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  Eliminate the Filibuster NOW (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
March 17, 2021 at 2:19 PM

The NY Times says it's time to kill the filibuster

        Hi there,   More and more Democratic senators are pushing to eliminate the Senate filibuster “as fears grow that Republicans will block Biden's biggest plans, and as Republicans in Georgia and other states use their legislative power to redraw districts to favor conservat…
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
March 16, 2021 at 6:53 PM

We're seeing a repeat of 2018 in Georgia

        Hi there,   In 2018, Stacey Abrams was denied Georgia's governorship as a result of massive racially-targeted voter suppression efforts led by Governor Kemp and the GOP.   Now in 2021, history seems doomed to repeat itself -- Raphael Warnock's chances of being reelected …
  Pete Aguilar · [email protected]
March 16, 2021 at 5:20 PM

There are white nationalists in our military

Hi friend ,   I'm reaching out to you with a concerning new report about white nationalists in our military and what we're doing to address it.   A new intelligence assessment conducted by the FBI found that white supremacists and far-right extremists have joined our military and law enforcem…
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
March 16, 2021 at 3:52 PM

Trump's "secret weapon" is landing back in his hands

        Hi there,   POLITICO called YouTube Trump's “secret weapon” back in 2020 -- and for good reason. His campaign pumped millions into the streaming website, stocking it with ads, talk show-style livestreams, and speech recaps that hijacked Google's algorithms to show up abso…
  BREAKING (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
March 16, 2021 at 2:18 PM

Donald Trump's ready to start posting on Facebook again

        Hi there,   Donald Trump is now directly asking his supporters to funnel money into his own PAC, Save America, instead of the GOP. If he's given back access to social media, he'll be able to MUCH more effectively raise the funds he wants to initiate his full-scale takeove…
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
March 16, 2021 at 2:20 AM

We can't let history repeat itself in Georgia

        Hi there,   In 2018, Stacey Abrams was denied Georgia's governorship as a result of massive racially-targeted voter suppression efforts led by Governor Kemp and the GOP.   Now in 2021, history seems doomed to repeat itself -- Raphael Warnock's chances of being reelected …
  Protect our Elections (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
March 15, 2021 at 6:53 PM

MSNBC: GOP advances worst voting right restrictions since Jim Crow era

        Hi there,   From The New York Times: “Republican legislators in dozens of states are trying to make voting more difficult, mostly because they believe that lower voter turnout helps their party win elections.”   The GOP isn't even trying to hide their anti-democratic age…
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
March 15, 2021 at 5:20 PM

Setting the record straight

        Hi there,   Let's get one thing clear: The American Rescue Plan is one of the most popular pieces of legislation we have seen in years. It's supported by 77 percent of voters, including an incredible 59 percent of Republican voters -- but not a single Republican senator o…
  Voter Suppression Alert (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
March 15, 2021 at 3:52 PM

Georgia Republicans' Jim Crow laws aim to silence Black voters

        Hi there --   Black organizers and progressive activists in Georgia worked tirelessly to turn out voters and pull off the impossible -- unseating two Republican incumbent Senators in what was once called a solid red state.   But the state's Republicans took notice -- and…
  Right Wing Media Watch (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
March 15, 2021 at 2:21 PM

Outfoxing FOX

        Hi there,   Did you see this? Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch is trying to claim that his network is legitimate because it's the “opposite ” of MSNBC. At a conference last week, Murdoch repeated his claim, arguing that MSNBC was the “loyal opposition” during Trump's term, an…
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
March 15, 2021 at 2:37 AM

Welcome to the team!

Progressive Majority PAC         Hi there -- Thank you for joining our team at Progressive Majority. We’re excited to have your support as we look ahead to build off of our 2020 election momentum.   In 2022, we MUST keep Congress out of GOP control. We worked too hard to flip seats all a…
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
March 14, 2021 at 5:19 PM

Josh Hawley is "not backing down."

