This International Women’s Day, let’s ensure women’s voices are heard in our democracy.
That means ensuring they can exercise their right to vote wherever they live, even in states with strict voter ID laws.
Across the country, voter ID laws create additional barriers for millions of women voters.
Seven out of 10 women change their last name when they get married or divorced. As a result, the ID they present at the polls may not match the name they originally registered to vote with (sometimes years ago). Trans women in particular can face discrimination and additional voting barriers if their gender presentation and name varies from their IDs.
Here are three things you can do right now to ensure that all women have the ID information and assistance they need to vote (and secure employment, housing, medical care, and so much more!):
Encourage the women in your life to do an ID check and get informed on what ID (if any) they need to vote.
Share our resources for LGBTQ+ voters, who face extra barriers to voting if their ID doesn’t match their name and gender.
If you need help, let us know! All of our services are free of charge and we can help you get the documents or ID you need, including covering costs, making appointments, and providing transportation.
"Women’s March is calling for a nationwide boycott to protest Walgreens and fight for medication abortion access. Find your local store and let them know you won't support them until they support reproductive freedom."
Mar 9, 2023·edited Mar 9, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
Walgreens has been accumulating check marks on the wrong side of the ledger, lately. Not only are they choosing sides with the mifepristone debacle, but they have been over-reacting to claims of shop-lifting (Not saying that is not a problem.) Stores have hired security personnel and some are rumored to be placing many items under lock and key. Then they retracted their stance and said they were mistaken.
My own misadventure: I live in a state in which CBD, the cannabis extract, is legal to use. I also had a letter from my doctor, just in case. I use CBD as an effective treatment for neuromuscular pain, with very few side effects, and only at night.
Well, I applied to work temporarily during the holidays to help the young manager, a friend, stock shelves. She was in a bind and worn out from working endless-hours in her manager status. However, I failed their physical because of traces of marijuana! Not only that, but I had a stern call from the company doc who asked 3 times if I used marijuana. Each time I said no, I use CBD for pain at the lowest dose. ( They are different animals.) My doctor's letter and state legality mattered not. They wouldn't hire me. How embarrassing, especially since a few weeks later, Walgreens was selling CBD pain patches for external use.
I guess they are conservative-minded and morals conscious. I'm only guessing, but it seems like they make stern judgments about others. A friend and I discussed using a different pharmacy recently. We are boycotting.
I had not heard that Ms. Greene sat in as Speaker pro-tempore today. I was amazed. She sounded like a child playing house. As the various deals Kevin McCarthy made to become Speaker are being revealed, I have come to the conclusion that there is almost nothing he would not have done either publicly or privately to have that title. I'm not sure even his family would be safe if someone made a demand involving them and I say that in all seriousness. I wonder which day Gaetz has directed that Kevin walk around the House with a "Kick Me" sign prominently displayed on the back of his suit jacket?
Mar 9, 2023·edited Mar 9, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
"I find it difficult to hear these reports and not surrender to anger. "
We can either waste time stoking our outrage, or we can resist getting worn down by what we knew would happen anyway when McCarthy took charge.
To be blunt. I am old. Next month I mark another birthday and am glad to do so. There is no way I am wasting this oncoming Spring, my health and strength of mind on these fools.
Mr. Hubbell goes on to say that "But we should recognize that House Republicans are committing a strategic blunder of epic proportions..."So, let’s not give in to anger or despair." This is sage advice.
The Lincoln Project is in full warfare gear, the NDRC (National Democratic Redistricting Committee) is in full operation mode for 2024 as are many other organizations. Support them. I 100% know that walking around upset, angry and outraged is not healthy. It also leads to extremism. We need to keep our heads.
McCarthy handing over his gavel to MTG on International Women's Day is an insult to women. He may owe her but he knows in his heart how disrespectful of women this was.
Some advice from my friend Josh Marshall on dealing with Fucker Carlson:
It’s natural and understandable to react negatively and angrily to liars and traitors. But this is not at all the best or most effective response. The first response is simply mockery. That’s the most logical response and also the most effective. Watch these videos. They’re moments when the insurrectionists weren’t breaking down doors or hitting Capitol Police over the head with flag poles. This is like showing a Zapruder film containing just the part where JFK is happily waving to the crowd in Dealey Plaza. He’s having a great time. Why does Oswald get such a bad rap? Similarly, it’s been shown that probably 99% of the time Osama bin Laden wasn’t blowing up anything. And yet, look at what’s gotten all the focus.
