Friend,

With just hours to go until the end of the month, here are five things to know:

• The Free Press team is in court today defending the FCC's strong Net Neutrality protections against an industry-led lawsuit.
• Yesterday, we hosted a briefing with election-integrity, civil-rights and anti-extremism experts on threats of violence on and around Election Day.
• Earlier this week, we saw again how billionaires will not save journalism. We’re laser-focused on real, long-term solutions that will keep communities informed.
• Last week, we released a guide for reporters, editors and other media professionals to better anticipate and respond to the scourge of election disinformation that has overtaken public discourse in the run-up to Nov. 5.
• We just pulled the numbers, and we're still running short of our October donation goal.