Daily Kos had to go to court. Here's why (Important: please read)

Friend, this week, the Associated Press published a scathing review of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s work to spread dangerous misinformation about vaccines and the devastating effects this is having on children, doctors and nurses, and elected officials. It's a long piece, but I encourage you to [read the whole thing](. One of the most compelling parts of the AP story details Kennedy's efforts to "intimidate and silence" public health officials. Well, Daily Kos has [some direct experience]( in Kennedy's intimidation tactics. Back in 2021, Kennedy [sued Daily Kos]( to try and force us to unmask a pseudonymous community writer on our site. The writer drew Kennedy's ire for posting a translation of a German-language news story, which reported that Kennedy had appeared at an anti-vaxx protest organized by far-right extremists that included Germany's neo-Nazi party. Other outlets, including the CBS News and the New York Times, reported that Kennedy attended the rally, but Kennedy didn't sue them or even Der Tagesspiegel, the German-language newspaper that had written the original account. No, he sued Daily Kos, a small, independent news outlet. We've been fighting this frivolous lawsuit for two years, in two states, and we are currently heading to an appeal. This has been expensive and, frankly, we could have used that money in a million other ways. That's why I'm writing to you today. [Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pressing a frivolous lawsuit against Daily Kos. He has a family fortune upon which he can draw to drag things on forever, but we don't. Daily Kos doesn't have billionaire backers or big corporate sponsors. Can you donate $5 right now to help cover the costs this frivolous suit has incurred?]( [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](.