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  Lucia, FreePress.net · [email protected]
February 18, 2020 at 8:46 PM

1 week: Stop Trump’s FCC from decimating Lifeline

Free Press Your action today could offer a lifeline. Hi friend, We have just one week left before FCC Chairman Pai closes public comment on his disastrous plan to sabotage Lifeline — and I saw that you haven’t had a chance to take action. We need your help. For countless low-income families…
  Lucia, FreePress.net · [email protected]
February 15, 2020 at 3:34 PM

Tell Chairman Pai: Leave. Lifeline. ALONE.

Free Press Take action today to save Lifeline. Dear Friend, It’s an insulting and insidious attack on anyone who has ever been on the wrong side of the digital divide ... Right now, Trump’s FCC is trying yet again to sabotage the Lifeline program — one of the only programs tha…
  Jessica J. González, FreePress.net · [email protected]
February 13, 2020 at 6:22 PM

Did you see my message yesterday?

Free Press Take action now to save Lifeline & end the FCC’s war on the poor Dear Friend, On Tuesday, the disastrous merger between T-Mobile and Sprint was given the green light — making it likely that wireless prices will rise for everyone. The merger was approved despite the obvious har…
  Jessica J. González, FreePress.net · [email protected]
February 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

Why I needed Lifeline

Free Press Take action now to save Lifeline & end the FCC’s war on the poor Stop the War on the Poor: Save Lifeline Friend, In news that will surprise no one ... Trump’s FCC is yet again declaring war on the poor, this time by attacking Lifeline, one of the only ways poor pe…
  Heather Franklin, FreePress.net · [email protected]
February 6, 2020 at 5:02 PM

Missing from the debates: your voice

Free Press We've got questions about Net Neutrality, the candidates hopefully have answers Friend, The Iowa caucuses are (mostly?) over and the candidates are set to hit the debate stage in New Hampshire this Friday. The candidates have made their positions known on issues rang…
  Lucia, FreePress.net · [email protected]
February 4, 2020 at 7:22 PM

Your chance to rein in the Patriot Act

Free Press We need you to call Congress today and stand up for privacy Friend, I know there's a lot going on right now, but we need your help to pass a bill that would be a game-changer for privacy rights in the United States. This critical piece of legislation would rein in dangerous spying…
  Heather Franklin, FreePress.net · [email protected]
January 30, 2020 at 7:33 PM

The guide you need at the ballot box

Free Press Introducing Free Press Action’s 2020 voter guide Friend, After months of debates and campaign news, the time is finally here: The Iowa caucuses are on Monday. We know it can be hard to keep track of where all of the candidates stand on media and tech issues, which is…
  Lucia, FreePress.net · [email protected]
January 28, 2020 at 7:15 PM

Your chance to rein in the Patriot Act

Free Press We need you to call Congress today and stand up for privacy Friend, At this very moment, Trump is being tried for high crimes and misdemeanors, and for abusing the power of his office. At the same time, Congress is weighing reauthorizing sweeping spying powers contain…
  Jessica J. González, FreePress.net · [email protected]
January 25, 2020 at 1:07 PM

ACT NOW: Critical privacy bill moving through Congress today.

Free Press I’m relying on you. Friend, A critical piece of legislation is moving through Congress that would push through bold privacy-protecting reforms of the Patriot Act. Take action RIGHT NOW to urge Congress to pass the Safeguarding Americans’ Private Records Act. The bill would reform…
  Jessica J. González, FreePress.net · [email protected]
January 24, 2020 at 1:04 AM

Our first big fight of 2020: Could you respond?

Free Press I’m relying on you. Dear friend, I’m 8 days into my new role as co-CEO of Free Press and I’m reaching out to you today because we have the first big fight of the year on our hands. Today, a critical piece of legislation is moving through Congress that would push thro…
  Craig Aaron, FreePress.net · [email protected]
January 16, 2020 at 7:28 PM

Meet Jessica González: New Co-CEO of Free Press

Free Press To tackle 2020’s challenges, we’re taking a fresh approach Friend, It’s no secret that we have a lot of work ahead of us in 2020. Almost every day the Trump administration and large corporate interests attack the core of Free Press’ work: the rights to freely connect …
  Craig Aaron, FreePress.net · [email protected]
January 2, 2020 at 12:38 AM

Re: I have big news!

Free Press There’s still time for the triple match Hey there — just wanted to reach out one last time to let you know there is still time to triple your gift to Free Press for 2020. Thanks so much for your support and all you do, Craig Hi friend, I just heard from our triple-ma…
  Craig Aaron, FreePress.net · [email protected]
January 1, 2020 at 5:20 PM

I have big news!

