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December 22, 2024 at 11:07 PM

'scum like you'

We get a lot of hate mail at Public Citizen. Here are some recent examples: “Get ready for me to kill you!” “Kneel or die.” “Scum like you sent this country into decline.” “You people are disgusting traitors.” “I hope you end up in jail.” “You are either for America or you are dead. Your choice.…

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December 21, 2024 at 8:41 PM

'kneel or die'

We get a lot of hate mail at Public Citizen. Here are some recent examples: “Get ready for me to kill you!” “Kneel or die.” “Scum like you sent this country into decline.” “You people are disgusting traitors.” “I hope you end up in jail.” “You are either for America or you are dead. Your choice.…

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December 20, 2024 at 8:16 PM

the math is actually very simple

Since the election, thousands of people have donated to Public Citizen in response to our emails highlighting some of the ways we intend to confront a second Trump presidency and some of the ways we are already working together in fighting back. First, our thanks to everyone who has contributed.…

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December 19, 2024 at 8:36 PM

hey Elon Musk, buzz off

It’s that time of year. No, we’re not talking about celebrating the holidays with friends and family in front of a warm fire while a soft blanket of fresh snow snuggles the evergreens outside our frosted windows. We’re talking about the time of year when MAGA Republicans in Congress usually try…

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December 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM

let you in on a bit of a secret

A big thanks for the outpouring of support in response to our earlier message, which is copied below in case you missed it. This is the time of year when nonprofits like Public Citizen have to do a certain amount of fundraising. We recognize that donating may not be a good fit for many folks ri…

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December 18, 2024 at 7:16 PM

this may not be a good fit right now

Our thanks for the outpouring of support in response to yesterday’s message, which is copied below in case you missed it. This is the time of year when nonprofits like Public Citizen have to do a certain amount of fundraising. We recognize that donating may not be a good fit for many folks righ…

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December 17, 2024 at 7:40 PM

we have to make it a living, breathing thing

We want to talk about maintaining hope in what are undeniably dire times. By the way, this is not the shortest email we’ve ever sent you. (Though it’s not the longest, either!) Hope is not something a person simply does or doesn’t have. Yes, some of us are more optimistic by nature, some of us…

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December 13, 2024 at 7:41 PM

FBI director should not resign

Current FBI Director Christopher Wray — who has almost two years left in his ten-year term — just announced that he intends to resign shortly. Wray was appointed by Donald Trump, but Trump now wants to put a MAGA extremist and “deep state” conspiracist named Kash Patel in charge of the FBI. As w…

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December 11, 2024 at 7:49 PM

tell him not to resign

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is not supposed to be a tool of retribution and oppression to be wielded at the whims of whoever happens to be in the White House. That’s why FBI directors are appointed for ten-year terms — specifically to avoid politicization of the bureau. But current FBI …

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December 10, 2024 at 8:58 PM

he would turn the FBI into a machine of vengeance on behalf of Donald Trump

Donald Trump wants to put a MAGA extremist and “deep state” conspiracist named Kash Patel in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Patel has been brazen in announcing his intention to weaponize the FBI against government officials, journalists, nonprofit groups, and the American people.…

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December 9, 2024 at 9:07 PM

if you liked J. Edgar Hoover

Donald Trump wants to put a MAGA extremist and “deep state” conspiracist named Kash Patel in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Patel has been brazen in announcing his intention to weaponize the FBI against government officials, journalists, nonprofit groups, and the American people.…

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December 5, 2024 at 7:39 PM

tell Senate to reject Pete Hegseth for defense secretary

Things aren’t looking great for Pete Hegseth — Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of defense. A few points about what it means to be secretary of defense: The secretary of defense is in charge of the entire United States military — not only the most powerful military in all of human history, b…

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December 4, 2024 at 8:01 PM

this man must not be put in charge of the military

Things aren’t looking great for Pete Hegseth — Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of defense. A few points about what it means to be secretary of defense: The secretary of defense is in charge of the entire United States military — not only the most powerful military in all of human history, b…

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December 3, 2024 at 7:39 PM

scary … infuriating … sickening

We wanted to make sure you saw our note — copied below in case you missed it — with some FAQs about how Public Citizen is gearing up for a second Trump term. And, since today is Giving Tuesday, thanks again for being part of this shared project called Public Citizen! Onward, Lisa & Robert …

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December 2, 2024 at 7:11 PM

a very real threat

Since the election, thousands of people have donated to Public Citizen in response to our emails highlighting some of the ways we intend to confront a second Trump presidency and some of the ways we are already working together in fighting back. First, our thanks to everyone who has contributed …

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November 27, 2024 at 8:59 PM

we can stop the MAGA nightmare from becoming a permanent reality

Since the election, thousands of people have donated to Public Citizen in response to our emails highlighting some of the ways we intend to confront a second Trump presidency and some of the ways we are already working together in fighting back. First, our thanks to everyone who has contributed …

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November 26, 2024 at 6:46 PM

yes, we will lose sometimes

Since the election, thousands of people have donated to Public Citizen in response to our emails highlighting some of the ways we intend to confront a second Trump presidency and some of the ways we are already working together in fighting back. First, our thanks to everyone who has contributed …

