Friend,

Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson is now the #1 most-watched host in
cable news -- and he’s going to get someone killed.(1)

As he’s gained in popularity, Carlson’s racist and anti-science rhetoric
has gotten more out of control. Just last week, Carlson claimed that the
COVID-19 vaccine has killed thousands of people, which is a blatant
lie.(2) Even though his team - and likely he himself -- are vaccinated,
Carlson is convincing his millions of viewers not to get the shot, putting
their lives at risk.(3)

Fox News must dump Tucker Carlson, and the only way that will happen is if
it becomes too painful for the network to keep him. Courage California has
joined a coalition of organizations pressuring advertisers to dump Fox
unless they dump Carlson, and we’re launching our campaign right now.

[ [link removed] ]Will you donate to help convince Fox to dump Tucker Carlson?

Carlson has been spreading lies for months about the vaccines,
mask-wearing, and any other recommendation made by the Biden
administration. But it’s not just the coronavirus that Carlson is lying
about to rally his base.

In mid-April, he endorsed “replacement theory” -- the white supremacist
idea that California is specifically letting in immigrants to replace
white people as majority voters.(4)

He has said that the people who rioted at the Capitol Building weren’t
white supremacists, despite all evidence to the contrary. He accused
immigrants of polluting waterways. The list goes on and on.(5,6)

This rhetoric doesn’t just engage his viewership -- it incites violence.

Two weeks ago, Carlson encouraged his viewers to confront people wearing
masks.(7) And then two Asian women were attacked with a hammer in New York
and a storeowner was stabbed in Washington over masks.(8,9)

A former FBI agent was clear: "Carlson is moving viewers passively
consuming his propaganda to having them act on it — against their
neighbors.”(10) We can’t let that continue.

Tucker Carlson must go.

[ [link removed] ]Will you donate to Courage California and help push Fox to dump Tucker
Carlson?

Yours in the fight for our democracy,

Irene, along with Angela, Annie, Caitlin, Deepthi, Jay, Lindsay,
LisaMarie, Molly, Raquel, and Scottie (the Courage team)

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