Free Press There’s still time for the triple match Hi friend, I just heard from our triple-match donor and I have big news: We’re so close to meeting our year-end goal that they’re willing to extend the triple match for 12 more hours. That’s right: You have one more chance to m…
  Kimberly Longey, FreePress.net · [email protected]
January 1, 2020 at 3:18 AM

Triple your gift before it's too late!

Free Press Give to Free Press before the clock strikes midnight Triple Your Gift to Free Press Dear friend, I can hear some New Year’s revelers down the hall — that’s how close we are to 2020. But I can’t kick back and toast with my friends and neighbors yet, because Free Press is just a few…
  Kimberly Longey, FreePress.net · [email protected]
January 1, 2020 at 12:11 AM

Time is running out!

Free Press Give to Free Press before the clock strikes midnight Triple Your Gift to Free Press Dear friend, We have just a few hours left before we close the books on 2019, and I have to tell you, we aren’t where we need to be. To protect your online rights in 2020, we have an …
  Free Press Team, FreePress.net · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 7:09 PM

Act fast, triple your gift

Free Press Less than 24 hours left to triple your gift Friend, There are still a few hours left to TRIPLE your gift. Donate now. Thank you for your support! The Free Press team Good morning, friend, A truly grueling year is almost at its close, but in the next few hours alone…
  Kimberly Longey, FreePress.net · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 1:19 PM

Act fast, triple your gift

Free Press Less than 24 hours left to triple your gift Good morning, friend, A truly grueling year is almost at its close, but in the next few hours alone, you have a chance to end 2019 on a hopeful note: Your tax-deductible gift to Free Press will be TRIPLED if you give before …
  Craig Aaron, FreePress.net · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 3:07 PM

Triple match expiring soon.

Free Press Donate now and triple your gift. Triple Your Gift to Free Press Hi Friend, We’re less than 48 hours away from 2020, which means you have less than 48 hours to take advantage of our triple-match offer to help Free Press fight three times as hard for your rights online…
  Kimberly Longey, FreePress.net · [email protected]
December 28, 2019 at 4:18 PM

We haven't heard from you.

Free Press Please respond before midnight Dec. 31 Your Match Offer: Still Available Claim by: 11:59 p.m. on 12/31 Your Gift Triples to: $20 = $60  |  $100 = $300  |  $500 = $1,500 Friend, I don’t usually email you on the weekend, but this is important. I just went th…
  Craig Aaron, FreePress.net · [email protected]
December 27, 2019 at 3:28 PM

One more thing, Friend

Free Press Take one critical action to protect democracy today Dear Friend, I wanted to make sure this didn't get lost in your inbox amid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. There are just a few days left to make a tax-deductible gift to Free Press and double your impact. We need s…
  Kimberly Longey, FreePress.net · [email protected]
December 20, 2019 at 3:07 PM

One more thing, Friend

Free Press Take one critical action to protect democracy today Dear Friend, I wanted to catch you before you left for the weekend. As our 2019 financial year comes to a close and we finalize our plans for 2020, we need all the support we can gather. I won’t mince words with yo…
  Matt Wood, FreePress.net · [email protected]
December 16, 2019 at 9:35 PM

Big Developments in the Fight for the Net

Free Press We’re headed back to court — all donations matched to fund the fight for Net Neutrality. Double your impact in our fight to save the internet. Dear Friend, I know how busy this time of year is, but we’ve had some major developments in our fight for Net Neutrality and …
  TRIPLE MATCH OFFER, FreePress.net · [email protected]
December 4, 2019 at 3:08 AM

2 hours left -- can you respond?

Free Press Your gift to Free Press tripled until midnight. Dear Friend, There are just a couple hours left to triple your gift to Free Press. Can we count on your support today? Thank you! Craig Dear Friend, I just had a look at our #GivingTuesday report, and we aren’t where …
  Kimberly Longey, FreePress.net · [email protected]
December 4, 2019 at 12:36 AM

Just checking -- I don’t see your name

Free Press Only a few hours left to triple your gift to Free Press Dear Friend, I just had a look at our #GivingTuesday report, and we aren’t where we need to be. Could you take a moment right now to make a tax-deductible gift to help us reach our goals? We have a long road a…
  Candace Clement, FreePress.net · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 7:43 PM

Friend, can you check this off your list today?

