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  Daily Kos Recommended · [email protected]
May 27, 2022 at 2:17 PM

It's looking like "Columbine doors" helped the killer murder America's schoolchildren in Uvalde

Daily Kos Recommended Subscribe to our podcast, The Brief! It's looking like "Columbine doors" helped the killer murder America's schoolchildren in Uvalde Here's Sen. Ron Johnson trying to escape questions about gun laws by running …
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 27, 2022 at 12:08 PM

Re: Sign if you agree: Nurses, midwives, and physician assistants should be able to provide abortion, too

Jack, sign the petition: Blue states must train nurses and midwives to provide abortion. SIGN THE PETITION As the clock counts down to an impending Supreme Court decision on abortion, we must do everything in our power to make blue states havens for people seeking care. Thi…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 27, 2022 at 1:04 AM

Chip in $7 today to help grow Texas' progressive infrastructure

Jack, Texas is in the news—and not for good reasons. After the worst school shooting in ten years, their elected officials are incredibly out of touch—even kicking out dissenting voices who say we need to do something about our gun violence epidemic. Here's the good news: Tex…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 26, 2022 at 10:17 PM

Re: Jack, add your name: Thank abortion providers

Jack, add your name: Thank abortion providers. ADD YOUR NAME On Wednesday, May 25, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the country’s strictest abortion ban into law. It bans all abortions with very few exceptions, and is one in an ever-growing line of anti-abortion legislation p…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 26, 2022 at 8:07 PM

Re: Layoffs

Jack, I wanted to follow up to the email that I sent you yesterday because this is really important: Daily Kos has not only survived for the past two decades but we have thrived. That is because of you, and the thousands of Daily Kos readers and activists that pitch in a few bu…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 26, 2022 at 6:11 PM

Re: Medication abortion access in District of Columbia

Jack, we cannot allow our access to medication abortion be affected by Trump holdover Postmaster Louis DeJoy. His intentional mail slowdowns and mismanagement of the US Postal Service will directly impact our healthcare access. Sign the petition: We need the USPS to help protect …
  Daily Kos Recommended · [email protected]
May 26, 2022 at 4:19 PM

Bye Bye, Miss American Pie! Don McLean pulls out of performance at the NRA convention

Daily Kos Recommended Subscribe to our podcast, The Brief! Bye Bye, Miss American Pie! Don McLean pulls out of performance at the NRA convention Guns will be banned for Trump's upcoming speech at NRA convention Cartoon: At this …
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 26, 2022 at 2:07 PM

This is an important email about Daily Kos. Please read.

Jack, those seven sentences are what kicked off Daily Kos 20 years ago. At the time, Markos Moulitsas, aka Kos, was a frustrated veteran and attorney writing in response to the policies of the George W. Bush administration. He had no idea that those few words he sent out into …
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 26, 2022 at 12:07 PM

Sign the petition: Gun violence is out of control. The filibuster cannot block common sense reform again.

Jack, we are reeling from the senseless slaying of children in Texas, and we will not tolerate "thoughts and prayers" from our elected leaders who can do something about this RIGHT NOW. Sign the petition: Gun violence is out of control. The filibuster cannot block common sense r…
  Daily Kos Recommended · [email protected]
May 25, 2022 at 10:09 PM

Beto O'Rourke removed from Uvalde, Texas, presser for rightfully calling out Abbott's inaction

Daily Kos Recommended Subscribe to our podcast, The Brief! Beto O'Rourke removed from Uvalde, Texas, presser for rightfully calling out Abbott's inaction Beto confronts Governor Abbott during his festival of Republican hypocrisy &am…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 25, 2022 at 6:06 PM

Re: Layoffs

Jack, this week marks Daily Kos' 20th anniversary! That's a pretty remarkable milestone considering the media landscape–or apocalypse–of the past 20 years. When Daily Kos first sprung up as a one-man blog, social media was barely even a thing yet. As platforms like Facebook and…
  Daily Kos Recommended · [email protected]
May 25, 2022 at 4:22 PM

After calling Biden 'incoherent,' Rick Scott delivers bumbling diatribe on senator he can't recall

Daily Kos Recommended Subscribe to our podcast, The Brief! After calling Biden 'incoherent,' Rick Scott delivers bumbling diatribe on senator he can't recall Just shut up, okay? While defending Putin, Russian state TV accidental…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 25, 2022 at 2:28 PM

Sign if you agree: Nurses, midwives, and physician assistants should be able to provide abortion, too