This is more Saturday Night Live skit than outrage.
This deserves mockery because it is a lame and transparent effort on the part of the 20% to 25% of the population (and their Fox News cheerleaders) which endorses and supports the insurrection to repackage their degenerate values as a kind of evidentiary breakthrough. The insurrection was traitorous and disgusting; clumsily edited video of an insurrectionist putting back upright a flipped over chair is hilarious because it’s so stupid. We should treat it as such.
Quiverin' Qevin's so dumb, he didn't even get Marjorie Traitor Goon to give him what she gave all the gymrats down in JawJah that her husband is divorcing her on grounds of "serial adultery" for. And to think he wouldn't even have to look at her potato face while she was giving him the business.
Well, so much for Tucker Carlson, Kevin McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene and all the other fascist traitors, including Walgreen's management, who have brought dishonor to themselves and what's left of the GOP. Remembering Abraham Lincoln's point that a "House divided against itself cannot stand," I grieve for my country that it has come to this. Heather Cox Richardson reports on Letters from an American today that despite outrage over Tucker Carlson's release of his false version of the January 6 attack on the capitol, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy "says he does not regret giving Carlson access to the tapes, and Carlson indicated that anyone who objected to the false narrative he put forward on Monday had revealed themselves as being allied against the Republican base."
Those are fighting words, Mr. Speaker, so please include my name on the list of objectors to your fascist ploy, because your actions have revealed you to be a domestic enemy of the Constitution, a document I once took an oath to protect and defend against all enemies foreign and domestic. And be advised that when all your traitorous grandstanding is over, you and your partners in crime will be held accountable. The contemptible gesture of handing the Speaker's gavel over to Marjorie Taylor Greene, that illegitimate representative of the people Jim Carmichael calls "the 'anti-matter equivalent' of International Women's Day," just puts more icing on the poisonous cake the GOP has been baking for American people. I pray that you will soon find that your efforts have been a waste of time when your despicable icon of "retribution," Donald Trump, the QAnon /MAGA conspirator and "Emperor With No Clothes," along with you and the rest of his allies, will experience the storm that's really coming, the "storm" of moral Justice, the righteous retribution of Truth and the rule of law heralded by the voice of We, the People. "A STORM IS COMING:" as Frank Herbert prophetically said, "OUR STORM. EMPEROR-WE COME FOR YOU."
Jamie Raskin: "Jamie Raskin DESTROYS Republican "Morality" After Tucker Carlson Airs Jan. 6th Propaganda. Rep. Jamie Raskin slams House Republicans for what he calls their "moral agnosticism" regarding the truth behind the deadly Jan. 6th insurrection at the Capitol Building after Tucker Carlson aired shameless lies about the attempted coup."
Every single day Representative Raskin channels his outrage in a brilliant, knowledgeable manner while he dissects the Republicans' latest inanity. He is brilliant. He is on chemo.
When you see all of MTG's antics and bizarre utterances put together you wonder how did such a person get elected to Congress? Then there's McCarthy who has practically adopted her. What does that say for him. But then again he appears to have no moral compass himself. What is it about the Republican Party that attracts these people? Legislators of old were relatively dignified.
MTG's occupancy of the Speaker's chair completes McCarthy's desecration of it, much like the QAnon Shaman desecrated Mike Pence's seat in the Senate on J6.
Two off-topic comments. First, have you considered becoming an occasional op ed contributor to red state newspapers - with columns focused on the latest GOP House outrages? Eg a modified version of today’s letter. Second, the next time a wacko R politician complains about teaching about slavery and its aftermath it might be worth a column pointing out how German schools teach the Holocaust. It is required. A bit of research would be necessary but as I understand it, the teaching is pretty much no-holds-barred. Maybe other readers could add comments
The Walgreens boycott may not be a national organization's doing but one that grows from the grassroots. My daughter has already said that if we can only get it at Walgreens, we don't need it.
ConocoPhillips wants to open Willow for 1 day's worth of oil a year? Are they kidding? Is the administration about to trash all of its positives for the goodwill of the API and related donors?
This International Women’s Day, let’s ensure women’s voices are heard in our democracy.
That means ensuring they can exercise their right to vote wherever they live, even in states with strict voter ID laws.
Across the country, voter ID laws create additional barriers for millions of women voters.
