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November 3, 2020 at 12:11 PM

did you vote?

Today is Election Day. And this is the most consequential election of any of our lifetimes. If you haven’t already, vote today! If you have a ballot you haven’t completed or dropped off yet, fill it out (follow the instructions carefully) and put it in a drop box if that’s an option where y…

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November 2, 2020 at 6:41 PM

after tomorrow

While we all saw it coming, we can’t be complacent about the sad and absurd reality: The loser of this election may try to alter the outcome or even reject the results. Sign up here and we’ll keep you posted over the days and weeks ahead about what we can do if votes aren’t being counted prop…

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October 30, 2020 at 1:13 PM

suing to block Trump's racist policies

Support Public Citizen We just sued the Trump Administration to block a dangerous rule issued last month that makes enforcing key aspects of the landmark Fair Housing Act of 1968 all but impossible. The Fair Housing Act was passed 52 years ago with the ambitious goal of dramatically reducing str…

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October 29, 2020 at 8:16 PM

hopelessness is our greatest enemy

I just recorded a quick video message for you and Public Citizen supporters all across America. It’s a message of hope. Because without hope, we give up, we stand aside, and we let the corporations win. But when we have hope and we act together, we have all the power in the world. And it’s …

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October 28, 2020 at 6:45 PM

who will defend the election outcome?

Did you take the pledge yet? Read my earlier note (copied below in case you missed it) for more about this absolutely critical mobilization to defend our democracy. - Robert ****** The sickening reality is that the loser of next week’s presidential election may try to reject the outcome. …

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October 28, 2020 at 2:22 PM

what if the loser rejects the election results?

The sickening reality is that the loser of next week’s presidential election may try to reject the outcome. So I need you to join me in this pledge: If necessary, I pledge to take part in a peaceful, nationwide mobilization to protect the results of the 2020 election. All across the country…

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October 27, 2020 at 5:49 PM

survey: presidential election

One week. The most consequential election of our lifetimes is one week from today. I wanted to get a quick sense of where Public Citizen supporters are. Can you please let me know if you have voted already or are planning to vote, either by mail or in person? Then take a moment to contact…

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October 26, 2020 at 8:09 PM

Amy Coney Barrett

Later today — in a vote that never should have happened, on a nomination that never should have happened — the Senate is expected to narrowly confirm Amy Coney Barrett for a lifetime appointment as a Justice on the United States Supreme Court. There is, to put it mildly, a lot to say about this…

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October 20, 2020 at 7:01 PM

no justice, no peas

Following the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons made statements supporting racial justice. But these same grocery goliaths are funding a major campaign to roll back criminal justice reforms. Together, Kroger and Albertsons have contributed ne…

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October 17, 2020 at 3:16 PM

election fraud

Here’s the sad truth in today’s America: Americans must mobilize to ensure that every vote is counted. That fraudulent claims of fraud don’t serve as a pretext to undermine the true election results. That the candidates play by the rules and accept the results of the election. That’s why Publ…

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October 16, 2020 at 2:31 PM

our court case

Support Public Citizen Just wanted to make sure you saw the very good news about our lawsuit (see my previous note, copied below in case you missed it). - Robert ****** The judge has ruled that we are likely to win our lawsuit over unlawful changes at the United States Postal Service that de…

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October 15, 2020 at 6:06 PM

major update on lawsuit to restore Postal Service

Support Public Citizen The judge has ruled that we are likely to win our lawsuit over unlawful changes at the United States Postal Service that delay mail delivery, and he has ordered that those changes be reversed. Read on for more info about this case. But first, I need to mention that this …

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October 14, 2020 at 5:56 PM

major Supreme Court win for Trump

Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump can end the 2020 census prematurely. So public outcry may be our best hope for compelling the Trump administration to count every person in America, as the census is supposed to do. An accurate census is essential in determining how seats a…

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October 13, 2020 at 6:15 PM

is your legacy safe?

This is such a fraught and perilous moment. The coronavirus is a global health emergency unlike anything humanity has faced in at least a century. Americans by the millions are worried about the long-term financial implications of the pandemic. Some politicians are stoking a culture war tha…

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October 11, 2020 at 3:11 PM

fascism in America

Things are happening in our country that most of us have, at least until now, considered the stuff of foreign dictatorships. Please take a minute to read through my previous note, copied below in case you missed it. And then add your name in support of Governor Whitmer and in condemnation of …

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October 9, 2020 at 11:31 AM

they were going to take her hostage

There was a time, not that long ago, when most Americans had no trouble deciding whether they were for or against fascism. We waged, and won — at unimaginable cost — a world war to stop the most evil fascist in human history. How times have changed. The President of the United States won’t …

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October 6, 2020 at 2:11 PM

Donald Trump is afraid

Monday afternoon — before returning (prematurely) to the White House (which, astoundingly, he entered without a mask on) after spending the weekend at the hospital getting pumped full of pretty much every known treatment (proven and experimental alike) for the coronavirus — Donald Trump tweeted t…

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October 5, 2020 at 7:41 PM

Trump's superspreader joyride

Donald Trump is supposed to be in quarantine. But Sunday evening — in a publicity stunt reminiscent of his Bible-groping photo op at a church across the street from the White House back in June — the Superspreader in Chief took the presidential motorcade on a joyride so he could bask in the ado…

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October 3, 2020 at 3:32 PM

just how sick is he?

