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  VOTING RIGHTS ALERT (collectivepac.org) via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 29, 2022 at 11:59 PM

we are fed up — are you with us?

The Senate once again failed to take action to protect voting rights. Republicans are able to use the filibuster to drive their agenda of hate and racism — to keep people, mostly Black Americans, from being able to cast their ballot. If we want to see any progress on voting rig…
  Nina Turner via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 28, 2022 at 7:55 PM

Can I count on you to add your name to personally endorse our campaign for Congress?

I wanted you to hear it directly from me. Hello Somebody! My name is Nina Turner, and I’m writing with some HUGE news: I just announced my campaign for Congress! John, can I count on you to personally endorse our campaign for Congress in Ohio? We’re not taking ANY money from s…
  MoveOn via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 27, 2022 at 9:36 PM

It’s time for a Black Woman on the Supreme Court

There are exceptional, experienced Black women who are ready to serve. Now is President Biden's time to nominate one of them to make history. Dear John, Tell President Biden to keep his campaign promise and nominate the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court—sign the p…
  Team 350 via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 26, 2022 at 10:07 PM

Former fossil fuel execs should ~not~ be in charge of energy policy

President Biden nominated a former oil and gas executive to oversee energy security at the State Department. John, It did not come as a surprise to anyone when Trump nominated Rex Tillerson, the former CEO of Exxon Mobil, to serve as Secretary of State. But we were surprised t…
  PramilaForCongress.com via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 26, 2022 at 6:09 PM

We need a wealth tax, and we need it now

It’s unacceptable that we have a country where the ultra-wealthy are raking in millions while working people suffer. John, did you see this headline? And if you thought it couldn’t possibly get worse: These headlines make it crystal clear: We need a wealth tax, and we need…
  Oxfam America Action Fund via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 25, 2022 at 11:06 PM

Tell Congress: Make billionaires pay their fair share

Dear John, The 10 richest men doubled their fortunes during the pandemic, while the incomes of 99% of the population decreased because of COVID-19. The pandemic has hurt people living in poverty far more than the rich and has had the worst impacts on women, Black, Indigenous …
  Erica Smith HQ via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 24, 2022 at 8:11 PM

[Add your name] Broadband isn’t a luxury, it’s a utility

If you’re reading my email, there’s a good chance you’re accessing the internet from where you are. John, If you’re reading my email, there’s a good chance you’re accessing the internet from where you are. Unfortunately, there are more than 400,000 North Carolinians — myself i…
  Team Summer via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 23, 2022 at 2:21 PM

Roe is the floor

On the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must acknowledge all who have been left behind and what we must overcome. Content warning: This email contains the details of the tragic death of a young woman due to complications from an unsafe, illegal abortion. Hi John, On the 49t…
  Katie Porter via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 23, 2022 at 1:27 AM

Petition: We must pass legislation to safeguard women’s rights

John, Today marks 49 years since the Supreme Court ruled that women have a constitutional right to access an abortion. But all these years later, a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions is at risk. In light of the attacks on Roe v. Wade, the Senate needs to pass …
  Team Jessica Cisneros (fwd from LeftNet) · [email protected]
January 20, 2022 at 5:43 PM

Fwd: News: the FBI raided Henry Cuellar's home

Hey LeftNet team, we wanted to forward the urgent breaking news email below from Jessica Cisneros' campaign. Jessica is running up against one of the most corrupt, pro-Trump, anti-choice Democrats in Congress, Rep. Henry Cuellar. Just yesterday, the FBI raided his home as part o…
  MoveOn via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 19, 2022 at 10:48 PM

Help keep Fox News out of our homes

Petition: Tell cable providers to drop toxic Fox News or make it optional Dear John, A year ago, on Jan. 6, when white supremacist pro-Trumpers attacked the Capitol building in a deadly insurrection, Fox News hosts were busy lying to their viewers, calling the insurrectionists …
  JusticeDemocrats.com via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 17, 2022 at 7:13 PM

“We are a free market economy”

Speaker Pelosi rejects a ban on members of Congress buying stocks. But that’s exactly how Congress profits from corporate-friendly policies. John, Members of Congress are able to make huge profits from buying stocks that they know will perform well based on pending legislation …
  LeftNet · [email protected]
January 16, 2022 at 4:18 PM