Seven out of 10 women change their last name when they get married or divorced. As a result, the ID they present at the polls may not match the name they originally registered to vote with (sometimes years ago). Trans women in particular can face discrimination and additional voting barriers if their gender presentation and name varies from their IDs.
Here are three things you can do right now to ensure that all women have the ID information and assistance they need to vote (and secure employment, housing, medical care, and so much more!):
Encourage the women in your life to do an ID check and get informed on what ID (if any) they need to vote.
Share our resources for LGBTQ+ voters, who face extra barriers to voting if their ID doesn’t match their name and gender.
If you need help, let us know! All of our services are free of charge and we can help you get the documents or ID you need, including covering costs, making appointments, and providing transportation.
https://www.voteriders.org/
DemCastUSA is running a letter-writing campaign to pressure Walgreens.
https://action.demcast.com/a/walgreens?sp_sn=twitter&spclid=058394FF-EF0B-4487-A7A1-B822DA6FE36C
"Women’s March is calling for a nationwide boycott to protest Walgreens and fight for medication abortion access. Find your local store and let them know you won't support them until they support reproductive freedom."
https://action.womensmarch.com/efforts/boycott-walgreens
Marjorie Taylor Greene as Speaker of the house is the “anti-matter equivalent” of International Women's Day!
Walgreens has been accumulating check marks on the wrong side of the ledger, lately. Not only are they choosing sides with the mifepristone debacle, but they have been over-reacting to claims of shop-lifting (Not saying that is not a problem.) Stores have hired security personnel and some are rumored to be placing many items under lock and key. Then they retracted their stance and said they were mistaken.
My own misadventure: I live in a state in which CBD, the cannabis extract, is legal to use. I also had a letter from my doctor, just in case. I use CBD as an effective treatment for neuromuscular pain, with very few side effects, and only at night.
Well, I applied to work temporarily during the holidays to help the young manager, a friend, stock shelves. She was in a bind and worn out from working endless-hours in her manager status. However, I failed their physical because of traces of marijuana! Not only that, but I had a stern call from the company doc who asked 3 times if I used marijuana. Each time I said no, I use CBD for pain at the lowest dose. ( They are different animals.) My doctor's letter and state legality mattered not. They wouldn't hire me. How embarrassing, especially since a few weeks later, Walgreens was selling CBD pain patches for external use.
I guess they are conservative-minded and morals conscious. I'm only guessing, but it seems like they make stern judgments about others. A friend and I discussed using a different pharmacy recently. We are boycotting.
I had not heard that Ms. Greene sat in as Speaker pro-tempore today. I was amazed. She sounded like a child playing house. As the various deals Kevin McCarthy made to become Speaker are being revealed, I have come to the conclusion that there is almost nothing he would not have done either publicly or privately to have that title. I'm not sure even his family would be safe if someone made a demand involving them and I say that in all seriousness. I wonder which day Gaetz has directed that Kevin walk around the House with a "Kick Me" sign prominently displayed on the back of his suit jacket?
"I find it difficult to hear these reports and not surrender to anger. "
We can either waste time stoking our outrage, or we can resist getting worn down by what we knew would happen anyway when McCarthy took charge.
To be blunt. I am old. Next month I mark another birthday and am glad to do so. There is no way I am wasting this oncoming Spring, my health and strength of mind on these fools.
Mr. Hubbell goes on to say that "But we should recognize that House Republicans are committing a strategic blunder of epic proportions..."So, let’s not give in to anger or despair." This is sage advice.
The Lincoln Project is in full warfare gear, the NDRC (National Democratic Redistricting Committee) is in full operation mode for 2024 as are many other organizations. Support them. I 100% know that walking around upset, angry and outraged is not healthy. It also leads to extremism. We need to keep our heads.
McCarthy handing over his gavel to MTG on International Women's Day is an insult to women. He may owe her but he knows in his heart how disrespectful of women this was.
Some advice from my friend Josh Marshall on dealing with Fucker Carlson:
It’s natural and understandable to react negatively and angrily to liars and traitors. But this is not at all the best or most effective response. The first response is simply mockery. That’s the most logical response and also the most effective. Watch these videos. They’re moments when the insurrectionists weren’t breaking down doors or hitting Capitol Police over the head with flag poles. This is like showing a Zapruder film containing just the part where JFK is happily waving to the crowd in Dealey Plaza. He’s having a great time. Why does Oswald get such a bad rap? Similarly, it’s been shown that probably 99% of the time Osama bin Laden wasn’t blowing up anything. And yet, look at what’s gotten all the focus.