        Hi there,   “I am not going anywhere,” Josh Hawley told his audience of Trump loyalists at CPAC. “And I am not backing down -- not a chance.”   As Hawley himself said at CPAC, even after the Jan. 6 attack, he still refuses to back down from his far-right, extremist views…
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
March 14, 2021 at 3:53 PM

History is repeating itself in Georgia

        Hi there,   In 2018, Stacey Abrams was denied Georgia's governorship as a result of massive racially-targeted voter suppression efforts led by Governor Kemp and the GOP.   Now in 2021, history seems doomed to repeat itself -- Raphael Warnock's chances of being reelected …
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
March 14, 2021 at 2:19 PM

Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks COVID-19 is a "political scam"

        Hi there,   Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks COVID-19 is a “political scam.”     Over 500,000 Americans have died during this pandemic, and Greene has the audacity to tweet that she thinks Americans don't need COVID-19 relief since the virus is a “scam.”   Thankfull…
  Eliminate the Filibuster NOW (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
March 13, 2021 at 7:51 PM

Rachel Maddow on the filibuster: "Democrats, what are you afraid of?"

        Hi there,   The pressure is building on Democrats to eliminate the Senate filibuster, with progressive champions like Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez arguing it is “too costly to America” to keep in place.   Rachel Maddow is calling on Democrats to act: “Re…
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
March 13, 2021 at 6:19 PM

Trump is influencing Republicans to refuse the COVID vaccine

        Hi there,   This just in from the Washington Post: “Almost one-third of Republicans tell pollsters they ‘definitely won't' get vaccinated.”   This is 100% because of Trump. He compared COVID-19 to the flu countless times. He played down the danger of the virus for months…
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
March 13, 2021 at 4:51 PM

Why McConnell and Trump hate this PA Senate candidate

        Hi there,   John Fetterman, PA's current Lt. Governor, is running for an open Senate seat in his home state. He's an unapologetic progressive whose platform includes a $15 minimum wage, legalizing marijuana, and eliminating the Senate filibuster -- and he's unafraid to ca…
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
March 13, 2021 at 3:19 PM

CPAC showed us that believing in lies is part of being a Republican

        Hi there,   Charlie Spies, a GOP election lawyer, got heckled at CPAC for denying that there was voter fraud in the 2020 election.   His simple, truthful comment -- “There is just zero evidence that's true” -- earned him shouts from the Trump-supporting crowd and ridicul…
  Eliminate the Filibuster NOW (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
March 12, 2021 at 7:51 PM

Rachel Maddow: "Democrats, what are you afraid of?"

        Hi there,   The pressure is building on Democrats to eliminate the Senate filibuster, with progressive champions like Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez arguing it is “too costly to America” to keep in place.   Rachel Maddow is calling on Democrats to act: “Re…
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
March 12, 2021 at 6:19 PM

The GOP's plot to stop Democratic voter turnout

        Hi there,   43 states. 253 bills. One big GOP plot to make sure Democrats never win another election.   Republicans across the country are introducing legislation that they claim will prevent future elections from being “rigged” -- despite the fact that there was no evid…
  Trump Holdover Notification (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
March 12, 2021 at 4:50 PM

DeJoy somehow still thinks his job is safe

        Hi there,   President Biden has named two Democrats and a voting rights advocate to fill three of the four openings on the Postal Service's governing board.   That means we could finally be rid of Trump-sycophant, election-saboteur Louis DeJoy for good -- but he's still …
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
March 12, 2021 at 3:19 PM

The 47 progressives on the GOP's hit list

        Hi there,   Rep. Lucy McBath, a fierce advocate for gun violence prevention and a breast cancer survivor who fights for equitable health care.   Rep. Sharice Davids, one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress and a fighter for public schools.   Rep. …
  BREAKING (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
March 11, 2021 at 9:19 PM

Trump might get his YouTube back soon

        Hi there,   Facebook has been considering reinstating Trump, and now YouTube's CEO says they'll let Trump return to the platform once the “risk of violence” passes.   Even tech mogul Bill Gates is behind Trump's return to social media, saying Trump “probably should be al…
  Your Input Requested (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
March 11, 2021 at 7:50 PM

We can't let Biden's relief plan be derided as "too much"

        Hi there,   Biden's COVID relief bill, the American Rescue Plan, just passed Congress -- but there are still some who say that the $1.9 trillion package is “too much.”   But it defies belief that anyone could consider the plan, which provides $1,400 checks per person, …
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
March 11, 2021 at 6:19 PM

Mike Pence is making a comeback

        Hi there,   Bad news. Former vice president Mike Pence is back on the political stage, planning to make his first public speech next month since leaving office.   “Mr. Pence's choice of a venue for the appearance — a dinner next month in South Carolina that is being host…
  Your Input Requested (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 10:52 PM

Is Joe Biden's relief plan too much?

