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  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
November 20, 2024 at 11:58 PM

re: that New York Times piece

John, a recent opinion piece in the New York Times claims that the Democratic Party’s problem is with progressive groups like Justice Democrats rather than corporate, right-wing super PACs like AIPAC. We can’t say we’re surprised. This op-ed is yet another attempt to point fingers at the…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
November 19, 2024 at 9:31 PM

Tomorrow the Senate will vote on sending more weapons and bombs to Israel

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is bringing his Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block new shipments of U.S.-made weapons and military equipment to Israel up for a vote TOMORROW. Have you signed the petition in support of it yet, John? Add your name to stand with Bernie and urge the Se…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
November 18, 2024 at 8:13 PM

re: Rahm Emanuel

The Democratic Party needs new leadership, not the same out-of-touch establishment that will maintain business as usual. Sources say Rahm Emanuel, former Chicago mayor, DCCC chairman, chief of staff to President Obama, and current ambassador to Japan, is considering running for chairman o…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
November 17, 2024 at 11:36 PM

Diet Republicans

John, Earlier this week we reached out about a dangerous bill, HR 9495, that would give the Trump administration sweeping power to shut down any nonprofit organization he doesn’t like by accusing them of wrongdoing without any due process. Many of you spoke up and sent urgent messages to…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
November 16, 2024 at 4:07 PM

“We cannot continue to be complicit.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders is bringing a resolution to stop U.S. arms sales to Israel up for a vote next week. John, For more than a year, the far-right government of Israel has conducted countless war crimes against Palestinian and Lebanese civilians — and the United States gave them $22 billion…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
November 15, 2024 at 9:58 PM

The Democratic Party needs new leadership

John, As we continue to reflect on the 2024 election results, it’s increasingly obvious that the Democratic establishment must change course and re-focus on people, not corporate interests and wealthy donors. Ayman Mohyeldin of MSNBC, who read Justice Democrats’ post-election statement o…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
November 14, 2024 at 7:01 PM

Of course the establishment is blaming the left

John, since the 2024 election ended and Democratic Party leadership failed to stop Donald Trump from winning a second presidency, there have been a lot of bad takes out there, including that the Harris campaign ran too left of center. With the Democratic nominee refusing to break from Pr…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
November 13, 2024 at 10:05 PM

The Biden admin is refusing to hold Israel accountable

Israel has continued to block necessary humanitarian aid from reaching millions of starving Palestinians. John, Last month before the election, President Biden issued a letter warning Israel that if they continued blocking desperately needed humanitarian aid from getting to millions of st…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
November 13, 2024 at 6:34 PM

Diet Republicans

Is your Democratic member of Congress on this list? John, Yesterday we reached out about a dangerous bill, HR 9495, that would give the Trump administration sweeping power to shut down any nonprofit organization he doesn’t like by accusing them of wrongdoing without any due process. Many …
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
November 12, 2024 at 4:29 PM

Trump could shut down any nonprofit organization he doesn’t like under this bill.

Trump’s Treasury Secretary would be able to strip nonprofit status from any organization without due process. John, Congress is back in session today, and one of their first acts will be to vote on an incredibly dangerous bill: H.R. 9495 the so-called “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalt…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
November 9, 2024 at 1:36 PM

Bernie is right.

John, there are countless takeaways from the 2024 election, and one of the most important was expressed by progressive Senator Bernie Sanders: By embracing billionaires, corporations, and Super PACs, the Democratic Party abandoned its base and the working people it was elected to serve.…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
November 8, 2024 at 6:07 PM

AIPAC failed to take down the Squad

John, Though the Democratic establishment failed to stop a second Trump presidency and lost control of the U.S. Senate, our progressive incumbents saw big wins across the board in this week’s general election. Every single Justice Democrats-endorsed member of Congress won their re-electi…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
November 7, 2024 at 11:15 PM

Help us rebuild the bloc and transform the Democratic Party

John, there are countless takeaways from the 2024 election, and one of the most important was expressed by progressive Senator Bernie Sanders: By embracing billionaires, corporations, and Super PACs, the Democratic Party abandoned its base and the working people it was elected to serve.…
  Alexandra Rojas · [email protected]
November 6, 2024 at 5:48 PM

