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=2E May we not lose sight of how sustained and consistent efforts, no matte=
r how small, can make a significant difference in turning that dream into r=
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=0AMay our days be filled with gratitude for the friendships, families, and=
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the courage deep within us to navigate an uncertain future with clarity, co=
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       =0D=0AIn the last few days, the German government collapsed [https:/=
/www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/world/europe/germany-confidence-vote-scholz-sna=
p-election.html] after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a no-confidence vote in =
Parliament, Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Fr=
eeland resigned [https://apnews.com/article/finance-minister-chrystia-freel=
and-resigns-trudeau-a8355a62870edd962fee8138dc6bfc77] following a policy di=
sagreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and the South Korean Parliam=
ent voted to impeach [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/world/asia/south-k=
orea-impeachment-yoon-explained.html] President Yoon Suk Yeoh over his mart=
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=0AIn Washington, D.C. our government isn=E2=80=99t faring much better. Ear=
lier in the week, Congress released a bill to fund [https://www.cbsnews.com=
/news/continuing-resolution-government-shutdown-2024/] the government until=
 mid-March. However, on Wednesday, everything imploded after Elon Musk came=
 out against [https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musk-leads-charge=
-kill-spending-bill-meant-avert-government-shutd-rcna184779] the legislatio=
n, and FPDJT and VP-elect JD Vance followed [https://www.newsweek.com/elon-=
musk-congress-cr-spending-bill-mike-johnson-2003163] suit.                 =
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Remember during the presidential campaign when some people criticized Democ=
rats for replacing President Biden with Vice President Harris at the top of=
 the ticket by claiming [https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1815557568674030=
032] she was installed and voters didn=E2=80=99t get a say=3F              =
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ell, none of us voted for Elon Musk, and yet here is, calling the shots.   =
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                                                         =0D=0AThis week Di=
sney settled [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/business/media/disney-trum=
p-abc-lawsuit.html] a bogus defamation lawsuit brought by FPDJT against ABC=
 News after which FPDJT filed [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-electi=
on/trump-files-suit-iowa-pollster-ann-selzer-des-moines-register-newspap-rc=
na184494] suit against pollster Ann Selzer and her firm, The Des Moines Reg=
ister, and the newspaper's parent company, Gannett, accusing them of consum=
er fraud. Then, GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11), chairman of the House Ad=
ministration Subcommittee on Oversight, called for a criminal investigation=
 into former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney (WY-AL). FPDJT=E2=80=99s allies are also n=
ow suggesting [https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/18/congress/tr=
ump-v-pritzker-00195152] that he sue Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) for calling =
him a =E2=80=9Crapist=E2=80=9D.                                            =
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=0ANow that the MAGA GOP is feuding [https://thehill.com/homenews/house/504=
8714-greene-open-musk-house-speaker/] with Speaker Mike Johnson again for w=
orking with Democrats to fund the government, it=E2=80=99s not outside of t=
he realm of possibility that he could be ousted as speaker at the beginning=
 of the next Congress, which begins on January 3rd. Bear in mind that Congr=
ess is constitutionally required to count the electoral ballots on January =
6th. If there are multiple rounds of ballots to select a new House speaker =
like in the previous two speaker elections, there is no constitutional road=
map [https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/04/2024-elections-live-c=
overage-updates-analysis/certifying-election-worries-00187266] to handle th=
e situation.                                                               =
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None of this is normal and we shouldn=E2=80=99t treat it as such.          =
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ocrats need to get our act together quickly and in the uncertain times ahea=
d, we cannot continue to practice politics as usual. This week 35-year-old =
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) lost [https://www.axios.com/2024/12/1=
7/aoc-loses-gerry-connolly-democrats-oversight] her bid to lead Democrats o=
n the House Oversight Committee to 74-year-old Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA-11).=
 AOC is easily one of the best communicators in the Democratic Party today.=
 If we=E2=80=99re going to win future elections, Democrats in Washington mu=
st not be afraid to elevate a new generation of leadership.                =
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nesday, more than 140 top Democratic operatives, fundraisers, and former ca=
mpaign staffers released a letter [file:///Users/eleanorearnold/Downloads/A=
ctblue_Letter.pdf] to ActBlue=E2=80=99s leadership calling for the fundrais=
ing platform to enact new features and policies to protect donors from abus=
e. Among the most prominent changes [https://www.thebulwark.com/p/dems-urge=
-fundraising-gurus-to-put] would be to end practices that trick donors into=
 thinking they are giving to official party entities, that they had limited=
 time to donate, or that their contribution would be matched by a bigger do=
nation from another donor. During this year=E2=80=99s election, we all watc=
hed as Elon Musk poured [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/elo=
n-musk-spent-quarter-billion-dollars-electing-trump-financing-myste-rcna182=
922] millions into efforts to elect GOP candidates. It=E2=80=99s in Democra=
ts=E2=80=99 best interests to make fundraising as simple and transparent as=
 possible so that progressive donors of all giving capacities feel comforta=
ble participating.                                                         =
