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Biden-Harris – June 20, 2024

Posted on June 20, 2024

If everyone reading this donated $25 to Joe Biden’s reelection campaign today, we would not only have a huge number of donations, but we would also reach the goals we need to hit in order to WIN this race and keep Trump out of the White House.

Unfortunately, not everyone gives. So the President is relying on people who understand how important this race is — and how big their impact can be — to chip in before midnight tonight.

CONTRIBUTE

$25.

If you knew that making one more $25 contribution would mean Donald Trump never set foot in the White House again, wouldn’t it be the best $25 you ever spent?

If you knew that contributing $25 meant continued progress in addressing climate change and lowering the cost of prescription drugs, wouldn’t you pitch in?

If you knew that $25 would help protect our democracy from the MAGA extremists who work overtime to rig the game to protect their power, wouldn’t it be worth it?

Now, we know that $25 may not seem like it can do all of those things…

But by the time you read this, a lot of folks have chipped in $25 of their own. And now they’re counting on you to join them.

Because there’s only one way we’ll reelect Joe Biden and keep Trump out of the White House — and that’s together. So please, help us deliver a great rebuke to Donald Trump and his chances:

Can President Biden count on you to contribute $25 or whatever you can afford today?

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We sincerely thank you for your help and support.

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Another deflection meant to grab the nation's attention away from the GOP's horrendous "big, beautiful bill." ... See MoreSee Less

House Oversight Republicans schedule interviews with former Biden aides

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The House Oversight Committee has scheduled voluntary transcribed interview with four Biden White House aides as it investigates whether there was a cover-up of President Biden’s mental state, acco....
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Gov. Ferguson, WA leaders slam Trump's new travel bans, call them ‘hate repackaged'Story by Simone Carter, The News TribuneAfter putting a stop to President Donald Trump's original 2017 travel ban, then-Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson received thousands of letters expressing thanks.He replied to some handwritten notes, including one by a young girl from an affected country that read, "Because you stood up, I can be here." Ferguson's daughter tacked on a doodle - he thinks it was a butterfly - and the two children later met up for a play date.Ferguson, now Washington's governor, recounted that story at a Tuesday news conference. In a groundhog-day moment. He joined other state officials and community leaders to decry the latest travel bans issued last week by Trump."It always struck me, the idea that two 7- or 8-year-old kids can fully understand things in a way that our president cannot," he said June 10 at the Sea-Tac Office Complex. "And I'm not sure what to say as an American about that, other than I do think that play date represents what we all care about: Diversity makes us better."The current travel-ban iteration took effect Monday and prohibits foreign nationals from 12 countries - including Afghanistan, Iran, Yemen and Sudan - from entering the United States. Partial restrictions also apply to people from seven other countries, including Cuba and Venezuela.In arguing for the ban, the President pointed to the recent Colorado firebombing attack allegedly committed by an Egyptian national against pro-Israel demonstrators. Travel restrictions during his first term were key to preventing terrorism on American soil, he said in a video posted last week to Truth Social.Trump travel ban takes effect drawing concernWhite House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said in an emailed statement that everything Trump does is in the best interest of Americans and their safety."His commonsense, country-specific travel restrictions include places that lack proper vetting, exhibit high visa overstay rates, or fail to share identity and threat information," Jackson said. "The restrictions fulfill the President's day-one promise to protect American citizens from dangerous foreign actors who may come to the United States and cause us harm."But Trump's latest travel bans have generated pushback from immigrant advocacy groups, world leaders and Democrats, who've blasted it as racist, xenophobic and discriminatory.Ferguson hinted Tuesday at feeling a sense of deja vu."While it does seem difficult to believe we are back here again, one thing has not changed," Ferguson said. "That is Washington will not just stand up to what's going on. We will lead on this issue, just like we have in the past."Still, questions remain as to what actions the state will - or can - take this time around.Attorney General Nick Brown highlighted his predecessor's efforts to fight the previous so-called Muslim travel ban, noting that Washington was the first state to do so.Brown said his office, which has so far filed 21 cases against the Trump administration, is actively looking into how it can challenge the president's updated version: "But it will be difficult." He cited the conservative makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court as a possible barrier.Trump also recently deployed U.S. Marines and National Guard troops to Los Angeles to stamp out protests against his administration's immigration policies. Brown said that escalation, coupled with the ban, shows that "what we are seeing from the President of the United States of America is creeping authoritarianism.""We're seeing efforts to erase history, to silence powerful voices against him, and we're seeing time and time again a disregard for the law," Brown said. "These are all characteristics of a fascist government, and we need to use not only our legal tools, but use our collective voices to reaffirm the moral righteousness of this country."State Rep. Darya Farivar was the first Middle Eastern woman elected to the Washington state Legislature. The Seattle Democrat said Tuesday that her family fled Iran in search of a better life: "I am living proof of that hope - and yet here we are again.""This travel ban is not new. It is hate repackaged. It is fear recycled, and it is xenophobia dressed as policy," she said. "We reject it." ... See MoreSee Less

