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  Charles Booker via LeftNet · [email protected]
April 12, 2021 at 4:29 PM

I’m officially exploring a run for U.S. Senate

I know we can win this if we go for it. But before I do, I need to know you’re with me. John, I want you to be the first to know that I’m taking a hard look at running again to represent Kentucky in the U.S. Senate. Today, we are officially launching an exploratory campaign co…
  Odessa Kelly via LeftNet · [email protected]
April 9, 2021 at 7:28 PM

Ted Cruz

You know the launch is going well when Ted Cruz and Fox News are lining up against you. John, it’s Odessa Kelly here. You know you started your campaign right if Ted Cruz and Fox News start attacking you on Day 2. 😂 Ted Cruz calling me “angry” and “violent” had me cracking u…
  Lucas Kunce via LeftNet · [email protected]
April 9, 2021 at 12:07 AM

Break the grip of corporate power

John, My name’s Lucas Kunce, I’m running for Missouri’s open Senate seat, and my number one mission in this campaign is to fundamentally change who has power in this country. I want everyday people to call the shots, NOT the massive corporations and career politicians who’ve b…
  Ayanna Pressley via LeftNet · [email protected]
April 8, 2021 at 10:17 PM

Endorsement?

John, I am so proud to represent the Massachusetts 7th District in Congress. I am working each day to advance bold, progressive policies like Medicare for All, a Federal Job Guarantee, a Green New Deal, and my legislation to transform our criminal injustice system, The People’s…
  Team Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]
April 7, 2021 at 7:05 PM

We must continue to speak up about this

In New York state alone, there are 2.4 million folks with outstanding student loans and a cumulative debt of $89.5 billion. John, we have some good and bad news. The bad news: Student loans are a huge burden on 45 million Americans who collectively hold more than $1.6 trillion…
  Dan Pfeiffer, Take Back the Court via LeftNet · [email protected]
April 7, 2021 at 2:15 PM

The case for Court expansion

John, I’m going to be blunt: a stolen 6-3 conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court with ideologues like Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett puts at risk every substantive issue that progressives like us care about. And the biggest threat the Court poses may be to the…
  Team AOC for Congress via LeftNet · [email protected]
April 5, 2021 at 8:50 PM

Become a citizen co-sponsor of AOC’s Green New Deal

99% of representatives who co-sponsored the Green New Deal won their races this past November. The Green New Deal would transform our energy infrastructure, achieve net-zero emissions, and create millions of union-wage jobs for communities that have been Progressive policies ar…
  Jamaal Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 31, 2021 at 6:30 PM

Can I count on you to support us, John?

The things that I’ve been able to push in Congress thus far have only been possible because of you, and they’ll continue to be possible because of you. Peace and love, John, Jamaal Bowman here: As you may know, tonight is our end-of-quarter Federal Election Commission fundraisi…
  Team Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 29, 2021 at 8:12 PM

Our fundraising goal for the quarter...

We’ve only got two days to reach our goal. John, Our first quarterly Federal Election Commission deadline is just around the corner — and your first-time donation for Jamaal is critical to making sure our first public fundraising numbers in Congress are our strongest possible…
  Ady Barkan via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 29, 2021 at 2:08 PM

re: A personal story

In the richest nation in the history of the world, everyone should have access to guaranteed single-payer health care. Hey John, I want to share a personal story with you. Flashback to 2017, many months before I became completely paralyzed by ALS. I still looked healthy. I had …
  LucasKunce.com via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 27, 2021 at 3:18 PM

“A crusader against corporate consolidation”

It’s only been a couple weeks but we’ve already received a huge groundswell of attention and support. John, It’s official: former Marine and anti-monopoly advocate Lucas Kunce announced he’s running to represent Missouri in the United States Senate. The last time this Senate …
  Team Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 24, 2021 at 9:00 PM

Add your name: Mehrsa Baradaran for OCC

The Biden administration is close to naming someone to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and we need your support to make sure it’s Mehrsa Baradaran. John, The Biden administration is close to naming someone to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Curren…
  EricaforUs.com via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 24, 2021 at 4:03 PM

