Chelsie Glaubitz Gabiou and the DFA AF team · [email protected]

February 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM

Pay somebody else’s rent

John, I’m the president of Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, and my city is under occupation by the federal government. During this crisis, our community has pulled together, blowing whistles, following ICE vehicles, and doing everything we can to protect our neighbors fro…

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February 2, 2026 at 11:01 PM

Trump’s funding freeze puts families in an impossible bind

Trump is freezing child care funds in just five states that voted against him, punishing working families out of vindictiveness -- Congress must act now to end the freeze John, Trump’s most egregious failure as president, the root of them all, is his profound abuse of the presid…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

February 1, 2026 at 8:26 PM

Streaming riches shouldn’t come from artist poverty

Musicians create the value that streaming platforms profit from, yet earn just fractions of a penny per play -- it’s time they deserve to earn a living wage. John, Imagine a group of street musicians playing their hearts out to a small but appreciative crowd. Twenty people stop,…

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  Chelsie Glaubitz Gabiou and DFA AF · [email protected]

January 31, 2026 at 6:49 PM

We will rebuild

John, Hi, I’m Chelsie Glaubitz Gabiou, president of the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, and I want to thank Democracy for America Advocacy Fund for the chance to speak to you about what’s been happening on the ground in Minneapolis under ICE occupation. For more than 50 …

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 30, 2026 at 9:53 PM

Violence in Gaza didn’t end -- it changed form

Despite reduced bombing, Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank still face mass starvation, displacement, and settler violence -- U.S. media must report that reality honestly. John, In Gaza and the West Bank, the violence has not ended. It has just become easier to ignore. What…

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  Ro Khanna · [email protected]

January 29, 2026 at 8:26 PM

Democrats must unite to defend the rule of law against ICE

Congress ordered the Epstein files released, the deadline passed, and the DOJ is still stonewalling -- the House must invoke inherent contempt to force accountability. John, I just returned from Minneapolis to thank protestors for standing up for our freedoms and to learn more …

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 28, 2026 at 12:22 AM

ICE is rewriting the Constitution behind closed doors

ICE has quietly authorized forced home entry without a judge’s warrant. Attorneys General must act now to stop this unconstitutional power grab. John, ICE is now claiming its agents can forcibly enter people’s homes without a warrant signed by a judge. This policy was not debate…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 26, 2026 at 7:58 PM

Trump’s inattention could reignite a nuclear arms race

With the last check on U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals set to expire in 2026, Trump’s indifference could reopen a highly dangerous and wasteful arms race. John, For half a century, nuclear arms control agreements have made the world dramatically safer. Beginning with the first…

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  Amanda Ford, DFA AF · [email protected]

January 25, 2026 at 1:08 AM

Alex Jeffrey Pretti

Billboards across Minneapolis make one thing clear: ICE agents are not above the law, and the community is watching. John, Federal agents have once again killed a legal observer in broad daylight on the streets of Minneapolis. Once again the entire incident was caught on video…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 24, 2026 at 7:21 PM

Tell Trump’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Don’t Give Refuge Land to Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Allowing protected refuge land to be traded for private industrial expansion sets a precedent that endangers wildlife everywhere and risks permanent, irreversible biodiversity loss. John, Elon Musk wants 775 acres of the Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge for SpaceX. And…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 23, 2026 at 10:37 PM

Tell Your Attorney General: Keep ICE Out of Public Schools

ICE activity near schools is creating chronic stress and paralyzing fear for children -- undermining learning, mental health, and the basic promise that school is a safe place. John, Public schools are meant to be places where children feel safe enough to learn, concentrate, and…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 22, 2026 at 10:37 PM

Impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

As ICE deaths mount and Kristi Noem’s leadership fuels a DHS culture that supports excessive force, Congress must proceed with impeachment hearings. John, ICE’s descent into violence and lawlessness flows directly from the leadership of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem an…

