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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 31, 2024 at 9:13 PM

Our democracy is on the line

This is the final stretch. With less than two weeks until Election Day, our democracy is hanging by a thread. It’s all hands on deck, and we need you now more than ever. John, This is it. The final Get-Out-The-Vote weekend of the most important election of our lives. Our democrac…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 30, 2024 at 9:29 PM

Tell Billionaire Newspaper Owners Bezos and Soon-Shiong: Do the right thing!

The billionaire owners of the Washington Post and LA Times, Jeff Bezos and Patrick Soon-Shiang, have given in to pressure from Donald Trump and refused to allow their editorial staffs to endorse any presidential candidate this year. Dear John Donald Trump is so hungry for the mon…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 29, 2024 at 9:58 PM

Tell Congress: End Felony Disenfranchisement

The right to vote is denied to 4.6 million Americans convicted of felonies. Support the Inclusive Democracy Act to enhance their ability to take part in civil society. Dear John Each of us has a right to be heard. But the right to vote is denied to 4.6 million Americans convic…
  Robert Reich and DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 27, 2024 at 4:53 PM

DOJ: Investigate and Prosecute Elon Musk's Potentially Illegal Trump Events Now!

Elon Musk is giving away $1 million a day to swing-state voters who sign his petition and vote to try to buy the election for Donald Trump. The outsized influence of billionaires like Musk on our presidential elections must be curbed immediately. Dear John If we ever needed mo…
  Amanda Ford, Director Democracy for America · [email protected]
October 26, 2024 at 5:42 PM

Support Kamala Harris' vision for Medicare at Home

Kamala Harris’ plan to expand Medicare could revolutionize care for seniors and people with disabilities. Home-based care will finally be within reach for millions of Americans. Let’s make sure it becomes a reality! John The long-term care system in America is broken. Millions …
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 25, 2024 at 5:01 PM

RE: Support GOTV and protect democracy

This is the final stretch. With less than two weeks until Election Day, our democracy is hanging by a thread. It’s all hands on deck, and we need you now more than ever. John, We’re in the final stretch of the most important election of our lives. Polling shows this race is down …
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 24, 2024 at 9:16 PM

Support GOTV and protect democracy

This is the final stretch. With less than two weeks until Election Day, our democracy is hanging by a thread. It’s all hands on deck, and we need you now more than ever. John, This is it. The final two weeks of the most important election of our lives. Our democracy is at stake a…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 23, 2024 at 9:20 PM

Get military-grade AR-15 ammunition off our streets!

Since 2012, the shooters in at least a dozen U.S. mass shootings used leftover military-grade ammunition purchased from the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. The Pentagon must stop contracting with companies that sell military ammunition to civilians. John Law abiding citizens don…
  Amanda Ford, Director Democracy for America · [email protected]
October 22, 2024 at 8:36 PM

Universal Pre-K Is non-negotiable

We can give every 3 and 4 year old the start they deserve with tuition-free, full-time Universal Pre-K. John It’s no secret that families are struggling to balance work, childcare, and financial security. But what if one solution could transform it all? A new study proves that …
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 21, 2024 at 9:16 PM

Tell Congress: Americans believe the death penalty is unfair

The death penalty is biased against people of color, people with low incomes, and against defendants where the victim is white. Worst of all, if the defendant ultimately turns out to be innocent, it cannot later be reversed. John Americans are leaving behind their support for the…
  Amanda Ford, Director Democracy for America · [email protected]
October 20, 2024 at 4:35 PM

Trump’s GOP is still trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act!

Corporate-run Medicare is a disaster for patients -- but that’s exactly what Trump’s Project 2025 calls for. Don’t let them cap benefits and increase prices of prescription drugs! John If Trump is elected, the GOP’s Project 2025 calls for turning Medicare and Medicaid over to p…
  Amanda Ford, Director Democracy for America · [email protected]
October 19, 2024 at 7:05 PM

Hold private equity privateers liable for their predatory acts

Private equity firms buy up crucial facilities such as housing and hospitals, load them up with debt, strip them of assets, and then leave, taking huge profits and leaving ruins behind. Senator Warren’s Stop Wall Street Looting Act will hold equity firms liable for debts they incur. …
  Amanda Ford, Director Democracy for America · [email protected]
October 18, 2024 at 8:16 PM

