Joey DeFrancesco, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

May 4, 2023 at 7:33 PM

Sign the petition: Pass the Supreme Court Ethics Act!

Hi, Every week, we learn more about the staggering levels of corruption from right-wing Supreme Court justices. The latest bombshell report? Jane Roberts, a legal recruiter and the wife of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, received over $10 million in commissions for placing…

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  Joey DeFrancesco, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

May 3, 2023 at 3:23 PM

Sign the petition: Dark money groups are bringing back child labor

Hi, Republicans are passing legislation to legalize and expand child labor. New laws in Arkansas and Iowa allow young children to work long hours without a permit, and similar bills are being proposed in Republican-held state houses in Missouri and elsewhere. These bills all stem fr…

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  Save the USPS · [email protected]

May 1, 2023 at 7:02 PM

Sign the petition: DeJoy’s USPS is cutting pay for letter carriers

Hi, Louis DeJoy’s postal service has a plan to slash letter carrier pay.1 It’s unacceptable, but not a surprise — DeJoy is the Trump-appointed Postmaster General still in charge of the U.S. Postal Service. DeJoy’s dangerous 10-year privatization plan for the United States Postal Ser…

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  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]

April 30, 2023 at 2:47 PM

Another Supreme Court justice caught red-handed

Justice Neil Gorsuch secretly sold a 3,000-square-foot lodge in Colorado to the head of a high-powered law firm that has had nearly two dozen cases before the Court since the property closed We're resending this urgent email to make sure you didn't miss it. Please take a moment to re…

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  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]

April 26, 2023 at 9:07 PM

Another Supreme Court justice caught red-handed

Justice Neil Gorsuch secretly sold a 3,000-square-foot lodge in Colorado to the head of a high-powered law firm that has had nearly two dozen cases before the Court since the property closed Hi, A new report just dropped about unethical behavior by another Supreme Court justice. This…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

April 25, 2023 at 6:05 PM

Sign the petition: ANOTHER Supreme Court ethics violation. We need to pass the SCOTUS Ethics Act

Hi, This just came out from Politico: Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch had a 40-acre piece of land for sale, sitting on the market, for nearly two years. Then, just nine days after Gorsuch was confirmed to the nation’s highest court, he found a buyer: the head of one of the nation…

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  Impeach Clarence Thomas · [email protected]

April 24, 2023 at 9:36 PM

Sign the petition: Impeach! Clarence Thomas' undisclosed real estate deals with Harlan Crow

Hi, Yes, there’s another Clarence Thomas scandal to add to the growing, alarming list. GOP mega-donor Harlan Crow reportedly closed a sweet real estate deal with Thomas back in 2014, and Thomas never disclosed it. Crow bought three properties in Georgia from Thomas and his family fo…

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  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]

April 23, 2023 at 3:34 PM

Jaw-dropping corruption from Clarence Thomas

Republican megadonor Harlan Crow put cash directly into the pocket of Clarence Thomas. Hi, First, we learned that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury trips from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow for two decades without disclosing a dime.1 Now, ProPublica is out with …

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  Protect Abortion Rights · [email protected]

April 22, 2023 at 3:17 PM

Sign the petition: Pass the Women's Health Protection Act

Hi, Since the extreme right-wing Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, many states have taken action to deny abortion care. Twelve states have near-total abortion bans.1 Others have placed restrictions on care and abortion medication. These extreme restrictions prevent state residen…

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  SCOTUS Alert · [email protected]

April 19, 2023 at 3:41 PM

Sign the petition: Justice Clarence Thomas has reported a lot of income from a company that doesn't exist

Hi, How can you earn money from a company that closed down? I’m not sure, but Clarence Thomas has some explaining to do. Yes, it’s another Clarence Thomas scandal. For the last two decades, Thomas has reported $50K - $100K per year in rental income from a company that shut down in 2…

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  David Segal · [email protected]

April 14, 2023 at 3:44 PM

This is an unusual email

You don’t usually hear from me, but this is really important. Hi, My name is David Segal, and I’m the executive director of Demand Progress. I’m writing to you today because I want to be completely honest with you about where things stand with Demand Progress right now. The upshot is…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

April 13, 2023 at 6:52 PM

Sign the petition: Idaho Is About To Be The First State To Restrict Interstate Travel For Abortion Post-Roe

Hi, First, the extreme right-wing Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Then, MAGA Republican governors and state legislatures enforced heavy restrictions on abortion rights — making it nearly impossible for millions and millions of people to get abortion care. Now, one of those res…

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  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]

