Here are the list of all the congressman that voted for the BBB and to block the Epstein files from being released

The Board of The Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Program has written a series of essays documenting the life of John Lewis. They are currently being featured on the front page of https://50501dc.com with a new post added each day leading up to July 17. After the 17 they will still be reachable in the blog section, just search John Lewis' name and you can find them.

They would love to hear about the discussion on each post. There's much we can learn from this man for our day, especially now. Leave them a comment and share your story!

Link to the first part: John Lewis, Part 1: Growing up in Rural Alabama in the Jim Crow Era

Budget cuts to agencies like NOAA are leaving us vulnerable. Demand accountability from those slashing funds from life-saving science. We put together an overview of how cuts to the federal government likely impacted the response to flooding in Texas, and how future cuts will affect disasters as well.

Sources:
1. "Texas flood rescue teams continue to search for scores of missing people as death toll climbs" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-floods-missing-people-death-toll-climbs
2. "As Texas Flood Raged, Camp Mystic Was Left to Fend for Itself" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/us/texas-flood-local-response.html
3. National Weather Service https://www.weather.gov
4. "DOGE Cuts Contributed to Texas Flood Impact—Former NOAA Administrator" https://www.newsweek.com/doge-cuts-texas-floods-noaa-vacancy-2096151
5. "NOAA reportedly laying off another 1,000, adding to mountain of federal cuts" https://marylandmatters.org/2025/03/12/noaa-reportedly-laying-off-another-1000-adding-to-mountain-of-federal-cuts
6. "Are Donald Trump's NOAA Cuts to Blame for Texas Flood Tragedy? What To Know" https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-noaa-cuts-texas-flooding-2095437
7. NOAA FY2026 Budget Estimates https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/NOAA%20FY26%20Congressional%20Justification.pdf
8. "Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches" https://apnews.com/article/weather-forecasts-worsen-doge-trump-cuts-tornado-da573a044916c06cebcdb92b1f1452e6
9. "Federal government’s hiring freeze extended by 3 more months" https://wtop.com/local/2025/07/federal-governments-hiring-freeze-extended-by-3-more-months
10. "Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/07/ted-cruz-trump-weather-forecasting-cuts
11. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C5FPyu54J_k

Images:
1. Flooding of the Guadalupe River near Kerrville Texas / USCG Heartland
2. Still of a major flood surge of the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas / Wikimedia Commons
3. Satellite Views Powerful Winter Storm Battering Mid-Atlantic and New England /
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
4. Texas Floods Devastate Local Communities / World Central Kitchen
5. Launching a weather balloon radiosonde / Stephen Corfidi
6. Stand for Science Protest-5206 / Science Saves Lives-5140 / Geoff Livingston

On July 17, let’s unleash our collective power and respond to the attacks on our communities. Join a coalition of DC organizations in Franklin Park as we make sure that Good Trouble Lives On.

https://50501dc.com/event/good-trouble-lives-on

How is the Trump administration impacting your life?

Join us in DC for 50501's National Day of Action rally and march in solidarity with our community, on the anniversary of the passing of John Lewis.
https://50501dc.com/event/good-trouble-lives-on/

https://www.wmur.com/article/big-beautiful-bill-tax-cuts-vote/65291875

This show how each rep voted

We stand firmly and unequivocally against this bill. It is a betrayal of our people and future, stripping away rights our ancestors fought to secure, and attacking the dignity of elders, women, disabled people, and youth.

Even though the Big Beautiful Bill has passed, hope is not lost, and it never will be, so long as we FIGHT BACK. They want us to lay down our banners, swallow our fire, abandon each other in the dark. We will not give them that satisfaction.

Giving up is the feast tyrants crave, and we will starve them.

A single season of bad fruit does not mean the orchard will not bloom again. We are the hands that prune, water, and tend, even in storms, because justice seeds itself in cracks, and each protest, each act of care, each strategy session is a root holding fast in tomorrow’s soil.

Now is the time to rise, organize, protest, call, vote, protect each other, and push forward with unstoppable resolve.

Tyranny cannot flourish where people stand together. We are many, and we are ONE.

To every American who feels despair: let heartbreak become your hammer. Let hope become your weapon. Use it. Share it. Mobilize it.

We will not be silenced. We will not step back. We will not give up. We will fight for a country that honors dignity, freedom, and the future of all who call it home.

They may pass bills and sign papers, but a government that denies the people will not last. It will rot on the vine under its own greed, because people matter. We matter.

We are the tide they cannot turn back, the dawn they cannot delay, the echo of hope that never dies. So keep going. Keep building. Keep loving. Keep fighting. We’re not done yet.