Stand up for voter rights in hurricane-ravaged states

Hurricane Helene devastated communities, and now Georgia and Florida are refusing to extend voter registration deadlines. Don’t let the storm steal anyone's voice. John Imagine losing power for days, roads blocked by debris, and offices shut down, making it impossible to register…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 17, 2024 at 6:32 PM

How Congress can stop 20 billion in arms sales to Israel

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is at a breaking point. Tell Congress to ban U.S. arms sales to Israel and support Bernie Sanders' resolution now! John Despite overwhelming evidence of Israel's war crimes, the United States continues to pour gasoline on the fire. The Biden admini…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 16, 2024 at 9:20 PM

End the Occupation, Begin the Path to Peace

The world is watching, and the message is clear: Israel must comply with international law and withdraw from all occupied Palestinian territories immediately. John, For too long, Israel has occupied Palestinian territories in defiance of international law. While the world speaks …
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 15, 2024 at 10:20 PM

DeSantis’ Dangerous War on Abortion Rights Ads

Governor Ron DeSantis is trying to censor ads that highlight Florida’s dangerous abortion laws. John Governor Ron DeSantis is trying to erase women’s stories, starting with those who have been forced to make agonizing decisions to save their lives. DeSantis is going after TV s…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 13, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Tell the FBI: Reopen the Kavanaugh Sexual Assault Investigation

According to a new report sponsored by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the FBI received more than 4,500 complaints against Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation process. But the investigation was shut down by then-President Trump. John, “Nothing to see here.” This was esse…
  Amanda Ford, DFA Advocacy Fund · [email protected]
October 12, 2024 at 6:38 PM

Demand security funding for polling places now

3 in 4 voters fear political violence this November. We must protect election workers and secure polling places before it's too late. John The threats against our elections are growing more dangerous by the day. Armed protesters. Death threats against poll workers. Suspicious p…
  Amanda Ford, DFA Advocacy Fund · [email protected]
October 11, 2024 at 10:23 PM

Congress must pause their campaigning for a moment to start saving lives NOW

While Americans suffer through an unprecedented hurricane season, Congress vacations. Demand they return to DC and pass additional disaster funding immediately! John As the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season continues its relentless assault on American communities, our elected offi…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 10, 2024 at 9:17 PM

Tell the EPA to protect vulnerable communities from vinyl chloride exposure

Vinyl chloride, a known carcinogen, is poisoning low-income communities of color. John, Toxic vinyl chloride is tearing apart frontline communities, devastating their health, and destroying their environment. Used to make PVC (polyvinyl chloride), this chemical is classified as a…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 9, 2024 at 11:24 PM

Tell Amazon: Reduce serious injuries on the job!

Amazon employees are getting injured twice as much as the industry standard. But Amazon leadership still refuses to meet with a worker group to find solutions to this crisis. John, According to data reported to OSHA, Amazon had 6.6 serious injuries for every 100 workers in 2022 -…
  Amanda Ford · [email protected]
October 8, 2024 at 8:16 PM

Free school meals for all: Governors can act NOW!

Governor Tim Walz delivered free school meals for Minnesota’s children. Now Governors nationwide need to follow his lead. John Last week's Vice Presidential debate was a clear reminder of why we need Governor Tim Walz on the national stage and Walz doesn’t just talk about suppo…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 7, 2024 at 9:27 PM

Help make Energy Transfer drop their lawsuit now!

Big Oil is trying to silence one of the world’s most vocal environmental defenders with a $300 million lawsuit, and if we don’t take action now, it could be too late. John, Energy Transfer, the corporation behind the notorious Dakota Access Pipeline, is waging a war on Greenpeace…
  Amanda Ford · [email protected]
October 6, 2024 at 5:07 PM

RE: Abolish the Electoral College for a true democracy

The Electoral College has been a compromise to democracy since it was invented. The National Popular Vote (NPV) Interstate Compact would replace it with one person, one vote across the country. John, Ever since the Electoral College was invented in 1787, it was a compromise with …
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 5, 2024 at 5:06 PM

JD Vance lost the debate, but America can’t afford to lose the election!

