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  LeftNet · [email protected]
April 17, 2023 at 4:38 PM

Tell PhRMA: Stand up for Mifepristone now

John, Earlier this month, a Texas Trump-appointed District Judge, Matthew Kacsmaryk, suspended the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a critical drug used in medication abortions and miscarriages. On April 12th, the 5th Circuit placed the complete suspension on hold, but also all…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
April 15, 2023 at 2:52 PM

Tell Attorney General Garland: Automate Marijuana Pardon Applications

John, remember this? The actions President Biden took in 2022 to advocate for and push forward marijuana reform made him the most pro-cannabis president in American history. By issuing pardons for those who were charged with marijuana possession under federal law, the Biden …
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
April 14, 2023 at 3:36 PM

Walgreens (petition)

Walgreens is refusing to distribute legal, safe, effective medication because it's bowing to threats by right-wing extremists. Dear John, This is urgent. Walgreens has said that its pharmacies will not dispense or mail abortion prescriptions in states where Republican attorneys…
  Elizabeth Warren via LeftNet · [email protected]
April 13, 2023 at 3:31 PM

About Clarence Thomas

John, Public trust in the Supreme Court was already at historic lows — and I wouldn’t be surprised if it just keeps getting worse from here. This past week, news broke that Justice Clarence Thomas has been accepting undisclosed luxury travel gifts from GOP megadonor Harlan Cro…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
April 12, 2023 at 8:32 PM

Tell President Biden: Do Not Reinstate Family Detention

John, this is not the kind of president we elected Joe Biden to be. According to The New York Times, the Biden Administration is "considering reviving the practice of detaining migrant families." Families do not belong in detention centers. Will you add your name right no…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
April 12, 2023 at 2:58 PM

34 felonies

As more details come in about Donald Trump’s arrest, let’s come together and demand he be held accountable. Dear John, Last week, Donald Trump was arrested and charged with a whopping 34 felonies stemming from his illegal hush money payments to Stormy Daniels in the final days …
  Team Casey via LeftNet · [email protected]
April 11, 2023 at 2:45 PM

This is your last chance

Can you help us with a strong show of support? John, this is your last chance to become a Founding Donor to our re-election campaign for one of our country’s most competitive Senate seats. Ready to join our team and fight for Pennsylvania? Donate anything you can right now, and…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
April 8, 2023 at 2:21 PM

Tell Congress: Pass the Johnson-Murphy Supreme Court Ethics Act

John, Public trust in the Supreme Court is at an all-time low, and we need to ensure the Supreme Court is following basic ethics standards. You’ve already heard the news that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife Ginni Thomas was involved in the January 6 plot to overthr…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
April 6, 2023 at 7:45 PM

Petition: Block Trump’s plan to avoid accountability

As more details come in about Donald Trump’s arrest, other cases against him hang in the balance. SIGN: Join 330,000 voices demanding federal prosecutors charge Trump! Dear John, On Tuesday afternoon, Donald Trump was arrested and charged with a whopping 34 felonies stemming f…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
April 5, 2023 at 4:28 PM

Tell President Biden: End government contracts with any pharmacy that refuses to carry mifepristone now!

John, we must take action to protect abortion rights. Demand an executive action from President Biden: No government contracts for pharmacies that refuse to carry mifepristone. » Walgreens has put politics above people's health by deciding to halt the distribution of mifeprist…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
March 30, 2023 at 2:51 PM

Tell Congress: Pass the Insulin for All Act

John, insulin should be available to everyone who needs it. Help us stop insulin price gouging! Become a grassroots co-sponsor of the Insulin for All Act now! » Insulin manufacturers have been raising insulin prices in lockstep for years, putting insulin out of reach for many …
  Lateefah Simon via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 28, 2023 at 5:36 PM

I’m running for Congress

In order to win, I’m going to need your help. John, I have exciting news to share: I’m officially running for Congress in California’s 12th District! I’m going to tell you a bit more about me and why I’m running in a moment. First, though — I’m committed to running a grassroot…
  Elizabeth Warren via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 27, 2023 at 3:12 PM

A big announcement from me

Hi John, it's Elizabeth Warren. I’m making it official today, John, and I wanted you to hear it from me: I’m running for re-election to the U.S. Senate next year. Together, we’ve won some big battles for working families across the country. But there’s plenty more to do. So I’…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
March 25, 2023 at 2:32 PM

Take Action: Stop the next toxic train derailment!