Donald Trump’s coronavirus symptoms evidently worsened Friday — after he tested positive for the disease Thursday night — and the president was rushed by helicopter to Walter Reed hospital just north of Washington, D.C. This is the most severe health threat (that we know of, anyway) to a sittin…

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October 2, 2020 at 6:15 PM

Trump has coronavirus

Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. How sick is he? Here’s one thing for sure: We can’t trust what the White House says. Add your name: Donald Trump must agree to let independent medical experts evaluate his condition and tell the American public what’s going on. It seems cle…

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October 1, 2020 at 1:31 AM

thank you, really

Support Public Citizen Public Citizen is nothing — nothing — without supporters like you. For me and my team, it is an absolute privilege to work with you and on your behalf as we tackle some of the most important issues facing our country. With everything on the line — surviving the pandemic,…

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September 30, 2020 at 9:53 PM

are you someone else?

Support Public Citizen We still need 168 more people to donate today. I know that may not sound like a challenge, but a “funny” thing tends to happen in the closing hours of a make-or-break moment like this: So many people assume someone else will step up that hardly anybody actually does. S…

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September 30, 2020 at 7:13 PM

Wanna see how aggressive we can be?

Support Public Citizen Not even nine hours left before tonight’s make-or-break deadline. How things go between now and midnight will directly impact how aggressive Public Citizen can be in the months ahead — including what may be the most consequential election in our lifetimes and what would am…

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  Robert · [email protected]

September 30, 2020 at 4:23 PM

pie and cake in the park?

Support Public Citizen We just re-ran the numbers. At current giving levels, we need at least 540 people to donate today to avoid coming up short at this make-or-break moment. Public Citizen has more than 500,000 supporters all across America. So 540 may seem easy as pie. A piece of cake. A wa…

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September 30, 2020 at 12:11 PM

we understand

Support Public Citizen We are less than 16 hours from tonight’s make-or-break deadline. How things go between now and midnight will directly impact how aggressive Public Citizen can be in the months ahead — including what may be the most consequential election in our lifetimes and what would amo…

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  Robert · [email protected]

September 29, 2020 at 11:06 PM

what we're about to do

Support Public Citizen Please take a minute to read through this update. We are less than 29 hours from a make-or-break deadline. How things go between now and midnight Wednesday will directly impact how aggressive Public Citizen can be in the months ahead — including what may be the most cons…

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September 29, 2020 at 6:41 PM

the corruption is even worse than we thought

Support Public Citizen Over the weekend, a landmark report from The New York Times revealed that Donald Trump’s shady tax avoidance maneuvers, desperate indebtedness to foreign entities, and abject conflicts of interest are even worse than many had imagined. For example: Trump appears to be pe…

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September 28, 2020 at 6:32 PM

an absolutely pivotal moment

Support Public Citizen Just wanted to make sure you saw our earlier update — copied below in case you missed it. ****** Please take a minute to read through this update. We are less than 63 58 hours from a make-or-break deadline. How things go between now and midnight Wednesday will direct…

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September 28, 2020 at 1:11 PM

if our resources match our resolve

Support Public Citizen Please take a minute to read through this update. We are less than 63 hours from a make-or-break deadline. How things go between now and midnight Wednesday will directly impact how aggressive Public Citizen can be in the months ahead — including what may be the most cons…

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September 26, 2020 at 6:13 PM

Trump threatens coup d'etat

In what would essentially be a coup d’etat, Donald Trump is threatening to remain in office regardless of the election results — or at least using such a threat to foment chaos leading up to Election Day. See my message from yesterday, copied below in case you missed it, for more info. And ad…

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September 25, 2020 at 8:17 PM

outright authoritarianism

This week, the President of the United States was asked if he would consider the election valid only if he wins and if he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose. Here are some things Donald Trump actually said in response: “Well, we’re going to have to see what happens.” …

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September 23, 2020 at 6:32 PM

the Pentagon funneled it where?

