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  Hill Harper (leftnet.org) · [email protected]
July 18, 2023 at 4:11 PM

Did you see Elissa’s most recent vote?

I will be a fighter in the Senate Dear John, Did you see Elissa Slotkin’s most recent vote? You read that right. Elissa Slotkin joined Republicans in voting to ban Pride Flags at the Pentagon. I would have voted differently. I believe that we need to protect the rights o…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
July 10, 2023 at 11:13 PM

Sign the petition to rise up against corruption in the Supreme Court

A report revealed that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito accepted gifts from right-wing megadonors with cases before the court—without disclosing the gifts or recusing himself. Dear John, A blockbuster report recently revealed that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has accept…
  Hill Harper · [email protected]
July 10, 2023 at 2:31 PM

I’m running for Senate

I believe that our government should work for the people, be a force for good, and protect our freedoms. We can all feel it, John. Whether you’re a driver, a nurse, a teacher, a construction worker, or a business owner, you’re not truly represented in Washington. Now, I’m n…
  Qasim Rashid via LeftNet · [email protected]
July 5, 2023 at 5:39 PM

Your early support is crucial to our success

I’m a human rights lawyer taking my fight to Washington because justice can’t wait. Dear John, You’re one of the first to know: I’m running for Congress to represent the 11th district of Illinois — because justice can’t wait. My name is Qasim Rashid, and I’m a human rights law…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
June 28, 2023 at 7:38 PM

Sign now: Don’t ban Amanda Gorman’s “The Hill We Climb”

Our freedom to read—and to make choices about what our students and children can read—is being chipped away by attacks from right-wing parents and Republican legislators dead set on politicizing our schools. Dear John, Florida has passed a law that lets schools more easily ban,…
  Teams AOC, Ayanna, Cori, Ilhan, Jamaal, and Rashida via LeftNet · [email protected]
June 27, 2023 at 3:41 PM

Fighting for student debt relief

We cannot allow the crushing burden of student debt to wreak havoc on people across the country. Hi John, Student loan payments are expected to resume on August 29 — and for many individuals and families, restarting payments means restarting impossible choices between paying ba…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
June 23, 2023 at 3:28 PM

Will you sign this petition calling for a national climate emergency declaration?

Wildfires are fueled by climate change. We must declare a climate emergency now! Dear John, Tens of millions of people across the majority of the East Coast and Midwest have been dealing with hazardous air quality caused by unprecedented wildfires in Quebec, where almost 10 mil…
  Elizabeth Warren via LeftNet · [email protected]
June 22, 2023 at 7:58 PM

John, add your name to support my Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act

The honor system just isn’t cutting it. Hi there, it's Elizabeth Warren. There are only nine federal judges who aren’t bound by an enforceable code of conduct. They all serve on the Supreme Court. And we’ve all seen the consequences. Justices ruling on cases with personal an…
  Vera Institute of Justice via LeftNet · [email protected]
June 21, 2023 at 6:31 PM

Incarcerated people are fighting for their futures.

Add your name to support services and programs to uplift incarcerated people. John, The criminal legal system as we know it routinely violates human rights and diverts resources from effective social support programs that help make all of us safer. A better future is possible—b…
  Vera Institute of Justice via LeftNet · [email protected]
June 13, 2023 at 6:52 PM

When workers are forced to work for very little or no pay—that’s slavery

We need to end involuntary labor in the U.S. prison system. John, A system that forces individuals to work for very little or no pay is called slavery. That’s what happens every day in the United States prison system, where incarcerated people work, under threat of additional p…
  Lucas Kunce via Leftnet · [email protected]
June 12, 2023 at 7:37 PM

An important personal update

My wife Marilyn and I just welcomed our newborn son, almost two months early. Hi John, it’s Lucas Kunce, the Democrat running to replace Josh Hawley in the U.S. Senate, reaching out with an important personal update. Last Monday at 9:47AM, my wife Marilyn delivered our newborn …
  Team Lateefah via LeftNet · [email protected]
June 9, 2023 at 7:17 PM

Will you help us stand up for reproductive rights now?

After Trump-appointed judges issued anti-abortion rulings, we have to fight back. Hi John, Trump-appointed conservative judges are trying to restrict the use of mifepristone, a drug that has been approved to use for medical abortion for over two decades. This could upend repro…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
June 8, 2023 at 8:40 PM

Tell the Biden Administration: Protect Child Workers from Corporate Exploitation

John, this is unacceptable. Across the country — in red states, blue states, and everywhere in between — special interest groups representing corporations are pushing bills that would weaken child labor laws. In Iowa, Governor Kim Reynolds just signed into law one of the most …
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
June 7, 2023 at 5:04 PM

Happy Pride! Celebrate with a free “Pride Has a Story” sticker!

