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  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
August 1, 2023 at 5:45 PM

Sign the petition: Stop the government's illegal purchase of personal data

Hi, News just broke that our campaign to end warrantless data collection in America faces direct opposition from the NSA. We now know U.S. intelligence officials at the National Security Agency (NSA) are lobbying Congress to block a measure to prevent the government from collecting …
  Tax Elon Musk · [email protected]
July 27, 2023 at 3:49 PM

Sign the petition: Tax Elon Musk and all billionaires!

Hi, X. Yes, that’s really Twitter’s new name1 thanks to the latest baffling decision from billionaire owner Elon Musk. Musk made a $44 billion mess and wrecked Twitter over the last nine months — one billionaire brought a giant social media company into a state of complete disarray.…
  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
July 25, 2023 at 6:05 PM

Sign the petition: "We’re going to see workers die"

Hi, “It was one of the worst feelings I’ve ever had in my entire life,” Seth Pacic, a UPS truck driver recounted after dry heaving, out of sorts, unable to drive home until he sat in an air-conditioned office for over an hour.1 This is the story of extreme heat and truck driving as …
  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]
July 24, 2023 at 7:15 PM

RE: Huge news on Supreme Court corruption

A key Senate committee just passed legislation to crack down on Supreme Court corruption Hi — We're re-sending this email to make sure you don't miss this exciting news. — the Demand Progress team. Hi, For months, we’ve been hearing about Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, Samu…
  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]
July 21, 2023 at 7:25 PM

Huge news on Supreme Court corruption

A key Senate committee just passed legislation to crack down on Supreme Court corruption Hi, For months, we’ve been hearing about Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and others getting millions of dollars in luxury travel, sweetheart real estate deals, and cash paym…
  January 6 Alert · [email protected]
July 19, 2023 at 1:45 PM

Insurrectionists are banned from public office. Period.

The 14th Amendment is clear: insurrectionists may not serve in Congress or any other public office. Hi, More than 1,000 people have been charged for crimes on January 6, and hundreds have been found guilty.1 But of the elected officials who helped plan or participated in the riot,…
  Stop Ted Cruz · [email protected]
July 18, 2023 at 9:00 PM

Sign the petition: Tell Congress to reject Ted Cruz's dangerous censorship amendment

Hi, A proposal led by Ted Cruz in Congress to give federal lawmakers the legal right to scrub information from the internet could get a vote TODAY. This would give members of Congress the ability to stop important investigative journalism dead in its tracks.1 Coverage of corruption …
  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]
July 16, 2023 at 5:47 PM

Breaking: Clarence Thomas aide caught taking cash payments

Multiple lawyers with cases before the Supreme Court gave cash to an aide for Justice Clarence Thomas. Hi, Another bombshell Supreme Court scandal just broke — and Congress is finally taking action to do something about it. The Guardian newspaper caught an aide to Justice Clarence Th…
  Bans Off Our Bodies · [email protected]
July 15, 2023 at 2:41 PM

Sign the petition: Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Lindsey Graham, and Elise Stefanik's positions on abortion

Hi, The extreme right-wing Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade has emboldened MAGA Republicans in Congress to advocate for an outright national abortion ban. First, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito undid abortion rights in America. Now, MAGA extremists in Congress like …
  Thomas Alert · [email protected]
July 14, 2023 at 2:28 PM

Sign the petition: Clarence Thomas literally opens the Supreme Court’s doors to an elite private association

Hi, Each year, Clarence Thomas hosts a secretive initiation ritual for his wealthy friends inside the Supreme Court chamber. It sounds ridiculous, but a bombshell New York Times report just revealed that Justice Thomas performs this ceremony in the main Supreme Court room for an eli…
  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
July 13, 2023 at 7:03 PM

Sign the petition: Crack down on scam insurance plans and junk fees

Hi, In 2018, the Trump administration made it much easier for big corporations to take advantage of people by selling junk health insurance plans. These health insurance companies are able to offer misleading short-term insurance products, discriminate against pre-existing condition…
  January 6 Alert · [email protected]
July 12, 2023 at 2:44 PM

Re: The key clause in the U.S. Constitution Republicans want to ignore

The 14th Amendment bans insurrectionists from holding elective office. It must be enforced. We wanted to resend this email to make sure you didn't miss it. We must act now to defend democracy. -- Demand Progress Hi, Since January 6 insurrection, more than 1,000 people have been charg…
  January 6 Alert · [email protected]
July 8, 2023 at 2:52 PM

Insurrectionists can’t hold public office. Period.