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         =0D=0AIn 2022, Democrats did well in the midterms thanks in large =
part to women voters who took their anger over the overturning of Roe v. Wa=
de out at the ballot box. Last week, Texas sued [https://apnews.com/article=
/abortion-pills-lawsuit-shield-laws-texas-telemedicine-74c9b7d5c3c152e4c8f1=
99b29132daec] a New York doctor for prescribing medication abortion to a wo=
man living near Dallas. This is among the first challenges to shield laws t=
hat blue states passed to protect doctors after abortion rights were left t=
o the states. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court agreed [https://www.cbsnews.c=
om/news/supreme-court-south-carolina-planned-parenthood/] to consider the S=
outh Carolina Health Department=E2=80=99s attempt to cut off funding from P=
lanned Parenthood because it performs abortions. In the 2024 elections, man=
y voters cast ballots to protect abortion rights at the state level but als=
o supported [https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/08/nx-s=
1-5184539/trump-election-abortion-votes-harris] FPDJT. Rather than shaming =
these voters for their decision, our mission ahead of the next midterm elec=
tion ought to be to learn why these people voted the way they did so that w=
e can work to get them back on our side by showing them why control over th=
eir health care decisions shouldn=E2=80=99t be determined by where they liv=
e.            =0D=0AIn his speech nominating Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to lead the=
 House Oversight Committee, Rep. Pat Ryan (NY-18), a U.S. Army veteran who =
won his first election in 2022 after running hard [https://www.nytimes.com/=
2022/08/24/nyregion/pat-ryan-special-election-abortion.html] on abortion ri=
ghts, said [https://x.com/21law/status/1869497862595510273] =E2=80=9CI beli=
eve all of our campaigns, should be about showing the American people that =
we fight FOR them, and AGAINST anyone who would do them harm=E2=80=9D and p=
roposed that the path forward for our party involves =E2=80=9Clistening, le=
arning, and fighting.=E2=80=9D Of course, up against unelected billionaire =
oligarchs and our 24-hour news, social media-obsessed culture, this is easi=
er said than done. However, historically, Democrats are the party that move=
s our nation forward by expanding and protecting rights, sticking up for th=
e most vulnerable among us, and holding power to account. Let=E2=80=99s sta=
rt acting like it and spreading the word in a way that resonates with peopl=
e from all backgrounds.                                                    =
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                                           =0D=0ATomorrow is the Winter Sol=
stice, a time to celebrate [https://www.farmersalmanac.com/winter-solstice-=
first-day-winter] the themes of rebirth, renewal, and the return of the lig=
ht. Let's lean in to these themes this holiday season and seize this unique=
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=09=09=09<tbody>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<tr>=0D=0A=09=09=09=
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=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">Dear Amir,</span></p>=0D=
=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size:18=
px;"><meta charset=3D"utf-8"></span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">The holidays are upon us,=
 and as we reflect on a year that brought us old lessons to relearn and new=
 challenges to overcome, may we cherish the gift of time that will allow us=
 to rediscover our profound strength and resilience.</span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">Duri=
ng this season of giving, healing, and renewal, let's lift up peace in mome=
nts of discord, unity over division, and be bold enough to choose love abov=
e all else.</span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:18px;">As advocates and activists, may we reignite o=
ur belief in our power to dream of a better country and a better world that=
 reflects our values. May we not lose sight of how sustained and consistent=
 efforts, no matter how small, can make a significant difference in turning=
 that dream into reality.</span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">May our days be filled with gra=
titude for the friendships, families, and communities that nourish us, the =
progress we've made that grounds us, and the courage deep within us to navi=
gate an uncertain future with clarity, commitment, conviction, and everlast=
ing hope.</span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:18px;">=F0=9F=92=9D=F0=9F=92=9D=F0=9F=92=9D</span></p>=
=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size=
:18px;">In the last few days, the German government <a href=3D"https://clic=
k.ngpvan.com/k/99037077/518632328/-1105674186=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJp=
IjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25Vbml=
xdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haW=
xBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBr=
XE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&e=
mdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">collapsed</a> aft=
er Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament, Canadian=
 Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland <a href=3D"ht=
tps://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037085/518632336/-1388569056=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVG=
VuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlid=
XRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0K=
ICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF=
1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022=
482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">resigne=
d</a> following a policy disagreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a=
nd the South Korean Parliament voted to <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com=
/k/99037093/518632343/174808136=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbj=
ovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwO=
TcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjog=
Imhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufn=
SHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9=
-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">impeach</a> President Yoon Suk =
Yeoh over his martial law order.</span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">In Washington, D.C. ou=
r government isn=E2=80=99t faring much better. Earlier in the week, Congres=
s released a bill to <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037098/5186323=
