US citizens: call on your senators to oppose Senator Feinstein's bill to increase NSA massive surveillance.

Another apology that deserves an apology: Martin Bashir's apology for what he said about Sarah Palin.

Bashir said that if anyone deserved the punishments that slaves received, it would be Ms Palin. The use of "deserved" indicates a counterfactual: Bashir explicitly avoided saying that she, or anyone, deserves those punishments. He was criticized wrongly for a palinode that was entirely justified.

Citizens of Massachusetts: call on Senator Warren to endorse the deal with Iran.

US citizens: phone your senators and urge them to cut the military budget. Also sign this petition.

The Capitol Switchboard numbers are 202-224-3121, 888-818-6641 and 888-355-3588.

A network of right-wing "think tanks" campaign for right-wing laws in many US states.