Say NO to the Recall · [email protected]

April 28, 2021 at 11:00 PM

It’s official, the extremists won

The media circus has begun. Friend, Just hours after the news broke that the Republican Recall campaign officially submitted the signatures required to trigger a recall election, the Sacramento Bee published an op-ed blaming not the right-wing radicals behind the recall, but California G…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

April 21, 2021 at 4:14 AM

What is true justice?

Friend, A jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts for the murder of George Floyd. The verdict feels like a partial relief because, too often until now, there have been no consequences for the murders of Black, Indigenous, and brown people at the hands of law enforcement. The…

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  Say NO to the Recall · [email protected]

April 15, 2021 at 11:08 PM

This is incredibly dangerous

The Recall effort is a movement by the same fringe elements that supported Donald Trump. Friend, What do Mike Huckabee, QAnon conspiracy theorists, and anti-vaxxers have in common? They’re all among the key backers of the campaign to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom.(1) The Republ…

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  End Corporate Donations · [email protected]

April 8, 2021 at 10:55 PM

California can have corporate-free elections

California’s elections are being sold to the highest corporate bidder. Dear, In 2020, Californians went to the polls to decide, among other issues, whether to pass Prop 22 and classify rideshare and delivery gig workers as employees. From the very start, it wasn’t a fair fight. Uber, Lyf…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

April 7, 2021 at 6:36 PM

SIGN: Hold Elon Musk accountable for worker abuses

Elon Musk has thus far escaped the public spotlight for putting his workers at risk during COVID-19. Dear, Elon Musk, founder and CEO of Tesla and Space X, is now neck and neck with Jeff Bezos for wealthiest person in the world, with $160 billion in net worth. (1) He also seems to be in…

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  NO to the recall! · [email protected]

April 5, 2021 at 5:08 PM

A Republican governor cannot be the answer

A new poll shows Latinx voters favor the recall. Friend -- The Recall race is heating up, and our free and fair vote is at stake. We need to make sure everyone knows how dangerous this effort is to California's democracy. Will you help spread the word? Friend, The Republican recall of t…

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  NO to the recall! · [email protected]

March 29, 2021 at 5:16 PM

URGENT: The Recall is winning over these voters

A new poll shows Latinx voters favor the recall. Friend, The Republican recall of the governor of California is heating up, and new polling shows that there's a risk the governor losing. A statewide poll has shown that 44% of Latinx voters are planning to vote in favor of recalling the g…

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  End the Filibuster · [email protected]

March 23, 2021 at 7:45 PM

Dianne Feinstein folding on the filibuster?!

Politico and the San Francisco Chronicle just called out Dianne Feinstein. Friend, In the span of two days, the San Francisco Chronicle and Politico have called out Dianne Feinstein for being a blue-state senator who refuses to end the filibuster.(1,2) And Feinstein is feeling the heat w…

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  NO to the recalls! · [email protected]

March 18, 2021 at 9:07 PM

These recalls have to stop

These recall efforts are a threat to all we’ve worked for. Friend, Derek Chauvin -- the police officer who killed George Floyd -- is finally standing trial in Minnesota, but in California, two of the strongest fighters on the front line against police brutality are under attack. Pro-poli…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

March 18, 2021 at 12:57 AM

Movements are born of critical connections

Friend, I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area from Michigan over a decade ago because, as a Chinese American woman, I wanted to live somewhere where I would feel safer among greater numbers of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). But white supremacy, misogyny, and the violenc…

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  NO to the recall! · [email protected]

March 13, 2021 at 4:36 PM

A Republican governor for CA?!

The recall process isn’t just a referendum on the governor -- it pits candidates against him. Friend, The two committees leading the campaign to recall Governor Gavin Newsom have announced that they have more than enough signatures needed to trigger an election.(1) Several Republicans ha…

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  NO to the recall! · [email protected]

March 11, 2021 at 5:06 PM

A Republican governor for California?!

