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Posted on August 3, 2023


PREVENT YOUR PHONE FROM OVERHEATING

by Rob Mascola





It’s getting hot out there, and as the planet warms from climate change, it’s
bound to get even hotter.

That also means your phone is becoming more susceptible to overheating — which
can spell trouble. A hot phone can quickly drain your battery, damage internal
components or even start a fire. Not good.

Before you throw your phone in the pool to cool it down, we’ll show you how to
keep your smartphone from overheating in the first place and keep it working
properly during these hot summer days.

First thing’s first, if your smartphone displays a warning screen that it is
overheating and you want to use your device as quickly as possible, immediately
turn off your device, move it to a cooler location and let it cool down.

However, you can take some easy steps to prevent it from overheating in the
first place. Here’s how:

Avoid direct sun

It’s easy to forget that you’ve left your smartphone in the sun, especially at
the beach or outside with friends or family. Luckily, if you have a newer phone,
it should automatically shut down to protect the internal components — but at
that point, it may be too late.

The easiest way to prevent your phone from overheating is to beat the heat. Keep
your phone out of direct sunlight when you’re outside. If you’re feeling hot,
then your phone is, too.

Don’t leave your phone in a hot car

Likewise, a hot car can spell trouble for your smartphone. The inside of a car
parked in direct sun in the summer can reach temperatures of over 150º F. That’s
why most phone manufacturers recommend that you do not leave your phone inside a
hot car, either.

Apple, for example, recommends that your phone should be stored at temperatures
between -4º to 113º F, and that you should not “leave the device in your car,
because temperatures in parked cars can exceed this range.” Samsung states that
the temperature of your Galaxy device may be affected if you are “using your
devices in an environment outside of normal operating conditions (between 32 and
95 degrees Fahrenheit).”

Remove your case

If you have a case on your phone, it may be trapping some thermal energy from
the battery or other components.

Take off your case and let your phone begin to cool down.

Switch up the settings

There are a few steps you can take inside your phone’s settings to keep your
device from getting too hot, especially if you’re already in a warm environment:

 * Turn on Airplane mode and/or turn off data
 * Turn down screen brightness
 * Turn on Power Save Mode or Low Battery Mode
 * Keep your phone’s operating system and apps updated

Use a fan — not the freezer

Popping your smartphone in the freezer after overheating may damage internal
components since rapidly cooling your phone could create condensation and
moisture that can wreak havoc on your device.

Instead, try putting your phone in front of a fan. It should cool much more
slowly and hopefully protect your device from cooling too quickly.

Give your phone a rest

If you’re worried that your phone might overheat — or it’s already getting warm
— try giving your phone a rest. Certain tasks and applications, like gaming,
streaming, video editing or even high speed charging can increase processing
power or warm your battery. Try sticking to scrolling social media or putting
your phone in the shade for a little while to cool your device down.

Use recommended chargers

Some users report that inexpensive, so-called “off brand” chargers can cause a
phone to overheat, which could damage your device. While other chargers may work
perfectly fine, we typically recommend that you use chargers and cables made by
the manufacturers of your phone. You can find replacement accessories at Apple,
Samsung or Google.

Still overheating?

If your phone is continuously overheating, you may need to contact the
manufacturer or take your device to a professional to diagnose the problem. The
overheating may be caused by a faulty battery or other device components and may
be covered by a service plan or warranty, depending on the issue or the age of
your device.

It might be a great time to consider upgrading your phone, too! At CREDO, we
offer the best phones on the nation’s best network. And just by using our phones
and services, you can help us contribute more to great nonprofit organizations
fighting for climate justice, like 350.org, the Sunrise Movement, and Friends of
the Earth. In fact, we’ve donated more than $20 million to climate justice
organizations — and over $94 million in total to progressive nonprofit groups
since 1985.

Visit CREDOMobile.com and find which phones and plans work best for you!


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Posted on August 2, 2023


OUR JULY GRANTEES THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

by Nikki Nemerovski



Each month, CREDO members vote on how we distribute funding to three incredible
nonprofits. Those small actions add up – with one click, you can help fund
groups fighting for economic justice, abortion rights and expanding the Supreme
Court. In July, CREDO members voted to distribute our monthly donation among the
Center for Economic and Policy Research, Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Take
Back the Court..

