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  Save the USPS · [email protected]
October 6, 2023 at 3:42 PM

This should be the last straw for Louis DeJoy

Workers are rising up against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. Hi, When Louis DeJoy announced his plan to weaken the U.S. Postal Service by closing post offices, cutting staff, and slashing overtime, postal workers warned that it would slow down mail delivery and put postal workers at…
  Corrupt Supreme Court · [email protected]
October 3, 2023 at 5:34 PM

Sign the petition: Clarence Thomas should NOT be ruling on a case that could help the Koch brothers

Hi, ProPublica just uncovered that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas secretly attended donor summits hosted by the Koch brothers.1 This is yet another Clarence Thomas scandal that could seriously impact a critically important SCOTUS case. SCOTUS is set to hear a case brought aga…
  Electoral College Disaster Alert · [email protected]
October 1, 2023 at 3:37 PM

Another Electoral College meltdown is coming

The National Popular Vote Compact will end minority rule. Hi, In two of the last six presidential elections, the candidate who lost the popular vote won the presidency anyway — thanks to our current Electoral College system. As a result, while Democrats have won the popular vote in s…
  GOP shutdown · [email protected]
September 30, 2023 at 2:50 PM

Sign the petition: Tell Congress to REJECT the GOP plan to cut Social Security

Hi, Republicans in Congress are barreling America towards a government shutdown in mere days over extreme plans to slash government programs like Social Security. MAGA Republicans are holding the entire country hostage all in order to push “steeper spending cuts”1 to the social safe…
  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
September 28, 2023 at 3:14 PM

Sign the petition: Tell Congress to strengthen the SNAP provisions in the Farm bill

Hi, Many working families and children in America are facing food insecurity, yet Republican extremists in Congress are trying to cut the very benefits people in need use to buy groceries. In fact, House Republicans want to slash nutritional assistance benefits like SNAP (Supplement…
  Undo Trump policy · [email protected]
September 27, 2023 at 3:05 PM

Sign the petition: NEWS - FCC Chair just announced plans to restore net neutrality

Hi, Big News: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Jessica Rosenworcel just announced plans to restore net neutrality — a big step towards undoing the damage of the Trump administration and his FCC Chair Ajit Pai.1 It’s been a long few years since the Trump administration e…
  Stop Comcast · [email protected]
September 26, 2023 at 10:47 PM

We can *finally* stop Comcast and restore net neutrality

FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel just announced that the commission is moving forward with plans to restore net neutrality! Hi, BREAKING NEWS: Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel just announced that the agency is moving forward with plans to restore net neutralit…
  Hands off Social Security · [email protected]
September 26, 2023 at 4:43 PM

Sign the petition: Tell Congress to REJECT the GOP plan to cut Social Security

Hi, The GOP agenda is just cut, cut, cut. Cut taxes for the rich and big corporations. Cut Medicare. Cut Social Security. The House GOP released a plan to raise the Social Security retirement age to 69, which would result in benefit reductions across the board for seniors.1 And the …
  Supreme Court Corruption Alert · [email protected]
September 25, 2023 at 6:56 PM

How the Koch brothers bought Clarence Thomas

Another bombshell report on Clarence Thomas shows why we need judicial reform. Hi, ANOTHER bombshell just dropped about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. According to the latest report, Justice Thomas secretly appeared at fundraising events for the Koch brothers' network of pow…
  Gerrymandering Alert · [email protected]
September 23, 2023 at 3:39 PM

Sign the petition: Republicans are abusing the redistricting process to gain more and more power

Hi, In Wisconsin, a major fight over redrawn maps could give Republicans the upper hand in a critical state for years to come. GOP elected officials across the country are engaging in gerrymandering to silence certain voters, especially in minority communities, and give Republicans …
  Clarence Thomas Corruption Alert · [email protected]
September 18, 2023 at 8:57 PM

"This stinks to high heaven"

Yet another bombshell report is out about the obscene corruption on the Supreme Court. Hi, Yet another bombshell report is out about the obscene corruption on the Supreme Court. A new Politico investigation details how Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, conspired to take …
  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
September 16, 2023 at 2:05 PM