The recall process isn’t just a referendum on the governor -- it pits candidates against him. Friend, The two committees leading the campaign to recall Governor Gavin Newsom have announced that they have more than enough signatures needed to trigger an election.(1) Several Republicans ha…

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

February 24, 2021 at 7:49 PM

Sea change coming for Amazon

Amazon isn’t going down quietly. Friend, This headline is amazing: “Amazon faces biggest union push in its history.”(1) The mega corporation is on the verge of facing a vote to unionize in its Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse, and if the workers are successful, it could set off a domino effe…

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  End the Filibuster · [email protected]

February 19, 2021 at 12:06 AM

The secret to Trump’s acquittal? Blackmail

The filibuster must go. Friend, It was no surprise that 43 Republican senators voted to acquit Donald Trump this past weekend. What was a surprise is that the House managers agreed to not call a witness who had proof that Trump refused to call off the insurrectionists in the January 6 at…

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

February 16, 2021 at 8:24 PM

A sea change coming for Amazon

Amazon isn’t going down quietly. Friend, This headline is amazing: “Amazon faces biggest union push in its history.”(1) The mega corporation is on the verge of facing a vote to unionize in its Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse, and if the workers are successful, it could set off a domino effe…

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  Stop the Seditious Seven · [email protected]

February 12, 2021 at 8:05 PM

Bone-chilling video of the capitol attack

As the prosecution rests on Trump’s impeachment, Kevin McCarthy has tightened his ties to Trump. Content warning: extreme violence in the video discussed below. Dear, The trial for the impeachment of Donald Trump centered on bone-chilling video footage of the president firing up a viole…

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

February 10, 2021 at 7:51 PM

Amazon forcing workers into “megacycle” shifts

Amazon is still taking advantage of the pandemic to abuse its workers. Friend, No corporation in the world has profited more from the COVID-19 pandemic than Amazon, as so many of us have relied on online shopping and deliveries to maintain social distancing. But the Federal Trade Commiss…

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  LisaMarie Betancourt, Courage California · [email protected]

January 31, 2021 at 6:58 PM

SIGN: Tell your Senators to pass HR1

The For the People Act is a democracy reform package that would ensure all Americans are heard Dear Friend, We’ve won the election and officially have a Democratic president seated in the White House! Now is the time to strengthen our democracy, so we can avoid having another despotic pr…

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  Stop the Seditious Seven · [email protected]

January 30, 2021 at 11:28 PM

You have to see this picture

Kevin McCarthy is publicly siding with Trump. Dear, Can you believe this photo?! Just three weeks ago, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said that Donald Trump was responsible for the Capitol Building insurrection, and this week he's in a gold-trimmed room at Mar-a-Lago, asking for …

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  Stop the Seditious Seven · [email protected]

January 27, 2021 at 4:38 PM

How we get rid of Devin Nunes (and all the other Trump stooges)

These people should not be in Congress. Dear, Insurrectionists who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 have appeared in court, and they have been clear: they believed they were doing the bidding of Donald Trump and the members of Congress who called on them to help overturn the elect…

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  Single-Payer NOW · [email protected]

January 27, 2021 at 12:33 AM

We're SO CLOSE to single-payer health care

This is our best chance ever to make single-payer a reality in America, starting in California.. Dear, If you live in California, you spend an average of $5,503 on health-care costs a year -- and that's with insurance.(1) Medical costs are so out of control that 1 in 4 Californians repor…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

January 20, 2021 at 7:49 PM

Celebrate and reimagine our democracy

President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris have a lot of work in front of them. Dear, On this Inauguration Day, we celebrate the millions of voters and organizers, like you, who registered, mobilized, and turned out for a historic election -- one that puts us back on a pathway to equi…

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  Stop Devin Nunes · [email protected]

January 19, 2021 at 9:12 PM

Devin Nunes is abetting treason. He must go.

We’re not going to let Nunes forget what he did during Trump’s administration. Dear, White supremacists used the far-right social media platform Parler to organize the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead. In response, Parler was shut down by its web host, and …

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  Stop Devin Nunes · [email protected]

January 17, 2021 at 8:24 PM

Nunes is a traitor

Devin Nunes just voted to overturn the election. Dear, Of the Seditious Seven California representatives who voted to challenge our democracy, Devin Nunes is the absolute worst. Not only did the congressman vote to not certify Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, he voted against impea…

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  Katie Porter vs. Wall St. · [email protected]

January 15, 2021 at 9:23 PM

EMERGENCY: Katie Porter barred from going after big banks?!

