At the Bottom of the Box was Hope

Protect bison from the Trump administration's new proposal by submitting a public comment now.

Thanks to former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native to run the department, public grazing land was opening up under her expansive Biden-era order to “restore wild and healthy populations of American bison.” She emphasized that the process would “prioritize Tribally led opportunities” and “advance shared stewardship with Tribes on federal land.”

Now, Trump’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed new grazing rules that will destroy those gains and deny Tribally managed bison access to federal land in favor of “production-oriented livestock” like cattle.

Despite Native consumption of bison meat, which is less fatty than beef, bison are also raised for many nonproduction-oriented purposes. That’s why bison, which are better for prairie ecosystems and land conservation than cattle, don’t meet the commodity-producing requirement.

The BLM wants to take away indigenous stewardship of public lands and concentrate management in the hands of the livestock industry instead. 

The Trump administration wants anti-bison cattle ranchers and private corporations to exploit the land for profit. Buffalo will be evicted from tens of thousands of acres of federal land and replaced with cows so corporations can benefit from highly discounted grazing leases offered by the BLM. It’s worth potentially millions of dollars in increased profits as the BLM charges a per-animal fee that is about 90 percent cheaper than fees charged on privately owned land.

But people power has stopped big money interests before, and we must try to do it again. To protect our rights and sovereignty, but most importantly, protect Mother Earth and all her animals from corporate greed, we must stop this proposal while we still can. 

Click ‘Start Writing’ to sign and submit an official comment against the Bureau of Land Management proposal to stop Tribally-managed bison from grazing and thriving on federal land now!

“People” by Jordan Bolton

Protect bison from the Trump administration's new proposal by submitting a public comment now.

Thanks to former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native to run the department, public grazing land was opening up under her expansive Biden-era order to “restore wild and healthy populations of American bison.” She emphasized that the process would “prioritize Tribally led opportunities” and “advance shared stewardship with Tribes on federal land.”

Now, Trump’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed new grazing rules that will destroy those gains and deny Tribally managed bison access to federal land in favor of “production-oriented livestock” like cattle.

Despite Native consumption of bison meat, which is less fatty than beef, bison are also raised for many nonproduction-oriented purposes. That’s why bison, which are better for prairie ecosystems and land conservation than cattle, don’t meet the commodity-producing requirement.

The BLM wants to take away indigenous stewardship of public lands and concentrate management in the hands of the livestock industry instead. 

The Trump administration wants anti-bison cattle ranchers and private corporations to exploit the land for profit. Buffalo will be evicted from tens of thousands of acres of federal land and replaced with cows so corporations can benefit from highly discounted grazing leases offered by the BLM. It’s worth potentially millions of dollars in increased profits as the BLM charges a per-animal fee that is about 90 percent cheaper than fees charged on privately owned land.

But people power has stopped big money interests before, and we must try to do it again. To protect our rights and sovereignty, but most importantly, protect Mother Earth and all her animals from corporate greed, we must stop this proposal while we still can. 

Click ‘Start Writing’ to sign and submit an official comment against the Bureau of Land Management proposal to stop Tribally-managed bison from grazing and thriving on federal land now!

https://actionnetwork.org/events/block-the-bombsndaa-phonebank

The deadly proposal to permanently merge the U.S. and Israeli militaries, backed by war criminal Netanyahu himself, is up for a Senate vote this Tuesday, July 14. Read that again. This “Deadly Merger” is buried within the annual U.S. military spending bill. The Israeli lobby knows Americans will fight to ensure the next Congress stops arming Israel. So they’re pushing to bypass congressional oversight entirely and make U.S. complicity permanent, cementing Israel’s foothold in our government.  In total, the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would:

Increase U.S. military spending to a whopping budget of $1.5 trillion

Integrate U.S. and Israeli military technology, intelligence systems, and research through shared databases and weapons coproduction

Rob voters of representation by shielding this deadly U.S.-Israel military merger from all congressional oversight votes.

