Real Justice · [email protected]

December 6, 2021 at 11:42 PM

We must replace the man who tried to murder Julius Jones

John, After Julius Jones’ life was spared at the LAST POSSIBLE SECOND by Governor Stitt a few weeks ago, we announced a campaign to replace the man who worked as hard as he could to murder Julius — District Attorney David Prater. Can you make a donation to our campaign to replace DA David P…

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December 2, 2021 at 6:05 PM

Tell us what you’re focused on in 2022

Participate in our 2022 Priorities Survey! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ John, 2022 is just one month away. We’re gearing up for some big fi…

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November 30, 2021 at 7:32 PM

Our work to end mass incarceration is about reuniting families

Right now, there are thousands of families and loved ones that know someone who is incarcerated and won’t be together for the holidays John, If you have a moment, we’d like to tell you why your support of Real Justice is so crucial today — and why we fight so hard to elect people who are commi…

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  Zoë Wong-Weissman · [email protected]

November 29, 2021 at 9:32 PM

One of the most important things you can do to support Real Justice

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Hey John, I’m Zoë, the Digital Director here at Real Justice — meaning everything you see online from Real Ju…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

November 19, 2021 at 8:59 PM

DA David Prater was trying to murder Julius Jones

John, Did you see Shaun’s email yesterday? Thanks to the tireless work of THOUSANDS, including people like you, Julius Jones was not executed yesterday. He was taken off death row and given a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. It’s a bittersweet outcome. Now, his team can fig…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

November 18, 2021 at 11:55 PM

Julius Jones and the murderous DA who put him in this position

Thank you to this Real Justice community who stepped up to fight for the life of Julius Jones. Huge news broke just hours before he was scheduled to be executed. The Governor stopped the execution, but gave Julius life in prison WITHOUT parole. His family is simultaneously relieved and crushe…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

November 18, 2021 at 3:32 PM

A phone call that could save an innocent man’s life

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ John, There are only a few hours left before Julius Jones is scheduled to be executed today. Every. Single.…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

November 17, 2021 at 11:42 PM

This is urgent, John

We need all hands on deck ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ John, Julius Jones is scheduled to be executed in less than 24 hours by the State of…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

November 17, 2021 at 9:32 PM

The SF POA

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ John — Let’s talk about one of the most powerful and dangerous players in the anti-justice recall effort: the S…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

November 16, 2021 at 8:22 PM

Our mission in action

If a DA with a backbone was in office, this case would have been tossed in the trash. John, We’ve talked to you about how Julius Jones would be a free man if another DA was in office. The same can be said for Marvin Guy. Marvin Guy has spent SEVEN years sitting in a local county jail in Ki…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

November 15, 2021 at 10:42 PM

This was preventable

The work we do is — and I don’t think I can ever emphasize it enough — a matter of life or death. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Hey John, I …

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

November 11, 2021 at 10:41 PM

They’re spending millions to stop us.

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ John, this week the anti-justice recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin was officially added to…

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November 11, 2021 at 12:12 AM

It's go time.

Needless to say, the stakes could not be ANY higher ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ John, we wanted to make sure you saw this news, because we…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

November 10, 2021 at 2:13 AM

Breaking news: it’s official

Sorry to email late. Terrible news just broke. John, I am extremely worried: the Republican recall campaign against DA Chesa Boudin is now official. They just succeeded in getting the recall on the ballot. It’s terrible. And I am betting that the fight ahead will be our hardest yet. Listen to …

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

November 9, 2021 at 11:45 PM

The change we made in October

John, Thank you for EVERYTHING you did in support of Real Justice in October. We had a BUSY month, and this is a bit of a longer email than we usually send, but we hope you reflect on all that we’ve done these last four weeks with PRIDE. Please read the full thing. And when you’re done, if yo…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

November 5, 2021 at 8:13 PM

DAs are taking a stand against S.B. 8

John, right now, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments on the Texas abortion ban. S.B. 8 is an extreme anti-abortion law that bars abortions after just SIX WEEKS, with no exceptions for rape or incest. A coalition of nearly 120 DAs and other leaders signed a letter demanding that the Supre…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

November 4, 2021 at 10:12 PM

Kyle Rittenhouse trial

I’m seeing red, John. I can barely type straight. Earlier today, one of the jurors in Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial was dismissed after telling a sick, twisted joke. The juror said: "Why did the Kenosha police shoot Jacob Blake seven times? Because they ran out of bullets." 🤬🤬🤬 This right…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

November 3, 2021 at 6:52 PM

You helped these candidates win

John, last night, our message rang loud and clear: We ran 9 candidates on transformative platforms, AND ALL 9 WON. Congratulations to Larry Krasner, Alvin Bragg, Ramin Fatehi, Stephanie Morales, Chelsa Wagner, Wrenna Watson, Lisa Middleman, Nicola Henry-Taylor, and Tiffany Sizemore. The work …

