Robert Cruickshank, Demandprogress.org · [email protected]

November 19, 2019 at 10:32 PM

Add your name: Tax the rich

Hi, In 2017 FedEx owed the government $1.5 billion in taxes. In 2018, they owed $0 - thanks to Donald Trump's tax cut.1 FedEx didn't invest that money in higher wages or more jobs. Instead they gave it to their shareholders, including their CEO, Frederick Smith. He lobbied Trump har…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demandprogress.org · [email protected]

November 17, 2019 at 6:36 PM

They're going to sneak a vote on a new NAFTA through -- while everyone else is watching impeachment hearings

Dear friend, Congress is on the verge of cutting a terrible deal with Donald Trump to renew NAFTA — and give Big Pharma even more power to gouge you. Big Pharma rigged NAFTA 2.0 with provisions that would give them a stunning new monopoly on drugs that treat life-threatening disease…

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  Trump Impeachment Alert (via Demand Progress) · [email protected]

November 14, 2019 at 3:52 PM

Trump declares war on White House whistle blower

Yesterday’s bombshell testimony has Donald Trump staring impeachment in the face. Dear Friend, Yesterday's bombshell testimony has Donald Trump staring impeachment in the face. Trump's response? He's declared war on the White House whistleblower in an attempt to intimidate and discre…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demandprogress.org · [email protected]

November 10, 2019 at 6:32 PM

Sign the petition: Protect the whistleblower

Dear friend, Donald Trump is stepping up his dangerous attacks on the person who blew the whistle on his efforts to extort the Ukraine government into helping Trump interfere in the 2020 election. The whistleblower's lawyer sent a cease and desist letter this week to the White House…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demandprogress.org · [email protected]

November 8, 2019 at 7:05 PM

Sign the petition: Tell Mitch McConnell "no more shutdowns!"

Dear friend, Remember the government shutdown back in January? We could be in for another shutdown in December — if Mitch McConnell has his way. Recent reports show that Speaker Nancy Pelosi and McConnell are "on a collision course" that could produce a government shutdown right bef…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demandprogress.org · [email protected]

November 2, 2019 at 3:14 PM

Stop billionaires from buying elections

Hi, We've discovered Amazon's next hostile takeover target: our elections themselves. Amazon is spending a whopping $1.5 million to try and buy the Seattle City Council in Tuesday's election. It's a huge amount of money compared to what has been spent in the past. And it's happening…

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  Salma Mirza, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

November 1, 2019 at 12:08 AM

Tell Facebook: Don’t let Trump advertise lies

Mark Zuckerberg’s new policy could help Trump -- big time. Dear friend, Mark Zuckerberg just gave Donald Trump the freedom to spread lies, hate, and election misinformation on Facebook.1 Facebook has policies that dictate that the ads run on its platform must be factual. Well -- not …

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

October 24, 2019 at 5:06 PM

Amazon warehouse workers literally worked to death!

Hi, In September, Billy Foister had a heart attack at work and collapsed. In any other workplace, he would have gotten immediate medical attention. But Billy Foister worked at an Amazon warehouse, and instead he laid on the floor for 20 minutes and eventually died.1 His co-workers w…

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  Salma Mirza, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

October 23, 2019 at 11:32 PM

Facebook could take down the entire global economy

Mark Zuckerberg is out of control. We need you to stop him. Dear friend, Mark Zuckerberg is out of control. This is a man who once called Facebook “more like a government than a traditional company.”1 I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise that Zuckerberg -- and Facebook -- are interferi…

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  Stop the Patriot Act Team · [email protected]

October 22, 2019 at 5:25 PM

BREAKING: The FBI definitely snoops on you

Hi, The Wall Street Journal just dropped a bombshell! The federal government, through a top-secret court, actually admitted that the FBI routinely violates privacy laws and the Fourth Amendment by spying on Americans without a warrant.1 It gets worse: the FBI, NSA and CIA are asking…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

October 20, 2019 at 6:20 PM

Sign the petition: Stop arming Turkey

Hi, Imagine you’re Kurdish. You and your family have been fighting alongside US troops on the frontlines against the Islamic State. And then, thousands of miles away, Trump gets on the phone with Turkish President Erdogan, and hands your family a death sentence. Turkey immediately b…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demandprogress.org · [email protected]

October 17, 2019 at 6:47 PM

BREAKING: G7 to be held at a Trump resort

Hi, BREAKING: The White House just announced that the next G7 meeting of world leaders will be held...at a Florida resort owned by Donald Trump.1 This is unprecedented — and totally unsurprising. Once again Donald Trump is trying to profit personally from being president. This may w…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demandprogress.org · [email protected]

October 16, 2019 at 3:51 PM

We have to stop Facebook

Facebook is already using its unchecked power to influence the 2020 election. Dear Friend, The news makes it clear: Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is trying to use the company's position as the world's biggest social media platform to interfere in a presidential election AGAIN. Las…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demandprogress.org · [email protected]

October 12, 2019 at 4:31 PM

Sign the petition: Impeachment and Trump

Hi, Chelsea Manning. Edward Snowden. Reality Winner. And...? At least two more names are about to be added to the list of whistleblowers who courageously stood up to authoritarian power, at great personal cost. Two people have already blown the whistle about Trump's shocking attempt…

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  Save Net Neutrality · [email protected]

October 10, 2019 at 2:39 PM

Net neutrality blocked by a Democrat?!

