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Devon and Sarah discuss the Secret Service, Steve Bannon’s exit from the White House, and voter suppression. They also name the Dickwad of the Week.

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Key Articles

  1. Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon fired by Jeremy Diamond, Kaitlan Collins, and Elizabeth Landers (CNN)
  2. Trump to Bannon on Breitbart gig: ‘Fake News needs the competition’ by Miranda Green (CNN)
  3. Steve Bannon, Out As Chief White House Strategist, Heads Back To Breitbart by Scott Horsley and Miles Parks (NPR)
  4. Bannon’s departure is unlikely to calm the turmoil in Trump’s White House by Robert Costa and John Wagner (WaPo)
  5. Don’t fall for the White House spin on Stephen Bannon’s ouster
    by Jennifer Rubin (WaPo)
  6. Exclusive: Secret Service depletes funds to pay agents because of Trump’s frequent travel, large family by Kevin Johnson (USA Today)
  7. Trump Set to Roll Back Obama-Era Contraception Rule by Michelle Hackman and Louise Radnofsky (The Wall Street Journal)

Gratitude Check Links

  1. Texas Republicans Racially Discriminated Against Minority Voters by Redrawing Map, Court Finds by Conor Gaffey (Newsweek)
  2. Hidden Figures has inspired a State Department exchange program to promote women in STEM by Abbey White (Vox)
  3. New Girl Scout badges go where Girl Scouts have never been before: Space by Rebecca Ruiz (Mashable)
  4. Famous Formers – Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana
  5. Minnesota has a Confederate symbol — and it’s going to keep it by Rachel E. Stassen-Berger (St. Paul Pioneer Press)

Action Items

  1. End Voter Suppression by 2018. Re-enfranchise 50 Million People. Destroy the GOP. #WeAllVote2018 by The Strategic Institute of Intersectional Policy (Medium)
  2. I Want to End Voter Suppression By 2018 – Petition on Change.org
  3. I Want to End Voter Purging by 2018
    – Petition on Change.org
  4. Letter Requesting Democrats to End Voter ID Restrictions by 2018 by The Strategic Institute of Intersectional Policy (Medium)
  5. Editorial: Voters must hold legislators accountable on redistricting Capitol Broadcasting Company Editorial (WRAL)
  6. Where you can make your voice heard about North Carolina’s Redistricting:
    1. Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute in Hudson, NC
    2. Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, NC
    3. Fayetteville Technical Community College in Fayetteville, NC
    4. Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown, NC
    5. Halifax Community College in Weldon, NC
    6. Room 643 in the Legislative Office Building in Raleigh, NC

Dickwad of the Week

  1. Recall filed against Democratic state Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro; third senator targeted in recall efforts by Riley Snyder, Michelle Rindels, and Megan Messerly (The Nevada Independent)
  2. Trump cuts funding for Obama’s teen pregnancy program by Haley Britzky (Axios)
  3. Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Invest $277 Million in Abstinence-Only Education by Lisa Ryan (The Cut)

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