John, Erica needs your endorsement

Become one of Erica’s first official endorsers. Hey — It’s official: North Carolina State Senator Erica Smith is running for U.S. Senate! 2022 is shaping up to be the most important midterm election of our lifetime, and make no mistake: the race for North Carolina’s Senate sea…
  Jasmine Beach-Ferrara via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 23, 2021 at 1:45 PM

I’m running against Madison Cawthorn, and I need your support

Jasmine Beach-Ferrara for Congress ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  Pramila Jayapal via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 19, 2021 at 2:34 PM

Add your name in support of Medicare for All

John, this is a pivotal moment for health care across our country. On this day last year, every single state had a confirmed COVID-19 case for the very first time. And in the 365 days since, the ongoing pandemic has laid bare the urgent case for Medicare for All. We’ve lost 54…
  Team Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 18, 2021 at 11:04 PM

Joe Biden and the filibuster

The filibuster is a decades long, unjust and discriminatory practice in our government, and it needs to end now. John, did you hear this news? President Joe Biden agrees: filibustering in its current form cannot stand. He noted that “democracy is having a hard time functioni…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
March 18, 2021 at 12:54 AM

After the shooting in Atlanta, we all must come together to support the Asian and Pacific Islander community

John, Last night, eight people — at least six of whom were Asian women — were murdered in Atlanta by an alleged white supremacist. While details are still coming in, a man has been arrested and charged with murder in what is an apparent anti-Asian hate crime. This act of viole…
  Pramila Jayapal via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 16, 2021 at 9:24 PM

Sign on to Tax the Rich

Our legislation will narrow the racial wealth gap, help level the playing field, and invest trillions of dollars into our communities for education, health care, social services, and more. John, I introduced the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act with Senator Elizabeth Warren because th…
  Team Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 16, 2021 at 3:13 PM

The foundation of our economy and society

The Care For All Agenda is the first of many milestones in creating this inclusive network of support for our health care and frontline workers. John, This Women’s History Month, we wanted to take a moment to highlight the impact that women have had on the care work industry …
  Ro Khanna via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 14, 2021 at 7:39 PM

[SIGN ON] Demand a $15 minimum wage

Sign on to our call to Vice President Kamala Harris as President of the Senate and President Joe Biden to ignore the parliamentarian’s ruling and demand a $15 an hour minimum wage Last month, an unelected parliamentarian attempted to deprive 32 million Americans of the raise t…
  Jasmine Beach-Ferrara via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 12, 2021 at 8:01 PM

I need your help to defeat Madison Cawthorn

Jasmine Beach-Ferrara for Congress ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  Jamaal Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 11, 2021 at 11:51 PM

Fighting alongside Alabama Amazon workers

I joined this courageous collective of individuals to not only fight for the humanity of essential workers but the humanity of workers across the country. John, Last weekend, I joined Reps. Cori Bush, Andy Levin, Terri Sewell and Nikema Williams in Bessemer, Alabama to stand…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 10:14 PM

[SIGN NOW] Congress Must Pass the Anti-Racism in Public Health Act

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the grave inequalities in our systems. But almost no inequality is as grave as the COVD-19 racial gap: Black and brown people are nearly three times more likely than white people to contract COVID-19 and up to two tim Fellow Progressive, Th…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 5:02 PM

No time to waste

There’s another major tar sands pipeline underway – and Joe Biden has the power to halt construction immediately. We’re not wasting any time. Defeating Keystone XL and joining the Paris Climate Agreement (again) were significant victories, but there’s another major tar sands pi…
  MoveOn via LeftNet · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 3:16 PM

Workers can't survive on $7.25. Congress: $15/hour minimum wage now!