Sign the petition: It's too hot

Hi, This summer was the hottest summer ever recorded.1 We’ve seen extreme weather leading to wildfires that destroy homes, woodlands, and make people sick. We’ve seen flooding destabilize entire communities. Climate change is not slowing down. One important step the government can t…
  Stop Elon Musk · [email protected]
September 15, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Sign the petition: Tell Congress to investigate Elon Musk on Starlink in Ukraine

Hi, Did Elon Musk unilaterally interfere with the Ukrainian war effort through his control of Starlink satellite service? Questions are swirling after the New York Times reported that Musk acknowledged withholding Starlink satellite service to thwart Ukrainian military operations.1 …
  Stop Comcast · [email protected]
September 11, 2023 at 7:55 PM

We are so close to restoring net neutrality

The U.S. Senate *finally* confirmed Anna Gomez, President Biden’s pick to fill the tie-breaking seat on the Federal Communications Commission. Hi, HUGE NEWS: The U.S. Senate on Thursday *finally* confirmed President Biden’s pick to fill the tiebreaking seat on the Federal Communicati…
  No Trump Wall · [email protected]
September 9, 2023 at 2:36 PM

Sign the petition: A little-noticed provision would resurrect former President Donald Trump's border wall

Hi, Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall could still get built thanks to GOP extremists in Congress. Trump allies in the Senate have snuck in a provision to fund the border wall into the annual defense spending bill, also known as the NDAA.1 We cannot let Congress quietly fund Trump’s wa…
  Electoral College Meltdown Alert · [email protected]
September 8, 2023 at 3:31 PM

Another Electoral College meltdown is coming

We’re closer than ever before to upending the Electoral College. Hi, In two of the last six presidential elections, the candidate who got the most votes nationwide lost the election because of the archaic, undemocratic Electoral College. Worse yet, with polls now showing President Bi…
  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
September 5, 2023 at 3:54 PM

Sign the petition: No cluster bombs!

Hi, Cluster bombs are a uniquely inhumane weapon of war. These bombs scatter many smaller bombs over large areas, presenting immediate threats to civilians during armed conflicts. Cluster munitions continue to pose a threat post-conflict by leaving behind little bombs that fail to e…
  Tax the Rich · [email protected]
September 2, 2023 at 2:59 PM

Sign the petition: Clarence Thomas should NOT be ruling on a case that could help his billionaire benefactors

Hi, One of the biggest stories of 2023 is all of the undisclosed gifts and lavish vacations Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has received from billionaire benefactors — and it’s the reason he should recuse himself from Moore v. U.S. Clarence Thomas' billionaire friends, like GO…
  End the Electoral College · [email protected]
August 30, 2023 at 4:35 PM

This is a five-alarm fire for our democracy

We’re closer than ever before to upending the Electoral College. Hi -- Please take a moment to read the email we sent the other day. It's incredibly urgent and the stakes couldn't be higher. Hi, In 2016, Donald Trump lost the popular vote for president by nearly 3 million votes — and…
  Net Neutrality · [email protected]
August 29, 2023 at 7:17 PM

Sign the petition: Trump destroyed net neutrality. Now we can save it.

Hi, We finally have a chance to reverse the Trump administration’s disastrous decision to gut net neutrality. President Biden promised to restore net neutrality, but telecom lobbyists and Republicans like Ted Cruz have blocked this by preventing the confirmation of a fully-staffed F…
  Save USPS · [email protected]
August 28, 2023 at 8:49 PM

Sign the petition: Why is Trump’s Postmaster General still in power?

