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December 16, 2020 at 9:40 PM

letting you in on a secret

Support Public Citizen So grateful for the response to my message this morning. Please give it a look — it’s copied below — if you haven’t already. Thanks! - Robert ****** This could be my final email to you for some time. Here’s the situation: We’ve reached the time of year when you…

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December 16, 2020 at 3:11 PM

my final email to you

Support Public Citizen This could be my final email to you for some time. Here’s the situation: We’ve reached the time of year when your inbox will soon be overflowing with emails asking you to support organizations you care about. Nonprofit groups like Public Citizen simply can’t afford not…

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December 11, 2020 at 8:21 PM

remember that time in high school?

Remember back in high school, when that weird sophomore ran for student body president and lost, then whined to the principal that the votes of the entire junior and senior classes should be tossed out for no other reason than more of them voted for Wendy than for him? Of course you don’t remem…

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December 10, 2020 at 7:53 PM

willfully letting people suffer and die

Yesterday — for the first time throughout this entire pandemic — the U.S. recorded more than 3,000 deaths due to the coronavirus. That’s more than the number of Americans who died at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which will forever be known as “a date which will live in infamy” because of h…

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December 9, 2020 at 8:19 PM

a false, and immoral, choice

Yesterday, a 90-year-old British grandmother named Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to be given a coronavirus vaccine outside of a clinical trial. On the same day, Donald Trump conducted a self-aggrandizing publicity stunt in the form of issuing a ludicrous executive order t…

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December 7, 2020 at 7:38 PM

will voter suppression determine control of the Senate?

A week from today, early voting starts in the runoff election for both of Georgia’s seats in the United States Senate. With control of the Senate on the line, the entire country is counting on a free and fair election in Georgia. Yet there are still significant impediments to voting in the Pea…

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December 5, 2020 at 4:32 PM

Trump plans to execute four Black men before he leaves office

Please add your name and join Public Citizen in demanding an immediate halt to executions by the Trump administration. My earlier message is copied below in case you missed it. - Robert ****** A grim but critical message today. Please read, and please take action. Before July of this …

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December 4, 2020 at 3:12 PM

Trump scheduling executions before he leaves office

A grim but critical message today. Please read, and please take action. Before July of this year, the federal government had executed only three people in the past half century. But then William Barr — Donald Trump’s sycophantic Attorney General — unilaterally overturned a 17-year ban on th…

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December 3, 2020 at 9:16 PM

a surprise and a mistake

Joe Biden’s just-formed inaugural committee is accepting donations of up to $500,000 from individuals and $1,000,000 from corporations. This is a surprise and a mistake. The practice of giving corporations and rich people the chance to curry favor with an incoming administration by funding la…

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December 2, 2020 at 7:45 PM

I beg your pardon?

Yesterday we learned that Donald Trump has considered issuing preemptive pardons to his sons Don Jr. and Eric, his daughter Ivanka, and her husband Jared Kushner. What crimes, exactly, does Trump think his three eldest children and his son-in-law have committed for which they need his protectio…

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December 1, 2020 at 12:02 AM

a 'funny' thing

Support Public Citizen We still need 78 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. If…

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November 30, 2020 at 7:31 PM

a bit of a problem here

Support Public Citizen I’ll be brief: We need at least 153 people to donate before midnight to avoid a budget shortfall. Please see my earlier note — copied below in case you missed it — for more details. And please, if you can, donate right now so that Public Citizen is at full strength as …

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November 30, 2020 at 3:07 PM

uh oh

Support Public Citizen A bit of a problem here: We usually see a dip in donations around the Thanksgiving holiday. But this year, it was more like a total collapse. And right now, we’re looking at a shortfall in online donations for November of $11,602. If $11,602 doesn’t sound like much f…

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November 27, 2020 at 3:32 PM

tell Biden: no corporate cabinet

We’re hearing this phrase a lot these days: “Personnel is policy.” That’s because Joe Biden has the opportunity — indeed, the responsibility — to make sure his administration puts the needs of everyday Americans before the greed of billionaires and Big Business. Donald Trump stuffed his adm…

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November 25, 2020 at 7:17 PM

she would have vast influence with Biden

Joe Biden is expected to nominate Janet Yellen to be his Treasury Secretary. Her nomination is historic in and of itself as she could become the first female Treasury Secretary in our nation’s history. (Yellen already made history as the first female Federal Reserve chair.) And beyond that, Y…

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November 24, 2020 at 2:32 PM

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos did what?!

Amazon stopped giving its workers hazard pay in June. Even though its frontline workers keep showing up for work so the rest of us can shop safely from home as the coronavirus pandemic surges on. Meanwhile, in the three months after it stopped paying hazard pay to its workforce — July, August…

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November 23, 2020 at 4:12 PM

grievous, perhaps irreparable, harm to America

Public Citizen is, and always has been, nonpartisan. That means we call out politicians and government officials — Democrats and Republicans alike — who put the greed of billionaires and Big Business before the needs of everyday Americans, the health of our planet, or the preservation of the de…

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November 21, 2020 at 3:11 PM

depraved behavior by giant corporations

I emailed pretty late yesterday, so that note is copied below in case you missed it. Please join me in urging Joe Biden to fill key positions in his administration with people who will put the needs of everyday Americans before the greed of giant corporations. Thanks, - Robert ****** We…