John, Following the train derailment disaster in Ohio, The Lever’s reporting revealed regulators had ignored safety officials’ recommendations and exempted trains like the derailed Norfolk Southern train from hazmat safety rules. This meant that the train carrying toxic and hi…
  Elizabeth Warren via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 24, 2023 at 5:51 PM

I want to talk about Chicago.

We have less than two weeks to elect the first-ever former public school teacher as mayor of Chicago. John, One of the most important races of 2023 is the mayoral runoff happening right now in Chicago. We’ve got a chance to elect a terrific candidate, and I am very happy to an…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
March 22, 2023 at 3:47 PM

Tell Congress: Pass Biden’s Budget and Invest in Human Needs Programs

John, President Joe Biden released his 2024 budget proposal with a clear focus on creating a more equitable economic system by increasing taxes on the wealthy and corporations and increasing investments in vulnerable communities, families, and children. According to the White …
  Elizabeth Warren via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 21, 2023 at 5:38 PM

I want to talk about Chicago

We have two weeks to elect the first-ever former public school teacher as mayor of Chicago. John, One of the most important races of 2023 is the mayoral runoff happening right now in Chicago. We’ve got a chance to elect a terrific candidate, and I am very happy to announce tha…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
March 20, 2023 at 8:18 PM

Tell Congress: Demand Bank Executives Testify

John, After bank failures at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank this month, we need answers. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have announced separate investigations into the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failure…
  Brandon Johnson via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 18, 2023 at 2:32 PM

I need your help to become Chicago’s next mayor.

We all know Chicagoans deserve better. John, It’s official, we’re going to an April 4th runoff in the race to become Chicago’s next mayor — and now I’m counting on your help to win. Will you add your name right now to join our people-powered campaign? We only have three weeks …
  Brandon Johnson via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 16, 2023 at 9:38 PM

We’re officially in the runoff!

We all know Chicagoans deserve better. John, It’s official, we’re going to an April 4th runoff in the race to become Chicago’s next mayor — and now I’m counting on your help to win. Will you add your name right now to join our people-powered campaign? We only have three weeks …
  LeftNet · [email protected]
March 14, 2023 at 2:28 PM

Tell President Biden: Free Native activist Leonard Peltier

John, After the occupation at Wounded Knee fifty years ago, the FBI harassed members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) and people at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for years -- including when a massive shootout in 1975 ended with three people dead: a young Native man and…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
March 11, 2023 at 7:23 PM

Write to your Senator: Become a co-sponsor of the Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2023

John, In the five years since the passage of the Trump-GOP tax cuts, corporations have spent $4.2 trillion of their new-found wealth on stock buybacks—money that could have been used to raise workers’ wages, invest in workplace protections and public safety, and lower costs for…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
March 9, 2023 at 6:43 PM

Sign: changing this may be the only way to hold violent police accountable

It’s been called “shoot first and think later” by a sitting Supreme Court Justice. A legal doctrine called “qualified immunity” protects violent police officers. Dear John, Its consequences have been described as “shoot first and think later” by a sitting Supreme Court Justice.…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
March 8, 2023 at 5:10 PM

Fox News doesn’t want to show their viewers the truth. Will you sign the petition to confront Fox’s rampant lies and disinformation?

BREAKING: Fox News just notified MoveOn that it REFUSES to air our ad that calls out Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and other Fox News personalities for spreading the Big Lie—even when they admitted behind the scenes that they knew it was all a sham. Dear John, Fox News just r…
  Lucas Kunce via Leftnet · [email protected]
March 7, 2023 at 4:36 PM

Josh Hawley filed a bill to require Americans to surrender sensitive personal documents to Big Tech giants, Really.

Josh Hawley wants to require EVERYONE to submit sensitive personal documents to social media companies – just for making an account! Hi John, my name is Lucas Kunce — and I’m the 13-year Marine veteran and Democrat from Missouri running to replace Josh Hawley in the U.S. Senate.…
  Chris Smalls, President, Amazon Labor Union via LeftNet · [email protected]
March 4, 2023 at 3:52 PM

Add your name: Amazon must recognize the Amazon Labor Union »

John, I’m Chris Smalls, President of the Amazon Labor Union. Last year, our union made history at the JFK8 fulfillment center on Staten Island, when we became the first American Amazon Warehouse to win a union election. We organized for over a year. Amazon spent that year spe…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
March 1, 2023 at 4:43 PM

Will you sign this petition to confront Fox News's rampant partisan lies and disinformation?