These donations are made possible by CREDO customers and the revenue they
generate by using our services. The distribution depends entirely on the votes
of CREDO members like you. And for that, our July grant recipients thank you.



 

 Center for Economic and Policy Research

“Thank you, CREDO Members, for supporting CEPR. Your support will help fulfill
an economic agenda for full employment that’s as badly needed today as it was 60
years ago. We will keep on in honor of King’s dream and the March for Jobs and
Freedom.” – Algernon Austin, Director of Race and Economic Justice, Center for
Economic and Policy Research

To learn more, visit www.cepr.net.



Planned Parenthood Action Fund

“Thank you for your support, which keeps the Planned Parenthood Action Fund
strong as we fight for reproductive freedom and health care access. Together, we
will work to build a more equitable future for all people.” – Alexis McGill
Johnson, President and CEO, Planned Parenthood Action Fund

To learn more, visit /www.plannedparenthoodaction.org.



Take Back the Court

“I can’t thank you enough for your support of our movement to Take Back the
Court! With the backing of CREDO members like you, we will grow and amplify our
work to strengthen American democracy by expanding and reforming the Supreme
Court.” – Sarah Lipton-Lubet, President and Executive Director, Take Back the
Court

To learn more, visit www.takebackthecourtfoundation.org.

Now check out the three groups we are funding in August, and cast your vote to
help distribute our donations.

CREDO members who use our products are the reason why we are able to make these
donations each month. Learn more about CREDO Mobile, the carrier with a
conscience.


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Posted on August 1, 2023


VOTE FOR AMAZON WATCH, NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS ALLIANCE AND NATIONAL LGBTQ
TASK FORCE ACTION FUND THIS AUGUST

by Nikki Nemerovski



Every month, CREDO members vote to distribute our monthly grant to three
incredible progressive causes – and every vote makes a difference. This August,
you can support groups fighting for climate justice, workers rights and civil
rights for all to fund the Amazon Watch, National Domestic Workers Alliance and
National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund..

 Amazon Watch

Amazon Watch protects the Amazon rainforest and our climate in solidarity with
Indigenous peoples. For over 25 years, they have advanced the rights of
Indigenous peoples in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability & the
preservation of the Amazon.

The Amazon faces an ecological tipping point. We are taking bold action to avert
this by amplifying Indigenous-led campaigns to protect the remaining rainforest
by 2025: pressuring major drivers of rainforest destruction, securing Indigenous
land titles & mobilizing funds directly to Indigenous peoples.

National Domestic Workers Alliance

NDWA organizes to win respect, recognition, rights and protections for the
nearly 2.2 million nannies, house cleaners, and homecare workers—mostly
immigrants and women of color—who do the essential work of caring for our loved
ones and our homes.

Funding from CREDO will help us organize domestic workers who are leading the
national fight for public investments in the care economy’s home and
community-based services, universal childcare, paid leave, and protections for
immigrant workers. 

National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund

The Task Force Action Fund builds the political power of LGBTQ people and
protects against attacks on our human rights and liberties. We engage in
grassroots organizing and training, to build a world that values diversity of
human expression and identity.

Funding from CREDO will help the Task Force engage in proactive and intentional
movement building across the nation. We will educate, engage, and train LGBTQ
and allied people and organizations through dynamic, comprehensive programming.

Your vote this month will determine how we divide our monthly donations among
these three progressive groups. Be sure to cast your vote to support one, two or
all three by August 31.

CREDO members who use our products and services everyday are the reason we are
able to make these donations each month. Learn more about CREDO Mobile and join
our movement.


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Posted on August 1, 2023


JOIN THE MOVEMENT: STAND FOR DIGNITY AND EQUALITY IN DOMESTIC WORK

by Jenn Stowe, Executive Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance



Note from the CREDO team: This August, the National Domestic Workers Alliance
(NDWA) is among three amazing groups that will receive a share of our monthly
grant. Support from the CREDO community will help the NDWA in its effort to win
respect, recognition, and labor rights and protections for the nearly 2.5
million nannies, housecleaners and homecare workers who do the essential work of
caring for our loved ones and our homes.