JD Vance lost the debate last night, but that’s not enough. We need to make sure Trump and his far-right agenda lose in November. Donate now to fund the fight to turn close polls into a landslide victory for Walz and Harris. John, This week, we witnessed JD Vance fumble under th…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 4, 2024 at 5:37 PM

Stop Musk's billion dollar Pentagon backing

The Pentagon is funding Musk’s companies while he uses his billions to undermine democracy. It's time to demand accountability before it's too late. John, Nearly half of the Pentagon’s $1 trillion budget flows into the pockets of defense contractors, including the billions funnel…
  Robert Reich and the DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 3, 2024 at 6:24 PM

Tell Networks, Media, and Press: Stop 'Sane-Washing' Donald Trump Now.

The mainstream media are “sane-washing” Trump, treating his false and outrageous claims as if they were just perfectly ordinary. John, There’s a new term catching on to describe how the mainstream media has normalized Donald Trump’s increasingly dangerous lies and extremism. It’…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
October 2, 2024 at 9:13 PM

CNN reported falsely on Rep. Tlaib’s criticisms

CNN and reporter Josh Kraushaar falsely reported that Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s criticisms of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel were based on his religion. In fact, Tlaib called out Nessel’s inconsistent prosecution of protesters and did not mention Nessel’s religion. John, CNN an…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
September 30, 2024 at 7:05 PM

Native activist Leonard Peltier deserves freedom

Having served 48 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Native activist Leonard Peltier deserves his freedom. John When the FBI invaded the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 1975, the confrontation turned into a shootout, and a young Native man and two FBI agents were ki…
  Amanda Ford · [email protected]
September 29, 2024 at 4:53 PM

Abolish the Electoral College for a true democracy

The Electoral College distorts democracy by making millions of Americans’ votes meaningless and prioritizing a handful of battleground states. John, For too long, the Electoral College has twisted the foundations of our democracy, making it so that the votes of millions of Americ…
  Amanda Ford · [email protected]
September 28, 2024 at 10:09 PM

Protect voting rights with four game-changing bills

Our democracy is under attack by voter suppression, gerrymandering, and dark money. John, Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and dark money are threatening the integrity of our elections, but we have a solution with four bills that stand between us and the destruction of our demo…
  Ryan Grim, via DFA AF Team · [email protected]
September 27, 2024 at 10:01 PM

Defend Rashida

John, On September 13, the Detroit Metro Times ran a story based on an interview with Rashida Tlaib in which she denounced the filing of felony charges against pro-Palestinian protesters by Michigan AG Dana Nessel. Almost two weeks later, what she didn’t actually say in that inte…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
September 26, 2024 at 10:19 PM

Stop DeSantis' election police from intimidating voters

Governor Ron DeSantis is using his “election police” to target and intimidate people who signed a petition to restore abortion rights. John, Ron DeSantis has unleashed his election police to strike fear into Florida voters. People who dared to support the abortion rights ballot m…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
September 25, 2024 at 9:52 PM

Stand against Trump’s Project 2025 plan to erase reproductive rights

Trump and his allies are working to destroy reproductive rights nationwide John, Project 2025 It’s a calculated assault by Donald Trump and his allies to lay the groundwork for a nationwide abortion ban and much more. It calls for the creation of a National Anti-Abortion Coordin…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
September 24, 2024 at 10:40 PM

Keep the government’s hands off your reproductive health status!

Among the proposals of Project 2025 is a National Anti-Abortion Coordinator to oversee a nationwide pregnancy surveillance system, tracking highly personal information on women’s reproductive health care and the status of any pregnancies. John Would it surprise you to learn tha…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
September 23, 2024 at 10:34 PM

Mobilize now for Harris and Walz!

With early voting starting in days, your support will fund our work to turn a tight race into a landslide victory. John, The latest polls show Kamala Harris and Donald Trump still in what amounts to a statistical tie. Vice President Harris nailed it at the presidential debate, fo…
  Amanda Ford, Director Democracy for America · [email protected]
September 22, 2024 at 5:52 PM

Extreme heat kills farm workers and construction workers

As temperatures climb with climate change, extreme heat can cause heat exhaustion and death to farm workers and construction workers. The Biden administration is proposing the first ever federal safety standards to protect workers from extreme heat. John, For 14 months in a row,…
  Amanda Ford, Director Democracy for America · [email protected]
September 21, 2024 at 4:26 PM

Tax Elon Musk before he becomes a trillionaire!