A bombshell court filing has just pulled the curtain back on Fox "News," showing in private text messages what we've known for decades: that Fox peddles hate and fear, not news. Dear John, A bombshell court filing has just pulled the curtain back on Fox "News," showing in priva…
  Rachael, Lead Locally via LeftNet · [email protected]
February 27, 2023 at 9:01 PM

This is what the future of our movement looks like

New York and Minnesota are paving the way for a greener future. John, it’s Rachael here with an update on our fight for Green New Deal. Last year, Lead Locally supported a slate of New York candidates who ran on a platform to pass this act when elected. Not only did they keep …
  LeftNet · [email protected]
February 25, 2023 at 3:02 PM

Tell Congress: Ban Partisan Gerrymandering »

John, CNN reports that as many as a dozen or more states could undergo redistricting again before the 2024 election — giving Republicans in state legislatures another chance to advantage themselves and gerrymander their way into a stronger majority in the House of Representativ…
  Ukraine Update, USA for UNFPA via Leftnet · [email protected]
February 24, 2023 at 3:02 PM

A grim anniversary

Dear John, One year ago, women and girls across Ukraine woke from their sleep to find their country blanketed with bombs and their lives changed forever. The war in Ukraine had begun. Will you help fund relief efforts by donating today? We are UNFPA, the United Nations’ reprod…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
February 22, 2023 at 3:30 PM

We’re close to securing a huge win for workers (ban noncompetes)

Between 30 and 60 million Americans work in jobs where they are forced to sign noncompete clauses in their contracts that limit where they can work if they leave or are let go from their employment. Dear John, President Biden said it in his State of the Union address—it's time …
  LeftNet · [email protected]
February 21, 2023 at 7:29 PM

SIGN NOW: Protect communities from corporate railroad greed!

John, Earlier this month, a Norfolk Southern train carrying poisonous chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, causing a massive explosion and mass evacuations. Only two weeks later, another train, operated by the same company, derailed in Michigan. The Lever’s reporting fo…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
February 18, 2023 at 3:21 PM

[ACTION NEEDED] Stop the new GOP 30% national sales tax

John, Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would institute a 30% national sales tax on EVERYTHING you buy. This would require everyone, no matter how poor or rich, to pay the same tax rate. However, according to the Institute on Taxation and …
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
February 15, 2023 at 4:20 PM

Moderna plans to charge you $130 for a taxpayer-funded $2.85 vaccine

In the last three years, nearly 1.1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 100 million more have become ill. Now, Moderna has decided to prioritize corporate profits over human lives. Dear John, Moderna just announced plans to more than *quadruple* the price of its …
  LeftNet · [email protected]
February 13, 2023 at 3:22 PM

Tell Congress: Never cut Social Security or Medicare

John, Republicans are ready to wreck the U.S. economy unless President Biden agrees to devastating cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Here is the pledge we want every member of Congress to sign: “I promise to never vote to cut Social Security or Medicare under any circumst…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
February 11, 2023 at 4:01 PM

SIGN NOW: Give C-SPAN full-time control of the cameras in Congress

John, As Americans across the nation witnessed the GOP’s brutal infighting during the recent election for Speaker of the House of Representatives, one crucial press freedom issue became clear: We must grant C-SPAN full-time control of the cameras in the House. Right now, leade…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
February 8, 2023 at 4:40 PM

Will you add your name to ask Congress to pass an assault weapons ban immediately?

A dance hall in Monterey Park. A school in Uvalde. A Fourth of July Parade outside Chicago. A nightclub that was an oasis for the LGBTQ+ community in Colorado Springs. Dear John, The mass shooting in Monterey Park, California was gruesome, gut-wrenching, and one more reason our…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
February 4, 2023 at 3:53 PM

Sign the petition: Your employer shouldn’t decide if you can take a new job

John, Imagine this: you just accepted a new job with higher pay and benefits. But a few days later, you get a letter from your former boss threatening to sue you if you take the new position. It might sound absurd, but this can and does happen to fast food workers, baristas, j…
  Team Sunrise via LeftNet · [email protected]
February 3, 2023 at 3:31 PM

Exxon knew 😡

Exxon knew their business was killing people. John, This is really serious. The New York Times just reported that Exxon not only knew about the dangers of climate change, but accurately and clearly predicted that burning fossil fuels would certainly make our planet uninhabitabl…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
February 1, 2023 at 4:37 PM

Kevin McCarthy wonders if he can cut Medicare. Tell him no.