Free Press Your donation tripled for #GivingTuesday Dear Friend, Time is running out on our triple-match opportunity. Before you leave the office today, please consider making a tax-deductible gift to Free Press for #GivingTuesday. Our work has never been more important and we need your sup…
  Craig Aaron, FreePress.net · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 11:37 AM

#GivingTuesday -- Triple your gift to fight for our democracy.

Free Press Make a tax-deductible gift today Dear Friend, Today is #GivingTuesday — a global day of giving — and we’re thrilled to share that a generous donor has offered to triple match any gift made to Free Press through midnight tonight. Over the last year you’ve heard a lot …
  Mike Apgar, FreePress.net · [email protected]
December 2, 2019 at 6:09 PM

I'm Tripling Your Giving Tuesday Gift

Free Press Make a tax-deductible gift to Free Press and I'll triple your donation. Donate Today and Triple Your Gift! Dear Friend, This feels like a bit of a Wizard of Oz moment: You’ve heard a lot about a mysterious Free Press donor who’s willing to triple your gift…
  The Free Press Legal Team, FreePress.net · [email protected]
November 27, 2019 at 2:12 PM

We're Thankful to You

Free Press Gratitude Abounds. Mostly For You. Dear Friend, In the Trump era it can be hard to feel grateful for anything. Every day brings a new challenge to our definition of human decency. We can feel lost, powerless or downright beaten down. As attorneys who specia…
  James Thompson, FreePress.net · [email protected]
November 21, 2019 at 8:10 PM

Have you heard what's happening in New Jersey?

Free Press We're fighting for local news: This is the work you make possible. Strong local journalism = a strong democracy. Donate today. Dear Friend, I want to talk to you about New Jersey. New Jersey is sandwiched between two massive media markets: New York to the…
  Lucia, FreePress.net · [email protected]
November 20, 2019 at 3:45 PM

This is not the news we deserve

Free Press We really need news networks and journalists to do better in 2020. Friend, Tonight's the next presidential debate and the stakes couldn't be higher. We need the media to learn from their catastrophic mistakes in 2016 and cover this election with the hard-hitting analysis and relia…
  Lucia, FreePress.net · [email protected]
November 18, 2019 at 11:15 PM

This is not the news we deserve

Free Press We really need news networks and journalists to do better in 2020. We’re worried news networks might not have learned anything from 2016. Help us hold them accountable: Sign the petition calling on networks to clean up their election coverage and provide the #NewsWeDes…
  Craig Aaron, FreePress.net · [email protected]
November 13, 2019 at 8:44 PM

What we’re working on now

Free Press In this time of increased uncertainty, we’re still fighting for your right to a free and open internet. Friend, With new attacks from the Trump administration and large corporate interests looking to consolidate more and more power, a lot of our supporters have asked…
  Candace Clement, FreePress.net · [email protected]
November 2, 2019 at 12:07 PM

Twitter's next ban? Nazis

Free Press Have you heard about Twitter's White Supremacist problem? Friend, Twitter made a splash this week when it announced it will ban all political ads. Here's what the company really needs to focus on banning: white supremacists. Racists like former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke abound …
  Candace Clement, FreePress.net · [email protected]
November 1, 2019 at 3:47 PM

Twitter's next ban? Nazis

Free Press Have you heard about Twitter's White Supremacist problem? Friend, Twitter made headlines this week when it announced that it will be banning all political ads as we head into the 2020 election.1 It was an obvious response to Facebook’s refusal to fact check political …
  Heather Franklin, FreePress.net · [email protected]
October 28, 2019 at 10:08 PM

Facebook employees vs. Zuckerberg

Free Press Facebook has officially given politicians free rein to spread lies on its platform. Friend, BREAKING: Facebook’s own employees are rising up against the company’s dangerous decision to help politicians lie to U.S. voters. In a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other company exec…
  Collette, Free Press · [email protected]
October 22, 2019 at 6:03 PM

Fox News is racist

Free Press Get a free sticker Friend, As the 2020 election heats up, Fox News is working overtime to villainize people of color, LGBTQ+ people, immigrants and religious minorities. Help people see how dangerous this network is: Get your free “Fox News Is Racist” sticker and join the upcomin…
  Collette, Free Press · [email protected]
October 21, 2019 at 9:27 PM

Fox News is racist

Free Press Get a free sticker Friend, Fox News is racist. Fox News’ goal is to sell your friends, neighbors and older relatives a fantasy where immigrants of color, religious minorities and LGBTQ+ people are the enemy. The company is doing this to fuel hate — and to shift atten…
  Heather Franklin, FreePress.net · [email protected]
October 19, 2019 at 12:09 PM

