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Help Stop Goats From Being Cruelly Slaughtered in Oaxaca, Mexico! | Action Alerts | Actions | PETA

September 23, 2016 by gainesvillegreenocrat

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http://www.peta.org/action/action-alerts/goats-slaughtered-mexico/

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Send a letter to the EPA — NextGen Climate

September 22, 2016 by gainesvillegreenocrat

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https://nextgenclimate.org/send-a-letter-to-the-epa-electric-vehicles/?utm_source=text&utm_medium=email&utm_content=160922_NAT_EPA&utm_campaign=160922_NAT_EPA

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Send a letter to the EPA — NextGen Climate

September 22, 2016 by gainesvillegreenocrat

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https://nextgenclimate.org/send-a-letter-to-the-epa-electric-vehicles/?utm_source=text&utm_medium=email&utm_content=160922_NAT_EPA&utm_campaign=160922_NAT_EPA

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Trump’s hypocrisy knows no bounds.

September 22, 2016 by gainesvillegreenocrat

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Get Rid of Tax Loopholes for Wall Street Billionaires

September 21, 2016 by gainesvillegreenocrat

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https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/get-rid-of-tax-loopholes-for-wall-street-billionaires-5?source=fblam

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MoveOn Petitions – Terence Crutcher died for being Black. Indict Officer Betty Shelby.

September 20, 2016 by gainesvillegreenocrat

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http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/terence-crutcher-died?akid=170088.29562309.D0Ut3n&rd=1&source=mo&t=2

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Stand with Issa Amro | CODEPINK

September 19, 2016 by gainesvillegreenocrat

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http://www.codepink.org/stand_with_issa_amro?utm_campaign=stand_w_issa3&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink

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