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January 5, 2022 at 7:14 PM

January 6 vigils

January 6 was not a singular moment. More than the culmination of Donald Trump’s failed effort to overturn the 2020 election results, it was the launch of the institutionalization of the Big Lie. Now, the Big Lie has mutated from a specific claim about 2020 into an outright assault on democra…

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January 4, 2022 at 6:54 PM

about January 6

This Thursday marks one year since the January 6 insurrection. That’s when then-president Donald Trump incited a violent mob to overthrow the United States Capitol in an attempt to remain in power by blocking the certification of the Electoral College results. Trump’s actions on, and leading …

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January 3, 2022 at 7:55 PM

should Donald Trump face criminal charges for January 6?

This Thursday marks one year since the January 6 insurrection. That’s when then-president Donald Trump incited a violent mob to overthrow the United States Capitol in an attempt to remain in power by blocking the certification of the Electoral College results. Trump’s actions on, and leading …

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  Robert Weissman, Public Citizen · [email protected]

January 1, 2022 at 4:12 AM

thank you, and happy New Year

Support Public Citizen Public Citizen is nothing — nothing — without supporters like you. For my team and me, 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 in the year ahead, your o…

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January 1, 2022 at 2:16 AM

what would you do if you had a time machine?

Support Public Citizen I don’t know. I just don’t know. We need another 114 Public Citizen supporters to donate before midnight or we won’t meet our critical year-end fundraising target. But donations have really slowed down. And wouldn’t you know it, my time machine is in the shop. So I …

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January 1, 2022 at 1:07 AM

I seem to have misplaced a shoe

Support Public Citizen After midnight, I turn into a pumpkin. Or something. Here’s what else happens after midnight: Anything you donate to Public Citizen *after* midnight tonight will *not* be matched dollar-for-dollar. They’ll still be grateful for your support at a later date, of course…

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December 31, 2021 at 11:36 PM

ending the pandemic, winning Build Back Better, averting climate catastrophe, and defending democracy

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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  Robert · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 10:03 PM

I got arrested

Support Public Citizen Back in November, I got arrested 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 pas…

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December 31, 2021 at 8:12 PM

how tall are you?

Support Public Citizen I just don’t know if we’re going to reach our goal. We still need another 652 people to pitch in before midnight. At the rate donations have been coming in, that might be a stretch. But if we come up short today, we will not be in peak condition heading into 2022. An…

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  Weissman · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 6:29 PM

not the least bit surprised

Support Public Citizen Just want to say how much I appreciate all the responses to my earlier message. I’m not the least bit surprised to see that Public Citizen supporters still value transparency and candor. The reality is that with so many other organizations and political entities sending …

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December 31, 2021 at 4:43 PM

*this* close

Support Public Citizen It seems to happen on December 31 every year. We get *this* close to our make-or-break year-end fundraising goal, but then so many people seem to figure enough other people will chip in that hardly anyone actually does. Can you help make sure that doesn’t happen this tim…

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December 31, 2021 at 2:28 PM

it doesn't really matter, right?

Support Public Citizen I know you’re getting a lot of emails right now from organizations whose work you support. Let me explain why today — December 31 — is the most important day of the year when it comes to fundraising for nonprofits like Public Citizen. Public Citizen spreads its fundraisi…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 12:16 AM

hopefully this is good news?

Support Public Citizen Hopefully this is good news: We need just 182 more people to donate before midnight tonight to avoid falling behind in our critical year-end fundraising. But this is also where things always seem to stall out. We get *this close* to a make-or-break goal, but then so ma…

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  Robert · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 9:52 PM

"I hope you die of COVID"

Support Public Citizen Sorry for that alarming subject line. It’s just one example of the hate mail we’ve received recently here at Public Citizen headquarters: “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 the…

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  PC HQ · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 7:31 PM

did you see that George Clooney movie?

Support Public Citizen Here’s a “peek behind the curtain” that many groups filling your inbox with donation requests won’t show you. As you may know, December is the most important month of the year for nonprofit organizations like Public Citizen that depend on individual supporters like you — a…

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  Robert · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 5:17 PM

does this tie go with this shirt?

Support Public Citizen Forgive my whimsical subject line, but I need to talk to you about the idea of one thing *matching* another thing. Right now, anything you contribute to Public Citizen’s critical December fund drive will be matched dollar-for-dollar. And if becoming a Monthly Donor is ri…

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  Public Citizen · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 2:58 PM

They say it's "impossible." Then we win anyway.

Support Public Citizen Just wanted to make sure you saw my earlier note — copied below in case you missed it — about some of Public Citizen’s top priorities heading into 2022. - Robert ****** Here’s a look at just a few of Public Citizen’s most urgent priorities for 2022. This email is lon…

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  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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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