77 research labs across the country. One of those labs, in Seattle, developed real-time smoke-tracking maps used by firefighters and local governments. Another, in Wenatchee, WA, studied when and where to light controlled blazes to reduce wildfire risk, improve forest health and restore wildlife habitats.

In January 2025, as part of a long-standing, cross-border emergency partnership, Canada sent at least 250 firefighters, two aircraft tankers and other crews to battle wildfires in Southern California and a Canadian firefighter pilot died in July while helping fight a wildfire in this country. This was part of the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Emergency Management Assistance and the Joint Emergency Preparedness Committee.

With wildfires blazing across Canada, Mexico sent help. We sent hissy fits, threats and tariffs which will hurt American consumers far more than our friends in Canada. Friendship, diplomacy, alliances and science be damned. Wildfires don’t respect borders. Neither should compassion. To quote Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey (D), the President “putting a 50 percent tariff on Canada in response to the wildfire smoke is like an arsonist trying to collect on the insurance policy after the house burns down. Tariffs don’t put out wildfires. Firefighters do. If Canada is asking for our help, we should send it.”

Senator Markey is right both in terms of friendship and our own national interest. Congress may be on its August recess, but we are not. Use the time they are at home to go to town halls, visit their local offices and take every other opportunity to let them know how you feel about this disaster.

And, then, join in ADA’s efforts to win back the Congress by donating today to our organizing efforts.

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Shut your mouth or the “bloodshed” will continue.So sayeth Border Czar Tom HomanThis was the warning issued to Democrats...
07/27/2026

Shut your mouth or the “bloodshed” will continue.
So sayeth Border Czar Tom Homan

This was the warning issued to Democrats who dared to criticize ICE in the aftermath of the cold-blooded murder of two people even ICE admits weren’t their real targets. “Shut your mouth?”

Criticism not allowed? Mr. Homan:this is a democracy not a dictatorship – at least not yet. It is our civic duty to question questionable actions on the part of our government.

Let’s take a very brief look at what’s happening:

‼️ Two innocent people were murdered because they “looked” like other people.

‼️ There continue to be ICE shootings aimed at moving vehicles after the President intervened and decided they needed to continue.

‼️ There have been at least 40 shootings by immigration agents since January 20, 2025, resulting in 11 deaths.

‼️ Both ex-wives of the agent implicated in the Biddeford, Maine shooting has stated that he has a history of domestic violence, mental illness and other abusive behavior. As a direct result of the allegations, in 2019, a judge issued an order for him to temporarily relinquish any fi****ms.

‼️ ICE agents have been tasked with making 2,000 arrests per day in effect turning them into bounty hunters.

‼️ Now comes word that ICE is actively recruiting personnel using advertising strategies that specifically target gun owners and military enthusiasts. They characterize it as part of a “wartime recruitment” strategy. They are investing $100 million into the effort. Nothing is stated about background checks or what would disqualify potential recruits.

Given the above history is it any wonder that protesters, innocent people who “look” guilty and bystanders are becoming the targets of gun-toting, trigger-happy people with no restraints?

This is an outrage of the highest order and Mr. Homan needs to be told so in no uncertain terms:

📞 Phone (White House): (202) 456-1414;

📫 Mail: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20500;

📩 Email: [email protected] (U.S. Attorney's Office for media/civic coordination)

The message must be clear and to the point: We will NOT shut our mouths. We will remember in November, and we will take action to oust your enablers in Congress.

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07/20/2026

Holy Moly Guacamole!

While the President continues to try to divert us with bogus election fraud claims, a war in Iran and so much else, his Administration continues to display their reckless racism and shoddy economic understanding to the detriment of all who live here.

READ HERE: https://adaction.org/spotlight-on-democracy/

Just in case you thought your grocery bills weren’t high enough, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced that “There will be no amnesty under any circumstances for undocumented farm workers. Mass deportations will continue in a strategic way toward a 100% American workforce.” According to the Department of Labor, 63% to 77% of all agricultural workers in the U.S. were born in Mexico, and about 88% of all H-2A agricultural guest workers are from Mexico. When looking at all farmworkers of Hispanic origin (including U.S.-born workers of Mexican heritage), that number typically exceeds 80% of the entire agricultural workforce. In light of Rollins statement and fearing the rampaging ICE agents who indiscriminately target people who “look” Mexican, many are now refusing to work or not even come in legitimately. The result is predictable: crops will lie rotting in the fields as the supply of farm workers diminishes significantly and the “American workforce” refuses to take up the slack.

We have ample evidence to back up that assertion. When states passed aggressive anti-immigration laws in the past, they attempted exactly what Rollins is suggesting. When Georgia and Alabama cracked down on immigrant farmworkers, they tried to fill the gaps with local unemployed workers and people on public assistance. It was a disaster. Farmers reported that local workers walked off after a single day because of the extreme physical demands, leaving millions of dollars in crops to rot in the fields. Other state-level experiments to replace farm workers with domestic welfare recipients have universally resulted in rotted crops and massive financial losses.