Target has succumbed to transphobic backlash online and decided to pull items from their Pride collection. Dear John, Last week, Target announced that they would be giving in to right-wing extremists and pulling certain items from their Pride collection after false and deeply t…
  Vera Institute of Justice via LeftNet · [email protected]
June 6, 2023 at 3:14 PM

Did you know: People can be tried in immigration court without a lawyer

Fairness to Freedom will help protect immigrants’ rights. John, In the U.S., people facing detention and deportation do not automatically get a publicly funded attorney. If they can’t afford to hire a lawyer, they have no choice but to navigate the notoriously complicated and e…
  Lose Cruz PAC via LeftNet · [email protected]
June 1, 2023 at 9:05 PM

Did you see this “joke” from Ted Cruz?

Excuse our language, but f*ck this guy. John, did you see this recent tweet from Ted Cruz — making a hilarious “joke” about the time he abandoned the people of Texas during a deadly winter storm to vacation in Cancun? Excuse our language, but f*ck this guy. It’s time to kick …
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
June 1, 2023 at 4:41 PM

Why is an election denier on NYU’s Board of Trustees? (Sign the petition)

NYU has an election denier and conspiracy theorist on their Board of Trustees. Add your name to demand she be removed. Dear John, Right-wing conspiracy theorist and Fox News host, Maria Bartiromo, sits on NYU’s Board of Trustees—a position of power that demands ethical standard…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
May 31, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Tell Congress: Pass Medicare for All

John, it's time for Medicare for All. This month, Senator Bernie Sanders, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, and Rep. Debbie Dingell introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2023 along with over 100 original cosponsors. This is a huge moment, and we must take full advantage of it. Tell Congr…
  Rashida Tlaib via LeftNet · [email protected]
May 27, 2023 at 2:35 PM

[take action] Ensure that Palestinian voices are heard and acknowledged.

When we stay silent, injustice thrives. John, Every year on May 15, Palestinians commemorate the day of the Nakba (Arabic for “catastrophe”). This year marks 75 years since the Nakba and the stories of trauma and pain of Palestinians who lived through it have rarely been heard.…
  Summer Lee via Leftnet · [email protected]
May 25, 2023 at 11:16 PM

My first bill!!

The Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act would strengthen protections for health care workers. John, I have exciting news! Today, I introduced my first bill in the House, the Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act, along with Senator Ed Markey to strengthen protections for he…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
May 24, 2023 at 10:14 PM

Sign the petition re: SNAP

Tell Congress to stop trying to take food assistance away from struggling families. Dear John, Republicans in Congress are trying to slash the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as "food stamps," which is a lifeline for working families all across …
  Lose Cruz PAC via LeftNet · [email protected]
May 24, 2023 at 2:38 PM

NEW: Roll Call just shifted Ted Cruz’s race from “Solid Republican” to “Battleground”

This is a historic chance to get rid of Ted Cruz once and for all. Breaking News: Roll Call just shifted Ted Cruz’s Texas Senate race ranking from “Solid Republican” to “Battleground” — confirming that we have a historic chance to kick Ted out of the Senate. This is a pivotal m…
  Vera Institute of Justice via LeftNet · [email protected]
May 23, 2023 at 10:06 PM

Stopped for driving while Black

Join Vera in fighting against racist traffic stops. Traffic stops aren’t making our communities safer—they’re killing us. John, Traffic stops keep killing people. We must end these unnecessary and dangerous interactions. Traffic stops are the most common contact between poli…
  Elizabeth Warren via LeftNet · [email protected]
May 23, 2023 at 5:56 PM

re: The debt limit

The Republicans in Congress need to get their act together and prevent a national debt default. John, “X-Date” sounds like something out of a fantasy action movie — but it’s real, and it’s coming up fast. That’s the term people are using to describe the TBD date when the Unite…
  Jamaal Bowman (via LeftNet) · [email protected]
May 20, 2023 at 7:04 PM

Calling somebody a white supremacist isn’t “like calling a person of color the n word”

Hey John, it’s Congressman Jamaal Bowman. I just want to make one thing clear: In her press conference in front of countless reporters Marjorie Taylor Greene said something incredibly dangerous — calling me “aggressive” and saying she feels “threatened” by me. Representa…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
May 20, 2023 at 2:20 PM

Tell Congress: Pass a Jobs for All Act!