Read this important blog post about the National Domestic Workers Alliance’s
critical work, then click here to visit CREDODonations.com and cast your vote to
help send funding to the NDWA to support its efforts—and the efforts of our
other outstanding August grantees.



At the heart of our nation’s progress lies a group of unsung heroes: domestic
workers. These 2.2 million nannies, house cleaners, and homecare workers
tirelessly care for our loved ones and homes, making all other work possible.
Their dedication is crucial, yet their labor often goes undervalued, leaving
them vulnerable to low pay, abuse, sexual harassment and a lack of protections
and rights.

The National Domestic Workers Alliance is revolutionizing this narrative. As one
of the country’s leading progressive social movement organizations, we fight for
respect, recognition, and labor rights for domestic workers. Our mission is
rooted in the unwavering pursuit of justice, equality, and the profound
interdependence that binds us all in society. 

Join us in reshaping the future of domestic work and forging a world where every
worker thrives with dignity and empowerment.

Our multi-pronged approach paves the way for success:

 * Organizing and Empowerment: NDWA provides a supportive space for domestic
   workers to access resources, skills training, benefits, and advocacy tools.
 * Policy Solutions: We develop innovative policies that improve working
   conditions and economic security, advocating for their passage with the help
   of workers, supporters, and partners.
 * Shifting Narratives: By teaming up with artists and storytellers, we leverage
   popular culture to amplify the voices and stories of domestic workers.
 * Embracing Technology: We harness the power of technology to create new
   opportunities and enhance dignity in domestic work.
 * Mobilizing Voters: Educating and engaging underrepresented women of color
   voters is critical to building a better world.

 

Recent victories speak to the power of our movement. We have achieved 13
Domestic Worker Bills of Rights so far, including a landmark win in Washington,
DC, where we secured legal protections against discrimination and abuse.

This year, we celebrated the White House’s recognition of April as Care Workers
Recognition Month, which was backed by a historic Executive Order to support
caregivers – the outcome of years of relentless organizing and campaigning.

But we won’t stop here. We will continue to leverage all opportunities to
increase wages and protections in the near and long-term. In Philadelphia, we
launched our Anti-Retaliation Campaign, empowering workers to assert their
rights without fear of any repercussions. Our Georgia team is seeking to raise
the wages of direct care workers through American Rescue Plan Act Funds at the
state level, and at the local and municipal level, looking to tap into State and
Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to win allocations for workforce development
training and certification courses that would enable personal care aides to
access certified nursing assistants (CNAs) jobs which would make them eligible
for higher-paying roles. All the while keeping our eyes set on passing more
state and local Domestic Worker Bills of Rights, including the New Jersey
Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, as well as a National Domestic Workers Bill of
Rights. 

With your support, we aim to transform domestic work for an inclusive and
equitable future.

Join our movement today! Sign up for our email newsletter to stay updated, take
action, and stand in solidarity with domestic workers. Together, we can bring
about lasting change and build a brighter tomorrow for all.




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Posted on August 1, 2023


FIGHTING FOR A WORLD WHERE YOU’RE FREE TO BE YOU: NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE
ACTION FUND

by Reese Rathjen Amyx (He/They), Digital Fundraising Manager, National LGBTQ
Task Force



Note from the CREDO team: This August, the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund
is among three amazing groups that will receive a share of our monthly grant.
Support from the CREDO community will help the Task Force Action Fund in its
effort to build political power, take action and create change to achieve
freedom and justice for LGBTQ people and communities.

Read this important blog post about the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund’s
critical work, then click here to visit CREDODonations.com and cast your vote to
help send funding to the Task Force Action Fund to support its efforts—and the
efforts of our other outstanding August grantees.



This year has been tough. The rights of LGBTQ+ people, women, drag artists and
young people are being threatened repeatedly. As a bisexual, transmasculine
person and the father of a toddler, I’m increasingly concerned about the
anti-LGBTQ+ ideologies seeping into the fabric of our country and making hatred
the main characteristic instead of love.

My partner and I worry, honestly, about the country our child is growing up in.
But in my time working for the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund, I have
consistently been encouraged by our mission to build a world where all people
can feel free to be their most authentic selves, away from hatred and bigotry.