Elon Musk is on track to become a trillionaire as soon as 2027. He may join the Trump administration if Trump is elected. We need to increase taxes on billionaires to bring better balance to the economy. John, We can do the math: Given Elon Musk’s current net worth of $253 billio…
  Amanda Ford, Director Democracy for America · [email protected]
September 20, 2024 at 11:07 PM

Dark money has corrupted our democracy, putting billionaires in charge

Citizens United is flooding our elections with cash, but there’s still hope with the Democracy for All Amendment John, Our democracy is under siege. With dark money flowing like never before, corporations and billionaires are drowning out the voices of working people. They’re rig…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
September 19, 2024 at 11:01 PM

How we close down Louisiana's for-profit migrant detention centers

For-profit migrant detention centers are notorious for horrific abuses, including medical neglect, sexual assault, and overcrowding. John, Louisiana, with its nine immigrant detention centers, eight of them run by for-profit corporations, has become a modern-day hell for migrants…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
September 18, 2024 at 11:48 PM

Religious mandates don't belong in our schools!

Louisiana just passed a law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, Texas, Oklahoma, and others could be next. John, Louisiana has crossed a dangerous line. They’ve passed a law that forces public schools to display the Ten Commandments, eroding the foundational…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
September 17, 2024 at 10:36 PM

Tell President Biden to pardon and free Native activist Leonard Peltier

Having served 48 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Native activist Leonard Peltier deserves his freedom. John When the FBI invaded the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 1975, the confrontation turned into a shootout, and a young Native man and two FBI agents were ki…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
September 15, 2024 at 4:56 PM

Kamala vs Trump TIED!

With early voting starting in days, your support will fund our work to turn a tight race into a landslide victory. John, Yesterday was a turning point in the fight for our nation's future. It started with the release of the latest polls showing Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in a…
  Amanda Ford, Director Democracy for America · [email protected]
September 14, 2024 at 4:44 PM

DeJoy is destroying mail-in voting

Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is sabotaging the USPS to undermine mail-in voting and destroy our democracy. We must stop him before it’s too late. John This is no accident, Louis DeJoy, Trump’s handpicked Postmaster General, is systematically sabotaging the USPS to cri…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
September 13, 2024 at 9:15 PM

Congress must reject Project 2025’s attack on education and nutrition!

Project 2025 wants to decimate essential education and nutrition programs. It's time to stop this reckless agenda. John Project 2025, crafted by right-wing think tanks and extremists, outlines devastating cuts to vital public services, including education and nutrition programs…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
September 12, 2024 at 9:28 PM

Demand justice for Ayşenur Eygi

The Biden administration is failing to act after Israeli forces killed 26-year-old American citizen Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi during a peaceful protest. John, Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi was a 26-year-old American, a recent University of Washington graduate, and an advocate for justice. On Septemb…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
September 11, 2024 at 11:55 PM

Kamala vs. Trump TIED

With early voting starting in days, your support will fund our work to turn a tight race into a landslide victory. John, Yesterday was a turning point in the fight for our nation's future. It started with the release of the latest polls showing Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in a…
  Amanda Ford, Democracy for America · [email protected]
September 10, 2024 at 7:09 PM

We simply cannot let DeJoy end the Postal Service

Postmaster General DeJoy’s plans to privatize the U.S. Postal Service remain undeterred as prices are up and delivery speed is down. Congress must press DeJoy to stop the slowdowns and price hikes, and to restore previous delivery standards. John Wall Street is watching closely, …
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
September 8, 2024 at 4:42 PM

Tell Congress to let the Trump cuts expire

The GOP is plotting to extend Trump's tax cuts, a $5 trillion giveaway to the ultra-wealthy. John, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to extend Trump’s disastrous 2017 tax cuts, a giveaway that only benefits billionaires and big corporations. The numbers don’t lie. From 20…
  DFA AF Team · [email protected]
September 7, 2024 at 4:37 PM

Stop this Republican voter suppression scheme

Republicans are pushing a dangerous voter suppression bill under the guise of election security. John, Republicans are trying to sneak through a last-minute voter suppression scheme in the form of the so-called Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. This bill is nothi…