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June 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM

If you believe in a free press, please help us reach our goal before midnight

If 90 more people chip in before midnight, we’ll hit our end-of-month goal and keep this momentum going into July.   John – This is the last email we’ll send you this month. June has been one of COURIER’s most powerful months of reporting—but with just hours left before midnight, we’re still…

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June 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Independent media needs your support now more than ever

We’re heading into the final 24 hours of the month behind on our fundraising goal   John – Tomorrow is the final day of the month—and one of the most important fundraising deadlines we’ve faced this year. June has brought some of MAGA’s most dangerous escalations of yet: Trump launched an un…

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June 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM

Bernie Sanders tells Joe Rogan, “you’re walking a dangerous path.”

Bernie tried to explain authoritarianism. Rogan missed the point—again.   John – Joe Rogan’s whole brand is that he’s just a normal guy “asking questions.” But Rogan’s anything but normal. He’s the most influential podcaster in America—listened to by tens of millions. He helped elect Trump by…

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June 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Please, media, don’t turn the war into entertainment

8 things for journalists to keep in mind as they cover Trump’s military moves   Hi — Mark Jacob here, contributor at COURIER. While Donald Trump launches an illegal war, the national media is rushing to cover the spectacle – the explosions, the bombs, the drama, as if we are watching a movie.…

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  Tara McGowan, Courier Newsroom · [email protected]

June 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM

COURIER just passed CNN in this key stat

This week, COURIER officially passed CNN in total TikTok likes — even though CNN has nearly three times as many followers.   John, Tara McGowan, COURIER’s founder and publisher here. I meet parents all the time who say:  “COURIER is the only news my teenager ever shares with me.” I’m always h…

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June 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM

Trump cuts LGBTQ+ youth suicide support

The Trump administration just eliminated the LGBTQ+ youth option on the national suicide hotline.   The Trump administration’s decision to end LGBTQ+ suicide hotline support could cost lives. Help us get the word out. CHIP IN NOW >>>> John, Here’s something you may have missed am…

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  Mark Jacob, COURIER Newsroom · [email protected]

June 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM

National media yawn when millions protest peacefully

One of the largest protests in American history occurred over the weekend, and it was overwhelmingly peaceful. The national news media covered the “No Kings” rallies and marches dutifully, but not particularly loudly. The protests were mostly useful to the media as visuals – big crowds, clever si…

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June 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM

While Trump parades, Americans protest. Stand with them.

Today, while Trump rolls tanks and troops through Washington, Americans in over 1,500 cities are rising up in the largest anti-Trump protest since his return to power.   John, Today, while Trump rolls tanks and troops through Washington, Americans in over 1,500 cities are rising up in the …

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June 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM

Trump threatens millions preparing to protest his parade

This Saturday, Donald Trump is throwing himself a $45 million taxpayer-funded military parade. We're talking tanks in the streets, warplanes overhead, and 7,000 troops marching through the nation’s capital.   John, This Saturday, Donald Trump is throwing himself a $45 million taxpayer-fund…

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  Charlotte Robertson, COURIER · [email protected]

June 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM

The roundup from COURIER this week...

ICE protests in California, Trump's birthday parade, and moreView email in browser Howdy, folks! I can't thank you enough for being one of ROUNDUP's subscribers. Our team has been busy at work making sure Americans know how the Trump administration is attacking our democracy. We've covered RFK Jr. …

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  Charlotte Robertson, COURIER · [email protected]

June 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM

The roundup from COURIER this week...