April 12, 2023 at 5:44 PM

Bombshell report on Justice Clarence Thomas

Justice Clarence Thomas has taken secret luxury trips bankrolled by a Republican mega-donor for two decades. Hi, Another stunning bombshell report has broken exposing jaw-dropping corruption at the U.S. Supreme Court. For over two decades, Justice Clarence Thomas has secretly accepte…

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  Stop Clarence Thomas · [email protected]

April 11, 2023 at 9:05 PM

Sign the petition: Clarence Thomas' latest ethics scandal

Hi, “The highest court in the land shouldn’t have the lowest ethical standards,” said Senator Dick Durbin about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ latest ethics scandal. We must build the pressure on Congress to finally pass ethics standards for Supreme Court Justices. Add your …

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  Stop Comcast · [email protected]

April 10, 2023 at 6:53 PM

We’re running out of time to restore net neutrality

Biden is running out of time to restore net neutrality. Hi, It’s been nearly two years since President Joe Biden moved to reinstate the rules for a free and open net that were tossed by Trump and his Federal Communications Commission chair, Ajit Pai.1 But net neutrality still hasn’t …

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  Confirm Judges · [email protected]

April 8, 2023 at 3:36 PM

Sign the petition: Get rid of this Senate practice used by segregationist politicians

Hi, The U.S. Senate is continuing to follow an outdated custom that was weaponized by segregationist politicians opposed to the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling: blue slips.1 The filibuster is one way Republicans can block progress, blue slips are another. Under th…

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  Stop Clarence Thomas · [email protected]

April 7, 2023 at 7:45 PM

Sign the petition: Clarence Thomas took luxury trips with GOP donor

Hi, Over more than two decades, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reportedly accepted luxury trips virtually every year from GOP mega-donor, and billionaire Dallas businessman, Harlan Crow without disclosing them.1 Superyachts, private jets, and resorts — all of it included. The…

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  Tax the Rich · [email protected]

March 31, 2023 at 6:57 PM

Sign the petition: It’s time to tax billionaires!

Hi, The best time to pass a billionaire wealth tax was yesterday, the second best time is today. Even President Biden has recognized the urgent need for this reform and has called for a billionaire tax in both his State of the Union Address and his budget. It’s time for Congress to …

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  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]

March 28, 2023 at 9:17 PM

Scandal after scandal at the Supreme Court

Another reason to force the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics. Hi, ANOTHER ethics controversy is raising new questions about the independence of the Supreme Court. According to a new report by The Guardian newspaper, a conservative legal group with multiple cases before the S…

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  Stop Comcast · [email protected]

March 26, 2023 at 3:34 PM

A dark day for net neutrality

Big Cable’s smear tactics sunk Gigi Sohn’s nomination. We can’t let them win again. Hi, Comcast, Fox News, and an army of Big Cable lobbyists threw everything but the kitchen sink at Gigi Sohn to tank her nomination to the Federal Communications Commission — and it worked. After 16 …

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  Joey DeFrancesco, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

March 24, 2023 at 7:03 PM

SIGN THE PETITION: PROTECT LGBTQ+ RIGHTS

Hi, Republicans have declared war on LGBTQ+ communities across the United States. Earlier this month, Tennessee’s Republican governor signed two shocking anti-LGBTQ bills into law. One banned drag performances on public property–such as during Pride events or on college campuses–and…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

March 23, 2023 at 8:32 PM

Sign the petition: This goes against President Biden's promises

Hi, President Biden recently approved a new, huge oil drilling project in Alaska.1 Approval for more oil drilling, especially on this scale, is the LAST thing we need in this country as the threat of climate change grows. We cannot allow oil giant ConocoPhillips' project, called Wil…

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  Banking Crisis Alert · [email protected]

March 21, 2023 at 10:58 PM

Repeal Trump’s bank deregulation bill now!

We’re demanding Congress restore and strengthen the banking regulations that they repealed less than 10 years after the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Hi, In 2018, Congress passed and Donald Trump signed a banking deregulation bill that we, along with Elizabeth Wa…

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  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]

March 18, 2023 at 7:34 PM

Update: Supreme Court refuses to adopt a code of ethics

The Supreme Court justices discussed, but failed to adopt, a code of ethics. We're re-sending this email to make sure no one misses this outrageous news. Hi, First, The New York Times uncovered how corporations have given millions of dollars to a nonprofit connected to the Court in a…

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  Protect Medication Abortion · [email protected]

March 16, 2023 at 5:33 PM

Sign the petition: Walgreens dropping abortion medication

Hi, Walgreens announced it will stop selling abortion medication in certain states — all because MAGA extremist Attorneys General scared the mega-corporation with a lawsuit. It is shameful that Walgreens would simply bow to pressure from anti-abortion Republicans. Meanwhile in Texas…

