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Sogo

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1. Feel it, and your post could have been my own, word-for-word; especially vexing is this:

Fri Aug 29, 2025, 04:31 PM

Aug 2025

"And here’s the real cost: we’ve missed messages from friends. We’ve missed healthcare notices we need to respond to. Our personal lifelines are getting lost in the noise of pleas that never stop."

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How many others feel the same? [View all] usaf-vet Aug 2025 OP

Feel it, and your post could have been my own, word-for-word; especially vexing is this: Sogo Aug 2025 #1

I completely agree and have talked to several other Dems who feel the same way. The DNC spooky3 Aug 2025 #2

EXACTLY! usaf-vet Aug 2025 #13

They also need to fire all their strategists. yellow dahlia Aug 2025 #41

Be careful....when suggesting the same in other posts I get attacked for stating my opinion that you did Pachamama Aug 2025 #78

I knew I may take some hits. yellow dahlia Aug 2025 #79

If one cannot speak their opinions and concerns especially when the stakes are so high - then we are doomed to fail Pachamama Aug 2025 #80

Agreed. yellow dahlia Aug 2025 #81

Hit unsubscribe Clouds Passing Aug 2025 #3

Yep that's what I've done. FirstLight Aug 2025 #6

Sometimes "unsubscribe" works, sometimes not. Give Peace A Chance Aug 2025 #32

That's what I do. llmart Aug 2025 #51

The concept of Act Blue to make it safer and easier to donate was good. In practice, not so much Attilatheblond Aug 2025 #4

In my past life (work life), I was responsible for keeping schools running safely. Especially prevent pornography...... usaf-vet Aug 2025 #39

Yep... regnaD kciN Aug 2025 #5

There's actually a pretty simple solution to this -- Mike Niendorff Aug 2025 #7

I have abandoned my old email. markodochartaigh Aug 2025 #8

Exactly. Mike Niendorff Aug 2025 #26

I have tried a similar structure example. It falls on deaf ears. Look what they did to David Hogg & LeadersWeDeserve.... usaf-vet Aug 2025 #40

What did they do to David Hogg & LeadersWeDeserve? MadameButterfly Aug 2025 #48

They banished him because he was disrupting their sandbox. He saw the urgency of getting rid of those who are doing ... usaf-vet Aug 2025 #61

I ended up abandoning an old email for that reason too. summer_in_TX Aug 2025 #43

"protect markodochartaigh Aug 2025 #44

There are those who deliberately suck us into conversations/debate that will never summer_in_TX Aug 2025 #63

I untrapped myself from the endless political emails. GoodRaisin Aug 2025 #9

That's good. I also block texts and unsubscribe (and/or block senders of) emails, but spooky3 Aug 2025 #69

All I can say is the blocks have been totally effective for me. My in box used to be GoodRaisin Aug 2025 #73

I get far more texts than emails. Sounds as if you haven't made spooky3 Aug 2025 #74

I think that's correct. GoodRaisin Aug 2025 #75

Act Blue has become a creeping cancer. I regret ever giving them my email. I still donate, but on my (our) terms. usaf-vet Aug 2025 #76

Agree. I'm going to try the oath website suggested in this thread. Nt spooky3 Aug 2025 #77

1.7% of funds raised through those fundraising emails and texts go to the Democratic party. iemanja Aug 2025 #10

do you have sources for this? MadameButterfly Aug 2025 #49

There was an article about it posted on DU a few weeks ago iemanja Aug 2025 #50

It's posted further in this thread MadameButterfly Aug 2025 #55

I'm sorry. Our local party uses ActBlue. With the exception of tips, the funds go directly to the local party. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #52

Yay capitalism! OldBaldy1701E Aug 2025 #11

Mothership Strategies maspaha Aug 2025 #12

The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine Celerity Aug 2025 #14

And why I mark all mail from political sources as junk now dickthegrouch Aug 2025 #16

Have you considered making this an OP? ❤️ littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 #25

It was, on August 8th Celerity Aug 2025 #59

👍Well done! I clearly can't keep up. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 #65

This needs to be an OP MadameButterfly Aug 2025 #54

It was, on August 8th Celerity Aug 2025 #60

Don't donate to PACs that spring up overnight. We had that before Joe Biden resigned. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #56

Yes for sure. Evolve Dammit Aug 2025 #15

I didn't stop them during 20 or 24 but I have given up on this IbogaProject Aug 2025 #17

No one should give even a nickel to the as@holes who send unsolicited texts, emails and certainly not telephone calls. Wisky64 Aug 2025 #18

DuckDuckGo Email Protection Duck Addresses JoseBalow Aug 2025 #19

Save yourself-- in this case, the lifeline is Unsubscribe. Zap everything and start over. ... Hekate Aug 2025 #20

For some time, I have felt like we're boxing shadows Jarqui Aug 2025 #21

I get texts. Texts, texts, and more fucking texts. 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2025 #22

You/We are not alone. madamesilverspurs Aug 2025 #23

I unsubscribed to every single one. They can beg all they want. littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 #24

I've stopped donating. bamagal62 Aug 2025 #27

I do not . . . AverageOldGuy Aug 2025 #28

My favorite: "We have you down as a Republican. Y? N?" NBachers Aug 2025 #29

I text "Stop" about 5 times a day. 3Hotdogs Aug 2025 #30

Block each new unwanted email and send it to trash or junk. xuplate Aug 2025 #31

Especially annoying to me is receiving a "Thank you for your recent donation" Totally Tunsie Aug 2025 #33

It is endless. peacebuzzard Aug 2025 #34

Kick orangecrush Aug 2025 #35

I contributed to several House and Senate campaigns last year. patphil Aug 2025 #36

i refuse to give another dollar to a candidate moonshinegnomie Aug 2025 #37

I feel it, with every fiber of my being. CaptainTruth Aug 2025 #38

During the COVID-19 shutdown LogDog75 Aug 2025 #42

So open a new email account, only for healthcare and maybe bank/finance accounts, Jack Valentino Aug 2025 #45

Change your voter registration Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #46

Yes. I've been unsubscribing everyday, I'm so sick of the Raine Aug 2025 #47

I did unsubscribe from all those emails. I have a relative running for the Senate, so Scrivener7 Aug 2025 #53

Ditto! Linda ladeewolf Aug 2025 #57

I choose individual candidates to donate to Mblaze Aug 2025 #58

Exactly! I go through and unsubscribe to literally 100 such emails for a few days of respite before they start up again MLAA Aug 2025 #62

I've got my main email through Gmail, but k55f5r Aug 2025 #64

I sent this to the DCCC and cc'd to my Senators and Congressman.. homegirl Aug 2025 #66

Donate the way rich folks do... Qutzupalotl Aug 2025 #67

Thanks! nt spooky3 Aug 2025 #70

Ditto! evilhime Aug 2025 #68

I have multiple email accts for this very reason. Joinfortmill Aug 2025 #71

Most email applications provide a way to "filter" the messages as they come in Klondike Kat Aug 2025 #72

I miss things, too, as a result of email avalanche, sometimes to my detriment. BobTheSubgenius Aug 2025 #82