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Sunrise Movement LA member Amir, 14, outside of Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Los Angeles office on July, 13, 2021. (Photo: Jenna McGuire/Common Dreams/CC 3.0)
Dozens of climate activists from the youth-led Sunrise Movement rallied outside of Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Los Angeles office Tuesday afternoon to demand the inclusion of a key climate measure in federal infrastructure legislation.
“Any bill without a fully funded CCC is a bill that fuels the fires burning away our futures.”
--Amir, Sunrise Movement LA
The climate group’s most pressing demand was that Feinstein (D-Calif.) publicly champion the Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), which the Sunrise Movement says will “put over 1.5 million Americans to work in good-paying jobs all while combating climate change and building a sustainable future for our generation and many more to come.”
Just hours before the Tuesday rally took place Feinstein expressed support for the Civilian Climate Corps (CCC) in a tweet:
\u201cSevere drought, intensified by climate change, has created ample fuel for wildfires by drying out forests and vegetation. That\u2019s why I support the creation of a Civilian Climate Corps to help protect our forests and communities from the devastating effects of climate change.\u201d— Senator Dianne Feinstein (@Senator Dianne Feinstein) 1626204999
Sunrise Movement member Josiah Edwards, 21, responded to the news at the rally.
“Now I’m hella excited to hear that Sen. Feinstein is finally stepping up to some degree. That being said, we know Sen. Feinstein and politicians like her love to play politics,” said Edwards. “A tweet isn’t gonna do it. What we need to hear from you is that you are willing to co-sponsor the AOC-Ed Markey vision of the Civilian Climate Corps which is funded by over $80 billion, as opposed to [President] Joe Biden’s $10 billion.”
Josiah Edwards, 21, speaks at a Tuesday rally outside Feinstein’s Los Angeles office.
The climate activists are requesting Feinstein hold a meeting with them, while also calling on her to vote “no” on any infrastructure bill that does not include significant climate provisions.
Many of the activists spent Tuesday night sleeping outside of Feinstein’s office building and have vowed not to leave until the senator commits to their demands.
\u201cThank you, @SunriseLAYouth \ud83d\ude0c\u2728\n\nY\u2019all, show up and SUPPORT THEM tomorrow!! Two more actions, one 11-12:30pm and another 7-8:30pm. Let\u2019s show up in numbers to make it clear to Feinstein: #NoClimateNoDeal\u201d— Sunrise Movement LA \ud83c\udf04 (@Sunrise Movement LA \ud83c\udf04) 1626246933
“We’re asking Sen. Feinstein to meet with us. Meet with us so we can share our stories and why we so desperately need a fully funded CCC in this reconciliation bill,” said 14-year-old Sunrise Movement member Amir. “You can make up excuses all day about how we cannot pay for this, but the truth is that we have no choice. It’s the decades and decades of inaction that has brought us to this point.”
California’s current extreme weather was not lost on the climate activists. The area is currently experiencing an extreme drought and is on pace to see its worst wildfire season in history. The entire Northwest is suffering from a deadly heatwave that scientists are calling the “most extreme in world weather records.”
Miriam, 16, speaks at a Tuesday rally outside Feinstein’s Los Angeles office.
“We are rallying here today, above all else, to fight for the future. A future where we can look back to today and say that we did everything in our power to end climate change,” said 16-year-old Sunrise Movement member Miriam.
Her speech continued:
Every year our summers grow hotter, the threat of wildfires more imminent, hurricanes more frequent, and the need for change more desperate. The truth is that change doesn’t die when Republicans, or climate deniers, or the bearers of the Confederate flag shout us down. Change only dies the day that the people meant to fight for us stay silent. It dies the very moment that our leaders choose to compromise with the GOP in the name of moderation, rather than stand firm in the name of justice. And with that, we will lose our one chance at a livable future.
Sylvester Ani Jr., a progressive candidate running to represent California’s 38th Congressional District also attended the rally, where he called out politicians and corporations who prioritize money over people.
