Jack, On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor a man who understood a fundamental truth: Justice requires courage, and truth requires defenders.

Dr. King organized, exposed injustice, and demanded accountability from those in power. He knew that silence in the face of cruelty was complicity.

Today, that lesson is as urgent as ever.

Across the country, families are being torn apart by ICE raids carried out in the shadows. People are dying, and immigrants are dehumanized for political gain. And a right-wing media machine works overtime to distort the truth—portraying cruelty as “law and order” and resistance as chaos.

At Daily Kos, we refuse to accept that.

We tell the truth about what’s really happening. We expose abuses of power. We amplify the voices of those fighting back—organizers, whistleblowers, and everyday people demanding dignity and justice. But we don’t exist without the support of you, Jack. Small-dollar donations keep our lights on!

Truth-telling doesn’t happen by accident. It takes resources. It takes independence. And it takes a community willing to stand up and say: this matters.

That’s why I’m asking you to support Daily Kos with a contribution today.

Your donation helps ensure that, at Daily Kos:

• ICE abuses are documented, not ignored
• Lies are challenged with facts
• We organize and win important elections
• Progressive movements have a platform and a community that won’t back down

Dr. King warned us that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. He fully and vehemently supported the right we have as Americans to protest. "But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right."

Supporting independent progressive media is supporting our freedom of press. Supporting Daily Kos advocacy is supporting freedom of assembly and speech. 

If you believe that truth and justice are worth fighting for, please give what you can today. Daily Kos literally does not survive without small-dollar donations.

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Thank you for being part of this community and this movement.

In solidarity,

Daily Kos

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