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November 2, 2021 at 9:22 PM

Today’s elections

News outlets may not always pay attention to these elections, but this is LIFE-SAVING work. John, Today is Election Day all across the country. We’re proud to have endorsed and stood by several incredible candidates — some running for reelection and some running for the first time — who unders…

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October 31, 2021 at 10:31 PM

$565 away

When we ask for your help, it’s because we count on you to make this work possible. John, You’re someone who understands the power of our work at Real Justice. You’ve helped elect transformative DAs across the country and have stood up to support us when it’s mattered most. We’re only $565 aw…

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October 31, 2021 at 4:12 PM

A critical window to protect justice

John, our time is rapidly diminishing to prepare for another dangerous Republican-driven recall election in California that will threaten years of progress towards justice being added to the ballot. We have a critical window to fundraise and strategize to stand with changemaking San Francisco…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

October 30, 2021 at 7:52 PM

This is important

One of the most immediate tools we have in fighting back against this cruelty is to elect District Attorneys who will hold police accountable for their violence. John, Did you know some of the ONLY people who can hold cops accountable in cases of police violence are District Attorneys? That’s…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

October 29, 2021 at 1:51 PM

Before you go

With all the resources we’re putting into defending our elected DAs and preparing for some big actions, we NEED to pick up the pace. Hey John, we’ll keep this quick. This is a snapshot of our fundraising in the past several months. Donations have been slowing down. And with all the resources …

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

October 28, 2021 at 12:52 AM

Republicans are obstructing Rachael Rollins

Help us fight back. Republicans will stop at NOTHING to sabotage our movement, John. Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans are currently obstructing the confirmation of Rachael Rollins to be appointed as the first Black woman to serve as the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts. As Suffolk County …

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

October 26, 2021 at 11:41 PM

We can’t win this without you

John — it’s official. The right-wing backed campaign to recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has submitted enough signatures to trigger a recall election that could turn back years of progress towards justice. Those signatures still need to be certified. But there is no time t…

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  Chris Lazare, Real Justice · [email protected]

October 25, 2021 at 4:51 PM

Preparing for a big year

John, I need your help today. Together, we’re taking down DAs who perpetuate a system that increases incarceration rates, ignores police brutality, and turns a profit off a bloated carceral justice system. It’s how we’ve delivered true justice for millions of people who’ve gone too long witho…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

October 22, 2021 at 9:03 PM

DA David Prater is trying to murder an innocent man in 27 days

John, 27 days. That’s how much more time is left before the set execution date of Julius Jones. An innocent Black man. On death row. For a crime HE NEVER COMMITTED. The historically conservative Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board even decided to commute his sentence to life with the possibility…

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October 20, 2021 at 9:42 PM

What it means to have a justice champion as a DA

John, Real Justice was founded on a simple premise: that District Attorneys are some of the few figures who can prevent so many of the injustices we see from police, judges, and bad prosecutors around the country – as well as hold police accountable. When we first started off, DA races were f…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

October 15, 2021 at 7:42 PM

Re: Julius Jones

John, A few days ago, we asked if you could sign on to our petition in support of Julius Jones, an innocent Black man in Oklahoma who’s facing execution in 33 days for a crime he never committed. Today, our partner organization, Grassroots Law, is officially launching a campaign to free him. …

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October 14, 2021 at 8:42 PM

Happening Tuesday: Join our #StandWithChesa day of Action!

John, this week San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin met and spoke with crime victims in his office — and it was a stark reminder of exactly how much is at stake as we battle the anti-justice recall campaign and how much we need your help to stand with Chesa for justice. The republic…

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October 13, 2021 at 10:02 PM

Julius Jones

John, This is a REALLY urgent request. It will only take a few minutes and you could potentially save someone’s life. We need you to sign on to this petition in support of Julius Jones, a Black man in Oklahoma who’s been incarcerated for 19 years for a crime he never committed. Julius’s execu…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

October 11, 2021 at 9:11 PM

I’m not surprised, but still horrified

John, This headline says EVERYTHING about why we need to continue to elect more DAs who will undo decades of corrupt, racist, and abusive practices that have harmed so many. I really hope you’ll read this whole email — but if this headline angers you just as much as it angers me, make a con…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

October 9, 2021 at 12:03 AM

Breaking: Jacob Blake

7 times in the back. John, news just broke: no federal charges will be filed against the police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back 7 times in Kenosha last year. It’s obscene. 7 shots. In the BACK. Jacob is now paralyzed. Listen. I want you to understand this. The Kenosha County District …

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October 8, 2021 at 9:03 PM

Louis and Leroy

John, Yesterday, Louis Mitchell and Leroy Grippen — who had been imprisoned for a combined 103 years in a Louisiana State Penitentiary — were finally able to go home. Louis and Leroy originally pled guilty to avoid the death penalty with the expectation to be released after 10 years and 6 mo…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

October 6, 2021 at 3:11 PM

We’ve been looking forward to sharing this

John, You’ve heard me talk about why our work at Real Justice PAC is so important. With that in mind, I’m filled with pride to share some updates about what we’ve accomplished together recently. Let’s start with the fight against the dangerous, right-wing, billionaire-backed efforts to recall…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

October 1, 2021 at 12:13 AM

Final push

Hello my friends, I can’t emphasize this enough. What we raise by the end of TONIGHT will help determine how much we can invest in critical District Attorney races going into next year. We are still $11,000 away from our financial goals for the third quarter! If you can afford to give right…

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  Chris Lazare, Real Justice · [email protected]

September 30, 2021 at 8:22 PM

I wanted to follow up.

