Robert · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 1:24 AM

please read (bad news)

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  President's Office, Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 29, 2021 at 8:17 PM

float like a butterfly, sting like a bee

Support Public Citizen We hear something a lot: “Public Citizen punches above its weight.” We do. Proudly. And not by accident. That means we get more done than we should be able to given our size. And it means that Public Citizen is more effective than other organizations with similar…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 29, 2021 at 4:27 PM

you can get a peek behind the curtain

Support Public Citizen You’re probably getting a lot of emails right now from organizations like Public Citizen. Let me explain what’s going on. If — after reading through this note — you still think it’s too much, at least we’ll both know where things stand. This is a “peek behind the curtain…

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  Robert · [email protected]

December 28, 2021 at 11:42 PM

can you help make sure it doesn't happen again?

Support Public Citizen I’ll explain it as plainly as I can: We need just 215 more people to donate today to avoid falling behind in our critical year-end fundraising. But this is where things always seem to stall out. We get *this close* to a make-or-break goal, but then so many people seem …

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 28, 2021 at 7:22 PM

what we have to do in 2022

Support Public Citizen Here’s a look at just a few of Public Citizen’s most urgent priorities for 2022. This email is longer than the action alerts I usually send — I thought you’d want to see at least a little more detail about our plans for the coming year. I hope you can take a minute to gi…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 28, 2021 at 3:12 PM

the hate mail is getting more violent

Support Public Citizen We get a lot of hate mail at Public Citizen. Here’s just a sampling: I hope you die of COVID and kill your entire f---ing family. You should be thrown in jail for being a terrorist. Too bad they didn’t abort all you traitor trash Nazi liberals. Die where you are stand…

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  Robert · [email protected]

December 23, 2021 at 7:25 PM

the shortest email I've ever sent you?

Support Public Citizen Since this is the time of year when many people donate to organizations that inspire a sense of working collectively to take on the biggest challenges, I’m going to ask: Can you make a contribution to this shared project called Public Citizen today? Anything you contribu…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 22, 2021 at 4:14 PM

what have we done?

Support Public Citizen I want to highlight just some of what Public Citizen — that’s you and me and hundreds of thousands of our fellow Americans — accomplished this year. Then I’ll go through a few of our most urgent priorities for 2022. This email could have been *really* long, but I know yo…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 21, 2021 at 6:22 PM

this is unacceptable

Please add your name to our petition to Senator Manchin if you haven't already. My note from yesterday is copied below in case you missed it. - Robert ****** Yesterday, Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia went on Fox News and said he would not support President Biden’s transfo…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 20, 2021 at 7:17 PM

Joe Manchin threatens entire Democratic agenda

Yesterday, Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia went on Fox News and said he would not support President Biden’s transformative Build Back Better proposal. “This is a no on this legislation,” Manchin said. Well, one thing we know at Public Citizen is how NOT to accept “no” for an a…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 18, 2021 at 6:39 PM

here's the situation

Support Public Citizen This could be my final email to you for a while. 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. Nonprofits like Public Citizen simply can’t afford *not* to be…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 17, 2021 at 10:32 PM

letting you in on a secret

Support Public Citizen This could be my final email to you for a while. 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. Nonprofits like Public Citizen simply can’t afford *not* to be…

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  Robert Weissman, Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 17, 2021 at 3:36 PM

my final email to you

Support Public Citizen This could be my final email to you for a while. 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. Nonprofits like Public Citizen simply can’t afford *not* to be…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 16, 2021 at 6:49 PM

Trump's chief of staff must be punished

On Tuesday night, the House of Representatives found Mark Meadows — Donald Trump’s former Chief of Staff — in contempt of Congress for failing to cooperate with its investigation of the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. When someone is found in contempt of Congress, the Department of …

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 15, 2021 at 6:22 PM

tax every damn billionaire

Time magazine has chosen electric car magnate and space pirate Elon Musk as its “Person of the Year” for 2021. Now, being named “Person of the Year” does not necessarily mean someone is a *good* person. For example, Time has given the “award” to Adolph Hitler (1938), Joseph Stalin (1939 and 1…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 11, 2021 at 7:15 PM

an out-of-control president

Donald Trump abused the power of the presidency. To enrich himself. To carry out vendettas against critics and political enemies. And to shield himself, his children, and assorted sycophants from accountability. The Protecting Our Democracy Act — which the House of Representatives just pa…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 10, 2021 at 3:32 PM

stopping the next Trump

Donald Trump abused the power of the presidency. To enrich himself. To carry out vendettas against critics and political enemies. And to shield himself, his children, and assorted sycophants from accountability. The Protecting Our Democracy Act — which the House of Representatives passed …

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 8, 2021 at 11:10 PM

tell Senate to reject Pentagon budget

The Pentagon’s budget for next year is now in the hands of the Senate after the House approved over three-quarters of a trillion dollars in military spending last night. Here’s the actual number: $768,000,000,000. It’s staggering how much more the U.S devotes to military spending than other c…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 6, 2021 at 8:53 PM

Manchin & Sinema

Republicans all across America are trying to: Make it harder for some people — like working Americans, people of color, immigrants, seniors, city residents, and younger people — to vote. Institute flagrantly partisan gerrymandering schemes that would distort elections in their favor. Give g…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 3, 2021 at 7:55 PM

what would *you* do with $25 billion?