53/-1554374015=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkd=
QMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLW=
VmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY=
2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&e=
mci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0=
022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">fund</a> the government until mid-March. However=
, on Wednesday, everything imploded after Elon Musk came out <a href=3D"htt=
ps://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037104/518632359/-2087602968=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGV=
uYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidX=
Rpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KI=
CAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1=
BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-00224=
82a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">against<=
/a> the legislation, and FPDJT and VP-elect JD Vance <a href=3D"https://cli=
ck.ngpvan.com/k/99037109/518632363/952273056=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpI=
jogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25Vbmlx=
dWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWx=
BZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrX=
E1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&em=
di=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">followed</a> suit.=
</span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=
=3D"font-size:18px;">Remember during the presidential campaign when some pe=
ople criticized Democrats for replacing President Biden with Vice President=
 Harris at the top of the ticket by <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/9=
9037115/518632397/-870151153=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL=
3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcw=
OTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImh=
pc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC=
5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0c=
bf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">claiming</a> she was installed and=
 voters didn=E2=80=99t get a say=3F&nbsp;</span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">Well, none of=
 us voted for Elon Musk, and yet here is, calling the shots.</span></p>=0D=
=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size:18=
px;">This week Disney <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037122/518632=
404/1970738550=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkd=
QMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLW=
VmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY=
2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&e=
mci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0=
022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">settled</a> a bogus defamation lawsuit brought b=
y FPDJT against ABC News after which FPDJT <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.=
com/k/99037126/518632411/-2139993482=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5nc=
HZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6=
ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXN=
zIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4=
noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097=
096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">filed</a> suit against pol=
lster Ann Selzer and her firm, The Des Moines Register, and the newspaper's=
 parent company, Gannett, accusing them of consumer fraud. Then, GOP Rep. B=
arry Loudermilk (GA-11), chairman of the House Administration Subcommittee =
on Oversight, called for a criminal investigation into former GOP Rep. Liz =
Cheney (WY-AL). FPDJT=E2=80=99s allies are also now <a href=3D"https://clic=
k.ngpvan.com/k/99037131/518632416/-135891514=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpI=
jogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25Vbmlx=
dWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWx=
BZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrX=
E1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&em=
di=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">suggesting</a> tha=
t he sue Gov.&nbsp;J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) for calling him a =E2=80=9Crapist=
=E2=80=9D.</span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><sp=
an style=3D"font-size:18px;">Now that the MAGA GOP is <a href=3D"https://cl=
ick.ngpvan.com/k/99037136/518632421/1078411908=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJ=
pIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25Vbm=
lxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1ha=
WxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiB=
rXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&=
emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">feuding</a> with=
 Speaker Mike Johnson again for working with Democrats to fund the governme=
nt, it=E2=80=99s not outside of the realm of possibility that he could be o=
usted as speaker at the beginning of the next Congress, which begins on Jan=
uary 3rd. Bear in mind that Congress is constitutionally required to count =
the electoral ballots on January 6th. If there are multiple rounds of ballo=
ts to select a new House speaker like in the previous two speaker elections=
, there is no constitutional <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037141=
/518632454/-1733121063=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9=
OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS=
0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvY=
W5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPC=
ocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef1=
1-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">roadmap</a> to handle the situation.</sp=
an></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:18px;">None of this is normal and we shouldn=E2=80=99t treat it as =
such.&nbsp;</span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:18px;">Democrats need to get our act together quickl=
y and in the uncertain times ahead, we cannot continue to practice politics=
 as usual. This week 35-year-old Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) <a h=
ref=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037150/518632462/1668187645=3Fnvep=3Dew=
0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEa=
XN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkz=
YWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=
=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11=
-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D42307=
