Dear MoveOn member,

This Valentine's Day, we're going to break up Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
We want to put up billboards in left-leaning districts with Republican
congressional representatives, calling on them to stop Donald Trump and
Elon Musk from shutting down funding for vital programs relied on by
millions of people.

We need your help to get this up and running as quickly as possible. Will
you donate $5 monthly to help us put up these
billboards, keep them up for as long as it takes, and then continue our
fight against Trump and Musk in the months to come? 

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month. If you've saved your
payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through
immediately. 

[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Donald Trump has set Elon Musk loose, and he is already wreaking havoc. In
just the last two weeks, he has:

* Taken control of the federal payment system responsible for issuing
Social Security payments, tax refunds, and more.^1 Yes, you read that
correctly. Elon Musk—a private citizen—had access to your Social
Security number.
* Moved to shut down watchdog agencies like the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau, which was created with the sole purpose of helping
everyday people fight against greedy corporations and big banks.^2
* Cut off support for Ebola and HIV prevention programs in Africa.^3
* Slashed funding for health care programs that impact cancer,
Alzheimer's, and diabetes research. Experts are calling it an
"apocalypse [for] American science."^4

And this is just the beginning. If Musk is allowed to continue unchecked,
he will devastate the lives of untold millions of regular people while
hoarding even more wealth for himself.

But we can stop him. Musk is operating without official authority,
Congress can step in to stop him, and with Republicans' razor-thin
majority, we just have to convince a few of them to break ranks. That is
why our billboards are so important.

We are going to strategically place these in the districts of Republicans
who represent moderate or left-leaning areas, many of whom have assured
their constituents that they would be moderate voices opposing MAGA
extremism in Congress.

When local news outlets in these districts start covering the billboards,
or when constituents begin flooding these offices with phone calls, it
will put more pressure on these specific Republicans to take action than
blasting out a more general—and expensive—ad campaign could.

Doing this is all part of MoveOn's commitment to using funds from generous
donors like you in the most strategic and impactful way we can by
investing in fights where we believe we have the most leverage and can do
the most to stop the worst of Trump and Musk's abuses.

But we can do it only with your help, John. Will you start
a $5 monthly gift to help us get as many of these billboards
up and running as quickly as possible and keep them up for however long it
takes to stop these disastrous funding cuts?

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month. If you've saved your
payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through
immediately. 

[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Thanks for all you do.

–Nakia, Aliya, Amanda R., Jensine, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "A Musk ally was accidentally given broad access to sensitive Treasury
data." The New York Times, February 11, 2025
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2. "With Attack on Consumer Bureau, Musk Removes Obstacle to His 'X Money'
Vision," The New York Times, February 12, 2025
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3. Post on X by Aaron Rupar, Politico, February 11, 2025
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4. "NIH Budget Cuts Are the 'Apocalypse of American Science,' Experts
Say," Time, February 11, 2025
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Want to support MoveOn's work? Donald Trump and his MAGA allies expect us
to give up. But we will not give them what they want. We will never stop
working to defend our fundamental freedoms and protect our democracy.
MoveOn has been leading the movement against right-wing extremism for 26
years, and we promise you that we will still be here every step of the way
forward.

Will you start a monthly donation to sustain MoveOn's work to protect our
freedoms and democracy under Trump's administration?

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month.

[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.



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