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You are here: Home / Political Fundraising / Targeted Political Fundraising 2023-24 / For the Night Shift

For the Night Shift

by WaterGirl|  May 4, 20249:20 pm| 36 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Political Action, Political Fundraising, Targeted Political Fundraising 2023-24

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Hey night shift peeps, not sure if you saw the afternoon post earlier this week.  There were tons of posts that day, so this wasn’t on the front page by nighttime.  You guys get a brand-new Balloon Juice angel match of $1,000.

It’s Up To Us Now, Next Up: Michigan!

We are raising funds for Voting Access for All (VAAC) in Michigan.

VAAC found an external match for our $25,000 goal, and we have a Balloon Juice angel match, so donations up to $50 are 4x your donation amount.

What are we funding?  Just like last time, we are paying for teams who are doing direct work with the formerly incarcerated, not just to let them know they are eligible to vote, not just to get them registered to vote, but also to get them out to vote.

Lots more detail about what VAAC is up to are included in the post that’s linked above.


Donate

To count toward the match, let us know about your donation in the comments, or you can drop me an email message if you prefer. 

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36Comments

  1. 1.

    Tom Levenson

    May 4, 2024 at 9:36 pm

    Tossed in $50

  2. 2.

    Another Scott

    May 4, 2024 at 9:39 pm

    +$50+

    Thanks WG, angels, matchers, and juicers.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  3. 3.

    MJN

    May 4, 2024 at 9:44 pm

    In for $50

  4. 4.

    Jackie

    May 4, 2024 at 9:46 pm

    Moving this from John’s post because of the giggles reading:

    LOL! Karen McDougal, who has been silent throughout TIFG’s Hush Money trial, has a word:

    https://www.rawstory.com/karen-mcdougal-trump-shade/

    Trust me, it’s worth the click!😂

  5. 5.

    WaterGirl

    May 4, 2024 at 9:50 pm

    @Jackie: My eyes can’t take all the jumping around of ads and videos on Raw Story, but the picture was good.

    The caption on the photo was “reflecting”.

    For the Night Shift 1

    It’s almost as though she isn’t the former guy’s biggest fan.

  6. 6.

    Jackie

    May 4, 2024 at 10:01 pm

    @WaterGirl: 😂

  7. 7.

    Memory Pallas

    May 4, 2024 at 10:03 pm

    Donated $50 for VAAC.
    I saw a less cropped in version of the tub reading photo on X and, not to granite-countertops-her, but I must say, the bathroom wall tiles are amazing!! Does she live in a castle?

  8. 8.

    Albatrossity

    May 4, 2024 at 10:04 pm

    $50 for a good cause. Done

  9. 9.

    WaterGirl

    May 4, 2024 at 10:12 pm

    @Albatrossity: I think of you as a morning person!  I’m sure that’s because of On the Road.  Funny, because the timing of the posts are totally unrelated to whether you area morning person or not.

    Silly me.

  10. 10.

    WaterGirl

    May 4, 2024 at 10:14 pm

    Thanks for the donations, everybody!

    Oh, and as always, a new angel match resets so everyone is eligible to be matched again.

  11. 11.

    Wapiti

    May 4, 2024 at 10:15 pm

    In for $50.

  12. 12.

    mvr

    May 4, 2024 at 10:22 pm

    Just went in for $50. Thanks to WaterGirl and those who pay for matches.

  13. 13.

    Warren Senders

    May 4, 2024 at 10:34 pm

    In for a hundred.

  14. 14.

    Melancholy Jaques

    May 4, 2024 at 10:40 pm

    A tune for the Nightshift

  15. 15.

    prostratedragon

    May 4, 2024 at 10:46 pm

    In for $25.

  16. 16.

    smith

    May 4, 2024 at 10:46 pm

    Just added $50

  17. 17.

    H.E.Wolf

    May 4, 2024 at 10:55 pm

    Thank you to WaterGirl and VAAC for showing us how we can get in the GOTV game!

    GOTV is how we are going to run the table this November. :)

  18. 18.

    Sfinny

    May 4, 2024 at 11:02 pm

    Donated $50.

  19. 19.

    BSR

    May 4, 2024 at 11:08 pm

    I’m retiring to Michigan in a year, and I’d like it to remain un-fascist. In for $25.

  20. 20.

    Rose Weiss

    May 4, 2024 at 11:51 pm

    In for $25

  21. 21.

    Pinkpuppy

    May 5, 2024 at 1:34 am

    In for $50

  22. 22.

    Chris T.

    May 5, 2024 at 1:38 am

    How does Voting Access For All abbreviate to VAAC and not VAFA?

  23. 23.

    silvery

    May 5, 2024 at 1:47 am

    I’m in for $50

  24. 24.

    something fabulous

    May 5, 2024 at 2:29 am

    For my Birthday Week, I will throw in some Cha’i! So sorry to hear about their losses, glad to see they are forging on– and we can help them to!

  25. 25.

    bjacques

    May 5, 2024 at 4:31 am

    In for $50!

  26. 26.

    Miss Bianca

    May 5, 2024 at 9:53 am

    Just returned from Michigan, my home state. Let me check my finances after paying off my credit card bill and I will definitely chip in for this one!

  27. 27.

    dnfree

    May 5, 2024 at 11:34 am

    In for $50.

  28. 28.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2024 at 1:39 pm

    @Chris T.:   That’s a fair question!

    It’s actually Voting Access for All Coalition, therefore VAAC.

    But Voting Access for All Coalition is a mouthful, so I just say Voting Access for All. :-)

  29. 29.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2024 at 1:43 pm

    Thank you, Night Shift!

    We are just $205 away from meeting this $1,000 match!

    Reminder, because of the external match and our BJ angels, donations up to $50 are 4x.

  30. 30.

    Lumpy

    May 5, 2024 at 1:48 pm

    I made a $250 donation on May 2, I didn’t realize I should post about it here too (I thought donating at the link in the margins would automatically apply it to the matching fund)

  31. 31.

    Emily B.

    May 5, 2024 at 3:05 pm

    $25 donated

  32. 32.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2024 at 3:19 pm

    @Lumpy: No problem!  I added you just now, so you got the $50 match.  :-)  thank you!

  33. 33.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2024 at 3:19 pm

    Just $130 left on this match.

  34. 34.

    1by0

    May 5, 2024 at 3:45 pm

    $50 from me

  35. 35.

    Temp Decloaked Lurker

    May 7, 2024 at 2:36 am

    $150 for this effort in my home state.

  36. 36.

    Jesse

    May 8, 2024 at 5:59 am

    Days late, but I just chipped in $25.

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