0">lost</a> her bid to lead Democrats on the House Oversight Committee to 7=
4-year-old Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA-11). AOC is easily one of the best commu=
nicators in the Democratic Party today. If we=E2=80=99re going to win futur=
e elections, Democrats in Washington must not be afraid to elevate a new ge=
neration of leadership.</span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">On Wednesday, more than 140 top=
 Democratic operatives, fundraisers, and former campaign staffers released =
a <a href=3D"file:///Users/eleanorearnold/Downloads/Actblue_Letter.pdf">let=
ter</a> to ActBlue=E2=80=99s leadership calling for the fundraising platfor=
m to enact new features and policies to protect donors from abuse. Among th=
e most prominent <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037166/518632474/-=
1698816645=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDI=
vMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMT=
EtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb=
2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=
=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022=
482a93af&ceid=3D423070">changes</a> would be to end practices that trick do=
nors into thinking they are giving to official party entities, that they ha=
d limited time to donate, or that their contribution would be matched by a =
bigger donation from another donor. During this year=E2=80=99s election, we=
 all watched as Elon Musk&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/990371=
75/518632489/833824644=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9=
OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS=
0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvY=
W5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPC=
ocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef1=
1-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">poured</a> millions into efforts to elec=
t GOP candidates. It=E2=80=99s in Democrats=E2=80=99 best interests to make=
 fundraising as simple and transparent as possible so that progressive dono=
rs of all giving capacities feel comfortable participating.</span></p>=0D=
=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size:18=
px;">In 2022, Democrats did well in the midterms thanks in large part to wo=
men voters who took their anger over the overturning of <i>Roe v. Wade</i> =
out at the ballot box. Last week, Texas <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com=
/k/99037180/518632496/-1938874969=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZh=
bjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICI=
wOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIj=
ogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4nou=
fnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096=
f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">sued</a> a New York doctor fo=
r prescribing medication abortion to a woman living near Dallas. This is am=
ong the first challenges to shield laws that blue states passed to protect =
doctors after abortion rights were left to the states. On Wednesday, the Su=
preme Court <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037185/518632502/185627=
3998=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82M=
zcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhj=
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42ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93a=
f&ceid=3D423070">agreed</a> to consider the South Carolina Health Departmen=
t=E2=80=99s attempt to cut off funding from Planned Parenthood because it p=
erforms abortions. In the 2024 elections, many voters cast ballots to prote=
ct abortion rights at the state level but also <a href=3D"https://click.ngp=
van.com/k/99037190/518632507/-1870749576=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogI=
m5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJ=
ZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGR=
yZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1Ui=
GZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=
=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">supported</a> FPDJT.=
 Rather than shaming these voters for their decision, our mission ahead of =
the next midterm election ought to be to learn why these people voted the w=
ay they did so that we can work to get them back on our side by showing the=
m why control over their health care decisions shouldn=E2=80=99t be determi=
ned by where they live.&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">In his speech nomin=
ating Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to lead the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Pat Ry=
an (NY-18), a U.S. Army veteran who won his first election in 2022 after ru=
nning <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037195/518632512/339429809=3F=
nvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIs=
DQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDI=
yNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQ=
p9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6a=
be-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=
=3D423070">hard</a> on abortion rights, <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com=
/k/99037199/518632517/385278355=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbj=
ovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwO=
TcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjog=
Imhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufn=
SHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9=
-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">said</a> =E2=80=9CI believe all=
 of our campaigns, should be about showing the American people that we figh=
t FOR them, and AGAINST anyone who would do them harm=E2=80=9D and proposed=
 that the path forward for our party involves =E2=80=9Clistening, learning,=
 and fighting.=E2=80=9D Of course, up against unelected billionaire oligarc=
hs and our 24-hour news, social media-obsessed culture, this is easier said=
 than done. However, historically, Democrats are the party that moves our n=
ation forward by expanding and protecting rights, sticking up for the most =
vulnerable among us, and holding power to account. Let=E2=80=99s start acti=
ng like it and spreading the word in a way that resonates with people from =
all backgrounds.</span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
<p><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">Tomorrow is the Winter Solstice, a time =
to <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037205/518632521/-1572425580=3Fn=
