This frivolous lawsuit hit us at the worst possible time (please read)

Friend, Daily Kos has been locked in a legal battle with anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for three years, ever since Kennedy sued us to try and learn the identity of a pseudonymous member of our community. Now, Kennedy wants to sweep this whole thing under the rug and have the case dismissed. We're not gonna let him. We're gonna make him pay. Literally. Kennedy's suit hit us at the worst possible time. Daily Kos is an independent news outlet, and the news media is under [extreme financial pressure](. We have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars fighting Kennedy's frivolous lawsuit in courts in two different states and through appeals. We're not just going to let this get dismissed now that he's lost interest. We're going to keep fighting to try and recover everything he's forced us to spend. Every penny of it. But we need to spend more now to have that chance. [Help make Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pay for the frivolous suit he brought against Daily Kos—literally! Donate $5 right now so we can continue this fight in court and recoup the costs of this three-year legal battle.]( [PLEASE DONATE]( Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitstas has written about our fight with Kennedy many times over the years, but here's what you need to know if you're just tuning in: - Kennedy is a prominent anti-vaxxer who's been called a ["quack" and "healthcare menace"]( by CNN. - Anti-vaccine hysteria during the pandemic shot Kennedy from the fringes into the mainstream and he became one of the [greatest sources of vaccine disinformation]( on the internet. - Kennedy's work has earned him the condemnation of several members of [his own family](. - That work brought him to Germany, where he [appeared at a rally]( that included far-right extremists and Neo-Nazis. - A pseudonymous Daily Kos community writer posted a translation of a German news story about that rally, leading Kennedy to [sue us]( to unmask the writer. - Daily Kos fought Kennedy in court in two states and through appeals, which has cost us a huge amount of money at a time when news outlets are [seriously hurting](. - The New York Times and 11 media organizations filed an amicus brief [supporting]( Daily Kos in court - Last year, Kennedy jumped into the presidential race after being wooed by Trump mastermind [Steve Bannon](. Soon after, [Tucker Carlson]( became one of Kennedy's biggest cheerleaders. - Now, Kennedy wants the case he brought against us dismissed, but we're continuing to fight because we think he should have to pay back what his frivolous suit cost us. That means we need to pay a bit more now for the chance to get everything we lost back. [Our legal battle with Kennedy has cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars, and this is our chance to recoup that. Stand with us in this fight. Please give $5 today.]( [PLEASE DONATE]( Thank you, Michael Langenmayr, 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](.