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November 21, 2024 at 9:56 PM

if only this were fake, too

Donald Trump wants to put Linda McMahon — the billionaire former chief executive of the W.W.E. professional wrestling empire — in charge of the United States Department of Education. And Trump has repeatedly said the Department of Education should be eliminated altogether. So maybe he picked McM…

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November 20, 2024 at 8:27 PM

if Congress gives its power away

You hear things like “Donald Trump is playing chess while the rest of us are playing checkers.” Um, no. But Trump does have a demonstrated knack for getting some people — assorted feckless, craven, insecure, stupid, gullible, and willfully ill-informed members of Congress, for example — to do w…

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November 19, 2024 at 6:42 PM

do not agree to make yourself irrelevant

You hear things like “Donald Trump is playing chess while the rest of us are playing checkers.” Um, no. But Trump does have a demonstrated knack for getting some people — assorted feckless, craven, insecure, stupid, gullible, and willfully ill-informed members of Congress, for example — to do w…

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November 18, 2024 at 10:37 PM

while Joe Biden is still president

Donald Trump is not president yet. Until noon on January 20, 2025, Joe Biden is still president. Public Citizen — along with allies like ACLU, Center for American Progress, and MoveOn — is urging President Biden to take aggressive action in defense of the American people, our institutions, and …

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November 17, 2024 at 7:32 PM

send Matt Gaetz packing

Donald Trump is rushing out cabinet picks, each more absurd and disastrous than the last. All of them are categorically unqualified. All of them are MAGA adherents from whom Trump expects — and has reason to expect — absolute fealty. If confirmed by the Senate, all of them will be a significan…

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November 16, 2024 at 8:09 PM

do not put this conspiracy theorist in charge of public health

Donald Trump wants to put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services. Aside from his ancestry, RFK Jr. is famous — or, more accurately, infamous — for being an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist despite overwhelming scientific evidence that his “skepticism” is a…

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November 15, 2024 at 8:20 PM

tell Senate to reject RFK Jr. as head of HHS

Another day, another outlandish and potentially catastrophic pick for a critical role in Donald Trump’s administration. Wednesday it was Matt Gaetz for Attorney General (among others). Yesterday it was Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Aside from his an…

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November 14, 2024 at 9:25 PM

Trump's absurd pick for Attorney General

Donald Trump is rushing out cabinet picks, each more absurd and disastrous than the last. All of them are categorically unqualified. All of them are MAGA adherents from whom Trump expects — and has reason to expect — absolute fealty. If confirmed by the Senate, all of them will be a significan…

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November 12, 2024 at 10:17 PM

what Biden must do now

Donald Trump is not president yet. Until noon on January 20, 2025, Joe Biden is still president. Public Citizen — along with allies like ACLU, Center for American Progress, and MoveOn — is urging President Biden to take aggressive action in defense of the American people, our institutions, and …

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November 11, 2024 at 6:27 PM

fighting Trump relentlessly

Thousands and thousands of people have responded to our recent emails about how Public Citizen intends to confront a second Trump presidency. If you haven’t had a chance to read our earlier message yet — or if you want to review it again — we’ve copied it below. Thank you for giving it a look, …

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November 10, 2024 at 9:27 PM

how to weaken Trump

We’ve never seen anything like the response we’re getting to our plan for confronting a second Trump term. Our earlier message is copied below in case you missed it. Please give it a look. - Robert Weissman & Lisa Gilbert, Co-Presidents of Public Citizen ****** Donald Trump is a habitual, …

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November 10, 2024 at 4:07 PM

surviving this together

Donald Trump is a habitual, unrepentant liar. But when Trump says he wants to be a dictator for a day, weaponize the Department of Justice, turn on the spigots for Big Oil, roll back the achievements of the Inflation Reduction Act, fire federal workers who choose to honor their agency’s mission …

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November 9, 2024 at 10:37 PM

here's the plan

In case you missed it earlier, take a quick look at our plan — copied below — for confronting a second Trump term. - Lisa Gilbert, Co-President of Public Citizen ****** Donald Trump is a habitual, unrepentant liar. But when Trump says he wants to be a dictator for a day, weaponize the Departm…

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November 9, 2024 at 3:12 PM

our playbook for dealing with Trump

We wanted to make sure you saw our earlier note — copied below in case you missed it — about Public Citizen’s plans to confront Donald Trump. Please give it a look if you can. Thanks. - Lisa & Robert ****** Donald Trump is a habitual, unrepentant liar. But when Trump says he wants to be a…

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November 8, 2024 at 6:59 PM

the fight of our lives starts right now

Donald Trump is a habitual, unrepentant liar. But when Trump says he wants to be a dictator for a day, weaponize the Department of Justice, turn on the spigots for Big Oil, roll back the achievements of the Inflation Reduction Act, fire federal workers who choose to honor their agency’s mission …

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November 7, 2024 at 6:54 PM

what we're feeling right now

There’s no sugarcoating what happened Tuesday night. We take very seriously what Donald Trump has said he will do and who he has shown us he is. But you already know that and we don’t need to repeat it. At this moment, here’s the most important thing we want to say: Each of us individually — …