On July 9, six top Senate Democrats including Senators Chris Van Hollen and Bernie Sanders released a letter urging fellow Democrats to prevent the NDAA from proceeding to the floor unless the proposal to merge our military with the Israeli military is removed. If enough Senators vote against proceeding to a floor vote, it will force further negotiation on the NDAA, creating an opening to cut the Deadly Merger and other egregious provisions.  It’s on us to turn up the heat and make sure Senators act in the best interests of their constituents—not a foreign government.  That’s why DSA, USCPR Action, and Adalah Justice Project are teaming up to hold an emergency phonebank ahead of Tuesday’s expected vote on advancing the NDAA to the Senate floor. Join us Monday at 7PM ET / 4PM PT.  

Join us Monday, July 13th 7pm ET/ 4pm PT

Register for the phone bank

Together, we’ll call constituents in key states with moveable Senators. We’ll ask them to call and demand that their Senators block the NDAA and the Deadly Merger. We’ll provide the tech, training, and political context you need—no experience required. It will always be outrageous that we ever had to pressure our elected officials to reject fueling mass murder and genocide. The Israeli lobby is banking on collective defeatism, but the defiant hope and resilience of the Palestinian people remains our compass. We will keep fighting until we end all forms of U.S. complicity in genocide, and until Palestine is free.  

Join us tomorrow

https://actionnetwork.org/events/block-the-bombsndaa-phonebank

The deadly proposal to permanently merge the U.S. and Israeli militaries, backed by war criminal Netanyahu himself, is up for a Senate vote this Tuesday, July 14. Read that again. This “Deadly Merger” is buried within the annual U.S. military spending bill. The Israeli lobby knows Americans will fight to ensure the next Congress stops arming Israel. So they’re pushing to bypass congressional oversight entirely and make U.S. complicity permanent, cementing Israel’s foothold in our government.  In total, the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would:

Increase U.S. military spending to a whopping budget of $1.5 trillion

Integrate U.S. and Israeli military technology, intelligence systems, and research through shared databases and weapons coproduction

Rob voters of representation by shielding this deadly U.S.-Israel military merger from all congressional oversight votes.

On July 9, six top Senate Democrats including Senators Chris Van Hollen and Bernie Sanders released a letter urging fellow Democrats to prevent the NDAA from proceeding to the floor unless the proposal to merge our military with the Israeli military is removed. If enough Senators vote against proceeding to a floor vote, it will force further negotiation on the NDAA, creating an opening to cut the Deadly Merger and other egregious provisions.  It’s on us to turn up the heat and make sure Senators act in the best interests of their constituents—not a foreign government.  That’s why DSA, USCPR Action, and Adalah Justice Project are teaming up to hold an emergency phonebank ahead of Tuesday’s expected vote on advancing the NDAA to the Senate floor. Join us Monday at 7PM ET / 4PM PT.  

Join us Monday, July 13th 7pm ET/ 4pm PT

Register for the phone bank

Together, we’ll call constituents in key states with moveable Senators. We’ll ask them to call and demand that their Senators block the NDAA and the Deadly Merger. We’ll provide the tech, training, and political context you need—no experience required. It will always be outrageous that we ever had to pressure our elected officials to reject fueling mass murder and genocide. The Israeli lobby is banking on collective defeatism, but the defiant hope and resilience of the Palestinian people remains our compass. We will keep fighting until we end all forms of U.S. complicity in genocide, and until Palestine is free.  

Join us tomorrow

Things are heating up for the summer as we get ready to get in Good Trouble with old friends and new July 17-19. Tuesday night the Trump regime announced plans to send "election monitors" to six states—Arizona, Michigan, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Virginia—before their primary elections this summer.

This is the latest attack on voting rights from the regime, and this time it's focussed on deep-blue states that are likely to elect Democrats, and swing states where the mid term elections could determine control of Congress.

To get ready, we’re teaming up with the ACLU to offer a special virtual Know Your Voting Rights training on Monday, July 13th at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT as part of the Good Trouble Lives On Weekend of Action. Join us.

Protect bison from the Trump administration's new proposal by submitting a public comment now.

Thanks to former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native to run the department, public grazing land was opening up under her expansive Biden-era order to “restore wild and healthy populations of American bison.” She emphasized that the process would “prioritize Tribally led opportunities” and “advance shared stewardship with Tribes on federal land.”

Now, Trump’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed new grazing rules that will destroy those gains and deny Tribally managed bison access to federal land in favor of “production-oriented livestock” like cattle.

