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April 4, 2023 at 7:55 PM

Donald Trump's dirty fingers

Earlier today, Donald Trump was arraigned in a Manhattan courthouse. Trump was charged with 34 felonies related to hush money he is said to have paid adult actress Stormy Daniels in 2016. He was also fingerprinted. This indictment was issued by a grand jury composed of everyday Americans wh…

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March 25, 2023 at 7:06 PM

we must not give in to threats of violence

Donald Trump has been spewing some fresh bile on his imitation Twitter platform, Truth Social. On Thursday, Trump called Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is Black, an “animal.” Faced with the prospect that the law might finally catch up with him, Trump said, “THIS IS THE GESTAPO ……

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March 24, 2023 at 6:41 PM

Trump invokes death and destruction

Donald Trump has been spewing some fresh bile on his imitation Twitter platform, Truth Social. Yesterday, Trump called Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is Black, an “animal.” Faced with the prospect that the law might finally catch up with him, Trump said, “THIS IS THE GESTAPO … B…

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March 22, 2023 at 5:32 PM

Corporate America has given over $40 million to 'Big Lie' Republicans in Congress

In the early morning of January 7, 2021, 147 members of Congress (each one a Republican, by the way) opposed certification of the 2020 presidential election results. All 147 had seen their own safety — not to mention our very democracy — at risk just hours earlier when a violent mob stormed the…

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March 21, 2023 at 7:58 PM

Pharma CEO testifying to Congress tomorrow

Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel is testifying tomorrow before the United States Senate at a committee hearing chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders. Bancel will have to answer questions about Moderna’s profiteering from the COVID-19 vaccine. A few salient facts: Development of the vaccine sold by Mode…

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March 20, 2023 at 6:35 PM

Big Business bankrolling insurrectionists in Congress

In the early morning of January 7, 2021, 147 members of Congress (each one a Republican, by the way) opposed certification of the 2020 presidential election results. All 147 had seen their own safety — not to mention our very democracy — at risk just hours earlier when a violent mob stormed the…

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March 18, 2023 at 7:34 PM

more banks could fail if we keep rewarding recklessness

The CEO of Silicon Valley Bank — whose recent collapse is our country’s second largest bank failure ever — made $9.9 million last year. The CEO of Signature Bank — whose collapse two days later is the third largest bank failure in U.S. history — made $8.6 million in 2022. And here’s the thing…

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March 16, 2023 at 8:32 PM

being a Big Bank CEO is good work if you can get it

The CEO of Silicon Valley Bank — whose recent collapse is our country’s second largest bank failure ever — made $9.9 million last year. The CEO of Signature Bank — whose collapse two days later is the third largest bank failure in U.S. history — made $8.6 million in 2022. And here’s the thing…

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March 15, 2023 at 6:56 PM

we can't trust big banks to regulate themselves

In case you hadn’t heard of Silicon Valley Bank until it collapsed last week, a few things to know: Before it failed, Silicon Valley Bank was the 16th largest bank in the United States. If “16th largest” doesn’t sound that big, consider this: there are around 4,700 FDIC-insured commercial ban…

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March 14, 2023 at 8:01 PM

'these bank failures were entirely avoidable'

In case you hadn’t heard of Silicon Valley Bank until it collapsed last week, a few things to know: Before it failed, Silicon Valley Bank was the 16th largest bank in the United States. If “16th largest” doesn’t sound that big, consider this: there are around 4,700 FDIC-insured commercial ban…

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March 13, 2023 at 4:51 PM

tell Biden not to revive this inhumane practice

As widely reported this past week, the Biden administration may resume the Trumpian “policy” of detaining migrant families who cross into the U.S. from Mexico. Please join Public Citizen in urging President Biden not to resort to such an inhumane practice. This is the most basic thing: Peop…

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March 12, 2023 at 8:24 PM

warehousing human beings at the border

As widely reported this past week, the Biden administration may resume the Trumpian “policy” of detaining migrant families who cross into the U.S. from Mexico. Please join Public Citizen in urging President Biden not to resort to such an inhumane practice. This is the most basic thing: Peop…