ICE protests in California, Trump's birthday parade, and moreView email in browser Howdy, folks! I can't thank you enough for being one of ROUNDUP's subscribers. Our team has been busy at work making sure Americans know how the Trump administration is attacking our democracy. We've covered RFK Jr. …

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June 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM

Trump sends soldiers to LA while MAGA pushes the panic button

The far right is pushing panic. We’re fighting back.   John, Donald Trump’s decision to deploy active-duty troops to Los Angeles—without the governor’s consent—is a dangerous escalation in our country’s authoritarian slide. While presidents have deployed the National Guard before, doing so…

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June 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Trump wants CBS News to grovel

Trump turns down Paramount "bribe." Wants $25 million and a public apology instead.   John, Donald Trump just turned down what amounts to a $15 million bribe from Paramount, the owner of CBS News. Paramount’s offer was meant to settle Trump’s bogus $20 billion lawsuit over a routine “60 Mi…

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June 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM

It’s Trump v. Musk and nobody wins

We deserve better.   John, Trump and Musk are having a social media breakup fit for reality TV—and the legacy media is all in. The New York Times added a Trump–Musk live update ticker to its homepage, a treatment typically reserved for national tragedies, wars, or natural disasters. They e…

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June 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM

Joe Rogan, PragerU, Daily Wire: MAGA is winning online because they never log off.

Our local news coverage has never been more important.   John, A new report analyzing the 2024 election just confirmed what we already knew: While Democrats wait for elections to show up, MAGA—and the sprawling right-wing media machine behind it—never shuts up. The report, from Tech for Ca…

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  Charlotte Robertson, COURIER · [email protected]

June 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM

The roundup from COURIER this week...

MAGA feels betrayed, the Trump admin raids a Dem office, and moreView email in browser Howdy, folks! I can't thank you enough for being one of ROUNDUP's 50,000+ subscribers. Big news at COURIER this week: COURIER's new show — How Is This Better? — in partnership with Akilah Hughes aired its first e…

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  Charlotte Robertson, COURIER · [email protected]

June 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM

The roundup from COURIER this week...

MAGA feels betrayed, the Trump admin raids a Dem office, and moreView email in browser Howdy, folks! I can't thank you enough for being one of ROUNDUP's 50,000+ subscribers. Big news at COURIER this week: COURIER's new show — How Is This Better? — in partnership with Akilah Hughes aired its first e…

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June 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM

Jodi Ernst’s “we’re all going to die” cruelty should be front-page news

The GOP glee at cutting American’s health care should be covered like the betrayal that it is.   John, At a recent town hall, Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst was confronted by a constituent expressing fear that MAGA’s proposed Medicaid cuts—part of Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill”…

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May 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM

Trump makes CBS News grovel

Trump turned down CBS News bribe. Wants $25 million and a public apology   John, Donald Trump just turned down what amounts to a $15 million bribe from Paramount, the owner of CBS News. Paramount’s offer was meant to settle Trump’s bogus $20 billion lawsuit over a routine “60 Minutes” inte…

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May 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM

Trump’s presidency is the most corrupt in history and the media should cover it as the emergency it is

Donald Trump and his family have reportedly made more than $700 million since his return to the White House. Some estimate that number to be even higher.   John, Donald Trump and his family have reportedly made more than $700 million since his return to the White House. Some estimate that …

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  Charlotte Robertson, COURIER · [email protected]

May 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM

The roundup from COURIER this week...

The GOP's attack on Medicaid, a chilling commencement speech, and moreView email in browser Howdy, folks! I can't thank you enough for being one of ROUNDUP's 50,000+ subscribers. I hope you all enjoyed your Memorial Day weekend.  Here at COURIER HQ, we've been busy covering all things politics. From…

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  Charlotte Robertson, COURIER · [email protected]

May 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM

The roundup from COURIER this week...

The GOP's attack on Medicaid, a chilling commencement speech, and moreView email in browser Howdy, folks! I can't thank you enough for being one of ROUNDUP's 50,000+ subscribers. I hope you all enjoyed your Memorial Day weekend.  Here at COURIER HQ, we've been busy covering all things politics. From…

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  COURIER Newsroom · [email protected]

May 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM

Trump is giving $5 million to the family of a January 6th rioter

As Liz Cheney said before voting to impeach Donald Trump, “there has never been a greater betrayal by a President” than his actions on January 6th, 2021.   John, As Liz Cheney said before voting to impeach Donald Trump, “there has never been a greater betrayal by a President” than his acti…

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May 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM

