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RootsAction is dedicated to galvanizing people who are committed to economic fairness, equal rights for all, civil liberties, environmental protection -- and defunding endless wars. We mobilize on these issues no matter who is in office. RootsAction.org

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 12h
To the Flamingo Revolution in Albania: You inspire us, and we want you to know that we support your efforts and will do everything we can to assist in your success, which we hope will be contagious. ADD YOUR NAME. rootsaction.org/solidarity-w...
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In Solidarity with the Flamingo Revolution
Their Flamingo Revolution opposes their government's policy of selling off public land to private, wealthy developers, including Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. Tell the brave people of Albania that…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 15h
Democrats need bold leadership in 2028. This campaign urging Ro Khanna and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president will formally launch soon after the November midterm elections — and is jointly sponsored by RootsAction and Progressive Democrats of America. runrorunaoc.org
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Home - Run Ro Run AOC
Democrats need bold leadership in 2028. “RootsAction and Progressive Democrats of America Announce Campaign Urging Ro Khanna and AOC to Run for 2028 Democratic Presidential Nomination” | Read our FAQ…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 19h
Block Trump’s Sale of Bombs to the Israeli Military rootsaction.org/block-trumps...
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Block Trump’s Sale of Bombs to the Israeli Military
Sign and send your message to your Senators demanding that they block $2.8 billion worth of bombs bound for the Israeli military!
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 29/09/2026
What century is this? Why do so many U.S. states still need to ban corporal punishment in schools? rootsaction.org/state-ban-co...
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Tell Your State to Ban Corporal Punishment in Schools
Email your state legislators and governor!
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 28/09/2026
If everyone knew everything that happens in ICE prisons, would we shut them all down? rootsaction.org/publicly-rep...
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Demand Medical Associations Publicly Report on Dangerous and Deadly Conditions in ICE Detention Camps.
Send a message demanding the heads of America's medical associations and state licensing boards publicly report on dangerous and deadly conditions inside ICE detention camps.
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 28/09/2026
What the U.S. government has spent on attacking Iran ($44 billion) is more than it would spend annually to create universal preschool in the United States ($35 billion). That is without question outrageous. But if you put those two amounts in a picture beside the military spending bill . . .
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 28/09/2026
Who would be OK with 1 or 2 fewer wars? Tell Congress to Reduce Pentagon Spending rootsaction.org/congress-red...
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Tell Congress to Reduce Pentagon Spending
Congress is trying to raise Pentagon spending to new heights, and to further integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries -- which could make it even harder to stop weapons shipments to Israel. We can…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 27/09/2026
If Trump uses nukes, who will be glad they opposed a deal with Iran in order to crow about what a bad deal it would have been? Tell Congress Members to Stop Opposing a Deal to End War on Iran rootsaction.org/congress-sto...
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Tell Congress Members to Stop Opposing a Deal to End War on Iran
Continuing a murderous, destructive, Earth-polluting, resource-draining, economy-rattling war is better than a deal to end it? Email your representative and senators.
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 27/09/2026
If talking about something did any good, the planet would have a secure future. Unfortunately, DOING something is needed. Tell Congress to Stop Pushing the Climate Toward Uninhabitable Heat rootsaction.org/stop-pushing...
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Tell Congress to Stop Pushing the Climate Toward Uninhabitable Heat
The U.S. government is going out of its way to heat the planet past the point of habitability. Email Congress now!
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 27/09/2026
Congressional Democrats should push back against absurd and reactionary attacks on democratic socialists. Tell Democrats in Congress to Welcome Democratic Socialists With Open Arms rootsaction.org/welcome-demo...
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Tell Democrats in Congress to Welcome Democratic Socialists With Open Arms
Congressional Democrats should push back against absurd and reactionary attacks on democratic socialists. Send email as a constituent now!
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 26/09/2026
Want to know what your government is actually doing? Tell Congress Not to Allow the Silencing of Potential Whistleblowers rootsaction.org/dont-allow-s...
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Tell Congress Not to Allow the Silencing of Potential Whistleblowers
Don't let the U.S. government force federal employees to sign outrageous nondisclosure agreements. Email Congress!
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 26/09/2026
What's old is . . . still old. Tell Congress to End the New Red Scare rootsaction.org/congress-end...
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Tell Congress to End the New Red Scare
Trump and gang are explicitly stirring up a new Red Scare, alleging communist conspiracies, identifying progressives with terrorists, and putting people in prison for opposing a paramilitary force on…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 26/09/2026
Can anyone think of any reasons this might turn out to be a bad idea? No Nuclear Technology to Saudi Arabia rootsaction.org/no-nukes-to-...
