JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

May 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM

“Democrats are failing against Trump.”

Check this out, John: Justice Democrats Executive Director Alexandra Rojas just had her newest op-ed published today on the front page of The Guardian, and it’s an important read. It’s now been more than 100 days since Donald Trump returned to the White House, and Democratic leaders lik…

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May 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM

Too little, too late

John, Democratic Party leadership spent the first quarter of Trump’s second presidency standing by and watching him rip away our rights, jail student activists, deport immigrants without due process, and hand the federal government over to corporate interests. The final straw? Trump acce…

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May 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM

We’ve always taken on the establishment, and we’re doing it again.

Justice Democrats is leading the charge to clean house in the Democratic Party. John, Our fight to transform the Democratic Party is surging, and the media is actually paying attention. The Hill just published a story highlighting our progressive movement’s push to move on from the corpor…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

May 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM

I’m honored to endorse this working class champion for Congress:

Donavan McKinney is running to represent my neighboring congressional district. John, I’m honored to endorse Donavan McKinney, who’s running to represent my neighboring congressional district in Congress. Here’s Donavan at home with his two young sons and dog Donavan knows our communitie…

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  Alexandra Rojas · [email protected]

May 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM

A true progressive champion for Detroit

Rashida just endorsed him. We just launched. Now we need you. Hi John, it’s Alex. We launched Donavan McKinney’s campaign two weeks ago. Today, we’ve got big news: Rashida Tlaib just endorsed him. She’s standing with Donavan — a lifelong Detroiter, public servant, and Justice Democrat — b…

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

May 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM

Add your name to our Wall of Supporters

Help build the grassroots foundation it will take to go up against a wealthy, corporate-entrenched incumbent and win. John, it’s been just under two weeks since Donavan McKinney launched his campaign for Michigan’s 13th district, and the momentum we’re building together is real. Every sin…

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May 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM

The media is paying attention

“His record is proof that leadership grounded in community experience can move mountains.” John, Donavan McKinney is running for Congress because – unlike his opponent – he embodies what it means to represent Michigan’s 13th congressional district. People from the district feel it. That’s…

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  Team Ilhan via Justice Democrats · [email protected]

May 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM

JD Vance just attacked Ilhan

John, JD Vance just attacked Ilhan and tried to incite the far-right against her once again. A fear-mongering, conspiracy-peddling social media account took an 8-year-old video of Ilhan and clipped it out of context. Then JD Vance amplified the false smear — calling Ilhan a “disgrace” an…

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May 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM

“Thanedar misled colleagues”

John, Self-funded multimillionaire Rep. Shri Thanedar, who currently represents Michigan’s 13th District, is misleading colleagues and trying to make himself look like a real Congressman, but only since working-class champion Donavan McKinney announced he’s challenging him. On the same d…

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May 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Netanyahu just admitted what we already knew

We need U.S. lawmakers to find the courage to speak up and oppose the ongoing Nakba. John, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just admitted what we’ve already known: Israel plans to force out the entire Palestinian population from Palestine, flatten Gaza, and occupy it. The Israeli…

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May 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM

The first, but not the last.

Support our first 2026 endorsement and other working-class progressives like him. John, Our first 2026 Justice Democrats candidate, Donavan McKinney, is stepping up to take on corporate power by running for Congress in Michigan’s 13th district — and with your support, more working-class p…

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May 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM

Want to make a millionaire cry?

John, want to make a millionaire cry? Split a donation between Justice Democrats and working-class progressive Donavan McKinney to help us unseat out-of-touch multimillionaire incumbent Rep. Shri Thanedar in Michigan’s 13th district! Contribute $5   Donate Not auth…

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May 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM

Hear it directly from Donavan →

Donavan has never forgotten his roots or the purpose of why he serves. Have you seen Donavan McKinney’s campaign launch video, John? Watch it now to hear Donavan’s story and why he’s running to give Michigan’s 13th district the representation it deserves in Congress → The Mighty 13th is …

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May 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM

sick and tired

On International Workers’ Day, fuel our movement to build more working-class representation in Congress. John, It’s May Day, otherwise known as International Workers’ Day, and thousands of working-class people are protesting and taking action to send a clear message: we’re sick and tired …

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  Geoff Simpson · [email protected]

April 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM

We need you to lay the groundwork, John.

Help Donavan and Team JD put up big numbers before tonight’s end-of-month fundraising deadline! Hey John, Just two days ago, Donavan McKinney launched his primary campaign to take on self-funded multimillionaire Rep. Shri Thanedar in Michigan’s 13th district, and he faces his first critic…

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  Justice Democrats · [email protected]

April 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM

Shri Thanedar has got to go

Fake progressive Shri Thanedar will never fight for the working class. John, Donavan McKinney is running for Congress in Michigan’s 13th district, and we’re proud to have endorsed him as Justice Democrats’ first 2026 candidate. Here’s the truth: his opponent, Rep. Shri Thanedar, has got t…

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April 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM

“The Squad Could Have a New Member in 2026”

John, Our first candidate of the 2026 election cycle is here — and this campaign is already making headlines because it’s about something bigger: taking on the political establishment to build a Democratic Party that works for working people, not millionaires. This is a big deal, …

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  Justice Democrats · [email protected]

April 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM

Less millionaires. More working people like Donavan.