vep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsD=
QogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIy=
NDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp=
9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6ab=
e-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=
=3D423070">celebrate</a> the themes of rebirth, renewal, and the return of =
the light. Let's lean in to these themes this holiday season and seize this=
 unique opportunity to learn hard lessons and turn them into meaningful ste=
ps forward.</span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><s=
pan style=3D"font-size: 18px;">Happy holidays to you and your loved ones!</=
span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"=
font-size:18px;"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><s=
pan style=3D"color:#ff0099"><strong>FIGHT<br>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09DANCE<br>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09LOVE</strong=
></span></span><br>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<span style=3D=
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rong>BE IN THE MAGIC</strong></span></span></span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 16px;"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:18px;"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Susie=
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or:#ff0099"><strong>IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...</strong></span></span></span><=
/p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-s=
ize:18px;">The Montana Supreme Court upheld a district court ruling in the =
nation=E2=80=99s first constitutional climate change trial, affirming that =
the youth plaintiffs have a =E2=80=9Cfundamental constitutional right to a =
clean and healthful environment=E2=80=9D while revoking two Montana statute=
s. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037214/518632531/1321318118=3Fnv=
ep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQ=
ogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyN=
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&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe=
-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D=
423070">Daily Montanan</a></span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">The Supreme Court said it wi=
ll hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of the federal law =
that could ban TikTok in the United States if its Chinese parent company do=
esn=E2=80=99t sell it. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037219/51863=
2536/1683466433=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTk=
dQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmL=
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emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-=
0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">AP</a></span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">The Department of Just=
ice announced a lawsuit accusing pharmacy chain CVS of filling illegal opio=
id prescriptions and billing federal health insurance programs, contributin=
g to a nationwide epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose. <a href=3D"htt=
ps://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037223/518632541/2060427372=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVu=
YW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXR=
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2a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">Reuters</=
a></span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=
=3D"font-size:18px;">The incoming FPDJT administration is already making pl=
ans to harness the power of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to vastly i=
ncrease the number of undocumented immigrants deported from the United Stat=
es. But it faces an obstacle: ICE is already dealing with a $230 million bu=
dget shortfall, even before the costs that will be associated with mass dep=
ortations, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the figure. <a hre=
f=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037227/518632545/1813158472=3Fnvep=3Dew0K=
ICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN=
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ML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88c=
e-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">N=
BC</a></span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size:18px;">A French panel of judges found dozens of men guilt=
y of raping Gis=C3=A8le Pelicot, a woman whose then-husband Dominique Pelic=
ot had drugged her unconscious over the course of a decade. The court sente=
nced Dominique to a maximum 20 years of imprisonment. <a href=3D"https://cl=
ick.ngpvan.com/k/99037231/518632548/641096378=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJp=
IjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25Vbml=
xdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haW=
xBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBr=
XE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&e=
mdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">NPR</a></span></p=
>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-siz=
e:18px;">Three Democratic senators asked the country=E2=80=99s top nonparti=
san government watchdog to investigate the costs of a Georgia program that =
requires some people to work to receive Medicaid coverage. The program, cal=
led =E2=80=9CGeorgia Pathways to Coverage,=E2=80=9D is the nation=E2=80=99s=
 only active Medicaid work requirement. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com=
/k/99037235/518632554/754706583=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbj=
ovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwO=
TcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjog=
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SHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9=
-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">KFF Health News</a></span></p>=
=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 16px=
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GOOD NEWS, VICTORIES, INSPIRATION, &amp; HEROES</strong></span></span></p>=
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:18px;"><b>Good Government</b></span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09<ul>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size:18px;">The Department of Transportation issued new rules =
to protect travelers with disabilities when flying, ensuring airlines prote=
ct passengers with wheelchairs, give employees hands-on training, and more.=
