John,
It’s a day of good news — and bad news — in the fight to stand up to MAGA.
First, the good:
- Another No Kings rally is set for October 18. Organizers are taking to the streets again after Trump’s dramatic authoritarian escalation — including weekend threats to go to “war” with the city of Chicago.
- ActBlue is fighting back. The small-dollar powerhouse that fuels Democratic campaigns just rolled out new safeguards to shut out bad actors and protect grassroots donors from fraud.
Now, the bad:
- According to reports, House Republicans just subpoenaed three former ActBlue lawyers in the latest salvo of Trump’s witch hunt — a coordinated attempt to smear, intimidate, and dismantle the backbone of Democratic grassroots organizing.
We’ll share more details below. But first, here’s the truth: if MAGA succeeds in silencing independent media and kneecapping grassroots fundraising, they’ll leave the opposition without the tools to fight back.
That’s why COURIER exists — and why we need you with us.
Let’s be clear, the subpoenas aren’t about fraud. They’re about spreading fear and dismantling the backbone of Democratic grassroots fundraising. The goal is to put ActBlue out of business and intimidate MAGA opposition into silence.
It’s the same playbook we’ve seen with Project 2025: gut public broadcasting, criminalize dissent, and fill the void with MAGA propaganda. That’s how authoritarianism takes hold.
COURIER exists to make sure the truth cuts through. While Trump and MAGA attack the press, the courts, and the organizing tools that fuel the opposition, we’re building the largest progressive media network in the country — funded by people like you, not billionaires.
But if we’re going to keep growing, we need your help.
We can’t let Trump dismantle the infrastructure of resistance. Not now. Not ever.
In solidarity,
The COURIER Team