Democratic leadership failed to stop Trump

John, the 2024 election is over, and Donald Trump has officially won the presidential election. Trump’s victory is a devastating outcome for our country and the innumerous marginalized communities he has targeted for the last decade. There are millions of people living in the U.S. who are…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
November 5, 2024 at 9:36 PM

Let’s re-elect the Squad and rebuild the bloc

It's Election Day, John. Today, we’re proud to support our Justice Democrats incumbents on the ballot for re-election: Representatives Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Summer Lee, Ayanna Pressley, Delia Ramirez, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Greg Casar, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, and Raúl Grijalv…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
November 4, 2024 at 6:42 PM

Let’s re-elect our progressive incumbents tomorrow

Tomorrow is Election Day, John. While we wish we had more progressive options on the ballot this year and recognize that both the Democratic and Republican parties are steeped in dark money from corporations and billionaires, your voice still matters in the presidential election and down…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
November 3, 2024 at 5:30 PM

AIPAC spent money in 80% of congressional races

John, The last day to vote in the 2024 general election is this Tuesday, November 5th. While it’s unclear who will win the critical presidential election or gain majority control of Congress, one thing is for sure: AIPAC had a massive influence on this election cycle. While AIPAC has bee…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
November 2, 2024 at 3:14 PM

Regardless of the outcome, we need to be prepared

We depend directly on grassroots supporters like you to recruit and elect the next generation of working-class progressives. John, the 2024 general election is only three days away. On Tuesday, we face a critical presidential election that will have impacts for decades to come, in additio…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
November 1, 2024 at 10:44 PM

BREAKING: Squad members are putting pressure on Biden

Add your name to support these progressives’ letter to the Biden administration. Breaking news, John: Justice Democrats incumbents Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar, and Summer Lee are putting pressure on President Biden to explain why his administration deployed U.S. troops to Is…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 31, 2024 at 9:15 PM

Tonight at midnight

John, Voting in the general election is already underway, and with only five days until polls close, OpenSecrets predicts this will be the most expensive election cycle in U.S. history. Total spending on 2024 federal races is estimated to surpass $15.9 billion. That is an obscene amount …
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
October 30, 2024 at 10:22 PM

“Israel is the No. 1 lobbyist-funded travel destination for members of Congress”

John, AIPAC, self-described as “America’s pro-Israel lobby,” has paid for hundreds of trips to Israel for members of Congress over the last decade in order to influence U.S. foreign policy. A new study highlighted by Politico shows that “Israel is far and away the No. 1 destination for …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 30, 2024 at 12:13 AM

AIPAC spent money in 80% of congressional races

John, The last day to vote in the 2024 general election is one week from today on Tuesday, November 5th. While it’s unclear who will win the critical presidential election or gain majority control of Congress, one thing is for sure: AIPAC had a massive influence on this election cycle. W…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
October 28, 2024 at 9:46 PM

“The entire population of North Gaza is at risk of dying.”

Israel is carrying out genocide and ethnic cleansing in North Gaza. John, The United Nation's most senior humanitarian official just issued a dire warning: “The entire population of North Gaza is at risk of dying.” Last week, Israel committed yet another heinous war crime when it bombed …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 27, 2024 at 5:15 PM

The U.S. is violating federal and international laws by arming Israel and enabling genocide

We cannot look away or ignore this. John, Last weekend, Israeli forces intensified their genocide in Gaza and violent attacks against Lebanon — we cannot look away or ignore this. In northern Gaza, more than 400,000 displaced and starving Palestinians who are trapped with nowhere to go ar…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 26, 2024 at 11:34 PM

Israel has blocked U.S. and international journalists from Gaza for more than a year

A group of 64 House Democrats have signed a letter urging the Biden administration to demand Israel grant unimpeded media access to Gaza. John, Since Israel has prohibited U.S. and international journalists’ access to Gaza for the past year, we’ve largely witnessed this genocide unfold th…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
October 25, 2024 at 6:39 PM