 <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037239/518632558/-194687208=3Fnvep=
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f11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D42=
3070">Travel + Leisure</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">Connecticut has become the lat=
est state to begin notifying its eligible citizens that some or all of thei=
r medical debt will soon be paid off. Nearly 23,000 residents with debt tot=
aling $30 million will automatically be informed by mail beginning Dec. 23r=
d. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037243/518632562/160656636=3Fnve=
p=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQo=
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ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D4=
23070">AP</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><=
span style=3D"font-size:18px;">The Federal Trade Commission passed a rule r=
equiring ticket sellers, hotels and vacation rental sites to disclose total=
 prices, including fees upfront, prohibiting them from concealing add-on ch=
arges until the last minute. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037246=
/518632566/-1444786674=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9=
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ocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef1=
1-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">CNBC</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">NY Gov. Hoch=
ul signed a law making the restaurant reservation black market illegal. <a =
href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037250/518632569/91499973=3F_gl=3D1*1x=
l608g*_ga*MTk2OTQyNzI0Mi4xNzIxNDI2Mzg1*_ga_GMSWCRTSTY*MTczNDYyOTc2MC42Ny4wL=
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cI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11=
-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">Eater</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</ul>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09<p><span style=3D"font-size:18px;"><strong>Health</strong></span></p>=0D=
=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<ul>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">U.S. life expectan=
cy rose last year, hitting its highest level since the beginning of the Cov=
id pandemic, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and=
 Prevention. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037254/518632573/-1395=
62350=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82=
MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODh=
jZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC=
5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561=
942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93=
af&ceid=3D423070">NBC</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">A controversial study that pro=
moted hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug, as a treatment for COVID-19=
 has officially been withdrawn. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037=
259/518632578/-1573477306=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zh=
bi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZ=
mOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2=
xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5IT=
wPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-=
ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">The Guardian</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</ul>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09<p><strong><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">Mother Earth</span><=
/strong></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<ul>=0D=0A=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">A F=
lorida commission keeps approving utility plans with lots of fossil fuels. =
Now young adults are suing. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037265/=
518632584/-878810422=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR=
1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0w=
Y2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5=
zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCoc=
I=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-=
88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">Inside Climate News</a></span></li>=0D=0A=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">=
Volunteers are building huge snow drifts for Finland=E2=80=99s pregnant sea=
ls. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037272/518632592/-1075347706=3F=
nvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIs=
DQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDI=
yNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQ=
p9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6a=
be-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=
=3D423070">The Guardian</a>&nbsp;</span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">Seven quiet breakthrough=
s for climate and nature in 2024 you might have missed. <a href=3D"https://=
click.ngpvan.com/k/99037277/518632597/-1588350086=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50=
VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25=
VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW=
1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29=
yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93=
af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">BBC</a></span=
></li>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</ul>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><strong><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">More =
Good News</span></strong></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09<ul>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font=
-size:18px;">For the third time since FPDJT won the presidential election l=
ast month, a federal judge is canceling plans for retirement, effectively d=
enying FPDJT the ability to fill that court seat with someone younger and m=
ore ideologically conservative. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037=
290/518632604/-667973150=3F7d&nvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3=
Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwO=
TZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhp=
c2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5=
ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cb=
f-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">HuffPost</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">As =
of Tuesday night, El Cerrito, CA now has an LGBTQ majority on its city coun=
