State Senator James Maroney presented and answered questions regarding “What’s Ahead in the Upcoming Legislative Session."

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Wearing a Safety pin symbolizes “I'm an ally...All those exposed to hate and violence, you're not alone...." 

 Safety Pin - Resistance, Solidarity & Hope 

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 We’ve heard endless amounts from the Democratic presidential hopefuls about their health care reform proposals. But the latest Kaiser Family Foundation health tracking poll reveals substantial public confusion about them. In short, the proposals fall into two camps, Medicare for All and a public option. Here’s a cheat sheet explaining their key differences. 

 https://www.laprogressive.com/public-health-insurance/ 

 Meetings are held 

the second Sunday

 of the month at 4:00 p.m.

Fowler Building

 45 New Haven Avenue 

Milford, CT

DUE TO COVID-19 MEETINGS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Send us an email if you're interested in receiving our newsletter:

millfordspeaksout@gmail.com

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Forget about the debt. Boosting the economy and sending people money isn’t just good policy, it’s smart politics.

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/12/20/biden-needs-spend-big-and-fast-here-are-4-immediate-priorities

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 Claire Wardle — the founder of First Draft, a nonprofit focused on research and practice to address mis- and disinformation — identified seven distinct types of problematic content in the information ecosystem.  

 “In a world that doesn’t make sense, if you can create a narrative that seems to be credible, goes to people’s emotional core and has a kernel of truth within it, then that narrative is going to take off,” said Hanley, who studies fake news dissemination and social media bots. 

- Rich Hanley, an associate journalism professor at Quinnipiac University 

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/11/inside-the-spread-of-conspiracies-and-disinformation-by-women-on-social-media/

 
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 Patriotic Millionaires Open Letter Pushes Senate Dems to Fight 'Nakedly Illegitimate' Nomination Attempt 

 Citing Trump's signals that he may try to remain in office regardless of the election results, the group tells lawmakers, "to be clear, you no longer have the option to stand idly by and wait for things to 'play out.'" 

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/09/25/knives-out-scotus-patriotic-millionaires-open-letter-pushes-senate-dems-fight

We, the undersigned, demand that each of you use every possible procedural tool at your disposal to disrupt and delay this public fraud. Among other things, you should:

• Boycott the confirmation hearings entirely;
• Block the typically-proforma ‘Unanimous Consent’ agreements that set the daily schedule and the terms of conduct for Senate business, including any resolutions to adjourn the Senate;
• Repeatedly force your Republican colleagues to produce the quorum of 51 Senators necessary to conduct Senate business on their own.

Sign the open letter here:

https://patrioticmillionaires.org/scotus-scam/?emci=06c13950-65ff-ea11-96f5-00155d03affc&emdi=7d1131b0-6aff-ea11-96f5-00155d03affc&ceid=1062869

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Trump and his party must be defeated. They must be out-maneuvered, brought down, and decisively vanquished.

 Jiujitsu is not about standing head to head with a thug, trading blow for blow. It is ideally a form of self-defense that out-maneuvers an opponent and then defeats them. 

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/09/20/democrats-its-time-constitutional-jiujitsu?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=email_this

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'Now we cry, soon we vote. May her memory be a blessing, and a revolution.'

"I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks." 

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg #RIPRBG

https://www.commondreams.org/further/2020/09/18/rbg-today-we-grieve-tomorrow-we-fight

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IMPORTANT UPDATE

9-13-20

 Note: The "Where Do They Stand" panel discussion scheduled for today has been cancelled. 

From the ECC:

Area Republican and Democratic candidates for State Representative and State Senate will participate in a forum discussing issues related to environmental concerns in Milford. 

When: Sunday, September 13 at 2 PM
Where: The Rotary pavilion (behind the library) - Milford CT

This event is co-sponsored by the Milford Public Library and the Environmental Concerns Coalition.

Strict social distancing will be enforced and masks will be required. 

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"This is a fight to save our democracy." 

 The lawsuit (pdf) against DHS and the U.S. Marshals Service—filed on behalf of legal observers and journalists who were recently assaulted by federal agents in Portland—aims to "block federal law enforcement from dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, or using physical force against journalists or legal observers." One of the plaintiffs, freelance photographer Matthew Lewis-Rolland, was shot in the back ten times with impact munitions during a recent demonstration. 

 https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/18/end-unconstitutional-nightmare-aclu-sues-trump-administration-over-use-secret-police 

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 https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/donald-trump-is-the-most-successful-bio-terrorist-in-human-history-psychologist/ 

 https://www.fastcompany.com/90517460/how-companies-and-individuals-can-use-juneteenth-to-practice-active-allyship 

