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| Friend, You know how FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is plotting to kill Net Neutrality? And how, if he gets away with it, we’ll lose the most important platform we have for free speech, dissent and resisting Trump’s authoritarian policies? That’s why we’re working 24/7 to make sure Pai’s plan fails. The good news is, we just got a big boost from John Oliver. After the comedian’s segment on Net Neutrality1 aired, so many people flooded the FCC with comments opposing Pai’s scheme that the agency’s site crashed.2 And yesterday, a full quarter of the Senate3 signed on to a series of letters slamming Pai’s plan, including more than a dozen women senators who cited the crucial importance of Net Neutrality for women organizers and women-owned businesses. That’s a great start, but to defeat Pai millions more people will need to speak up in the weeks ahead. Our organizers are rallying folks across the country to fight back but we need to do more — and fast — to win. We’re aiming to raise $100K in small donations in the next 100 days to pump up our defense of Net Neutrality, and need your help to pull it off. I don’t have to tell you that these are scary times. The Trump administration is demonizing the press, cracking down on dissent and — as the firing of FBI Director James Comey shows — threatening the rights of independent law enforcement agencies to conduct investigations. This is not what democracy looks like. When people use the open internet to organize, we pose a serious threat to Pai’s agenda — and he knows it. And the bigger and louder we get, the more we threaten Trump’s agenda — and he knows it. That’s why Net Neutrality has been among the Trump administration’s top targets from the get-go. Don’t let Pai and Trump win: Donate $10 or more to save Net Neutrality. We’ve won this fight before and with your help, we can do it again. Thanks so much. Carrie, Candace and the rest of the Free Press Action Fund team P.S. We don’t take a cent from business, government or political parties. That’s how we stay independent — and it’s why your gift of $10 today is so essential. Thank you! 1. "Net Neutrality II," Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, May 7, 2017: https://act.freepress.net/go/16836?t=8&akid=6394.10296224.ahKRlc 2. "John Oliver Tackles Net Neutrality Again, Crashes FCC Comments Site — Again," Ars Technica, May 8, 2017: https://act.freepress.net/go/16839?t=10&akid=6394.10296224.ahKRlc 3. "25 Percent of the Senate Speaks Out for Real Net Neutrality," Free Press Action Fund, May 9, 2017: https://act.freepress.net/go/16840?t=12&akid=6394.10296224.ahKRlc  |
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