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December 8, 2020 at 3:47 PM

Kelly Loeffler is interviewing with neo-Nazis

        Hi friend,   Forbes: “U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler aggressively promoted an otherwise typical media interview she gave to a conservative media outlet. The problem is that her interviewer, Jack Posobiec, is someone who has been accused of promoting…

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December 7, 2020 at 10:47 PM

Stacey Abrams will change the direction of this country

        Friend,   The once unthinkable happened -- Georgia turned blue. And as POLITICO reports, we owe our gratitude to Stacey Abrams and the network of activists who have been planning this for nearly a decade:   “The people leading the effort to flip…

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December 7, 2020 at 7:57 PM

We MUST protect Georgia from the Proud Boys

        Friends,   Enrique Tarrio, a Proud Boys leader, along with Infowars creator Alex Jones, led hundreds of Trump supporters in a ‘Stop the Steal’ rally outside Georgia’s Capitol building while ballots were being recounted.   “The fraud’s been proven,…

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December 7, 2020 at 3:47 PM

Attorneys beg Barr to drop election fraud investigation to no avail

        Friends,   Bill Barr’s colleagues are speaking out about how baseless his -- and Trump’s -- election fraud claims truly are.   “Sixteen assistant U.S. attorneys specially assigned to monitor malfeasance in the 2020 election urged Attorney Genera…

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December 6, 2020 at 7:46 PM

We can kiss immigration reform goodbye -- unless we act now

        Hi friend,   Good news: Rep. Grace Meng recently helped pass the National Apprenticeship Act in the House. The amendment she added makes the language of apprenticeship programs more accessible for immigrant families.   We are thrilled to hear ab…

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December 5, 2020 at 10:46 PM

Stacey Abrams will change the trajectory of this country

        Friend,   The once unthinkable happened -- Georgia turned blue. And as POLITICO reports, we owe our gratitude to Stacey Abrams and the network of activists who have been planning this for nearly a decade:   “The people leading the effort to flip…

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December 5, 2020 at 3:46 PM

Why 71% of older Americans are concerned for Social Security’s future

        Friends,   “71% of Americans aged 70+ are concerned about Social Security drying up,” according to Simplywise’s most recent Retirement Confidence Index.   It’s not hard to understand why. The future of Social Security depends on President-elect …

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December 4, 2020 at 10:47 PM

Stacey Abrams will change this country’s course

        Friend,   The once unthinkable happened -- Georgia turned blue. And as POLITICO reports, we owe our gratitude to Stacey Abrams and the network of activists who have been planning this for nearly a decade:   “The people leading the effort to flip…

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December 4, 2020 at 7:47 PM

WaPo: The GOP’s coordinated push to preserve White power in elections

        Friend,   The GOP’s assault on our multiracial democracy is far from over.   As The Washington Post reports, “the majority of Republican members of Congress, Trump enablers in right-wing media, the Republican National Committee and local Republi…

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December 4, 2020 at 3:47 PM

Our first Democratic Korean American Congresswoman

        Hi there,   We’re simply bursting with joy over the victory of our endorsee Congresswoman-elect Marilyn Strickland, who will become the first African American U.S. representative in Washington’s history and one of the first three Korean American …

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December 3, 2020 at 7:47 PM

Sorry, Steve Carell

        Friend,   POLITICO: “Nearly three dozen progressive groups have appealed to President-elect Joe Biden to fold up the new Space Force and cancel major weapons, impose a cap on private contractors, and prohibit lobbyists from filling top Pentagon p…

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December 3, 2020 at 3:47 PM

Stacey Abrams has a plan for that

        Friend,   The once unthinkable happened -- Georgia turned blue. And as POLITICO reports, we owe our gratitude to Stacey Abrams and the network of activists who have been planning this for nearly a decade:   “The people leading the effort to flip…

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December 2, 2020 at 7:47 PM

Stacey Abrams will change the course of this country

        Friend,   The once unthinkable happened -- Georgia turned blue. And as POLITICO reports, we owe our gratitude to Stacey Abrams and the network of activists who have been planning this for nearly a decade:   “The people leading the effort to flip…

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December 2, 2020 at 3:47 PM

The vaccine is ready -- here’s what’s next

        Finally, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.   Recent data from drugmakers Moderna and Pfizer show their experimental COVID-19 vaccines could prove over 90% effective in preventing the virus. If all goes as planned, millions of people could…

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December 1, 2020 at 10:46 PM

Advancing human rights for Asian Americans on Giving Tuesday

        Hello there,   NBC News has reported that “Asian American swing state early and absentee voting increased 300%” in this election -- the highest among any racial group.   This election cycle, we made significant gains in increasing political visibi…

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December 1, 2020 at 7:48 PM

The GOP is so desperate for a Georgia win that they’re cleaning house

        Friend,   POLITICO: “Republicans Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue of Georgia called on the state’s GOP secretary of state to resign … citing ‘failures’ in the election process but not providing any specific evidence to support their claims.”…

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December 1, 2020 at 12:46 AM