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Why I'm going to a 'No Kings' rally against Trump, and you should tooOpinion by Anne Lamott, special to the LA Times Usually when people announce, “Here’s the thing,” I want to ask, really? Did God stop by today with cheese Danish for the both of you, to tell you what the thing was?But here’s the thing: We’re going to need you this Saturday.What is happening in Los Angeles with the National Guard is not simply President Trump’s brainstorm to move past the Musk scandal. It is the next step in his tryouts for autocracy.On Saturday, Trump celebrates his birthday in Washington with a gigantic military parade, at an estimated cost of $45 million. He is a fun-loving guy. It’s “The Music Man” meets the National Day parade in Pyongyang.So, we need you to consider showing up at one of the “No Kings” protest rallies that are also being held Saturday all across America. I will be attending one, because it’s important and because it will do my hopeless heart good. It could do the same for you — lift you, remind you of who you are. You show up, we give you hope. It’s a great offer: When my grandson was little, and wanted something from me, he would put both hands on his hips, present a trade, glare fiercely, and say, “Deal?” So, deal?We the people make the best placards — my favorites from the “Hands Off” march were “Honk if you never drunk-texted war plans” and “Now you’ve pissed off the grandmothers.” There will be the old songs of the civil rights movement and the protests that stopped the Vietnam War. It’s friendliness, right action and food trucks. Heaven.Saturday is one week before the summer solstice, and this is how I am going to celebrate the last week of spring. I don’t approve of summer, all those mosquitoes and crop tops. If I were God, I would have skipped over it. But spring gives us green, growing, new life. Frogs start to sing again in the rains. They’ve been waiting, and all of a sudden they’re saying, I'm here, hydrated, and I'm going to tell you about it. Spring is new voices.Winter came with MAGA. The next season will be about new leaders and orators who will emerge in this weekend’s rallies. We’ll be the frogs of springing.People who say something can’t be done should get out of the way of the rest of us who are trying to do it.I will celebrate the last week of spring with tens of thousands of people at the San Francisco Civic Center. Just ordinary citizens with a moral compass, we won’t have a plan or strategy to save this hurting nation, but we will show up heartsick, angry, peaceful and exuberant, the young and old, babies, the Gens X, Y and Z, people of every ethnicity, spiritual path and none at all. The love we have for this beautiful, beleaguered democratic nation will be our little light to see by, and shine.Once a small group of people from my church, mostly old, were at a weekend retreat in the redwoods. At the end of an evening, it began to pour buckets of rain. They had to get back to their cabins in the darkness. They were OK until the lights of the retreat house faded; they were in the pitch dark. A narrow, precarious bridge separated them from their cabins, and they were afraid to cross it blind. But the youngest old man had a keychain with a tiny flashlight on it that gave off a thin beam of light, and so, holding on to each other's shoulders and waists, guided by the thin beam of the penlight, they crossed the bridge.I wish all the people who will meet in my city could cry together for what has been destroyed and besmirched, all the people dying since Musk got USAID dismantled. But we liberals mostly don’t cry: We fret, like little children. At least, I do.When infants discover those tiny fingers of theirs, they jiggle the fingertips of one hand against the other and look exactly as if they are knitting. This is exactly what we will be doing on Saturday: knitting a peaceful resistance to dictatorship, to the politics of cruelty.Remember the old bumper sticker that said, “Democracy is a verb”?One of the old women in the dark downpour at that retreat 40 years ago was Mary Williams. I was still drinking when we first met. She adored me despite my being a walking personality disorder. Her son was in prison, her health precarious, and she was poor, but when she was sad, she always told me, no matter how dark her life, “Annie, I know my change is gonna come.” And it would.I lived on a tiny houseboat and had almost no money; Mary lived in the projects. She would bring me little baggies full of dimes, sealed with twist ties. I got sober, and then had a baby, without a husband or a steady income. But whenever life felt too hard, I’d see or remember Mary at the altar, sharing her hardships and pain, announcing, “But I know my change is gonna come.” It always did: a second wind, a visit from an old friend.When my baby was 3, a book of mine took off unexpectedly, and I explained to Mary that we were doing better now. But she still brought me those baggies. She knew I didn’t need the money, but that I needed the dimes.I am looking at one of those bags on my bookshelf now — I’ve saved it all these years — and man, do I need the dimes more than ever — faith, love, hope; good people. Our change is gonna come, maybe not next Thursday right after lunch, but it will, if we stick together, don’t give up, and keep taking the next right action. Remembering this will be the gift of Saturday’s protest march. So, here’s the thing: You who are terrified, sad, exhausted and just plain gobsmacked? Maybe show up on Saturday. Come democracy with us. ... See MoreSee Less

