Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

November 6, 2024 at 8:01 PM

A message to our beloved Courage community

We know what’s coming and what we need to do to fight. Friend, Many of us are grieving right now. Some are processing real, direct threats to our family and loved ones. You are not alone. You are a valued part of a community of passionate progressives who care about our state and countr…

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  Robert Reich for Courage California · [email protected]

November 2, 2024 at 5:11 PM

SIGN: Demand the Media inform the public of the “red mirage”

The media must inform the public of this dirty trick Trump tried in 2020, which he’s likely to try again: Since less populated “red” Republican voting districts are more quickly counted, Trump will likely use this fact to claim Republicans are getting “robbed” of their early “lead.” Fri…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

November 1, 2024 at 3:10 PM

Want an easy, free way to turn out the vote this weekend?

Don't just stress-eat candy and cross your fingers. Do something! Friend, We are just four days from Election Day, and only 25% of voters have returned their ballots in California. We can do better than that! Courage California has put together a ton of information about what's at stake …

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  Stop Elon Musk with Courage · [email protected]

October 29, 2024 at 7:32 PM

Help tell Elon Musk to cease and desist

The U.S. Dept. of Justice must demand Elon Musk end his illegal voting scheme. Friend, In a democracy, our vote is our voice -- not a commodity to be sold to the highest bidder. In the United States, that’s not just an ideal, it’s the law. And there’s a pretty good chance Elon Musk is b…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

October 28, 2024 at 6:23 PM

Shirking their civic duty

The fourth estate in our democracy is at risk this November 5. Friend, Just days before a presidential election that could decide the future of our democracy, both the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post have declined to endorse anyone in the presidential election, despite their ed…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

October 25, 2024 at 5:52 PM

Today’s Action: Ask three friends to vote!

You can help change the outcome of this election! Friend, You may think your friends are all voters, but more than 30% of registered voters skip elections on a regular basis. But here's the good news: Your friends are five times more likely to go to the polls if they are asked to by peo…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

October 24, 2024 at 6:32 PM

Your Day 4 Action enclosed

You can help change the outcome of this election! Friend, Ok, you’ve learned about the candidates and issues, and you’ve turned your ballot in. What’s next? Share our Courage Voter Guide with your friends and family!  A Pew Research Poll showed that people are twice as likely to trust t…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

October 23, 2024 at 8:12 PM

Today is the day to return your ballot!

You can help change the outcome of this election! Friend, We are less than two weeks from Election Day, and Californians have had their ballots for two weeks now. Yet only 9% of ballots have been returned so far! We’re going to change that today. Your mission: Fill out and return your b…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

October 22, 2024 at 7:47 PM

Your Day 2 Action enclosed

You can help change the outcome of this election! Friend, California has 3.2 million eligible Latina voters -- that's 1 out of 6 voters in the state -- and they are a powerhouse! Latina women are the decision-makers in their families, and they go to the polls at much higher rates than t…

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  GOTV in California · [email protected]

October 21, 2024 at 9:01 PM

Your Day 1 Action enclosed

You can help change the outcome of this election! Friend, More than 22 million registered voters in California have received their ballots, and it’s critical that as many voters as possible return them and make their voices heard! Research proves that voters are much more likely to cast…

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  Stop Comstock (via Courage California) · [email protected]

October 19, 2024 at 7:11 PM

SIGN: Stop the undead anti-abortion law

It’s past time we repeal the anti-woman, anti-abortion 1873 Comstock Act. Friend, This Halloween, here’s what’s really scary: If Donald Trump wins the White House, he doesn’t need an act of Congress to ban abortion nationwide. Instead, Trump and his extremist Project 2025 allies will en…

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  Courage for Marriage Equality · [email protected]

October 9, 2024 at 5:39 PM

Take part: Make calls for marriage equality!

Prop 3 enshrines marriage equality in the California constitution, regardless of what happens at the federal level. Friend, In California, we are working hard to support the safety and dignity of every single Californian. For example, when right-wing conservatives were marginalizing tra…

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  AI Alert (via Courage California) · [email protected]

September 24, 2024 at 5:03 PM

SIGN: No AI deepfakes in our elections

Congress won’t act to protect our elections against AI. The states must lead. Friend, Fake video, images, and audio created by artificial intelligence -- or AI -- are becoming a major problem in our elections. Last month, Elon Musk shared an AI-generated deepfake of VP Kamala Harris deg…

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  Marriage Equality Alert (via Courage California) · [email protected]