cil, the first ever such majority in the Bay Area and only the third ever i=
n state history. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037302/518632618/1=
797549814=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIv=
MS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTE=
tODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2=
JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=
=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022=
482a93af&ceid=3D423070">SFist</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">The NRA is selling off a=
ssets as it bleeds cash. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037312/518=
632630/549457982=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvT=
kdQMDIvMS82MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2Jm=
LWVmMTEtODhjZS0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHN=
iY2dsb2JhbC5uZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D=
&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce=
-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">Rolling Stone</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</ul>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<=
/td>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</tr>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
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rong>TAKE CARE, FIND JOY, HELP OTHERS&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p>=0D=
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=09=09<ul>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"f=
ont-size:18px;">Starting in September of 2027, all new passenger vehicles i=
n the U.S. will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers don=E2=80=
=99t buckle up. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037323/518632641/-7=
80801359=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvM=
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561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482=
a93af&ceid=3D423070">AP</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">The FBI is warning Americans t=
o keep their text messages secure: What to know. <a href=3D"https://click.n=
gpvan.com/k/99037329/518632652/630551306=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogI=
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=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:1=
8px;">Six anti-inflammatory holiday recipes that are both festive and healt=
hy, according to dietitians. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037332=
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-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">Real Simple</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">Why ha=
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a</a>&nbsp;</span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><sp=
an style=3D"font-size:18px;">If you=E2=80=99re pregnant, here=E2=80=99s wha=
t you should know about the medical procedures that could save your life. <=
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3070">ProPublica</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">Want to visit Europe in 2025=3F You'=
ll need to apply for new travel authorization. <a href=3D"https://click.ngp=
van.com/k/99037343/518632667/1418190024=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm=
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=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size:18px;"><b>Find Joy</b></span>=
</p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<ul>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">Winter Solst=
ice: What to know about celebrations for the shortest day=E2=80=94and longe=
st night=E2=80=94of 2024. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037346/51=
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&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce=
-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">Forbes</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">Your guide to 2025=
 TV premiere dates. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037349/51863267=
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i=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-002=
2482a93af&ceid=3D423070">Entertainment Weekly</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">NASA e=
mbraces the holiday spirit with images of a stellar wreath and cosmic Chris=
tmas tree. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037353/518632676/1655153=
777=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82Mz=
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2ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af=
&ceid=3D423070">PetaPixel</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">The 39 most anticipated boo=
ks of 2025. <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037356/518632680/230217=
369=3Fnvep=3Dew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMDIvMS82Mz=
cwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtODhjZ=
S0wMDIyNDgyYTkzYWYiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImhpc2xvYW5zQHNiY2dsb2JhbC5u=
ZXQiDQp9&hmac=3DTML1stF1BnF29yiBrXE1UiGZK4noufnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D56194=
2ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af=
&ceid=3D423070">TIME</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09</ul>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"f=
ont-size:18px;"><strong>Help Others</strong></span></p>=0D=0A=0D=0A=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<ul>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">Call your friends and family.</sp=
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t-size:18px;"><a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037360/518632683/2022=
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2MzcwNyIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICIwOTcwOTZmOS0wY2JmLWVmMTEtOD=
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1942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a9=
3af&ceid=3D423070">Get vaccinated.</a></span></li>=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:18px;">Donate to your loc=
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fnSHC5ITwPCocI=3D&emci=3D561942ea-6abe-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=3D097096=
f9-0cbf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=3D423070">Give blood</a>.</span></li>=
=0D=0A=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><span style=3D"font-size:1=
8px;">Support your local <a href=3D"https://click.ngpvan.com/k/99037367/518=
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