12 million Americans will lose their only source of income next month

        Friends,   A new unemployment report found that about 12 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits, their only source of income, before December ends -- all while Congress fails to act.   Millions of Americans have lost their jobs …

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November 30, 2020 at 12:46 AM

Trump convinced 1⁄3 of the AAPI electorate

        Hi there,   Vox: “AAPI voters are far from a monolith, and although the majority aligned themselves with Democrats in the presidential election, Trump still picked up roughly a third of the group.”   It’s no fluke that Trump was able to win over…

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November 29, 2020 at 12:47 AM

The former Trump political target who will move us forward

        Hello there,   Once fired by Donald Trump, Dr. Vivek Murthy is now the co-chair of Joe Biden’s coronavirus task force and has said that “rebuilding public trust” is the foundation Biden’s team will follow as they beat COVID-19.   As we enter wha…

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November 28, 2020 at 12:46 AM

To GOP senators, we all look alike

        Hello,   Orientation began earlier this month for the freshman class of the 117th Congress, and some new representatives still can’t escape the pervasive racism of U.S. society even as they prepare to serve in our highest offices.   Representati…

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November 27, 2020 at 7:47 PM

Attorney General Barr authorizes investigations into Trump’s election fraud claims

        Friends,   The New York Times: “Attorney General William P. Barr, wading into President Trump’s unfounded accusations of widespread election irregularities, told federal prosecutors ... that they were allowed to investigate “specific allegations”…

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November 26, 2020 at 12:47 AM

Trump’s new citizenship test will outlast him

        Hi there,   Trump might be on his way out the door, but his harsh and discriminatory legacy on immigration is only just beginning. This month, the Trump administration unveiled a new U.S. citizenship test, which advocates have called “more diffic…

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November 25, 2020 at 7:46 PM

AG Barr authorizes investigations into Trump’s election fraud claims

        Friends,   The New York Times: “Attorney General William P. Barr, wading into President Trump’s unfounded accusations of widespread election irregularities, told federal prosecutors ... that they were allowed to investigate “specific allegations”…

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November 24, 2020 at 10:46 PM

Social Security could be threatened come January

        Friends,   President-elect Joe Biden made boosting Social Security benefits -- particularly for low-income households -- a major part of his policy platform on the campaign trail.   But the chances of that happening are now dwindling. Joe Biden’…

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November 24, 2020 at 7:46 PM

The latest attack on Fauci? He’s nothing but a “political animal”

        Hello there,   POLITICO: “Dr. Scott Atlas, one of President Donald Trump’s chief coronavirus advisers, publicly attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci ... accusing the nation’s top infectious disease expert of being a ‘political animal’ who adjusted his dire…

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November 24, 2020 at 3:47 PM

AG Barr authorizes investigations into Trump’s claims of election fraud

        Friends,   The New York Times: “Attorney General William P. Barr, wading into President Trump’s unfounded accusations of widespread election irregularities, told federal prosecutors ... that they were allowed to investigate “specific allegations”…

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November 23, 2020 at 10:47 PM

Social Security could be threatened come Jan. 20

        Friends,   President-elect Joe Biden made boosting Social Security benefits -- particularly for low-income households -- a major part of his policy platform on the campaign trail.   But the chances of that happening are now dwindling. Joe Biden’…

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November 23, 2020 at 7:46 PM

AG Bill Barr authorizes investigations into Trump’s claims of election fraud

        Friends,   The New York Times: “Attorney General William P. Barr, wading into President Trump’s unfounded accusations of widespread election irregularities, told federal prosecutors ... that they were allowed to investigate “specific allegations”…

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November 22, 2020 at 7:46 PM

Social Security could be threatened come January 20

        Friends,   President-elect Joe Biden made boosting Social Security benefits -- particularly for low-income households -- a major part of his policy platform on the campaign trail.   But the chances of that happening are now dwindling. Joe Biden’…

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November 21, 2020 at 7:46 PM

Mitch McConnell is on track to destroy our democracy

        Friend,   Donald Trump is screaming into the wind about election fraud while the rest of the country has already begun welcoming the new Biden-Harris administration.   But top Republicans are listening to him. After Attorney General Barr authori…

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November 20, 2020 at 7:47 PM

Republicans are so desperate that they’re turning on one of their own

        Friend,   POLITICO: “Republicans Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue of Georgia called on the state’s GOP secretary of state to resign on Monday, citing ‘failures’ in the election process but not providing any specific evidence to support their…

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November 19, 2020 at 10:46 PM

Stacey Abrams' near-decade-long planning

        Friend,   The once unthinkable is happening -- Georgia is turning blue. And as POLITICO reports, we owe our gratitude to Stacey Abrams and the network of activists who have been planning this for nearly a decade:   “The people leading the effort t…

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November 19, 2020 at 7:47 PM

AG Bill Barr authorizes investigations into Trump’s election fraud claims

        Friends,   The New York Times: “Attorney General William P. Barr, wading into President Trump’s unfounded accusations of widespread election irregularities, told federal prosecutors ... that they were allowed to investigate “specific allegations”…

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November 18, 2020 at 7:47 PM