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No Nuclear Technology to Saudi Arabia
Trump is playing around with life and death, and giving Saudi Arabia the ability to do so as well. Email Congress now!
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 25/09/2026
If Congress wanted to do anything about AI, would this not be an obvious first step? Email your Representative and Senators to pass the No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act rootsaction.org/no-ai-data-c...
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Email your Representative and Senators to pass the No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act
We need to stop the construction of data centers on public lands. Email your representative and senators!
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 25/09/2026
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? No to a Trump Interstate Through Yellowstone rootsaction.org/no-trump-int...
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No to a Trump Interstate Through Yellowstone
Destructive, dangerous, and deadly: this may be one of the dumbest ideas to emerge from this Congress.
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 25/09/2026
Resolved that Congress Members should keep their resolutions, especially the redundant ones about abiding by laws made by Congress. Tell Democrats in Congress to Uphold DNC Resolutions to Abolish ICE and Block Weapons to Israel: rootsaction.org/democrats-up...
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Tell Democrats in Congress to Uphold DNC Resolutions to Abolish ICE and Block Weapons to Israel
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has passed a pair of resolutions, to abolish ICE and to uphold one of the laws violated by weapons shipments to Israel.
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 24/09/2026
The Democratic leadership in Congress has failed to provide real leadership against a war-crazed Trump administration. There's an easy fix. Put actual leaders in the "leadership." rootsaction.org/dems-insist-...
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Tell Democrats in Congress to Insist That Schumer and Jeffries Step Aside
The form enables you to quickly send a clear message to the Democrat(s) who represent you in the House and/or Senate.
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 24/09/2026
Every day. Wake up. Get dressed. Tell Congress to Reduce Pentagon Spending. rootsaction.org/congress-red...
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Tell Congress to Reduce Pentagon Spending
Congress is trying to raise Pentagon spending to new heights, and to further integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries -- which could make it even harder to stop weapons shipments to Israel. We can…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 24/09/2026
Tell Congress yet another thing you shouldn't have to tell anyone: We Need to Prosecute Genocide, not protesters of genocide! rootsaction.org/congress-pro...
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Tell Congress: We Need to Prosecute Genocide, not Palestine Action
While Palestine Action has engaged in property destruction and vandalism of weapons companies, that is simply not terrorism. Tell Congress not to accept this dangerous pretense from the Trump…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 23/09/2026
Spy cameras made by Flock and other companies are being use to make wrongful arrests, to spy on ex-lovers of police and camera company employees, and to routinely violate the Fourth Amendment by documenting times and locations of millions of license plates. rootsaction.org/ban-automati...
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Tell Your State to Ban Automatic License Plate Recognition Cameras
Spy cameras made by Flock and various other companies are being use to make wrongful arrests, to spy on ex-lovers of police and camera company employees, and to routinely and massively violate the…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 23/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eQl... Don’t Let Magnum Destroy Ben & Jerry’s Don't buy Magnum's other brands
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Talk World Radio: Ben on Ben & Jerry's and How We Can Save It
This week on Talk World Radio, we're talking about corporate power, the freedom of speech, and Ben & Jerry's ice cream with Ben of Ben & Jerry's, Ben Cohen, who has spoken out for years dramatically,…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 23/09/2026
To: The People of Albania From: [Your Name] Your government, like most of our governments, is corrupt and secretive. . . . ADD YOUR NAME AND COMMENTS: rootsaction.org/solidarity-w...
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In Solidarity with the Flamingo Revolution
Their Flamingo Revolution opposes their government's policy of selling off public land to private, wealthy developers, including Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. Tell the brave people of Albania that…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 22/09/2026
“Climate change is half the explanation,” Ingalsbee said, for what he called “the perfect firestorm for a really bad season for firefighting”. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... 📢Tell Congress to Stop Pushing the Climate Toward Uninhabitable Heat: rootsaction.org/stop-pushing...
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‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season
US grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fire
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 22/09/2026
This campaign urging Ro Khanna and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president will formally launch soon after the November midterm elections — and is jointly sponsored by RootsAction and Progressive Democrats of America. runrorunaoc.org
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Home - Run Ro Run AOC
Democrats need bold leadership in 2028. “RootsAction and Progressive Democrats of America Announce Campaign Urging Ro Khanna and AOC to Run for 2028 Democratic Presidential Nomination” | Read our FAQ…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 22/09/2026
The New York legislature has passed and Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a moratorium on new hyperscale data centers. Your State Needs a Moratorium on Data Center Construction. Let's do this: rootsaction.org/state-morato...