Things could get bad. We risk a global financial crisis, 6 million Americans losing their jobs, and devastating families who rely on lifesaving benefits. Dear John, Tens of millions of Americans benefit from Social Security and Medicare, and these programs are viewed as the mos…
  June Barrett, National Domestic Workers Alliance via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 31, 2023 at 5:22 PM

Add your name: End sexual harassment against domestic workers →

No one should fear sexual harassment, violence, and abuse at work. Content warning: This email discusses issues of sexual abuse. John — On my very first night as a live-in caretaker for a new client, I was sexually assaulted. I didn't report him. I needed the money too badly. …
  Rachael, Lead Locally via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 30, 2023 at 7:18 PM

Hi, I’m Rachael, it's great to meet you.

I believe strongly in the mission of Lead Locally — to recruit and elect folks that will follow through on their campaign promises to fight for the climate. John, Hi there! My name is Rachael, and I’m an organizer at Lead Locally. I’ve dedicated my career to building a future w…
  LeftNet · [email protected]
January 28, 2023 at 3:31 PM

SIGN: Ban Trump from the White House under the 14th Amendment

We can not endure another Donald Trump Presidency. John, We can not endure another Donald Trump Presidency. Now, Democrats in Congress have drafted a bill declaring that Trump is unfit to serve under the 14th Amendment. The 14th Amendment prohibits anyone who previously took …
  COURIER via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 27, 2023 at 6:10 PM

This is beyond just “covfefe”

#️⃣KeepTrumpOffTwitter Have you seen the news, John? The umbrella company of popular social media apps including Facebook and Instagram have announced that they will be reinstating Trump’s social accounts on their platforms. This is a recipe for disaster. Will you sign the pet…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
January 25, 2023 at 4:37 PM

Petition: National emergency for abortion now

Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court decided that Americans have the constitutional right to an abortion. Now, in a time of great uncertainty, we’re asking that a president declare a public health and national emergency to protect this right for us all. Dear John, This week would…
  National Domestic Workers Alliance via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 24, 2023 at 3:53 PM

It's exploitative and unfair...

Tomorrow morning millions of domestic workers will show up to the job without basic protections from harassment. Content warning: This email discusses issues of sexual abuse. It happened so often that Etelbina would lose count: she'd be at work cleaning homes when her bosses …
  LeftNet · [email protected]
January 21, 2023 at 4:24 PM

Tell President Joe Biden: Expand the Child Tax Credit now!

Write a letter to President Biden today urging him to use his bully pulpit to keep fighting for the expanded Child Tax Credit. John, Before the New Year, Congress passed a $1.7 trillion spending bill that increased funding for many human needs programs. But a glaring omission w…
  MoveOn via Leftnet · [email protected]
January 18, 2023 at 4:06 PM

George Santos is a fraud (Petition)

It’s a litany of lies almost too long to recount: false claims that he is the descendant of Holocaust survivors, fabrications about his education and past employment, glaring gaps about his finances, and more. Dear John, Rep. George Santos grossly lied his way into office. Here…
  Lead Locally HQ via LeftNet · [email protected]
January 13, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Krysten Sinema + the Democratic majority

When the federal government doesn’t act, we turn to our communities. John, Last month, Senator Krysten Sinema announced she was switching parties to become an Independent, which made the Democrats' slim majority even smaller. Here’s how this relates to climate: With a Democra…
  Lucas Kunce via Leftnet · [email protected]
January 11, 2023 at 3:35 PM

I’m officially running against Josh Hawley, and I need you on my team.

Become a founding member of our grassroots movement >> Hi John, my name is Lucas Kunce — and I’m the 13-year Marine veteran and Democrat running to replace Josh Hawley in the U.S. Senate. Watch our brand new launch video, then sign up to join our grassroots movement to fl…