John, I just wanted to follow up on the note from the team at Real Justice yesterday and emphasize exactly why your support is so, SO important right now. I’ll explain a bit more about why in a second — but I know you may be getting a lot of emails and not have the time to read the whole thin…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

September 29, 2021 at 8:12 PM

Your help, John

John, We’ll keep this quick. Our end of quarter deadline is fast approaching — by midnight tomorrow, we’ll have to assess our budget from our last three months of fundraising to determine how big we can go in the quarter ahead. We’re fighting every day to elect new DAs that will dismantle and…

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September 28, 2021 at 10:22 PM

We knew this was coming

John, Our opponents will stop at nothing to cling to their racist, corrupt “justice" system. Right now, a dark money GOP group is flooding the San Francisco streets with mailers and propaganda to attack District Attorney Chesa Boudin. This tells us two very, VERY important things: They’re r…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

September 24, 2021 at 8:11 PM

22 years

John, For just a second, I want you to close your eyes and imagine what it would be like to be imprisoned for 22 years. Really take a moment and think hard about it. Pretty horrifying, right? 22 years is how long this man below, Jermaine Hudson of Louisiana, stayed in prison for a crime he ne…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

September 23, 2021 at 8:42 PM

One click to #StandWithChesa

John, standing with San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin against the right-wing backed recall effort means standing up for real public safety solutions that address the root causes of violence in our communities. Can you stand with us? Just last month, Chesa filed suit against three m…

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  Kyna Wiltz, Organizer · [email protected]

September 23, 2021 at 12:31 AM

I need you to join us

John, we’re growing our team to stop a dangerous and costly recall election before it happens — and we need YOU to join us.  Last night we held a special Stand with Chesa Volunteer call, where volunteers from around the country heard important action steps we need to take to stop the anti-jus…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

September 22, 2021 at 8:21 PM

The wins we don’t talk about as much

Did you see what San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin — a DA that our nationwide movement helped elect — recently did? John, Did you see what San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin recently did? It tells us everything we need to know about why this work matters. This stat in particular blew me out of the wat…

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  Shaun King, #StandwithChesa · [email protected]

September 21, 2021 at 10:02 PM

I need you on this call, OK?

John, Around this time in 2019 this community and our Real Justice Team were working hard to elect justice champion Chesa Boudin as the San Francisco District Attorney — and he won in a landslide. Since then Chesa has transformed the justice system from the inside out, creating real police ac…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

September 20, 2021 at 5:41 PM

The big organizing we need to win

John, right now volunteers on the ground in San Francisco and virtually all over the country are working overtime to stop the right-wing backed recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Stopping this dangerous recall effort means protecting critical work Chesa has done since his…

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  Shaun King · [email protected]

September 15, 2021 at 1:22 AM

Today’s recall

Today Californians will decide whether Governor Gavin Newsom will be recalled. If so, Larry Elder will likely be his replacement – a man who spreads anti-vax conspiracies, denies climate science, and is against any kind of minimum wage. But let me unpack something, ok? Then I need to make …

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

September 13, 2021 at 6:53 PM

There are more than just a few corrupt DAs

My friends, You’ve heard me talk about why our work at Real Justice PAC is so important, and if you’ll stick with me here, I want to talk about why — right now — it is more critical than ever that we continue to keep up the fight. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen headlines about the incredib…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

September 12, 2021 at 9:02 PM

Our work does not happen overnight

My friends, I know I say it a lot but I will never say it enough — the work and wins we have accomplished together to elect Real Justice DAs over the past few years has been astounding. To give you a sense of just how big these wins are, you should know that Real Justice DAs oversee the juris…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

September 2, 2021 at 9:25 PM

This headline

John, this headline sums up EVERYTHING that’s important about the work we’re doing here. The officer in question is Christopher Taylor. In 2019, Officer Taylor killed Mauris DeSilva — a man with mental health issues who was holding a knife. But the then-DA Margaret Moore refused to charge hi…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

August 29, 2021 at 8:41 PM

Life-saving work

John, I just checked our fundraising numbers, and right now we’re still $8,708 short of our August fundraising goal. If we hit this, it will give our team the funds we need to keep electing compassionate prosecutors who will advance our fight for justice, hold violent police accountable,…

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