This is more Saturday Night Live skit than outrage.
This deserves mockery because it is a lame and transparent effort on the part of the 20% to 25% of the population (and their Fox News cheerleaders) which endorses and supports the insurrection to repackage their degenerate values as a kind of evidentiary breakthrough. The insurrection was traitorous and disgusting; clumsily edited video of an insurrectionist putting back upright a flipped over chair is hilarious because it’s so stupid. We should treat it as such.
Quiverin' Qevin's so dumb, he didn't even get Marjorie Traitor Goon to give him what she gave all the gymrats down in JawJah that her husband is divorcing her on grounds of "serial adultery" for. And to think he wouldn't even have to look at her potato face while she was giving him the business.
Well, so much for Tucker Carlson, Kevin McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene and all the other fascist traitors, including Walgreen's management, who have brought dishonor to themselves and what's left of the GOP. Remembering Abraham Lincoln's point that a "House divided against itself cannot stand," I grieve for my country that it has come to this. Heather Cox Richardson reports on Letters from an American today that despite outrage over Tucker Carlson's release of his false version of the January 6 attack on the capitol, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy "says he does not regret giving Carlson access to the tapes, and Carlson indicated that anyone who objected to the false narrative he put forward on Monday had revealed themselves as being allied against the Republican base."
Those are fighting words, Mr. Speaker, so please include my name on the list of objectors to your fascist ploy, because your actions have revealed you to be a domestic enemy of the Constitution, a document I once took an oath to protect and defend against all enemies foreign and domestic. And be advised that when all your traitorous grandstanding is over, you and your partners in crime will be held accountable. The contemptible gesture of handing the Speaker's gavel over to Marjorie Taylor Greene, that illegitimate representative of the people Jim Carmichael calls "the 'anti-matter equivalent' of International Women's Day," just puts more icing on the poisonous cake the GOP has been baking for American people. I pray that you will soon find that your efforts have been a waste of time when your despicable icon of "retribution," Donald Trump, the QAnon /MAGA conspirator and "Emperor With No Clothes," along with you and the rest of his allies, will experience the storm that's really coming, the "storm" of moral Justice, the righteous retribution of Truth and the rule of law heralded by the voice of We, the People. "A STORM IS COMING:" as Frank Herbert prophetically said, "OUR STORM. EMPEROR-WE COME FOR YOU."
So proud of Governor Newsom and his stand against Walgreens. Will not effect ' ordinary' Americans.
https://apnews.com/article/california-governor-newsom-walgreens-abortion-pill-080489daa45a981f2da140a2a56ee25b?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2023-03-09&utm_term=us-morning-email
A true Profile in Courage:
Jamie Raskin: "Jamie Raskin DESTROYS Republican "Morality" After Tucker Carlson Airs Jan. 6th Propaganda. Rep. Jamie Raskin slams House Republicans for what he calls their "moral agnosticism" regarding the truth behind the deadly Jan. 6th insurrection at the Capitol Building after Tucker Carlson aired shameless lies about the attempted coup."
Every single day Representative Raskin channels his outrage in a brilliant, knowledgeable manner while he dissects the Republicans' latest inanity. He is brilliant. He is on chemo.
When you see all of MTG's antics and bizarre utterances put together you wonder how did such a person get elected to Congress? Then there's McCarthy who has practically adopted her. What does that say for him. But then again he appears to have no moral compass himself. What is it about the Republican Party that attracts these people? Legislators of old were relatively dignified.
MTG's occupancy of the Speaker's chair completes McCarthy's desecration of it, much like the QAnon Shaman desecrated Mike Pence's seat in the Senate on J6.
Two off-topic comments. First, have you considered becoming an occasional op ed contributor to red state newspapers - with columns focused on the latest GOP House outrages? Eg a modified version of today’s letter. Second, the next time a wacko R politician complains about teaching about slavery and its aftermath it might be worth a column pointing out how German schools teach the Holocaust. It is required. A bit of research would be necessary but as I understand it, the teaching is pretty much no-holds-barred. Maybe other readers could add comments
Anger can be motivating if properly channeled.
The Walgreens boycott may not be a national organization's doing but one that grows from the grassroots. My daughter has already said that if we can only get it at Walgreens, we don't need it.
ConocoPhillips wants to open Willow for 1 day's worth of oil a year? Are they kidding? Is the administration about to trash all of its positives for the goodwill of the API and related donors?