Katie Porter is being blocked from the Financial Services Committee. Dear, URGENT: Representative Katie Porter is being denied a seat on the committee that holds big banks accountable. Last year, Porter used her infamous whiteboard to expose how JPMorgan Chase was stiffing its employees,…

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  Justice NOW · [email protected]

January 13, 2021 at 7:49 PM

The next uprising will be worse

California had seven representatives of Congress vote against the results of our free and fair election. Dear, Capitol Police have alerted Congress that there are plans for even more armed insurrections in the next few days.(1) This comes as no surprise: Why wouldn’t Trump supporters con…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

January 12, 2021 at 6:30 PM

The Courage We Need for 2021

  Dear Friend, Last week’s Senate victories in Georgia and the attack on our nation’s Capitol, and other cities, on 1/6/21 was a reminder that this year we have more opportunities and greater urgency to fight for a more progressive and representative Cali…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

January 8, 2021 at 11:52 PM

It’s not over

We must hold Trump and those responsible accountable. Dear, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is “considering” an impeachment vote for the middle of next week.(1) Wednesday’s insurrection was one of the lowest points in presidential history. We can’t afford to be “considering” possible f…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

January 8, 2021 at 1:20 AM

Impeach. Expel. Investigate. NOW

Yesterday’s insurrection into the seat of our government was horrifying, shocking, frightening … but not surprising. Dear, Let's be clear -- yesterday's insurrection was not just an attack on the Capitol, it was an attack on us. And it was entirely foreseeable that violence would ensue. …

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

January 7, 2021 at 12:19 AM

Voters will prevail.

From the desk of Irene Kao, executive director of Courage California. Dear, Voters will prevail, both in Georgia and when Congress approves the Electoral College vote. In two weeks, we will celebrate the inauguration of the Biden-Harris administration, as well as a Democrat-controlled Se…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

December 28, 2020 at 11:46 PM

Ending the year with inspiration and hope

Irene Kao here, executive director of Courage California. Dear, Irene Kao here, executive director of Courage California. A lot has happened this year, but what I will always remember about 2020 is the way Courage members like you showed up to take a stand against white supremacy, corr…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

December 17, 2020 at 7:13 PM

Don't let someone else make this choice for you.

We need your critical feedback to make decisions about 2021. Friend -- More than 1500 Courage members have told us what they want us to focus on next year. We want to hear from you, too! Friend -- In 38 days, we will be rid of Donald Trump. It’s been an exhausting four years, but now we…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

December 16, 2020 at 6:09 PM

We need you to answer this one question

We need your critical feedback to make decisions about 2021. Friend -- In 38 days, we will be rid of Donald Trump. It’s been an exhausting four years, but now we can take the energy we’ve expended resisting and put it toward progressing instead! Right now, the leadership team at Courage…

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  Give with Courage · [email protected]

December 1, 2020 at 6:20 PM

Give the gift of democracy today

This Giving Tuesday, give the gift of democracy. Dear, After 4 years of organizing and protests, we went to the polls this month for a historic election. But you have to wonder: How was it so close? Why did this election come down to just a few thousand votes in several states? Worse, wh…

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  #BlackOutBezos Update · [email protected]

November 27, 2020 at 2:15 PM

A small step you can take to stop Amazon

Help stop Amazon from making record profits this week. Dear, Today is Black Friday, the second busiest shopping day of the entire year.  Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is hoping to make billions of dollars between today and Cyber Monday, off of the work of thousands of warehouse employees across…

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  #BlackOutBezos Update · [email protected]

November 25, 2020 at 7:38 PM

LAST CHANCE: Help share the word about #BlackOutBezos

Help stop Amazon from making record profits this week. Dear -- I want to make sure you saw this email. We need to #BlackOutBezos on Black Friday and encourage people to shop local. Will you help by sharing #BlackOutBezos on social media? Dear, Christian Smalls was working in an Amazon …

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  #BlackOutBezos Update · [email protected]

November 23, 2020 at 11:25 PM

Help share the word about #BlackOutBezos

Help stop Amazon from making record profits this week. Dear, Christian Smalls was working in an Amazon warehouse when the coronavirus pandemic started, and he soon realized that he and his fellow employees were in grave danger. Amazon was not providing PPE or mandating proper social dis…

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

November 21, 2020 at 10:42 PM

Your holiday shopping could hurt these workers

We’re hitting Bezos in the wallet this holiday season. Dear, The “Christmas creep” is in full swing. Holiday decor is up, Christmas commercials are running, and Amazon sent out a giant full-color toy catalog to its biggest customers. But instead of clicking “add to cart” for your holiday…