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November 6, 2024 at 7:14 PM

determination, not despair

There’s no sugarcoating what happened last night. We take very seriously what Donald Trump has said he will do and who he has shown us he is. But you already know that and we don’t need to repeat it. At this moment, here’s the most important thing we want to say: Each of us individually — and…

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November 4, 2024 at 6:13 PM

Donald Trump must be defeated

Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to our democracy, to the future of our planet and civilization itself, to a just society, and to human decency. He must be defeated. Public Citizen is a nonpartisan organization. We very rarely weigh in on elections. But we can’t — and no one should — r…

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November 3, 2024 at 8:40 PM

regressive policies and fascistic tendencies

Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to our democracy, to the future of our planet and civilization itself, to a just society, and to human decency. He must be defeated. Public Citizen is a nonpartisan organization. We very rarely weigh in on elections. But we can’t — and no one should — r…

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November 2, 2024 at 6:27 PM

a clear and present danger to our democracy

Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to our democracy, to the future of our planet and civilization itself, to a just society, and to human decency. He must be defeated. Public Citizen is a nonpartisan organization. We very rarely weigh in on elections. But we can’t — and no one should — r…

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November 1, 2024 at 6:42 PM

this man must not be president again

Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to our democracy, to the future of our planet and civilization itself, to a just society, and to human decency. He must be defeated. Public Citizen is a nonpartisan organization. We very rarely weigh in on elections. But we can’t — and no one should — r…

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October 31, 2024 at 5:54 PM

hoping you can help

A short but important update today. The most consequential election in our lifetimes is just five days away. This is the 14th presidential election since Public Citizen was founded back in 1971. Over the years, we’ve learned to expect a drop-off in donations in the months leading up to a presi…

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October 30, 2024 at 6:07 PM

steeper than we expected

A short but important update today. The most consequential election in our lifetimes is just six days away. This is the 14th presidential election since Public Citizen was founded back in 1971. Over the years, we’ve learned to expect a drop-off in donations in the months leading up to a presid…

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October 29, 2024 at 5:26 PM

short but important update

A short but important update today. The most consequential election in our lifetimes is just one week away. This is the 14th presidential election since Public Citizen was founded back in 1971. Over the years, we’ve learned to expect a drop-off in donations in the months leading up to a presid…

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October 28, 2024 at 5:24 PM

sweeping power to break the law

On July 1, the Supreme Court issued a profoundly misguided ruling that gives U.S. presidents sweeping power to break the law — even knowingly and intentionally — with no criminal repercussions. Because the court’s decision in Donald Trump’s immunity case is based on the U.S. Constitution, a cons…

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October 27, 2024 at 5:28 PM

what the Supreme Court did

On July 1, the Supreme Court issued a profoundly misguided ruling that gives U.S. presidents sweeping power to break the law — even knowingly and intentionally — with no criminal repercussions. Because the court’s decision in Donald Trump’s immunity case is based on the U.S. Constitution, a cons…

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October 24, 2024 at 7:32 PM

buying voters

You could win a million dollars! All you have to do is to have signed a “petition” by October 21 from the pro-Trump super PAC bankrolled by tech billionaire Elon Musk saying you “support the Constitution.” And live in either Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, or Wis…

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October 23, 2024 at 7:01 PM

Elon Musk's almost certainly illegal stunt

You could win a million dollars! All you have to do is to have signed a “petition” by October 21 from the pro-Trump super PAC bankrolled by tech billionaire Elon Musk saying you “support the Constitution.” And live in either Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, or Wis…

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October 22, 2024 at 6:21 PM

a profoundly misguided ruling

On July 1, the Supreme Court issued a profoundly misguided ruling that gives U.S. presidents sweeping power to break the law — even knowingly and intentionally — with no criminal repercussions. Because the court’s decision in Donald Trump’s immunity case is based on the U.S. Constitution, a cons…

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October 21, 2024 at 6:35 PM

we have to amend the constitution

On July 1, the Supreme Court issued a profoundly misguided ruling that gives U.S. presidents sweeping power to break the law — even knowingly and intentionally — with no criminal repercussions. Because the court’s decision in Donald Trump’s immunity case is based on the U.S. Constitution, a cons…

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October 17, 2024 at 6:57 PM

this should not be legal

Should the federal government allow widespread gambling on elections? Of course not. Along with the risks gambling poses to individuals — risks that are becoming even greater with the explosion of online betting — gambling on elections could threaten our democracy itself: Gamblers could commit …

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October 16, 2024 at 5:07 PM

what could possibly go wrong?

Should the federal government allow widespread gambling on elections? Of course not. Along with the risks gambling poses to individuals — risks that are becoming even greater with the explosion of online betting — gambling on elections could threaten our democracy itself: Gamblers could commit …

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October 15, 2024 at 7:22 PM

profound risks to humanity

Last week, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to two scientists — John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton — for research on computers that led to current AI technology like ChatGPT. Hinton is often referred to as the “godfather” of artificial intelligence. He is also outspoken about the ser…

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