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September 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM

Tell Congress: STOP Trump's D.C. Takeover

If Congress passes Trump’s sham crime bill, DC will become the model for overriding local governments everywhere -- a blueprint for authoritarian rule Dear John, Donald Trump this week indicated “We’re going in” to Chicago -- Trump’s troops may have invaded this American city p…

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  Win Without War and the DFA AF Team · [email protected]

September 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM

Trump is waging war on our cities. Here’s how we’re responding.

We can support troops confronted with unethical, illegal orders John, Trump may deploy the military forces in Chicago and Baltimore as soon as today. We’re partnering with our friends at Win Without War on a billboard campaign to remind National Guard and other service members o…

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September 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM

Protect the planet from the FY26 Interior Bill

This is a direct attack on climate action, public health, and endangered species. Tell Congress to vote no. Dear John, Congress is pushing forward one of the most dangerous environmental bills in years. The FY26 Interior Appropriations Bill is a full-scale attack on clean air, …

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September 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM

Tell the White House Faith Office: Condemn Trump’s cruelty

Trump’s camps echo one of the darkest chapters in U.S. history. Tell the White House Faith Office: faith and democracy demand condemnation now. Dear John, Donald Trump has resurrected one of the most shameful chapters of American history: internment camps. From the massive Fort …

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August 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM

I refuse to stay silent while Chicago and other cities are threatened

I refuse to stand by while our cities are being occupied. Hi, it’s Jane Fonda. Democracy for America Advocacy Fund invited me to send this message to you, because they know how urgently we need to act. Donald Trump is threatening to send troops into Chicago — and Illinois Govern…

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August 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM

Gaza is starving. The U.S. is paying for it

Palestinians are being gunned down trying to get food. Congress keeps writing the checks. This must end now. John, In northern Gaza, families burn animal feed for cooking fuel. In Rafah, parents crush dry corn meant for livestock into flour. In Deir al-Balah, children scavenge…

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August 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM

Stop Trump’s attack on Social Security now

Trump gutted the Social Security Administration, slashing staff, closing offices, and endangering benefits Dear John, Donald Trump’s administration is waging war on the Social Security Administration (SSA). Through ruthless budget cuts, mass staff layoffs, and shuttered field …

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August 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM

Stop sending Netanyahu the bombs to starve Gaza

Every day the war continues in Gaza means more lives lost -- demand Congress pass the Block the Bombs Act now. Dear John, Infants and children in Gaza are starving to death in their parents’ arms, while Netanyahu’s Israeli government persists in preventing the delivery of even…

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August 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM

RE: Trump is trying to steal Congress before you vote

Trump and Republicans are trying to steal elections. The Election Rigging Response Act is our chance to stop them. John, In Texas, Trump forced Republicans to redraw congressional maps in the middle of the decade, inventing five new Republican seats without a single vote being c…

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August 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM

Trump is trying to steal Congress before you vote

Trump is rigging the system to guarantee Republican control. We have a way to fight back. John, Donald Trump has never respected democracy. From the moment he entered politics, he has treated elections as obstacles to be bulldozed. Now he is taking it further than ever before, w…

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August 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM

Demand Secretary Collins protect abortion care for veterans

Veterans put their lives on the line for us -- now we must defend their right to the health care they’ve earned. Dear John, The Department of Veterans Affairs is weighing a cruel new policy that would further limit the rights of women serving in the military: barring the Veteran…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

August 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM

RE: Demand Congress put people over profits

Congress must prioritize working people over billionaires and corporate greed. John, Did you know that corporations are purchasing massive amounts of your personal information, then using it to determine whether they think you’ll pay more for an item? That’s right! By using faci…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

August 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM

Demand Congress put people over profits

Congress must prioritize working people over billionaires and corporate greed. John, We’ve seen corporations exploit crises like hurricanes and pandemics to raise prices and price gouge the American people. Now they’re using new technology to inflate grocery prices, even though …

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

August 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM

Trump doesn’t belong on currency, monuments, or landmarks

Taxpayer dollars should serve the people -- not be wasted glorifying Trump with monuments, money, or landmarks. John, From the earliest days, Americans have rejected turning the presidency into a throne. George Washington stepped down after two terms, refusing to be treated as a…

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August 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM

Say no to right-wing billionaires buying our elections

AIPAC is spending hundreds of millions from right-wing billionaires to defeat progressive candidates. Tell Congress to reject AIPAC’s money and start standing with the people who elected them. John, AIPAC is a megaphone for billionaire power, flooding our democracy with dark mon…

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August 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM

DC Billboards: This is what fascism looks like

We're going to crisscross D.C. with rolling LED billboards that Trump and his stormtroopers will see every day with quotes like these: John, We’ve partnered with the Progressive Change Campaign Committee to take on Trump’s DC takeover on the ground with billboards across the DC …

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August 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM

This is how we hold Congress accountable

Your signature becomes a postcard lawmakers can’t ignore. Stand with survivors and demand action. Dear John, Gender-based violence is a national failure of justice and democracy. When one in three women experiences violence in her lifetime, it is proof that freedom and safety ar…