The 14th Amendment bans insurrectionists from holding elective office. It must be enforced. Hi, Since January 6 insurrection, more than 1,000 people have been charged for crimes and hundreds have been found guilty.1 However, of elected officials who planned or participated in the dea…
  Alito Alert · [email protected]
July 5, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Sign the petition: Justice Alito ruled against the EPA while his wife made deals with an oil corporation

Hi, A shocking new report revealed that while Justice Alito was voting to gut environmental protections, his wife was cutting real estate deals with the fossil fuel industry.1 Despite this substantial conflict of interest, Alito has not recused himself in cases involving the fossil …
  Tax the Rich · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 5:34 PM

Sign the petition: Tell the IRS to audit the rich

Hi, A new study just revealed that Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audits of the 1% yield by far the most revenue of any audits they conduct.1 Every dollar the IRS spends auditing the super-rich brings in more cash than an audit of the average taxpayer. IRS data shows the 1% don’t re…
  Joey DeFrancesco, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
June 29, 2023 at 7:12 PM

Sign the petition: A hazardous train derailed outside of Yellowstone National Park

Hi, A train carrying molten sulfur and hot asphalt derailed last week just outside of Yellowstone National Park. Seven trail cars filled with toxic material still remain in the Yellowstone River.1 Officials instituted emergency measures at water treatment plants due to the “potentia…
  Social Security Under Attack · [email protected]
June 28, 2023 at 3:52 PM

The new Republican plan to gut Social Security

House Republicans just released their plan to decimate Social Security. Hi, A leading group of House Republicans just released their proposed budget for 2024, and it’s truly appalling. The Republican Study Committee plan would slash Social Security by raising the retirement age and c…
  Trump Accountability · [email protected]
June 26, 2023 at 5:48 PM

Sign the petition: A Trump-appointed judge is overseeing Trump’s trial...really?!

Hi, The federal classified documents case against Trump is in jeopardy because of the judge overseeing the case — Judge Aileen Cannon. Judge Cannon was appointed by former president Trump AND she’s issued rulings in favor of Trump, like when she blocked authorities from using the cl…
  SCOTUS Scandal · [email protected]
June 22, 2023 at 9:47 PM

Sign the petition: Supreme Court Justice Alito’s $100,000 private jet ride

Hi, BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito accepted luxury trips from Paul Singer – a billionaire and Republican megadonor who has brought business before the Court. Alito failed to disclose the elaborate gifts.1 The exposé on Alito’s corruption comes just a few months after t…
  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
June 21, 2023 at 7:18 PM

Sign the petition: Senator Bernie Sanders' Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act of 2023

Hi, Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Barbara Lee just introduced legislation to tax Wall Street greed.1 The Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act of 2023 would raise taxes on high-frequency stock traders, hedge fund executives, and Wall Street profiteers — the people raking in…
  Supreme Court Corruptions · [email protected]
June 20, 2023 at 4:33 PM

Sign the petition: Sen. Warren’s new bill to end Supreme Court corruption

Hi, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Pramila Jayapal just introduced legislation that would finally impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court, and ban federal judges from owning individual stock.1 The Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act has been introduced during a time public tr…
  January 6 Alert · [email protected]
June 19, 2023 at 5:04 PM

Re: The key section of the U.S. Constitution that Republicans never talk about

The 14th Amendment is clear: Insurrectionists shouldn’t be able to hold public office. Hi -- We wanted to resend this important email to make sure you didn't miss it! -- Demand Progress Hi, Since the January 6 insurrection, more than 1,000 people have been charged with crimes relatin…
  Stop Trump · [email protected]
June 17, 2023 at 3:14 PM

Insurrectionists cannot hold public office. Period.

The 14th Amendment is clear: Insurrectionists shouldn’t be able to hold public office. Hi, Since the January 6 insurrection, more than 1,000 people have been charged with crimes relating to the attack. Almost 600 have been found guilty.1 Leaders of far-right militia groups including …
  Stop Gorsuch · [email protected]
June 16, 2023 at 8:22 PM

Sign the petition: Gorsuch said COVID protections were perhaps "the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country"

Hi, Trump-appointed judges continue to make dangerous statements from the Supreme Court. Recently, Trump’s Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch said COVID protections were perhaps "the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country."1 Not only is this …
  Terms Limits · [email protected]
June 9, 2023 at 6:03 PM