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Your State Needs a Moratorium on Data Center Construction
The New York legislature has passed and Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a moratorium on new hyperscale data centers. Other states can do the same.
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Progressive Democrats of America @pdamerica.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sign PDA’s Petition to draft Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Ro Khanna to run for President PDA & our partners at @rootsaction.org are calling on both AOC & Ro Khanna to throw their hats into the ring & run for the Democratic nomination for president in 2028. Sign the petition here:
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Home - Run Ro Run AOC
Democrats need bold leadership in 2028. “RootsAction and Progressive Democrats of America Announce Campaign Urging Ro Khanna and AOC to Run for 2028 Democratic Presidential Nomination” | Read our FAQ ...
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 22/09/2026
Happy International Day of Peace — a terrific day to permanently end the practice of shipping weapons to Israel. rootsaction.org/no-more-weap...
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No More Weapons to Israel - RootsAction
Don't let another day go by!
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 21/09/2026
Can you think of anything that could go wrong after giving Saudi Arabia nuclear technology? rootsaction.org/no-nukes-to-...
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No Nuclear Technology to Saudi Arabia
Trump is playing around with life and death, and giving Saudi Arabia the ability to do so as well. Email Congress now!
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 21/09/2026
States caving on mega-merger of #Paramount ? -- Tell Congress we need action now! rootsaction.org/stop-paramou...
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Tell Congress to investigate and stop Paramount's pro-Trump media takeover!
Tell Congress: No Trump
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 21/09/2026
Wait, what? People who can win? And get things done? And WIN? Tell Democrats in Congress to Welcome Democratic Socialists With Open Arms rootsaction.org/welcome-demo...
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Tell Democrats in Congress to Welcome Democratic Socialists With Open Arms
Congressional Democrats should push back against absurd and reactionary attacks on democratic socialists. Send email as a constituent now!
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 21/09/2026
Your State Needs a Moratorium on Data Center Construction rootsaction.org/state-morato...
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Your State Needs a Moratorium on Data Center Construction
The New York legislature has passed and Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a moratorium on new hyperscale data centers. Other states can do the same.
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 20/09/2026
Hey, kids, want a science fair project that proves the United States is not a "democracy"? progressivehub.net/abolish-the-...
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Abolish the Board of Peace. Try the Table of Peace.
I asked people to pretend to be the United States Congress for 10 seconds. (Many of them were disgusted at the thought but I assured them they could shower afterwards.) Then I gave them 12 stones and…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 20/09/2026
Worst idea yet? No to a Trump Interstate Through Yellowstone rootsaction.org/no-trump-int...
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No to a Trump Interstate Through Yellowstone
Destructive, dangerous, and deadly: this may be one of the dumbest ideas to emerge from this Congress.
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 20/09/2026
If you're going to pass laws, and then pass resolutions committing to upholding those laws, should you obey or violate those laws? It's not a trick question. rootsaction.org/democrats-up...
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Tell Democrats in Congress to Uphold DNC Resolutions to Abolish ICE and Block Weapons to Israel
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has passed a pair of resolutions, to abolish ICE and to uphold one of the laws violated by weapons shipments to Israel.
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 19/09/2026
A party of leaders doesn't follow people incapable of leadership. Tell Democrats in Congress to Insist That Schumer and Jeffries Step Aside rootsaction.org/dems-insist-...
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Tell Democrats in Congress to Insist That Schumer and Jeffries Step Aside
The form enables you to quickly send a clear message to the Democrat(s) who represent you in the House and/or Senate.
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 19/09/2026
What do you call a government that despises the rule of law? diy.rootsaction.org/petitions/st...
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Stop the U.S. Government Attack on the ICC and Hold War Criminals Accountable
We represent millions of people within the United States who support the equal application of international law and demand that all officials responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity, war…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 19/09/2026
What do Trump staffers, the Pentagon's AI, and imaginary friends have in common? progressivehub.net/the-pentagon...
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The Pentagon Asked OpenAI for Artificial Intelligence Designed to Rarely Say No
The U.S. military’s desire for an AI tool with “minimal refusal rates” was revealed through a FOIA lawsuit filed by The Intercept.
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 18/09/2026
Oh come on! We can't prosecute genocide but we can prosecute objecting to genocide? rootsaction.org/congress-pro...