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August 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM

The GOP Congress is trying to starve democracy itself of funding

Voting rights are the bedrock of democracy -- but Congress is gutting election funding when we need it most. Dear John, Congress just released a budget bill that provides only $15 million for election administration in 2026 -- less than $300,000 per state. That’s a devastating c…

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August 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM

The military must not be handed to Trump as a political tool

Trump and Kristi Noem want to use U.S. troops against states that oppose them. Tell the states’ attorneys general to take legal action now to stop this abuse of power. John, When the Trump administration sent 700 U.S. Marines into the streets of Los Angeles -- on top of the 4,00…

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  Amanda Ford · [email protected]

August 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM

Cutting needed healthcare to fund tax breaks is a national disgrace

The GOP’s ruthless cuts to Medicaid and Medicare aren’t inevitable -- they’re a preventable tragedy. If Congress does not reverse them, millions will lose their healthcare. Dear John, When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicaid and Medicare into law in 1965, we as a nation …

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

August 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM

Tell Congress to reject these cruel, pro-eviction cuts now

Republicans just moved to gut housing support across the board. Dear John, The House GOP just advanced a budget bill that would rip nearly $1 billion out of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. As rents rise and more families are forced into homelessness, Republican…

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August 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM

Billions in profit, but their workers can’t see a doctor

Trader Joe’s can afford to insure every crew member. Demand they do it now. Dear John, Trader Joe’s makes billions in annual revenue and enjoys a reputation as one of America’s friendliest grocers, but too many crew members are left without affordable health insurance. Current p…

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August 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM

Congress can force the release of the Epstein files

A bipartisan petition could force a House vote to release the full, unclassified Epstein files. Dear John, For decades, the truth about Jeffrey Epstein’s network and his powerful enablers has been buried under secrecy, excuses, and political protection. Survivors have waited lon…

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August 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM

Investigate Miller!

Stephen Miller turned federal power into a weapon. If Congress stays silent, the damage will only grow. John, Stephen Miller understood exactly what government power could be used for, and he chose to impose fear, exact punishment, and build a political future out of human suffe…

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August 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM

Stop Trump’s Weather Service Sellout Now

Trump tried to gut the National Weather Service, and now his allies want to finish the job. Dear John, Under Donald Trump, critical cuts slashed staffing at the National Weather Service. Lifesaving alerts were delayed. Forecast accuracy dropped. Now he’s laying the groundwork t…

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  Wendy Davis via the DFA AF Team · [email protected]

August 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM

Ken Paxton is targeting abortion providers.

Dear John, Twelve years ago, I filibustered a sweeping abortion ban in the Texas Senate because I knew the bill would push access to abortion care out of reach for many people in my state. Texas anti-abortion politicians tried everything to end my filibuster, but they did not wi…

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August 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM

Gerrymandering is voter theft. Fight back now

Texas Democrats just left the state to block Trump and Abbott’s blatant power grab. Now it’s up to us to stand with them and defend democracy. John, This week, over 50 Democratic state legislators left Texas, denying Trump and Abbott the quorum they needed to ram through a gerry…

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August 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM

ICE abuse is real, and it’s being ignored

A damning new Human Rights Watch report confirms what migrants have been saying for years: ICE detention is a human rights disaster. Tell Congress: Investigate now. Dear John, The United States is supposed to stand for liberty, justice, and human dignity, but right now, ICE dete…

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August 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM

Say NO to Trump’s AI plan and Silicon Valley special favors

Trump’s AI plan hands unprecedented power to billionaires like Elon Musk while erasing civil rights protections John, Donald Trump’s new AI plan gives corporate tech giants sweeping power over our future. It dismantles oversight, fast-tracks projects without public input, and ce…

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August 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM

Trump and Abbott want to rig Texas elections. We need your help to stop them

Texas Democrats just left the state to block Trump and Abbott’s blatant power grab. Now it’s up to us to stand with them and defend democracy. John, This week, over 50 Democratic state legislators left Texas, denying Trump and Abbott the quorum they needed to ram through a gerry…

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August 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM

No more Silicon Valley spying on immigrant families

Palantir built Trump's surveillance machine to profile and hunt down immigrants. It's a direct threat to our civil liberties and democracy. We need Congress to act now. Dear John, Palantir Technologies, an AI-powered surveillance firm co-founded by billionaire Trump donor Pet…

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August 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM

From Medicare to Medicare for All: Let’s finish the job

Medicare changed the face of health care in America. Now, 60 years later, it’s time to finish what we started. Dear John, Sixty years ago, our country took a step toward justice when Medicare was signed into law. It wasn’t perfect, but it was a beginning. A commitment to prot…

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July 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM

No more raids at baseball games

ICE tried to raid Dodger Stadium. The team kicked them out. Now we need the rest of the league to step up. Dear John, This summer, ICE tried to gain access to the parking lots at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers told them no. It should have never come to that. No one should have …

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July 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM

