Chris Lazare, Real Justice · [email protected]

March 23, 2022 at 3:14 PM

Excited to endorse these justice champions!!!

These candidates are fighting for transformative justice John, Today, we’re announcing a HUGE slate of endorsements for District Attorney races, and we couldn’t be more excited to share this news with you!! Real Justice is all in for these incredible candidates who are leading the way when it…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

March 22, 2022 at 9:42 PM

Tomorrow...

John, tomorrow we’ll be announcing an exciting new slate of endorsements for District Attorney positions all over the country!!! Please stay tuned. But first, we need to know that you are with us in this fight. Are you with us? Please make a donation of $11 right now to help Real Justice p…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

March 14, 2022 at 7:25 PM

We want to be transparent, John

We need you with us in this fight for transformative justice We want to be transparent with you. We’ve been feeling pretty nervous, John. Real Justice THREW DOWN for our slate of amazing justice candidates in Texas and we got some big wins. It doesn’t stop with Texas. We’re planning to endor…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

March 10, 2022 at 6:34 PM

Defeat DAs like Amy Weirich

John, this news out of Tennessee is exactly WHY we do the work we do – to defeat corrupt DAs like Amy Weirich. DA Weirich oversaw both of these cases. In one, a white ex-deputy cop was accused of raping a 14 year old girl. In another, Pamela Moses, a Black woman who is a former Memphis mayor…

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  Chris Lazare, Real Justice · [email protected]

March 9, 2022 at 8:42 PM

Endorsement alert

John, We have a new and exciting endorsement to share! His name is Brian Bush, and he’s running to be Chattanooga’s next City Court Judge. Here’s why this is such a big deal: When most people hear “law enforcement” they think of cops, detectives, and correctional officers. But positions like …

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  Chris Lazare, Real Justice · [email protected]

March 3, 2022 at 9:34 PM

(Sign) Police don’t need more money. Our communities do.

John, President Biden made his position loud and clear during this week’s State of the Union. He wants even MORE extreme funding for police. He said this after 2021 was the deadliest year of police violence recorded. He said this after promising action to families that have lost loved ones to…

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  Taylor Jones, Real Justice PAC · [email protected]

March 2, 2022 at 8:13 PM

Learning so we can win

Let’s learn from our lessons and build this movement, district by district, everywhere. Hey John, last night we just scored some wins in Texas! But the toughest challenge for these candidates will be ahead – and we can’t afford to lose any time preparing for our next races coming up in May. La…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

March 1, 2022 at 7:25 PM

(Time sensitive) We need to win these races.

🔥 Let’s go! This will be close. Hello, John. I hope you’re doing well through all of this chaos our world is in. If you’re able to help, today I have a TIME SENSITIVE request: Today people will be keeping an eye on Texas’ Primary Election, where our national network has been supporting severa…

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  Taylor Jones, Deputy Organizing Director · [email protected]

February 25, 2022 at 5:05 PM

We need to do everything we can to win on Tuesday

John, If we haven’t met before, I’m Taylor Jones – Deputy Organizing Director at Real Justice and a Texas voter. Today is the LAST DAY of early voting in the Texas primaries. We need to do everything we can to give our incredible slate of progressive changemakers a final boost before the pr…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

February 24, 2022 at 11:37 PM

Texas is criminalizing trans kids. Help us fight back:

🔥 This is why we need to elect Lee Merritt, Joe Gonzales, John Creuzot, and Albert Roberts Hello my friends. Did you see this ugly and extremely dangerous news for families that just came out of Texas today? Please resist the urge to say this isn’t about you. It’s about ALL of us. Injustice A…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

February 24, 2022 at 5:32 PM

Let me tell you about my friends John Creuzot and Joe Gonzales

Five days left My friends, I’m getting nervous. We need to step it up in a BIG way before March 1. Let me break it down: Right now, we are seeing some of the most violent, racist, and punitive measures put in place by Texas politicians specifically. At the same time, we have incredible DAs on…

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  Chris Lazare, Real Justice · [email protected]

February 23, 2022 at 1:13 AM

A big test

John, the next 7 days will determine whether we score some big wins for our movement on March 1 – or whether we lose. We’re organizing hard for justice champions that we want to elect into local, state, and federal positions. Raising critical funding. Recruiting volunteers. Directing resourc…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

February 22, 2022 at 8:12 PM

We’ve got 7 days until the Texas primaries!

