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November 1, 2023 at 8:30 PM

a very ambitious burglar

A thought experiment: Imagine a burglar breaking into a house in the dark of night and rummaging for valuables like cash, jewelry, electronics, and collectibles. Assuming the burglar isn’t caught, how much do you think a typical “score” might be worth — a few hundred, maybe a few thousand, do…

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October 31, 2023 at 6:41 PM

expel Rep. George Santos

Rep. George Santos has been charged with 23 federal crimes in relation to his successful 2022 campaign for Congress. Last Friday, Santos formally pleaded not guilty to all 23 counts. And of course, in terms of criminal liability, Santos deserves his day in court and is innocent until proven gui…

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October 26, 2023 at 5:20 PM

in case you missed the big news

Support Public Citizen Did you miss the big news? Sign up as a Monthly Donor TODAY and your contribution will be matched dollar-for-dollar each month for a full year! There’s no way to sugarcoat it — we’re coming up short: We got 114 new Monthly Donors in June. We got 126 in July. We got…

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October 25, 2023 at 6:52 PM

this is time-sensitive

Support Public Citizen Some significant — and time-sensitive — news: Sign up as a Monthly Donor TODAY and your contribution will be matched dollar-for-dollar each month for a full year! FYI, in October of 2022 we got 172 new Monthly Donors. So far this October we’re at 57 — with not even a ful…

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October 24, 2023 at 6:52 PM

need help

Support Public Citizen 43. That’s how many people have joined our Monthly Donor program so far this month. My thanks to each and every one of those folks — making an automated donation each month gives Public Citizen a baseline financial strength as we continue standing up to corporate power a…

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October 23, 2023 at 6:23 PM

a markup of over 10,000% for this lifesaving drug

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced last week that it will increase the list price of Paxlovid — its COVID-19 antiviral medication — to almost $1,400 per treatment. That’s more than two-and-a-half times what the federal government has been paying for the lifesaving drug. Researchers at Harv…

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October 21, 2023 at 6:25 PM

here comes more Big Pharma price gouging

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced this week that it will increase the list price of Paxlovid — its COVID-19 antiviral medication — to almost $1,400 per treatment. That’s more than two-and-a-half times what the federal government has been paying for the lifesaving drug. Researchers at Harv…

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October 18, 2023 at 7:52 PM

the presidential line of succession

If President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were killed or incapacitated, the speaker of the House would become president of the United States. And right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to elevate Jim Jordan to that critical position. (Jordan got fewer votes today than he di…

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October 17, 2023 at 7:43 PM

they're about to vote again

With 20 members of his own party rejecting him, Jim Jordan came up short in today’s first vote to be the next speaker of the House. But the House is expected to hold a second vote later today. (Remember that it took 15 votes over five days for Kevin McCarthy to become speaker back in January.) …

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October 16, 2023 at 9:23 PM

The United States House of Reprehensibles

The House of Representatives is expected to vote tomorrow on whether Jim Jordan will be speaker. Look, it’s not like Republicans are going to nominate somebody good for the position. But Jim Jordan is egregiously bad. Just a few lowlights of his time so far in Congress: In 2015, Jim Jorda…

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October 7, 2023 at 5:40 PM

like all petty, vindictive, amoral losers

Donald Trump is scared. He is being tried in federal court for his illegal attempt to subvert the 2020 election and for his mishandling of classified documents. He is being tried in Georgia for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results in that state. He is being sued by New York’s at…

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October 6, 2023 at 5:41 PM

Trump's escalating attacks on jurors

Donald Trump is scared. He is being tried in federal court for his illegal attempt to subvert the 2020 election and for his mishandling of classified documents. He is being tried in Georgia for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results in that state. He is being sued by New York’s at…

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October 4, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Kevin McCarthy and spoiled children

Rep. Kevin McCarthy is no longer Speaker of the House. This is the first time in our nation’s history that a speaker has been voted out of the position — which says something about how successful McCarthy was at alienating his colleagues in the House of Representatives, both Democrats and Repub…

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October 3, 2023 at 6:03 PM

happy 99th birthday

With Jimmy Carter recently celebrating his 99th birthday, 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 as…

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October 1, 2023 at 12:06 AM

Marjorie Taylor Greene stole our time machine

Support Public Citizen I don’t know. I just don’t know. We need another 137 supporters to donate before midnight. That’s not even four hours from now. But it’s a Saturday night, and donations have dropped off precipitously. Also, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stole our time machine. (We’re…

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September 30, 2023 at 9:02 PM

there's no reason to keep you in the dark

Support Public Citizen Look, the numbers are what they are. On this day last year, we had 630 donations come through in response to my emails about our critical September 30 fundraising deadline. So far today we’re at 313 — not even half as many — with just a few hours until the midnight deadl…

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September 30, 2023 at 5:59 PM

'kill you without remorse'

Support Public Citizen We get a lot of hate mail at Public Citizen. It seems to be getting even more personal and violent — perhaps not surprisingly given MAGA’s embrace of outright fascism. Here are just a few examples: “We hope and pray you die.” “The real patriots will set things straig…

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September 30, 2023 at 2:57 PM

asking you to take another kind of action

Support Public Citizen Support Public Citizen You’ve signed petitions and sent messages to President Biden and other administration officials, the United States Senate and House of Representatives, individual members of Congress, governors (of both red and blue states), multinational corporations …

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September 29, 2023 at 11:32 PM

Alert! Help needed. Attacked by MAGA. Urgent.