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  Amanda Ford, DFA AF · [email protected]

January 21, 2026 at 6:03 PM

RE: Our billboards tell ICE that they will be held accountable

Billboards across Minneapolis make one thing clear: ICE agents are not above the law, and the community is watching. John, ICE has spent the last year operating as if the law does not apply to them. Masked agents. Unmarked vehicles. Raids designed to terrify communities while av…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 21, 2026 at 7:33 AM

America is safer when the law applies to everyone

Failing to hold ICE accountable doesn’t just deny justice for Renee Nicole Good -- it signals open season on civilians, immigrants, and dissent across America. John, Cruelty toward immigrants and their communities is a defining feature of the Trump regime. But this violence does…

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  Amanda Ford, DFA AF · [email protected]

January 19, 2026 at 10:20 PM

Our billboards tell ICE that they will be held accountable

Billboards across Minneapolis make one thing clear: ICE agents are not above the law, and the community is watching. John, Our billboards are up across Minneapolis making one thing clear: ICE agents are not above the law, they can be arrested, prosecuted and go to jail for bre…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 18, 2026 at 10:03 PM

Congress must stop rubber-stamping ICE

Democrats are already pushing back on ICE abuses. Congress must go further and refuse to fund ICE without real, enforceable reforms. John, Across the country, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is operating with sweeping authority, minimal oversight, and devastating consequence…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 17, 2026 at 10:22 PM

Our tax dollars are not Big Oil’s piggy bank

Trump wants to seize Venezuela’s oil and stick taxpayers with the cost. Congress must stop him. John, For decades, Democracy for America has stood against reckless wars, corporate capture, and the abuse of executive power. What Donald Trump is now planning in Venezuela combines …

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 16, 2026 at 1:06 AM

The Epstein law is being ignored and Congress has a constitutional way to enforce it

Congress can impose daily fines until the Epstein files are released. It’s called inherent contempt. Demand a House vote now. John, The Justice Department is still withholding critical Epstein records, even after Congress passed a law requiring their release. Survivors were prom…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM

An unauthorized invasion driven by a lust for empire

Trump launched an illegal invasion of Venezuela without Congress, openly salivating over its oil wealth -- and now it’s up to the rest of us to stop a war driven by greed, not security. John, Let’s be perfectly clear about this: Trump’s invasion of Venezuela is illegal. This …

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 10, 2026 at 9:24 PM

ICE’s deadly enforcement requires accountability

From Minneapolis to Chicago to California, ICE’s growing pattern of lethal force is killing civilians -- and only Congress has the power to investigate, subpoena, and stop it. John, ICE’s pattern of violence is not an accident. It is the predictable result of an agency created b…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM

Arrest the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good

An ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Arrest cannot wait. John, Less than a mile from where George Floyd was killed, another armed agent of the state took a life and is still free. Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, mother of three, poet, and…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 8, 2026 at 10:24 PM

RE: Tell Apple & Google CEOs: End your contracts with ICE NOW.

Apple and Google chose to support abusive immigration enforcement actions, while silencing their accountability tools -- now they must be held responsible. Yesterday an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a 37 year-old mother in Minnesota in an inci…

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  Rashida Tlaib via DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 7, 2026 at 7:31 PM

RE: Join me in the urgent call for life-saving payments to the people

We urgently need transformative anti-poverty programs to meet people’s needs and save lives. John, As more Americans are struggling to pay their bills and stay in their homes, we need more Congressional support for transformative anti-poverty programs. Some families in my distri…

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  Rashida Tlaib via DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM

Join me in the urgent call for life-saving payments to the people

We urgently need transformative anti-poverty programs to meet people’s needs and save lives. John, Every single person deserves dignity and economic security. But most American families live paycheck-to-paycheck -- meaning they’re one job loss, disability, or emergency away fro…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 4, 2026 at 9:58 PM

Tell Apple & Google CEOs: End your contracts with ICE NOW.