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  Kroger Albertson Behemoth · [email protected]

March 10, 2023 at 7:55 PM

Sign the Petition: Kroger Albertson Grocery Monster

Hi, The Kroger-Albertson merger would create a behemoth in the grocery industry, obliterating competition and devastating consumers.1 Kroger and Albertsons are two of the largest grocery chains in the United States. If this merger is allowed to proceed, the combined company would ha…

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  End Noncompetes · [email protected]

March 9, 2023 at 5:53 PM

Sign the petition: Jim Jordan + big corporations don’t want this new rule

Hi, MAGA extremist Jim Jordan is in a new fight against workers. As the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) considers a ban on exploitative noncompetes that big corporations use to restrict workers and keep their pay low, Jordan is siding with the big corporations. Jordan is outlandishly…

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  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]

March 8, 2023 at 5:40 PM

Millions paid to the Supreme Court

Supreme Court justices just discussed, but failed to adopt, a code of ethics. Did you see the email we sent the other day about the Supreme Court's refusal to adopt a code of ethics? We're re-sending it to make sure no one misses this outrageous news. Hi, First, The New York Times un…

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  Supreme Court Ethics Reform Now · [email protected]

March 6, 2023 at 11:36 PM

Another Supreme Court ethics mess

Supreme Court justices just discussed, but failed to adopt, a code of ethics. Hi, First, The New York Times uncovered how corporations have given millions of dollars to a nonprofit connected to the Court in an effort to gain access and influence with justices.1 Then it exposed how Ch…

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  Terrible tax plan · [email protected]

March 2, 2023 at 3:30 PM

Sign the Petition: Congress must reject the insane “Fair Tax Act”

Hi, Republicans have reintroduced one of their long held unhinged ideas to eliminate the IRS and all federal taxes and replace them with a nationwide 30 percent flat sales tax. They unironically call it the “Fair Tax Act”.1 This proposal, championed by Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Gr…

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  Censure Marjorie Taylor Greene · [email protected]

February 27, 2023 at 11:08 PM

Sign the petition: Censure Marjorie Taylor Greene for "national divorce" tweet

Hi, On President’s Day, MAGA extremist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted, “We need a national divorce. We need to separate by red states and blue states and shrink the federal government.”1 This is extremely dangerous language that suggests, peaceful or not, the United States of A…

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  Bomb Trains · [email protected]

February 24, 2023 at 5:21 PM

Sign the petition: The Ohio railroad disaster

Hi, This month’s freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio has been an environmental and health disaster. After a black mushroom cloud billowed toxic fumes for days, local residents are reporting severe health issues, animals and plants are dying, and countless people are bei…

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  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]

February 23, 2023 at 8:15 PM

The Supreme Court has been bought. Literally.

Another damning report shows the need for the Supreme Court code of ethics. Hi, First we learned that millions of dollars were flooding from corporations and right-wing lobbyists into a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Supreme Court in an effort to gain access and influence…

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  Stop Trump · [email protected]

February 21, 2023 at 9:45 PM

Sign the petition: Trump's grand jury for insurrectionist elected officials

Hi, A Georgia judge ordered the partial release of a grand jury report into possible 2020 election interference by former President Donald Trump and his allies.1 This could reveal critical information about Trump, his MAGA allies, and where this case is headed. While that plays out,…

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  Stop Comcast · [email protected]

February 20, 2023 at 10:14 PM

A disgusting new low for Fox News

The corporate smear campaign against Gigi Sohn — Biden’s nominee to the Federal Communications Commission — just won’t quit. Hi — We wanted to make sure you didn't miss this urgent email we sent last week. Hi, The corporate smear campaign against Gigi Sohn — Biden’s nominee to the …

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  “ExxonMobil's historic profits” · [email protected]

February 19, 2023 at 3:07 PM

Sign the Petition: Windfall Tax for the profit soaked oil industry

Hi, ExxonMobil just crushed the record for the most profitable year in the history of the ENTIRE western oil industry. They netted $56 billion in profit in 2022!1 The fact that this happened the same year gas prices went through the roof makes it very clear what exactly was going on…

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  SCOTUS Action · [email protected]

February 17, 2023 at 7:12 PM

Sign the petition: The Supreme Court needs ethics standards

Hi, You’ve already heard the news that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife Ginni Thomas was involved in the January 6 plot to overthrow our government. And that Justice Thomas refuses to recuse himself from cases related to January 6.1 But Chief Justice John Roberts also has…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

February 16, 2023 at 7:13 PM

Sign the petition: Grow the House!

