Jolanda Jones · [email protected]

August 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM

I ain’t afraid of no ghost 👻💪🏾

  Greg Abbott is making up fake laws to try to scare me and my colleagues into giving up; he’s even calling for our arrest. But we’re not afraid and we’re not backing down. I’ve been a lawyer for 30 years and counting, and I know that the Governor’s threats have no legal backing. I’…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

August 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM

SIGN NOW: Stand with Texas Democrats blocking Trump’s redistricting power grab

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Texas Democrats flee to block Trump‑backed redistricting — GOP retaliates Dozens of Texas House Democrats have fled the state – traveling to Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts – to deny Republicans the quorum needed to pass a mid-decade redistricting plan backed by…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

August 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Maine Sec. of State: “Go jump in the Gulf of Maine”

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Shenna Bellows tells Trump’s DOJ to “Go jump in the Gulf of Maine.” We’re not going to sugarcoat it, John: Trump’s DOJ is launching a full-blown assault on state election systems -- demanding access to voter rolls, targeting Democratic-led states, and trying to intimi…

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  DASS Legal · [email protected]

August 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM

a federal takeover of elections

  John, Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is demanding states turn over election data – including entire voter rolls. Trump’s DOJ wants states to turn over voter lists, election info So far, nearly a dozen states – including most battleground states – have received swe…

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  Marc Elias · [email protected]

August 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM

Re: defending democracy in the courtroom

  Hi John, it’s Marc Elias. I’m proud to be one of the leading lawyers in the ongoing fight to defend democracy and protect voting rights in the face of Republican extremism. Right now, we’re seeing Donald Trump and his cronies launch an assault on our government and the rule of law.…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 31, 2025 at 9:37 PM

➤➤ BREAKING: Texas GOP plans new congressional map—without even checking census data

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Texas Republicans are redrawing the congressional map – without checking the census data We just confirmed: the chair of Texas’s redistricting committee admitted he hasn’t even looked at the 2020 census data, even though GOP lawmakers are racing to redraw the congress…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM

OFFICIAL POLL: Where do you get your news?

  ➤➤ OFFICIAL POLL: Where do you get your news? John, We’re conducting a quick internal poll, and we’d love to hear from you. With trust in news sources under constant attack, we want to know: Where do you go for the facts? Whether it’s a newspaper, cable network, podcast, social medi…

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  DASS Legal · [email protected]

July 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM

a federal takeover of elections

  John, Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is demanding states turn over election data – including entire voter rolls. Trump’s DOJ wants states to turn over voter lists, election info So far, nearly a dozen states – including most battleground states – have received swe…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

July 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM

I’m in.

  Hello, John. I’m Roy Cooper, and I am running to be the next U.S. Senator from North Carolina. I believe that our brightest days are still ahead, but we have to work together to fix what’s broken in Washington. Politicians in DC are running up our debt, ripping away our health care…

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  DASS Legal · [email protected]

July 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM

Trump’s DOJ just backed the right-wing voter purge playbook

  ➤➤ NEW: States file lawsuit to stop Trump’s election power grab This is urgent, John. A GOP group is suing to force the state of Illinois to PURGE its voter rolls.  Their argument? That Illinois isn’t kicking enough people off the rolls – and the DOJ just backed their central c…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM

Re: NPR and PBS

  John, Earlier this month, House Republicans voted to permanently extend tax breaks for billionaires – and to fund them, they slashed Medicaid and SNAP by over a trillion dollars. Now they’ve done it again – cutting over $1 billion from public broadcasting – including NPR, PBS, and o…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM

Re: Colbert

  John, CBS just announced it’s canceling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert… just three days after Colbert called out Paramount – CBS’s parent company – for quietly paying Trump $16 million to settle a lawsuit. And it doesn’t end there: Paramount is seeking approval from the Trump Ad…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM

➤➤ BREAKING: NC GOP tries to outlaw voter outreach

  ➤➤ BREAKING: North Carolina Republicans want to ban election officials from encouraging turnout This isn’t subtle, John. North Carolina GOP lawmakers are pushing a new bill that would criminalize nonpartisan voter outreach by election officials — including efforts like reminder ca…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM

straight from the authoritarian playbook…

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Trump shares a fabricated AI video of Obama’s “arrest” Donald Trump just posted a grotesque, AI-generated video on Truth Social — depicting former President Obama being dragged from the Oval Office in handcuffs and thrown in jail. It even includes audio of the Village…

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  DASS Legal · [email protected]

July 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM

re: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s warning…

  Ketanji Brown Jackson just issued a dire warning: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson didn’t mince words. She warned that some recent rulings pose an existential threat to the rule of law. She’s urging Americans to stay alert, stay engaged, and fight back – because if we don’t, no one el…

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  DASS Legal · [email protected]

July 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM

NEW: DOJ Jumps Into Another Anti-Voting Lawsuit >> 

  NEW: DOJ Jumps Into Another Anti-Voting Lawsuit >>  This is urgent, John. A GOP group is suing to force the state of Illinois to PURGE its voter rolls.  Their argument? That Illinois isn’t kicking enough people off the rolls – and the DOJ just backed their central claim. …

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM

Re: Epstein

  Trump promised to drain the swamp. Instead, he’s flooding it. This time, he’s refusing to release the Epstein files – documents that could expose powerful abusers and shed light on one of the darkest criminal conspiracies in history. Trump tells supporters not to 'waste time'…

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  DASS Legal · [email protected]

July 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM

➤➤ BREAKING: DOJ officials urged to defy court orders

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Whistleblower says DOJ leadership told staff to defy court orders This is urgent: a former DOJ attorney has revealed explosive allegations that senior Trump administration officials encouraged ignoring court orders to carry out mass deportations. Emil Bove, a Trump…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM

CISA is being gutted. Election offices are on their own.

  ➤➤ URGENT: Trump dismantling election security from the inside Trump is ramping up his efforts to undermine our elections, John. The federal agency responsible for defending our elections from cyberattacks and disinformation, CISA, is being gutted. Reports from across the country …

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  DASS Legal · [email protected]

July 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s warning…

  Ketanji Brown Jackson just issued a dire warning: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson didn’t mince words. She warned that some recent rulings pose an existential threat to the rule of law. She’s urging Americans to stay alert, stay engaged, and fight back – because if we don’t, no one el…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM

➤➤ BREAKING: DOJ wants to criminalize election officials

  ➤➤ BREAKING: DOJ exploring criminal charges against election officials This is shocking, John:  The Department of Justice, under Trump’s directive, has begun investigating state and local election officials for potential criminal wrongdoing, simply for doing their jobs.  They’ve s…

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  Marc Elias · [email protected]

July 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM

Re: defending democracy in the courtroom

  Hi John, it’s Marc Elias. I’m proud to be one of the leading lawyers in the ongoing fight to defend democracy and protect voting rights in the face of Republican extremism. Right now, we’re seeing Donald Trump and his cronies launch an assault on our government and the rule of law.…

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  DASS Legal · [email protected]

July 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM

Trump’s DOJ just backed the right-wing voter purge playbook

  ➤➤ NEW: States file lawsuit to stop Trump’s election power grab This is urgent, John. A GOP group is suing to force the state of Illinois to PURGE its voter rolls.  Their argument? That Illinois isn’t kicking enough people off the rolls – and the DOJ just backed their central …

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM

CISA is being gutted. Election offices are on their own.