The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund was founded to advocate for the
rights, equity, health and safety of our LGBTQ+ community. Now in our 50th year,
we continue to build the political power of LGBTQ+ people and protect against
attacks on our liberties and fundamental human rights. One way we do this by
training and mobilizing grassroots activists around progressive, LGBTQ-affirming
initiatives, giving voice to supporters of LGBTQ+ equity.

Over the past several years, we’ve seen an increasing wave of anti-LGBTQ+ bills
advance through local, state and federal legislatures, further marginalizing
LGBTQ+ people through political hostility. These relentless efforts have given
rise to previously unseen levels of LGBTQ+ harassment, physical violence and
online hate. It’s more important now than ever to push back against the hate and
intolerance we began fighting 50 years ago.

To meet this political moment, the Task Force Action Fund is making a difference
through the work of our staff and supporters. Here are some of the initiatives
we’re currently working on:

 * Building Queer Power training series: This training series equips organizers
   with the tools they need to create change in their local communities. With
   programs like Direct Action 101, Driving the Narrative: Combatting Anti-Queer
   Propagandaand Organizing 101-Base Building + Outreach, our focus is on
   building a firm foundation for young people who are just entering the
   political sphere and helping them find ways to exercise their voice.
 * Creating Change 365 (CC365): As a year-round extension of our annual Creating
   Change Conference, CC365 aims to build the knowledge, skills and power of the
   LGBTQ+ movement, emphasizing interactivity and participant engagement for a
   diverse audience of activists, movement leaders, students and service
   providers. Join us for robust political discussions and explorations of queer
   culture and joy.
 * Ban the Repro Binary: After the historic reversal of Roe v. Wade, in June
   2022, the Task Force Action Fund initiated a public education campaign to
   expand the LGBTQ+ community’s understanding of reproductive justice and
   encourage cis men to support the fight for reproductive rights. Our Ban the
   Repro Binary campaign consists of several powerful short videos from a
   diverse set of male-identified voices in the LGBTQ+ community.
 * Queer Faith in Action: The Task Force Action Fund works directly with faith
   leaders who are committed to facilitating a paradigm shift to make churches
   welcoming and affirming places for all people, regardless of sexual and
   gender identity. These partnerships directly upend dominant narratives that
   have often divided people of faith on LGBTQ matters.
 * Spanish-language speakers training: We are building and training a pipeline
   of Spanish-speaking canvassers and media surrogates who are prepared to speak
   on a broad range of topics related to LGBTQ+ people and are qualified to
   defend our issues publicly. The Task Force Action Fund’s Spanish-language
   media ambassadors have already appeared on networks like CNN en Español and
   Univision, and they have been featured on local radio stations that have high
   reach in our target districts.

Change is possible! Access to democracy, for everyone, depends on full
representation of our communities through voter protections. The enforcement of
LGBTQ+ civil rights depends on federal nondiscrimination protections provided by
legislation like the Equality Act. We have a pathway toward liberation. All we
must do is act!

Today and always, we fight to better the lives of LGBTQ+ people, especially
those most marginalized in our community. We believe in the power of centering
the voices and experiences of Black and Brown people, transgender and non-binary
folx, people with disabilities and people living in poverty. Together we are
stronger because an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.

You can learn more about our work at TheTaskforceActionFund.org and vote for us
today at CREDODonations.com!

With encouragement and gratitude,

Reese Rathjen Amyx (He/They), Digital Fundraising Manager, National LGBTQ Task
Force




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Posted on July 31, 2023


INDIGENOUS LAND RIGHTS NOW: AMAZON WATCH IS PROTECTING THE RAINFOREST

by Caelin Weiss, Development and Partnerships Specialist



Note from the CREDO team: This August, Amazon Watch is among three amazing
groups that will receive a share of our monthly grant. Funding from the CREDO
community will help Amazon Watch defend this Earth-critical ecosystem and
protect the Indigenous peoples who have stewarded this land for centuries.

Read this important blog post about Amazon Watch’s critical work, then click
here to visit CREDODonations.com and cast your vote to help send funding to
Amazon Watch to support its efforts—and the efforts of our other outstanding
August grantees.