Our first 2026 candidate doesn’t have millions of dollars from a personal fortune. What he does have is this grassroots movement. In case you missed it, John, we endorsed Donavan McKinney for Michigan’s 13th congressional district yesterday! The first 24 hours of a campaign are critical …

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  Donavan McKinney · [email protected]

April 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM

I know we can do this together.

I’m Donavan McKinney, and I’m running for Congress in Michigan’s 13th district to take on Rep. Shri Thanedar — and win. Let me introduce myself, John: I’m Donavan McKinney, and I’m running for Congress in Michigan’s 13th district to give working-class Detroiters the representation they de…

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  Alexandra Rojas · [email protected]

April 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM

Our first 2026 primary challenger is here!

Today, Justice Democrats is officially announcing our first 2026 primary challenger for Congress. The day has come, John: Today, Justice Democrats is officially announcing our first 2026 primary challenger of the cycle: State Representative Donavan McKinney in Michigan’s 13th district! Do…

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  Justice Democrats · [email protected]

April 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM

Not left vs. right, but bottom against the top

John, Recently, Justice Democrats’ Communications Director Usamah Andrabi sat down for an interview with WBUR (Boston’s NPR station) to discuss the best way for Democrats to respond to Donald Trump in his second term. As Usamah said, Democrats right now need to be an opposition party. Th…

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April 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM

Democratic voters are sick of the same old sh*t.

50 percent of polled Democratic voters say they want the Party to “become more progressive.” John, A new poll backs up what we already knew: Democratic voters want a more progressive party. In this poll conducted by SurveyUSA from April 2-6 among Democrats: 50% said they want the party …

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April 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM

Ayanna visited Mahmoud and Rumeysa in ICE detention this week

John, Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil missed the birth of his child this week as he remains stuck in an ICE detention center just for participating in peaceful protests. The Trump administration denied Mahmoud’s request for temporary release to attend…

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April 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM

Democrats are guilty of this, too

Party leaders on both sides of the aisle have prevented bills to ban elected officials from stock trading from advancing in Congress. John, After Donald Trump sent the stock market into decline with his tariffs a few weeks ago, he openly encouraged people to buy stocks while the prices we…

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April 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM

Tell Congress: Stand up to Trump’s fascist attacks on free speech!

The administration's game plan is clear: crack down on and criminalize speech they disagree with, scaring us all into silence. John, Donald Trump’s fascist government is ramping up its political attacks on pro-Palestine activists by criminalizing dissent. Students and protesters are being …

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April 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM

Trump is rewarding private prison corporations

GEO Group maxed out donations to Trump, and it paid off. John, First, GEO Group, a private prison behemoth and ICE contractor became the first corporation to max out donations to Donald Trump during the 2024 election. Then, under President Biden, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) …

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April 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM

Organized people vs. organized money

Our democracy depends on ending billionaire and corporate control of our political system. John, In a democracy, every person should have an equal voice in their government. But billionaires and corporations have never accepted that the working class deserves an equal voice to theirs, and …

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April 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM

Targeted solely for speaking out against genocide

The targeting of Palestinian activists is escalating. We must speak out — now. Donald Trump’s administration has illegally disappeared another Palestinian activist, John. We have to pay attention to this chilling escalation of fascism in America. Mohsen Mahdawi is a student organizer and …

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April 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM

Trump doubled down on deporting U.S. citizens

Congress must hold the Trump administration accountable for its fascism NOW! John, The Trump administration admitted they made an “administrative error” when they kidnapped and deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia — a Salvadoran immigrant and father from Maryland with a court order protecting hi…

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April 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM

Court says Trump can deport Mahmoud Khalil

They spoke out for Palestinian lives. Now they’re being jailed and silenced. It’s been over a month since Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by plainclothes agents, flown across the country, and jailed in an ICE detention center. Now, a Louis…

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April 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM

Something incredible is happening

Working people are fed up with racist billionaires running the show. Something incredible is happening across America, John: Thousands of people are turning out to support Justice Democrats members at rallies and town halls and saying ‘hell no’ to Donald Trump’s hateful agenda. From Minn…

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April 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM

There’s always money for war

Trump and his Defense Secretary plan to increase the Pentagon budget to $1 trillion while cutting jobs and slashing public programs. John, Donald Trump and unelected billionaire Elon Musk have spent months slashing federal funding to the bone, laying off countless workers, and gutting soc…

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April 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM

It’s official

Justice Democrats is proud to have stood with Ilhan since she first ran for Congress in 2018, and we’re with her again in her 2026 re-election race. It’s official, John: Progressive champion Rep. Ilhan Omar is running for re-election in Minnesota’s 5th district! Will you split a grassroot…

