From TPM Reader CS …

I contributed some cash money to the TPM fund and you asked people to let you know why we did, so…

I support TPM because I agree with you about the current importance of independent media. Major media (if that’s the correct term) now seems entirely captured by the billionaire class that has demonstrated a clear lack of concern with civic democracy and an active interest in mass opiates. So independent media is a critical bullwark for civic democracy at a time when voices opposing the status quo are being systemically eliminated with a historical efficiency (see: AI and social media).

From TPM Reader TS …

I have been a member of TPM for 10 years and a reader for more than 20 years.  I gave this year and I try to give every year because your work brings me joy.  Yes, it informs me and educates me, but it also gives me great joy.  And not just as a reader who craves smart and thoughtful news and commentary, but as a fellow business owner.  I have had my law firm for over 22 years (we are now 7 lawyers and 3 staff), and I have learned that culture, openness, and transparency are the keys to success.  I treat my team and my clients like grown-ups, and it fosters an environment of respect and general fulfillment (is it a job after all!).  I see the same thing with TPM, and it shows in everything you do.  I get my news from many sources that I respect, but TPM is one of the few that I support financially because I feel like I am part of something positive with good people on your team and among your readers.  Thank you and keep up the good work.

From TPM Reader JB …

I contribute to the Journalism Fund for the same reason I am an Inside Member. Over the last quarter century, having read TPM since 2000, I have found it to be an invaluable lens for bringing the cacophony of national events into understandable order.

First, thank you to everyone who has contributed since we kicked off this year’s Annual TPM Journalism Fund Drive this morning. We’re now past $100,000 toward our goal of $500,000 for the drive. We truly appreciate it. To keep this going please click here to contribute. (See this post below for a bit more on the drive and here for why it’s so important this year.) One additional thing to add to the community part of this drive and the TPM community itself: if you contribute, drop us a line to let us know why. (Send it to talk at talkingpointsmemo dot com with the subject line: “TPM J Fund”) What made you want to contribute? What is important to you about TPM? What role does it play in your news and politics world? Different ways to answer it but basically, “why?” We’ll publish them here. Again, thank you and keep those contributions coming.