Apple and Google chose to support abusive immigration enforcement actions, while silencing their accountability tools -- now they must be held responsible. John, When Americans wake up to images of hundreds of heavily armed agents in combat gear storming a civilian apartment bui…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 2, 2026 at 8:57 PM

A last-minute kill: why CBS yanked its El Salvador prison report

A pulled “60 Minutes” investigation of a torture prison sets off a firestorm amongst growing fears that politics is now shaping what viewers see. John, Barely a month into her tenure as CBS News Editor-in-Chief, Bari Weiss publicly framed her mission as redefining the boundaries…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

January 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM

CNN crossed a dangerous line with this deal

CNN’s partnership with a political betting platform threatens journalistic independence and democratic trust. This line cannot be crossed. John, A free and independent press is a democratic safeguard meant to hold power accountable, inform the public, and operate without financi…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

December 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM

Tell Congress to force the public release of all boat strike videos now!

Selective footage is not enough -- Congress must see the full record of recent drone strikes to determine whether illegal orders and war crimes have been concealed. John, Congress has authorized no war against Venezuela, Colombia, or any Caribbean nation. Yet the Trump administr…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

December 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM

The constitutional power Trump is abusing for personal gain

The pardon power exists to correct injustice -- not to enrich a president and reward his allies. John, At its core, Trump’s use of his power to pardon is not about mercy -- it’s about power, money, and impunity. The presidential pardon was meant to be an extraordinary backstop …

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

December 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM

Tell Your Governor: Reject the Federal School Voucher Program

Vouchers allow private schools to raise tuition beyond the voucher amount, pricing out working families while siphoning funds from the public schools most children rely on. John, Federal voucher programs do not expand opportunity -- they hard-wire inequality into the education s…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

December 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM

This merger could flatten America’s media diversity

The proposed Warner Bros. Discovery mega-merger would give a single corporation unprecedented power to define what Americans watch and hear. John, A takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix would fuse vast swaths of America’s news and entertainment infrastructure into a sin…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

December 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM

Deliberate injustice: Detained for showing up to court

ICE has been pushed to maximize immigration arrests at any cost -- and communities, families, and U.S. citizens are paying the price. John, ICE is out of control. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not, as promised, going after the “worst of the worst.” What we see instead …

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December 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM

(RFK Jr. Update) House member introduces impeachment

With measles cases rising and Nobel Prize–winning scientists sounding the alarm, it’s time to remove Health Secretary RFK Jr., who is putting families and children in danger. John, Congress has taken a consequential step toward accountability. Articles of impeachment have now be…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

December 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM

Tell Congress to stop the healthcare sellout and pass real reforms that put patients first

America’s healthcare system is failing millions while corporations cash in. Congress must act now. John, America’s healthcare system is a national failure. We pay more per person than any country on Earth, yet millions of people delay care, skip prescriptions, or go without cove…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

December 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM

Trump is coming for the lands that protect our drinking water

National monuments safeguard drinking water and climate resilience for millions. Trump’s rollbacks would open them to pollution and extraction. John, National monuments are critical infrastructure that protects drinking water, stabilizes our climate, and shields communities from…

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December 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM

Trump went after the USPS. Let’s stand with the workers

Trump attacked the Postal Service all year. Postal workers carried it anyway. John, Donald Trump spent the entire year trying to undermine the Postal Service. He called it a “tremendous loser,” attacked its funding, pushed service slowdowns, and floated plans to place it under t…

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December 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM

They tried to silence this campaign. It’s still running.

Billboards warning service members about illegal orders are drawing national media attention and right-wing backlash. John, Donald Trump wants unquestioning obedience from the military. Our campaign is making sure service members hear the truth before they are put in impossible …

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

December 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM

Fight back against xenophobic, anti-immigrant policies that will put WIC and Medicaid benefits at risk for children and their families.