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Tri-City Democrats would like to invite the community to their potluck this Friday.It's picnic weather, so let's have our next Tri-City Democrats potluck picnic at the ranch (4501 W Lattin Ct, West Richland)!6PM, Friday, June 13. We'll have shade and misters if it gets warm and a firepit and patio heaters if it gets chilly.Come gather with like-minded folks and share some fellowship, food and beverages.Link on Meetup: www.meetup.com/tri-city-democrats/events/308331679/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Here is a great opportunity to hear Pramila Jayapal! RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteb-azHSRXQN1lU8h1S_7_AfHeXJSNHZLs_7coGkJarHDPg/viewform?usp=s... ... See MoreSee Less

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Party Calendar

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  • TCD Democrats Protest Tuesday

    TCD Democrats Protest Tuesday

    June 3, 2025  3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
    John Dam Plaza, 815 George Washington Way, Richland, WA 99352, USA

    "Protest Tuesday" at John Dam Plaza on GWay in Richland from 3:45pm to 5:45PM. Bring your own sign or flag or one will be provided. Join our stalwarts and protest whatever is bothering you most that day.
    https://www.facebook.com/events/999996418325987/999996484992647/

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  • SOME CUTS DON'T HEAL

    SOME CUTS DON'T HEAL

    June 3, 2025  4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    1301 N Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, WA Next to Arby’s/Use Burlington parking lot

    Greetings Indivisible TC! We are inviting you to join an action we haven’t organized but support called Some Cuts Don’t Heal - Hold Them Accountable! It’s sponsored by Central WA Families and SEIU775. Some of our Leadership team will be there wearing our Indivisible t-shirts. Here’s more:

    Come one, come all... bring your friends, neighbors, coworkers, children!! BECAUSE I know, we all know someone on Medicaid who will be impacted by these cuts. Please show up and support!!!! #SOMECUTSDONTHEAL
    #HoldThemAccountable #SEIU775

    ¡Vengan todos! ¡Traigan a sus amigos, vecinos, compañeros de trabajo e hijos! Porque sé que todos conocemos a alguien con Medicaid que se verá afectado por estos recortes, ¡por favor, vengan y apoyen!! #ALGUNOSRECORTESNOCURAN
    #HaganQueRindanCuenta #SEIU775

