NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST EXTREMISM AND VIOLENCE & Domestic Terrorism is Terrorism. 5DEZ15

PLANNED PARENTHOOD is healthcare for any American who needs it. If they can't provide the service at their clinic they will help the patient get the care they need. They are more pro-life than most politicians today, Please donate if you can, and also click the link to sign the petition to the Dept of Justice to investigate the attacks on Planned Parenthood clinics domestic terrorism. I did both,  click the links below. From the Bold Progressives / PCCC and +Ultraviolet Info 

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STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH PLANNED PARENTHOOD Donate $3 to Planned Parenthood. Join the National Day of Action Against Extremism and Violence on Saturday, December 5th. Join the Thunderclap. Share on Twitter. Share on Facebook. Find an event near you.

Statement from Planned Parenthood:

To those who go to unimaginable extremes to close our doors:

We deplore your violence.

We reject your threats.

We fight your legislation to limit reproductive rights and health care in every corner of our country.

We believe your actions and words hurt women -- whether by making it impossible to seek health care or by creating a climate of disrespect and hostility that fosters extremist violence.

Stand in solidarity. Donate $3 to help Planned Parenthood fight the poisonous, right-wing rhetoric that fosters violence.

The Washington Post and NBC News reported that the domestic terrorist who shot and killed people at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood ranted about "no more baby parts" as he was apprehended.

Planned Parenthood's statement continues:

We demand an end to the incendiary rhetoric from anti-abortion activists and lawmakers that demonizes Planned Parenthood doctors and patients. The smear campaign and false accusations that motivated the attack in Colorado Springs must stop.

We aren't going anywhere. Planned Parenthood has been here for nearly 100 years, and we will keep being here as long as women, men, and young people need health care with dignity.

To those who go to shocking extremes to close our doors, know this:

These doors stay open.

Stand in solidarity with Planned Parenthood. Donate $3 to help Planned Parenthood fight back against the poisonous right-wing rhetoric that foments violent terror attacks against women’s healthcare facilities.

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

-- Kayla Wingbermuehle, PCCC Organizing Team
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Domestic Terrorism is Terrorism. 

In the wake of another attack on Planned Parenthood--the sixth terrorist attack on a clinic in four months--the Department of Justice is still M.I.A.¹ So we're going big with this hard-hitting new ad featuring UltraViolet members to get the Attorney General's attention.
Watch this video on Facebook, then share it with your friends.
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Published on Dec 3, 2015

Tell the Department of Justice to investigate domestic terror attacks at Planned Parenthood. Patient safety MUST be protected. Call (202) 353-1555

More than 300,000 people have signed petitions demanding an investigation, and earlier this week we delivered the signatures to the DOJ along with our allies at CREDO, NARAL, and Courage Campaign.
But we can't stop there. We have to keep up the pressure, and that's where you come in. This new ad is designed to push the DOJ to action before things get even worse. We need to make sure it's seen far and wide. Please share this widely with your friends and family.

Sources:
1. Calls Grow to Define Clinic Attacks as Domestic Terrorism, New York Times, December 2, 2015

