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September 23, 2024 at 5:31 PM

obscene spending to corrupt elections

What types of businesses come to mind when you think about corporate money in politics? Big Oil? Big Pharma? Wall Street? Big Tech? All true. But a newcomer is putting those veterans to shame when it comes to the obscene amounts of money Corporate America spends corrupting our elections. As…

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September 22, 2024 at 9:29 PM

a supernova that burns everything to ash

What types of businesses come to mind when you think about corporate money in politics? Big Oil? Big Pharma? Wall Street? Big Tech? All true. But a newcomer is putting those veterans to shame when it comes to the obscene amounts of money Corporate America spends corrupting our elections. As…

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September 19, 2024 at 7:05 PM

phantom riches corrupting our elections

What types of businesses come to mind when you think about corporate money in politics? Big Oil? Big Pharma? Wall Street? Big Tech? All true. But a newcomer is putting those veterans to shame when it comes to the obscene amounts of money Corporate America spends corrupting our elections. As…

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September 18, 2024 at 5:45 PM

the only winner is chaos

Last week, pop megastar Taylor Swift — in a post endorsing Kamala Harris for president — said this: “Recently I was made aware that AI of ‘me’ falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential run was posted to his site. It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinfor…

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September 17, 2024 at 7:47 PM

Taylor Swift and the threat of artificial intelligence in elections

Last week, pop megastar Taylor Swift — in a post endorsing Kamala Harris for president — said this: “Recently I was made aware that AI of ‘me’ falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential run was posted to his site. It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinfor…

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September 16, 2024 at 5:19 PM

Donald Trump's infatuation with Elon Musk

Last month, Elon Musk — the richest person on Earth — told Donald Trump about his idea for a “government efficiency commission” to see if taxpayer money was being “spent in a good way.” A few weeks later, Trump announced that if he becomes president again, he will create exactly such a commissio…

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September 13, 2024 at 6:06 PM

more on the debate

Kamala Harris had a dire warning for the American people during Tuesday night’s debate. “The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that the former president would essentially be immune from any misconduct if he were to enter the White House again. ... Understand what it would mean if Donald…

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September 12, 2024 at 6:04 PM

we have to overturn this ruling

Kamala Harris had a dire warning for the American people during Tuesday night’s debate. “The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that the former president would essentially be immune from any misconduct if he were to enter the White House again. ... Understand what it would mean if Donald…

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September 12, 2024 at 4:12 PM

Expose the last hidden piece of Project 2025

We need to expose the last hidden piece of Project 2025. Here’s what you need to know, and how you can make a difference: By now, many people have heard of Project 2025 — the plan from the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing think tank, that outlines a set of far-right policy proposals designed…

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September 11, 2024 at 7:24 PM

a dire warning

Kamala Harris had a dire warning for the American people during last night’s debate. “The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that the former president would essentially be immune from any misconduct if he were to enter the White House again. ... Understand what it would mean if Donald Tr…

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September 10, 2024 at 6:16 PM

Republicans are trying to force this anti-voter law through Congress

Republicans in Congress are trying to force through an anti-immigrant, anti-democratic voter suppression bill. And they are threatening to blow up the entire federal budget — which must pass by the end of September to avert a government shutdown — in a pathetic gamble to pass their obnoxious bil…

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September 9, 2024 at 6:57 PM

Elon and Donald

In August, Elon Musk — the richest person on Earth — told Donald Trump about his idea for a “government efficiency commission” to see if taxpayer money was being “spent in a good way.” Last Thursday, Trump announced that if he becomes president again, he will create exactly such a commission and…

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September 8, 2024 at 9:33 PM

sweeping power to break the law

On July 1, the Supreme Court issued its profoundly misguided ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case, in effect giving U.S. presidents sweeping power to break the law with impunity — the kind of power heretofore associated with foreign despots, dictators, and kings. On July 25, Public Citizen ann…