$25 billion. That’s the cost — as Public Citizen has calculated — of producing enough coronavirus vaccine to end the pandemic *worldwide*. And with the emerging Omicron variant, ending the pandemic remains humanity’s most immediate need. As it happens, $25 billion is also how much Congress …

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 1, 2021 at 8:23 PM

religious bigotry in Congress

“These are just black-hearted, evil women.” That’s how Lauren Boebert — the Trumpist from Colorado who was elected to Congress last fall — has described Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who are both Muslim. Boebert has also referred to Omar and Tlaib as the “Jihad Squad.” And B…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 10:04 PM

'black-hearted, evil women'

“These are just black-hearted, evil women.” That’s how Lauren Boebert — the Trumpist from Colorado who was elected to Congress last fall — has described Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who are both Muslim. Boebert has also referred to Omar and Tlaib as the “Jihad Squad.” And B…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 29, 2021 at 9:51 PM

have you had it with Manchin and Sinema?

I’m guessing you may not be a regular viewer of Fox News. So you might have missed what Trumpist Congressman Jim Jordan said on Friday’s episode of the network’s daily morning “news” show, Fox & Friends: “Let’s hope Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin hold firm” against “this crazy piece o…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 23, 2021 at 8:13 PM

why is Biden giving this Trump appointee another chance?

This email is about a very powerful person whose name you may not hear a lot. Jerome Powell has been running the Federal Reserve (a.k.a. “the Fed”) — which Congress established after a series of financial panics in the early 1900s to stabilize our economy — since Donald Trump put him in charge …

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 22, 2021 at 10:22 PM

the Pentagon already gets (more than) enough

The United States Senate is debating how much to spend on the military next year. The proposed Pentagon budget for next year is $768 billion. That’s $25 billion *more* than the Biden administration was even asking for. And one senator has proposed shoveling *another* $25 billion onto the pi…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 20, 2021 at 7:47 PM

Kyle Rittenhouse is not a hero

Earlier today, Kyle Rittenhouse was found “not guilty” on all counts. Rittenhouse was 17 years old when he crossed state lines with an assault rifle in August of 2020 — to, in his words, protect property — as protests spread through Kenosha, Wisconsin, after police there shot an unarmed Black m…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 19, 2021 at 9:59 PM

vigilante killer 'not guilty'

Earlier today, Kyle Rittenhouse was found “not guilty” on all counts. Rittenhouse was 17 years old when he crossed state lines with an assault rifle in August of 2020 — to, in his words, protect property — as protests spread through Kenosha, Wisconsin, after police there shot an unarmed Black m…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 18, 2021 at 6:33 PM

update on White House arrests

Support Public Citizen I was arrested at the White House yesterday. Along with hundreds of other democracy activists, I was taking part in a peaceful, nonviolent rally that Public Citizen helped organize. We were there to highlight the role President Biden needs to play in ensuring passage of …

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  Robert · [email protected]

November 17, 2021 at 8:19 PM

I've been arrested

Support Public Citizen I was arrested earlier today at the White House. Along with hundreds of other democracy activists, I was taking part in a peaceful, nonviolent rally that Public Citizen helped organize. We were there to highlight the role President Biden needs to play in ensuring passage…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 17, 2021 at 4:38 PM

arrested at the White House

Support Public Citizen Public Citizen President Robert Weissman was just arrested at the White House. Robert — along with colleagues from Public Citizen as well as leaders and activists from partner organizations — was participating in a peaceful, nonviolent protest intended to encourage Preside…

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  Robert Weissman, Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 16, 2021 at 9:46 PM

I expect to be arrested tomorrow

Tomorrow, I expect to be arrested in front of the White House. I’ll be joining colleagues from Public Citizen — along with leaders and activists from partner organizations including the League of Women Voters and People For the American Way — in urging President Biden to do everything in his po…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 15, 2021 at 9:12 PM

can we nuke our way out of the pandemic?

The Senate is about to vote on the Pentagon’s budget for next year. Right now, there is $98 million to maintain an obsolete nuclear weapon that was going to be discontinued until Donald Trump stuck it back into the military budget. As Public Citizen — along with three dozen allies including A…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 13, 2021 at 9:47 PM

real quick

Support Public Citizen This is really something else. A group of longtime Public Citizen supporters is offering a 12-to-1 match for anyone who joins our popular Monthly Giving program today. That’s right — sign up to be a Monthly Donor TODAY and your contribution will be matched dollar-for-dol…

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  Robert · [email protected]