Ask Zuckerberg

Free Press Hate speech undermines the free expression of women, people of color, immigrants and religious minorities. Don’t let Facebook be a tool of oppression. Friend, Mark Zuckerberg has met with racist right-wing conspiracy theorists like Tucker Carlson and Ben Shapiro. He's appeared on …
  Heather Franklin, FreePress.net · [email protected]
October 18, 2019 at 3:08 PM

Ask Zuckerberg

Free Press Hate speech undermines the free expression of women, people of color, immigrants and religious minorities. Don’t let Facebook be a tool of oppression. Friend, During a speech to a group of Georgetown students and D.C. elites, Mark Zuckerberg once again made…
  Heather Franklin, FreePress.net · [email protected]
October 16, 2019 at 6:22 PM

Facebook is profiting off of deception

Free Press Facebook has officially given politicians free rein to spread lies on its platform. Friend, Facebook is now letting Trump and other politicians lie in political ads — and it's making a fortune off this deception. Trump alone ran more than $1 million of Facebook ads in one week to …
  Heather Franklin, FreePress.net · [email protected]
October 15, 2019 at 10:58 PM

Facebook is profiting off of deception

Free Press Facebook has officially given politicians free rein to spread lies on its platform. Friend, Facebook has officially given politicians free rein to spread lies and hate in political ads on its platform. Under this extraordinarily reckless new policy, politicians like …
  Lucia, FreePress.net · [email protected]
October 11, 2019 at 5:10 PM

Amazon wants in on writing laws

Free Press Send a message to Congress and demand a ban on governmental use of facial-recognition technology Friend, Amazon sells its facial-recognition technology to ICE, police departments and other law-enforcement agencies. This has had horrific results: ICE, for example, has used the soft…
  Lucia, FreePress.net · [email protected]
October 11, 2019 at 12:19 AM

Amazon wants in on writing laws

Free Press Send a message to Congress and demand a ban on governmental use of facial-recognition technology Friend, Yesterday, California scored a major privacy win: The state banned the use of facial-recognition technology on recordings gathered by police officers’ cameras.1 Th…
  Joseph Torres, FreePress.net · [email protected]
October 6, 2019 at 12:28 PM

Re: Make Trump's FCC do the right thing

Free Press An investigation has been requested Friend, Wow: On Thursday a powerful lawmaker in the House cited Free Press' work when urging the Government Accountability Office to investigate the communications crisis that hit Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. We're…
  Joseph Torres, FreePress.net · [email protected]
October 5, 2019 at 1:48 PM

Make Trump's FCC do the right thing

Free Press An investigation has been requested Friend, BIG NEWS: Yesterday the chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee sent an official request asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to formally investigate the communications collapse in Puerto Rico foll…
  Craig Aaron, FreePress.net · [email protected]
October 3, 2019 at 7:09 PM

Triple Match Expires TONIGHT

Free Press Give before midnight and your donation will be tripled. Friend, This week's court decision on Net Neutrality struck a blow to those of us who fight tirelessly for a free and open internet. But there’s hope even in the darkest of times. And we’re not wasting time. We…
  Craig Aaron, FreePress.net · [email protected]
October 2, 2019 at 4:16 PM

What Yesterday Means

Free Press This is big. Donate before midnight on 10/4 and your gift to save Net Neutrality will be tripled.
 Friend, Yesterday was a big blow for champions of a fair and open internet. In case you missed it: a federal appeals court largely upheld the Trump FCC's decision to destroy Net Neutr…
  Craig Aaron, FreePress.net · [email protected]
October 1, 2019 at 4:23 PM

BREAKING: Net Neutrality LOSES in court — what's next

Free Press This is big. Donate in the next 72 hours and your gift to save Net Neutrality will be tripled.
 Friend, BREAKING: Net Neutrality LOSES in court. We won’t sugarcoat it: This is a big setback. But we’re here to tell you this fight is not over. Not by a long shot. Her…
  Lucia, FreePress.net · [email protected]
September 28, 2019 at 12:07 PM

Ugh. More racist surveillance

Free Press Mass surveillance is racist in its impact. Friend, Would you trust Trump with your most private information? I know I wouldn't. But Section 215 of the Patriot Act allows the government to collect incredibly sensitive data on everything from our medical records to our financial tr…
  Heather Franklin, FreePress.net · [email protected]
September 27, 2019 at 3:12 PM

Zuckerberg’s putting profits over people’s lives

Free Press Facebook is falling down on the job (again and again and again) Friend, Mark Zuckerberg talks a good talk when it comes to combating hate on Facebook. But a new report shows that the company has made millions by promoting content from hate groups — including white-supremacist orga…