Category: Our Elected Representatives
Is Brevard ready to transition to 100% renewable e...
Posted by Kim Coram | May 2, 2018 | Environment, Moving to Conservers, Our Elected Representatives, Sierra Club News
Brevard College Student Government honors National...
Posted by Kim Coram | Mar 15, 2018 | National Security, Our Elected Representatives, Resistance
Get Out of Facebook and Into the N.R.A.’s Face
Posted by David Williams | Feb 25, 2018 | Mark Meadows, Op-Ed, Our Elected Representatives, President Trump, Resistance, Richard Burr, Thom Tillis
Evangelicals: God Sent Trump to be King
by David Williams | Jan 5, 2019 | Our Elected Representatives, President Trump
I don’t know how I missed this but I did, in spite of the great pic. Perhaps just as well. I...
Read MoreWashington Post: Senate Report Details Vast Russian Meddling Campaign
by David Williams | Dec 17, 2018 | Mueller Russian Investigation, National Security, Our Elected Representatives, Voting and Elections
The heads of the research groups that prepared the report, Oxford Internet Institute director Phil Howard and Graphika’s CEO John W. Kelly, both testified to the Senate Intelligence Committee on August 1 about what their initial work revealed concerning the extent of Russian influence on U.S. elections via social media.
Kelly also told MSNBC that the release of data by Twitter, Facebook, and Google clearly implicated Russia’s Internet Research Agency — which he described as a “contract shop” originally set up for “conditioning the Russian public” before, “at some point, they got the contract to boot up their American influence operations.”
Read MoreAll are created equal and none are above the law. Citizens show up to support justice!
by Kim Coram | Nov 15, 2018 | Equality, Events, Mueller Russian Investigation, National Security, Our Elected Representatives, Resistance, Transylvania County Community, Transylvania Indivisible
Over 170 people in the Brevard area signed up to be notified if the Mueller investigation came...
Read MoreTransylvania Indivisible’s Rapid response against Mueller’s firing
by Kim Coram | Nov 8, 2018 | Equality, Events, Mueller Russian Investigation, National Security, President Trump, Take Action!, Transylvania Indivisible
No one is above the law. To show our support that all are created equal and all are held to the...
Read MoreEarly voting starts this Wednesday!
by Kim Coram | Oct 15, 2018 | 2018 Mid-Term Candidates, Equality, Gerrymandering, Our Elected Representatives, Take Action!, Transylvania County Government, Voting and Elections
Do you need a ride to the polls to vote? Early voting starts this week in Transylvania County! ...
Read MoreThe Trump administration has entered Stage 5 climate denial
by David Williams | Oct 14, 2018 | Economy, Environment, Mark Meadows, President Trump, Richard Burr, Thom Tillis
If we’re already doomed to disastrous climate change, then there’s no reason to cut carbon pollution, argues the Trump administration. We’re screwed anyway, so what’s the big deal?
Read MoreU.S. Budget Deficit Swells to $898 Billion, Topping Forecast
by David Williams | Sep 15, 2018 | Economy, President Trump, Tax Reform
The U.S. fiscal gap has continued to balloon under President Donald Trump, raising concerns the country’s debt load, now at $21.5 trillion, is growing out of control. A combination of Republican tax cuts enacted this year — that will add up to about $1.5 trillion over a decade — and increased government spending are adding to budget strains.
Read MoreSo What are the House and Senate Focused on Now?
by David Williams | Sep 13, 2018 | Mark Meadows, Op-Ed, Our Elected Representatives, President Trump, Richard Burr, Thom Tillis
At this time, this is as serious as they get… perhaps we should be grateful. Oh, wait… then there is the Cavanaugh confirmation hearing. Let your Senators know to vote “No”.
Read MoreWhose pipeline is it anyway?
by David Williams | Sep 12, 2018 | Environment, Equality, President Trump, Resistance
Native American Tribes suing to invalidate Keystone XL pipeline permit.
Read MoreRACE, DISCIPLINE, AND SAFETY AT U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS
by David Williams | Sep 11, 2018 | Chuck Edwards, Cody Henson, Equality, Mark Meadows
There are more than 96,000 public schools in America. The U.S. Department of Education recently released data that was collected from all of them. The data, based on the 2015-2016 school year, reveals the extent of police presence in schools, the lack of basic services, and the growing racial disparities in public school systems serving 50 million students. In many communities, all of these conditions are worsening.
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