Sign this petition: Tell Congress to raise wages NOW! No one should work full time and still have to choose between rent and food. Low-wage workers are the backbone of our economy. They’ve been forced to work throughout this pandemic, risking their health and the health of the…
  Bradley Whitford via LeftNet · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 3:40 PM

The most inspiring human being I have ever met

Hey friend, it’s Bradley Whitford. You may know me from the movie Get Out or the TV show The West Wing — but what you may not know is that Ady Barkan is a dear friend of mine. Ady officiated my wedding in 2019! When Ady asked me to be his voice for the audiobook version of h…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
February 21, 2021 at 7:51 PM

It’s time to get rid of the filibuster

Stimulus checks, a $15 minimum wage, a new Voting Rights Act, action on climate change, the appointment of Supreme Court Justices, and expanding access to health care could all be blocked because of the filibuster. Thanks to the incredible effort of organizers across the coun…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
February 19, 2021 at 1:37 AM

Sign the petition: Ban fracking

Our health and environment are at stake. Friend, the science is clear. Fracking is dangerous to our environment and to us. Fracking pollutes our air and water Fracking makes people sick, and has been linked to heart failure Fracking contributes to environmental racism — Blac…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
February 16, 2021 at 12:10 AM

Sign if you agree: Student debt hurts our economy

The student debt crisis is both a racial justice and economic justice issue (please read) Friend, sign the petition: Demand President Joe Biden cancel all student debt within 100 days. Sign the petition » In the United States, our culture promotes college as a way to …
  LeftNet · [email protected]
February 14, 2021 at 3:35 PM

Sign the petition: Urge Congress to pass legislation to guarantee housing for all

Friend, corporate landlords are getting relief while tenants suffer (action needed) Friend, sign the petition to demand Congress pass a housing guarantee for all! Sign the petition » At any given time, 568,000 people are experiencing houselessness1 in the United Sta…
  Jamaal Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]
February 12, 2021 at 9:22 PM

Our current system of capitalism is broken

The majority of Americans are unemployed, or underemployed and struggling to survive. There are over 470,000 dead from the pandemic in our country alone, with deaths disproportionately affecting Black and brown people. Our current system of capitalism is an extension of the o…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
February 12, 2021 at 1:26 AM

The evidence is clear. The Senate must convict and disqualify Trump.

Enough is enough. This week, the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump began in the Senate. This makes Donald Trump the first President to be impeached twice, and the first to be tried in the Senate after his presidency ended. But while this is unprecedented, it's for goo…
  Ro Khanna via LeftNet · [email protected]
February 11, 2021 at 9:47 PM

[SIGN ON] Demand Market Equality

Hedge funds and stock market insiders used their power to control the market and keep Main Street out of Wall Street. There is fundamental inequality present in our stock market. Earlier this month, when Americans tried to invest in the stock market, Wall Street hedge funds and…
  Katie Porter via LeftNet · [email protected]
February 10, 2021 at 6:01 PM

I’m not letting this fall under the radar

We need your help to speak out on this issue. Did you catch this headline last month? The US economy lost 140,000 jobs in December. All of them were held by women. All. Of. Them. Were. Held. By. Women. And beyond this headline, the article details that women of color were…
  Rashida Tlaib via LeftNet · [email protected]
February 10, 2021 at 12:13 AM

Sign now to Congress: Don’t expand national security powers at the expense of our rights

Expanding our domestic terrorism laws will further erode our human and civil rights. Sign now to tell Congress: Please respond to the Capitol attack by holding insurrectionists accountable using our current laws. Do not respond by expanding our domestic terrorism laws, w…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
February 8, 2021 at 11:46 PM

Congress must pass the American Rescue Plan. Write to your Members of Congress now >>

The health of our nation is at stake. Will you write to your Members of Congress today? [ACT NOW] We’re calling on activists across the country to call on their Representative and Senators to support President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill. Will you click below t…
  Ayanna Pressley via LeftNet · [email protected]
February 6, 2021 at 10:04 PM

Tell President Biden: Commute all death sentences

Representative Cori Bush and I, in partnership with dozens of our House colleagues, recently sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to commute every single federal death sentence and abolish the death penalty once and for all. Will you add your name right now to our…
  Bowman for Congress via LeftNet · [email protected]
February 5, 2021 at 9:05 PM