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 https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/anatomy-of-a-man-made-disaster-320-ways-donald-trump-failed-to-protect-us-from-the-coronavirus/ 

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/leaked-cdc-report-significant-risk-of-resurgence-of-the-virus-under-trumps-plan-to-reopen-the-economy/

 As the pandemic has spread, many nations that initially advised only individuals with symptoms to self-isolate and wear masks have expanded their responses to measures that apply across the board.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said up to a quarter of people who are infected may be asymptomatic.

 https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/people-with-covid-19-may-be-infectious-days-before-symptoms-study/  

Eight Republican governors still have not issued statewide stay-at-home orders as deaths in the U.S. top 26,000.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/15/indictment-trump-and-warning-90-us-coronavirus-deaths-could-have-been-prevented 

 https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/04/15/trumps-failed-coronavirus-response 

 https://theintercept.com/2020/04/14/trump-pr-stunt-falls-flat-white-house-video-exposes-failure-prepare-pandemic/ 

An examination reveals the president was warned about the potential for a pandemic but that internal divisions, lack of planning and his faith in his own instincts led to a halting response.

 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-response.html  

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March 16, 2020

By PsyPost

  https://this.kiji.is/612006438585844833?c=592622757532812385
 

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 TIPS FROM TESSA

Notes from San Francisco

Planning and Prep for

 Shelter In Place

Food Planning

 Assume 3 meals a day. Count the mouths to feed. Then decide how many of these meals require fresh food. 

1. Oatmeal and mixes for pancakes & waffles are good options. If you run out of milk for cold cereal, consider powdered milk or buy half & half (longer shelf life). 

2. Make sandwiches and soups. Freeze some loaves of bread, if you have space. 

3. Cooking dinner can break up your work-from-home boredom. If you have kids this is an opportunity to get them off the “devices” and talking about history, art, and politics.

• Buy Beans and Pasta and rice as well as canned tomatoes and frozen vegetables. . These went quickly off the shelves. 
• Freeze butter. 
•  Try to get ahead by freezing enough for 5-7 full meals coming up. 
• Drugs and alcohol are not advised when you want to keep your immunity up.

No Hoarding! Share with Neighbors! Be a Good Citizen! Shop Local!

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 Registering to Vote in CT

• Am I eligible to vote in CT?
• Am I registered to vote in CT?
• Register to Vote Online
• Voter Registration Paper Form
• Voter Registration Deadlines
• Voter ID Requirements in CT

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 Vetting news and information is as much the responsibility of consumers as those producing it. Every click on a sensationalized headline increases revenue and boosts production of false and misleading stories. That’s why it’s up to all of us to do our due diligence.

 https://www.suitupmaine.org/not-stop-spread-false-information-social-media/ 

Here's a link to a New York Times article explaining the runoff election and its importance.

To Rev. Raphael Warnoff - Click HERE
To Jon Ossoff - Click HERE
To Fair Fight (Stacey's Abraham's organization promoting fair elections) - Click HERE
To all three at once - Click HERE

Make Calls for Jon Ossoff
Make Calls for Rev. Raphael Warnoff

VOTE FORWARD will host a campaign to write letters to Georgia voters.  We'll keep you posted as we learn more.

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Tuesday, December 8 at 7pm
The conversation will be held via Zoom and registration is required. To register, email Jolyn Walker at MilfordBLMbook@yahoo.com

If you could not make October's discussion of White Rage, we encourage you to watch Carol Anderson's talk on the book. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBYUET24K1c&feature=youtu.be

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-wins-white-house-ap-fd58df73aa677acb74fce2a69adb71f9

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https://www.npr.org/2020/11/07/930858267/game-changer-kamala-harris-makes-history-as-next-vice-president

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Olbermann vs. Trump #15: The 50 Worst Trump Atrocities 

 https://youtu.be/j9aJ_tTPwPY 

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http://reclaimtheamericandream.org/2020/09/keeping-score-trumps-broken-promises/

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https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/ptsd-expert-americans-are-being-psychologically-abused-by-trump-and-will-face-health-crisis-for-years/#.X1tldX-2oag.link

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Critics reserved some outrage for veteran journalist Bob Woodward, who learned the president was lying to the public about the pandemic in March. 

 "If Woodward's on-tape revelations don’t persuade the nation to turn its political back on Trump, McConnell, and those who have enabled them, Lord help this nation."

 "It will reveal more about who we are than who Trump is." 