For over 25 years, Amazon Watch has worked effectively to protect the
rainforest—and our climate—in solidarity with Indigenous peoples. A longtime
partner of CREDO, Amazon Watch carries out campaigns for human rights, corporate
accountability and the preservation of the Amazon’s vital ecological systems.
These campaigns are founded on trust-based relationships built over decades of
partnership with Indigenous, forest and traditional peoples throughout the
Amazon Basin.

We are at a unique moment for the Amazon. Threats posed by mega-development,
extractive industries, agribusiness, and more have brought the ecosystem to its
tipping point. Thanks to long-term resistance and organizing by Amazonian
peoples, we still have the chance to build momentum for a turning point.

Indigenous peoples’ message is clear: now is the moment for each of us to step
up in international solidarity with Indigenous Earth Defenders. So what can this
solidarity accomplish today?

Credit: Cinthya Flores, Amazon Watch


¡DEMARCAÇÃO JÁ! DEMARCATION NOW!

With the recent change in Brazil’s administration, new opportunities are opening
up for the demarcation of Indigenous territories. Demarcation is Brazil’s
process of officially recognizing Indigenous lands and, in 2023, President Lula
da Silva has demarcated more than 620,000 hectares. Amazon Watch is working
closely with its partners to demarcate as many Indigenous lands as possible in
this window of opportunity, with the goal of permanently protecting the
remaining 80% of the rainforest by 2025.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recognizes Indigenous peoples’
vital role as forest guardians who are integral to the solution of our climate
crisis. In Latin America, deforestation rates in Indigenous territories are up
to 50% lower than in other lands. Indigenous peoples also protect over 80% of
the planet’s biodiversity. So the demarcation of Indigenous lands is essential
to protecting the rainforests that Indigenous peoples have stewarded for
centuries and, in turn, protecting our climate.

Demarcation sets a precedent. It requires that Brazilian authorities defend
Indigenous territories and gives Amazonian communities legal recourse to expel
industries and illegal invaders that harm their lands, waters and people. With
Sonia Guajajara leading the newly created Ministry of Indigenous Affairs, there
are now 14 territories advancing toward demarcation and 25 more territories to
be declared. Amazon Watch is playing an important part in this process and
supporting the Indigenous communities who are carrying out territorial
monitoring and mobilizing for demarcation.


DEMARCATION IN SAWRÉ MUYBU, MUNDURUKU TERRITORY

Sawré Muybu is a highly preserved area of rainforest in the Tapajós River Basin
of Brazil. Covering over 178,000 hectares (more than half the size of Rhode
Island), it is the ancestral territory of the Munduruku people and a keystone of
the entire region’s ecological integrity. The Munduruku currently face intense
threats to their lands and personal safety from illegal mining and logging, and
from industrial development. They have documented repeated, violent land
invasions and have carried out territorial monitoring and boundary-marking
activities in an effort to advance demarcation in Sawré Muybu.

Amazon Watch is a close partner of the Munduruku people and has supported their
autonomy and self-determination processes for years, starting with the movement
against the Belo Monte mega-dam in 2011. In 2017 and 2023, Amazon Watch
installed solar grid systems in Munduruku territory to provide clean, consistent
power for territorial monitoring. Over the past 12 years, Amazon Watch has also
provided solidarity funding for community health initiatives, Indigenous
leadership, convening, security and organizing, all of which are essential to
the self-demarcation process.



Since 2018, CREDO’s support has empowered Amazon Watch’s solidarity work with
the Munduruku. This support has included direct funding for their
self-demarcation process in Sawré Muybu and has amplified the pan-Amazon
movement to permanently protect Indigenous territories.

