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Friend, the biggest difference between the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Daily Kos is you. Big outlets like the NYT and WaPo have built paywalls to guard their content because they can't rely on ad revenue. Daily Kos can't rely on ad revenue either. In fact, in my more than 11 years at Daily Kos, ads have never been able to offset expenses. Daily Kos has survived the news media apocalypse, though. And we have because of you. [More than 60 percent of Daily Kos's revenue comes from donations from readers who like and enjoy our content and want to make sure it stays free and accessible to everyone, even those who can't afford to buy access to the news. So please, if you haven't already, donate $9.44 to keep Daily Kos paywall-free.]( [PLEASE DONATE]( Thank you again, Michael Langenmayr, Daily Kos --------------------------------------------------------------- Friend, do you pay to read the New York Times? How about the Washington Post? How about your local newspaper? (Assuming you still have one near you ...) The New York Times and Washington Post are two of the most-read outlets in the world, but they lock their content behind a paywall because online ads don't bring in enough money for most publications to sustain themselves. That's true for Daily Kos too—at least the part about ads, anyway. Ad revenue can't support Daily Kos operations, and it hasn't been able to for more than a decade now. Unlike other outlets, though, we don't have a paywall. We think it's important to make the news free and accessible to everyone. We've been able to do that thanks to the continued support of our readership. Donations of just a few bucks at a time are our largest source of income, and they've helped to keep the site free from a paywall—and accessible to folks who might not be able to afford to get past one. And when I say a few bucks, I mean a few bucks—our average donation is just $9.44. That's why I'm asking: [Friend, can you please donate $9.44 right now to keep Daily Kos accessible to all?]( [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](.