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March 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM

The guy who humiliated Zelensky about his clothes was Marjorie Taylor Greene's boyfriend

Brian Glenn is Marjorie Taylor Greene’s boyfriend and far-right podcaster at "Real America’s Voice."   John, By now, you've seen the clip. It’s the Oval Office. Cameras are rolling. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sits opposite Donald Trump and JD Vance, enduring their humiliating, s…

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March 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM

We will never bow to a corrupt ruling party intent on stripping Americans of their rights

Your overwhelming support for fearless, fact-based journalism couldn’t come at a more critical moment.   John, First, thank you. Because of your support, COURIER had its best grassroots fundraising month ever—with 5,000 online contributions in February alone. That’s 5,000 grassroots support…

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February 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM

Midnight deadline – supporting independent media has never mattered more

Your overwhelming support for fearless, fact-based journalism couldn’t come at a more critical moment.   John, This is the last email we’ll send you this month. February has been our best grassroots fundraising month ever—but with just 12 hours until midnight, we’re 75 contributions short o…

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February 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM

The latest from COURIER this week...

A $4 billion tax cut for the ultra-wealthy, the digital power of Rep. AOC, and moreView email in browser Hey there 👋 As we enter this new MAGA era, COURIER is committed to getting you the info you need, both from our national and battleground newsrooms. Stay tuned... and don't forget to follow us on…

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February 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM

The latest from COURIER this week...

A $4 billion tax cut for the ultra-wealthy, the digital power of Rep. AOC, and moreView email in browser Hey there 👋 As we enter this new MAGA era, COURIER is committed to getting you the info you need, both from our national and battleground newsrooms. Stay tuned... and don't forget to follow us on…

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February 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM

Has Trump fully captured Bezos and the Washington Post?

Just days before publication, the Post abruptly pulled the front-page ad without explanation.   John, This morning, news broke that Jeff Bezos forced out The Washington Post’s Opinion Editor, aligning its editorial direction more closely with a right-wing agenda. In an email to staff, Bezos…

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February 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM

The corporate media is whitewashing Fox News’ role in Trump’s AP ban.

The NYTimes, the Hill, and the Huffington Post all spread Fox News and Newsmax propaganda.   John, We recently shared with you the distressing news that Donald Trump banned the Associated Press from covering the White House after they refused to call the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.…

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February 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM

WaPo Censored This Ad Urging Trump to Fire Musk—See It Here

Just days before publication, the Post abruptly pulled the front-page ad without explanation.   John, This week, news broke that The Washington Post backed out of a signed agreement to run a $115,000 ad calling on Trump to fire Elon Musk. The ad, funded by Common Cause and the Southern Pove…

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February 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM

The latest from COURIER this week...

A USAID worker's lawsuit, why Democrats can't afford to lose the information war, and moreView email in browserHey there 👋 As we enter this new MAGA era, COURIER is committed to getting you the info you need, both from our national and battleground newsrooms. Stay tuned... and don't forget to follow…

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February 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM

The latest from COURIER this week...

A USAID worker's lawsuit, why Democrats can't afford to lose the information war, and moreView email in browserHey there 👋 As we enter this new MAGA era, COURIER is committed to getting you the info you need, both from our national and battleground newsrooms. Stay tuned... and don't forget to follow…

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February 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM

See the front page ad the Washington Post killed calling on Trump to fire Musk

The $115,000 front page ad called on Trump to fire Elon Musk. It's another sad day for a once great newspaper.   John, Yesterday, news broke that The Washington Post backed out of a signed agreement to run a $115,000 ad calling on Trump to fire Elon Musk. The ad, funded by Common Cause and …

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February 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM

What's going on at CNN?

As Trump returns to power, CNN is running scared from its journalistic mission.   John, Something is very wrong at CNN. In January, the network fired 6% of its staff. And after a public clash with Donald Trump, longtime anchor Jim Acosta left rather than accept a humiliating demotion. At a t…

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February 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM

Every time a news outlet surrenders, Trump and his fascist gang are emboldened.