August 31, 2024 at 7:12 PM

The Supreme Court could end marriage equality in CA

Prop 8 could return as the law of the land in California, denying countless LGBTQ+ couples the right to marry. Friend, Here’s a hard truth: Prop 8 -- the right-wing effort to end marriage equality in California in 2008 -- is still on the books. Even though all Californians can marry who…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

August 23, 2024 at 4:00 PM

It’s past time to reform the Supreme Court

We’re demanding Congress enact Supreme Court reforms now. Friend, Did you hear? Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni took *yet another* secret trip on the private jet of GOP megadonor Harlan Crow.(1) The Thomases already face intense criticism for living a life of unt…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

August 21, 2024 at 8:05 PM

A promise for affordable housing

Two years after promising 1 million affordable homes, California is falling short. Friend, Two years ago, California Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged to build 1 million new affordable homes by the end of this decade. California has barely made a dent in that goal, and now we’re stepping backwa…

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  Impeach Clarence Thomas · [email protected]

August 15, 2024 at 9:02 PM

SIGN: Stand with Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to support SCOTUS impeachment

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito are unfit to serve on the Supreme Court. Friend, When our elected officials lose the trust of their constituents, we vote them out. But what about Supreme Court justices? Multiple investigations have found that Justice Clarence Thomas has faile…

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  Stop Project 2025 via Courage California · [email protected]

August 2, 2024 at 7:16 PM

The higher taxes of Project 2025

Project 2025 would hurt the Latino community in huge ways. Friend, MAGA plans for a second Donald Trump term would hurt us all, but they are especially detrimental to the Latinx community -- in other words, 40% of California's population.(1) From a draconian deportation plan to new taxes…

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  Stop Proj. 2025 with Courage · [email protected]

July 29, 2024 at 9:58 PM

Top 4 ways Project 2025 will hurt our wallets

Forward this email today! Friend, Following the global Microsoft outage last week, Delta Air Lines went into a tailspin, cancelling more flights in five days than in all of 2018 and 2019 combined.(1) The airline said it would offer the thousands of affected passengers travel waivers — bu…

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  Election News via Courage California · [email protected]

July 26, 2024 at 12:31 AM

[[ALERT]] Courage California endorses Kamala Harris!

It's time for courageous change. Friend, In an organizational first, Courage California is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for U.S. President! This is the first time our organization has endorsed in a presidential election and we’re proud to do so -- because the time is NOW for h…

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  Courage for Climate Action · [email protected]

July 23, 2024 at 6:12 PM

Will you forward this email about Project 2025?

Project 2025 will roll back environmental justice a century. Friend, All eyes are on Project 2025 -- the extremist, far right program with the fingerprints of Donald Trump and his MAGA cronies all over it. The good news is that while just a few weeks ago, 70% of voters didn’t know about…

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  Election News via Courage California · [email protected]

July 21, 2024 at 9:55 PM

Breaking: Kamala Harris to be Democratic nominee

Recent Washington Post polls, conducted before Biden’s announcement, shows Harris beating Trump by two percentage points if the election was held today. Friend, President Joe Biden just passed the torch to California’s own Vice President Kamala Harris, who is now the apparent Democratic …

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  Fight for Our Democracy · [email protected]

July 3, 2024 at 7:52 PM

Add your name: Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act will help combat the ongoing assault on voting rights and strengthen our democracy. Friend, Long-time election interference mastermind Roger Stone was recently taped at Mar-a-Lago, talking about the plan for Donald Trump to win the presidentia…

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  Pride with Courage · [email protected]

June 19, 2024 at 5:21 PM

A special Juneteenth message from Courage California

This day also serves as a time for reflection on the ongoing fight for racial equality and justice. Black Americans have never seen reparations for their suffering under slavery, and California is no different. Friend, As Juneteenth arrives, Courage California is taking this moment to c…

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  Pride with Courage · [email protected]

June 18, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Petition: Congress must pass the Trans Bill of Rights

This bill has been on hold too long. Friend, California has been on the forefront of LGBTQ+ rights for decades, but we continue to see right-wing threats to our progress across parts of the state, especially with the targeting of trans people and communities. It's time to ask Congress to…

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  Stop Big Oil via Courage California · [email protected]

June 11, 2024 at 8:53 PM

SIGN: Stop this conspiracy for high gas prices

This price-fixing CEO must be held accountable. Friend, As we were emerging from the pandemic in 2022, Big Oil raked in billions of dollars, making more profits than ever before or since.(1) That same year, Americans paid the steepest gas prices ever at the pump.(2) Now a new investigati…