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March 9, 2023 at 7:17 PM

major network still spreading Trump's Big Lie

A company that makes voting machines is suing Fox News for broadcasting unfounded allegations that it rigged the 2020 election. With this lawsuit, internal communications and sworn testimony from Fox News bigwigs such as Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and Sean Hannity — even the network’s CEO,…

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March 8, 2023 at 10:00 PM

Fox News must fire Tucker Carlson

A company that makes voting machines is suing Fox News for broadcasting unfounded allegations that it rigged the 2020 election. With this lawsuit, internal communications and sworn testimony from Fox News bigwigs such as Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and Sean Hannity — even the network’s CEO,…

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March 7, 2023 at 7:26 PM

claw back $100 billion from weapons and waste

Pentagon spending is wildly out of control. U.S. military spending exceeds that of the next nine countries combined. We spend roughly 10 times more than Russia does on weapons and war. Avoidable spending waste — as identified by the Pentagon itself! — vastly exceeds the combined budgets of …

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March 6, 2023 at 7:08 PM

People Over Pentagon Act of 2023

Pentagon spending is wildly out of control. U.S. military spending exceeds that of the next nine countries combined. We spend roughly 10 times more than Russia does on weapons and war. Avoidable spending waste — as identified by the Pentagon itself! — vastly exceeds the combined budgets of …

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March 3, 2023 at 7:32 PM

it would take 353,704 years

Today’s email is about a guy named Ray Dalio. Maybe you’ve heard of him. Maybe you haven’t. Either way, stick with me. Ray Dalio is the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. His net worth is estimated at $19.1 billion. Here’s what that looks like: $19,100,00…

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March 2, 2023 at 7:14 PM

more progress on reining in Big Pharma

Yesterday, pharma giant Eli Lilly announced it will reduce the price of some forms of insulin it sells. That is good news. And it would not have happened without sustained pressure from organizations like Public Citizen and our supporters. For example, just a few months ago — in collaborati…

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March 1, 2023 at 12:01 AM

at moments like this

Support Public Citizen Earlier today, I emailed to let you know that we are in danger of coming up short in the online fundraising that powers the work you and Public Citizen do together. I noted that at moments like this, we sometimes run into a situation where so many people assume enough othe…

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February 28, 2023 at 8:08 PM

not sure if you saw

Support Public Citizen Earlier today, I emailed to let you know that we are in danger of coming up short in the online fundraising that powers the work you and Public Citizen do together. (That message is copied below in case you missed it.) I noted that at moments like this, we sometimes run in…

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February 28, 2023 at 4:18 PM

we need to look behind the curtain

Support Public Citizen Not sure if you saw my earlier emails. I wanted to give you a “peek behind the curtain” you might not get from other nonprofit organizations. Every year, we find ourselves facing a shortfall at the end of February. And it’s not just that February has fewer days than th…

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February 27, 2023 at 7:35 PM

need to make sure you know about this

Support Public Citizen Here’s the situation: We typically see an uptick in online donations on the 30th and 31st of each month. But of course there is no 30th or 31st of February. So with the month winding down, we’re facing a drop-off in donations and a shortfall that could really limit the…

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February 26, 2023 at 8:35 PM

it's happening *again*

Support Public Citizen Here’s the situation: We typically see an uptick in online donations on the 30th and 31st of each month. But of course there is no 30th or 31st of February. So with the month winding down, we’re facing a drop-off in donations and a shortfall that could really limit the…

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February 25, 2023 at 6:54 PM

make billionaires pay their fair share

Today’s email is about a guy named Ray Dalio. Maybe you’ve heard of him. Maybe you haven’t. Either way, stick with me. Ray Dalio is the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. His net worth is estimated at $19.1 billion. Here’s what that looks like: $19,100,00…

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February 23, 2023 at 6:56 PM

Jimmy Carter calls it 'unlimited political bribery'

As Jimmy Carter enters hospice care at his home in Georgia, I’ve been looking back to some of what the former president has said about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That’s the infamous 2010 Supreme Court ruling that has allowed billionaires and Big Business to spend literally …

