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  Team DASS · [email protected]
October 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM

This violates the Hatch Act. We need an investigation.

  John, This is not normal. In fact, it’s illegal. Multiple official federal websites – including USDA, HHS, HUD, and the State Department – are now displaying shutdown messages blaming Democrats for the funding lapse, parroting President Trump’s political rhetoric. These are banne…
  DASS Legal · [email protected]
October 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM

➤➤ URGENT: Trump DOJ escalates attack on Maine’s voters

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ escalates lawsuit against Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows John, We have a disturbing update: The Trump administration isn’t just suing Maine anymore. They’ve now filed a motion to compel in court, demanding that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows ha…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
October 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM

Trump orders the military toward our own neighborhoods

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Trump lays groundwork for militarized policing in American cities At a dramatic gathering of nearly 800 U.S. generals and admirals at Quantico, Virginia, President Trump laid bare his new vision: use U.S. cities as training grounds for the military to hunt the so-call…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
October 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM

This violates the Hatch Act. We need an investigation.

  John, This is not normal. In fact, it’s illegal. Multiple official federal websites – including USDA, HHS, HUD, and the State Department – are now displaying shutdown messages blaming Democrats for the funding lapse, parroting President Trump’s political rhetoric. These are banne…
  DASS Legal · [email protected]
October 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM

➤➤ NEW: DOJ adds six more lawsuits demanding voter data.

  ➤➤ NEW: Trump’s DOJ sues SIX MORE states demanding voter registration data John, we have some MAJOR developments on the Department of Justice’s assault on our democracy.  Six more states — California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania — have been targe…
  Marc Elias · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 7:03 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.…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
September 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM

“Jobs, jobs, jobs”? Not under Trump.

  ➤➤ Trump administration greenlit to fire thousands of federal workers John, Republicans have always campaigned on “jobs, jobs, jobs.” But now that Trump is back in power, his administration is launching one of the most extreme government purges in U.S. history. The Supreme Court…
  DASS Legal · [email protected]
September 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM

The internal checks are gone

  John, In 2020, 2022, and 2024 – despite a pandemic, death threats to officials, and constant misinformation – our elections held. But we’re not exaggerating when we say this time is different. Now empowered by an administration filled with election deniers, the threat to free and fa…
  DASS Legal · [email protected]
September 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM

➤➤ URGENT: Trump DOJ escalates attack on Maine’s voters

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ escalates lawsuit against Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows John, We have a disturbing update: The Trump administration isn’t just suing Maine anymore. They’ve now filed a motion to compel in court, demanding that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows ha…
  DASS Legal · [email protected]
September 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM

➤➤ BREAKING: DOJ adds six more lawsuits demanding voter data.

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ sues SIX MORE states demanding voter registration data John, we have some MAJOR developments on the Department of Justice’s assault on our democracy.  Six more states — California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania — have been …
  Marc Elias · [email protected]
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 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.…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
September 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM

Trump’s DOJ crumbles under bribery scandal

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Senate launches investigation into Trump’s border czar John, We know this much: Tom Homan, Donald Trump’s hand-picked “border czar,” was caught on video in an FBI sting accepting a $50,000 bribe for immigration contracts in a bag. The Department of Justice – taking …
  Roy Cooper · [email protected]
September 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Here’s how you can help Democrats take back the Senate majority:

We don’t want to show any weakness.   Our campaign’s first FEC end-of-quarter filing deadline is just days away. Split a donation of any size between our team and DASS to help meet our goal before time runs out. Hello John, I’m reaching out about our upcoming filing deadl…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
September 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM

They rigged the map — now they’re getting sued

  ➤➤ ALERT: Missouri voters sue to block unconstitutional GOP gerrymander John, Missouri voters just filed a major lawsuit to block an extreme Republican gerrymander — one that would lock in GOP power and silence Democratic voices for the next decade. Their claim is simple: the ma…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
September 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM

Democracy alert: Trump DOJ pushing for sweeping voter roll data grab

  ➤➤ BREAKING: DOJ is planning to hand your voter registration data to DHS John. This week we learned something deeply dangerous: the U.S. Justice Department is considering transferring massive amounts of voter registration data from states to Homeland Security for use in criminal…
  DASS Legal · [email protected]
September 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM

They’re being sued for protecting your voter data

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ sues Maine and Oregon for refusing to hand over voter data John, The Trump administration just launched lawsuits against Maine and Oregon, accusing them of “noncompliance” because their Secretaries of State refused to turn over full voter registration roll…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
September 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM

ADD YOUR NAME: Protect the First Amendment

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Trump FCC crackdown leads to Jimmy Kimmel’s firing John, Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has been fired, reportedly under pressure from Donald Trump’s FCC chair, for doing the one thing this administration can’t stand: Criticizing Donald Trump.  This is about control. Tr…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
September 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM

➤➤ BREAKING: Trump threatens to federalize DC over ICE disagreement

  ➤➤ URGENT: Trump vows national emergency in D.C. over ICE John, Donald Trump is escalating things in D.C… again. Trump is now threatening to declare a national emergency – meaning he could federalize DC’s police force and take control over how the city is run. This is more than ju…
  DASS Legal · [email protected]
September 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM

➤➤ BREAKING: Trump DOJ sues Maine and Oregon

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ sues Maine and Oregon for refusing to hand over voter data John, The Trump administration just launched lawsuits against Maine and Oregon, accusing them of “noncompliance” because their Secretaries of State refused to turn over full voter registration roll…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
September 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM

GOP pushing “Super SAVE Act” to suppress your vote

  ➤➤ BREAKING: GOP pushes “Super SAVE Act”, a turbocharged voter suppression bill John. Right‑wing activist Cleta Mitchell is pushing for a “Super SAVE Act”, a far more extreme version of the SAVE Act that would impose devastating restrictions on who can register to vote. Under her …
  Marc Elias · [email protected]
September 15, 2025 at 7:35 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.…
  DASS Legal · [email protected]
September 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM

Democratic Secretaries of State to Trump: Stay out of our elections

  ➤➤ Democratic Secretaries Push Back on Trump’s DOJ Voter Data Power Grab John. The Trump administration is demanding voter registration data from states across the country, including from Maine, where Secretary of State Shenna Bellows fired back on these demands in no uncertain te…
  Team DASS & Eric Swalwell · [email protected]
September 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM

RFK Jr. must go

MAHA is a threat to public health   John, where are the actions that are Making America Healthy Again?  We’re seriously asking — because what we’ve seen so far is nothing short of dangerous: Rollbacks on cancer and disease research. The removal of actual medical professionals from fed…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
September 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM

NEW: Trump says he plans unconstitutional executive order

  ➤➤ NEW: Trump says he plans unconstitutional executive order to mandate ID for voters John, Donald Trump just posted on social media that he plans to issue an executive order requiring voter ID and banning mail-in ballots with almost no exceptions. Let us be crystal-clear: this po…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
September 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM

Trump wants your personal data

  ➤➤ PRIVACY THREAT: Trump’s DOJ demands your voter registration data — what’s the real agenda? John. The Department of Justice is demanding voter registration data from at least 19 states, asking for full copies of voter rolls, complete with sensitive information like partial Socia…
  DASS Legal · [email protected]
September 9, 2025 at 12:03 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…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
September 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM

The internal checks are gone

  John, In 2020, 2022, and 2024 – despite a pandemic, death threats to officials, and constant misinformation – our elections held. But we’re not exaggerating when we say this time is different. Now empowered by an administration filled with election deniers, the threat to free and fa…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
September 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM

Trump just gutted our election safety net. Again.

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Election workers just lost critical protection from cyberattacks John. This is exactly what election officials feared. Donald Trump’s administration just slashed vital CISA support for state and local election offices – cutting off cyber threat intelligence, emergency…
  DASS Legal Fund · [email protected]
September 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM

John, Marc Elias isn’t holding back…

  John, Marc Elias isn’t holding back: Trump just pledged to end mail-in voting and claimed he’ll sign an executive order to ban it nationwide.  And he says he got the idea straight from Vladimir Putin, who told him that: “your election was rigged because you have mail-in voting.” …
  Team DASS · [email protected]
September 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM

BREAKING: Trump says he plans unconstitutional executive order

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Trump says he plans unconstitutional executive order to mandate ID for voters John, Over the weekend, Donald Trump posted on social media that he plans to issue an executive order requiring voter ID and banning mail-in ballots with almost no exceptions. Let us be crys…
  DASS Legal · [email protected]
September 2, 2025 at 11:02 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, over a dozen states – including most battleground states – have received sweep…
  Marc Elias · [email protected]
August 31, 2025 at 4:32 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.…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
August 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM

Trump leans on Putin to justify banning mail-in ballots

  ➤➤ NEW: Trump leans on Putin to justify banning mail-in ballots This is appalling, John. At this month's Alaska summit, Donald Trump stood beside Vladimir Putin and echoed his claim that mail-in voting makes elections “dishonest.” He even suggested that he agrees with Putin, and p…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
August 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM

NEW: Arizona Secretary of State calls out Trump’s power grab

  ➤➤ NEW: Arizona Secretary of State calls out Trump’s power grab John, Right now, Trump’s Department of Justice is issuing sweeping demands to state election officials. His administration is pushing for centralized control of voter data, attacking mail-in voting, and trying to strip …
  Team DASS · [email protected]
August 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM

URGENT: DOGE put your Social Security at risk

  ➤➤ DOGE exposed Social Security data of 300 Million Americans John, a whistleblower from the Social Security Administration just sounded the alarm: The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uploaded the personal data of over 300 million Americans — incl…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
August 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM

“A lot of people are saying, ‘Maybe we like a dictator.’”