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September 6, 2024 at 5:08 PM

overturn Supreme Court’s absurd immunity ruling

On July 1, the Supreme Court issued its profoundly misguided ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case, in effect giving U.S. presidents sweeping power to break the law with impunity — the kind of power heretofore associated with foreign despots, dictators, and kings. On July 25, Public Citizen ann…

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September 5, 2024 at 6:07 PM

flagrantly discriminatory

Did you hear how Ken Paxton, the MAGA Attorney General of Texas, celebrated Labor Day? On Monday, Paxton threatened lawsuits against two Texas counties — Bexar County and Harris County — over plans to mail voter registration forms to eligible but unregistered voters. The two counties Paxton singl…

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September 4, 2024 at 7:01 PM

racist voter disenfranchisement

Did you hear how Ken Paxton, the MAGA Attorney General of Texas, celebrated Labor Day? On Monday, Paxton threatened lawsuits against two Texas counties — Bexar County and Harris County — over plans to mail voter registration forms to eligible but unregistered voters. The two counties Paxton singl…

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August 30, 2024 at 6:09 PM

democracy can't be saved with good ideas, hard work, and a never-give-up attitude alone

A quick timeline: July 1 The Supreme Court issues its profoundly misguided ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case, in effect giving U.S. presidents sweeping power to break the law with impunity — the kind of power heretofore associated with foreign despots, dictators, and kings. July 25 Public …

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August 29, 2024 at 6:41 PM

overturn Trump immunity ruling

A quick timeline: July 1 The Supreme Court issues its profoundly misguided ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case, in effect giving U.S. presidents sweeping power to break the law with impunity — the kind of power heretofore associated with foreign despots, dictators, and kings. July 25 Public …

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August 28, 2024 at 4:54 PM

shirking its duty to safeguard our democracy

We have one day. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is meeting tomorrow. And we’re hearing that the FEC may reject our formal petition that it take action to prevent political deepfakes from undermining the 2024 election. This may well be our last chance to stop the FEC from shirking its du…

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August 27, 2024 at 6:42 PM

deepfakes, democracy, and Taylor Swift

We have two days. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is meeting this Thursday. And we’re hearing that the FEC may reject our formal petition that it take action to prevent political deepfakes from undermining the 2024 election. This may well be our last chance to stop the FEC from shirking …

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August 26, 2024 at 6:23 PM

this is really happening

A quick timeline: July 1 The Supreme Court issues its profoundly misguided ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case, in effect giving U.S. presidents sweeping power to break the law with impunity — the kind of power heretofore associated with foreign despots, dictators, and kings. July 25 Public …

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August 24, 2024 at 6:31 PM

Taylor Swift and Donald Trump

Last weekend, Donald Trump posted deepfakes online that appeared to show pop music superstar Taylor Swift and her fans endorsing him for president. What are “deepfakes”? Deepfakes are sounds, images, or videos generated using so-called “artificial intelligence” (AI). This is not science fiction …

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August 23, 2024 at 6:41 PM

it's not supposed to be easy

By now you’ve likely heard about “Project 2025” and its 922-page manifesto — which in essence is the Republican Party platform — for turning the United States into a right-wing dystopia. The threat of “Project 2025” has been one of the central messages of the Democratic National Convention this …

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August 22, 2024 at 6:37 PM

fighting Project 2025

By now you’ve likely heard about “Project 2025” and its 922-page manifesto — which in essence is the Republican Party platform — for turning the United States into a right-wing dystopia. The threat of “Project 2025” has been one of the central messages of the Democratic National Convention this …

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August 21, 2024 at 6:49 PM

what just happened to Taylor Swift

Over the weekend, Donald Trump posted deepfakes online that appeared to show pop music superstar Taylor Swift and her fans endorsing him for president. What are “deepfakes”? Deepfakes are sounds, images, or videos generated using so-called “artificial intelligence” (AI). This is not science fict…