One year later, we're not backing down

We STILL need accountability. Will you sign now? John, On January 6, 2020, thousands of Trump supporters overtook the Capitol and put the Vice President, U.S. Senators, and Representatives in the House in mortal danger. At least seven people have died as a result. This was not…
  Primary Sinema via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 15, 2022 at 7:30 PM

She just killed it

Kyrsten Sinema just put the nail in the coffin on filibuster reform. John, Kyrsten Sinema just killed the Democrats’ effort to save voting rights. In theory, passing this shouldn’t be a difficult feat. But Senator Kyrsten Sinema is holding us back. Less than 24 hours after …
  Odessa Kelly via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 14, 2022 at 5:12 PM

🚨NEW: My message to the lawmakers who want to gerrymander our district 🚨

We have to claim our power John, My name is Odessa Kelly, and I'm running for Congress in my hometown: Nashville, TN. We just learned that Republicans in the Tennessee legislature are planning to break up the city of Nashville in new Congressional maps. For 200 years, Nashville…
  Erica Smith HQ via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 13, 2022 at 11:48 PM

Republicans are trying to gerrymander their way into power

We must not let Republicans get away with their attempts at rigging the 2022 election. John, this is outrageous. Republican state legislators in North Carolina drew extremely gerrymandered Congressional districts, robbing thousands of North Carolinians — particularly Black and…
  MoveOn via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 13, 2022 at 4:25 PM

This is the moment we've been waiting for

It's now or never! We need to eliminate the filibuster to pass new voting rights and electoral college protection bills. Dear John, This is the moment we've been waiting for: President Biden is officially backing a carve-out to the filibuster for voting rights legislation! "If…
  The Vera Institute of Justice via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 13, 2022 at 2:10 AM

⇩⇩ACT NOW: End inhumane treatment in jails⇩⇩

Stand with Vera to decarcerate jails together John, our jail systems aren’t working. Millions of people across the U.S. are languishing behind bars every day. In 2021 sixteen people died in New York City Jails, including the Rikers Island Jail Complex, and over 12,500 individua…
  Gavin Newsom for Governor via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 11, 2022 at 4:30 PM

Add your name to say you endorse Gavin Newsom’s re-election campaign for Governor of California

We’re looking for 25,000 people to say they do before the end of this week. John, Our campaign to defeat the Republican recall attempt started by asking Californians a simple question: do you oppose the Republican recall attempt of Governor Gavin Newsom? Over the course of the …
  MandelaBarnes.com via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 10, 2022 at 6:38 PM

Urgently asking you to add your name to join Mandela Barnes' campaign for Senate in Wisconsin

Today is an important day to show you're ready to send Mandela Barnes to the U.S. Senate. John - If you have been waiting for the right time to say you support Mandela Barnes' campaign for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, then today is the perfect day. A short while ago, Ron Johnson…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
January 10, 2022 at 12:15 AM

Sign if you agree: Amazon is unfairly using its dominance to crush small businesses

John, sign and send the petition: Big Tech corporations like Amazon have too much power. Break up Big Tech! Big Tech corporations like Amazon and Facebook have way too much power in our economy and democracy. No company made up of unelected corporate executives should have tha…
  MoveOn via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 9, 2022 at 1:51 AM

How to foil another coup attempt (petition)

Add your voice: Unless Congress acts, the far-right will likely exploit the currently vague Electoral Count Act to try and overturn democratic elections. Dear John, Sign the petition now telling Congress to protect our democracy from future coups by reforming the vague Electora…
  Mark Kelly via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 7, 2022 at 8:21 PM

Join Mark Kelly - Act on Climate in 2022

To see our planet as this majestic blue ball floating in the blackness of space is breathtaking. John, Looking at Earth from space is remarkable and hard to describe. To see our planet as this majestic blue ball floating in the blackness of space is breathtaking. It’s truly the…
  Team Summer via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 6, 2022 at 8:14 PM

Essential workers deserve their fair share

Congress must pass the PRO Act to protect all workers. Hi John, Power is not readily given, it must be built. As we move into our third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, many essential workers across industries do not have safe working conditions. This is unacceptable. We know …
  Team 350 via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 5, 2022 at 11:57 PM

