What do you get when you put Steve Schmidt (co-founder of the Lincoln Project) with Bishop William J. Barber, II to organize vans in LA that patrol for ICE raids?

Freedom Writers - National - 9/21/25

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In Today’s Post:

• What do you get when you put Steve Schmidt (co-founder of the Lincoln Project) with Bishop William J. Barber, II to organize vans in LA that patrol for ICE raids?

• Take these 3 Important Actions Now

• INFO SHEETS - For Your Information

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What do you get when you put Steve Schmidt (co-founder of the Lincoln Project) with Bishop William J. Barber, II to organize vans in LA that patrol for ICE raids?

You get SAM (The Save America Movement) … and thank goodness you do!

SAM is working with over 15 local LA organizations to staff “Liberty Vans” with lawyers, pastors and professional camera crews to “shine a light on” ICE’s illegal raids on immigrants.

Back in Washington DC, SAM has also paid for traveling billboards to drive around neighborhoods where Trump and his allies hang out. Here are three of them:

Rock on, SAM! But wait … there’s more!

In the grand ‘Lincoln Project’ tradition, SAM has also created a new group of ads which they call “counter-propaganda.” They’ll be releasing these ads over the next couple of weeks in Washington, D.C. and Texas.

Here’s an example of an ad that will be released in Texas: It depicts a fictional scenario in which a schoolboy is forced to pledge allegiance to Trump instead of the American flag.

The group has already raised $4 million, and they plan to use location-targeting technology to spend it efficiently. Many of their ads will be targeted to military, immigration and law enforcement personnel to “remind them of their ethical obligations.”

We salute you, SAM! You inspire us!

And thank YOU, Freedom Writers, for helping us save our democracy,

EB Freed and Billy J

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