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August 20, 2024 at 7:38 PM

Taylor Swift deepfakes posted by Donald Trump

Over the weekend, Donald Trump posted deepfakes online that appeared to show pop music superstar Taylor Swift and her fans endorsing him for president. What are “deepfakes”? Deepfakes are sounds, images, or videos generated using so-called “artificial intelligence” (AI). This is not science fict…

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August 17, 2024 at 1:15 PM

peace of mind

Just wanted to make sure you saw our earlier note — copied below in case you missed it — about the service we’re offering that lets folks create a will for free. - Robert ****** Some days, it feels like the bad news overshadows the good. The very foundations of our society are at risk as autho…

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August 15, 2024 at 7:07 PM

what do you want to happen?

Some days, it feels like the bad news overshadows the good. The very foundations of our society are at risk as authoritarian forces push blatantly anti-democratic measures and threaten outright political violence in the naked pursuit of power. Greed, profiteering, and myopic mismanagement on the …

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August 13, 2024 at 7:33 PM

this agency is shirking its duty to safeguard our democracy

Have you heard about “deepfakes”? Deepfakes are sounds, images, or videos generated using so-called “artificial intelligence” (AI). This is not science fiction or paranoia. Existing AI technology is powerful enough to make deepfakes that are essentially indistinguishable from the real thing. In f…

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August 12, 2024 at 5:57 PM

sweeping power to break the law

With its profoundly misguided ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case, the Supreme Court has in effect given U.S. presidents sweeping power to break the law with impunity — the kind of power heretofore associated with foreign despots, dictators, and kings. So the American people have a choice to …

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August 11, 2024 at 9:11 PM

let our country devolve

With its profoundly misguided ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case, the Supreme Court has in effect given U.S. presidents sweeping power to break the law with impunity — the kind of power heretofore associated with foreign despots, dictators, and kings. So the American people have a choice to …

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  Robert · [email protected]

August 10, 2024 at 5:28 PM

what it comes down to

Hoping you can take a look at our earlier note — copied below in case you missed it — about Public Citizen’s major new campaign for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s disastrous ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case. Thanks! - Robert ****** With its profoundly misguide…

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  Lisa · [email protected]

August 8, 2024 at 10:24 PM

not easy

Hey there, just wanted to make sure you saw our earlier update — copied below in case you missed it — about Public Citizen’s major new campaign for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s disastrous ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case. - Lisa ****** With its profoundly mi…

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August 8, 2024 at 6:30 PM

hell no

With its profoundly misguided ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case, the Supreme Court has in effect given U.S. presidents sweeping power to break the law with impunity — the kind of power heretofore associated with foreign despots, dictators, and kings. So the American people have a choice to …

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August 7, 2024 at 7:05 PM

four steps Congress must take to protect voting rights

Yesterday marked 59 years since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — the landmark legislation that helped protect against racially discriminatory voting practices — was signed into law. But in 2013, the Supreme Court gutted one of that law’s core protections and made it easier for states to restrict …

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August 5, 2024 at 10:20 PM

democracy can't be saved with good ideas, hard work, and a never-give-up attitude alone

A quick bit of linguistic history to start us off today: The acronym SCOTUS — for Supreme Court Of The United States — has been in use since the 1870s. POTUS — for President Of The United States — came into use two decades later, in the 1890s. And now, in 2024, we sadly have to add KOTUS — for Ki…

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August 5, 2024 at 6:37 PM

a choice that could not be more critical

A quick bit of linguistic history to start us off today: The acronym SCOTUS — for Supreme Court Of The United States — has been in use since the 1870s. POTUS — for President Of The United States — came into use two decades later, in the 1890s. And now, in 2024, we sadly have to add KOTUS — for Ki…

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  Lisa · [email protected]

August 2, 2024 at 5:59 PM

it won't be easy

Real quick, Please add your name to our message urging every member of Congress to support a constitutional amendment that would overturn the Supreme Court’s disastrous ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case. See our earlier update, copied below in case you missed it, for more details. Thanks!…