Jack, sign the petition: Blue states must train nurses and midwives to provide abortion. SIGN THE PETITION The Supreme Court is expected to overturn Roe v. Wade this spring. As we wait for the final decision, abortion providers and advocates across the United States are working…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 24, 2022 at 10:03 PM

Re: Sign the petition: Demand that Fox News stop promoting “white replacement theory”

Jack, sign the petition: Demand that Fox News stop promoting 'white replacement theory'. SIGN THE PETITION White replacement theory is the belief that government officials are actively trying to replace white Americans with immigrants for election purposes. This theory has exi…
  Daily Kos Recommended · [email protected]
May 24, 2022 at 4:11 PM

Tennessee set to become first state in the nation to do a very, very bad thing

Daily Kos Recommended Subscribe to our podcast, The Brief! Tennessee set to become first state in the nation to do a very, very bad thing ‘Perverse. Illogical.’ Sotomayor blasts extremist Supreme Court colleagues for latest ruling …
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 24, 2022 at 2:09 PM

The status of Daily Kos

This isn't an easy email to write, Jack. I know it's becoming more expensive to do just about anything nowadays, from filling up your gas tank to buying groceries, which is why this is so hard. Daily Kos still needs to raise $102,468 by the end of the month. Daily Kos relies …
  Union of Concerned Scientists via Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 24, 2022 at 12:05 PM

Stronger truck pollution rules would clean up harmful air pollution.

Sign the Union of Concerned Scientists' petition and tell Tyson to do better and live up to its sustainability promises—sign the Union of Concerned Scientists’ letter today. >> SIGN NOW While Tyson Foods may be a leader in the US meat industry, it’s certainly not for…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 24, 2022 at 1:09 AM

This is exactly how we cancel Republican voter suppression

Jack, tomorrow is the primary election in Georgia and for once, I have some good news to report! Despite the efforts of Georgia Republicans to suppress votes, as of the end of Friday, the final day of early in-person voting, nearly 800,000 Georgians had already cast their ballo…
  Daily Kos Recommended · [email protected]
May 23, 2022 at 10:15 PM

Trump bitter as his revenge play against Georgia Gov. Kemp turns into epic failure

Daily Kos Recommended Subscribe to our podcast, The Brief! Trump bitter as his revenge play against Georgia Gov. Kemp turns into epic failure Jocelyn Benson to NBC News: Trump sent armed thugs to my home Beware of Wormtongue; Uk…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 23, 2022 at 8:09 PM

Sign if you agree: The Senate must put the interests of constituents above the Chamber of Commerce

Jack, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is a powerful federal agency that regulates communications in the U.S. President Joe Biden nominated Gigi Sohn for the FCC to fill a vacant commissioner's seat. Yet, her nomination remains stuck in the U.S. Senate. Sign the petit…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 23, 2022 at 6:05 PM

This is a long, but important, email about Daily Kos. Please read.

Jack, we're approaching the end of the month, and there's a holiday weekend on the horizon, so that means your inbox is being flooded with fundraising asks. Every campaign and organization has budget goals to meet, and Daily Kos is no different. The election is just over five mo…
  Daily Kos Recommended · [email protected]
May 23, 2022 at 4:20 PM

Saturday Night Live releases the perfect 2022 get out the vote public service annoucement

Daily Kos Recommended Subscribe to our podcast, The Brief! Saturday Night Live releases the perfect 2022 get out the vote public service annoucement Bangor cops try to salvage Collins’ dignity in infamous chalk attack. It won’t work…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 23, 2022 at 2:29 PM

Sign the petition: Demand that Fox News stop promoting “white replacement theory”

Jack, sign the petition: Demand that Fox News stop promoting “white replacement theory.” SIGN THE PETITION The Department of Homeland Security has named white supremacy as the gravest threat to the United States. That was never more apparent than during the recent racist sho…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 22, 2022 at 7:04 PM

SHORT EMAIL PLEASE READ

Jack, I'm really worried now. With less than two weeks to go and a holiday weekend on the horizon, we are still $119,467 from our May 31 fundraising goal. This is a big gap, and one that I'm not sure we can make up without your help right now. Being an independent outlet makes …
  Daily Kos Recommended · [email protected]
May 22, 2022 at 4:35 PM

Cartoon: Susan Collins's concerns

Daily Kos Recommended Subscribe to our podcast, The Brief! Here are some of this week's most important and widely-read stories from Daily Kos, the largest online gathering space for progressives. Cartoon: Susan Collins's concerns …
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 22, 2022 at 2:11 PM

Re: This is for abortion justice (please read)