Hi, The number of representatives in the U.S. House has not increased since 1912 even though the U.S. population has QUADRUPLED.1 That means your member of Congress represents a lot more people than the last time we changed the law. If we want a House more representative of the peop…

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  Stop Comcast · [email protected]

February 15, 2023 at 8:14 PM

“The most cynical and baseless smear campaign ever”

The corporate smear campaign against Gigi Sohn — Biden’s nominee to the Federal Communications Commission — just won’t quit. Hi, The corporate smear campaign against Gigi Sohn — Biden’s nominee to the Federal Communications Commission — just won’t quit. For nearly a year and a half, …

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

February 13, 2023 at 7:28 PM

Sign the petition: Stop Amazon’s march towards a health care takeover

Hi, Amazon wants to build a health care monopoly. The mega-corporation is trying to acquire health care giant One Medical for $3.9 billion.1 Amazon has already acquired an online pharmacy for nearly $1 billion — which it turned into Amazon Pharmacy.2 Now, Amazon is offering a monthl…

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  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]

February 10, 2023 at 8:01 PM

The Supreme Court has been bought

Another damning report shows the need for the Supreme Court code of ethics. Hi, Another day, another damning revelation about the U.S. Supreme Court’s utter lack of ethics. The New York Times has just revealed that Chief Justice John Roberts’s wife has been getting paid millions of d…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

February 9, 2023 at 6:03 PM

Sign the petition: Break up Wells Fargo now!

Hi, Wells Fargo has a long history of breaking the law, and has shown zero interest in stopping. It’s time to break up Wells Fargo. Fines levied against Wells Fargo won’t stop it from ripping off its customers. Billions in fines haven’t changed the bank’s behavior. It’s time to take…

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  End Corporate Greed · [email protected]

February 8, 2023 at 5:34 PM

Sign the petition: Stop this $28 billion Big Pharma merger

Hi, Two Big Pharma giants are trying to merge. The $28 billion deal between Amgen and Horizon Therapeutics1 would mark one of the biggest pharma mergers in recent history. Both companies have also been accused of price gouging — together, they’d have even more power to manipulate th…

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  No Education Bans · [email protected]

February 6, 2023 at 7:51 PM

Sign the petition: Stop DeSantis from banning African American studies

Hi, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is continuing his all out attack on public education. Desantis recently blocked the College Board from testing a pilot of the Advanced Placement African American Studies curriculum in Florida, claiming the program “lacked educational value.”1 Other …

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  Social Security Under Attack · [email protected]

February 4, 2023 at 9:05 PM

This is economic terrorism

Now that we’ve hit the debt ceiling, Social Security has never been more at risk. Hi, Last week, the U.S. government officially hit the debt ceiling. Unless the government acts to address the crisis soon, the U.S. will go into default, sending the entire country into an economic tail…

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  SCOTUS Watch · [email protected]

February 3, 2023 at 4:14 PM

Sign the petition: SCOTUS is threatening the right to strike.

Hi, We’ve seen just how far the Trump appointee-dominated Supreme Court is willing to go to push its right wing agenda. Now SCOTUS is considering the destruction of our fundamental labor rights.1 Sign the petition: Protect workers’ right to organize! ADD YOUR NAME Organized labor h…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

February 2, 2023 at 6:43 PM

Sign the petition: Congress and regulators must pay attention to these massive mergers

Hi, Two Big Pharma giants are trying to merge. The $28 billion deal between Amgen and Horizon Therapeutics1 would mark one of the biggest pharma mergers in recent history. Both companies have also been accused of price gouging — together, they’d have even more power to manipulate th…

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  Eggs are too expensive · [email protected]

January 31, 2023 at 4:55 PM

Sign the petition: Corporate greed is raising egg prices

Hi, Egg prices more than doubled over the past year. Cal-Maine - the giant corporation that dominates egg production under names like Egg-Land's Best, Farmhouse Eggs & Land O'Lake Eggs - claims this increase is due to supply problems. But last quarter this corporation posted a 6…

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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]

January 29, 2023 at 4:01 PM

Sign the petition: Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar should not be on the House Oversight committee

Hi, When Democrats controlled the House, they voted to remove MAGA extremists Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar from their respective committees because of Greene and Gosar’s support for political violence. But now, the GOP is preparing to give them their committee seats back, i…

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  “Moderna vaccine profiteering” · [email protected]

January 27, 2023 at 4:12 PM

Sign the Petition: Moderna plans to quadruple price of vaccine

Hi, COVID vaccines are set to hit the commercial market and Moderna wants to capitalize by QUADRUPLING the price of a dose.1 Insatiable corporate greed taking advantage of a public health emergency, it doesn’t get much worse than that. President Biden can prevent this opportunistic …

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