Corn, wheat and other crops can be picked with automated tools. Delicate fruits and vegetables cannot. With a terrified, afraid to work migrant work force, avocados, tomatoes, and berries won’t make it to our grocery stores or be priced out of reach. It’s racism, short-sighted economic policy and a terrifying invitation for even more ICE excesses all wrapped up in a neat bundle.

Time is of the essence during this growing season. Please reach out to the House Committee on Agriculture – Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and Angie Craig (D-MN) -- and the Senate Agriculture Committee – John Boozman (R-AR) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and ask them to intervene immediately. If you live in an agricultural district, reach out to your Senators and House members with a similar message.

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Medicaid is under attack and NOW we have an opportunity to fight back! bit.ly/4psPjqeMedicaid provides health insurance ...
07/16/2026

Medicaid is under attack and NOW we have an opportunity to fight back! bit.ly/4psPjqe

Medicaid provides health insurance to our friends, families, and neighbors who make less than $15,650 a year. It’s a critical lifeline and source of stability and dignity that needs to be expanded, not cut.

Last year, the Trump administration pushed through $1 trillion in cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. A big part of that was instituting new bureaucracy for people who rely on Medicaid, using the guise of a “work requirement” to drop millions from their benefits.

NOW we’ve got ONE LAST CHANCE to stop this policy! bit.ly/4psPjqe

The Trump Administration just published a final rule that will strip health coverage from millions of working families through punitive Medicaid cuts disguised as “work requirements.”

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is accepting public comments until July 31, 2026.

Even if you believe that this is hopeless, and the Trump administration will charge ahead regardless, overwhelming opposition in public comment periods will be cited during the inevitable legal challenges to the implementation. Your voice matters, right now.

CLICK HERE TO make your voice heard on the record by submitting a comment now!
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The flamboyancy of Kristi Noem has been replaced by the much quieter Markwayne Mullin. While that is a welcome relief, ...
07/13/2026

The flamboyancy of Kristi Noem has been replaced by the much quieter Markwayne Mullin. While that is a welcome relief, it is still every bit as lethal as our country’s version of the Brown Shirts continues its reign of murderous, unchecked terror.

READ HERE: https://adaction.org/spotlight-on-democracy/

Just last week, ICE agents in Houston murdered a 35-year resident on his way to work. He was working to gain legal status. ICE admits he wasn’t the person they were seeking but, nonetheless, they are continuing to justify his shooting and are actively pressuring a witness to his killing to self-deport. That’s right: murder was committed and gun-happy vigilantes are trying to cover up their actions.

Sadly, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. He is the 35th person killed by immigration agents this year alone. And, according Human Rights Watch and Physicians for Human Rights report calculate that in the first 500 days of Trump’s second administration, 52 people died in ICE custody. In Kansas City, people who are simply walking down the street are being stopped and asked for proof of their legal status. There are pictures of ICE agents brutalizing people who are complying with the agent's orders. That’s right: walking while Brown is now taken as probable cause.

There’s more. According to Human Rights Watch, “In the 500 days between President Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025 and June 4, 2026, 52 people died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in the United States. The mortality rate of deaths in ICE custody is at its highest level in over a decade and has more than doubled since Trump’s second term began.” These include at least one Afghan refugee who fought alongside American troops. His reward was to be denied necessary asthma medication and what amounted to a death sentence. The graph below details the horror.

With that success rate, since the beginning of the President’s 2nd term, ICE has opened 152 new detention facilities – many of which are being run by for-profit entities which are providing sub-par food and lacking basic medical facilities. As of May, the Administration has purchased 11 warehouses which it plans to convert to further detention facilities and processing centers each designed to house thousands of people most of whom are being denied due process rights.

Fortunately, people are taking notice and fighting back. Among others:

🎖 Maryland Governor Wes Moore has said, “Maryland will always work with the federal government when that coordination makes our people safer. But we will not let untrained, unqualified, and unaccountable ICE agents deputize our law enforcement officers to do immigration work.”

🎖 Political commentator Ana Navarro, “We are talking about a government agency that is out of control, killing even American citizens, killing immigrants without a criminal record that are not the target of the investigation, lying about it as they have done, and not full, there being no full investigations and accountability!”

🎖 Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is calling for a full, independent investigation in the wake of the latest ICE shooting in his state.

🎖 Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum has announced that her government will seek criminal investigations in the United States related to the deaths of 17 Mexicans in immigration operations during the President’s second term.

There is more, of course, but it is not enough. It is well past time for responsible Members of Congress to step up and demand action to halt the killing spree and inhuman detention system. If they won’t, put them on notice that they are our employees, hired at will, and they can be fired in November.

Then, please help us to turn the tide in November by making an immediate contribution to ADA’s education and organizing efforts to reach out to voters ahead of the mid-terms. Together, we can return some semblance of sanity to our nation’s governance.

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