“You are the oppressor or you’re the oppressed,” said Ani, who’s endorsed by Sunrise OC. “We’re undergoing class warfare with people who put money over people. That’s what we’re going through right now and the youth understand that.”
Sylvester Ani Jr. speaks at a Tuesday rally outside Feinstein’s Los Angeles office.
“We will not surrender our futures to a rich and entrenched politician who fails to fundamentally understand what is at stake. That’s why we fight--for our futures,” said Edwards in a statement to Common Dreams. “Sen. Feinstein you have a choice: You can either choose to stand with us or you can make way for someone who will.”
Edwards addressed Feinstein in his speech, saying: “You have no right to enable our suffering. You have no right to make money off the backs of our futures. You have no right to moderation. You have no right to mediocrity. You have no right to mild politics.”
Watch:
The Sunrise Movement has criticized Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan as grossly inadequate and continued to push lawmakers to go bold with climate action measures, calling for at least $10 trillion in spending over the next decade to tackle the crisis.
On Wednesday, the Sunrise Movement also rejected Senate Democrats’ newly unveiled $3.5 trillion proposal--a spending framework that sets the limits of a forthcoming reconciliation package--and is urging the House to put forth a much bolder package.
The Washington Post‘s Jeff Stein reported Wednesday afternoon that some money for a CCC is in Senate Democrats’ reconciliation proposal, but it’s unclear how much.
“Our leaders must take this crisis seriously,” Lauren Maunus, Sunrise’s advocacy director, said in a statement. “This is the first time since 2009 that Democrats have control of both chambers of Congress and the White House. They cannot afford to waste this opportunity.”
The activists say the protests will continue outside Feinstein’s LA office through Thursday, with additional protests taking place in San Francisco and San Diego.
“Any bill without a fully funded CCC is a bill that fuels the fires burning away our futures,” said Amir. “We need you to fight like hell to make sure that our bill with the CCC is passed into law. Do that, and you’ve not only stepped up for us, but you’ve secured our futures and a habitable planet for not just us, but your grandchildren as well.”
This story has been updated with new reporting on the inclusion of CCC funds in the Senate’s $3.5 trillion reconciliation proposal.
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Dozens of climate activists from the youth-led Sunrise Movement rallied outside of Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Los Angeles office Tuesday afternoon to demand the inclusion of a key climate measure in federal infrastructure legislation.
“Any bill without a fully funded CCC is a bill that fuels the fires burning away our futures.”
--Amir, Sunrise Movement LA
The climate group’s most pressing demand was that Feinstein (D-Calif.) publicly champion the Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), which the Sunrise Movement says will “put over 1.5 million Americans to work in good-paying jobs all while combating climate change and building a sustainable future for our generation and many more to come.”
Just hours before the Tuesday rally took place Feinstein expressed support for the Civilian Climate Corps (CCC) in a tweet:
\u201cSevere drought, intensified by climate change, has created ample fuel for wildfires by drying out forests and vegetation. That\u2019s why I support the creation of a Civilian Climate Corps to help protect our forests and communities from the devastating effects of climate change.\u201d— Senator Dianne Feinstein (@Senator Dianne Feinstein) 1626204999
Sunrise Movement member Josiah Edwards, 21, responded to the news at the rally.
“Now I’m hella excited to hear that Sen. Feinstein is finally stepping up to some degree. That being said, we know Sen. Feinstein and politicians like her love to play politics,” said Edwards. “A tweet isn’t gonna do it. What we need to hear from you is that you are willing to co-sponsor the AOC-Ed Markey vision of the Civilian Climate Corps which is funded by over $80 billion, as opposed to [President] Joe Biden’s $10 billion.”
Josiah Edwards, 21, speaks at a Tuesday rally outside Feinstein’s Los Angeles office.
The climate activists are requesting Feinstein hold a meeting with them, while also calling on her to vote “no” on any infrastructure bill that does not include significant climate provisions.