We are now only one week away from the Texas Primary elections! Real Justice has been pushing hard to make sure this AMAZING slate of justice champions has what it takes to win on March 1st. These are candidates we know will fight for real justice for their communities. These are the candida…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

February 17, 2022 at 11:14 PM

Bernie just endorsed!!!

🔥🔥🔥 We can do this! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ John, this is HUGE!!! Bernie Sanders just announced today that he’s supporting Lee Merritt t…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

February 17, 2022 at 12:42 AM

What happened last night can’t happen again

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ John — conservative recall organizers in San Francisco are becoming increasingly powerful, and without your hel…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

February 16, 2022 at 1:42 AM

We're $1,289 away!!!

Good evening my friends. I feel SO fortunate to be doing this work with you. You all are some of the most generous people in the world!!! Earlier I sent an honest note about what we’re up against and the support we need to keep up our life-saving fights — and you all showed up!!! Now we’re …

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

February 15, 2022 at 7:04 PM

Need your support now more than ever

John, I’m going to be real with you. We need to catch up on our budget in a BIG way. Let me break it down. Real Justice has been pushing HARD on all fronts – from directing donations toward local candidates in Texas, to fighting back against wealthy opponents who are trying EVERY trick in th…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

February 14, 2022 at 8:32 PM

Show Texas some love today! ❤️

Happy Valentine’s Day, John! Today is not only Valentine’s Day though. It is also the first day of early voting ahead of the March 1st primaries in Texas! We joined up with our partner organization Grassroots Law PAC to endorse an incredible slate of fighters for justice in their communities…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

February 13, 2022 at 11:32 PM

The whole picture

We need to fight back ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ John, Look, I’ve got to level with …

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

February 9, 2022 at 9:33 PM

Five days until early voting in Texas!!

John, FIVE DAYS. That’s how much time is left until Texans start casting their ballots for the March 1st primaries. That means five days until people can start voting for the slate of AMAZING candidates we are supporting in partnership with Grassroots Law PAC. If you’re ready to help this sl…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

February 6, 2022 at 7:32 PM

Operation Lone Star

John, you may have heard about ‘Operation Lone Star’. It is an insidious, racist effort launched by Texas Governor Greg Abbott last March which deployed THOUSANDS of law enforcement officers to the Southern border and gave them wide authority to arrest migrants if they were suspected of crimi…

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  Chris Lazare, Real Justice · [email protected]

February 3, 2022 at 9:32 PM

Our progressive DAs are addressing the root causes of harm

John, In New York City, we helped elect Alvin Bragg, an incredible justice champion as District Attorney in November. Now he is facing the same push back so many of our electeds have faced for doing exactly what he promised to do — ending the criminalization of low level offenses that are of…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

February 1, 2022 at 11:42 PM

CRUCIAL month in Texas, John

John, there’s only ONE month left in our CRITICAL March 1 primary elections, and I don’t want us to miss out on some amazing electing justice champions. ALL hands on deck!!! I can honestly say that this moment is one of the most exciting chances we have to build an INCREDIBLE bench of local …

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

January 31, 2022 at 9:52 PM

Not news I wanted to share

John, Look, this isn’t the news I wanted to share with you today. But it’s real, and it’s pressing, and I need you to please understand why, ok? Thank you. Right now, we’re pretty behind on our fundraising for Real Justice. Here’s why that makes me especially nervous right now: My predicti…

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  Chris Lazare, Real Justice · [email protected]

January 27, 2022 at 10:33 PM

Announcing our next endorsement!

