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buzzycrumbhunger

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3. I hear you

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 06:55 PM

Thursday

I’m determined not to sign any more petitions. In the last couple weeks, I’ve been getting TONS of come-ons to donate to something or other (hello—I’m POOR!), and now they’re starting to come as messages via my PHONE NUMBER, as well! I NEVER include my number on petitions, so what the hell? They’re coming from politicians, from every possible cause, and from people I can’t even figure out who they represent because there are so damned many of them.

Apparently, everything must be monetized now, and there is no such thing as privacy. Big money in creating a “cause,” it would seem.

I’m more than a little pissed.

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I'm being overwhelmed [View all] BeneteauBum Thursday OP

As they say, no good deed goes unpunished. cloudbase Thursday #1

Ive began to unsubscribe..one after another.. replying End2End to texts BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #2

Same! Beyond annoying... Wuddles440 Thursday #10

I'm doing the same! City Lights Friday #41

I hear you buzzycrumbhunger Thursday #3

Welcome to the United States of Capitalism! OldBaldy1701E Friday #37

I think the overwhelming, chronic begging backfires Skittles Thursday #4

It never stops. mr715 Thursday #5

"Sand Hook Promise" was emailing me a few times a day!! so much that I suspected it was a scam BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #17

I was a Harris supporter FHRRK1 Thursday #6

Here's what I think... 2naSalit Thursday #7

When we have a candidate to run against the orange creature BeneteauBum Thursday #9

I donated once before, never again. All it took was one time, and it then took me years to finally get rid of all of SWBTATTReg Thursday #8

Same same for both dems and reps. Even worse is automatic repeat donations unless you decline. Norrrm Thursday #11

I've taken to marking all of them as spam. hedda_foil Thursday #12

I gave Rebl2 Thursday #13

Same here... debsy Thursday #14

Have you tried unsubscribing? It works! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Thursday #15

Yes BeneteauBum Thursday #28

Well, it does take persistence, but I finally worked on it until... littlemissmartypants Friday #33

Oh, I'm fine BeneteauBum Friday #34

Message auto-removed Name removed Thursday #16

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is running for governor here.. Escape Thursday #18

You wrote: "I wonder if the candidates even know that their campaign staffs are hounding supporters for money. FSogol Friday #36

Thanks for the info... Escape Friday #38

I set up a routine that automatically responds with STOP ecstatic Thursday #19

I'm getting 5-6 solicitations a day from politicians, to health issues, to native american organizations, and beyond. patphil Thursday #20

Fundraising is a necessity. I never begrudge them asking for support. AnotherMother4Peace Thursday #21

It is necessary BeneteauBum Thursday #31

Yeah, I sent money to the ACLU three weeks ago, Ilsa Thursday #22

We don't have publicly funded campaigns, so campaigns are forced to do this. SunSeeker Thursday #23

I've learned to hit 'Unsubscribe' without guilt and just pick my spots... johnnyplankton Thursday #24

OVERWHELMED...... drumpfsucks Thursday #25

Ignore them or block them for now fujiyamasan Thursday #26

When I start getting daily emails they get blocked and permanently junked. Martin68 Thursday #27

New email. New phone and register the Tetrachloride Thursday #29

Same I got a bunch of mail today and the emails ugh!!!! kimbutgar Thursday #30

A good way to donate is through Qutzupalotl Friday #32

But if PACs spend money on their campaigns they're accused of being corrupt, "taking" money from billionaires betsuni Friday #35

I donate to food banks and direct homeless. MerryBlooms Friday #39

Yes this is a no problem D_Master81 Friday #40

Exactly BeneteauBum Friday #42