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  • Richland City Council

    Richland City Council

    June 3, 2025  7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    Richland City Hall, 505 Swift Blvd, Richland, WA 99352, USA

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  • North Richland Dems Picnic

    North Richland Dems Picnic

    June 4, 2025  4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Leslie Groves Park, 40 Park St, Richland, WA 99354, USA

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  • SOME CUTS DON'T HEAL

    SOME CUTS DON'T HEAL

    June 4, 2025  4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    1301 N Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, WA Next to Arby’s/Use Burlington parking lot

    Greetings Indivisible TC! We are inviting you to join an action we haven’t organized but support called Some Cuts Don’t Heal - Hold Them Accountable! It’s sponsored by Central WA Families and SEIU775. Some of our Leadership team will be there wearing our Indivisible t-shirts. Here’s more:

    Come one, come all... bring your friends, neighbors, coworkers, children!! BECAUSE I know, we all know someone on Medicaid who will be impacted by these cuts. Please show up and support!!!! #SOMECUTSDONTHEAL
    🩸🤕⚰️🩺🪦🩹🩸
    #HoldThemAccountable #SEIU775

    ¡Vengan todos! ¡Traigan a sus amigos, vecinos, compañeros de trabajo e hijos! Porque sé que todos conocemos a alguien con Medicaid que se verá afectado por estos recortes, ¡por favor, vengan y apoyen!! #ALGUNOSRECORTESNOCURAN
    🩸🤕⚰️🩺🪦🩹🩸
    #HaganQueRindanCuenta #SEIU775

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  • Indivisible TC - Founder Hour, Thurs

    Indivisible TC - Founder Hour, Thurs

    June 5, 2025  12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    https://zoom.us/j/94107976607?pwd=qZeb9jUuH9e3DwVvukrhqxuwrNTWvv.1

    Join in and ask questions, get updates or just say hi! Zoom link below, let me know if you need the mobile version. These are held every Thursday at 12pm and occasional weekends.

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  • Benton County Executive Board

    Benton County Executive Board

    June 9, 2025  6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    Meeting details will be provided over email from the Benton County Democrats Chair.

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  • TCD Democrats Protest Tuesday

    TCD Democrats Protest Tuesday

    June 10, 2025  3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
    John Dam Plaza, 815 George Washington Way, Richland, WA 99352, USA

    "Protest Tuesday" at John Dam Plaza on GWay in Richland from 3:45pm to 5:45PM. Bring your own sign or flag or one will be provided. Join our stalwarts and protest whatever is bothering you most that day.
    https://www.facebook.com/events/999996418325987/999996484992647/

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  • Kennewick City Council Workshop

    Kennewick City Council Workshop

    June 10, 2025  6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

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  • Indivisible TC - Founder Hour, Thurs

    Indivisible TC - Founder Hour, Thurs

    June 12, 2025  12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    https://zoom.us/j/94107976607?pwd=qZeb9jUuH9e3DwVvukrhqxuwrNTWvv.1

    Join in and ask questions, get updates or just say hi! Zoom link below, let me know if you need the mobile version. These are held every Thursday at 12pm and occasional weekends.

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  • 8th LD Democrats General Meeting - Thursday, June 12th

    8th LD Democrats General Meeting - Thursday, June 12th

    June 12, 2025  6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81281540363?pwd=yIVhkstb8G71OA79g8FD4hBUAOJzUI.1#success

    Meeting Details:

    This meeting is for all residents of the 8th Legislative District to attend as their time permits.

    We strongly encourage attendance by our PCOs and anyone who wishes to participate or contribute to the efforts of the 8th LD Democrats, as well as those seeking information on how they can help.

    Our June Meeting will be Zoom only due to constraints at available locations.

    Our July meeting is booked at the Kennewick Library and will also be on Zoom.

