This is just adorable:

Diane -- This is just adorable in every way. Myles, a 7-year-old from Milwaukee, wrote Vice President Biden a letter to suggest that if guns shot chocolate bullets, no one would get hurt. The Vice President wrote back. Take a look at his response, then share it with your friends: Dear Myles -- I am sorry it took me so very long to respond to your letter. I really like your idea. If we had guns that shot chocolate, not only would our country be safer, it would be happier. People love chocolate. You are a good boy. -- Joe Biden http://my.barackobama.com/Note-to-Myles Thanks, Organizing for Action ---------------- A movement of millions elected President Obama. Let's keep fighting for change. Chip in $5 or more to support Organizing for Action today.

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VIDEO: The petition delivery

Diane -- Last Thursday in Washington, D.C., I joined 30 OFA volunteers and three gun violence survivors as they delivered our petition to Congress with more than 1.4 million signatures. It was an amazing day, and a reminder that we're nowhere near done with this fight. Take a look at the highlights -- and say you're with us, committed to keep fighting to help reduce gun violence: What impressed me most on Thursday was getting a chance to talk with survivors like Pam Simon, Sami Rahamim, and Lori Haas. You'll see in the video that these folks have turned their personal pain into action, and a force for good. It's enough to change hearts and minds. OFA volunteers got a chance to meet with a few leaders in Congress, like Rep. Mike Thompson, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who asked all of us to keep fighting -- and even gave folks a few tips on how to keep the pressure on their fellow lawmakers. Senator Reid even tweeted: "Today, we received a petition from over 1.4 million Americans who demand action on background checks. This fight is not over." I am more confident than ever that, if we keep working and making our voices heard, we can and will win this. The petition delivery was a big moment -- but it's not the end of this fight. Watch the video and say you're ready to stay at it: http://my.barackobama.com/Not-Backing-Down Thanks -- stay tuned for what's next, Jon Jon Carson Executive Director Organizing for Action @JonCarsonOFA P.S. -- One of the most exciting parts of the day was completely spontaneous: Pam Simon, a survivor of the Tucson shooting, ran into her senator, Jeff Flake, and talked with him about his no vote. Read what happened next. ---------------- A movement of millions elected President Obama. Let's keep fighting for change. Chip in $5 or more to support Organizing for Action today.

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Tin foil hat alert

Diane -- Break out the tin foil hats, folks. House Speaker John Boehner and the chairman of the House Science Committee are both unsure whether the science behind climate change -- the stuff that shows pretty clearly that carbon pollution produced by humans is damaging our environment -- is real. Instead, they're on the record saying things like this: "The idea that carbon dioxide is a carcinogen that is harmful to our environment is almost comical. Every time we exhale, we exhale carbon dioxide. Every cow in the world, you know, when they do what they do, you've got more carbon dioxide." - John Boehner, April 2009 As long as our members of Congress continue to develop their own theories behind climate change, we will fall further and further behind in our ability to make actual progress on this issue. Make them do better. Add your name to join OFA's team that will hold climate deniers in Congress accountable: http://my.barackobama.com/Hold-Climate-Deniers-Accountable We owe it to our environment and our economy to start having real talk on climate change. Join us -- and we'll be in touch with next steps soon. Thanks, Messina Jim Messina Chair Organizing for Action ---------------- A movement of millions elected President Obama. Let's keep fighting for change. Chip in $5 or more to support Organizing for Action today.

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Unicorns exist**

Diane -- If I said to you: "Unicorns exist, I totally just saw one galloping down the street," most likely you'd give me a sad look and get on with your day. But what if House Speaker Boehner and the chairman of the House Science Committee said they didn't know if the science behind climate change was real. (Yeah. That actually happened.) Now obviously, it doesn't matter if I just make stuff up about unicorns. But it matters, and it matters a whole lot, that so many of our elected officials in Washington who represent us are denying science and using that denial to refuse to take action on climate change. It's actually dangerous -- and it matters how we react. Each and every day that congressional leaders hold on to their bizarre fantasy world, OFA is going to be there, not letting them get away with it. Add your name and say you're ready to hold climate deniers accountable. We're going to make them say it out loud -- either double-down on their claims, or come to their senses. The National Academy of Sciences and more than 13,000 peer-reviewed scientific papers all confirm that the carbon pollution in our atmosphere today is causing dangerous climate change. The sticky thing about the truth is that it's the truth whether Congress likes it or not. Unicorns don't exist, climate change is real, and we said we weren't going to let this go. Sign here and help Congress get real: http://my.barackobama.com/Hold-Climate-Deniers-Accountable Thanks, Ivan Ivan Frishberg Climate Campaign Manager Organizing for Action ---------------- A movement of millions elected President Obama. Let's keep fighting for change. Chip in $5 or more to support Organizing for Action today.

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Your name should be on this, Diane

Diane -- In a few hours, we're sending OFA's petition to reduce gun violence to the printers. Every name that's on that list is going to send a message to Congress that we're here, we're organized, we're paying attention, and we're not going to let them off the hook for failing to act to prevent gun violence. According to our records, you haven't added your name:     -- Petition status: Unsigned     -- Suggested action: Add your name here Your name should be on it -- don't let this petition get sent to Congress without you taking action yourself. Sign it now: http://my.barackobama.com/Sign-the-Petition Organizing for Action ---------------- A movement of millions elected President Obama. Let's keep fighting for change. Chip in $5 or more to support Organizing for Action today.

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It'd be a real shame if your name wasn't on this:

Diane -- The gun lobby is pretty happy with itself. They succeeded in scaring members of Congress into voting against something that 90 percent of Americans -- and 74 percent of NRA members -- support. They like it the way things are, where the most powerful interest groups in Washington get to override the voices of millions of Americans. OFA will be the grassroots movement that counteracts that. We're going to show members of Congress that, if you stand up to the special interests, the people in your districts will be right there to get your back. Our petition to Congress is going to the printers at midnight tonight. It'd be a real shame if it didn't have your name on it, wouldn't it? We'll never be as deep-pocketed or as well-connected as the gun lobby. What we have is better. It's the voices of real Americans who are standing up and saying they've seen enough of gun violence tearing apart communities like Newtown and Tucson and Aurora and Chicago. Together, we're committing to keep fighting for this issue until something is done. We will be heard -- and it's time for our lawmakers in Washington to find their courage to stand up to a political bully. Add your name to OFA's petition to congressional leaders before midnight to demand that they take action to reduce gun violence: http://my.barackobama.com/Sign-the-Petition Let's go. Jon Jon Carson Executive Director Organizing for Action @JonCarsonOFA ---------------- A movement of millions elected President Obama. Let's keep fighting for change. Chip in $5 or more to support Organizing for Action today.

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Petition status: Unsigned

Diane -- This week, OFA volunteers are hand-delivering a petition to Congress with the names of every OFA supporter who's fighting to reduce gun violence. According to our most recent records, it looks like you haven't signed it yet:     -- Petition status: Unsigned     -- Suggested action: Add your name here It's not too late -- add your name today: http://my.barackobama.com/Sign-the-Petition We have to keep the pressure on Congress to move on background checks -- and only you can hold your members of Congress accountable. It's a make-or-break moment for our movement -- a real test of our commitment to keep fighting, even when it gets hard, for the things we believe in. Thanks for all your help, Sara Sara El-Amine National Organizing Director Organizing for Action ---------------- A movement of millions elected President Obama. Let's keep fighting for change. Chip in $5 or more to support Organizing for Action today.

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