With the Indigenous movement’s growing power to organize and with President Lula
da Silva as an ally, now is the moment to secure Indigenous land rights and
avert the Amazon’s tipping point. The CREDO community is advancing Indigenous
rights and defending irreplaceable ecosystems through donations to Amazon Watch,
supporting:

 * Defense of territories against corporate threats: Amazon Watch supports
   efforts by Indigenous peoples to resist mining in their territories.
   Currently, it is working to strengthen the Munduruku’s resistance to mining
   company Anglo American by carrying out campaigns to keep mining out of
   Indigenous lands. Demarcation is one of the key tools to achieve this.
 * Direct solidarity funding: Amazon Watch’s Amazon Defenders Fund supports
   Indigenous leaders and communities defending the Amazon. It strengthens
   Indigenous organizations and movements and provides direct support for their
   assemblies, communications, safety and security, communal economies,
   well-being and leadership, inclusive of Indigenous women.
 * Legal defense, communications and technical support: Amazon Watch develops
   and supports legal strategies to uphold and advance Indigenous rights and
   protect Earth Defenders at risk. It amplifies the urgent call for demarcation
   through its network of over 600,000 international supporters and media
   connections to overcome political inertia.

 


ONWARD FOR THE AMAZON

Thanks to CREDO’s solidarity, Amazon Watch will continue advancing Indigenous
land rights, resisting ecosystem destruction, and insisting that Indigenous
voices and solutions are centered every step of the way. Together we say: Onward
for the Amazon!



 


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Posted on July 31, 2023


WITH CREDO FUNDING, DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE CONTINUE TO BE THE VOICE FOR THE
ANIMALS THAT CANNOT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

by Nikki Nemerovski



Up to a million species are facing extinction – some within the next decade –
unless we take immediate action to save them. Thankfully, our grantee partners
at Defenders of Wildlife work tirelessly to identify and implement innovative
solutions to protect endangered species and their habitat.

In December 2022, CREDO members voted to donate $33,125 to help Defenders’
scientists, lawyers, advocates and activists protect wildlife in courtrooms and
in communities across the nation. 

Powered in part by the generosity of CREDO and our members, Defenders of
Wildlife had some recent victories and launched some great new initiatives.
Here’s a quick report on how your donations are making an impact from our
friends at Defenders:





RECENT VICTORIES

Since December 2022, Defenders has had several victories and for wildlife,
enabled and assisted by the unrestricted funds granted by CREDO:

 * Our Red Wolf Recovery program has celebrated the arrival of a new litter of
   red wolf puppies born in the wild, three females and two males. As of May
   2023, this brings the Milltail Pack’s numbers up to 13 wolves. Thanks to
   Defenders’ legal action that compelled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to
   release more red wolves into the wild, the wild population now stands to
   quadruple in just two years.
 * In April, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Defenders of
   Wildlife and the Coastal Conservation League, obtained a major win for
   threatened red knots. The endangered bird arrives in South Carolina to feed
   on newly spawned horseshoe crab eggs in the spring, essentially doubling
   their body weight to survive the grueling migration. The District Court’s
   order enacts restrictions on horseshoe crab harvest to ensure the protection
   of the bird’s food source.
 * Also in April, Defenders and its allies reached a settlement with the Bureau
   of Land Management, which will no longer allow large-scale logging of
   pinyon-juniper forests in the Southwest that are critical for pinyon jays and
   other wildlife.

 


NEW INITIATIVES

Defenders is always opening new cases and projects to defend threatened wildlife
and their habitats. Since we received the CREDO grant, we have:

 * Stopped a bill in the Washington state legislature that would delist the gray
   wolf on the state Endangered Species Act;
 * Submitted comments for the Montana State Grizzly Bear Management Plan and
   Colorado Wolf Management and Reintroduction Plan drafts;
 * Hosted in-person workshops on renewable energy in New Mexico, North Carolina,
   and Wyoming;
 * Published multiple reports, videos, print ads, and blog posts to spread
   awareness of the biodiversity crisis and celebrate the 50th year of the
   Endangered Species Act; and
 * Launched a TikTok channel, as more than 20% of people (30% of millennials)
   currently get their news from TikTok. 

 

If you’d like to learn more or get involved with Defenders of Wildlife, please
visit their website, or follow them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. 




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Posted on July 20, 2023


TRY THIS ONE AMAZING TIP TO DECLUTTER YOUR PHONE’S PHOTO LIBRARY TO SAVE SPACE

by Rob Mascola





If your smartphone’s photo library is anything like ours, it’s a total mess. Old
selfies, mistaken or duplicate pictures, long videos you saved that you’ll never
watch again.

