Hate at Walmart

Join the Lewis County Democrats for an afternoon of family fun while supporting local teachers and students! Bring the kids for free roller skating, games, and refreshments at the Centralia Rollerdrome. Tix here: zurl.co/vHezz

#FireRFK Disrupted CDC leadership (put party over science) Removed vaccine research, access, and promotion (est 5,000 more COVID deaths) Mass layoffs and health infrastructure cuts Blamed Measles on "poor diet" (3 dead so far, all unvaccinated) Vaccine misinformation led to CDC shooting

"US authorities told Mr Abrego Garcia he may be deported to Uganda..." "At Tuesday's hearing, US District Judge Paula Xinis said she was barring the government from deporting Mr Abrego Garcia until she could hold a hearing on the matter." zurl.co/GJowJ

"The radical right wants to tear down that system, and 250 years of democracy along with it. They’ve abandoned conservatism in favor of oligarchy and fealty to power. So, finders keepers, we’re claiming the moniker. We are the conservatives now."

Today I'm sending this letter to our legislators to demand a response to Trump's appointment of a registered child sex offender to a program that oversees children. Silence is complicity. -Zac, Chair

"We’ve said this before, and we’ll say it again: those who threaten open access to information do so because they fear the power of an informed public — a public capable of critical thinking, of holding power to account, and of exercising self-determination." zurl.co/o9bYJ

On 8/2 join Centralia Mobilize, Multiculturally Minded , and Lewis Local Ledger for an afternoon of celebrating and supporting our immigrant and migrant communities here in Lewis County.

Listen in tomorrow morning at 8:30am!

New shirts have arrived! We'll have some available at our Strategy Summit next Saturday. More info: zurl.co/nz9eL

"On that first Independence Day almost two hundred and fifty years ago, America freed itself forever from the bondage and oppression of tyrannical rule by monarchs and kings. There would never be another king in the United States of America." zurl.co/wB5rf

"Republicans just gave a handout to billionaires and fossil fuel companies, gutted climate funding, and set up a healthcare house-of-cards... but H.R. 1 isn’t the end of the progressive story, it should mark the beginning of our comeback."zurl.co/AKDPc

July 4th, 12-2pm, Chehalis (in front of Walmart)

"The summer of 1863 was a season when democracy seemed impossible to sustain. The country was literally at war with itself. Political violence was common. Neighbors viewed each other as enemies. Sound familiar?" Read more > zurl.co/6GPe4 Join us 7/12 for our strategy summit > zurl.co/PsGls

"If states lose access to funds for these essential programs, Washington’s school districts will see an immediate decrease of approximately $137 million, amounting to 15.6% of our state’s federal K–12 funding."

"The young men who helped get Donald Trump back into the White House are now realizing they made a massive mistake, according to a Harvard polling expert. " zurl.co/3lxUU

Full video > zurl.co/2WAxC

"It’s unclear how long the spending review might last or when the federal funds might be distributed. But the delay could leave states and schools facing immediate pressure to find ways to keep education programs running and balance their budgets for the coming academic year. "zurl.co/aKJfz

"Two provisions added to the bill just days ago — and tailored specifically to boost Medicaid payments to Alaska and Hawaii — have been ruled to violate the Senate’s Byrd rule. That limits what can pass through the reconciliation process with a simple majority. "zurl.co/fgYYa

HUGE win!: Mike Lee’s Public Land Sale Plan Is Dead "Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee tonight withdrew his proposal to sell millions of acres of public land to help balance the federal budget." zurl.co/plz8G

58% of voters in Eastern and Central Washington oppose Trump’s ugly vulture budget zurl.co/j1aS9

"No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates," Sotomayor said in the dissent. "Today, the threat is to birthright citizenship. Tomorrow, a different administration may try to seize firearms from law-abiding citizens or prevent people of certain faiths from gathering to worship."

"Voters who care about protecting children now know exactly where the Republican Party stands. What parent in their right mind would agree that their child’s sexual abuse should be kept secret, in any circumstance or setting, religious or not?"

"The success of a populist like Mamdani... shows that a plainspoken, pro-worker message can unite a coalition across party lines. And the recent MAGA foreign-policy rift shows that even some Trump supporters are fed up with the old Republican guard’s priorities."zurl.co/i6KhS

“Forty one percent of trans and gender non-conforming youth seriously considered suicide in the past year. We’re seeing the government taking away the funding and the access to one of the few ways that we know we can support trans and queer youth. zurl.co/gGeoB

"When the commentary was posted on the Lewis County News Facebook page... one comment in particular caught my eye. Rep. Jim Walsh... said: “Wishful thinking... As Washington state Republican Party chair, I’d expect him to be a bit more “in touch” with the political pulse around our state. "

“Since February, Trump has denied 6 of 10 major-disaster requests he has received from Democratic governors, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency records analyzed by KUOW. Trump has approved 14 of 15 requests he has received from Republican governors." zurl.co/6aYx1

Whoops! It's hard to unite a party defined by deporting neighbors and cutting essential services. Meanwhile, we got 600 people to turn out in Centralia last Saturday... Good luck, Mitch! zurl.co/eQsrN?

"Local Democrats had their best weekend in Lewis County this past weekend since … I can’t even honestly remember when they’ve had this much momentum, to be completely truthful." Read more: zurl.co/diOBK

Well looky here!

"People across the political spectrum hope Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) makes like a tree and leaves national forests — and other federally owned land — alone."