Media Matters becomes Trump's latest target in war on progressive dissent

Darkly, the investigation comes just months after Elon Musk—Trump’s biggest campaign donor—sued Media Matters for exposing that ads were appearing alongside antisemitic content on Musk’s “X.”   John, News just broke that Trump’s Federal Trade Commission is opening an investigation into the…

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May 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM

Trump’s attacks on ActBlue are a warning for all of us

As ActBlue’s CEO put it, when you're up against an authoritarian regime intent on silencing dissent, good work alone isn't enough. You have to fight back.   John, The DOJ is investigating ActBlue. Elon Musk and far-right media are smearing Democratic grassroots organizing and calling it cr…

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  Charlotte Robertson, COURIER · [email protected]

May 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM

The roundup from COURIER this week...

Trump to pay family of J6er, Kristi Noem's hunger games, and moreView email in browser Howdy, folks! First and foremost, thanks for being one of ROUNDUP's 50,000+ subscribers — We at COURIER are grateful for this community.  It's been a wild week here at COURIER HQ. Between the Pope shooing away JD …

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  Charlotte Robertson, COURIER · [email protected]

May 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM

The roundup from COURIER this week...

Trump to pay family of J6er, Kristi Noem's hunger games, and moreView email in browser Howdy, folks! First and foremost, thanks for being one of ROUNDUP's 50,000+ subscribers — We at COURIER are grateful for this community.  It's been a wild week here at COURIER HQ. Between the Pope shooing away JD …

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  COURIER · [email protected]

May 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM

MAGA is about cruelty. These disgusting Biden lies prove it.

Of course they are spreading lies about this. We have to change this dynamic.   John, President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis was heartbreaking. It should have been a moment that galvanized compassion, unity, and empathy from political leaders across the aisle. And yet, within hours of the …

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May 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM

John, our local newsrooms need your help. Will you become a sponsor today?

Our local news coverage has never been more important.   John, It’s not just Trump and Elon Musk doing damage right now. Across the country, MAGA lawmakers are dismantling local governments and hurting their own communities. While national outlets chase Trump’s every word, COURIER’s local …

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May 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM

The NYTimes can’t say the quiet part out loud about Trump’s corrupt birthday parade

This is what both-sides journalism does. It neutralizes stories that aren’t neutral. It takes a deeply corrupt act—militarizing the streets of our capital to honor one man—and flattens it into a “he said, she said” about optics.   John, Next month, a $45 million military parade—complete with…

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  Mark Jacob, COURIER Newsroom · [email protected]

May 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM

One of Trump’s few talents: media manipulation

This past weekend was a festival of Trump playing the fiddle and many in the mainstream media dancing to it.   John, Hi — Mark Jacob here, contributor at COURIER. Last weekend was a case study in Trump’s greatest skill: manipulating the media to control the story and dodge accountability. Fr…

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  Charlotte Robertson, COURIER · [email protected]

May 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM

The roundup from COURIER this week...

Billboards slam DOGE, Deja Foxx's new docuseries, and moreView email in browserHowdy, folks! You may notice there's something *a little* different about this week's newsletter.  Here at COURIER, we've loved watching SO many of you become fans of our weekly readouts that we've decided to turn them in…

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  Charlotte Robertson, COURIER · [email protected]

May 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM

The roundup from COURIER this week...

Billboards slam DOGE, Deja Foxx's new docuseries, and moreView email in browserHowdy, folks! You may notice there's something *a little* different about this week's newsletter.  Here at COURIER, we've loved watching SO many of you become fans of our weekly readouts that we've decided to turn them in…

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  Courier || Democracy’s Newsroom · [email protected]

May 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM

Kari Lake taps far-right OAN to be the new Voice of America

In case you aren’t familiar with OAN: it’s the same network that helped spearhead Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election, platformed January 6 apologists, and gave Matt Gaetz his own primetime show.   John, During World War II, the U.S. government created Voice of America to broadcast …

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  Courier Newsroom · [email protected]

May 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM

Trump’s new tax-payer funded right-wing propaganda website

The White House Wire only features far right outlets, amplifying Trump’s messaging, and shutting out dissent. And it’s being built with public money—all while Trump and Musk slash Social Security, gut air traffic safety, and defund scientific and medical research.   John, Last week, the Tru…

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May 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM

The latest from COURIER this week...