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  • Tri-City Democrats Meeting/Potluck

    Tri-City Democrats Meeting/Potluck

    June 13, 2025  6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    4501 W Lattin Ct West Richland WA 99353 USA

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  • NO KINGS Tri-Cities WA

    NO KINGS Tri-Cities WA

    June 14, 2025  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    1321 N Columbia Center Blvd We will be on the sidewalk in front of the mall Kennewick, WA

    In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political views, threatened to deport American citizens, and defied the courts. They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies.

    🚨On Saturday, June 14, we’re taking to the streets nationwide. We’re not gathering to feed his ego. We’re building a movement that leaves him behind.🚨
    RSVP at: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/787085/

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  • No Kings: National Day of Defiance

    No Kings: National Day of Defiance

    June 14, 2025  12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    Walla Walla County Superior 315 W Main St Walla Walla, WA 99362

    In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free speech, detained people for their political views, threatened to deport American citizens, and defied the courts. They’ve done this all while continuing to serve and enrich their billionaire allies.

    🚨On Saturday, June 14, we’re taking to the streets nationwide. We’re not gathering to feed his ego. We’re building a movement that leaves him behind.🚨

    The flag doesn’t belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to us. We’re not watching history happen. We’re making it.

    On June 14th, we’re showing up everywhere he isn’t—to say no thrones, no crowns, no kings. Check out nokings.org for more information.

    A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.

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  • No Kings: National Day of Defiance

    No Kings: National Day of Defiance

    June 14, 2025  2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    John Dam Plaza 815 George Washington Way Richland, WA

    They’ve defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services. The corruption has gone too. far. No thrones. No crowns. No kings.

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  • TCD Democrats Protest Tuesday

    TCD Democrats Protest Tuesday

    June 17, 2025  3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
    John Dam Plaza, 815 George Washington Way, Richland, WA 99352, USA

    "Protest Tuesday" at John Dam Plaza on GWay in Richland from 3:45pm to 5:45PM. Bring your own sign or flag or one will be provided. Join our stalwarts and protest whatever is bothering you most that day.
    https://www.facebook.com/events/999996418325987/999996484992647/

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  • Richland City Council

    Richland City Council

    June 17, 2025  7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    Richland City Hall, 505 Swift Blvd, Richland, WA 99352, USA

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  • Indivisible TC - Founder Hour, Thurs

    Indivisible TC - Founder Hour, Thurs

    June 19, 2025  12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    https://zoom.us/j/94107976607?pwd=qZeb9jUuH9e3DwVvukrhqxuwrNTWvv.1

    Join in and ask questions, get updates or just say hi! Zoom link below, let me know if you need the mobile version. These are held every Thursday at 12pm and occasional weekends.

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  • Call Three Rivers Medicine regarding billing for 4/22/25 lab work

    Call Three Rivers Medicine regarding billing for 4/22/25 lab work

    June 19, 2025  2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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  • TCD Democrats Protest Tuesday

    TCD Democrats Protest Tuesday

    June 24, 2025  3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
    John Dam Plaza, 815 George Washington Way, Richland, WA 99352, USA

    "Protest Tuesday" at John Dam Plaza on GWay in Richland from 3:45pm to 5:45PM. Bring your own sign or flag or one will be provided. Join our stalwarts and protest whatever is bothering you most that day.
    https://www.facebook.com/events/999996418325987/999996484992647/

    See more details

  • Richland City Council Workshop

    Richland City Council Workshop

    June 24, 2025  6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Richland City Hall, 505 Swift Blvd, Richland, WA 99352, USA

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  • Indivisible TC - Founder Hour, Thurs

    Indivisible TC - Founder Hour, Thurs

    June 26, 2025  12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    https://zoom.us/j/94107976607?pwd=qZeb9jUuH9e3DwVvukrhqxuwrNTWvv.1

    Join in and ask questions, get updates or just say hi! Zoom link below, let me know if you need the mobile version. These are held every Thursday at 12pm and occasional weekends.

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  • BCDCC General Public Meeting

    BCDCC General Public Meeting

    June 26, 2025  6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    Richland Public Library, Conference Rms A & B, 955 Northgate Dr, Richland, WA 99352, USA

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