MAGA is all in on dodgy lawsuits with big price tags as a handy weapon against the press. In fact, as Trump’s war against the news media intensifies, private lawsuits may have more of a freedom-killing role than government regulation.   Hey, John, At COURIER, we’ve spent a lot of time exposin…

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February 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM

The latest from COURIER this week...

A memo straight out of The Handmaid's Tale, rebuilding the DNC, and moreView email in browserHey there 👋 As we enter this new MAGA era, COURIER is committed to getting you the info you need, both from our national and battleground newsrooms. Stay tuned... and don't forget to follow us on social (lik…

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February 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM

The latest from COURIER this week...

A memo straight out of The Handmaid's Tale, rebuilding the DNC, and moreView email in browserHey there 👋 As we enter this new MAGA era, COURIER is committed to getting you the info you need, both from our national and battleground newsrooms. Stay tuned... and don't forget to follow us on social (lik…

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February 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Trump: Call it the ‘Gulf of America’—or else

Trump’s attempt to rename the Gulf of Mexico is authoritarianism at its most absurd. It’s about dominance and forcing people to validate his nonsense, turning blind obedience into a loyalty test.   John, The Associated Press just reported that one of its journalists was barred from attending…

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February 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM

Trump’s CBS lawsuit just got even more absurd

Now, he’s doubling the suit to $20 billion—absurdly claiming that CBS cost him financial losses by diverting traffic from his Truth Social platform.   John, COURIER has been all over Trump’s efforts to intimidate and silence the media through fear tactics and bogus lawsuits. Last week, we to…

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February 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM

Elon’s hostile takeover is a crisis. Why isn’t the media covering it that way?

This isn’t just another shift from one party controlling the government to another—it’s a coordinated takeover happening in real time. And Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, isn’t just another Trump crony—he’s leading the charge.   John, Elon Musk, backed by a team of anonymous teenage hack…

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February 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM

The cowardly reason CBS News is capitulating to Trump

CBS is on the verge of joining a growing, shameful club—the list of corporate media institutions bowing to Trump’s lawsuits and authoritarian tactics to silence the free press.   John, Fearless and factual, with legends like Mike Wallace and Walter Cronkite at the helm, CBS News once set the…

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February 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM

The latest from COURIER this week...

The battle for the digital soul of the nation, an insider tip on what Elon Musk is planning, and moreView email in browserHey there 👋 As we enter this new MAGA era, COURIER is committed to getting you the info you need, both from our national and battleground newsrooms. Stay tuned... and don't forge…

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February 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM

The latest from COURIER this week...

The battle for the digital soul of the nation, an insider tip on what Elon Musk is planning, and moreView email in browserHey there 👋 As we enter this new MAGA era, COURIER is committed to getting you the info you need, both from our national and battleground newsrooms. Stay tuned... and don't forge…

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February 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM

Rachel Maddow warns Trump is destroying the free press

By weaponizing government power and legal attacks, Trump is following the authoritarian playbook of Putin and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán—a strategy designed to attack fact-based journalism, prop up right-wing propaganda, and silence accountability.   John, Last night, Rachel Maddow opened her sho…

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February 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM

Trump’s tariffs will destroy the economy. How did we get here?

How did American voters pick a President with economic policies that would worsen the very issue that they said was the most important?   Trump’s tariffs are about to take effect and experts are predicting historic economic pain: The Tax Foundation warns inflation could surge back to 9.3% b…

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  Tara McGowan, Courier Newsroom · [email protected]

February 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Thank you, John. Here's how we're putting your support to work.

Because of you, we’re building the progressive media alternative we need right now.   Hi John, I’m Tara McGowan, founder and publisher of COURIER, and I want to personally thank you for your recent support. Because of you, January was our best grassroots fundraising month ever. I also wanted…

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January 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM

Humbly asking you to read this before midnight, John

The first 10 days of the Trump administration have shown us exactly what's to come in the weeks and months ahead.   Help COURIER fight back with the Truth We are just $2,300 short of our $50,000 January fundraising goal—and with Donald Trump back in power, we need your help. Can you …

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January 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM

NPR Report: Trump’s J6 pardons included dozens with horrific criminal records

Trump, with the help of Fox News, is rewriting history and making our country unsafe.   FNAME/Friend, Last week, Donald Trump issued blanket pardons to over 1,500 individuals convicted for their roles in the January 6 Capitol attack. Now, NPR is reporting that many of these individuals have…

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January 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM

The latest from COURIER this week...

