Indivisibles,

It was merely a week ago that Democratic members of Congress were telling us their phones were silent and headlines were declaring “the resistance is dead.” Columnists insisted folks were just too exhausted to stand up against the pillaging of our government by fascists, billionaires, and fascist billionaires. 

Let’s talk about the last few days. 

On Sunday, 50,000 people joined a call we put on with MoveOn and Working Families Party on combatting the Trump/Musk coup.

Yesterday, we started hearing from Dem offices on the Hill that they were being overwhelmed by phone calls demanding they FIGHT. If they’re calling us about that, it means we’re breaking through.

Last night, over three thousand protesters gathered outside the Treasury building in Washington, DC. 

Over 200 visits to in-state Senate offices have been scheduled this week. Groups ranging from three people to three hundred are showing up to protest Trump’s shredding of the Constitution, push their Democratic senators to unite in opposition, and let Republicans know they’ll be held accountable for their complicity. Here are some of the scenes from the first few events:

Senator Thom Tillis’ Raleigh, NC office. Tillis is up for reelection.

Senator Chuck Schumer’s office in Peekskill, NY.

Senator Maria Cantwell’s office in Washington State.

And for good measure, a photo from the rally at the Treasury.

We’re seeing renewed energy everywhere. And Democrats in Congress are starting to get up off the mat, too. 

• At the Treasury protest yesterday, a delegation of Democratic members of Congress led by Rep. Max Frost tried to get access to the building in order to investigate what Musk is doing with our data and payment systems. They -- unlike Musk’s teenage DOGE squad -- were denied entry in an event that rippled across news broadcasts and social media. 
• Senator Chris Murphy announced he plans to oppose all Trump nominees until this constitutional crisis is over. Exactly what we’ve been calling for! 
• Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester announced she plans to oppose all Trump nominees period. 
• Senator Brian Schatz is placing a procedural hold on all State Department nominees until the authoritarian dismantling of USAID is reversed. 

It’s a start. But it’s not nearly enough -- because yesterday, 22 Democratic senators voted to confirm another one of Trump’s cronies to his cabinet. That’s not the kind of blanket opposition we need in the midst of a constitutional crisis of this magnitude. 

We need to keep up the pressure on Democrats to fight back with the urgency this moment requires. And we need to keep up the pressure on Republicans to oppose Trump’s most dangerous nominees -- in particular the architect of the illegal Trump/Musk spending freeze, Russell Vought. Vought’s nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget -- the “nerve-center of the government” as he calls it -- will likely come tomorrow. 

So here’s what you can do right now.  

• There’s still time to join or plan a visit to your US senators’ closest offices. Use our toolkit to find existing events or plan and recruit for your own. 
• Call your Democratic senator(s) and tell them to do everything they can to resist the Trump/Musk coup. Dems are in the minority, so they cannot unilaterally block nominees -- but they can slow the confirmation process and throw sand in the gears of all Senate business until this crisis is over. 
• Call your Republican senator(s) and demand they vote NO on Project 2025 author Russell Vought.
• The kind of organizing we’ve been doing over the past week isn’t easy and it isn’t free. If you can spare a few dollars to help fund this work, please chip in now. 

The last few weeks have been relentless, so it’s important to step back and remember what we’re fighting for. The attacks on our government are not abstract. It’s not just about some philosophical sense of what our democracy should be. 

Right now, preschools across the country are on the verge of shuttering because Head Start funds are frozen. Americans are terrified they’re going to lose access to their healthcare. Around the world, people are going to lose their lives -- that’s not exaggeration, it’s fact -- because a slapdash freeze on aid has halted nutrition assistance, vaccine programs, HIV treatment, and other critical services. Here at Indivisible, some of the very best people we know, dedicated civil servants, are out of work for the crime of supporting racial justice, gender equality, trans rights, or simply working at an agency Elon Musk woke up and decided to destroy. 

We all have our reasons for choosing to stand up against this coup. Whatever yours is, hold tight to it, and keep on showing up. It will take some time, we’re going to suffer some losses along the way, but eventually, together, we’re going to win. 

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team