Despite Native consumption of bison meat, which is less fatty than beef, bison are also raised for many nonproduction-oriented purposes. That’s why bison, which are better for prairie ecosystems and land conservation than cattle, don’t meet the commodity-producing requirement.

The BLM wants to take away indigenous stewardship of public lands and concentrate management in the hands of the livestock industry instead. 

The Trump administration wants anti-bison cattle ranchers and private corporations to exploit the land for profit. Buffalo will be evicted from tens of thousands of acres of federal land and replaced with cows so corporations can benefit from highly discounted grazing leases offered by the BLM. It’s worth potentially millions of dollars in increased profits as the BLM charges a per-animal fee that is about 90 percent cheaper than fees charged on privately owned land.

But people power has stopped big money interests before, and we must try to do it again. To protect our rights and sovereignty, but most importantly, protect Mother Earth and all her animals from corporate greed, we must stop this proposal while we still can. 

Click ‘Start Writing’ to sign and submit an official comment against the Bureau of Land Management proposal to stop Tribally-managed bison from grazing and thriving on federal land now!

https://actionnetwork.org/events/block-the-bombsndaa-phonebank

The deadly proposal to permanently merge the U.S. and Israeli militaries, backed by war criminal Netanyahu himself, is up for a Senate vote this Tuesday, July 14. Read that again. This “Deadly Merger” is buried within the annual U.S. military spending bill. The Israeli lobby knows Americans will fight to ensure the next Congress stops arming Israel. So they’re pushing to bypass congressional oversight entirely and make U.S. complicity permanent, cementing Israel’s foothold in our government.  In total, the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would:

Increase U.S. military spending to a whopping budget of $1.5 trillion

Integrate U.S. and Israeli military technology, intelligence systems, and research through shared databases and weapons coproduction

Rob voters of representation by shielding this deadly U.S.-Israel military merger from all congressional oversight votes.

On July 9, six top Senate Democrats including Senators Chris Van Hollen and Bernie Sanders released a letter urging fellow Democrats to prevent the NDAA from proceeding to the floor unless the proposal to merge our military with the Israeli military is removed. If enough Senators vote against proceeding to a floor vote, it will force further negotiation on the NDAA, creating an opening to cut the Deadly Merger and other egregious provisions.  It’s on us to turn up the heat and make sure Senators act in the best interests of their constituents—not a foreign government.  That’s why DSA, USCPR Action, and Adalah Justice Project are teaming up to hold an emergency phonebank ahead of Tuesday’s expected vote on advancing the NDAA to the Senate floor. Join us Monday at 7PM ET / 4PM PT.  

Join us Monday, July 13th 7pm ET/ 4pm PT

Register for the phone bank

Together, we’ll call constituents in key states with moveable Senators. We’ll ask them to call and demand that their Senators block the NDAA and the Deadly Merger. We’ll provide the tech, training, and political context you need—no experience required. It will always be outrageous that we ever had to pressure our elected officials to reject fueling mass murder and genocide. The Israeli lobby is banking on collective defeatism, but the defiant hope and resilience of the Palestinian people remains our compass. We will keep fighting until we end all forms of U.S. complicity in genocide, and until Palestine is free.  

Join us tomorrow

Protect bison from the Trump administration's new proposal by submitting a public comment now.

Thanks to former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native to run the department, public grazing land was opening up under her expansive Biden-era order to “restore wild and healthy populations of American bison.” She emphasized that the process would “prioritize Tribally led opportunities” and “advance shared stewardship with Tribes on federal land.”

Now, Trump’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed new grazing rules that will destroy those gains and deny Tribally managed bison access to federal land in favor of “production-oriented livestock” like cattle.

Despite Native consumption of bison meat, which is less fatty than beef, bison are also raised for many nonproduction-oriented purposes. That’s why bison, which are better for prairie ecosystems and land conservation than cattle, don’t meet the commodity-producing requirement.

The BLM wants to take away indigenous stewardship of public lands and concentrate management in the hands of the livestock industry instead. 

The Trump administration wants anti-bison cattle ranchers and private corporations to exploit the land for profit. Buffalo will be evicted from tens of thousands of acres of federal land and replaced with cows so corporations can benefit from highly discounted grazing leases offered by the BLM. It’s worth potentially millions of dollars in increased profits as the BLM charges a per-animal fee that is about 90 percent cheaper than fees charged on privately owned land.