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August 1, 2024 at 7:24 PM

how we overturn the Supreme Court's absurd immunity ruling

Last week: We launched a major new campaign for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s profoundly misguided ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case, which in effect gives U.S. presidents sweeping power to break the law with impunity. This week: President Biden AND Vice Presi…

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July 31, 2024 at 7:43 PM

it has to be a constitutional amendment

Last week: We launched a major new campaign for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s profoundly misguided ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case, which in effect gives U.S. presidents sweeping power to break the law with impunity. This week: President Biden AND Vice Presi…

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July 30, 2024 at 8:42 PM

term limits for Supreme Court justices

Yesterday, President Biden AND Vice President Kamala Harris called for substantive reform at the Supreme Court, including term limits for justices. The Biden/Harris endorsement of term limits — a commonsense idea that Public Citizen has long championed — gets us much closer to winning this despe…

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July 29, 2024 at 8:12 PM

Biden and Harris call for major Supreme Court reforms

Earlier today, President Biden AND Vice President Kamala Harris called for substantive reform at the Supreme Court, including term limits for justices. The Biden/Harris endorsement of term limits — a commonsense idea that Public Citizen has long championed — gets us much closer to winning this d…

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July 26, 2024 at 7:44 PM

latest on constitutional amendment

Yesterday we emailed you about our just-launched campaign for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s profoundly misguided ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case. More than 40 members of Congress have already signed on as co-sponsors of the amendment! Here’s what Rep. Jamie R…

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  Lisa · [email protected]

July 25, 2024 at 8:12 PM

constitutional amendment to overturn Supreme Court immunity ruling

Hey there, just wanted to make sure you saw our earlier update — copied below in case you missed it — about the just-launched campaign for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s profoundly misguided ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case. - Lisa ****** Absolutely massive ne…

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July 25, 2024 at 1:02 PM

this demands a constitutional amendment

Absolutely massive news today. And your chance to be one of the very first people to take action in support of a major new democracy initiative. Here’s where things stand: On July 1, the Supreme Court — in a case brought by Donald Trump — ruled that U.S. presidents are immune from prosecution f…

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July 22, 2024 at 5:39 PM

the fight of our lives

We are in the fight of our lives. And losing is simply not an option. Donate today to help win the fight against right-wing extremism. CONTRIBUTE NOW For democracy, justice, and progress, - Robert Weissman & Lisa Gilbert, Co-Presidents of Public Citizen     Public Citizen | 215 Pennsylva…

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July 15, 2024 at 5:44 PM

major update on who will be president

Big news here at Public Citizen headquarters. We are thrilled to announce that Lisa Gilbert is joining Robert Weissman as co-president of Public Citizen. This news is already being noticed in the halls of power. “I’ve long been glad to work side by side with Public Citizen and Lisa Gilbert, an…

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July 12, 2024 at 7:19 PM

the 'hits' just keep on coming

The Supreme Court issued a flurry of truly dangerous rulings at the end of its 2023/2024 term. There was the decision in Donald Trump’s immunity case, of course, which got the most attention. And I’ve been emailing you about some of the other deeply misguided rulings the court handed down. One …

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July 10, 2024 at 7:53 PM

the Supreme Court's gift to Big Business

Sadly, the Supreme Court’s preposterous ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case was not even the only misguided decision the court handed down at the end of its 2023/2024 term. In another deeply troubling decision, the Supreme Court vastly expanded the ability of Big Business to attack rules that…

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July 9, 2024 at 8:21 PM

another really bad Supreme Court ruling

Sadly, the Supreme Court’s preposterous ruling in Donald Trump’s immunity case was not even the only misguided decision the court handed down at the end of its 2023/2024 term. In another deeply troubling decision, the Supreme Court vastly expanded the ability of Big Business to attack rules that…

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