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February 22, 2023 at 7:12 PM

former President Jimmy Carter called it 'stupid'

As Jimmy Carter enters hospice care at his home in Georgia, I’ve been looking back to some of what the former president has said about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That’s the infamous 2010 Supreme Court ruling that has allowed billionaires and Big Business to spend literally …

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February 21, 2023 at 11:16 PM

what Jimmy Carter said about Citizens United

As Jimmy Carter enters hospice care at his home in Georgia, I’ve been looking back to some of what the former president has said about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That’s the infamous 2010 Supreme Court ruling that has allowed billionaires and Big Business to spend literally …

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February 18, 2023 at 11:32 PM

if you want to fight Big Pharma's price gouging

I’ve been emailing you about Moderna’s intention to more than quadruple the price of the COVID vaccine it markets, which was developed with government scientists and almost entirely funded by the American people. Thousands of Public Citizen supporters have taken action to tell Moderna’s CEO not…

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February 17, 2023 at 8:11 PM

vaccine maker Moderna feels the pressure

I’ve been emailing you about Moderna’s intention to more than quadruple the price of the COVID vaccine it markets, which was developed with government scientists and almost entirely funded by the American people. Thousands of Public Citizen supporters have taken action to tell Moderna’s CEO not…

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February 15, 2023 at 9:54 PM

billionaire CEO called to testify before Congress about vaccine price gouging

Senator Bernie Sanders is calling a Pharma CEO to testify before Congress about his company’s plan to price-gouge the American people. Here’s what’s going on: Development of the COVID vaccine marketed by Moderna was almost entirely funded by American taxpayers — to the tune of some $1.7 billi…

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February 13, 2023 at 9:34 PM

tell Pfizer to put lives before profits

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is planning to quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine. (Moderna has made similar noise.) A few facts: Pfizer made $37.8 billion from its COVID vaccine in 2022. The company made another $18.9 billion from Paxlovid, a COVID treatment it has a monopoly on. Al…

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February 8, 2023 at 7:47 PM

Republicans rise up in defense of Social Security and Medicare

During his State of the Union Address last night, President Biden noted that some Republicans in Congress have openly discussed a desire to “sunset” Social Security and Medicare. Some Republicans in attendance — including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia — rose up and shouted that the pre…

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February 3, 2023 at 7:54 PM

we can't ignore how egregiously undemocratic this is

Some 672,000 people live in Washington, D.C. (I am one of them, for what it’s worth, as are many Public Citizen employees and members.) That’s more than either Wyoming (581,000) or Vermont (647,000). Yet D.C.residents have no representative or senators in Congress. This has become accepted …

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February 2, 2023 at 8:13 PM

maybe people in Vermont and Wyoming shouldn't get a vote either

Some 672,000 people live in Washington, D.C. (I am one of them, for what it’s worth, as are many Public Citizen employees and members.) That’s more than either Wyoming (581,000) or Vermont (647,000). Yet D.C.residents have no representative or senators in Congress. This has become accepted …

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February 1, 2023 at 7:43 PM

Big Oil's obscene profits

Yesterday, Exxon Mobil revealed that it made $56 billion in profits in 2022 — its most profitable year ever. A few days before that, Chevron announced that it made $35.5 billion in profits last year — more than doubling its profits from 2021. Again, we’re talking about sheer profits. That’s…

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January 31, 2023 at 8:21 PM

President Biden should call out Big Oil's price gouging

This morning, Exxon Mobil revealed that it made $56 billion in profits in 2022 — its most profitable year ever. A few days ago, Chevron announced that it made $35.5 billion in profits last year — more than doubling its profits from 2021. Again, we’re talking about sheer profits. That’s bill…

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January 30, 2023 at 6:52 PM

decision on Trump is 'imminent'

Donald Trump could be indicted any moment now. Last week, Fani Willis — the District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia — said that a decision is “imminent” as to whether Trump will be indicted for attempting to subvert the 2020 election in the Peach State. Trump’s criminal efforts infamously…