Jack, this fight continues and we need your support! Sign the petition: I support abortion justice! SIGN THE PETITION Our most basic right to make decisions about our own bodies is under attack. And in anticipation of the overturning of Roe, state GOP legislatures are passing…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 21, 2022 at 9:40 PM

This email is about our basic human rights (please read)

Jack, our basic human rights are under attack. This is the moment we collectively fight back and demand the U.S. Senate put a stop to discriminatory and hateful GOP legislation. Sign the petition to the U.S. Senate: Stop the discrimination – pass the Equality Act now! SIGN THE P…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 21, 2022 at 7:04 PM

New poll in race that could determine Senate majority (HUGE NEWS! PLEASE READ)

Jack, if Senate Democrats can hold all of their seats on the ballot this fall—a challenging goal, to be sure, but one we must aim for—and pick off two Republican-held, then we can make Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema irrelevant. North Carolina could be one of those two seats. Dai…
  Daily Kos Recommended · [email protected]
May 21, 2022 at 4:37 PM

High-schoolers place racist signs over water fountains and share images on social media

Daily Kos Recommended Subscribe to our podcast, The Brief! High-schoolers place racist signs over water fountains and share images on social media Madison Cawthorn vows revenge on many Republicans, calls for 'Dark MAGA to truly take…
  Daily Kos Campaigns · [email protected]
May 20, 2022 at 7:08 PM

Sign the petition to President Biden: DeJoy continues USPS sabotage by dismissing climate action. Call for his resignation immediately

Daily Kos Campaigns Sign the petition to President Biden: DeJoy continues USPS sabotage by dismissing climate action. Call for his resignation immediately Sign the petition: Big Oil rakes historic profits while gas prices surge. Pass a windfall profits tax. Sign and se…
  Daily Kos Recommended · [email protected]
May 20, 2022 at 4:35 PM

Cartoon: The Great Replacement

Daily Kos Recommended Subscribe to our podcast, The Brief! Cartoon: The Great Replacement Irony is dead in Pennsylvania, where Trump demands they stop finding votes Forced birther tells Congress that fetuses are incinerated to g…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 20, 2022 at 2:07 PM

This is for abortion justice (please read)

Jack, sign the petition: I support abortion justice! SIGN THE PETITION Here is what we know: the Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade, and the Senate failed to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would have codified Roe in federal law. Here is what else we kn…
  Democracy in Color via Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 19, 2022 at 10:05 PM

What Are They Waiting For?

Sign Democracy in Color's petition: Black Americans deserve reparations. Demand Congress commission a reparations study now! SIGN NOW Jack— During the summer of 2020, following the police murder of George Floyd, it felt as if our country was moving towards a consensus to…
  Union of Concerned Scientists via Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 19, 2022 at 8:28 PM

SIGN NOW: Urge Tyson Foods to meet its sustainability goals

Sign the Union of Concerned Scientists' petition and tell Tyson to do better and live up to its sustainability promises—sign the Union of Concerned Scientists’ letter today. >> SIGN NOW While Tyson Foods may be a leader in the US meat industry, it’s certainly not for…
  Daily Kos Democracy Project · [email protected]
May 19, 2022 at 6:33 PM

Re: Sign if you agree: ABC, CBS, and NBC should air the January 6th House investigators’ hearings live and in prime time

Jack, after a year of investigation, the January 6th House Select Committee will hold a series of high-profile public hearings about its findings this coming June. The hearings are expected to provide evidence that Donald Trump and his co-conspirators helped coordinate the assau…
  Daily Kos Recommended · [email protected]
May 19, 2022 at 4:11 PM

If students are booing hate in Wyoming, then imagine ...

Daily Kos Recommended Subscribe to our podcast, The Brief! If students are booing hate in Wyoming, then imagine ... Ted Cruz echoes Buffalo mass murderer's invasion rhetoric, then doubles down McConnell makes it unofficially off…
  International Fund for Animal Welfare via Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 19, 2022 at 2:04 PM

One million species are threatened with extinction, Jack

Sign International Fund for Animal Welfare’s petition and urge President Biden to create a national biodiversity strategy to combat the escalating extinction crisis. SIGN ON Jack, The U.S. lacks a comprehensive and coordinated approach to tackling the five primary driver…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 19, 2022 at 12:03 PM

Re: Medication abortion access in District of Columbia

Jack, the next fight for abortion access could be at your mailbox. Sign the petition: We need the USPS to help protect abortion access. SIGN THE PETITION In a post-Roe America, the U.S. Postal Service could become one of the nation’s largest abortion providers, as more people o…
  Daily Kos Recommended · [email protected]
May 19, 2022 at 1:05 AM