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

November 18, 2020 at 7:49 PM

160,000 businesses shut down

Amazon is raking in profits while our small businesses suffer. Dear, More than 160,000 small businesses have shut down since the beginning of the pandemic -- and California’s business have been hit hardest. In fact, six of eight of the cities with the most business closures are in the G…

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  Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · [email protected]

November 18, 2020 at 2:28 AM

Join me, Pramila Jayapal, Katie Porter, and Wendell Potter

In the richest country on earth, no one should suffer because they cannot afford healthcare We at Courage California thought that you'd be interested in this event that our partner, the Center for Health & Democracy, is hosting tomorrow. Friend -- In the richest country on earth, no …

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  Election ALERT · [email protected]

October 31, 2020 at 1:01 PM

Democracy is worth the wait

Trump and other candidates will want to claim victory on November 3. We can’t let them. Dear, We’re just three days from November 3, and we need to talk about what that night will look like. In any other year, we’d all be glued to the news on Voting Day, waiting for election returns to t…

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  Defeat Devin Nunes · [email protected]

October 30, 2020 at 1:44 PM

Is this the end of Trump’s #1 stooge?

Is Devin Nunes going to win another two years in Congress? Dear, It’s just five days until Voting Day, and 72% of the ballots from Nunes’ district still need to be turned in.(1) That means we still have a significant chance to turn out voters for challenger Phil Arballo before Tuesday. B…

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  Defeat Devin Nunes · [email protected]

October 28, 2020 at 10:14 PM

Our last, best opportunity to defeat Devin Nunes

We’re just six days from Voting Day, and Devin Nunes is still leading challenger Phil Arballo by five points. Dear, We’re just six days from Voting Day, and Devin Nunes is still leading challenger Phil Arballo by five points.(1) But there’s a constituency that Nunes has completely ignore…

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  Election Alert! · [email protected]

October 27, 2020 at 10:23 PM

Now is the time for Katie Porter

We need real progressives in office, not corporate Democrats. Dear, Katie Porter has become a rockstar of Congress with her whiteboard and rapid-fire questions. In just two years, she's sponsored bills to protect new parents from surprise medical bills, secured a commitment for free coro…

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

October 26, 2020 at 11:36 PM

California fines Amazon

We can make a real difference this holiday season. Dear, Amazon is offering bonuses to fill 1,500 jobs in its new California warehouse in Mira Loma.(1) But Amazon is still not protecting its warehouse workers. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) just thi…

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  Defeat Devin Nunes · [email protected]

October 25, 2020 at 2:06 PM

Look what Nunes’ war chest bought him

Devin Nunes has sent a copy of his manifesto of lies to voters in his district. Dear, Rep. Devin Nunes' constituents received some very bizarre mail last week -- a copy of a book he wrote called Countdown to Socialism. The manifesto is 90 pages of misinformation attempting to frighten vo…

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  Vote with Courage! · [email protected]

October 23, 2020 at 3:08 PM

Washington Post: “How does Katie Porter do it?”

As long as Katie Porter is in Congress, Republicans will try to get rid of her. Dear, During a hearing on runaway drug prices, Katie Porter took out her mighty whiteboard of truth and shamed drug company CEO Mark Alles for handing himself a $500,000 bonus for jacking up the price of a si…

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  Defeat Devin Nunes · [email protected]

October 21, 2020 at 8:46 PM

This is what Nunes’ war chest bought him

Devin Nunes has sent a copy of his manifesto of lies to voters in his district. Dear, Rep. Devin Nunes' constituents received some very bizarre mail last week -- a copy of a book he wrote called Countdown to Socialism. The manifesto is 90 pages of misinformation attempting to frighten vo…

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  Defeat Devin Nunes · [email protected]

October 18, 2020 at 3:09 PM

This is HUGE: Devin Nunes’ seat is up for grabs!

Rep. Devin Nunes’ lead has been cut in half. Dear -- Devin Nunes is just a few points away from losing his seat, and can make it happen. We're just $12,325 away from our goal to fund our direct-to-voter campaign. Will you chip in to help us reacbefore time runs out? Your contribution wil…

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  Defeat Devin Nunes · [email protected]

October 15, 2020 at 5:04 PM

Here's how we're going to defeat Devin Nunes

Rep. Devin Nunes’ lead has been cut in half. Dear, This is HUGE: Rep. Devin Nunes' lead has been cut in half! Trump's number one stooge is within just five points of losing his seat to challenger Phil Arballo -- and we've set an ambitious goal in order to make it happen.(1) Courage Calif…

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