Many of the activists spent Tuesday night sleeping outside of Feinstein’s office building and have vowed not to leave until the senator commits to their demands.
\u201cThank you, @SunriseLAYouth \ud83d\ude0c\u2728\n\nY\u2019all, show up and SUPPORT THEM tomorrow!! Two more actions, one 11-12:30pm and another 7-8:30pm. Let\u2019s show up in numbers to make it clear to Feinstein: #NoClimateNoDeal\u201d— Sunrise Movement LA \ud83c\udf04 (@Sunrise Movement LA \ud83c\udf04) 1626246933
“We’re asking Sen. Feinstein to meet with us. Meet with us so we can share our stories and why we so desperately need a fully funded CCC in this reconciliation bill,” said 14-year-old Sunrise Movement member Amir. “You can make up excuses all day about how we cannot pay for this, but the truth is that we have no choice. It’s the decades and decades of inaction that has brought us to this point.”
California’s current extreme weather was not lost on the climate activists. The area is currently experiencing an extreme drought and is on pace to see its worst wildfire season in history. The entire Northwest is suffering from a deadly heatwave that scientists are calling the “most extreme in world weather records.”
Miriam, 16, speaks at a Tuesday rally outside Feinstein’s Los Angeles office.
“We are rallying here today, above all else, to fight for the future. A future where we can look back to today and say that we did everything in our power to end climate change,” said 16-year-old Sunrise Movement member Miriam.
Her speech continued:
Every year our summers grow hotter, the threat of wildfires more imminent, hurricanes more frequent, and the need for change more desperate. The truth is that change doesn’t die when Republicans, or climate deniers, or the bearers of the Confederate flag shout us down. Change only dies the day that the people meant to fight for us stay silent. It dies the very moment that our leaders choose to compromise with the GOP in the name of moderation, rather than stand firm in the name of justice. And with that, we will lose our one chance at a livable future.
Sylvester Ani Jr., a progressive candidate running to represent California’s 38th Congressional District also attended the rally, where he called out politicians and corporations who prioritize money over people.
“You are the oppressor or you’re the oppressed,” said Ani, who’s endorsed by Sunrise OC. “We’re undergoing class warfare with people who put money over people. That’s what we’re going through right now and the youth understand that.”
Sylvester Ani Jr. speaks at a Tuesday rally outside Feinstein’s Los Angeles office.
“We will not surrender our futures to a rich and entrenched politician who fails to fundamentally understand what is at stake. That’s why we fight--for our futures,” said Edwards in a statement to Common Dreams. “Sen. Feinstein you have a choice: You can either choose to stand with us or you can make way for someone who will.”
Edwards addressed Feinstein in his speech, saying: “You have no right to enable our suffering. You have no right to make money off the backs of our futures. You have no right to moderation. You have no right to mediocrity. You have no right to mild politics.”
Watch:
The Sunrise Movement has criticized Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan as grossly inadequate and continued to push lawmakers to go bold with climate action measures, calling for at least $10 trillion in spending over the next decade to tackle the crisis.
On Wednesday, the Sunrise Movement also rejected Senate Democrats’ newly unveiled $3.5 trillion proposal--a spending framework that sets the limits of a forthcoming reconciliation package--and is urging the House to put forth a much bolder package.
The Washington Post‘s Jeff Stein reported Wednesday afternoon that some money for a CCC is in Senate Democrats’ reconciliation proposal, but it’s unclear how much.
“Our leaders must take this crisis seriously,” Lauren Maunus, Sunrise’s advocacy director, said in a statement. “This is the first time since 2009 that Democrats have control of both chambers of Congress and the White House. They cannot afford to waste this opportunity.”
The activists say the protests will continue outside Feinstein’s LA office through Thursday, with additional protests taking place in San Francisco and San Diego.