—Rev. Dr. William Barber, Poor People's Campaign 

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/09/09/reckless-homicide-audio-tapes-reveal-trump-knew-covid-19-was-deadly-stuff-months

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 “#Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump”  

New documentary raises alarms about Trump’s mental health — and exposes his ‘all-consuming narcissism’ 

AVAILABLE ON DEMAND 9-1-2020

Through the words and analysis of leading mental health professionals, #UNFIT discusses DSM-5 disorders, their danger, and the doctors' own Duty to Warn. They introduce the syndrome known as malignant narcissism and explain how it is responsible for great inhumanity throughout history. They liken its symptoms to Trump's behavior.

  “#Unfit” is “about providing examples — and admittedly, very little of this is new — of Trump’s word and deeds through the decades reinforcing his belief in unfounded conspiracy theories; his utter lack of personal loyalty…. his inability to experience normal human empathy or even a hint of remorse; his sadistic and vindictive joy in getting even or seeing others fail, and his all-consuming narcissism as he processes virtually every experience through a me-first filter.” 

 https://unfitfilm.com/ 

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THE COMPLETE LISTING
(SO FAR):
ATROCITIES 1-842

To be read before the 2020 Presidential Election.

 https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-complete-listing-so-far-atrocities-1-842 

"Now is the time to hold racist and corrupt police officers and police departments accountable for their actions."

 "Now is the time to implement far-reaching reforms that will protect people and communities that have suffered police brutality, torture, and murder for far too long." 

 https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/18/now-not-time-more-studies-sanders-rips-weak-gop-bill-and-demands-end-police-immunity 

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It’s not enough to be “not racist,” experts and educators say.

  “THE OPPOSITE OF ‘RACIST’ ISN’T ‘NOT RACIST.’ IT IS ‘ANTI-RACIST.’” 

 https://www.vox.com/2020/6/3/21278245/antiracist-racism-race-books-resources-antiracism 

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"Abuse of power and systemic racism are a deadly combination, particularly for people of color and Indigenous Peoples, who are disproportionately criminalized and targeted by weaponized policing around the world—destroying lives, families, and communities, denying people their basic humanity and dignity, and violating their rights," the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) said in a statement of solidarity with the protest movement.

 https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/01/no-game-trump-considering-insurrection-act-deploy-military-us-city-streets-protests 

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If we want to reach a better place on the other side of this, we must refuse to be comforted too quickly.

by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II 

 African Americans are three times more likely to die from particulate air pollution than our fellow Americans. The percentage of black children suffering from asthma is nearly double that of white people, and the death rate is 10 times higher. This is but a reflection of the fissures of inequality that run through every institution in our public life, where the black wealth gap, education gap and healthcare gap have persisted despite the civil rights movement, legal desegregation and symbolic affirmative action. We understand that the same mentality that will accept and defend the violence of armed officers against unarmed black people will also send black, brown and poor people into harm’s way during a pandemic in the name of “liberty” and “the economy”.  

 https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/05/31/may-screams-and-tears-and-protests-shake-very-conscience-nation 

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 Effective at 8:00 p.m. on April 20, 2020

 https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2020/04-2020/Governor-Lamont-Coronavirus-Update-April-17 

 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html 

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 https://portal.ct.gov/Office-of-the-Governor/News/Press-Releases/2020/04-2020/Governor-Lamont-Orders-Connecticuts-Presidential-Primary-Election-Further-Rescheduled-to-August-11 

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 https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/coronavirus/gov-lamont-moves-presidential-primary-to-june-2-due-to-coronavirus-concerns/2241591/ 

Voters can check their current registration status at myvote.ct.gov/lookup, and make any desired changes to their registration at myvote.ct.gov/register.

Unaffiliated voters – voters who are not registered with any party – and new voters have until Thursday, August 6th to
register online, by mail, or at the DMV with the party in whose primary they’d like to participate, and until Monday, August 10th to register in person.

 Connecticut will hold the Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections on Tuesday, August 11th. 

• Where and how do I vote?
• Can I vote by absentee ballot?

 https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/Calendars/2020Election/August-11-Updated-Presidential-Preference-Primary.pdf 

 https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/01/13/why-im-still-hopeful-and-not-done-fighting-more-just-society 

  2020 Presidential Election

Date: November 3, 2020

Presidential candidates, 2020 

• Important dates 

• Democratic primary 

• Republican primary 

• Ballotpedia pageviews by campaign

 • Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News  Briefing

  https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2020 

•   1. Democracy breaks if nobody votes 
•   2. Voting is part of independence and thinking for yourself 
•  3. Voting is the great equalizer 
•  4. Voting is how you take part in something bigger than yourself 
•  5. Elected officials pay attention to people who vote 
•  6. Refusing to vote is not rebellion; it is surrender 
•  7. Voting really does matter 

 https://the-parallax.com/2018/11/05/7-simple-reasons-vote/ 

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