Support Public Citizen Wanted to bump this to the top of your inbox in case you missed it. Public Citizen is under attack from Trumpian extremists, and I want to make sure you know about it. Thanks for giving it a look. - Robert ****** Public Citizen is under attack by a far-right entity…

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September 29, 2023 at 8:37 PM

it's getting even more personal and violent

Support Public Citizen A quick “Thank you!” to everyone who responded to my note about the threatening hate mail that has been pouring in to Public Citizen. That previous message is copied below in case you missed it. I hope you’ll give it a look. - Robert ****** We get a lot of hate mail …

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September 29, 2023 at 5:35 PM

how aggressive we can be

Support Public Citizen We are just ONE DAY from a make-or-break deadline. How things go between now and midnight tomorrow will directly impact how aggressive Public Citizen can be over the next twelve months. That includes all our work to confront authoritarianism, protect voting rights, ensur…

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September 28, 2023 at 10:18 PM

you won't be alone

Support Public Citizen Please take a minute to read through this update. We are just days from a make-or-break deadline. How things go over the next few days will directly impact how aggressive Public Citizen can be over the next twelve months. That includes all our work to confront authorita…

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September 28, 2023 at 6:09 PM

'we hope and pray you die'

Support Public Citizen We get a lot of hate mail at Public Citizen. It seems to be getting even more personal and violent — perhaps not surprisingly given MAGA’s embrace of outright fascism. Here are just a few examples: “We hope and pray you die.” “The real patriots will set things straig…

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September 27, 2023 at 8:57 PM

why this matters so much

Support Public Citizen Last year, we had 3,210 online donations in September. So far this September, we’re at 1,512 — not even half. Please see my earlier message (copied below in case you missed it) about why a shortfall right now matters so much. Thank you. - Robert ****** Please tak…

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September 27, 2023 at 4:09 PM

attacked by MAGA extremists

Support Public Citizen Public Citizen is under attack by a far-right entity associated with Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s former chief of staff and one of the MAGA operatives charged in Georgia for conspiring to carry out Trump’s attempted coup. Here’s what I need you to know: The Supreme Court…

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September 26, 2023 at 6:56 PM

all our work to confront authoritarianism, protect voting rights, ensure election integrity, and defend democracy

Support Public Citizen Please take a minute to read through this update. We are just days from a make-or-break deadline. How things go over the next few days will directly impact how aggressive Public Citizen can be over the next twelve months. That includes all our work to confront authorita…

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September 23, 2023 at 7:22 PM

the Supreme Court - again

We just got another report on ethical issues at the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, over the past few years, the Court has undermined reproductive freedom, racial justice, environmental protection, LGBTQ+ equality, corporate accountability, voting rights, and much more. Yet the nine members of the …

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September 22, 2023 at 7:14 PM

tell Congress: pass this law to protect voting rights

The right to vote is increasingly under attack in America. Here’s what I’m talking about: The landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 contained a provision requiring states with histories of voter suppression to get federal approval (or “preclearance”) for any changes to their voting laws. Congr…

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September 21, 2023 at 7:28 PM

'a little blood'

The right to vote is increasingly under attack in America. Here’s what I’m talking about: The landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 contained a provision requiring states with histories of voter suppression to get federal approval (or “preclearance”) for any changes to their voting laws. Congr…

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September 20, 2023 at 8:12 PM

tell Senate: pass amendment to overturn Supreme Court's disastrous Citizens United ruling

It has been 13 years and 8 months since the Supreme Court issued its infamous Citizens United ruling. For all that time, 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, accuratel…

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September 19, 2023 at 7:17 PM

it has been 13 years, 7 months, and 29 days

It has been 13 years, 7 months, and 29 days since the Supreme Court issued its infamous Citizens United ruling. For all that time, 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,…

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September 18, 2023 at 8:48 PM

next step for constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United

It has been 13 years, 7 months, and 28 days since the Supreme Court issued its infamous Citizens United ruling. For all that time, 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,…

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September 15, 2023 at 5:58 PM

tell Congress: no MAGA-manufactured shutdown

The United States House of Representatives is back in session after an extended summer recess. Congress is running out of time to pass legislation that will keep the federal government from running out of money and shutting down after September 30. But MAGA Republicans, led by House speaker a…

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September 14, 2023 at 7:23 PM

impeachment inquiry into President Biden

On Tuesday, Kevin McCarthy — the supposed leader of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives — capitulated to the MAGA extremists that actually run the GOP by caving in to their demand that he order a formal impeachment inquiry in President Biden or face losing his precious speaker…

