Time to Wake Up 308: 40 Years After Chafee’s Warning
this phase out. No surprise: the scientists were right, and the phaseout of CFCs worked. CFCs stay
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Time to Wake Up 307: The Mischief Continues
funded Republicans with its destruction of the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais . Callais is the culmination … years-long “judicial project to destroy the Voting Rights Act,” to quote Justice Kagan. Discarding decades of precedent
The Scheme #37: The Scheme Meets Time to Wake Up
this is on its way. It is coming right now. I am just going to continue … damage, by all this pollution, usually have a right to bring a lawsuit. And sure enough, lawsuits
Time to Wake Up 305: Lyin’ Lee Zeldin
across America, on both the left and the right, are waking up to the danger of Lyin
Reed Delivers Speech Opposing Anti-Voter SAVE Act
American citizens to exercise their most important right – the right to vote. The success of our Nation – both … that. In fact, it will suppress the right to vote. The SAVE Act is being portrayed
As Trump Tries to Take Over U.S. Elections, Reed Delivers Speech Opposing Anti-Voter SAVE Act
register and then to exercise their fundamental right to vote. Reed says the anti-voter SAVE … designed to protect voting rights, but to undermine them. Passing it would erode election integrity; suppress votes; place
Reed: The Stakes of War with Iran
corrupt institution that has denied its people basic rights for nearly 50 years. I do not mourn Ayatollah
Trump/Russia, Trump/Epstein, Epstein/Russia
parrot anti-Western talking points pushed by right-wing groups that Putin has long funded and used … have the chance to see what’s right in front of your face. Sources https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/mueller-complained-that-barrs-letter-did-not-capture-context-of-trump-probe/2019/04/30/d3c8fdb6-6b7b-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html
Time to Wake Up #304: Global Economic Loss as Climate Danger Looms
that is what is happening in insurance markets right now, as homeowners along the gulf coast in Florida … percent richer by 2050–from getting climate right. And they suggest that lower-income countries would enjoy
The Scheme #36: A MAGA Smear Campaign
only after he had asserted his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination and was given immunity from prosecution … call the flying monkeys of the far right—‘‘Fly, my pretties. Go harass that judge. Go harass that
On Senate Floor, Reed Discusses Venezuela War Powers Resolution
dangers ahead. I hope this administration is right, and the transition in Venezuela proceeds smoothly. I hope
Time to Wake Up 303: Recapping COP30
Chair Powell. He is on my sheet right here: “In 10 or 15 years, there are going … very much what we are headed for right now. What happens at 3 degrees? Here is what
Reed Floor Speech on Enforcing Congressional Oversight of Trump’s Military Operations in South and Central America
stated that these strikes "violate international human rights law" and find "no justification in international law." Legal experts
Reed Warns Trump Is Politicizing the Military, Urges Congress to Take Action
officers that his election victory gave him the right to, quote, "do what we wanna do." He told … political opponents. He means Americans exercising their Constitutional rights to disagree with him. Indeed, any doubt about
Time to Wake Up 302: Bought and Paid For
other circumstances claims to be all about States’ rights, States’ ability to self govern, and cooperative federalism.’’ Thanks … face budget cuts, lost protections, and industrial projects right at their borders. Trump’s corrupt Interior
Time to Wake Up 301: A Dangerous Precipice
understanding it (thank you, Upton Sinclair). Well, right away, the Republican Party came to depend on that fossil
Reed Rebukes Trump’s Military Strike in the Caribbean and “Department of War” Rebranding
refused to answer to Congress about these strikes. Right now, more than two thousand National Guard troops … United States, which is being threatened right now. We also, as Senators, have the responsibility to protect
Time to Wake Up 300: Wake Up and Fight
bless the scientists. They got it right. Even the Exxon scientists got it right. And then that … were the capture of the Supreme Court by right-wing billionaires, the influx into our elections of floods
Time to Wake Up 299: How Empty and Worthless is the Power of Kings
because it’s not clear what number is right, we’ll use a number we know is wrong
Senator Whitehouse Remembers Rhode Island’s Late Senate President Dominick Ruggerio
DiLuglio, a Rhode Island classic in his own right. Donny went on to spend many years with Laborers
Time to Wake Up 298: 10th Our Ocean Conference
government by this political operation is right now complete. Neither house of Congress will do anything right
Reed Rebukes Trump's Misuse of Military in Immigration Enforcement
consequences for our troops, which we are seeing right now. Readiness One of the military’s top priorities … most dangerous, hostile locations on earth. Human rights groups have called the conditions in Libya’s network
Reed 'Holds the Floor' to Fight Trump’s Attacks on Election Integrity & GOP’s so-called SAVE Act
speak out against the attack on a fundamental right of every American citizen: the right to vote … Anthony who worked so zealously for the right of women to vote, and men like Martin Luther King
Scheme 35: The Real Weaponization of the Justice System
spending, both with a time limit and the right of Congress to override, and the time limit … were awarded in April 2024, giving recipients legal rights to the funds. And then they were distributed
Time to Wake Up 297: A Dagger in EPA’s Bipartisan Mission
Good Neighbor Rule” and give states the right to foul the air in downwind states like Rhode Island … climate consequences – because politicians failed to get this right. The political system failed because the American political process