John, we need a Jobs for All Act. The Jobs for All Act would target employment and training resources to the unhoused, reduce discrimination against marginalized communities, and restore low-income citizens to dignity through employment. The Jobs for All Act gets America one s…
  MoveOn [via Leftnet] · [email protected]
May 19, 2023 at 6:41 PM

Stop silencing transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr

Sign the petition to stop Montana Republicans from silencing transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr. Dear John, Montana Republicans have censored and disciplined Montana Representative Zooey Zephyr, barring her from the chamber simply for speaking her mind. Rep. Zephyr is the first …
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
May 18, 2023 at 9:16 PM

Here's how to disrupt Fox News' funding

Every dollar spent on advertising to Fox "News" viewers funds their dangerous rhetoric and conspiracies. Dear John, Tucker Carlson, the most-watched cable news host, was recently fired from Fox News.1 It’s reported that owners Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch claim their choice was a…
  Zak Malamed (via LeftNet.org) · [email protected]
May 16, 2023 at 8:38 PM

Is there anything I can say to get you to donate to unseat George Santos?

With so much on the line, I’m wondering what it’ll take to convince you to make a contribution today. John, We launched our campaign just about 24 hours ago. Already, we’re seeing a surge in momentum. But knowing the steep uphill we have to climb to flip this district and unsea…
  Vera Institute of Justice via LeftNet · [email protected]
May 16, 2023 at 3:50 PM

John: We need your answer - Do you want alternatives to policing?

Are you ready for a change? Together we can end the United States' overreliance on police John — in the time it takes you to read this sentence, another person in the United States will be arrested. The rate at which people in this country are routinely arrested is devastatin…
  Lucas Kunce via Leftnet · [email protected]
May 15, 2023 at 8:22 PM

Josh Hawley thinks you’ll let him get away with this

Let’s prove him wrong. Hi John, it’s Lucas Kunce. Six years ago, a plan was already in motion to corrupt our courts and force through a nationwide ban on the most commonly used abortion pill — in all 50 states, under any and all circumstances, without exception. And my opponen…
  Zak Malamed (via LeftNet.org) · [email protected]
May 15, 2023 at 1:10 PM

I’m running for Congress against George Santos

Please give me a few moments to introduce myself and tell you why I’m running. John, I just announced my candidacy for New York’s 3rd Congressional District. Yes, that means I’ll be the Democrat running against George Santos. In just a moment, I’ll ask you to add your name to …
  LeftNet · [email protected]
May 13, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Tell President Biden: Lead the Charge on Arms Control!

John, From May 19 to 21, the G7 Summit will be held in Hiroshima — the same city the United States devastated with a nuclear bomb during World War II. The resulting human suffering and death are a lasting reminder of the terrible consequences of nuclear weapons, underscoring EX…
  LoseCruzPAC.org via LeftNet · [email protected]
May 12, 2023 at 3:15 PM

Do you want to send Ted Cruz packing?

We’re Lose Cruz PAC, and we’re dedicated to beating Ted Cruz in 2024. John, do you want to kick Ted Cruz out of the Senate? If so, you’re in the right place — because we’re Lose Cruz PAC, and we’re dedicated to beating Ted Cruz in 2024. We’re building a grassroots movement of …
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
May 11, 2023 at 10:18 PM

CNN hosts a Donald Trump infomercial

Tell CNN to stop giving Trump free air time for his lies! Sign the petition now. Dear John, Sign the petition now: Donald Trump should not get free airtime on CNN or other news networks! By hosting a Donald Trump-only live town hall, CNN is providing the 2024 GOP presidential …
  Vera Institute of Justice via LeftNet · [email protected]
May 11, 2023 at 4:41 PM

Want to end girls' incarceration?

Join us by adding your name. With support from Vera programs, New York City has seen a 70 percent drop in girls’ annual detention. John, If a girl runs away because she’s afraid to go home, should she be incarcerated? If she misses school because she couldn’t find a safe plac…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
May 9, 2023 at 3:37 PM

Tell the Senate: Pass a clean funding bill to extend the debt limit.

John, The U.S. is dangerously close to defaulting on our debt, and House Republicans are exploiting this crisis in an effort to make extreme, steep spending cuts. Last month, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy led House Republicans in passing legislation that would cut trillions of…
  Lose Cruz PAC via LeftNet · [email protected]
May 8, 2023 at 10:05 PM

Help us Lose Cruz once and for all.