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September 12, 2023 at 8:48 PM

glorifying conspiracy theories in the halls of Congress

Earlier today, Kevin McCarthy — the supposed leader of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives — capitulated to the MAGA extremists that actually run the GOP by caving in to their demand that he order a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden or face losing his precious sp…

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September 11, 2023 at 8:11 PM

this law would prevent Trump-like abuses of power

Donald Trump abused the power of the presidency to enrich himself, to shield his children and cronies from accountability, and to attack critics and political adversaries. The Protecting Our Democracy Act — recently introduced in Congress — would take steps to prevent future presidents from fol…

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September 8, 2023 at 6:46 PM

stop future presidents from abusing their power

Donald Trump abused the power of the presidency to enrich himself, to shield his children and cronies from accountability, and to attack critics and political adversaries. The Protecting Our Democracy Act — recently introduced in Congress — would take steps to prevent future presidents from fol…

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September 6, 2023 at 8:43 PM

tell Congress: protect workers from extreme heat

America’s workers need relief from extreme heat. Our world is getting hotter — almost literally by the day: According to NASA — not exactly known as a bunch of tree huggers — July was the hottest month ever recorded. And the past five Julys — that’s July 2023, July 2022, July 2021, July 2020,…

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September 5, 2023 at 6:34 PM

major update -- we are under attack from Trumpian extremists

Support Public Citizen Wanted to pass this major update along again in case you missed it last week. Public Citizen is under attack from Trumpian extremists, and I want to make sure you know about it. Thanks for taking a look. - Robert ****** Public Citizen has been attacked by a far-rig…

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August 31, 2023 at 6:58 PM

Alert! Attacked by MAGA extremists. Send help. Urgent.

Support Public Citizen Public Citizen has been attacked by a far-right entity associated with Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s former chief of staff and one of the MAGA operatives charged in Georgia for conspiring to carry out Trump’s attempted coup. Please stick with me for more about this attack. …

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August 30, 2023 at 6:19 PM

alarming near misses at America's airports

I want to talk about a recent article in The New York Times titled “Airline Close Calls Happen Far More Often Than Previously Known.” The article notes that “[t]here has not been a fatal crash involving a major U.S. airline since February 2009, when a Continental flight crashed into a house nea…

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August 29, 2023 at 8:29 PM

dying for a living

Our world is getting hotter — almost literally by the day: According to NASA — not exactly known as a bunch of tree huggers — July was the hottest month ever recorded. And the past five Julys — that’s July 2023, July 2022, July 2021, July 2020, and July 2019 — are the five hottest Julys since a…

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August 28, 2023 at 6:52 PM

we've been attacked by Trumpian extremists

Support Public Citizen Wanted to bump this to the top of your inbox in case you missed it over the weekend. Public Citizen is under attack from Trumpian extremists, and I want to make sure you know about it. Thanks for giving it a look. - Robert ****** Public Citizen has been attacked by…

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August 26, 2023 at 7:13 PM

they hate us

Support Public Citizen Public Citizen has been attacked by a far-right entity associated with Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s former chief of staff and one of the MAGA operatives charged in Georgia for conspiring to carry out Trump’s attempted coup. Please stick with me for more about this attack. …

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August 25, 2023 at 6:57 PM

we have to admit: Donald Trump is one of a kind

August 24, 2023, will go down as a historic day for America. Yesterday, Donald Trump was booked in Fulton County, Georgia, on charges that he (and others) committed multiple crimes in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the Peach State. Trump was assigned an inmate numb…

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August 24, 2023 at 8:25 PM

under attack from MAGA zealots

Support Public Citizen Public Citizen has been attacked by a far-right entity associated with Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s former chief of staff and one of the MAGA operatives charged in Georgia for conspiring to carry out Trump’s attempted coup. Please stick with me for more about this attack. …

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August 23, 2023 at 7:36 PM

a massive fireball 35,000 feet off the ground

I want to talk about a recent article in The New York Times titled “Airline Close Calls Happen Far More Often Than Previously Known.” The article notes that “[t]here has not been a fatal crash involving a major U.S. airline since February 2009, when a Continental flight crashed into a house nea…

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August 22, 2023 at 7:00 PM

if two jetliners crash in midair

I want to talk about a recent article in The New York Times titled “Airline Close Calls Happen Far More Often Than Previously Known.” The article notes that “[t]here has not been a fatal crash involving a major U.S. airline since February 2009, when a Continental flight crashed into a house nea…

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August 21, 2023 at 7:49 PM

this is time-sensitive

Support Public Citizen An important — and time-sensitive — update today. Join our popular Monthly Donor program TODAY and your contribution will be matched dollar-for-dollar each month for a full year! This offer expires at midnight tonight. If becoming a Monthly Donor today is not a good fi…

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August 18, 2023 at 4:49 PM

we must stop presidential abuses of power

Donald Trump abused the power of the presidency to enrich himself. He protected his children and cronies from accountability, and relentlessly attacked critics and political enemies. So to build support for stopping any future president from following Trump’s example, Rep. Adam Schiff just re…

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