Friday Fun Off-Topic Megathread - Politics

Friday Fun Off-Topic Megathread
I’m Faiz Shakir, National Political Director at the ACLU. We’re going on offense and launching a nationwide campaign to expand voting rights. We need Reddit’s help! AMA
Republicans' 'death tax' fixation tells you all you need to know about their concern for the working class
Democrats are pushing a $40 billion plan to bring the best Internet access to rural America
Full-blown scandal: Trump Cabinet charged taxpayers at least $1,070,594.19 for luxury travel
Puerto Ricans: Trump's relief efforts are a 'disaster'
Maddow: Trump 'planned 'to make a racially divisive issue' out of anthem protests
The Trump Administration Is Targeting Anti-Trump Facebook Users
‘We are living through an all-out assault on truth and reason,’ Hillary Clinton warns Toronto audience
Anthem singer who kneeled gets death threats
Tom Price is in deep, deep trouble
Packers quarterback: Protests are about unity in the face of Trump's divisiveness
Jeff Flake says Republicans should speak out on Roy Moore's past comments
Ken Starr: Trump will be under oath before Russia probe ends
US Department of Justice demands Facebook account details of anti-Trump activists
Stephen King on Trump’s tax plan: Trump ‘couldn’t give a s---’ about working class
Rihanna slams Trump on Puerto Rico: 'Don't let your people die like this'
A Fake Antifa Account Was 'Busted' for Tweeting from Russia - VICE
Mike Pence sent his lawyer to meet with Robert Mueller over the Russia investigation
President Trump could go to war with North Korea so everyone forgets about the Russia probe, says a new report
Say no to gun silencer bill. I survived Virginia Tech because I heard shots.
Fake black activist accounts linked to Russian government
Trump: 'Big decision will have to be made' about rebuilding Puerto Rico
'It's not good for me. Believe me': Actually, Trump tax plan a boon for the rich, experts say
Stephen King says Trump "couldn't give a s**t" about the working man
'You Should Be Outraged,' Air Force Academy Head Tells Cadets About Racism On Campus
People Are Sharing This Fake Photo Of NFL Players Burning The American Flag

Posted: 28 Sep 2017 09:14 PM PDT

It's Friday, so let's have some fun. Please feel free to share any political cartoons, image macros, infographics, memes, or other things that would typically be off-topic here on /r/politics. Please keep in mind that civility rules are still in place, and that meta discussion should be saved for modmail or our monthly meta thread.

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I’m Faiz Shakir, National Political Director at the ACLU. We’re going on offense and launching a nationwide campaign to expand voting rights. We need Reddit’s help! AMA

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 09:21 AM PDT

Good to be here again, Reddit! As many of you know, in March, ACLU launched People Power, our national grassroots organizing arm. More than 71,628 People Power volunteers have already attended one of our organizing events. Our first task was to demand sanctuary policies for immigrants in communities across America with our Freedom Cities initiative. We locked in some big wins, including more than 20 cities that adopted ACLU-approved ordinances to halt Trump's mass deportation machine on a local level including Ann Arbor, Michigan, Phoenix, Arizona, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Culver City, California and many others.

President Trump and his sham voter fraud commission are now working hard to undermine confidence in our elections, and legislators are increasingly whittling away at our voting rights. ACLU People Power is responding by going on offense to expand access to the ballot and make our democracy more representative. Together, we're launching the biggest effort to expand voting rights since passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.People Power doesn't work without the "people." That's why I'm asking Redditors to get involved and attend one of our launch events on October 1. Find a launch event near you at map.peoplepower.org.

Here with me today also answering questions are Ronald Newman, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the ACLU u/rln2 and Bobby Hoffman, ACLU State Advocacy Strategist for voting rights u/ACLU_Bobby.

Proof: https://twitter.com/fshakir/status/913499645069922304

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Republicans' 'death tax' fixation tells you all you need to know about their concern for the working class

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 04:08 AM PDT