Trump uses AI to pose as the Pope, NC Democrats prevail, 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 social (like our …

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May 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM

The latest from COURIER this week...

Trump uses AI to pose as the Pope, NC Democrats prevail, 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 social (like our …

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May 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM

Joe Rogan is MAGA’s favorite “independent”

Media Matters has a new deep-dive into Rogan’s coverage of Trump’s second term—and let’s just say: the shoe fits.   John, Recently, the watchdog group Media Matters named Joe Rogan the single most influential figure in right-wing media. Rogan was not happy. Just like he wasn’t happy when COU…

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  COURIER || Democracy’s Newsroom · [email protected]

May 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Trump’s MAGA influencers are getting private White House briefings

Donald Trump’s White House is now holding exclusive press briefings for MAGA influencers — while freezing out journalists who dare to ask real questions.   John, We wish this was satire. It’s not. Donald Trump’s White House is now holding exclusive “press” briefings for MAGA influencers. Le…

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  Courier Newsroom · [email protected]

May 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Exposing Trump’s new tax-payer funded propaganda website

Designed to mimic the Drudge Report, the White House Wire only features far right outlets, amplifying Trump’s messaging, and shutting out dissent. And it’s being built with public money—all while Trump and Musk slash Social Security, gut air traffic safety, and defund scientific and medical resea…

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  COURIER · [email protected]

April 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM

The latest from COURIER this week...

Trump's backward immigration policy, a guerilla ad attack on Elon, 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 social …

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April 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM

The latest from COURIER this week...

Trump's backward immigration policy, a guerilla ad attack on Elon, 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 social …

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  Tara McGowan || Courier Newsroom · [email protected]

April 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM

John, please read our final April message, it’s important

We’re one of the only grassroots-funded independent media networks still growing—reaching millions of people in battleground states with fact-based reporting that legacy media won’t touch.   John, I’m writing to say thank you for everything you’ve done for COURIER. With less than 12 hours t…

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April 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM

Trump gloats as the media folds 100 days in

We’re just 100 days into Donald Trump’s second term—and by his own admission, his assault on the free press is working.   John, There was a revealing moment in Donald Trump’s recent interview with The Atlantic: “You know at some point, they give up,” he said, referring to media owners gener…

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April 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM

60 minutes chief steps down, Trump wins

A paragon of American journalism officially puts profit ahead of democracy.   John, This week, 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens announced he would step down, citing mounting editorial interference. Owens said he was no longer allowed to run the show independently. That CBS executive…

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April 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM

Politico: "Trump to target ActBlue in presidential memorandum"

According to the report, the action could come as early today.   John, The COURIER team here with an urgent update on Donald Trump’s latest effort to dismantle Democratic organizations fueling opposition to his agenda. POLITICO reports the Trump administration is preparing a presidential me…

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April 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM

The latest from COURIER this week...

The Internet roasts Pete Hegseth, "One if by Land, Two if by DC," and more...View 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 socia…

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April 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM

The latest from COURIER this week...

The Internet roasts Pete Hegseth, "One if by Land, Two if by DC," and more...View 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 socia…

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  Mark Jacob, COURIER Newsroom · [email protected]

April 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM

5 ways major media can seek redemption

The Trump regime is defying the courts. Federal agents are grabbing people off the streets and jailing them for exercising their 1st Amendment rights. Trump is extorting universities and law firms.   Hi — Mark Jacob here, contributor at COURIER. It’s not too late for the mainstream media to…

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April 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM

AP Report: Indivisible and ActBlue preparing to be Trump admin targets

This about destroying the infrastructure of the Democratic party and silencing dissent.   John, We’ve been sounding the alarm about Trump and MAGA’s plans to take down ActBlue. Now it’s official:  According to a new Associated Press report, the Trump administration is preparing to use the fu…

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