All those files are taking up valuable space and keeping your library too
cluttered.

Here’s one quick hack that will easily clean up your camera roll and save a ton
of space on your smartphone.

This clever tip comes courtesy of TikTok creator Kayla Kerr, who suggests
setting aside a couple minutes every day to look through your photo library to
declutter unwanted photos and videos, with one special twist:

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Kayla suggests opening your photo library and searching for the current month
and day, which will bring up all the photos and videos that were created on that
day in previous years and you can decide which files you want to keep or delete.

This method is a much more manageable and less overwhelming way to clean up the
images on your smartphone than trying to tackle your photo library all at once.

One last tip: Set yourself a daily reminder — and your camera roll will be clean
in 365 days!


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Posted on July 13, 2023


HOW TO PREPARE FOR A LOST OR STOLEN SMARTPHONE

by Rob Mascola



You never want to think it will happen: Your smartphone — and everything inside
it — is missing. Has it been lost or stolen? You can’t find it anywhere. It
feels like a catastrophe. 

Luckily, with a bit of preparation, you can mitigate the fallout. In this week’s
tip, we’ll give you some easy-to-follow steps you can take today to protect the
data in your iPhone or Android phone — and hopefully get it back — before it
goes missing.

Before we begin: If you have already lost your smartphone, or it’s been stolen,
please check out our blog post, “How to quickly find a lost or stolen phone.” 

Now, here’s how to prepare, just in case: 

FOR BOTH ANDROID AND IPHONE USERS:

 1. Enable Lock Screen Security

It may seem basic, but the first line of defense is often overlooked. Enable
PIN, password, pattern, or biometric (fingerprint or facial recognition)
security. This will prevent unauthorized access if your device ends up in the
wrong hands. Here’s how on an iOS device and Android.

 2. Regularly Backup Your Data

Regular backups ensure that your data, including photos, contacts, and files,
are safe. Both Android and iOS offer automatic backup services – Google Drive
for Android and iCloud for iOS. Make sure you have this feature turned on and
your important data is being backed up regularly.

 3. Know How to Use Your Phone Finder App

Both iOS and Android platforms have built-in phone finder apps – ‘Find My’ for
iOS and ‘Find My Device’ for Android. These apps allow you to locate, ring, or
wipe your device if it’s lost or stolen. Make sure they’re activated and you
know how to use them.

FOR IPHONE USERS:

 4. Enable ‘Send Last Location’

In your ‘Find My’ settings, ensure the ‘Send Last Location‘ feature is turned
on. If your battery is critically low, your device will automatically send its
location to iCloud, which can be crucial in finding a lost phone.

FOR ANDROID USERS:

 1. Set Up a ‘Lock Screen Message’

Before you lose your phone, you can set a lock screen message so that it will
appear when your phone is locked, enabling anyone who finds your phone to
contact you. It could be as simple as “If found, please contact (alternative
contact details)”.

Here’s how (this may vary by model): Open the Settings app > Security & location
> Screen lock preferences > Lock screen message.

 2. Secure Your Google Account

Your Google account is the key to much of your phone’s data. Ensure you have a
strong, unique password and two-step verification enabled to prevent
unauthorized access.

Remember, prevention is better than cure. It’s easy to think, “It won’t happen
to me,” but it’s much less stressful to spend a few minutes now to prepare for
the worst than it is to deal with the consequences of a lost or stolen phone.
Stay safe, stay connected, and, most importantly, stay prepared.


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CREDO GRANTEE TAKE BACK THE COURT IS REFORMING THE SUPREME COURT TO PRESERVE
DEMOCRACY, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS

by Chelsey Davidson, Policy Counsel



Note from the CREDO team: This July, Take Back the Court is among three amazing
groups that will receive a share of our monthly grant. Funding from the CREDO
community will help the organization rebuild democracy, protect the rights of
women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people of color, tackle the climate crisis, and
mobilize progressive activists to take action.

Read this important blog post about Take Back the Court’s critical work, then
click here to visit CREDODonations.com to cast your vote to help determine how
we distribute our monthly grant to this organization and our other amazing
grantees this July.



