Our name implies that if Americans sat down and had a cup of coffee in a cafe or at a living room coffee table, we would find a spark of common ground. High praise for The People? No, just our experience.

Coffee Party USA announces the 2020 Golden Coffee Cups movie shortlists, Part 2: Actors.

Each year, we invite our volunteers and followers to stream the movies in which our nominated and winning actors performed to encourage their appreciation of politics and government in film. Our annual Golden Coffee Cups Awards also invites iyou to watch for the third installment of the movie shortlists, which will recognize the appearances by public officials in shortlisted documentaries.

With the 2019-2020 television season out of the way, the members and volunteers of Coffee Party USA will move on to the best political movies of the 2020 awards season. Watch for the posting of the shortlists for the show categories on our blog along with an invitation to stream them while staying safe at home.

Sorry, this category does not go to the House of Representatives to break the tie. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all of our members and volunteers who voted for the best shows and performances about politics and government during the 2019-2020 television season.

Today your all-volunteer Board of Directors is pleased to announce the next phase for Coffee Party USA. 

After the preliminary round of voting, Saturday Night Live leads with four nominations, one for Best Political Comedy and three for Best TV President. Madam Secretary, Outlander, The Handmaid's Tale, and Watchmen all earned two nominations each. The remaining 29 shows have one nomination apiece.

Fair elections are crucial for a healthy, functioning democracy. That's why we urge Congress to pass HR-1, the For the People Act, and HR-4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act.

The first part of the activity is to stream as many of the shows on the shortlists between now and March 13, 2021 to see which have the best portrayals of politics and government on television. The second is...

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Now that you've donated, treat yourself. In addition to today being National Peanut Brittle Day, National Day Calendar lists yesterday as Irish Coffee Day and tomorrow as National Chocolate Cake Day. Pick one, or enjoy them all. In the meantime, Coffee Party on!

Vince Lamb

Coffee Party USA Secretary

National Day of Giving encourages giving back. It takes place the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.

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Quite simply, take advantage of all the holiday deals to add to your charitable giving. Combined with your family, friends, local and national organizations and through the power of social media, Day of Giving can become a tradition worth passing on.

My tradition for the day, which I began On Giving Tuesday 2017, then continued in 2018 and last year, is to <donate to my favorite non-profit, Coffee Party USA.  I am a director and officer of the organization and I just donated $10.00 to it for Giving Tuesday. In addition, I'm asking my readers to match my donation.  Click on the red "Please donate" button on the lower left corner of your screen and follow the instructions, including entering $10.00 in the "Other" box. However, if you want to donate more, be our guest!

As for what my donation and yours will do for Coffee Party USA, our supporters, and our country, I'm going to be a good environmentalist and recycle what I wrote originally in Happy National Coffee Ice Cream Day from Coffee Party USA! and reused in Celebrate National Coffee Day 2019 by donating to Coffee Party USA.

Coffee Party USA ia a 501c(4) nonprofit social welfare organization dedicated to empowering and connecting communities to reclaim our government for the people. To support its efforts, which include educating the public on our website and on our Facebook page, registering people to vote with our partners TurboVote and National Voter Registration Day, and reminding them to vote through our Voter Buddy program, please consider donating. A donation of $10.00 for ten years of Coffee Party USA is recommended. For those who wish to give at a higher level of support and be more involved in the organization, please consider becoming a member . To do the valuable work of the Coffee Party...volunteer . Not only will Coffee Party USA thank you for it, so will the country!

Thanks for donating! Now treat yourself. Since today is National Pie Day, eat a slice of pie. If you want something healthier, today is also National Red Apple Day, so you can eat that instead.

Vince Lamb

Coffee Party USA Secretary

Modified from the version cross-posted at Vince's personal blog, Crazy Eddie's Motie News.