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Tell Congress: We Need to Prosecute Genocide, not Palestine Action
While Palestine Action has engaged in property destruction and vandalism of weapons companies, that is simply not terrorism. Tell Congress not to accept this dangerous pretense from the Trump…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 18/09/2026
Guess who's hard at work facilitating the rise of the next Trump. progressivehub.net/how-status-q...
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How Status Quo Democrats Could Create Another Trump
A new study suggests Democrats’ broken promises won’t just cost them elections — they could fuel an even more dangerous MAGA backlash.
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 18/09/2026
It's Constitution Day. And it's OCCUPY Day. Tell Congress to Reduce Pentagon Spending Today: rootsaction.org/congress-red...
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Tell Congress to Reduce Pentagon Spending
Congress is trying to raise Pentagon spending to new heights, and to further integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries -- which could make it even harder to stop weapons shipments to Israel. We can…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 17/09/2026
Happy Constitution Day! For Godsake, impeach Trump already. rootsaction.org/impeach-trum...
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At Long Last, Impeach Trump and Remove Him from Office
We cannot leave an open and shameless criminal in office while he threatens overnight genocides and ruins the lives of millions of people. Email your House member now!
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 17/09/2026
Happy OCCUPY Day and Constitution Day. Tell Your State to Ban Automatic License Plate Recognition Cameras: rootsaction.org/ban-automati...
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Tell Your State to Ban Automatic License Plate Recognition Cameras
Spy cameras made by Flock and various other companies are being use to make wrongful arrests, to spy on ex-lovers of police and camera company employees, and to routinely and massively violate the…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 17/09/2026
Even Ed Sheeran would have to see this: Expose Israel's violence and human rights abuses in the West Bank! Let's do it: rootsaction.org/expose-israe...
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Expose Israel's violence and human rights abuses in the West Bank!
Send a message: Tell the Senate to back the Van Hollen-Sanders resolution to expose Israel's violence in the West Bank.
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 16/09/2026
WOW: the censorship of genocide opposition is still everywhere! Don’t Let Magnum Destroy Ben & Jerry’s rootsaction.org/dont-let-mag...
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Don’t Let Magnum Destroy Ben & Jerry’s
Stand with Ben, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, and demand that Magnum restore the independent Board of Directors and transfer ownership to a group that will protect Ben & Jerry’s social mission.
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 16/09/2026
Albania is showing the way! We stand with the Flamingo Revolution! rootsaction.org/solidarity-w...
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In Solidarity with the Flamingo Revolution
Their Flamingo Revolution opposes their government's policy of selling off public land to private, wealthy developers, including Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. Tell the brave people of Albania that…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 16/09/2026
The people are winning the fight against data centers: "The first quarter of 2026 saw a record grassroots victory of 75 data center project delays or cancellations worth $130 billion." www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
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Trump and Zeldin's Attempt to Silence Data Center Critics Won't Work | Common Dreams
​EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin can do all the streamlining he wants to create a glide path for data centers; across the nation, the people know what’s in this Trojan horse.
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 16/09/2026
Tell Congress to Stop Trump Pushing the Climate Toward Uninhabitable Heat rootsaction.org/stop-pushing...
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Tell Congress to Stop Pushing the Climate Toward Uninhabitable Heat
The U.S. government is going out of its way to heat the planet past the point of habitability. Email Congress now!
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 15/09/2026
An obvious first step: Email your Representative and Senators to pass the No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act rootsaction.org/no-ai-data-c...
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Email your Representative and Senators to pass the No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act
We need to stop the construction of data centers on public lands. Email your representative and senators!
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 15/09/2026
👀 "One lesson we’ve learned over the last 15 years is that it’s a big mistake for activists to sit back and expect the Democratic Party establishment to serve up candidates who can mobilize voters and win elections." www.commondreams.org/opinion/aoc-...
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Here's Why Ro Khanna and AOC Should Run for President in 2028 | Common Dreams
While there is a difference in how these two politicians label themselves, most voters will be much more interested in whether each will address the needs of the working class and fight the greed of…
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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 15/09/2026
www.commondreams.org/news/aoc-ro-... “AOC and Khanna... have shown a willingness to blaze unusual and much-needed trails on Capitol Hill beyond the constraints of the Democratic Party establishment and bipartisan corporatism.”
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'Proven Leaders and Voices of Clarity': Progressives Urge Ocasio-Cortez and Khanna to Enter 2028 Presidential Race | Common Dreams
Progressive groups urge AOC and Ro Khanna to run for president in 2028, offering a bold alternative to establishment Democrats.
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