This is really scary

Not gonna lie, friend, earlier this week I was sure that, for the first time this year, we would miss our monthly fundraising goal. I never should have doubted the support from our Daily Kos community. Thanks to the overwhelming support from our readers and activists, we are within striking distance of reaching our goal. But we aren't there yet. [We still need to raise $7,429 by the end of TODAY. If you can, please support Daily Kos with a donation of $5 or more.]( [DONATE]( Thank you for all you do, Amanda McKay, Daily Kos P.S. Please read Michael's email about why it is important that we reach our fundraising goals. --------------------------------------------------------------- Friend, [Daily Kos needs to raise $106,052 to close the books on September, and we only have FOUR days left to do it. This is bad. Please take one minute right now to donate $5 to help us meet our monthly goal.]( [DONATE]( Daily Kos is the country's largest progressive, independent news outlet. News media have been badly battered over the past decade and a half, with tens of thousands of jobs lost and countless more losing benefits, taking pay cuts, or being furloughed for periods of time. Many outlets simply shut down entirely. Daily Kos has not been immune to the economic pressures causing this, but we have survived because we pivoted away from an ads-only revenue model. We now rely on readers and activists like you. That means our biggest support comes not from corporate sponsors or billionaire backers, but from tens of thousands of average people each chipping in a few bucks at a time to keep us online and keep our work from being locked away behind a paywall. To be honest, we LOVE that. It keeps us free of corporate influence and the shady personal agendas of billionaire investors. But it also means that our monthly fundraising goals are hugely important, and it's really scary when we come up short like we are now. That's why I'm asking you to donate today. [Daily Kos is coming up short. Can you donate $5 right now to help us close the books on September?]( [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. 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](.