The next AIPAC

The cryptocurrency AKA crypto lobby is rapidly becoming one of the largest spenders in U.S. elections, making up HALF of all corporate political donations this cycle, John. Let us explain why that’s a problem… The crypto industry has always just been Wall Street with a new name. Plagued …
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
October 23, 2024 at 11:56 PM

The death penalty is cruel, unjust, and barbaric

Add your name to join us in demanding the U.S. end the death penalty once and for all. John, The death penalty is a cruel, unjust, and barbaric practice. While federal executions in the United States were put on hold in 2003, Donald Trump reinstated the practice in 2020, and 12 states hav…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 22, 2024 at 9:31 PM

Invest in the next generation of progressive candidates →

Justice Democrats is looking ahead to the 2025-2026 cycle and preparing to recruit the next generation of young, diverse, working-class progressives to run for Congress. John, Today, we’re officially two weeks away from Election Day. While it’s critical we make our voices heard in the 20…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
October 21, 2024 at 8:55 PM

The U.S. is violating federal and international laws by arming Israel and enabling genocide

We cannot look away or ignore this. John, Over the weekend, Israeli forces intensified their genocide in Gaza and violent attacks against Lebanon — we cannot look away or ignore this. In northern Gaza, more than 400,000 displaced and starving Palestinians who are trapped with nowhere to g…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
October 18, 2024 at 9:44 PM

We need more pro-peace progressives in Congress ASAP

John, This week last year, Justice Democrats members Cori Bush, Rashida Tlaib, Summer Lee, and Delia Ramirez led the call for peace by introducing a resolution in Congress demanding an immediate, lasting ceasefire, the return of Israeli and Palestinian hostages, and humanitarian aid to f…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 17, 2024 at 9:29 PM

The Biden Administration must do better.

As the Israeli military’s violence worsens, U.S. citizens in Lebanon are being left with few options to escape. John, Israel’s invasion of Lebanon is worsening by the day. Last week, the Israeli military launched airstrikes in the heart of Beirut that leveled a building, killed at least 2…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
October 16, 2024 at 9:55 PM

Cori introduced the ceasefire resolution one year ago today

Call your Senator and urge them to support an arms embargo against the Israeli government now! John, on this day one year ago, Justice Democrats members Cori Bush, Rashida Tlaib, Summer Lee, and Delia Ramirez introduced a resolution in Congress calling for an immediate, lasting ceasefire,…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 15, 2024 at 4:50 PM

Israel burned Palestinian patients alive in hospital tents

Multiple major and gut-wrenching updates on Israel’s genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza came out over the weekend, John. First, late last week a UN inquiry found that the Israeli government purposefully targeted and destroyed Gaza’s healthcare infrastructure over the past year, which …
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
October 14, 2024 at 7:16 PM

Tell the Biden Admin: STOP ARMING ISRAEL!

Multiple major and gut-wrenching updates on Israel’s genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza came out over the weekend, John. First, late last week a UN inquiry found that the Israeli government purposefully targeted and destroyed Gaza’s healthcare infrastructure over the past year, which …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 13, 2024 at 1:42 PM

Only 17 members of Congress support an arms embargo

As long as our country continues to enable Israel’s far-right government, this violence will not end. John, Since this time last year, Justice Democrats and our elected leaders in Congress have led the call for an immediate, permanent ceasefire, the return of Israeli and Palestinian hosta…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 11, 2024 at 6:44 PM

A “corporate money Death Star”

The crypto industry’s super PAC Fairshake has dropped $203 million in political contributions, with crypto making up half of all corporate spending this cycle. John, A new article from Slate is warning of a “corporate money Death Star” in the form of political contributions from the crypt…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
October 10, 2024 at 9:55 PM

re: Hurricane Milton

Help provide relief to Florida communities affected by Hurricane Milton. John, After the Southern U.S. was slammed by Hurricane Helene, which created unprecedented flooding and destruction in places like Asheville, NC, a second historic hurricane rapidly formed less than two weeks later. …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 9, 2024 at 8:08 PM

Another bombshell report

A new report suggests the U.S. Secretary of State approved Israel’s policy to bomb and shell aid trucks trying to reach Palestinians. John, Last month, ProPublica reported that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken knew (and lied to Congress) about the Israeli government deliberately blo…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
October 8, 2024 at 8:43 PM