Add your name: Demand Biden stop offshore drilling auctions

John, At COP26, Biden promised that the United States would become a leader on climate change again. And then he immediately turned around and betrayed that promise by auctioning off 1.7 million acres of land in the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas companies.1 That's not all: Pen…
  MoveOn via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 4, 2022 at 7:31 PM

Elon Musk and justice (petition)

Add your name if you agree Elon Musk and other billionaires should pay their fair share in taxes Dear John, Sign the petition: Time’s 2021 "Person of the Year," billionaire Elon Musk, should pay his fair share in taxes so our country can adequately fund critical needs like educ…
  Jamaal Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 3, 2022 at 7:41 PM

[Add your name] Support The African American History Act

The truth should always be available to all and inspire us to move towards the direction and knowledge of a true democracy. John, As many of you know, I spent 20 years as an educator before Congress. I saw firsthand how transforming a child’s learning environment can unlock the…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
December 30, 2021 at 3:54 PM

It’s time to remove Senator Joe Manchin as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Joe Manchin cannot continue to lead the Senate Democrats’ climate policy. The conflict of interest is clear, John, and so is the science. Senator Joe Manchin owns millions of dollars in coal stocks and earns half a million dollars each year in dividends alone.1 Yet, as the Cha…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
December 29, 2021 at 4:06 PM

It’s almost a wrap on 2021 and we still need Build Back Better

We need the Senate to pass Build Back Better now to create permanent gains for working Americans. John, Watching the slow progress of the Build Back Better bill in Congress has been everything from frustrating, hopeful, and confusing.   But one thing has remained clear from t…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
December 28, 2021 at 4:46 PM

We can’t let this critical relief expire

The Child Tax Credit is set to expire on December 31st unless the Senate acts. John, Right now, about 60 million families are receiving monthly Child Tax Credit payments between $250 and $300 per child thanks to legislation passed by Democrats last spring and signed into law by…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
December 27, 2021 at 7:09 PM

We’re in a student loan debt crisis

President Biden needs to cancel student debt right now and free a generation from this debilitating burden. John, Over 45 million people owe more than $1.8 trillion dollars in student loan debt right now — many of whom were just 18-year-olds when they took on thousands of doll…
  Beto for Texas via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 23, 2021 at 9:33 PM

Governor Greg Abbott has failed Texans.

Abbott has stopped listening to, trusting, and working for Texans. John, Governor Greg Abbott has failed Texans. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Abbott has undermined science and public health at every turn. Early in the pandemic, he barred school boards, mayors, county judges, …
  Pramila Jayapal via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 22, 2021 at 2:31 PM

More than Trump

John, We have to fight for every dollar of funding for housing, education, health care, and taking on climate change. But this month, the House approved $768 billion in annual military spending. Here’s the bottom line: Investments in our people and communities should come befo…
  Primary Sinema Project via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 21, 2021 at 5:23 PM

This is why we must elect real Democrats

We need Democratic Senators who fight for us, not against us. John, The House passed the Build Back Better Act weeks ago, but Democrats like Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin have been stringing the American people along for months, blocking President Biden’s legislative agenda a…
  MoveOn via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 20, 2021 at 9:52 PM

Tell Biden: Do NOT restart student loan payments

Taking immediate action to protect people burdened with student debt would be a lifeline for millions of Americans. Dear John, Sign the petition: We call on President Joe Biden to continue the freeze on federal student loan payments after February 1, when pandemic relief is se…
  Team Katie Porter via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 19, 2021 at 8:06 PM

Sign on: DeJoy has got to go

John, Your holiday cards may be showing up in January this year...and it’s not just because someone forgot to send them, the mail really does continue to get slower and slower. It’s not just about late holiday cards. Mail delays mean that people who rely on the USPS to delive…
  Odessa Kelly via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 18, 2021 at 5:37 PM

The climate crisis is here

This year alone, there have been 18 billion dollar disasters in the US. Six of them have impacted Tennessee. John, let me introduce myself. My name is Odessa Kelly, and I’m running for Congress to give a voice to those who have been left behind. I was born and raised in Nashvil…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
December 17, 2021 at 6:50 PM