We’re going all-in to make sure that, come January 3, 2025, Ted Cruz is no longer a United States Senator. John, let us introduce ourselves: We’re Lose Cruz PAC — a grassroots movement dedicated to kicking Ted Cruz out of the Senate once and for all. We’re going all-in to supp…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
May 6, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Add your name: I support striking Writers Guild of America members!

John, As of 12:01am on May 2nd, the Writers Guild of America went on strike for the first time in more than 15 years. The strike was authorized by a historic 98% to 2% margin after the turn to streaming eroded writers' pay and job security. Unlike network shows, streaming…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
May 5, 2023 at 3:19 PM

Tell Kevin McCarthy: Stop holding Social Security and Medicare hostage

Republicans know how popular these programs are with constituents, let’s make sure they can’t ignore the consequences of trying to cut them. Dear John, House Republicans recently passed a bill with a razor-thin margin that cuts billions of dollars in life-saving public benefits…
  Team Lateefah via LeftNet · [email protected]
May 3, 2023 at 5:22 PM

Will you help us stand up for reproductive rights?

After Trump-appointed judges issued anti-abortion rulings, we have to fight back. Hi John, Trump-appointed conservative judges are trying to restrict the use of mifepristone, a drug that has been approved to use for medical abortion for over two decades. This could upend repro…
  Maeg Yosef, Trader Joe’s United via LeftNet · [email protected]
May 2, 2023 at 3:41 PM

Trader Joe’s isn’t like what you think

John, My name is Maeg Yosef. I am a crew member at Trader Joe’s in Hadley, MA where I’ve worked for the past 18 years. During that time, I witnessed the culture of Trader Joe’s shift from a workplace that is truly an outlier in the industry, with incredible pay, benefits, and a…
  Chris Smalls, Amazon Labor Union via LeftNet · [email protected]
April 29, 2023 at 2:34 PM

Make Bezos testify

John, Under threat of subpoena, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz appeared in front of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to testify about his record of illegal union busting against the workers of Starbucks Workers United. Schultz is worth $4 billion, but…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
April 28, 2023 at 4:10 PM

Impeach the Trump-appointed judge trying to ban abortion medicine

Stop right-wing efforts to undermine health care and autonomy and hammer away at access to safe, FDA-approved, and life-saving abortion medicine. Dear John, Matthew Kacsmaryk—a Trump-appointed, right-wing judge—issued a national ban on mifepristone, a drug that for 20 years has…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
April 26, 2023 at 9:31 PM

Fox News’ settlement won’t get them off the hook

Fox News’ settlement doesn’t change the stream of dangerous lies that saturates Fox News’ airwaves. Dear John, Fox “News” has agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems more than $780 million in a settlement of the lawsuit over Fox News’ 2020 election deceit.1 But to reduce their to…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
April 25, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Tell Congress: Reject Kevin McCarthy’s bad deal

John, last week, Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy introduced his budget — a right-wing wish list that's as bad as we expected. Just like the ultra-conservative Republican Study Committee proposal released earlier this year, McCarthy is calling for a decade of deep…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
April 24, 2023 at 9:00 PM

Fox News lied about the 2020 election. Can you add your name to demand an on-air apology?

We can’t let Fox News off the hook so easily after its settlement with Dominion Voting Systems on Fox’s 2020 election lies. Dear John, Fox “News” has paid Dominion Voting Systems more than $780 million in a landmark settlement of the lawsuit over Fox News’ 2020 election lies.1 …
  LeftNet · [email protected]
April 22, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Tell Congress: Pass the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act!

For half a century, the Helms Amendment has imposed significant barriers to reproductive health care worldwide, John. Now is the time to show up for global reproductive rights. Today, 35 million people undergo unsafe abortions each year, with millions facing injuries and long-t…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
April 19, 2023 at 4:18 PM

SCOTUS: Reverse the Mifepristone Decision

We’re calling on SCOTUS to reverse the Mifepristone decision and protect abortion access. Dear John, A Trump-picked, extreme right-wing judge recently issued a ruling to ban mifepristone—a safe, essential medication for abortion access.1 Because various rulings came out in the …
  Lucas Kunce via Leftnet · [email protected]
April 18, 2023 at 4:30 PM

What they did was about as anti-American as it gets

A story about burn pits — and why I’m running to replace Hawley in the U.S. Senate. Hi John, it’s Lucas Kunce. In a moment, I’m going to ask you to make a donation of any amount toward my grassroots campaign for U.S. Senate. But first, I want to tell you about the burn pit I li…