There was ANOTHER violent attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic.
The latest attack was in Claremont, New Hampshire, where someone broke into a Planned Parenthood health center and used a hatchet to destroy equipment and exam rooms, and break water and sewer lines, flooding the entire center.²
This is the fifth terrorist attack on Planned Parenthood since July--and the mainstream media have mostly ignored them.³ Local officials are investigating--but these are acts of domestic terrorism and require the resources of the Department of Justice. One week ago, the Justice Department actually created a Domestic Terrorism division for cases exactly like this.⁴ That's why we're joining our friends at NARAL Pro-Choice America to demand the Justice Department open a domestic terrorism investigation. Will you sign the petition?
Two weeks ago, someone vandalized the Claremont Planned Parenthood health center--spray-painting it with hate speech.⁵ Then, Wednesday night, this second attack occurred, which forced the clinic to close temporarily. It's the only Planned Parenthood clinic in this rural area, and the clinic's closure is cutting off access to countless women in need of health services. This comes after four arsons at clinics across the U.S., one in California, Washington, Illinois, and Louisiana.⁶ The violent attacks against Planned Parenthood must be stopped before another clinic is forced to shut its doors.
Anti-abortion violence has a long history in this country, and it turns deadly. In fact, the co-founder of the organization that released the doctored anti-abortion Planned Parenthood videos is linked to violent militants like Operation Rescue, the group associated with the murder of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller.⁷
The good news is that the Department of Justice can choose to combat these attacks. The attacks on Planned Parenthood health centers are acts of terrorism, and if the Justice Department takes action, it can deter future attacks. If we all stand up together with our friends at NARAL, we can make sure the Justice Department listens.
Add your name.
Thanks for standing up.
--Nita, Shaunna, Kat, Karin, Adam, Holly, Kaili, Kathy, Onyi, Susan, Clarise, Anathea, Audine, Ryan, Shannon, Vanessa, Megan, Kaytee, and Libby, the UltraViolet team

Sources:

1. Searching for Answers and Comfort After Killings at Planned Parenthood, New York Times, November 29, 2015
2. Planned Parenthood office in Claremont heavily damaged by intruder, WMUR9 ABC, October 22, 2015
3. LA Times And WA Spokesman-Review's Coverage of Planned Parenthood Arsons Shines Compared to National Print and Cable News, Media Matters for America, October 9, 2015
4. Department of Justice Creates New Post to Combat Domestic Terrorism, Politicususa, October 16, 2015
5. Planned Parenthood office in Claremont heavily damaged by intruder, WMUR9 ABC, October 22, 2015
6. Four Arsons In 74 Days At Planned Parenthood Clinics, Southern Poverty Law Center, October 2, 2015
7. Co-Founder Behind Planned Parenthood Video Has Close Ties to Abortion Clinic Violence, RH Reality Check, July 17, 2015

At Least 14 People Killed In Shooting In San Bernardino, Calif. & The shooting in San Bernardino is already among the deadliest in U.S. history 2DEC15

ANOTHER mass shooting in America, less than a week after the mass shooting at a Planned Parenthood Clinic in Colorado Springs, CO. This one is especially heinous as three murderers chose a community center that service developmentally disabled people in San Bernardino, CA. We are a sick society that tolerates this violence, and no amount of public weeping, wailing, gnashing of teeth and prayers for the dead and wounded and their families will atone for unwillingness of our nation to take the necessary steps to help prevent the slaughter of our own. I get so disgusted when I hear the very politicians and community leaders who block reasonable, sane, workable gun control express their "deepest sorrow" and offer "thoughts and prayers" for the victims and their families. LIARS! Their hypocrisy make me sick, as does the ignorance of the American people for keeping these people in positions of power. Why does this keep happening in America? Look in a mirror and ask that question. Here is the latest from +NPR and +Washington Post  and it will be updated as more information is available.....

At Least 14 People Killed In Shooting In San Bernardino, Calif.

Updated December 2, 20156:35 PM ET

Laura Wagner

At least 14 people were killed and more than a dozen others wounded when up to three suspects armed with long guns entered a facility in San Bernardino, Calif., and began shooting, authorities said Wednesday.
Hours after the shooting, which began at 11 a.m. local time, TV images showed a bullet-riddled, dark colored SUV surrounded by police in what appeared to be a residential neighborhood. San Bernardino Police Sargent Vicki Cervantes says that police officers traded fire during what she described as an "active situation."
"I believe there may be a suspect down," she said, but she warned that she did not know if that situation was connected to the earlier shootings.
At an earlier press conference, San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said the suspects opened fire at the Inland Regional Center, which is part of the California Department of Developmental Services and serves people with developmental disabilities.
Asked about the number of suspects, the police chief said, "I have repeatedly been told the number is three," though he cautioned that the information was coming from witnesses at the scene. Burguan said the attackers fled in what was potentially a dark SUV. He did not provide a description of the suspects or discuss a possible motive.
"These are people that came prepared," the chief said. "They were dressed and equipped in a way to indicate that they were prepared and they were armed with long guns not handguns."
The assistant director of the FBI's Los Angeles field office, David Bowdich, said at the news conference, "Is this a terrorist incident? We do not know."

