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National Issues

These issues fall under the purview of Congress and/or the President.

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Resolute

This year is less about resolutions and more about being resolute, determined, unwavering, and persevering in the face of an insatiable GOP that wants nothing more than to wipe the country clean of social programs, voting rights, reproductive health care, and so much more.

Take Pride in Who We are

We have become a nation ruled by legislation that fuels phobias instead of progress.

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Let's Be Loud!

Resistbot users have their finger on the pulse of the nation and express themselves eloquently.

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Death with Dignity

Each person deserves the right to decide for themselves when their terminal illness is too much.

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Drag[net]

The protection that our children need is not from drag queens. They need protection from violence.

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Looking for the Bright Side

While the red wave came for my home state of Florida, it mostly stopped there, and we saw wins across the country of which we can all be proud.

State Issues

Your Governor and state legislators have the power here, engage with them to make a difference.

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Let Freadom Ring

Representation matters, and when we ban books that speak to who we are as people and the diversity among us, we silence entire communities and their allies.

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Wisconsin, You're Up!

For Wisconsinites, abortion is yet again on the ballot in one of the most critical elections in the state’s history and the most important American election of 2023.

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Dark Days in The Sunshine State

An average of 22.7% of Florida children go hungry every single day. In the land of plenty, the fact that any child goes hungry is despicable.

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Tell Tennessee Officials Not to Whitewash Education

BIPOC students are aware that the real story is more complicated than, “there used to be racism, but the Civil War and the Civil Rights Act solved it.” Their education will now be required by law to ignore a key part of their experience.