Sign the petition: The Supreme Court should not have lifetime appointments

Hi, BREAKING: The Supreme Court just issued a major anti-union decision that “risks erosion of the right to strike,” according to dissenting Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.1 The Court’s ruling today in Glacier v. Teamsters creates a new precedent that unions are responsible for finan…
  Joey DeFrancesco, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
June 7, 2023 at 8:34 PM

Sign the petition: Anti-choice activists bought private cell phone data to target Planned Parenthood

Hi, Right-wing activists are using cell phone location data to send anti-choice misinformation to people who visited Planned Parenthood clinics.1 Scammers are using demographic data to target seniors and steal their money through sweepstakes schemes.2 Immigration and Customs Enforce…
  Save the U.S. Post Office · [email protected]
June 1, 2023 at 5:33 PM

90 cents for a first-class stamp?!

Louis DeJoy is a disaster, and he has been ever since Trump appointed him. Hi, Trump-appointed postmaster general Louis DeJoy just testified before Congress for the first time in more than two years — and he once again showed why he must be fired in order to save the U.S. Postal Serv…
  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]
May 27, 2023 at 12:33 PM

Make John Roberts testify. Now.

Chief Justice Roberts thinks the Supreme Court is above the law. Hi, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has gotten over $10 million through undisclosed payments to his wife from corporate law firms with cases in front of the court.1 Clarence Thomas and his wife secretly took m…
  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
May 24, 2023 at 5:34 PM

Sign the petition: Steps to fire Louis DeJoy

Hi, Trump appointee Louis DeJoy is STILL head of the U.S. Postal Service, even as his privatization plans threaten to destroy the USPS. DeJoy was on Capitol Hill last week to answer questions about slow mail service, his USPS privatization plan, and workers exposed to extreme temper…
  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]
May 23, 2023 at 9:25 PM

More damning evidence against Clarence Thomas

This is flat-out corruption. Clarence Thomas sold his vote to corporate polluters. Hi, For decades, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his family have gotten millions of dollars in secret payments, luxury vacations, and sweetheart real estate deals from Republican billionaire…
  SCOTUS Ethics · [email protected]
May 20, 2023 at 3:49 PM

Sign the petition: John Roberts is refusing to testify about SCOTUS ethics scandals

Hi, Even more SCOTUS ethics scandals are being revealed, yet the man that leads the highest Court in the nation, Chief Justice John Roberts, REFUSES to testify in front of the Senate. In the last few weeks, we’ve learned of Clarence Thomas’ luxury vacations with billionaire GOP mega…
  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
May 19, 2023 at 4:05 PM

Sign the petition: Save the Monarch Butterfly from extinction

Hi, Monarch butterflies are going extinct because of companies like Bayer-Monsanto. Bayer-Monsanto products, like Roundup, contain toxic chemicals that are killing the natural habitats and food sources of the monarch.1 Bayer-Monsanto has wreaked havoc on the environment, public heal…
  Save the Grand Canyon · [email protected]
May 12, 2023 at 5:54 PM

Sign the petition: Call on President Biden to save the Grand Canyon from uranium mining

Hi, If President Biden doesn’t step in, many Native American tribes are set to lose their sacred land, and more than 40 million Americans’ access to clean water will be in jeopardy. Despite a 20-year uranium mining moratorium near the Grand Canyon, Donald Trump’s administration took…
  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]
May 11, 2023 at 4:18 PM

Jaw-dropping Supreme Court corruption

After months of damning revelations about the Supreme Court justices’ shady business deals and lavish unreported gifts, there may finally be an opportunity to demand answers and action. Hi, After months of damning revelations about the Supreme Court justices’ shady business deals and…
  Save the Grand Canyon · [email protected]
May 8, 2023 at 3:49 PM

Sign the petition: Call on President Biden to save the Grand Canyon from uranium mining

Hi, If President Biden doesn’t step in, many Native American tribes are set to lose their sacred land, and more than 40 million Americans’ access to clean water will be in jeopardy. Despite a 20-year uranium mining moratorium near the Grand Canyon, Donald Trump’s administration took…
  SCOTUS Corruption Alert · [email protected]
May 6, 2023 at 3:16 PM

The latest Supreme Court bombshell

The latest bombshell report shows why Congress must force the Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code. Hi, The bombshell revelations about corruption at the Supreme Court just won’t stop. Over the span of eight years, the wife of Chief Justice John Roberts raked in $10.3 million from …
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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 …