Kyrsten Sinema is the only Democrat in the entire U.S. Congress to oppose net neutrality. Dear Friend, Since the repeal of net neutrality, Big Cable has been caught slowing down the speeds of Netflix, YouTube, and other websites "everywhere, all the time."1 And yet Democratic Senator…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

October 6, 2019 at 4:36 PM

Thank Amazon for your nosy, racist neighbor’s tech upgrade

Hi, We just learned that Amazon’s already problematic Ring service is getting even worse. New reporting shows that Ring is handing surveillance footage to over 400 police departments across the country.1 Which means Amazon is turning cops into high-tech marketing recruiters and turn…

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  Trump Impeachment Alert (via Demand Progress) · [email protected]

October 5, 2019 at 6:51 PM

Trump launches vicious anti-whistleblower attack

Trump is attacking the whistleblower as a “political hack” and a “spy.” But we have the whistleblower’s back. Dear Friend, Donald Trump is trying survive the Ukraine scandal by declaring war on whistleblowers. We've got to stop him. Here's the latest news: He attacked the White House…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demandprogress.org · [email protected]

October 2, 2019 at 7:31 PM

UPDATE: Add your name for net neutrality

Hi, Everything changed yesterday in the fight to save net neutrality. A federal court ruled that the FCC’s 2017 decision to overturn net neutrality was legally flawed in key respects. It said the agency could not prevent states from enacting their own open internet legislation -- bu…

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  Save Net Neutrality · [email protected]

October 1, 2019 at 8:41 PM

HUGE net neutrality decision handed down

BREAKING: A federal court just overruled a key portion of the FCC’s net neutrality repeal. Dear Friend, BREAKING: A federal court just threw out a key part of Ajit Pai's repeal of net neutrality—a game-changer in the fight for net neutrality. The FCC's repeal banned states from passi…

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  Salma Mirza, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

September 27, 2019 at 4:04 PM

Re: Iran

We need all antiwar voices NOW. Dear friend, A disastrous war with Iran seems like it could come any day. Trump is blaming Iran for an attack on Saudi oil facilities1 and is sending more troops to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.2 There’s still hope to stop Trump from unila…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demandprogress.org · [email protected]

September 26, 2019 at 2:34 PM

Sign the petition: Impeachment

Dear Friend, The "transcript" released today makes it clear: it's time to impeach Donald Trump. But Trump's attempt to extort Ukraine into helping him undermine the 2020 election is not the only reason Congress should begin an impeachment inquiry. Trump's mistreatment of immigrants …

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  Save Net Neutrality · [email protected]

September 9, 2019 at 8:46 PM

UPDATE: Internet slow lanes are here

AT&T and Verizon are throttling video, and we need net neutrality rules to stop them. Dear Friend, Ajit Pai's repeal of net neutrality gave Big Cable the green light to create internet slow lanes, and now it's happening. Researchers tracking internet data speeds all over the coun…

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  Save Net Neutrality · [email protected]

August 30, 2019 at 3:11 PM

ALERT: Internet slow lanes are here

The big four telecoms are throttling video, and we need net neutrality rules to stop them. Dear Friend, When the FCC repealed net neutrality, it opened the door for ISPs to create an internet slow lane for people like you and me. Now internet slow lanes have arrived — and you're like…

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  Internet Defense Team · [email protected]

August 23, 2019 at 2:59 PM

Re: Trump's “Censor the Internet” executive order

Trump’s “Censor the Internet” executive order would be the end of free speech online. Dear Friend, Last week, news leaked from the White House about a Trump executive order draft that would allow federal agencies to monitor and even censor political speech on the internet. Trump's "C…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

August 21, 2019 at 10:07 PM

ICE is DNA testing families at the border. What could possibly go wrong?!

Hi, This year, ICE got a tech upgrade that will chill you to your core: DNA testing families at the border.1 This is just the latest in a very long line of ICE atrocities at the US-Mexico border, and its implications are terrifying. Tell ICE: Stop using rapid DNA testing on immigran…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demandprogress.org · [email protected]

August 19, 2019 at 8:06 PM

ALERT: Trump executive order to censor the internet

Trump is preparing an executive order to allow Ajit Pai to censor political speech on the internet. Friend—We're running digital ads to rally people against Trump's internet censorship executive order. The more we can count on you, the more ads we can run and the more public pressure…

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  Team Internet · [email protected]

August 15, 2019 at 1:26 PM

UPDATE: Trump executive order to censor the internet

Trump is preparing an executive order to allow Ajit Pai to censor political speech on the internet. Friend—I wanted to make sure you saw this urgent email. We are mobilizing to stop Trump's administration from controlling what we post online, and we're preparing to run digital ads to…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

