It was long holiday weekend for many Americans, Jack, but there are three big, scary stories that I want to make sure you didn't miss in the celebrations:
The first I'm sure you saw—the Supreme Court granted presidents sweeping immunity from prosecution for crimes committed in office, rolling out the red carpet for a Trump dictatorship should he win a second term this fall. The other two are just as bleak, as calls for violence were made by Republicans not once, but twice. The normalization of political violence and Trump's new immunity from prosecution for "official acts" paints a very scary picture of what the next four years might look like.
But here's the thing: We still have the power to hold Trump accountable ourselves. Far right parties were polling strongly in both the UK and France (and expected to win outright in the latter!), but fell far short of expectations in elections in those countries last week. We can do the same thing here, just like we did in 2020. We just need to turn out every single Democrat who's eligible to vote this fall.
Daily Kos has a plan to recruit 100,000 volunteers to help Get Out The Vote. In fact, we've already got more than 15,000 volunteer shifts filled! This campaign will be a major cost at a time when news outlets and activist groups are hurting. That's why I'm asking you to donate $20.24 right now to help offset the cost of this campaign and beat Trump in November.