  ➤➤ URGENT: Trump dismantling election security from the inside Trump is ramping up his efforts to undermine our elections, John. The federal agency responsible for defending our elections from cyberattacks and disinformation, CISA, is being gutted. Reports from across the country …

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM

Trump’s latest move: weaponizing DOJ to intimidate election officials

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ continues attack on Colorado’s election integrity John, The Trump administration’s Department of Justice is demanding every single record from Colorado’s 2024 election — and ordering officials to preserve everything from 2020 as well. This isn’t a normal…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM

This voter suppression tactic just became law in Iowa

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Iowa signs citizenship challenge law into effect This is one of the most brazen voter suppression laws we’ve seen this year. Iowa’s governor just signed legislation allowing poll workers to challenge a voter's citizenship status, based on nothing more than suspicion. …

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM

Naturalized citizens under attack

  ➤➤ BREAKING: DOJ launches denaturalization task force The Trump administration just directed the Department of Justice to prioritize stripping citizenship from naturalized Americans. That’s right — instead of focusing on civil rights enforcement or protecting voters from intimid…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM

26 key races on the line

  URGENT: 26 key races on the line John, We’re staring down the most critical Secretary of State elections in more than a decade.  In 2026, 26 Secretary of State races will shape the future of our elections, redistricting in 2030, and the outcome of the 2028 presidential race. Repub…

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  Marc Elias · [email protected]

July 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM

Re: defending democracy in the courtroom

  Hi John, it’s Marc Elias. I’m proud to be one of the leading lawyers in the ongoing fight to defend democracy and protect voting rights in the face of Republican extremism. Right now, we’re seeing Donald Trump and his cronies launch an assault on our government and the rule of law.…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM

Trump’s latest move: weaponizing DOJ to intimidate election officials

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ continues attack on Colorado’s election integrity John, The Trump administration’s Department of Justice is demanding every single record from Colorado’s 2024 election — and ordering officials to preserve everything from 2020 as well. This isn’t a normal…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM

This is the moment we feared

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Trump’s "Big Beautiful Bill" clears final hurdle After an eight-hour stand led by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” has officially passed the House. Donald Trump will now sign it into law, cementing one of the most dangerous federal …

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  Ariel Hayes · [email protected]

July 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM

Why I said yes to leading this fight.

  John, Ariel Hayes here. I just joined DASS as Executive Director because the stakes have never been higher – and what happens in the next year and a half could shape the next decade. Over the past few years, we’ve seen just how fragile our democratic institutions can be when they’re…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

July 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM

Senate just approved Trump’s extremist agenda by one vote

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” passes the Senate This just happened: Donald Trump’s Big Ugly Bill passed the Senate — by a single tiebreaker vote from Vice President JD Vance. Now it’s heading back to the House, and if it passes again, it will lock in Trump’s federal…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

June 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM

🇺🇸 Hi John — Let us break this down

  🇺🇸 Hello John, We know the news has been overwhelming, especially this month. So let’s break some things down and explain why your support before our end-of-quarter deadline could be decisive.   📉 What’s happening in Washington: Trump’s second term is barely underway…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

June 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM

dangerously close

  Under Donald Trump’s lead, ultra-MAGA Republicans have gone beyond conspiracy theories – they’re openly attacking the foundations of our democracy.  By trying to discredit our elections, threatening election workers, and laying the groundwork to overturn future results, they’re stee…

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  Marc Elias · [email protected]

June 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM

here’s the truth:

  Hi John, it’s Marc Elias. I’m proud to be one of the leading lawyers in the ongoing fight to defend democracy and protect voting rights in the face of Republican extremism. Right now, we’re seeing Donald Trump and his cronies launch an assault on our government and the rule of law.…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

June 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM

26 key races on the line

  URGENT: EOQ deadline approaching — 26 key races on the line John, We’re staring down the most critical Secretary of State elections in more than a decade – and our first end-of-quarter deadline since Trump returned to power is just days away.  In 2026, 26 Secretary of State races …

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  Jim Obergefell · [email protected]

June 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM

Marriage Equality 10 Years Later

Marrying John was one of the happiest days of my life, second only to the day marriage equality became legal for our entire country.   Ten years ago today, I was sitting in the Supreme Court fighting for my husband, John, and for queer couples like us across the nation.  Before sharin…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