“Any bill without a fully funded CCC is a bill that fuels the fires burning away our futures,” said Amir. “We need you to fight like hell to make sure that our bill with the CCC is passed into law. Do that, and you’ve not only stepped up for us, but you’ve secured our futures and a habitable planet for not just us, but your grandchildren as well.”
This story has been updated with new reporting on the inclusion of CCC funds in the Senate’s $3.5 trillion reconciliation proposal.
Dozens of climate activists from the youth-led Sunrise Movement rallied outside of Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Los Angeles office Tuesday afternoon to demand the inclusion of a key climate measure in federal infrastructure legislation.
“Any bill without a fully funded CCC is a bill that fuels the fires burning away our futures.”
--Amir, Sunrise Movement LA
The climate group’s most pressing demand was that Feinstein (D-Calif.) publicly champion the Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), which the Sunrise Movement says will “put over 1.5 million Americans to work in good-paying jobs all while combating climate change and building a sustainable future for our generation and many more to come.”
Just hours before the Tuesday rally took place Feinstein expressed support for the Civilian Climate Corps (CCC) in a tweet:
\u201cSevere drought, intensified by climate change, has created ample fuel for wildfires by drying out forests and vegetation. That\u2019s why I support the creation of a Civilian Climate Corps to help protect our forests and communities from the devastating effects of climate change.\u201d— Senator Dianne Feinstein (@Senator Dianne Feinstein) 1626204999
Sunrise Movement member Josiah Edwards, 21, responded to the news at the rally.
“Now I’m hella excited to hear that Sen. Feinstein is finally stepping up to some degree. That being said, we know Sen. Feinstein and politicians like her love to play politics,” said Edwards. “A tweet isn’t gonna do it. What we need to hear from you is that you are willing to co-sponsor the AOC-Ed Markey vision of the Civilian Climate Corps which is funded by over $80 billion, as opposed to [President] Joe Biden’s $10 billion.”
Josiah Edwards, 21, speaks at a Tuesday rally outside Feinstein’s Los Angeles office.
The climate activists are requesting Feinstein hold a meeting with them, while also calling on her to vote “no” on any infrastructure bill that does not include significant climate provisions.
Many of the activists spent Tuesday night sleeping outside of Feinstein’s office building and have vowed not to leave until the senator commits to their demands.
\u201cThank you, @SunriseLAYouth \ud83d\ude0c\u2728\n\nY\u2019all, show up and SUPPORT THEM tomorrow!! Two more actions, one 11-12:30pm and another 7-8:30pm. Let\u2019s show up in numbers to make it clear to Feinstein: #NoClimateNoDeal\u201d— Sunrise Movement LA \ud83c\udf04 (@Sunrise Movement LA \ud83c\udf04) 1626246933
“We’re asking Sen. Feinstein to meet with us. Meet with us so we can share our stories and why we so desperately need a fully funded CCC in this reconciliation bill,” said 14-year-old Sunrise Movement member Amir. “You can make up excuses all day about how we cannot pay for this, but the truth is that we have no choice. It’s the decades and decades of inaction that has brought us to this point.”
California’s current extreme weather was not lost on the climate activists. The area is currently experiencing an extreme drought and is on pace to see its worst wildfire season in history. The entire Northwest is suffering from a deadly heatwave that scientists are calling the “most extreme in world weather records.”
Miriam, 16, speaks at a Tuesday rally outside Feinstein’s Los Angeles office.
“We are rallying here today, above all else, to fight for the future. A future where we can look back to today and say that we did everything in our power to end climate change,” said 16-year-old Sunrise Movement member Miriam.
Her speech continued:
Every year our summers grow hotter, the threat of wildfires more imminent, hurricanes more frequent, and the need for change more desperate. The truth is that change doesn’t die when Republicans, or climate deniers, or the bearers of the Confederate flag shout us down. Change only dies the day that the people meant to fight for us stay silent. It dies the very moment that our leaders choose to compromise with the GOP in the name of moderation, rather than stand firm in the name of justice. And with that, we will lose our one chance at a livable future.