.@SanBernardinoPD has confirmed an active shooter in the area of Orange Show Rd/ Waterman Ave near Park center. #SBCSD assisting.

— SB County Sheriff (@sbcountysheriff) December 2, 2015

Burguan also said that several hundred people who were in the building were taken to a safe location and that buildings in the surrounding area had been locked down.
Roads near the scene have been shut down and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department was warning people to avoid the area.

Father reads text from daughter: "Shooting at my work. People shot...Pray for us." https://t.co/Hv8FNXsc3X https://t.co/vEnH2FNdBe

— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) December 2, 2015

Terry Petit said his daughter works at the Inland Regional Center and that she said she was inside when the sound of gunfire erupted.
He choked back tears as he read her texts to ABC 7 Eyewitness News: "People shot. In the office waiting for cops. Pray for us. I am locked in an office."
San Bernardino Mayor R. Carey Davis said in a statement that the community "experienced severe loss and severe shock" Wednesday.

A satellite view of the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, Calif.

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"It is critical in moments like these, our City unites in supporting the victims, their families, and the effort against crime in our City. We will continue to utilize all safety resources available to the San Bernardino community to deal with this tragedy," he said.
A White House official said that President Obama was briefed by his homeland security adviser on the San Bernardino shooting.
"We don't yet know what the motives of the shooters are, but what we do know is there are steps we can take to make Americans safer and that we should come together in a bipartisan basis at every level of government to make these rare as opposed to normal," Obama told CBS News Wednesday. "We should never think that this is something that just happens in the ordinary course of events, because it doesn't happen with the same frequency in other countries."
This is a developing story. Some things that get reported by the media will later turn out to be wrong. We will focus on reports from police officials and other authorities, credible news outlets and reporters who are at the scene. We will update as the situation develops.

The shooting in San Bernardino is already among the deadliest in U.S. history

By Roberto A. Ferdman and Max Ehrenfreund December 2 at 6:00 PM Follow @robferdman Follow @MaxEhrenfreund
 

At least 14 people are dead and another 14 are injured after gunmen opened fire on a center for people with developmental disabilities in San Bernardino, Calif., on Wednesday. The shooting is the deadliest since 2012, when 20 children and 6 adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut.
The preliminary death toll in San Bernardino is already the 6th highest in modern U.S. history, along with a 1986 shooting in Edmond, Oklahoma, in which a man opened fire at a Post Office. The list of the deadliest shootings on record are shown in the chart below. Many of those with the most severe death tolls have happened in the past decade.
The 12th deadliest shooting occurred in 2013, when a gunman opened fire inside the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C, killing 12 people. Two separate shootings—one in Binghamton, New York, another in Fort Hood, Texas, both in 2009—each claimed the lives of 13 people, sharing the title of eighth  most deadly. The country endured its deadliest shooting in history in 2007, when a senior at Virginia Tech killed 32 people and wounded 17 others.
(It's possible that there were other mass shootings further back in history not captured in these statistics.)

That incident marked the beginning of a new era of more frequent and more lethal mass shootings. Of the 12 deadliest shootings in U.S. history, five occurred after the massacre at Virginia Tech. 

Public health researchers at Harvard University and Northwestern University have confirmed that mass shootings are becoming more frequent, and the San Bernardino shooting is the latest. There have now been 355 this year alone, including all incidents in which at least four people, including the gunman, are wounded by gunfire.

Roberto A. Ferdman is a reporter for Wonkblog covering food, economics, and other things. He was previously a staff writer at Quartz.

Max Ehrenfreund writes for Wonkblog and compiles Wonkbook, a daily policy newsletter. You can subscribe here. Before joining The Washington Post, Ehrenfreund wrote for the Washington Monthly and The Sacramento Bee.