Say NO to GOP donors running our public mail

Trump wants to hand the post office over to his donors and private competitors. The Senate must reject these pro-privatization USPS nominees now. Dear John, Donald Trump’s plan to privatize the United States Postal Service is no secret. Now, he’s closer than ever to pulling it o…

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  Robert Reich and the DFA AF Team · [email protected]

July 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM

No more excuses! End congressional stock trading

While Congress writes the rules, members are still cashing in. It’s time to stop the corruption and demand a bipartisan ban on individual stock trading in Congress. Dear John, Another day, another Congressional stock trading scandal. This time, four senators (or their familie…

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July 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM

Tell Etsy to stop glorifying migrant abuse

Etsy is selling merchandise that glorifies migrant detention and inhumanity. It is time for them to act. Demand they remove Alligator Alcatraz products now. John, Etsy built its reputation on ethical commerce, a place where values matter as much as products. But right now, it …

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July 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM

Trump's Truth Social is bleeding cash. Why is it in your pension?

Your retirement should be safe, not riding on Trump’s financial dumpster fire. Demand that states divest from Trump Media and all his shady companies. John, Donald Trump’s media company was just added to the Russell 2000 Index, forcing millions of teachers, firefighters, nurses,…

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July 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM

The stories that could help dismantle MAGA if the media would just air them

MAGA feeds on misinformation and isolation. Demand the media cover the voices of those who left MAGA. John, The MAGA movement didn’t just build a political cult, it built a community. That’s why people who leave MAGA face so much backlash, and why their stories rarely get told. …

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July 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Trump’s plot to hijack the next election is already underway

Trump’s Justice Department is trying to seize voting machines and private voter data. John, Donald Trump’s Justice Department just issued a sweeping demand to states to turn over voter rolls, voting histories, private voter information, and grant physical access to voting machin…

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  Amanda Ford, DFA AF · [email protected]

July 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM

Trump’s CFPB let them off. Now we hold them accountable

They wore the uniform. Navy Federal took their money. Now they’re dodging responsibility. It’s time to make them pay. John, Navy Federal Credit Union built its reputation on serving those who serve. But from 2017 to 2022, they ran a scheme that illegally siphoned overdraft fees …

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July 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM

We must keep Stephen Colbert on the air. Our democracy depends on it

Stephen Colbert exposed a shady $16M payoff from CBS’s parent company to Trump. Three days later, they canceled him. John, Stephen Colbert has been one of the sharpest voices holding Donald Trump and the MAGA movement accountable since 2015. He’s used his platform to satirize co…

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July 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM

Congress must investigate Trump’s deadly FEMA delays now

John, When devastating floods tore through Texas, the response should have been swift, coordinated, and lifesaving. Instead, Trump gutted the National Weather Service, and FEMA’s response was sluggish, due to political retaliation against Democratic leaders. These aren’t just p…

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July 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM

Public education is under attack

Millions of students, especially in high-need communities, are being punished by Trump's freeze on education funding. Congress must act now to force the release of $7 billion. John, More than $5 billion in education funding, money Congress already approved and President Trump al…

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July 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM

$200 million for an AI that called itself MechaHitler

When Elon Musk’s AI glorified Nazis, harassed women, and pushed hate speech, the Pentagon didn’t cancel the contract, they signed it. John, In a functioning democracy, decisions that shape the future of national security would be made with oversight, transparency, and some basi…

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July 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM

Require ICE agents to show their faces and names

Urgent legislation is needed to stop the practice of ICE agents wearing masks and refusing to identify themselves as they arrest and detain people. John, Unmask ICE: Demand transparency and accountability now! No U.S. government law enforcement agency should conduct arrests in …

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July 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM

ICE is trafficking people. Congress must investigate now.

ICE agents are disappearing immigrants and shipping them to foreign prisons with no trial or return date. John, American democracy rests on due process and accountability. But right now, ICE is operating like a rogue state within our government, disappearing people off our stree…

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July 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM

Tell Congress: this inhumane detention camp must be shut down now

Demand Congress shut down the newly built “Alligator Alcatraz” prison in Florida, and investigate the corrupt pay-to-play practices of private prison profiteers. John, The new ICE detention camp deep in Florida’s Everglades -- grotesquely named “Alligator Alcatraz” by the state …

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July 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM

Protect the Endangered Species Act

The Endangered Species Act has saved 99% of the species it protects. Tell Congress not to gut this law that defends life on Earth. John, The Endangered Species Act works -- but extinction is forever. Once a species is gone, it's gone. And right now, Congress is pushing dangero…

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July 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM

Demand that Congress investigate Alligator Alcatraz

Trump's illegal Everglades detention is a breeding ground for abuse, pollution, and corruption. John, Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis secretly built "Alligator Alcatraz," a massive ICE detention site in Florida's Everglades. This $450 million annual taxpayer-funded abomination cra…

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July 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM

Investigate Miller

Stephen Miller turned federal power into a weapon. If Congress stays silent, the damage will only grow. John, Stephen Miller understood exactly what government power could be used for, and he chose to impose fear, exact punishment, and build a political future out of human suffe…

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