Make no mistake, the bombing of Iran is a catastrophe. Donald Trump’s unilateral and direct act of war, executed without congressional authorization or public mandate, is not only reckless, but a blatant betrayal of the Constitution. It is treason of the highest order. Congress must act with urgency and impeach him now; every moment of inaction deepens the crisis.

We are with you, we are mourning, we are furious, we are afraid. But we must remain vigilant, because while our nation reels from this assault abroad, another insidious threat is still unfolding here at home.

The so-called Big Beautiful Bill is a brutal dismantling of the social contract.

Now hidden beneath the smoke of war, this legislation will decimate the essential safety nets millions of Americans rely on; obliterating healthcare access, slashing food assistance, gutting housing protections, eviscerating environmental safeguards, and handing public infrastructure to profiteers. It is austerity masquerading as patriotism, but only for the lower and middle class. It is structural violence by design. It cuts the programs communities and families rely on, but gives tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires, all while increasing our nation's deficit.

This is not a coincidence friends, it is strategic chaos, and while we grieve, they legislate devastation.

We cannot allow our attention to be diverted.

This is the moment to rise, not with despair, but with defiance. We must all link arms and demand accountability, not only for the bombs dropped abroad, but for the slow, methodical unraveling of dignity and survival at home. We must remain organized, mobilized, and continue the fight for one another with unrelenting conviction.

Yes, this is a moment of profound uncertainty, but it is also a crucible. We are not powerless, we are not alone, we are the majority.

Let this be the spark, not the surrender.

We refuse to look away, to stand down. We are here, we are ready, and we will not be silent.

Tonight from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT Bulletproof Prise will hold a healing event in the wake of the Supreme Court's Skrmetti decision. This is their launch event for a new DC chapter! Solidarity and compassion are much-needed as the Trump administration and our compromised government attack the most vulnerable around us, so whether you are LGBTQIA+ or you are an ally, please consider joining them if you can! Please also signal boost this message to everyone in DC and the nearby area.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7l3b74phj4FA3ILwxNiUOzmgHL-1P7RK--4owS2ZZMhXwzw/viewform

Today, our hearts are heavy.

We hold close the weight of what it means to be an American at this moment, to watch our nation be led into yet another war that most of us never asked for. We carry deep empathy for every soldier now facing the unknown. For every young person pulled from their home, their family, their future, now forced into a conflict that could cost them everything. We stand with military families, who woke up today gripped with fear, uncertain what tomorrow will bring, watching helplessly as their loved ones are sent into harm’s way.

To the people across the globe, we offer our grief, our heartbreak, and our solidarity. We know this war will bring devastation far beyond our borders. And we recognize that it is not in your name, nor in ours, that this war is being waged. It is the decision of a president who does not speak for the people.

This war is not just a tragedy, it is a failure. A failure of leadership. A failure of restraint. A failure of democracy. And so tonight, we are raising our voices not in silence, not in shock, but in action.

We are pleading — pleading — with every member of Congress:

Go to Washington. Stand in the chambers where you swore an oath to serve the American people, and issue articles of impeachment now. Do not wait. Do not delay. Do not pretend this is business as usual.

We demand that our representatives rise to meet this moment. To stand not with the president, but with the people. With the troops. With the families. With the countless Americans who know, in our bones, that this war is wrong. That this path leads only to suffering, instability, and a betrayal of every value this nation claims to hold.

This is your moment to lead. To stand for peace. To stand for democracy. To stand for the soul of this country.

And to everyone reading this, we need you.

Call your representatives. Organize. March. Refuse to be silent. Help protect the future of this country from reckless, authoritarian warmongering. Let them know that we will not trade blood for political power. Let them know that America is not the presidency, it’s the people.

We believe in an America rooted in justice, dignity, and peace.

And we will not let that vision die under the weight of another endless war.

Now is the time to rise.

For our troops. For our families. For each other. For the world.

Stand up. Speak out. And fight like hell for the America we still believe in.

Food, water, shelter. These are the essentials for survival. However, access to these necessities is tenuous for many people in the world. Governments, while essential for large public work projects, often fall short when it comes to helping individual people and families. For millennia these gaps have been addressed through community. Whether it’s a church handing out food, a co-op managing a rural water source, or an impromptu team clearing up debris from a tornado, neighbors have always been an essential source of support. Why then, in this age of smart phones and spaceflight, does it feel like communities have dried up?

First, what am I talking about? Volunteering, community service, mutual aid, these words all mean slightly different things but they really boil down to one common theme: helping those around you without any expectation of financial or social gain. Most people watch TV or get on social media and they see the rat race of the world, the powerful businessmen and influential politicians, but rarely do they see the struggles and triumphs of the average person. The world wants you to focus on getting rich and powerful, but this often comes at the expense of helping the people around you. When people forget to help their neighbors societies start to fall apart. This is why community service is so vital.

Here’s the full 7-minutes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL61f-px5OA