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  Trump Verdict (via Courage California) · [email protected]

May 30, 2024 at 10:22 PM

GUILTY

But will it matter? Friend, GUILTY on all counts. The former president of the United States, Donald Trump, has been found guilty of 34 counts of lying to voters and interfering in an election in order to grab power.(1) But his MAGA cronies are already in front of the camera defending him…

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  Stop Crisis Pregnancy Centers (via Courage California) · [email protected]

May 21, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Add your name: Pregnant people deserve privacy

Will you join us in demanding the California Attorney General launch an investigation into medical privacy at California CPCs? Friend, California has long been a bastion of defense for reproductive freedom. But, our state is also home to 180 crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) -- fake medica…

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  Protect Workers (via Courage California) · [email protected]

May 14, 2024 at 6:23 PM

Petition: Tell Congress to stop union busting

Union busting is out of control. Friend, The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has just ruled that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy broke labor rules when he went on a 2022 media anti-union media tour.(1) And that ruling won't likely make a bit of difference. The NLRB is in charge of stopping u…

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  Defend Our Rights (via Courage California) · [email protected]

May 6, 2024 at 7:21 PM

Important info about campus protests

College students across California are having their rights violated. Friend, As protests heat up on college campuses, more than 2,000 people have been arrested nationwide.(1) On UCLA's campus, police in riot gear violently dismantled the pro-Palestinian encampment, arresting 210 protesto…

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  Author Event Alert (via Courage) · [email protected]

April 25, 2024 at 8:18 PM

CORRECTION: A special event with author Ari Berman!

Join us for this can’t-miss virtual event. Friend -- The time in the email below originally said 4PM ET, when it should have said 4PM PT. Our apologies, and we hope you join us! Friend, It may seem like Donald Trump and his MAGA rule came out of nowhere -- but in reality there has been …

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  Roe v Wade Alert (via Courage Campaign) · [email protected]

April 25, 2024 at 6:42 PM

ACTION ALERT: Make the call to expand abortion access in California!

Can you call your state legislator right now and urge them to support permitting Arizona doctors to perform abortions in California? Friend, Californians can be a lifeline for pregnant Arizonans denied abortion access since the state recently decided to enforce a ban from the 1800s.(1) S…

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  Author Event Alert (via Courage) · [email protected]

April 23, 2024 at 6:25 PM

Next week: The right-wing attack on our rights -- and how we can fight back

Join us for this can’t-miss virtual event. Friend, It may seem like Donald Trump and his MAGA rule came out of nowhere -- but in reality there has been a decades-long effort to suppress voters through gerrymandering, new voter rules, and the takeover of the courts by extremists. Reaction…

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  Corruption on the Court (via Courage) · [email protected]

April 20, 2024 at 8:11 PM

EVENT: The Supreme Court MAGA supermajority is out of control. The people aren’t.

Find out how we can hold the MAGA supermajority of the Supreme Court accountable. Friend, It’s bad enough that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, whose wife played a role in the January 6 insurrection, has refused to recuse himself in related cases. This week, he actually downplayed …

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  Tax the 1% · [email protected]

April 17, 2024 at 6:12 PM

SIGN: Stop calling this trial a “sex scandal”!

This isn’t “hush money” -- it’s election interference. Friend, For the first time in our nation’s history, a former president is the defendant in a criminal trial.(1) The trouble is, most Americans don’t know what Donald Trump is actually on trial for. Absurd, right?! Most voters know …

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  Tax the 1% · [email protected]

April 15, 2024 at 6:23 PM

SIGN: American taxpayers vs. corporations and the mega-rich

Sign the petition today demanding Congress pass the tax laws we desperately need to get the 1% and corporations to pay their fair share. Friend, From Mark Zuckerberg to Sean Parker and Peter Thiel, California is home to the most billionaires in the nation.(1) And today, Tax Day, while yo…

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  Polling Alert! (via Courage California)) · [email protected]

April 10, 2024 at 7:28 PM

What politicians are doing wrong with Latina voters

Latina women are the powerhouse of their communities -- they decide everything from what is on the table for dinner to how their families will spend money to how their communities will come together about issues they care about. Dear Friend, Latina women are the powerhouse of their comm…

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  End Child Poverty · [email protected]

April 6, 2024 at 8:11 PM

16 million low-income children need the U.S. Senate to act

A bipartisan bill would expand the Child Tax Credit and help millions of kids, but the Senate is stalling. Friend, Expanding the Child Tax Credit would give a vital boost to 16 million children in lower-income families struggling to make ends meet. It would immediately lift 400,00 kids o…