In 2016, the right-wing movement stole the Supreme Court.

In an unprecedented political move, Mitch McConnell and his Senate cronies
refused to hold a vote for President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick
Garland. In doing so, they shrunk the Court to 8 seats for more than a year. But
they weren’t done.

In the fall of 2020, they tossed out their own rulebook and rammed through the
confirmation of Trump nominee Amy Coney Barrett in record time — even though 63
million people had already cast ballots in the election that would ultimately
unseat President Trump.

Without those two insidious moves, the Supreme Court would have a 5-4, narrow
liberal majority. Instead, the highest court in the land is being held hostage
by 6 right-wing extremist politicians in robes — 5 of whom were appointed by
presidents who lost the popular vote. Their radical agenda won’t win at the
polls, so they’re imposing minority rule from the bench.

Take Back the Court was established to counter this threat to our democracy — to
reclaim for the American people the most powerful legal institution in the
country from the radical politicians who spent decades carefully plotting to
enact a regressive and anti-democratic agenda against the will of the majority
of Americans. Take Back the Court is the only organization dedicated primarily
to expanding and rebalancing the Supreme Court to strengthen American democracy
and preserve fundamental freedoms for all Americans.



The Supreme Court Is Stripping Us of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms

We are watching the Court strip away more and more of our fundamental rights and
freedoms each and every year. In just the 2.5 years since Justice Barrett took
the bench, the Court has eviscerated voting rights protections three times. It
has gutted rights for working Americans twice. It has defanged the 50-year-old
environmental protections that protected our air and water from pollution twice.
They have stripped LGBTQ+ people of their right to shop in stores, made our
communities more vulnerable to gun violence, blocked student debt relief, ended
protections for Black, Latinx, and Indigenous people, and, of course, cut off
access to abortion.

Only Expansion Can Rebalance the Court and Protect Us From Its Current
Radicalism 

So what are we doing about it? We’re building a movement to expand and rebalance
the Court. Our country was founded on a principle of checks and balances, and
historically, Congress has checked the power of the Supreme Court by changing
its size and composition. It’s happened 7 times before, and we can make it
happen again to correct the right-wing theft of the Court. By passing a bill,
the Judiciary Act, to add 4 seats to the Court, we can create a more balanced
institution committed to upholding our rights and freedoms — and unlike other
judicial reforms, the current Court could not strike down Court expansion. 

In just 4 years, we’ve taken Court expansion from a lofty idea to a blossoming
movement and mainstream policy goal with more than 65 supporters in Congress and
the endorsement of more than 130 diverse organizations. Groups like Planned
Parenthood, NARAL, Color of Change, Black Lives Matter, VotoLatino, March for
Our Lives, Greenpeace, Lambda Legal, SEIU, and many others have joined this
fight because they know we cannot create a future that works for all with a
broken Court attacking our rights and freedoms. 

And we’re just getting started. Because of our work, Americans are realizing
that if they care about nearly any issue — voting rights, climate change, labor
rights, LGBTQ+ rights, racial and economic justice, tribal sovereignty, abortion
and reproductive rights, immigration, student debt relief, gun violence
prevention, and carceral state reform to name a few — they care about the
Supreme Court and what it’s doing. We need a Court that will respect our rights
and freedoms rather than standing in the way of progress if we are going to meet
the challenges currently facing our country.

Occasional decisions that do not inflict maximum pain on Americans aside, this
Court is not going to stop its assault on our more cherished rights, freedoms,
and progress.. And the justices embroiled in ethics scandal after ethics scandal
are not going to voluntarily check their own power or miraculously wake up and
decide to “do the right thing.” We’re making sure all Americans, their
organizations, and their congressional representatives know exactly the threat
the Court poses and what we can do about it. 

Despite losing the popular vote in 7 out of the last 8 presidential elections,
Republicans have held the Court for 50 straight years. Without expansion, we are
unlikely to see a liberal majority on the Court until at least 2065. 

We’ve seen the harm the Court can do with just one decision. We’ve seen the
devastation that follows just one term. We cannot withstand 40 more years of
this Court rolling back our rights and freedoms. We must take back the court —
today! Join us at takebackthecourtfoundation.org.


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