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January 27, 2023 at 7:22 PM

Trump could be indicted any moment

Donald Trump could be indicted any moment now. Earlier this week, Fani Willis — the District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia — said that a decision is “imminent” as to whether Trump will be indicted for attempting to subvert the 2020 election in the Peach State. Trump’s criminal efforts in…

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January 26, 2023 at 6:40 PM

vaccine profiteering

Pharmaceutical giant Moderna is threatening to more than quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine. (Pfizer has already made similar noise.) A few facts: Development of the vaccine marketed by Moderna was actually done in partnership with the federal government — specifically scientists at …

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January 24, 2023 at 6:59 PM

how to overturn the Supreme Court's unfounded ruling

Saturday marked 13 years since the Supreme Court issued its infamous Citizens United ruling. For 13 years, billionaires and Big Business have been free to spend literally as much as they want “influencing” — i.e. corrupting and distorting — our elections. People sense, accurately, that Americ…

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January 23, 2023 at 7:41 PM

we need a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United

Saturday marked 13 years since the Supreme Court issued its infamous Citizens United ruling. For 13 years, billionaires and Big Business have been free to spend literally as much as they want “influencing” — i.e. corrupting and distorting — our elections. People sense, accurately, that Americ…

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January 21, 2023 at 8:22 PM

COVID made him a billionaire

Pharmaceutical giant Moderna is threatening to more than quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine. (Pfizer has already made similar noise.) A few facts: Development of the vaccine marketed by Moderna was actually done in partnership with the federal government — specifically scientists at …

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January 20, 2023 at 7:17 PM

Moderna's outrageous and immoral price gouging

Pharmaceutical giant Moderna is threatening to more than quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine. (Pfizer has already made similar noise.) A few facts: Development of the vaccine marketed by Moderna was actually done in partnership with the federal government — specifically scientists at …

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January 19, 2023 at 9:32 PM

tell Rep. George Santos to resign

George Santos is one of the new batch of Trumpist Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives. You’ve no doubt heard by now that Santos appears to have lied about practically everything we know — or *thought* we knew — about him: He has lied about his educational background. He has lie…

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January 18, 2023 at 7:01 PM

this new Congressman must resign

George Santos is one of the new batch of Trumpist Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives. You’ve no doubt heard by now that Santos appears to have lied about practically everything we know — or *thought* we knew — about him: He has lied about his educational background. He has lie…

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January 12, 2023 at 6:35 PM

letting corporate tax dodgers get away with it

That didn’t take long. On Monday, House Republicans passed legislation to repeal most of the additional funding for the IRS that was included in last year’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act. Now, I know the Internal Revenue Service is nobody’s answer to “Which government agency is your favori…

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January 11, 2023 at 7:17 PM

a good day for tax cheats

That didn’t take long. On Monday, House Republicans passed legislation to repeal most of the additional funding for the IRS that was included in last year’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act. Now, I know the Internal Revenue Service is nobody’s answer to “Which government agency is your favori…

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January 9, 2023 at 7:14 PM

tell Democrats to oppose rotten House rules

Trump flunky Kevin McCarthy is now Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. And “all” it took was: 15 votes — over multiple days — with cameras recording every moment of McCarthy’s humiliation and House Republicans’ disarray. A degree of self-abasement on the part of McCarthy that was …

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January 6, 2023 at 6:40 PM

it was two years ago today

Two years ago today, Donald Trump incited an armed mob to storm the United States Capitol in what amounted to an attempted coup d’etat by a defeated president for the first time in our nation’s history. The congressional January 6th Committee demonstrated beyond a shadow of doubt that Trump (an…

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January 5, 2023 at 8:52 PM

dismissing this as a clown show would be a profound mistake

Tomorrow marks two years since Donald Trump incited an armed mob to storm the United States Capitol in what amounted to an attempted coup d’etat by a defeated president for the first time in our nation’s history. The congressional January 6th Committee demonstrated beyond a shadow of doubt that…

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