John, we endorsed Wesley Bell for St. Louis County Prosecutor when he first ran for the office in 2018 — and he won in a LANDSLIDE. He ran on an unapologetic platform to transform justice in St. Louis County by fighting to end mass incarceration, growing diversion programs, stopping the crimi…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

January 26, 2022 at 10:04 PM

Texas is ground zero in our fight

John, We’re building the bench for transformative justice in Texas. During the past year, we have seen some of the most extreme laws passed and actions taken in the country. Whether it has been attacking abortion rights, suppressing Black and brown voters, or playing into the machine of mass…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

January 24, 2022 at 8:52 PM

We wouldn’t be here without you, John

This is going to be our most important year yet, John. We’re targeting specific DA races across the country where we know we can run strong candidates who will fight to end mass incarceration and focus on harm reduction. We’re working with our partner organization Grassroots Law PAC to help …

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

January 20, 2022 at 7:22 PM

We’re proud to endorse these justice champions in Texas

John, We told you we would be diving even deeper this year: supporting and building a bench of justice champions working to transform our justice system. Today, we are excited to announce three key endorsements we’re making in Texas. Two of these incredible leaders are running for reelection…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

January 18, 2022 at 5:06 PM

We’re so excited for you to see this

John, We've officially launched our brand new website for Real Justice — click here to be one of the first to visit! Enter the site What we’ve included on our website is a product of everything we have accomplished together. From giving an overview of our strategy to elect civil rights-minded…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

January 13, 2022 at 2:49 PM

Let me tell you what the news is not reporting

John, Let me tell you what the news is not reporting⁣ If you were to look in almost any news publication in the past year, they’d have you believing that murder rates are rising across the country and that to fix that, we need to invest MORE money in police and in prisons. They would have yo…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

January 11, 2022 at 10:33 PM

A question for you

John, We have a question we want to ask you — is there anything we can say to encourage you to give to Real Justice right now? What if we told you that District Attorneys are some of the ONLY people with real power to actually hold cops accountable for their brutality? What if we told you tha…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

January 10, 2022 at 6:53 PM

This right here is why we do the work we do

John, This — right here — is why we do the work that we do. Willie Stokes, seen kneeling in this photo, has been in prison for 37 years for a murder he didn’t commit. He’s been in there since 1984. ⁣ While his conviction has just been vacated, Willie might remain in jail for a few more week…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

January 7, 2022 at 7:42 PM

We want to know your priorities this year

John, It’s worth repeating: everything we do is guided and supported by you. More than anything, we want to make sure we’re incorporating YOUR perspective in our plans as we move forward this year. Your input is so important as we start rolling out everything we have planned and in the p…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

January 4, 2022 at 10:04 PM

I’m so grateful for you, John

John, THANK YOU. Because of people like you, who showed up, chipped in, supported Real Justice, and made sure to share our message of transformative justice far and wide, December was our best fundraising month since March 2021. And while we did not hit our goal — a goal we always knew would …

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

January 1, 2022 at 12:22 AM

2% away

John, We only have 8 hours left to hit our year-end goal of $530,000. At this moment, we are exactly $8,701 short. One final push could get us over the finish line. In a moment, we want to tell you what’s at stake, but before we do, can you make a donation to help us hit this critical goal?…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 7:42 PM

Let’s win big for real justice in 2022

John, Listen. I know you’ve gotten so many emails from us in the past few days. That’s because this is our final fundraising deadline before we kick off 2022. This is important, ok? John, with your donation, you’ll continue to power the fight to end mass incarceration and elect more leaders…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 2:52 PM

2022

John, Tomorrow, we’ll officially be in 2022. Tomorrow, we’ll be kicking off all our important plans and strategies we’ve laid out for the new year — and it’s all possible because of people like you who continue to power our work. As a reminder, here’s what we’ve got in store for 2022. Defend…

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  Zoë Wong, Real Justice · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 11:32 PM

