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🚨Reminder: "A child hunger crisis is unfolding in plain sight" as a result of President Trump's massive SNAP cuts. This is a grave and entirely preventable moral failure. Congress must put food > bombs and act now to save SNAP!

A breakdown of why Congress must block the new U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal ⬇️ "The agreement increases the risk that Saudi Arabia will eventually develop a nuclear weapon, further destabilizing an already enflamed region and undermining critical efforts to revitalize global nuclear arms control."

Peacebuilding efforts are most durable when they are guided and led by local peacebuilders based in affected communities. That's why we were honored to join @afsc-org.bsky.social's Salama Hub in helping to bring the voices of peacebuilders from East Africa directly to members of Congress.

"Beyond targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Trump administration has killed, arrested, deported, and demonized Somalis at home and abroad."

How much are you paying for Trump's mass deportation agenda? We used data from @nationalpriorities.bsky.social to show how much taxpayers in each state are paying into ICE and CBP's $240 billion slush fund. Find your state. Then tag your members of Congress and tell them: Take back our money.

The last thing we need is another year of illegal, immoral, and disastrous war against Iran. Congress must exert its power to stop it by blocking any more funding for this war.

No guns, no troops, and no ICE at the polls!

As President Trump seeks to create a climate of fear and intimidation, people of faith are stepping up to help ensure that everyone feels safe and welcome at the polls.

Today on #UNday we remember the leading role of the U.S. in founding the UN on the principles of peace, justice, and cooperation. The U.S. has an outsized influence on the success or failure of the UN project, and we urge Congress to fully fund the required U.S. dues to the UN budget.

The United Nations was founded 81 years ago from the embers of WWII. Today on #UNDay, we urge the U.S. to renew its commitment to the UN’s founding principles of peace, justice, and international cooperation. 🕊️ #WarIsNotTheAnswer

Across the political spectrum, Americans are opposed to foreign policy defined by endless wars. "In this moment of change and conflict, we have the opportunity – and responsibility – to craft a different story of how the United States peacefully engages with a changing world." ⬇️

New: An appeals court has revived an effort by faith groups challenging the Trump administration's policy allowing ICE raids in houses of worship.👏 This is an important step in the fight to defend the rights of all to worship and serve their communities without fear of intrusion by ICE.

Troops and armed federal agents have no place at polling stations. All members of Congress have an obligation to speak out to ensure this threat to our democracy does not become a reality on Election Day. ⬇️

"As scholars of democracy, we are watching America’s warning signs flash red."🚨 "The administration may attempt to thwart the midterm election results. How can communities prepare to defend the vote?"

The Iran war is illegal, immoral, and deeply unpopular. Congress must block funding for it in this year's NDAA: “They shouldn’t pass a massive defense bill while leaving the administration free to pursue yet another open-ended war in the Middle East," FCNL's @hassaneltayyab.bsky.social said.

The international treaty banning cluster munitions is "proof positive that states can choose to abandon certain weapons simply because the harm done by those weapons is too great for people to bear." It's time for the U.S. to join the international community in banning these immoral weapons.

"One murder will never offset another murder." It's time for our country to end the death penalty entirely.

The Iran war is illegal, immoral, and deeply unpopular. Congress must block funding for it in this year's NDAA: “They shouldn’t pass a massive defense bill while leaving the administration free to pursue yet another open-ended war in the Middle East," FCNL's @hassaneltayyab.bsky.social said.

By failing to responsibly spend foreign aid funding appropriated by Congress, the Trump admin. is both: 1) Needlessly hurting vulnerable people around the 🌍️. 2) Undermining Congress’ power of the purse, "shaking the very foundations of our democracy."

🕊️ 👏 Big shout out to our friends in Baltimore for spreading the message! #WarIsNotTheAnswer!

📢 “People are not scamming the system; they are desperately trying to survive in an economy that has priced them out of basic human dignity.”

“If you aren’t currently on SNAP, it can be easy to view this as an abstract political debate." "But food insecurity isn’t abstract—it’s your neighbors, your coworkers, and the kids in your neighborhood school going to bed hungry.” #LoveThyNeighbor

(1/2) Deaths in ICE custody have soared under the second Trump administration, outpacing even the rapid rise in detention. A new documentary from Al Jazeera Fault Lines features HRW’s alarming findings on this crisis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMIw...

Around the country, the rapid spread of data centers is driving major public backlash across the political spectrum. Congress must listen to their constituents and put community welfare > corporate greed.

BREAKING: President Trump cancelled the Pentagon's planned livestream of a firing squad execution after nationwide backlash. Everyone who spoke out and pressured the administration to reverse course made a difference. But enough is enough — it's time to end the death penalty entirely.

A year after a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, the Israeli gov. continues to drop bombs and deny Palestinians the ability to rebuild, heal, and live with dignity. "Peace cannot be measured by declarations." ⬇️ @oxfamamerica.bsky.social

Even when Congress isn’t in session, they work for us — and our loved ones and neighbors can’t wait on protections from ICE. Your representative could provide the 1 signature needed to advance a bill to give legal protections to Dreamers, TPS holders, and other long-term residents ICE is targeting.

A great guide from @amnesty-usa.bsky.social on how we can fight against authoritarianism in the U.S. -- without losing hope. ⬇️ Last but not least on the list: "Don't forget to create and find joy."

Democracy in the United States is under serious threat as we approach Election Day. “How we make it through this challenge will be determined not only by our political leaders, but by ordinary people standing up to ensure that our elections remain free, fair and safe for everyone.”

🍃🔋Hopeful news: For the first time ever, clean energy is receiving more financing than fossil fuels around the world. This international momentum provides real reason for hope. It's time for our gov. to help build on this progress instead of pushing us further backward.

👏 "We are inspired by the young people who are demanding their basic rights,” Thunberg said. “Whether it’s not funding schools enough, or the climate crisis, or social injustice crises... young people are stepping up and reclaiming [their] future.”

🚨President Trump's new sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court are an attack on "the future of international justice itself," as @amnesty.org warns. "This watershed moment demands courage, solidarity, and action." "Humanity must win.”

As leading experts continue to warn, A.I. and nuclear weapons pose existential threats to humanity and our planet. But "humanity still has the agency to act.” "The decisions made by leaders today will shape the health and wellbeing of the next generation."

We can't keep paying the human and economic costs of the Trump administration's mass deportation crusade. A broad path to citizenship would create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, generate an estimated $1.7 trillion in GDP growth, and raise wages for everyone. It's the right move for all of us.

This week marked the 25 years since of the start of the “Global War on Terror.” The human, financial, and environmental costs of these wars are tragic and staggering. It's past time to end the era endless wars for good and to chart a better approach to security. ⬇️

"The cruelty is the point." Congress must push back and demand an end that our government treats all people with dignity. #LoveThyNeighbor

A naval blockade is an act of war. Starving civilians is a war crime & can be a crime against humanity. We should not mince words with what the Trump Administration is inflicting on the people of Cuba. It's cruel, vindictive, shameful, & criminal. There must be accountability.

New from FCNL's @bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social: "President Trump’s rhetoric and actions have helped create a climate of fear, doubt and intimidation as we prepare to head to the polls." 📢 "But we do not have to be cowed ... across the country there are signs of growing resistance and resolve."