Of course. Back in March, Congress authorized $1 billion in emergency funding for the Department of Defense to help boost domestic production of PPE and other medical equipment needed to battle the coronavirus. But the Pentagon instead funneled most of the money to defense contractors — for m…

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September 22, 2020 at 2:31 PM

six weeks until election day ⏱

open for this week’s election countdown action ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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September 21, 2020 at 6:38 PM

town hall with Bernie Sanders on health care

Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Pramila Jayapal are leading an online town hall meeting about health care justice and building the movement to win Medicare for All. I’ll be speaking as well — along with Representative Ayanna Pressley, Rev. William Barber II, Ady Barkan, and many other…

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September 20, 2020 at 8:19 PM

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish was that her replacement not be confirmed until the next president is inaugurated. Add your name to honor RBG’s legacy: The Senate must not vote on a Supreme Court nominee until the winner of the 2020 election is in office. The nation lost a…

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September 17, 2020 at 8:41 PM

are we just going to let everything burn to the ground?

Our country is on fire. Literally: There are currently 79 large wildfires actively burning in California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. So far this year, one out of every 33 acres in the state of California has burned. In Oregon, ov…

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September 16, 2020 at 3:54 PM

do their job

Mitch let us down ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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September 16, 2020 at 12:46 AM

going to court to fight mail delays

Support Public Citizen Louis DeJoy, Donald Trump’s postmaster, has disrupted mail delivery all across the country. Read my earlier update — copied below in case you missed it — about the latest development in our lawsuit to stop DeJoy. And, if you can, donate today to let us know you’re with u…

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September 15, 2020 at 7:38 PM

this lawsuit

Support Public Citizen Mail delivery has been disrupted nationwide as a result of changes pushed through by Louis DeJoy, the Republican mega-donor Donald Trump installed to run the United States Postal Service. There’s a major development in our lawsuit to stop DeJoy (my previous note is copied …

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September 15, 2020 at 1:21 PM

suing Trump's postmaster

Support Public Citizen Donald Trump’s postmaster, Louis DeJoy, has disrupted mail delivery all across the country. Please read my previous note — copied below in case you missed it — about the latest development in our lawsuit to stop DeJoy. And, if you can, please donate today. Thank you fo…

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September 14, 2020 at 7:37 PM

major update on lawsuit to restore Postal Service

Support Public Citizen Please take a minute to read through this update. Here’s what’s going on: Public Citizen and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit in federal court last month, on behalf of the NAACP, to stop Louis DeJoy — the Republican mega-donor Donald Trump installed to run (o…

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September 12, 2020 at 1:01 PM

losers and suckers

Perhaps by now you’ve seen the news. A story first reported last week in The Atlantic — with details since confirmed by The Washington Post and other outlets — reveals the sheer, inhuman depths of Donald Trump’s disdain for people who choose to serve in our nation’s armed forces, especially tho…

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September 10, 2020 at 7:15 PM

it's not Trump's fault

Throughout our country’s history, presidents have had a lot to say about leadership and responsibility. George Washington: “99% of failures come from people who make excuses.” John Quincy Adams: “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, then you ar…

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September 9, 2020 at 1:32 PM

suing to stop Trump's latest assault on immigration

Support Public Citizen To be a sanctuary for people from other parts of the world escaping religious, political, ethnic, or economic persecution. To give new generations of immigrants — like those who came before us — the opportunity to live out the American Dream. These are essential component…

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September 4, 2020 at 1:17 PM

did Trump just commit a felony on live TV?

Wednesday, on live TV, Donald Trump told his supporters in North Carolina to vote twice in the upcoming election: “Send it in early and then go and vote.” Let’s set aside, for now, that voting twice, or inducing another person to do so, is a felony in North Carolina and a violation of federal…

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September 3, 2020 at 8:02 PM

Congressman threatens to kill Black activists

A member of Congress just suggested he would execute Black activists in cold blood. On Tuesday, Clay Higgins — a Trump loyalist who represents Louisiana’s 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives — posted a photo on Facebook of armed Black demonstrators three states away in Ke…

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September 2, 2020 at 2:31 PM

in Kenosha and Portland

As events unfold in Kenosha, Portland, and elsewhere, a quick ask for solidarity: Join Public Citizen in standing with victims of police violence. Standing against institutional racism. Standing with peaceful protesters. Standing up to fascism. Add your name. Thank you. In unity, - Robe…

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August 28, 2020 at 1:12 PM

Jacob Blake

As you no doubt know by now, this past Sunday, police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, shot an unarmed Black man. In the back. Fom point-blank range. Seven times. Right in front of his young children. His name is Jacob Blake. The horror of that shooting was compounded Tuesday night, when two people pro…

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August 26, 2020 at 4:11 PM

FDA official caves to Trump

Want to know something that’s NOT helpful during a public health crisis unlike anything humanity has faced in at least a century? When the head of a federal agency that is supposed to be politically independent and scientifically diligent stands next to Donald Trump and makes wildly misleading …

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August 25, 2020 at 4:32 PM

why did Congress do something so extraordinary?

Just wanted to make sure you saw my note from yesterday (copied below in case you didn’t get it). Please take a moment to sign the petition if you haven’t already. Thanks! - Robert ****** This hardly ever happens. The House of Representatives cut short its traditional August recess to…

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