The U.S. must stop sending weapons and bombs to Israel

As long as our country continues to enable Israel’s far-right government, this violence will not end. John, Since this time last year, Justice Democrats and our elected leaders in Congress have led the call for an immediate, permanent ceasefire, the return of Israeli and Palestinian hosta…
  Alexandra Rojas · [email protected]
October 7, 2024 at 7:50 PM

One year ago

Today marks a tragic anniversary for too many people. John, Today marks a tragic anniversary for too many people. For Israelis, it marks a year since Hamas attacked and killed over 1,000 Israelis and took over 200 hostage. For Palestinians, it marks a year since the start of the Israeli go…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
October 4, 2024 at 5:49 PM

Summer Lee’s new bill to raise wages and cut taxes for working-class people

This legislation would raise the federal minimum wage and fix our broken tax system. The American economy is rigged against working-class people, John. While the costs of living have skyrocketed, the federal minimum wage has remained stagnant at $7.25 an hour since 2009, leaving workers w…
  Alexandra Rojas · [email protected]
October 3, 2024 at 10:41 PM

Help us shape our strategy for the November election and beyond.

John, As we move past the 2024 primaries and look ahead to November’s general election, we at Justice Democrats wanted to check in with you directly. Your voice has always been at the heart of our people-powered movement, and now, we need your input more than ever. Will you take a minute…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
October 2, 2024 at 10:15 PM

The lessons from Hurricane Helene

Take a look at these headlines, John: Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a category 4 storm and went on to devastate communities across five different states. Not only did it destroy coastal towns, but as The Guardian reports, “it mangled places in multiple states that have …
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
October 1, 2024 at 11:39 PM

At least 1,000 killed in less than a month

After conducting indiscriminate airstrikes in Beirut, the Israeli military has begun a ground invasion of southern Lebanon. John, After conducting indiscriminate airstrikes in Beirut, flattening apartment buildings, and killing hundreds of civilians in the deadliest day for Lebanon since 2…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
September 30, 2024 at 8:48 PM

re: Hurricane Helene

John, Hurricane Helene made landfall over the weekend, causing historic flooding and damage to large swaths of the Southeast across six states. Some towns and cities, like Asheville, North Carolina, were completely underwater, with roads and bridges wiped out and countless homes destroyed…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 29, 2024 at 4:10 PM

This is what a smear campaign looks like

John, First, Rep. Rashida Tlaib was the target of a racist, Islamophobic political cartoon in the far-right outlet, the National Review. Next, major media outlets including CNN and the head of the Anti-Defamation League promoted a harmful and fabricated lie about the Congressmember, misq…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
September 28, 2024 at 2:52 PM

“Reps. Lee and Ramirez are navigating an institution that wasn't built for people like them.”

John, did you see Justice Democrats incumbents Delia Ramirez and Summer Lee were featured in Teen Vogue this month? Both of these Congresswomen know a thing or two about beating the odds. Delia, a housing advocate and former state representative, defeated a crowded field to become the f…
  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]
September 27, 2024 at 5:18 PM

Help us rebuild the progressive bloc →

Our FEC filing deadline is this Monday. Help show our people power as we prepare to recruit new progressive candidates to run for Congress. Hey John, Our FEC end-of-quarter filing deadline is coming up on Monday, September 30th — that's only 3 days away. This is a crucial moment for us, a…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
September 26, 2024 at 11:12 PM

Secretary Blinken lied, Palestinians died.

A new report from ProPublica revealed that the Israeli government has deliberately blocked food, medical supplies, and other aid from reaching millions of suffering Palestinians for over a year. John, A bombshell new report from ProPublica this week revealed that the Israeli government h…
  Justice Democrats · [email protected]
September 26, 2024 at 12:29 AM

This is what a smear campaign looks like

John, First, Rep. Rashida Tlaib was the target of a racist, Islamophobic political cartoon in the far-right outlet, the National Review. Next, major media outlets including CNN and the head of the Anti-Defamation League promoted a harmful and fabricated lie about the Congressmember, misq…