TIED RACE IN NORTH CAROLINA

Jack, this week's primary makes it official: Daily Kos-endorsed Democrat Cheri Beasley is our nominee for U.S. Senate in North Carolina! Democrats are playing offense in North Carolina, where Republican Richard Burr is retiring after three terms. It will be one of a handful of s…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 18, 2022 at 9:25 PM

Re: Sign the petition: Tell President Biden you support ghost gun regulation

Jack, amid an increase in violent crimes, we are witnessing an increase in ghost guns – untraceable, unregulated threats. In New York alone, there has been a 300% increase in these weapons over the past year. Sign the petition: Tell President Biden you support ghost gun regulati…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 18, 2022 at 6:07 PM

This is a short email about Daily Kos finances. Please read it. It's important.

Quick follow up to Michael's email, Jack. Daily Kos depends on donations to survive. Ad revenue alone can't support our operations, and it hasn't done so for nearly a decade now. We don't have corporate sponsorship or billionaire backers, like right-wing media outlets. We have y…
  Daily Kos Recommended · [email protected]
May 18, 2022 at 4:12 PM

Sen. Tim Scott says Black women cannot be trusted to choose

Daily Kos Recommended Subscribe to our podcast, The Brief! Sen. Tim Scott says Black women cannot be trusted to choose Anti-vaxx, Anti-lockdown music icon Eric Clapton down with COVID-19 Bunk electors for Trump sued; State had s…
  Tobacco Free Kids via Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 18, 2022 at 2:38 PM

Re: We still need signatures from 20090

Attribution: Tobacco Free Kids Hi Jack, Did you see our previous email? Flavored tobacco products are fueling the youth nicotine addiction crisis. The tobacco industry uses products like minty menthol cigarettes, strawberry cigars, and cotton-candy e-cigarettes to lure…
  Stand Up America via Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 18, 2022 at 12:51 PM

Add Your Name: Expand the Supreme Court

Choice is a fundamental freedom. Image Attribution: Stand Up America Sign Stand Up America’s petition and urge Congress to expand the Supreme Court. ADD YOUR NAME Jack, Decades of careful scheming to pack the court by conservatives like Mitch McConnell are returning…
  Daily Kos Democracy Project · [email protected]
May 17, 2022 at 10:05 PM

Sign if you agree: ABC, CBS, and NBC should air the January 6th House investigators’ hearings live and in prime time

Jack, sign the petition: ABC, CBS, NBC, and other broadcast networks must televise the January 6th House Select Committee Hearings. ADD YOUR NAME Like many, if not most, Americans, you probably remember watching in horror as insurrectionists attempted a violent coup on January…
  Planned Parenthood via Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 17, 2022 at 8:22 PM

SIGN NOW: Protect Medicaid Patients’ Rights

Sign your name to Planned Parenthood Federation of America's petition if you agree that no matter who you are, how much you earn, or where you live, you should be able to choose the provider you trust. >> SIGN YOUR NAME Jack, Medicaid is a vital program for million…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 17, 2022 at 6:32 PM

Re: Sign the petition to the U.S. Senate: Stop the discrimination – pass the Equality Act now!

Jack, as we continue to confront the news of the Supreme Court’s plan to overturn Roe v. Wade, we cannot ignore the writing on the wall: this ruling could be the harbinger for the additional overturning and stripping of our rights – including LGBTQ+ equality. Sign the petition to…
  Daily Kos Recommended · [email protected]
May 17, 2022 at 2:08 PM

After winning Eurovision 2022, Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra releases war-themed video of hit song

Daily Kos Recommended Subscribe to our podcast, The Brief! After winning Eurovision 2022, Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra releases war-themed video of hit song Internal emails confirm ICE officials rushed to release immigrants dying on t…
  Daily Kos · [email protected]
May 17, 2022 at 1:04 AM

EARLY VOTING for May 24 primary has started (action needed)

Jack, the May 24 primary between Jessica Cisneors and Henry Cuellar is going down to the wire—and Newsweek says abortion may be the deciding factor. Early voting has begun, so we need you to help us get out the vote for Jessica. Click to volunteer to call South Texas voters this…
  Daily Kos Recommended · [email protected]
May 16, 2022 at 10:03 PM

Nick Fuentes claims his celibacy is proof he's not gay

Daily Kos Recommended Subscribe to our podcast, The Brief! Nick Fuentes claims his celibacy is proof he's not gay Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts says rape and incest victims should be barred from seeking abortions Zelenskyy: Russia…