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November 21, 2020 at 12:06 AM

supervisors allegedly made bets on how many employees would get coronavirus

We live in an era when — sadly — news about the depravity of Big Business is rarely shocking anymore. But then there’s Tyson Foods, Inc. Tyson is a multinational food processing corporation with revenue of over $42 billion last year. Some of the company’s meatpacking facilities have been ho…

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November 18, 2020 at 8:20 PM

these could be the most dangerous days of his presidency

Support Public Citizen As Donald Trump feels his grip on power slipping, there is no telling how far he might go in lashing out. If you can, please donate now to help us fight Trump in these last — and potentially most dangerous — days of his presidency. See my earlier note, copied below in ca…

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November 18, 2020 at 1:31 PM

the ravings of a narcissistic imbecile

Support Public Citizen I’m guessing that most Public Citizen supporters aren’t on Donald Trump’s email list. In the spirit of “taking one for the team,” I am. And I wanted to share a little of what Trump is saying in the flurry of emails he’s been cranking out since the election. Here are a …

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November 17, 2020 at 9:59 PM

vaccine apartheid

There was more potential good news on a coronavirus vaccine yesterday. A vaccine developed in part by pharmaceutical giant Moderna has shown “promising interim results.” But Moderna did not develop this vaccine by itself. At every step of the way, this vaccine has been developed in partners…

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November 16, 2020 at 6:53 PM

Our Chance to Transform Our Democracy

Add your name to urge President-Elect Biden to pass the For the People Act ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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November 14, 2020 at 4:31 PM

the lame-est duck

Real quick: If you haven’t already, add your name now to let us know you support mobilizations (even if you may not be able to participate yourself) necessitated by Trump’s desperate attempts to cling to power and undermine the incoming Biden administration. More info in my earlier message, c…

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November 13, 2020 at 7:53 PM

it's getting worse in your state

As of today, the coronavirus is getting worse in every single state in America. There is no number you can look at that isn’t bad. But I’m not here to give you a litany of facts about just how miserably Donald Trump has failed to protect the American people from this pandemic. You know that…

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November 12, 2020 at 8:39 PM

incredibly dangerous

Lame duck. That’s what we call a president who won’t be serving another term but is still in office for the two-and-a-half months between Election Day and Inauguration Day. But a lame duck is a wounded animal. And a wounded animal can be incredibly dangerous. Donald Trump has been wounded…

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November 11, 2020 at 8:05 PM

did you hear about Emily?

Please take a minute to read my earlier note (copied below in case you missed it) and add your name to our petition urging Trump functionary Emily Murphy to stop stonewalling the orderly transition of power. - Robert ****** Her name is Emily Murphy. And her allegiance to Donald Trump may …

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November 11, 2020 at 3:16 PM

this Trump functionary is stonewalling an orderly transfer of power

Her name is Emily Murphy. And her allegiance to Donald Trump may well result in thousands of Americans getting the coronavirus and even put our national security at risk. I’ve broken this down as simply as I can, but it’s still a lot. It’s really important, though, so please stick with me: …

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November 10, 2020 at 2:31 PM

is a vaccine around the corner?

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer made headlines yesterday with an announcement about the coronavirus vaccine it is developing. Based on preliminary analysis of data from a limited clinical study that has not been independently reviewed, the company claims its vaccine prevented 9 out of 10 volunteers…

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November 8, 2020 at 6:45 PM

Biden's most crucial decision

Joe Biden will be the next President of the United States. The single most important factor that will influence the arc of the new administration is who President Biden names for his cabinet and top White House positions. As they say in Washington, “personnel is policy.” We need an administ…

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November 7, 2020 at 5:02 PM

Joe Biden, not Donald Trump

Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States of America. Donald Trump’s despicable rule will come to an unseemly end on January 20, 2021. Take a moment and savor that. Really. We’re going to be talking to you a lot over the next few days about where we go from here (and where…

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November 5, 2020 at 8:37 PM

block Trump from clinging to power illegitimately

Support Public Citizen It looks increasingly like Joe Biden will be declared the winner of the 2020 election. Assuming that happens, then what? 1. We will have to remain hyper-vigilant to block Trump from clinging to power illegitimately. 2. We will have to get through several months of a la…

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November 5, 2020 at 4:12 PM

this should make your skin crawl

Support Public Citizen Donald Trump is frantically soliciting his adherents for contributions to what he’s calling an “OFFICIAL ELECTION DEFENSE FUND!” And he’s ranting (via Twitter, of course) about the election results. Meanwhile, not one word from Trump about the fact that the daily number …

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November 4, 2020 at 11:24 PM

should we just stand aside?

Support Public Citizen Here’s where things stand as of 6:20 Wednesday evening: It looks increasingly like Joe Biden will be declared the winner by tomorrow. Assuming that happens, then what? 1. We will have to remain hyper-vigilant to block Trump from clinging to power illegitimately. 2. W…

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November 4, 2020 at 4:50 PM

do not be distracted or discouraged

It’s been a long four years, a long election, and a long night. Now, we need to wait just a little bit longer. The election process IS working. The votes ARE being counted. We need to remain vigilant to ensure that ALL the votes are counted. Ensuring all the votes are counted must be ou…

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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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