November 13, 2021 at 4:12 PM

in case this makes sense for you right now

Support Public Citizen This is really something else. A group of longtime Public Citizen supporters is offering a 12-to-1 match for anyone who joins our popular Monthly Giving program today. That’s right — sign up to be a Monthly Donor TODAY and your contribution will be matched dollar-for-dol…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 12, 2021 at 8:00 PM

more pharma company sneakiness

Three pharmaceutical giants — Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Moderna — get a lot of credit for developing COVID-19 vaccines that are saving countless millions of lives around the world. But development of what is known as the “Moderna” vaccine was actually done in partnership with the feder…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 11, 2021 at 6:40 PM

not so fast, Moderna

Three pharmaceutical giants — Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Moderna — get a lot of credit for developing COVID-19 vaccines that are saving countless millions of lives around the world. But development of what is known as the “Moderna” vaccine was actually done in partnership with the feder…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 10, 2021 at 7:20 PM

Trumpist congressman fantasizes about killing AOC

Rep. Paul Gosar posted an animated video yesterday in which he is depicted killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and swinging swords at President Joe Biden. Gosar is a Trumpist zealot who has exalted the January 6 insurrectionists and appeared at a fundraiser for a white supremacist group. Se…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 9, 2021 at 8:02 PM

an open letter to Congress

We just sent an open letter to Congress with this warning: “Our democracy faces an existential threat — the very real possibility that the outcome of an election could be ignored and the will of the people overturned by hyperpartisan actors.” Public Citizen — along with MoveOn and Protect Dem…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 5, 2021 at 7:20 PM

pass the damn bills

Almost every Democrat in Congress is ready to pass *both* the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and President Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better package. In fact, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wants to hold a vote TODAY. But a handful of “Blue Dog” (a.k.a. corporate) Demo…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 4, 2021 at 5:23 PM

Joe Manchin must compromise

Senator Joe Manchin — who (along with Senator Kyrsten Sinema) has spent months preventing his own party from passing essential legislation to help working Americans and to confront climate change — said some things this week. “It's time our elected leaders in Washington — all of us — stop playi…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 3, 2021 at 2:08 PM

a blatantly racist plot

America is on the precipice of degrading into something that would somewhat resemble, but not actually be, democracy. Using the pretense of Donald Trump’s Big Lie that the 2020 election was “stolen,” Republican politicians in state after state are rushing to make it harder for people of color t…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 2, 2021 at 5:31 PM

is Joe Manchin losing the room?

Senator Joe Manchin — who (along with Senator Kyrsten Sinema) has spent months preventing his own party from passing essential legislation to help working Americans and to confront climate change — said some things yesterday. “It's time our elected leaders in Washington — all of us — stop playi…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

November 1, 2021 at 8:12 PM

don't let Congress squander this chance

Democrats in Congress are finalizing their “Build Back Better” bill as we speak. Right now, the legislation *still* doesn’t do enough to stand up to Big Pharma and lower prescription drug prices for everyday Americans. Tell Congress: Americans pay more for prescription medicines than the pe…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

October 29, 2021 at 5:29 PM

this is not a contradiction

Democrats unveiled their latest version of President Biden’s “Build Back Better” legislation yesterday. It’s a 10-year, $1.75 trillion investment in America’s future — with significant spending to level the playing field for working people along with an unprecedented commitment (though it shoul…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

October 27, 2021 at 4:13 PM

about what happened yesterday

Support Public Citizen Thanks to hundreds and hundreds of Public Citizen supporters all across America, we unlocked $10,000 in dollar-for-dollar matching funds yesterday. Then the sponsors of the match challenged us to raise another $10,000. And — together — we did that, too! My thanks to ev…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

October 26, 2021 at 9:15 PM

that's not even the amazing part

Support Public Citizen Wow. Thanks to hundreds of Public Citizen supporters all across America, we raised enough to unlock the $10,000 in dollar-for-dollar matching funds I emailed you about earlier today. But that’s not even the amazing part. The benefactors behind the match are so inspired…

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  Robert · [email protected]

October 26, 2021 at 5:26 PM

not sure if you saw this?

Support Public Citizen I’ll just say it: With an offer like this on the table, we really can’t afford to come up short — we NEED to unlock the full $10,000 in dollar-for-dollar matching funds I emailed you about this morning. So far we’re at $4,661 — less than halfway there — and the midnight …

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

October 26, 2021 at 2:24 PM

you are one of the first people getting this news

Support Public Citizen Here’s the situation: I’m looking at an interesting offer from some longtime Public Citizen supporters. Like so many of us, they have had it up to here with so-called “moderate” Democrats — like Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema — who are needlessly downsizing thei…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

October 25, 2021 at 6:56 PM

Kyrsten Sinema

If you’re on our email list, you most likely share our view that there is too much — way too much — money in politics. (Public Citizen, of course, is working hard to fix that.) For example: Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona raised $1.1 million over just the past three months — almost all of i…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

October 23, 2021 at 4:38 PM

a direct message to Joe Manchin

Not one. Not one of the 50 Republicans in the United States Senate voted just to allow debate to begin on the Freedom To Vote Act. Here’s the thing: The Freedom To Vote Act was drafted *specifically* to satisfy demands from Democratic Senator Joe Manchin for a compromise bill he insisted wo…

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