But people power has stopped big money interests before, and we must try to do it again. To protect our rights and sovereignty, but most importantly, protect Mother Earth and all her animals from corporate greed, we must stop this proposal while we still can. 

Click ‘Start Writing’ to sign and submit an official comment against the Bureau of Land Management proposal to stop Tribally-managed bison from grazing and thriving on federal land now!

Protect bison from the Trump administration's new proposal by submitting a public comment now.

Thanks to former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native to run the department, public grazing land was opening up under her expansive Biden-era order to “restore wild and healthy populations of American bison.” She emphasized that the process would “prioritize Tribally led opportunities” and “advance shared stewardship with Tribes on federal land.”

Now, Trump’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed new grazing rules that will destroy those gains and deny Tribally managed bison access to federal land in favor of “production-oriented livestock” like cattle.

Despite Native consumption of bison meat, which is less fatty than beef, bison are also raised for many nonproduction-oriented purposes. That’s why bison, which are better for prairie ecosystems and land conservation than cattle, don’t meet the commodity-producing requirement.

The BLM wants to take away indigenous stewardship of public lands and concentrate management in the hands of the livestock industry instead. 

The Trump administration wants anti-bison cattle ranchers and private corporations to exploit the land for profit. Buffalo will be evicted from tens of thousands of acres of federal land and replaced with cows so corporations can benefit from highly discounted grazing leases offered by the BLM. It’s worth potentially millions of dollars in increased profits as the BLM charges a per-animal fee that is about 90 percent cheaper than fees charged on privately owned land.

But people power has stopped big money interests before, and we must try to do it again. To protect our rights and sovereignty, but most importantly, protect Mother Earth and all her animals from corporate greed, we must stop this proposal while we still can. 

Click ‘Start Writing’ to sign and submit an official comment against the Bureau of Land Management proposal to stop Tribally-managed bison from grazing and thriving on federal land now!

https://actionnetwork.org/events/block-the-bombsndaa-phonebank

The deadly proposal to permanently merge the U.S. and Israeli militaries, backed by war criminal Netanyahu himself, is up for a Senate vote this Tuesday, July 14. Read that again. This “Deadly Merger” is buried within the annual U.S. military spending bill. The Israeli lobby knows Americans will fight to ensure the next Congress stops arming Israel. So they’re pushing to bypass congressional oversight entirely and make U.S. complicity permanent, cementing Israel’s foothold in our government.  In total, the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would:

Increase U.S. military spending to a whopping budget of $1.5 trillion

Integrate U.S. and Israeli military technology, intelligence systems, and research through shared databases and weapons coproduction

Rob voters of representation by shielding this deadly U.S.-Israel military merger from all congressional oversight votes.

On July 9, six top Senate Democrats including Senators Chris Van Hollen and Bernie Sanders released a letter urging fellow Democrats to prevent the NDAA from proceeding to the floor unless the proposal to merge our military with the Israeli military is removed. If enough Senators vote against proceeding to a floor vote, it will force further negotiation on the NDAA, creating an opening to cut the Deadly Merger and other egregious provisions.  It’s on us to turn up the heat and make sure Senators act in the best interests of their constituents—not a foreign government.  That’s why DSA, USCPR Action, and Adalah Justice Project are teaming up to hold an emergency phonebank ahead of Tuesday’s expected vote on advancing the NDAA to the Senate floor. Join us Monday at 7PM ET / 4PM PT.  

Join us Monday, July 13th 7pm ET/ 4pm PT

Register for the phone bank

Together, we’ll call constituents in key states with moveable Senators. We’ll ask them to call and demand that their Senators block the NDAA and the Deadly Merger. We’ll provide the tech, training, and political context you need—no experience required. It will always be outrageous that we ever had to pressure our elected officials to reject fueling mass murder and genocide. The Israeli lobby is banking on collective defeatism, but the defiant hope and resilience of the Palestinian people remains our compass. We will keep fighting until we end all forms of U.S. complicity in genocide, and until Palestine is free.  