  ➤➤ URGENT: Trump says “Maybe we like a dictator” — and doubles down with federal crackdowns This week, as Trump signed sweeping executive orders in the Oval Office, he made a chilling comment: “A lot of people are saying, ‘Maybe we like a dictator.’” And he’s acting like he means …
  DASS Legal Fund · [email protected]
August 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM

John, Marc Elias isn’t holding back…

  John, Marc Elias isn’t holding back: Trump just pledged to end mail-in voting and claimed he’ll sign an executive order to ban it nationwide.  And he says he got the idea straight from Vladimir Putin, who told him that: “your election was rigged because you have mail-in voting.” …
  Marc Elias · [email protected]
August 24, 2025 at 4:02 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.…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
August 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM

BREAKING: Trump wants to ban mail voting (again)

  ➤➤ Trump is trying to kill vote-by-mail — again — even though he uses it himself You should know this, John: Donald Trump has voted by mail multiple times during his time in the White House.  But now, just days after promising Vladimir Putin he’d crack down on “Democrat voting mac…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
August 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM

Trump just gutted our election safety net. Again.

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Election workers just lost critical protection from cyberattacks John. This is exactly what election officials feared. Donald Trump’s administration just slashed vital CISA support for state and local election offices – cutting off cyber threat intelligence, emergency…
  DASS Legal Fund · [email protected]
August 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM

John, Marc Elias isn’t holding back…

  John, Marc Elias isn’t holding back: Trump just pledged to end mail-in voting and claimed he’ll sign an executive order to ban it nationwide.  And he says he got the idea straight from Vladimir Putin, who told him that: “your election was rigged because you have mail-in voting.” …
  Team DASS · [email protected]
August 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM

BREAKING: Trump leans on Putin to justify banning mail-in ballots

  ➤➤ BREAKING: Trump leans on Putin to justify banning mail-in ballots This is appalling, John. This past weekend at the Alaska summit, Donald Trump stood beside Vladimir Putin and echoed his claim that mail-in voting makes elections “dishonest.” He even suggested that he agrees wit…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
August 19, 2025 at 11:33 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…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
August 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM

NEW: Trump Says He’ll ‘Lead a Movement’ to Eliminate Mail-In Ballots

  BREAKING: President Trump Says He’ll ‘Lead a Movement’ to Eliminate Mail-In Ballots John, Donald Trump still can’t process that he lost the 2020 election.  It’s why he refused to concede.  It’s why he sent a mob to the Capitol. And now, it’s why he’s now calling to eliminate mail-…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
August 17, 2025 at 1:02 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 …
  Team DASS · [email protected]
August 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM

This is what our election officials are facing:

  John, Last month, a failed candidate who blamed Dominion Voting Systems for his loss threw a Molotov cocktail into a Colorado election office – directly targeting the room where ballots are counted. Longtime critic of voting machines charged in firebombing of Colorado electio…
  Team DASS · [email protected]
August 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM

straight out of an authoritarian playbook

  John, Donald Trump has just deployed hundreds of National Guard troops and federal agents to Washington, DC – seizing control of local law enforcement under the false pretense of rising violent crime. It’s something straight out of an authoritarian playbook: Checkpoints in Washing…
  Adam Schiff · [email protected]
August 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM

I won’t back down

  This is Adam Schiff. I have some news, John: Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham broke the news last week that Trump had successfully badgered the Justice Department into targeting me with a criminal investigation. This kind of baseless abuse of the justice system is just what dictators …
  Adam Schiff · [email protected]
August 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM

Trump has successfully badgered the DOJ into opening a criminal investigation against me

  This is Adam Schiff. I have some news, John: Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham broke the news last week that Trump had successfully badgered the Justice Department into targeting me with a criminal investigation. This kind of baseless abuse of the justice system is just what dictators …
  Team DASS · [email protected]
August 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM

The internal checks are gone

  John, In 2020, 2022, and 2024 – despite a pandemic, death threats to officials, and constant misinformation – our elections held. But we’re not exaggerating when we say this time is different. Now empowered by an administration filled with election deniers, the threat to free and fa…