Our opponents will be watching

John, our opponents will be watching our numbers. This end-of-year fundraising deadline is a big one for Real Justice. After midnight on December 31st, we are legally required to file our numbers with the Federal Election Commission. After that, our numbers will be public. This year, our opp…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

December 29, 2021 at 7:13 PM

Just under three days

John, I know you’ve been getting more emails from us this week, and I know your inbox is crowded with so many asks. I’ll keep this quick. Please, hear me out on this one, ok? Thank you. In just a little less than three days, we’ll be hitting our midnight end-of-year deadline. This is our most…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

December 29, 2021 at 1:12 AM

A surge of support

Wow, John. When I sent the email late last night about my prediction for 2022 — on how we will see a huge increase in mass incarceration and how we can work to stop it — I wasn’t sure what to expect. But since then, we saw a HUGE surge of support. This community always amazes me and the way y…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

December 27, 2021 at 10:22 PM

Four more days

John, First off, I hope you were able to get some rest and relaxation this weekend. Our whole team took last week off and I’m so grateful that folks were able to take that time. This week is BIG, John. We set a goal to raise $530,000 before the end of the year, and unfortunately, we’re still…

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  Zoë Wong · [email protected]

December 26, 2021 at 7:57 PM

Our online fundraising

John, My job as Digital Director at Real Justice encompasses all of our online mobilization strategy — and near the top of that list is digital fundraising. Our digital fundraising comes entirely from folks like you who give when you read emails like this one, when you see one of our digital …

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

December 23, 2021 at 9:03 PM

One more thing before the holidays

John, I know you may be preparing to take some well-deserved time with friends, family, or just some time for yourself as the holiday gets underway — and I really hope you can. Please just take a minute to read this request from me before you do, ok? This time of year is a big one for organiz…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

December 21, 2021 at 11:04 PM

$18.03

John, We want to share with you something not a lot of organizations will let their supporters know. This year, our average online contribution size was just $18.03.That’s nearly $10 less than our 2020 average contribution size of $27.58! We’re so proud of this, John. We have important pla…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

December 20, 2021 at 8:42 PM

We need to pick up the pace

John, We’ll be quick and to the point — we really need to pick up the pace in order to hit our year end goal of $530,000. We’ll explain more about why this goal is so important in a second, but before we do, can you make your best possible gift so we can make sure all of our plans for 2022 …

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

December 16, 2021 at 11:35 PM

[Sign On] We must end the criminalization of poverty

John, For FAR too long, our so-called ‘justice’ system has used incarceration as the answer to people experiencing poverty, going through mental health crises, and struggling with substance abuse disorders. It's DISGRACEFUL. It's UNJUST. We can’t undo the harm that has been done in the past —…

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

December 15, 2021 at 9:07 PM

[Add your name] We MUST hold police accountable

John, This year, a study came out that showed police killings over the past FORTY YEARS have been miscounted by more than half, which means they kill at LEAST 1,000 people per year. We MUST elect even more progressive change agents who will actually hold the police accountable for their killi…

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  Shaun King, Real Justice · [email protected]

December 13, 2021 at 10:12 PM

What 2022 has in store

John, 2022 is going to be a big year for Real Justice, and the truth is there is ZERO time to lose in planning ahead. You’re an integral part of this movement. So, I want to be transparent with you about where we are right now and our plans for the year ahead, ok? Below I will unpack our …

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  Chris Lazare, Real Justice · [email protected]

December 10, 2021 at 6:12 PM

You helped make these wins possible

John, it’s been a long, action-packed year for us at Real Justice. We want you to take a moment to reflect on the accomplishments and wins that you made happen. We can never say it enough – YOU are who makes all of this possible, John. We hope you’ll read some of the accomplishments of the …

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  Real Justice · [email protected]

December 8, 2021 at 10:12 PM

2022 is going to be a big year

And we need your help to make sure we're ready John, 2021 has been an incredible year for us at Real Justice. We have elected justice champions, defended our elected DAs from unprecedented attacks, mobilized to help free people who were wrongly incarcerated, and so much more. 2022 is going…

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