Sylvester Ani Jr., a progressive candidate running to represent California’s 38th Congressional District also attended the rally, where he called out politicians and corporations who prioritize money over people.
“You are the oppressor or you’re the oppressed,” said Ani, who’s endorsed by Sunrise OC. “We’re undergoing class warfare with people who put money over people. That’s what we’re going through right now and the youth understand that.”
Sylvester Ani Jr. speaks at a Tuesday rally outside Feinstein’s Los Angeles office.
“We will not surrender our futures to a rich and entrenched politician who fails to fundamentally understand what is at stake. That’s why we fight--for our futures,” said Edwards in a statement to Common Dreams. “Sen. Feinstein you have a choice: You can either choose to stand with us or you can make way for someone who will.”
Edwards addressed Feinstein in his speech, saying: “You have no right to enable our suffering. You have no right to make money off the backs of our futures. You have no right to moderation. You have no right to mediocrity. You have no right to mild politics.”
Watch:
The Sunrise Movement has criticized Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan as grossly inadequate and continued to push lawmakers to go bold with climate action measures, calling for at least $10 trillion in spending over the next decade to tackle the crisis.
On Wednesday, the Sunrise Movement also rejected Senate Democrats’ newly unveiled $3.5 trillion proposal--a spending framework that sets the limits of a forthcoming reconciliation package--and is urging the House to put forth a much bolder package.
The Washington Post‘s Jeff Stein reported Wednesday afternoon that some money for a CCC is in Senate Democrats’ reconciliation proposal, but it’s unclear how much.
“Our leaders must take this crisis seriously,” Lauren Maunus, Sunrise’s advocacy director, said in a statement. “This is the first time since 2009 that Democrats have control of both chambers of Congress and the White House. They cannot afford to waste this opportunity.”
The activists say the protests will continue outside Feinstein’s LA office through Thursday, with additional protests taking place in San Francisco and San Diego.
“Any bill without a fully funded CCC is a bill that fuels the fires burning away our futures,” said Amir. “We need you to fight like hell to make sure that our bill with the CCC is passed into law. Do that, and you’ve not only stepped up for us, but you’ve secured our futures and a habitable planet for not just us, but your grandchildren as well.”
This story has been updated with new reporting on the inclusion of CCC funds in the Senate’s $3.5 trillion reconciliation proposal.
President Donald Trump doubled down on his threats to silence his critics Thursday, telling reporters aboard Air Force One that outlets that give him "bad press" may have their broadcast licenses taken away.
The threat came just one day after his Federal Communications Commission (FCC) director, Brendan Carr, successfully pressured ABC into pulling Jimmy Kimmel's show from the air by threatening the broadcast licenses of its affiliates over a comment the comedian made about the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
"I read someplace that the networks were 97% against me," Trump told the press gaggle. "I get 97% negative, and yet I won it easily. I won all seven swing states, popular vote, I won everything. And they're 97% against, they give me wholly bad publicity... I mean, they're getting a license, I would think maybe their license should be taken away."
"When you have a network and you have evening shows and all they do is hit Trump, that’s all they do," the president continued. "If you go back, I guess they haven’t had a conservative on in years or something, somebody said, but when you go back and take a look, all they do is hit Trump. They’re licensed. They’re not allowed to do that.”
He said that the decision would be left up to Carr, who has threatened to take away licenses from networks that air what he called "distorted" content.
It is unclear where Trump's statistic that networks have been "97% against" him originates, nor the claim that mainstream news networks "haven't had a conservative on in years."
But even if it were true, FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez says "the FCC doesn't have the authority, the ability, or the constitutional right to revoke a license because of content."
In comments made to Axios Thursday, Gomez—the lone Democrat on the five-member panel—said that the Trump administration was "weaponizing its licensing authority in order to bring broadcasters to heel," as part of a "campaign of censorship and control."