Hi, Why is Trump crony Louis DeJoy still the head of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)? His tenure has been a disaster for USPS workers. Trump appointed DeJoy in 2018 to oversee privatization of the postal service. Since then, DeJoy has cut postal worker staffing by over 30 million hou…
  New gun laws · [email protected]
August 27, 2023 at 2:06 PM

Sign the petition: Congress must ban assault weapons

Hey there, please don’t click away from this email. In a tragic and, unfortunately, predictable turn of events, the United States just surpassed 400 mass shootings in 2023.1 This is a harrowing epidemic — one that is all-too avoidable. But thanks to heavily funded right-wing efforts…
  Urgent Democracy Alert · [email protected]
August 26, 2023 at 7:43 PM

The Electoral College needs to go

We’re closer than ever before to upending the Electoral College. Hi, In 2016, Donald Trump lost the popular vote for president by nearly 3 million votes — and he still became the president. It happened in 2000 as well, when George W. Bush won the White House despite getting 543,000 f…
  Joey DeFrancesco, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
August 24, 2023 at 9:31 PM

Sign the petition: The FBI is STILL unlawfully reading our emails

Hi, The FBI, CIA, and NSA desperately want to keep spying on you. That’s why these agencies are doing everything they can to protect Section 702, a dangerous portion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that allows agencies to collect, use, and share our personal data, inclu…
  Fire Louis DeJoy · [email protected]
August 22, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Louis DeJoy is about to slow down the mail AGAIN?!

Louis DeJoy’s 10-year plan to ruin the post office is a complete disaster. He must be fired now. We're resending this email that we sent over the weekend to ensure that you didn't miss this urgent update. Hi, Trump-appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has been an utter disaster f…
  Protect Medicare · [email protected]
August 18, 2023 at 5:39 PM

Sign the petition: If you're a senior, Kevin McCarthy wants to cut your Medicare. If you're not, he wants to destroy Medicare before you can ever enroll.

Hi, Republicans in Congress, led by Kevin McCarthy, are hellbent on destroying America’s social safety net. 156 House Republicans recently signed onto an extreme MAGA budget that would end Medicare as we know it and raise prescription drug costs.1 This is the dangerous GOP playbook …
  Tihi Hayslett, DemandProgress.org · [email protected]
August 17, 2023 at 5:03 PM

Sign the petition: Transparency around Trump’s 37 felony charges

Hi there, Donald Trump’s upcoming trial in Florida — in which he’s being charged with 37 felony counts of illegal retention of classified documents, obstruction of justice, and more — must be televised for the public. Historically, federal courts prohibit the broadcasting of their t…
  Fire Louis DeJoy · [email protected]
August 16, 2023 at 3:19 PM

Why has Louis DeJoy not been fired yet?!

Louis DeJoy’s 10-year plan to ruin the post office is a complete disaster. He must be fired now. Hi, Trump-appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has been an utter disaster for the U.S. Postal Service. Mail delivery has been massively delayed.1 Postal rates are rising. Postal work…
  End Corporate Greed · [email protected]
August 14, 2023 at 5:24 PM

Sign the petition: Keeping Amazon, Google, Ticketmaster, and the airline industry in check

Hi, Corporate growth in 2023 is downright scary. Big Tech companies just keep getting bigger and bigger. Amazon is acquiring health care companies. Giant grocery stores are trying to execute a mega-merger — inevitably leading to even higher prices at the grocery store. Airlines are …
  Corrupt Clarence Thomas · [email protected]
August 12, 2023 at 3:36 PM

Sign the petition: Surprise! Clarence Thomas’ quarter-million dollar R.V. was an undisclosed gift from a wealthy executive

Hi, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas loves his $270,000 luxury R.V. He’s repeatedly posed with the vehicle and praised how it gives him access to “regular” America. But a New York Times report just revealed that the R.V. was yet another undisclosed lavish gift from Thomas’ weal…
  Tax private jets · [email protected]
August 10, 2023 at 9:25 PM

Sign the petition: The Trump Tax Cuts allow a 100% tax write-off for private jet purchases

Hi, The "typical" private jet owner has a median net worth of $190 million and the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts allowed the mega-rich to get a full, 100% tax write-off for private jet purchases.1 While the average American filed taxes this year, ultra-wealthy private jet owners probably got …
  Demand Progress Authoritarianism Warning · [email protected]
August 2, 2023 at 5:44 PM

Trump’s terrifying plan for authoritarianism

Trump wants unbridled executive power. Congress must nip it in the bud. Hi, The New York Times has revealed that Donald Trump and his minions are plotting a terrifying power grab to transform the office of the presidency, should he regain the White House in 2024. Trump’s plan is base…
  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…