Friend, can you please read this email?

Hey, did you see Amanda's email, friend? Because this makes me nervous. Fox News has Rupert Murdoch, the Washington Post has Jeff Bezos, X has Elon Musk. (And believe me, those are just a few of the many, many examples of billionaires owning news outlets and social media platforms.) But no billionaire owns Daily Kos. Daily Kos is a proudly independent news outlet. We rely on folks like you to make ends meet. As a result, falling short of fundraising goals, like we did last month, puts us in real danger. As Amanda said, more than 60 percent of our income comes from readers like you. So I have to ask: [Friend, can you please support progressive, independent news with a donation of $5 right now?]( [PLEASE DONATE]( Thank you again, Michael Langenmayr, Daily Kos --------------------------------------------------------------- Friend, for the first time in 14 months Daily Kos has missed our monthly fundraising goal—we came up $31,216 short in March. [Daily Kos is the country's first and only participatory, grassroots-funded, news and activism hub. Support our work with a donation of $5 or whatever amount is meaningful to you.]( [PLEASE DONATE]( The work Daily Kos does every day lies at the crossroads of delivering the news and providing the avenues to take effective action on that news. If Daily Kos were to disappear, nothing would replace the work we do, because no one else delivers the news along with the tools you need to take immediate and impactful action. However, what makes Daily Kos so unique, also means we face the same financial challenges that plagued so many other news outlets and progressive advocacy organizations. It has been a challenging 14 months for Daily Kos. Like other outlets and organizations, we have had to make deep budget cuts and even have been forced to say goodbye to some of our colleagues. That being said, we have survived because of our amazing community donating what they can. Grassroots donations now make up over 60% of our total income. Honestly, we prefer it this way because it makes us accountable to you—not to some billionaire or corporation with their own agenda. We know that in order to keep operating, we have to fight and deliver for what you believe in. [Daily Kos is the country's largest progressive news and activism hub. As we head into 2024, it's not enough for us to survive, we need to thrive. Support our work with a donation of $5 right now.]( [PLEASE DONATE]( Thank you for all you do, Amanda McKay, Daily Kos If you wish to donate by mail instead, please send a check to Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible. If you wish to unsubscribe from Daily Kos fundraising emails, please [click here](. You will still continue receiving other types of Daily Kos emails. If you wish to unsubscribe from ALL Daily Kos emails, please click the link at the bottom of the email. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.