August 14, 2019 at 9:20 PM

ICE’s deportation machine is run by Palantir software

Hi, ICE operations aren’t just a morally reprehensible machine to separate families and deport immigrants en masse. They’re also surprisingly high-tech. A private company called Palantir provides ICE with unprecedented abilities to track and monitor people in real time. They’re raki…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

August 14, 2019 at 8:06 PM

ICE’s deportation machine is run by Palantir software

Hi, ICE operations aren’t just a morally reprehensible machine to separate families and deport immigrants en masse. They’re also surprisingly high-tech. A private company called Palantir provides ICE with unprecedented abilities to track and monitor people in real time. They’re raki…

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  Team Internet · [email protected]

August 12, 2019 at 6:35 PM

URGENT: Trump executive order to censor the internet

Trump is preparing an executive order to allow Ajit Pai to censor political speech on the internet. Dear Friend, BREAKING: Donald Trump is preparing an executive order that would essentially end freedom of speech on the internet. A leaked draft of the order would give broad authority…

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  Salma Mirza, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

August 11, 2019 at 5:37 PM

56 calls a week?

Tell the CFPB to protect consumers from debt collector harassment. Friend, When I got sick six years ago and was unemployed because of my illness, I was afraid to answer the phone or open my mail because of debt collectors trying to collect on medical debt I couldn’t pay. That’s why …

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  Salma Mirza, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

August 5, 2019 at 10:08 PM

Add your name: Stop the FTC and Equifax’s $125 scam

Trump’s administration is in the business of deceptive advertising. Friend, You know that $125 you’re supposed to get from Equifax for its data breach? Yeah, that’s not happening.1 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Equifax let us think we were going to get a cash payout, when in…

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  Save Net Neutrality · [email protected]

July 31, 2019 at 10:52 PM

Net neutrality blocked by a DEMOCRAT?!

Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema is teaming up with Big Cable to block net neutrality. Dear Friend, There's only one Democrat in the entire U.S. Congress who doesn't stand with us on net neutrality: Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. In fact, she's teamed up with Big Cable’s favorit…

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  Robert Cruickshank, Demandprogress.org · [email protected]

July 20, 2019 at 1:44 PM

Largest surveillance system in the world

Stop the race to build the world’s most accurate facial recognition software with databases of millions of pictures. Dear Friend, People go on OkCupid hoping to find their perfect match. But online daters are getting more than they bargained for. They and many other people who have p…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

July 19, 2019 at 2:55 PM

ICE and the FBI routinely search DMV photos

Hi, If you have a state-issued driver’s license or ID, chances are high that ICE agents have seen your face. Recent reporting reveals that ICE agents routinely use state DMV photos for facial recognition scanning1 – without consent from millions of ID-holders across the country. Tel…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

July 18, 2019 at 2:56 PM

Tell Amazon: Stop helping ICE

Hi, Children are languishing in cages, families are being ripped apart, and too often held in sub-standard living conditions. And Amazon isn't just complicit in this, they're profiting from it. Amazon's AWS servers form the backbone of ICE's detention and deportation operations. But…

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  Team Demand Progress · [email protected]

July 10, 2019 at 5:33 PM

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attacked by DEMOCRATS?!

Establishment Democrats are attacking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, trying to “rein in” her efforts to bring progressive change to D.C. Dear Friend, Establishment Democrats are going after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez . . . again. After AOC refused to go along with the House Democratic leade…

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  Salma Mirza, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

July 6, 2019 at 2:34 PM

Re: Amazon

Your representative needs to hear from you. Hi, Amazon is profiting from ICE putting children in cages and separating immigrant families. It provides the technology infrastructure ICE needs.1 At a time when many are labeling immigrant detention centers2 “concentration camps,”3 Amazon…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

July 4, 2019 at 6:06 PM

You’re not flying JetBlue, Delta, or American Airlines, are you?

Hi, Chances are you or someone you know and love is flying the week of July 4th. And if they’re flying JetBlue, Delta, or American Airlines, you or loved ones might be in for a shock. JetBlue, Delta, and American Airlines are now collecting invasive biometric face scans from passeng…

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  Save Net Neutrality · [email protected]

July 2, 2019 at 8:54 PM

New life for net neutrality?!

A federal court could be days away from restoring net neutrality. Dear Friend, We could be just days away from a federal court decision THROWING OUT Ajit Pai’s repeal of net neutrality. Ajit Pai, the former Verizon lawyer in charge of the FCC, violated the law in his rush to repeal …

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  Salma Mirza, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

June 28, 2019 at 4:35 PM

No legal right to sue?

An 87-year-old nun was raped in her nursing home, but her family was barred from suing the nursing home for negligence. Hi, An 87-year-old nun was raped in her nursing home, but her family was barred from suing the nursing home for negligence.1 A woman was charged a 1,000 percent int…

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