        Hi there,   Biden faces the $1.9 trillion question: Is it too much?    That's a headline CNN is running about Biden's relief plan. With President Biden's American Rescue Plan nearing passage in Congress, critics of the relief package are making their objections louder…
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 9:19 PM

CNN: "The stunning political power of AOC"

        Hi there,   “Last Thursday, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) announced her plan to raise money to help victims of the extreme weather -- and power grid failure -- in Texas,” Chris Cillizza writes for CNN.   “On Sunday night, her office confirmed that she had ra…
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 7:51 PM

Republicans are demanding equal representation to investigate the Capitol insurrection

        Hi there,   Speaker Nancy Pelosi has pledged to get to the bottom of the January 6 Capitol insurrection, forming a special commission to investigate the events of the day and how they were allowed to happen.   But even though many Republicans promise to be subjects of th…
  BREAKING (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 6:19 PM

Trump begins his comeback on Sunday

        Hi there,   On Sunday, Trump will give his first speech since leaving the White House, at the Conservative Political Action Conference -- and sources tell AXIOS he's planning to use the event to mark his return to power as the leader of the Republican Party.   The webs…
  BREAKING (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 4:51 PM

Merrick Garland is coming for white supremacists

        Hi there,   Merrick Garland made one thing clear during his Senate hearings -- white supremacists and domestic terrorists will no longer have a place in this country under his Department of Justice.   It's 2021 -- we all know that white supremacy shouldn't be accepted. B…
  Hypocrisy Watch (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 3:19 PM

Conservatives dub Deb Haaland the "Trojan horse of radicalism"

        Hi there,   Biden's nomination of Deb Haaland for Secretary of the Interior is not just history in the making -- it indicates that there's a brighter and greener future ahead for us all.   Unfortunately, the GOP doesn't see it that way -- and they're launching a fear-mon…
  We Need Your Input (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 10:51 PM

Trump can no longer hide

        Hi there,   Trump has spent his entire political career trying to hide his financial records -- and from what we know about them, he has good reason to be afraid of what would happen if they were exposed.   But the Supreme Court just weighed in with the last word: No mor…
  Hypocrisy Watch (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 7:50 PM

Lindsey Graham's feckless cowardice

        Hi there,   After the Capitol insurrection, we thought Lindsey Graham might finally take a stand for once and condemn the man he's been loyal to over all else. In an impassioned speech on the Senate floor, he declared “count me out” from Trumpism, expressing his disgust a…
  Confirmation Update (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 6:20 PM

Merrick Garland's plan to stop far-right extremism

        Hello there,   After years of waiting, Judge Merrick Garland finally got a Senate confirmation hearing -- this time as President Biden's nominee for attorney general.   And when he took the stand on Monday, he showed he was laser-focused on setting a new top priority for…
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 4:51 PM

GOP voter suppression reaches new heights

        Hi there --   The Republicans did their best to cheat their way to victory in 2020 -- from sabotaging mail-in ballots to trying to disqualify Black votes in Detroit and even attempting to overturn the election in Congress.   But they've learned their lesson now, and not …
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 3:17 PM

POLITICO: "Trump gears up for war with his own party"

        Hi there,   It's officially happening. Donald Trump's plot to take over the Republican Party is in motion.   POLITICO reports: “Trump will soon begin vetting candidates at Mar-a-Lago who are eager to fulfill his promise to exact vengeance upon incumbent Republicans who'v…
  BREAKING (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 1:39 AM

Bill Gates actually wants Trump back on Facebook

        Hi there,   After Donald Trump directly incited the violence at the Capitol that killed 6 Americans, Facebook FINALLY banned him from the platform.   But Bill Gates, the target of several unhinged conspiracy theories himself, disagrees. “I think he probably should be all…
  Phil Arballo · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 12:19 AM