The Trump memo that fired all federal DEI workers, how the federal funding freeze is impacting specific battleground state, and moreView email in browserHey there 👋 If you're receiving this email, that means that you've been a supporter of COURIER's journalism and content – so, first and foremost, t…

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January 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM

The latest from COURIER this week...

The Trump memo that fired all federal DEI workers, how the federal funding freeze is impacting specific battleground state, and moreView email in browserHey there 👋 If you're receiving this email, that means that you've been a supporter of COURIER's journalism and content – so, first and foremost, t…

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January 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM

Something is wrong at CNN

As Trump returns to power, CNN is running scared from its journalistic mission.   John, Something is very wrong at CNN. Last week, the network announced it was cutting 6% of its staff. Now, after a public clash with Donald Trump, longtime anchor Jim Acosta has announced he’s leaving the netw…

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January 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM

When Bishop Budde preached mercy, the far right attacked

At Tuesday’s National Cathedral inaugural prayer service, Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde stood before Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and their families and made a plea for mercy.   John, At Tuesday’s National Cathedral inaugural prayer service, Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde stood before Donald T…

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January 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM

When Bishop Budde asked for mercy, the far-right attacked

Bishop Budde’s words were a courageous and honest call for compassion, rooted in the deepest values of the Christian faith: mercy, dignity, and justice for the marginalized.   Stand up to far right hate — stand with COURIER We need your help to fight for the truth. Help us hit our $5…

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  Mark Jacob, COURIER Newsroom · [email protected]

January 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM

How to know if you’re living in a dictatorship

The fact is that we’re well down the road to autocracy already. Yet things can still get much, much worse.   Hey, John, Mark Jacob here, a journalist and contributor for COURIER National. We know there won’t be a group text message announcing that democracy is dead and that Trump is officiall…

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January 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM

Trump is president. We need your help.

Our $50,000 fundraising goal   John, Today, a convicted felon who tried to overturn a free and fair election, promised retribution against his enemies, and lavished praise on authoritarian leaders became President of the United States. Donald Trump won a second term because right-wing media…

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January 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM

Help us hold Trump’s billionaire backers accountable

We’ve set a $50,000 goal to fund our fearless, factual reporting that holds the far-right accountable.   Stand for Truth — Stand with COURIER Trump takes office Monday, and Big Tech and corporate media are already falling in line. We need your help to fight back. Help us hit our $50,…

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January 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM

Meta’s MAGA makeover and what it means for LGBTQ Rights

Zuckerberg joins Musk in bowing to Trump.   if you’re ready to help COURIER fight back against hate speech and right-wing lies on Facebook, can you chip in $25 now? Donate Now ➡️ Last week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg finalized his MAGA makeover, overhauling Facebook’s content moder…

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January 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM

NYTimes says corporate media is already running scared from Trump

Trump’s threats and intimidation tactics are working. We have to fight back.   John - As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, the media is running scared. According to a recent New York Times report, media outlets are bracing for an unprecedented legal and political onslaught …

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  Mark Jacob, COURIER Newsroom · [email protected]

January 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM

Beware of Republicans bearing false fear

Most Americans saw the New Orleans terrorist attack as a tragedy. Republican propagandists saw it as an opportunity.   Hey, John, Mark Jacob here – I’m one of the contributors for COURIER Newsroom. Last week, we saw a tragedy unfold in New Orleans in the form of a New Year’s terrorist attack.…

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January 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM

Meta bows to Trump. Disinformation wins.