America thrives when immigrants who believe in the American dream are free to build healthy families and strong communities. John, America benefits when legally present immigrants have clear, predictable rules as they work toward permanent residency. Clarity allows families to p…

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December 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM

The Amazon Labor Union fights against poverty pay and for workplace safety

Amazon warehouse workers are standing up to poverty wages and illegal union-busting -- and their fight in Staten Island is setting the standard for workers nationwide. John, Amazon is delivering a record number of holiday packages -- because millions of workers are pushing thems…

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December 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM

RE: Service members are seeing the truth, and the backlash proves it

John, Public reaction to the billboards placed near military bases warning service members about illegal orders has escalated. Outrage has given way to organized pressure aimed at shutting them down. Right-wing politicians, media figures and conspiracy outlets are no longer jus…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

December 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM

Service members are seeing the truth, and the backlash proves it

Billboards warning service members about illegal orders are drawing national media attention and right-wing backlash. John, Donald Trump wants unquestioning obedience from the military. Our campaign is making sure service members hear the truth before they are put in impossible …

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

December 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM

Demand a discharge petition and bipartisan ban on Congress’ stock trading

While Congress writes the rules, members are still cashing in. It’s time to use the discharge petition to demand a bipartisan ban on individual stock trading in Congress. John, Congress has delayed this basic, obvious reform for far too long, while enriching themselves in ways t…

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December 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM

Seniors and disabled Americans are being locked out

Trump’s administration is quietly hollowing out Social Security offices nationwide. We have to stop it before millions lose access to the benefits they earned John, Donald Trump has put Social Security squarely in his crosshairs. His administration is moving to shut down field o…

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  Jane Fonda · [email protected]

December 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM

[INVITE ENCLOSED] You’re invited to my birthday roast →

I can’t help but reflect on how I want to live whatever time I have left. My dear friends, every year around my birthday, I can’t help but reflect on how I want to live whatever time I have left. On my 82nd birthday, that reflection happened in a jail cell because I refused to …

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  Jane Fonda · [email protected]

December 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM

Invite: Join me, Ted Danson, and more for my birthday roast

My friends promised embarrassing stories. I said yes anyway. Hey there, John, It’s Jane Fonda! I'm turning 88 this month, and my team has decided that instead of letting me celebrate quietly (which, let's be honest, was never going to happen), they're throwing me a proper roast.…

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  DFA AF Team · [email protected]

December 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM

Protect immigrant communities: oppose SSA’s data sharing expansion with ICE

Trump’s Social Security Administration is proposing to expand its data sharing with DHS and ICE. Public comments are now open, and we can still stop this! John, In a move that would hand ICE far more personal information to weaponize, the Social Security Administration (SSA) un…

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December 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Tell SSA: Do not feed our data into ICE’s deportation machine

ICE is trying to turn the Social Security Administration into a pipeline for deportations and voter purges. We have until December 12 to stop it. John, The Social Security Administration was built to serve workers, retirees, survivors, and people with disabilities. It was not bu…

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December 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM

Tell Congress to protect states’ power to govern AI

Republicans are pushing a decade-long ban on state and local AI regulation. John, Across the country, lawmakers and community leaders are stepping up to confront the real harms of artificial intelligence, from discriminatory algorithms to deepfake political propaganda and automa…

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December 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM

This is how we protect stroke survivors from Medicaid cuts

Stroke survivors with aphasia are being pushed off Medicaid for failing work rules they physically cannot meet. John, Stroke survivors with aphasia are being cut off from Medicaid because they can’t speak, read, or respond fast enough to meet Trump’s work requirements, a setup t…

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December 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM

Hegseth’s deadly new rules of engagement

Pete Hegseth is utterly unfit to serve as Secretary of Defense -- Congress must impeach him now. John, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has made one thing unmistakably clear since the moment he took charge: he wants a military that pulls back from judgment, restraint, and establis…

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