Join us tomorrow

https://actionnetwork.org/events/block-the-bombsndaa-phonebank

The deadly proposal to permanently merge the U.S. and Israeli militaries, backed by war criminal Netanyahu himself, is up for a Senate vote this Tuesday, July 14. Read that again. This “Deadly Merger” is buried within the annual U.S. military spending bill. The Israeli lobby knows Americans will fight to ensure the next Congress stops arming Israel. So they’re pushing to bypass congressional oversight entirely and make U.S. complicity permanent, cementing Israel’s foothold in our government.  In total, the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would:

Increase U.S. military spending to a whopping budget of $1.5 trillion

Integrate U.S. and Israeli military technology, intelligence systems, and research through shared databases and weapons coproduction

Rob voters of representation by shielding this deadly U.S.-Israel military merger from all congressional oversight votes.

On July 9, six top Senate Democrats including Senators Chris Van Hollen and Bernie Sanders released a letter urging fellow Democrats to prevent the NDAA from proceeding to the floor unless the proposal to merge our military with the Israeli military is removed. If enough Senators vote against proceeding to a floor vote, it will force further negotiation on the NDAA, creating an opening to cut the Deadly Merger and other egregious provisions.  It’s on us to turn up the heat and make sure Senators act in the best interests of their constituents—not a foreign government.  That’s why DSA, USCPR Action, and Adalah Justice Project are teaming up to hold an emergency phonebank ahead of Tuesday’s expected vote on advancing the NDAA to the Senate floor. Join us Monday at 7PM ET / 4PM PT.  

Join us Monday, July 13th 7pm ET/ 4pm PT

Register for the phone bank

Together, we’ll call constituents in key states with moveable Senators. We’ll ask them to call and demand that their Senators block the NDAA and the Deadly Merger. We’ll provide the tech, training, and political context you need—no experience required. It will always be outrageous that we ever had to pressure our elected officials to reject fueling mass murder and genocide. The Israeli lobby is banking on collective defeatism, but the defiant hope and resilience of the Palestinian people remains our compass. We will keep fighting until we end all forms of U.S. complicity in genocide, and until Palestine is free.  

Join us tomorrow

https://actionnetwork.org/events/block-the-bombsndaa-phonebank

The deadly proposal to permanently merge the U.S. and Israeli militaries, backed by war criminal Netanyahu himself, is up for a Senate vote this Tuesday, July 14. Read that again. This “Deadly Merger” is buried within the annual U.S. military spending bill. The Israeli lobby knows Americans will fight to ensure the next Congress stops arming Israel. So they’re pushing to bypass congressional oversight entirely and make U.S. complicity permanent, cementing Israel’s foothold in our government.  In total, the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would:

Increase U.S. military spending to a whopping budget of $1.5 trillion

Integrate U.S. and Israeli military technology, intelligence systems, and research through shared databases and weapons coproduction

Rob voters of representation by shielding this deadly U.S.-Israel military merger from all congressional oversight votes.

On July 9, six top Senate Democrats including Senators Chris Van Hollen and Bernie Sanders released a letter urging fellow Democrats to prevent the NDAA from proceeding to the floor unless the proposal to merge our military with the Israeli military is removed. If enough Senators vote against proceeding to a floor vote, it will force further negotiation on the NDAA, creating an opening to cut the Deadly Merger and other egregious provisions.  It’s on us to turn up the heat and make sure Senators act in the best interests of their constituents—not a foreign government.  That’s why DSA, USCPR Action, and Adalah Justice Project are teaming up to hold an emergency phonebank ahead of Tuesday’s expected vote on advancing the NDAA to the Senate floor. Join us Monday at 7PM ET / 4PM PT.  

Join us Monday, July 13th 7pm ET/ 4pm PT

Register for the phone bank

Together, we’ll call constituents in key states with moveable Senators. We’ll ask them to call and demand that their Senators block the NDAA and the Deadly Merger. We’ll provide the tech, training, and political context you need—no experience required. It will always be outrageous that we ever had to pressure our elected officials to reject fueling mass murder and genocide. The Israeli lobby is banking on collective defeatism, but the defiant hope and resilience of the Palestinian people remains our compass. We will keep fighting until we end all forms of U.S. complicity in genocide, and until Palestine is free.  

Join us tomorrow