Pierre says goodbye to SUR
Farewell Stand Up Republic. In my time at Stand Up Republic, I have had the honor of working with a group of compassionate, moral people, centered in their belief [...]
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Trump’s Culture of Lies
A lie, it is said, can travel half-way around the world before the truth can get its boots on. That theory seems to be a central tenet of the Trump [...]
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Standing loudly for Equality, Liberty, and Unity
This past weekend we witnessed yet another horrific and cowardly attack on a house of worship, this time at the Chabad of Poway Synagogue. It comes painfully on the heels [...]
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He’s running…from accountability
Only hours into his first term, Donald Trump filed for reelection. Only a year in, he started holding rallies. You’d be excused for thinking that the president likes running for [...]
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We need to fight for the truth
After nearly two years, the special counsel has completed its investigation, leaving behind a trail of criminal convictions, related investigations, and one as-yet unpublished report.
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SUR’s statement on the end of the Mueller investigation
After nearly two years of investigations, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report has been submitted to Attorney General William Barr, who has provided his summary of the principal findings.
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The Florida Legislature should listen to voters, not undermine their electoral reforms
Last year, Floridians overwhelmingly voted to restore voting rights for many ex-felons (except for the most violent offenders) after they had served their time, including probation.
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The president’s words have power, so we must lift our voices even higher
We expect our president to be hard at work, even on weekends. So when Trump spends his weekend tweeting support for islamophobic TV hosts, hate for an American hero, and [...]
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The Senate stands up to Trump’s power grab
Just now, the Senate voted to rein in the president’s wanton abuse of power by voting to block his dangerous, false ‘emergency’ declaration.
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