Proud to be supported by folks like you

Our movement requires consistent, reliable support — even when an election isn’t happening. Good news: The Federal Election Commission — the independent agency that enforces campaign finance law in U.S. federal elections — just announced that individual contribution limits to…
  Alexandria, Ayanna, Ilhan, & Rashida via LeftNet · [email protected]
February 5, 2021 at 5:35 PM

Bold, intentional action

We’re going to organize like never before to continue the fight for real, lasting progress for all of our communities. We must not wait to legislate justice and healing for all people. Just over two weeks ago, Donald Trump was evicted from the Oval Office and Joe Biden and Kam…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
February 4, 2021 at 5:45 PM

Petition: Demand Congress and President Biden appoint ONE designated person to oversee distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

We have no time to waste. We need one person in charge of overseeing distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. It’s no surprise: Donald Trump’s incompetence as President meant thousands of people died unnecessarily while COVID-19 spread. Now, our country has no further time to waste…
  Defeat by Tweet via LeftNet · [email protected]
February 3, 2021 at 5:04 PM

Did you see what Ted Cruz tweeted last week?

Long before Trump announced his 2016 Presidential campaign, he used his Twitter account to spread hate. Then he used it to spew misinformation, fear, and racism from the White House. We launched Defeat by Tweet to fight back. Now, Donald Trump is blocked from Twitter and from …
  LeftNet · [email protected]
February 2, 2021 at 5:16 PM

Will you add your name to stand with Deb Haaland?

Republicans are already attacking Deb Haaland. We can’t let them derail this historic nomination. New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland, Joe Biden’s pick for the Secretary of the Interior, is a groundbreaking nominee. Not only is she a dedicated progressive who supports the Green New De…
  Pramila Jayapal via LeftNet · [email protected]
February 1, 2021 at 6:53 PM

You can’t feed your family and pay rent on $15,000 a year

It’s been more than a decade since Congress raised the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour. So we’re taking action. Dear friend, It has been more than a decade since Congress increased the minimum wage, the longest stretch since it was first established in 1938. Just take a moment …
  LeftNet · [email protected]
January 31, 2021 at 8:32 PM

Sign our petition to ask Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency

It’s clear: we need an unprecedented, bold response from our leadership to get us through the climate crisis. That’s why we’re calling for President Biden to declare a climate emergency. It’s official: 2020 was one of the hottest years on record. And rising temperatures aren’t…
  Jamaal Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 29, 2021 at 10:00 PM

My experience with the COVID-19 vaccine

I shared the experience of getting my first vaccine with folks on my social media. This week, I got my second COVID vaccination. Just like the first, it couldn’t have been easier. It was nothing, nearly painless, and I know that I did the right thing for our kids, elders, and…
  JusticeDemocrats.com via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 27, 2021 at 9:07 PM

Resign, Ted Cruz

Cruz’s lies and peddling of conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election results led directly to the violent assault on the Capitol. Friend, Resign, Ted Cruz. We’re saying it. The Houston Chronicle is saying it. The Texas Democratic Party is saying it. And so many…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
January 24, 2021 at 9:08 PM

We need accountability for January 6th. Sign now >>

The events of January 6th could have been much, much worse. We need accountability and answers. Content warning: the following email includes mentions of the Capitol insurrection, including white supremacist violence Friend, It's been several weeks since the violent attempted …
  Team WFP via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 22, 2021 at 5:14 PM

Expel Lauren Boebert

We're not going to let Republicans tell us that we should "move on" — we need accountability now. WFP family, Our picture of the violent, white supremacist-led insurrection at the Capitol on January 6 grows more disturbing with each passing day. Last week, Alexandria Ocasio-Co…
  VoteVets.org via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 17, 2021 at 7:04 PM

Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz should be expelled from the Senate >>

Friend — Today we are calling on the expulsion of Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley for their despicable roles as instigators and defenders of the violent attack against the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. Their repeated decisions to betray the sanctity of open and fair electi…
  Team Bowman via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 14, 2021 at 10:57 PM

Call time

Not having to worry about fundraising, campaigning, or call time will give Jamaal the room to focus on his job entirely and fight for us. But we need our online fundraising — from emails just like this one — to keep pace with our goals. Friend, One of the first things you are t…