Tell the Senate: Confirm Gigi Sohn and get net neutrality back

John, In 2017, Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, repealed regulations that ensured net neutrality. Without basic net neutrality protections, large phone and cable companies were then able to block, throttle, and slow access to sites and s…
  The Vera Institute of Justice via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 16, 2021 at 3:35 PM

Mass incarceration destroys communities. Join Vera’s fight to rebuild them

John, Our justice system is biased, broken, and strips people of their dignity. The Vera Institute of Justice fights to repair these injustices and rebuild entire communities. Partnering with communities to transform our unfair criminal justice system, Vera connects local orga…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
December 15, 2021 at 9:30 PM

End the Patriot Act now

John, 20 years ago Congress threw caution and civil liberties to the wind and passed the Patriot Act. That means that there's a whole generation of Americans who were born and raised with a government constantly peeping in on their phones, devices, computers. This gargantuan s…
  Erica Smith via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 14, 2021 at 11:27 PM

I’m running for U.S. House in North Carolina

Republicans are trying to erase the voices of my community by gerrymandering it away. Hi John, it’s Erica Smith — I am a three-term North Carolina State Senator, a pastor, an engineer, a mother of four, and I have exciting news to share with you: I’m officially running for the …
  MoveOn via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 14, 2021 at 5:06 PM

Sign the petition re: Lauren Boebert

We cannot and will not allow people who spew hate, like Laren Boebert, to win. Dear John, Sign the petition: Lauren Boebert must be removed from committees in Congress for her anti-Muslim, violence-inducing hate speech! During a recent press conference, Congresswoman Ilhan Oma…
  Team Summer Lee via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 13, 2021 at 9:43 PM

Your endorsement means a lot

Your endorsement will show the strength of our grassroots movement and help us build support moving forward. John, thank you so much for joining our grassroots movement. We’ve had an amazing few weeks since Summer Lee announced her campaign for Congress; we’ve already seen a g…
  Beto for Texas via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 12, 2021 at 9:10 PM

What the polls mean:

The Texas GOP knows Beto is a real threat to their continued control. Hey, John — have you seen the latest polling on our race to elect Beto as Texas' next governor? Two recently released polls show Beto virtually TIED with Greg Abbott. Here's what this means: Beto is *the* Dem…
  Pramila Jayapal via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 11, 2021 at 6:48 PM

[Add your name] Tell the Senate to pass paid leave

Conservatives and corporate special interests are trying to remove paid family and sick leave from the Build Back Better Act. John, this is urgent. Paid leave is at risk in the Senate. There’s a reason I negotiated for months to ensure that paid family and medical leave was in…
  Gavin Newsom via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 9, 2021 at 3:36 PM

Can I have your personal endorsement?

Even though we just defeated a far-right Republican attempt here in California, I still have a re-election to win in 2022. John, Even though we just defeated a far-right Republican attempt here in California, I still have a re-election to win in 2022. So today, I want to ask a…
  Brett Fleishman, Team 350 via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 7, 2021 at 11:53 PM

It’s not too late to get a #FossilFreeFed chair

As long as Powell refuses to recognize the climate crisis as an urgent and systemic economic threat, we’ll be demanding that his nomination fail. John - President Biden announced that he is renominating Jerome Powell to lead the Federal Reserve, missing a big opportunity to nom…
  Beto for Texas via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 6, 2021 at 12:58 AM

Our Governor abandoned us last year

Greg Abbott has simply stopped listening to, serving, paying attention to, and trusting the people of Texas. John, Earlier this year, the people of Texas were abandoned by Governor Greg Abbott when the electrical grid failed and millions were left without power during a deadly…
  Zephyr Teachout via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 4, 2021 at 7:02 PM

Humbly asking for your support

Hi John, My name is Zephyr Teachout, and I’m humbly asking for your support in our campaign to be New York’s next Attorney General. It might seem like a small action to take, but adding your endorsement and becoming a part of this campaign means taking on corruption in governm…
  Team Josh Shapiro via LeftNet · [email protected]
December 3, 2021 at 6:20 PM

Need John from Washington​ to take our NEW survey >>

Josh Shapiro JUST announced he’s running to be the next Governor of Pennsylvania. He wants to know what issues voters like you want to see prioritized in the 2022 election. Will you represent xxxxxx by taking our quick survey now? Take the survey → John, Josh’s …