June 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM

Pres. Obama’s warning >>

  Under Donald Trump’s lead, ultra-MAGA Republicans have gone beyond conspiracy theories – they’re openly attacking the foundations of our democracy.  By trying to discredit our elections, threatening election workers, and laying the groundwork to overturn future results, they’re stee…

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  Shenna Bellows · [email protected]

June 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM

My decision

  Hi John, I’m Democrat Shenna Bellows. As Maine’s Secretary of State, I issued a decision that declared Donald Trump ineligible to be on the ballot because of his incitement of the January 6 insurrection.  I know many on the right are now trying to rewrite history, claiming that day…

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  Shenna Bellows · [email protected]

June 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM

re: my decision

  Hi John, I’m Democrat Shenna Bellows. As Maine’s Secretary of State, I issued a decision that declared Donald Trump ineligible to be on the ballot because of his incitement of the January 6 insurrection.  I know many on the right are now trying to rewrite history, claiming that day…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

June 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM

Trump’s weaponization of ICE threatens democracy

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Trump’s false voting claims target cities and weaponize ICE President Trump is now actively targeting major Democratic-led cities — including Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York — with baseless claims that they’re allowing illegal immigrants to “cheat in elections.” …

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

June 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM

BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ demands “all” election data from Colorado

  ➤➤ BREAKING: DOJ demands “all records” from Colorado — a sweeping attack on election integrity John, this is urgent: The DOJ just formally demanded that Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold hand over every record from the 2024 federal election and retain all remaining data f…

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  DASS Legal · [email protected]

June 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM

re: unconstitutional

  ➤➤ NEW: States file lawsuit to stop Trump’s election power grab This is huge, John. A coalition of state Attorneys General is suing to block Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order on elections that would give the federal government unprecedented control over how elections are ru…

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  Jocelyn Benson · [email protected]

June 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM

Michigan Republicans voted to hold me in contempt

We need to put people over politics. Progress over partisanship.   John, this is Jocelyn Benson. Michigan House Republicans voted to hold me in contempt for refusing to give them access to sensitive information that could undermine the security of our elections. The truth is that we’…

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  Marc Elias · [email protected]

June 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM

here’s the truth:

  Hi John, it’s Marc Elias. I’m proud to be one of the leading lawyers in the ongoing fight to defend democracy and protect voting rights in the face of Republican extremism. Right now, we’re seeing Donald Trump and his cronies launch an assault on our government and the rule of law.…

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  DASS Legal · [email protected]

June 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM

BREAKING: States sue to block Trump’s federal election takeover

  ➤➤ BREAKING: States file lawsuit to stop Trump’s election power grab This is huge, John. A coalition of state Attorneys General is suing to block Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order on elections that would give the federal government unprecedented control over how elections a…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

June 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM

Trump’s $45 million military parade isn’t patriotism — it’s propaganda

  ➤➤ HAPPENING NOW: Trump throws himself a $45 million military parade While most Americans are enjoying their weekend or honoring Flag Day in meaningful ways, Donald Trump is celebrating with a full-blown military parade — for himself. On his birthday. That’s not an exaggeration. …

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

June 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM

NEW: Senate GOP wants to block state AI laws for 10 years

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Trump’s AI plan could wipe out state protections for a decade Senate Republicans have quietly kept a 10-year moratorium on state AI laws in their latest version of Donald Trump’s massive federal budget package, which is heading to the Senate for a vote. Let us be blu…

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  Team DASS · [email protected]

June 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM

JUST HAPPENED: DHS ejects Sen. Padilla for asking questions

  ➤➤➤ JUST HAPPENED: DHS removed Senator Alex Padilla from a press event — for doing his job   Today in Los Angeles, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a Department of Homeland Security press conference. His crime? Asking questions. Padilla was pressing DHS Secretar…

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