My plan to unseat Trump's most loyal stooge

        Hi there,   I'm running for Congress against Devin Nunes -- Trump's FAVORITE Republican crony.   Devin Nunes is one of the worst Republicans. He tried to blame Speaker Pelosi for Trump's insurrection. He's been called "Trump and Putin's most useful idiot on Capitol Hill.…
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 10:50 PM

FBI investigates Trump allies for Capitol attack

        Hi there,   Did you hear? The FBI and the Justice Department have opened an investigation into Roger Stone and other high profile allies of Trump for their potential roles in both influencing and financially aiding the violent protestors who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.…
  BREAKING (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 9:20 PM

Anti-Asian hate crimes are surging, and we know who to blame

        Hi there,   “China plague” and “kung flu” were just some of the vulgar and racist phrases we heard Donald Trump and his loyalists throw around this past year -- and we're seeing firsthand the dire consequences that their xenophobic rhetoric has caused.   There's been a d…
  Progressive Alert (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 7:52 PM

Merrick Garland finally got his day in the Senate

        Hi there,   Merrick Garland finally got his Senate hearing -- but we both know he deserved one 5 years ago for his Supreme Court nomination.   While Garland will make an excellent attorney general, he should have been a Supreme Court justice -- and the GOP ripped that aw…
  BREAKING (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 6:19 PM

The GOP is trying to make "The Handmaid's Tale" a reality

        Hi there,   Republicans have upped their war on women's rights by passing a terrifying new law which almost completely restricts abortion access in South Carolina-- and with a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court waiting to receive their case, they're feeling confident they've …
  BREAKING (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 4:52 PM

Zuckerberg personally allowed alt-right on FB

        Hi there,   “That was the first time I experienced having to create a new category of policy to fit what Zuckerberg wanted,” says an ex-Facebook employee on Mark Zuckerberg's refusal to censor radical conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's InfoWars content.   You read that rig…
  Your Input Requested (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 3:38 PM

Is Biden's relief plan too much?

        Hi there,   Biden faces the $1.9 trillion question: Is it too much?    That's a headline CNN is running about Biden's relief plan. With President Biden's American Rescue Plan nearing passage in Congress, critics of the relief package are making their objections louder…
  Phil Arballo · [email protected]
February 23, 2021 at 9:39 PM

How I'll unseat Trump's most loyal stooge

        Hi there,   I'm running for Congress against Devin Nunes -- Trump's FAVORITE Republican crony.   Devin Nunes is one of the worst Republicans. He tried to blame Speaker Pelosi for Trump's insurrection. He's been called "Trump and Putin's most useful idiot on Capitol Hill.…
  BREAKING (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 23, 2021 at 4:51 PM

Joe Biden is already purging Trump's DoJ appointees

        Hi there,   President Biden is already hard at work clearing Donald Trump's appointees out of the Justice Department.   Just last week, the Biden administration formally asked every remaining Trump appointee to resign, ensuring that the cases taken up by Merrick Garland'…
  BREAKING (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 23, 2021 at 3:21 PM

Bill Gates wants Donald Trump back on Facebook

        Hi there,   After Donald Trump directly incited the violence at the Capitol that killed 6 Americans, Facebook FINALLY banned him from the platform.   But Bill Gates, the target of several unhinged conspiracy theories himself, disagrees. “I think he probably should be all…
  Progressive Majority · [email protected]
February 23, 2021 at 12:19 AM

Dems have one final shot at barring Donald Trump from office

        Hi there,   When the Senate acquitted Donald Trump, they opened up the possibility of him running for public office again.   However, there is a little-known option Democrats can pursue to ensure Donald Trump is barred from office for good.   Section 3 of the 14th Amend…
  Investigation Update (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 22, 2021 at 10:51 PM

Nancy Pelosi's Capitol insurrection commission

        Hi there,   Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Monday that Congress will establish an independent, 9/11-style commission to look into the events of January 6.   With the bombshell evidence presented in Trump's impeachment trial, it's clear that we need a formal and widesprea…
  BREAKING (via Progressive Majority) · [email protected]
February 22, 2021 at 9:19 PM

Does Bill Gates want Trump back on Facebook?

        Hi there,   After Donald Trump directly incited the violence at the Capitol that killed 6 Americans, Facebook FINALLY banned him from the platform.   But Bill Gates, the target of several unhinged conspiracy theories himself, disagrees. “I think he probably should be all…