Meta is sunsetting their fact-checking program. Here’s what that means for the truth.   John – Meta just announced it’s ending its fact-checking program. The timing isn’t a coincidence—it’s another capitulation to the incoming Trump administration. Mark Zuckerberg claims this decision is abo…

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January 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM

The Trump/Bezos cartoon WaPo doesn’t want you to see

As America’s influential 1% rush to kiss the ring, Americans are losing access to critical journalism   John, Months after pulling its endorsement of Kamala Harris in the closest election of our lifetime, The Washington Post has done it again—bowing to Trump by refusing to publish a critical …

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January 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM

The fight for the truth about January 6 is more important than ever

January 6th wasn’t patriotism or resistance. It was an attack on democracy and the gravest violation of our Constitution by any president in American history.   John – Four years ago today, a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election. It was an u…

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January 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM

There’s still time to give your feedback, John

It’s your last chance to complete our 2024 election debrief survey   John – As Trump prepares to take office, COURIER is gearing up to fight back against the right-wing media machine that delivered him the presidency. Recently, we asked COURIER supporters to share their thoughts on the 2024 e…

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  Tara McGowan, COURIER Newsroom · [email protected]

December 31, 2024 at 5:57 PM

MSNBC’s ratings are plummeting – here’s why that matters

Our mission isn’t just about taking on the far-right, it’s about creating something better—an enduring pro-democracy media ecosystem that ensures truth has a fighting chance.   It’s Tara McGowan, Founder and Publisher at COURIER, and I have an urgent update. We’re $15,000 short of our $375,00…

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December 30, 2024 at 6:24 PM

$25 to help build the progressive media alternative we need

COURIER is building the network to fight the MAGA movement   John – Just 48 hours from our final fundraising deadline of 2024, we’re asking for $25 to fight back against the far-right media empire that delivered Donald Trump the presidency. $25 may not seem like much, but here’s what it can d…

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December 28, 2024 at 5:24 PM

Your support is critical before Trump takes office, John

COURIER is building the network to fight the MAGA movement   We’re building a progressive media alternative to stand up to Donald Trump and his right-wing propaganda network. Help us reach our $375,000 2024 goal so we can start the new year off right.  Donate Now ➡️ John – From Fox News, to X…

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December 26, 2024 at 4:51 PM

We need your input to build a progressive media to fight the far right

Your feedback is critical to our work   John – The 2024 Election made one thing clear: the right’s domination of the media—on TV, online, and on the radio—delivered Donald Trump the presidency. From Fox News to the proliferation of lies and conspiracies on platforms like TikTok, the right he…

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December 23, 2024 at 4:58 PM

Help build the progressive alternative before 2024 ends.

This is our moment.   John – No matter how many times the media or Donald Trump repeat it, his victory wasn’t about better policies. Trump won because his campaign of fear and lies worked.  And those lies only gained traction because they were amplified by a powerful right-wing media machine…

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December 21, 2024 at 4:37 PM

Here’s what we WON’T do when Trump takes over

We won’t shut up and give up – we’ll stand up and power up   John – In the wake of Trump’s re-election, the media has bowed to the MAGA movement, pretending that Trump, his policies, and his fascist tone are the new normal. This week, COURIER’s own Mark Jacob has a critical message to share: …

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December 19, 2024 at 4:22 PM

Trump sued the Des Moines Register because it published a poll he didn’t like

Trump is suing pollsters for doing their jobs. Here’s why that should worry you.   John – On Monday, Donald Trump launched another attack on the free press, suing pollster Ann Selzer, The Des Moines Register, and its parent company, Gannett, over a poll that showed Kamala Harris leading him…

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December 17, 2024 at 4:12 PM

WaPo, LA Times, Meta, and ABC bow to Trump

After a disastrous 2024, the legacy media is desperate to curry favor with Trump.   John – Throughout his 2024 campaign, Donald Trump openly declared war on the free press. He threatened to jail reporters, revoke media licenses, and punish anyone who dared to challenge him. He weaponized his…

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  Tara McGowan, COURIER Newsroom · [email protected]

December 15, 2024 at 5:43 PM

How you can help build the progressive media ecosystem with COURIER

Trump won because of America’s fractured media ecosystem. COURIER is leading the charge to change that.   Hey John - It’s Tara McGowan, founder & publisher at COURIER. Trump didn’t win on policy—he won in large part because of America’s fractured media ecosystem. Americans don’t trust le…

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