National news networks like ABC, CBS, and NBC do not have broadcasting licenses approved by the FCC, nor do cable networks like CNN, MSNBC, or Fox News. The licenses threatened by Carr are for local affiliates, which—despite having the branding of the big networks—are owned by less well-known companies like Nexstar Media Group and the Sinclair Broadcasting Group, both of which pushed in favor of ABC's decision to ax Kimmel.
Gomez said that with Trump's intimidation of broadcasters, the "threat is the point."
"It is a very hard standard to meet to revoke a license, which is why it's so rarely done, but broadcast license to the broadcasters are extremely valuable," she said. "And so they don't want to be dragged before the FCC either in order to answer to an enforcement complaint of some kind or under the threat of possible revocation."
Democratic lawmakers are vowing to investigate the Trump administration's pressure campaign that may have led to ABC deciding to indefinitely suspend late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) announced on Thursday that he filed a motion to subpoena Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr one day after he publicly warned ABC of negative consequences if the network kept Kimmel on the air.
"Enough of Congress sleepwalking while [President Donald] Trump and [Vice President JD] Vance shred the First Amendment and Constitution," Khanna declared. "It is time for Congress to stand up for Article I."
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, also said on Thursday that he was opening an investigation into the potential financial aspects of Carr's pressure campaign on ABC, including the involvement of Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which is the network's largest affiliate and is currently involved in merger talks that will need FCC approval.
"The Oversight Committee is launching an investigation into ABC, Sinclair, and the FCC," he said. "We will not be intimidated and we will defend the First Amendment."
Progressive politicians weren't the only ones launching an investigation into the Kimmel controversy, as legal organization Democracy Forward announced that it's filed a a Freedom of Information Act request for records after January 20, 2025 related to any FCC efforts “to use the agency’s licensing and enforcement powers to police and limit speech and influence what the public can watch and hear.”
After Hamas urged international support for the Global Sumud Flotilla, Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday signaled another potential attack by claiming on social media that the peaceful humanitarian mission to feed starving Palestinians in the Gaza Strip "is a jihadist initiative serving the terror group's agenda."
While Israel has not taken responsibility for recent drone attacks on the Global Sumud Flotilla—whose name means perseverance in Arabic—the incidents have raised eyebrows, given the country's history of attacking previous ones. The foreign ministers of 16 other nations on Tuesday implored Israel not to target this flotilla, which involves activists and political leaders from dozens of countries, including eight US veterans.
As Middle East Eye reported Thursday, Hamas—which Israel and the United States designate as a terrorist organization despite its governance of Gaza—called for escalating the global movement in solidarity with the strip "in rejection of the [Israeli] occupation's aggression, crimes of genocide, and starvation."
"We call for mobilizing all means to support the Global Sumud Flotilla heading to Gaza, and we warn the occupation against targeting it," Hamas also said in a statement, part of which was quoted in the Israeli ministry's post on X.
Responding on the same platform, journalist Séamus Malekafzali said: "Past comments from the Israeli government about the aid flotillas focused on celebrity vapidity or didn't mention their aim at all. Now, they're honing in on it being a supposedly terrorist instrument. Feels like the response is being set up to be more severe than in the past."
The post came two days after Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism published a report titled "Global Sumud Flotilla": A Humanitarian Cover With Documented Links to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.
As Brussels Signal reported Thursday:
Flotilla representatives and critics dismissed these claims as Israeli disinformation, echoing accusations leveled at prior missions, and called the report a case of "guilt by association," reliant on photos and unverified affiliations rather than evidence of operational control.
Organizers emphasised transparent crowdfunding for aid, with no terror funding, and framed the convoy as a grassroots response to aid blockages.
Earlier this week, a commission of independent experts at the United Nations concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, and an investigation from The New Humanitarian found that Israeli forces have killed nearly 3,000 Palestinian aid-seekers and wounded almost 20,000 others since October 2023. As of Thursday, the overall death toll has topped 65,000, though experts warn the true tally is likely far higher.