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April 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM

An attack on one is an attack on all

This is about more than just one executive order. It’s about Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the billionaire class trying to crush workers' power and give bosses total control. John, Donald Trump declared war on working people by signing an illegal executive order to strip collective bargaini…

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April 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM

Just 15 Senators voted to stop arming genocide

The resolution to stop any new arms sales to Israel was blocked in the Senate last week. John, After Senator Bernie Sanders forced a vote on his resolution to stop any new arms sales to Israel in light of its ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, only 15 out of 100 senato…

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April 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM

Trump wants to deport U.S. citizens to a foreign mega-prison

Over 200 people were sent to a slave labor prison in another country without a hearing, and U.S. citizens could be next. John, Since the Trump administration violated a court order and deported more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants to an El Salvador mega-prison described as ‘hell on earth,’…

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April 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM

Tariffs or billionaire bribes?

John, Donald Trump’s far-reaching tariffs went into effect yesterday. By themselves, they threaten to tank the entire economy and cause the costs of living to skyrocket. By imposing these tariffs, or taxes on goods the U.S. imports from other countries, without properly taxing the rich, …

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April 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM

Sign our petition to stop the SAVE Act →

This is our last chance to stop the SAVE Act and defend our right to vote John, Right now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to potentially strip the right to vote away from tens of millions of people. The misleadingly named Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, fast-tra…

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April 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM

Rashida and Pramila’s resolutions to block arms sales to Israel

Take action before Congress votes this week → John, This week, Justice Democrats Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. Pramila Jayapal are joining Senator Bernie Sanders in reintroducing resolutions to stop all arms sales to Israel ASAP. Will you sign our petition to support them before Congress v…

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April 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM

Billionaires like Trump and Musk are threatened by unions

NOW is the time for us to support unions and fight back. John, Last Thursday, Donald Trump unleashed yet another illegal executive order, this time attacking workers’ rights. He instructed 18 federal agencies to unlawfully terminate their collective bargaining agreements with 700,000 uni…

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March 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM

Something incredible is happening

Working people are fed up with racist billionaires running the show. Something incredible is happening across America, John: Thousands of people are turning out to support Justice Democrats members at rallies and town halls and saying ‘hell no’ to Donald Trump’s hateful agenda. From Minn…

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  Summer Lee · [email protected]

March 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM

Real Talk: Big Money's Gotta Go

Hey John, it's Summer! Listen—last week, I introduced the Abolish Super PACs Act because enough is ENOUGH. Billionaires and special interests have been treating our democracy like it's their personal playground since the Supreme Court opened the floodgates back in 2010. They've been spen…

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  Justice Democrats · [email protected]

March 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM

The American Gestapo

Add your name to demand the immediate release of Rumeysa Ozturk and an end to Trump’s assault on freedom of speech. John, Less than one month after ICE agents arrested, detained, and threatened to deport Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil for protesting t…

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March 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM

An attack on public education is an attack on the working class

Trump, corporations, and charter schools are desperate to privatize our education system so they can profit off it. John, Last week, Donald Trump signed an illegal executive order to completely dismantle the federal Department of Education, just as outlined in Project 2025. Elon Musk’s DO…

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  Rashida Tlaib via Justice Democrats · [email protected]

March 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM

Sign to stop politicians profiting from war. Instead we must invest taxpayer dollars into our communities’ needs.

John, With U.S. weapons, the Israeli military has violated the temporary ceasefire in Gaza, killing over 400 people—including over 170 children—the first day they resumed intense bombing.1 Additionally, the Trump administration bombed Yemen, killing children and other civilians in one of …

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  JusticeDemocrats.com · [email protected]

March 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM

“planning bombing campaigns over text message”

John, While the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE keep rolling back critical services for everyday people like seniors and children, they’re out here talking about unconstitutional war plans via a texting app called Signal. Former Fox News host turned Secretary of Defense Pete He…

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  Justice Democrats · [email protected]

March 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM

Huck NO

Trump’s pick for Ambassador to Israel is a danger to all of us. John, Donald Trump announced right-wing religious extremist Mike Huckabee to be the next Ambassador to Israel, and the Senate vote to confirm him is likely happening this week. We cannot overstate how dangerous this is. In his…

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March 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM

“Privatize everything”

This unelected billionaire won’t stop until America’s best public services are destroyed. Elon Musk won’t stop until America’s federal government and best public services are destroyed, John: The unelected billionaire and head of DOGE has already infiltrated multiple federal agencies and…

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March 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM

This is fascism.

The Trump administration continues to crack down on pro-Palestinian speech, but who’s to say where it will end? John, Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and recent Columbia graduate, is still being wrongly detained by ICE for organizing campus protests last year. But the Trump adminis…

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March 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM

The genocide and ethnic cleansing has resumed

The carpet bombing of Gaza came in the night after thousands of Palestinians returned to their destroyed homes just weeks ago. John, This week, after repeatedly violating the ceasefire on multiple occasions already, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke the ceasefire deal and re…

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