Kamala Harris is a firm believer in giving credit where it’s due

        Friend,   Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is a firm believer in giving credit where it’s due:   Source: Twitter We resoundingly agree with Kamala -- and Stacey Abrams is the epitome of this.   Because of Stacey Abrams’ leadership and init…

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November 17, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Stacey Abrams has been planning this moment for almost a decade

        Friend,   The once unthinkable is happening -- Georgia is turning blue. And as POLITICO reports, we owe our gratitude to Stacey Abrams and the network of activists who have been planning this for nearly a decade:   “The people leading the effort t…

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November 17, 2020 at 3:47 PM

How we restore humanity to our immigration system

        Friend,   For scores of people across this country, Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory brought one simple response: relief.   This administration has horrendously weaponized the U.S. immigration system -- gutting DACA, trapping hundreds of th…

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November 16, 2020 at 5:03 PM

Stacey Abrams has been planning this moment for nearly a decade

        Friend,   The once unthinkable is happening -- Georgia is turning blue. And as POLITICO reports, we owe our gratitude to Stacey Abrams and the network of activists who have been planning this for nearly a decade:   “The people leading the effort t…

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November 15, 2020 at 4:02 PM

More than two-thirds of the AAPI community voted against Trump

        Friend,   While Trump whines about election fraud in front of Four Seasons Total Landscaping, Rep. Ted Lieu had the perfect response to this one-term president’s childish behavior:     The AAPI vote is the fastest-growing segment of eligible …

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November 14, 2020 at 3:47 PM

“Someone may have a price to pay for that”

        Friend,   POLITICO: “A federal judge thrashed the U.S. Postal Service Wednesday, and suggested he might seek testimony from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for declining to comply with a last-minute court order to deploy postal inspectors to sweep…

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November 13, 2020 at 10:46 PM

We owe Stacey Abrams our unending gratitude

        Friends,   Just after 2 a.m. after Election Day, Donald Trump told supporters in the White House, “We want all voting to stop.” This blatantly anti-democratic request is Trump’s last desperate attempt to salvage a win for his administration given …

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November 13, 2020 at 3:47 PM

Steve Bannon threatens to behead Dr. Fauci

        Friend,   NPR: “Twitter permanently suspended an account associated with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon after he suggested in a video posted online Thursday that Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be behe…

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November 12, 2020 at 7:46 PM

Thanks to Stacey Abrams, Georgia could go blue

        Friend,   Rep. Pramila Jayapal on Twitter: “Whatever happens in Georgia, everyone should get on their knees and thank strong Black women like the fearless [Stacey Abrams] and so many who slog away without appreciation.”   We resoundingly agree: Be…

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November 12, 2020 at 5:04 PM

Trump’s grip on the GOP is here to stay

        Friend,   Joe Biden’s and Kamala Harris’s overwhelming victory was declared on November 7. But a peaceful transition come January 20 still seems to be in jeopardy. As The New York Times reports:   “More than 24 hours after his election had been …

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November 11, 2020 at 7:46 PM

We owe Stacey Abrams our undying gratitude

        Friends,   Just after 2 a.m. after Election Day, Donald Trump told supporters in the White House, “We want all voting to stop.” This blatantly anti-democratic request is Trump’s last desperate attempt to salvage a win for his administration given …

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November 11, 2020 at 3:47 PM

Thanks to Stacey Abrams, Georgia is up for grabs

        Friend,   Rep. Pramila Jayapal on Twitter: “Whatever happens in Georgia, everyone should get on their knees and thank strong Black women like the fearless [Stacey Abrams] and so many who slog away without appreciation.”   We resoundingly agree: Be…

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November 11, 2020 at 1:32 AM

We all owe Stacey Abrams a debt of gratitude

        Friends,   Just after 2 a.m. after Election Day, Donald Trump told supporters in the White House, “We want all voting to stop.” This blatantly anti-democratic request is Trump’s last desperate attempt to salvage a win for his administration given …

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November 10, 2020 at 1:47 AM

We owe Stacey Abrams a huge debt of gratitude

        Friends,   Just after 2 a.m. after Election Day, Donald Trump told supporters in the White House, “We want all voting to stop.” This blatantly anti-democratic request is Trump’s last desperate attempt to salvage a win for his administration given …

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November 9, 2020 at 11:31 PM

We may still be on the brink of losing our country

        Friends,   Three months ago, Donald Trump refused to promise that he would concede: “We’re going to have to see what happens. You know that I’ve been complaining very strongly about the ballots, and the ballots are a disaster.”   Well, we now know…

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November 9, 2020 at 7:46 PM

Thanks to Stacey Abrams, Georgia is officially a swing state

        Friend,   Rep. Pramila Jayapal on Twitter: “Whatever happens in Georgia, everyone should get on their knees and thank strong Black women like the fearless [Stacey Abrams] and so many who slog away without appreciation.”   We resoundingly agree: …

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November 9, 2020 at 3:46 PM

Time to train the next generation of leaders

        Hi there,   We’re writing because we have the opportunity to grow the next generation of progressive leaders.    The National Democratic Training Committee’s 2021 Staff Academy program is now accepting applications! This intensive, 10-week cour…

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