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  California Election Alert · [email protected]

April 3, 2024 at 7:02 PM

What will happen in the next six months

Primary election results are in, and our general election plan is on. Friend, We’re now four weeks past Primary Election Day. Most results are in and fields are set for the November 5 general election. Here’s our take on the primary election by the numbers: Voter turnout was 35% -- Thi…

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  Tax the 1% · [email protected]

March 29, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Petition: Stop the ultra-wealthy from dodging their taxes

We have the worst wealth gap since the Gilded Age. Friend, Of the 37 million people who shop at Walmart every day, the average shopper is a woman who makes an income between $40,000 and $80,000 per year, which means she relies on Walmart’s “guaranteed” low prices to make ends meet.(1) B…

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  Solitary Confinement=Torture · [email protected]

March 27, 2024 at 6:32 PM

SIGN: End solitary confinement

Despite his campaign pledge, solitary confinement in ICE detention facilities has only increased under President Biden. Friend, Candidate Joe Biden pledged to end solitary confinement of detainees in the United States. But under President Biden, the use of this barbaric practice in immi…

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  From the Desk of Irene Kao · [email protected]

March 17, 2024 at 3:37 PM

Where California goes from here

We need to speak seriously. Friend, The 2024 general election ballot is almost set, and what we've learned this primary is that the future of the nation is hinging on our state. The U.S. Senate has a one-seat majority, and California has a critical seat up for grabs right now. In the Ho…

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  Stop Greedflation w. Courage · [email protected]

March 12, 2024 at 7:21 PM

SIGN: Pass the Price Gouging Prevention Act!

It's time to shut down shrinkflation. Friend, Outright inflation may be slowing, but an insidious form is still hurting working families -- shrinkflation. Huggies dropped 12 diapers from the pack but still charges $29.99. Bounty paper towel rolls are 8% smaller for the same price.(1) The…

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  Defend Roe w. Courage · [email protected]

March 5, 2024 at 7:22 PM

Sign the petition: Protect IVF nationwide

Sign our petition to ensure that IVF remains a safe, accessible option for those who dream of starting a family. Friend, A conservative justice in Alabama just engaged in an unprecedented new attack against bodily autonomy by ruling that frozen embryos used in the in-vitro fertilization …

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  Defend Roe with Courage · [email protected]

March 1, 2024 at 9:55 PM

Our pressure on Walgreens is working!

Walgreens just announced that they will fill prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone in several states — including California. Friend, BREAKING: Walgreens just announced that they will fill prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone in several states -- including Californ…

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  Defeat MAGA with Courage · [email protected]

February 22, 2024 at 6:04 PM

Bye, bye California Republican representatives!

Californians hold the key to denying Republicans the House majority, effectively neutralizing Trump’s supporters and giving Democrats the power to enact the federal progressive legislation we need. Friend, The threat of a second Donald Trump term is so much worst than the first. Donald T…

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  Protect Roe via Courage · [email protected]

February 7, 2024 at 6:46 PM

Tell Congress: Protect reproductive health!

Congress is so close to passing this critical bill! Friend, Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, physicians have been unable to provide medically necessary care to pregnant people. And women -- especially Black women, survivors of abuse, and those living in poverty -- are increasingly being su…

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  Stop Redlining! · [email protected]

January 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM

SIGN: Help close the racial wealth gap

We know what policy solutions are needed to address the persistent American racial wealth gap -- all we need to do is implement them. Friend, The latest statistics are staggering: The median wealth of Black households in the U.S. is just 13% of that of white households.(1) Only 45% of Bl…

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  Save California's Water · [email protected]

January 20, 2024 at 6:11 PM

Petition: Agribusiness can't suck the Colorado River dry

These giant farms have been taking more than 1 out of every 7 drops of water used from the Colorado River. Friend, The Colorado River is the drinking source for 40 million people living in seven states -- and it’s at historically low levels.(1) So why are we allowing just 20 wealthy ag…

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  U.S. Senate ALERT · [email protected]

January 17, 2024 at 6:48 PM

Mark Your Calendar: The next US Senate debate, hosted by Courage California!

Join us online! Friend -- Just making sure you saw this email! You definitely don't want to miss this debate. Friend, The first public face-off for the California U.S. Senate has been announced! Next Monday, January 22, at 6PM PT, Reps. Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, and Barbara Lee, and f…

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