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Indivisibles,

History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes. Look at these headlines:

* Anger erupts at Republican town halls
* At town halls, doses of fury and a bottle of Tums
* The massive wave of town hall protests ruining the GOP’s week,
explained
* Republicans face angry voters at town halls, hinting at broader
backlash
* At testy town halls, Republicans take heat for Trump’s bold moves
* At town halls, Republicans feel the heat from Trump and Musk's firing
and cutting spree

The first three of those come from February 2017 -- the first
congressional recess after Trump and congressional Republicans rolled out
a deeply unpopular agenda. And the last three came from last week, the
first congressional recess after Trump and congressional Republicans
rolled out a deeply unpopular agenda.  

This energy isn’t just making congressional Republicans quake in their
boots. It’s also shifting the strategy of congressional Democrats, who
started the year somewhat sleepy, but are starting to wake up. Reports
last week were that Democrats are using their leverage over the coming
government funding fight to demand safeguard protections against Musk’s
hostile takeover. This is precisely what we’ve been asking congressional
Democrats to do. Further reports say Susan Collins is “concerned,” another
throwback to 2017. We don’t know how this fight will play out, but the
fact that there is a fight rather than the strategic silence that
characterized early Democratic response is itself a win worth celebrating.
A unified opposition is building -- and we’re building it.

Much of the moment we are now in was predictable shortly after the
election. The week after the 2024 election, Leah and I posted the new
guide, [ [link removed] ]Indivisible: A Guide to Democracy on the Brink. We knew Trump
would overreach. We knew that congressional Republicans could only
goose-step behind Trump and Musk for so long before it caught up to them.
We knew there would be backlash. And we knew Indivisible’s role in this
period would be to organize that backlash into an effective opposition to
stop us from falling over beyond the brink. Hell, we even knew this
congressional recess would be a huge opportunity, which is why we released
[ [link removed] ]this great field manual for how to take advantage of it. 

But one thing that’s hard to predict is courage. As Leah and I wrote in
[ [link removed] ]a new Nation op-ed that [ [link removed] ]Rachel Maddow generously quoted on air:

These are frightening times, and frightening times call for active,
courageous leadership. Musk and Trump are really seeking to annex the
operations of the state to their pet vanity projects, bigotries, and
conspiracy theories, but our enemy is not one or two men. Our enemy is
apathy, cynicism, and fatalism; the pernicious, authoritarian-friendly
belief that we are merely victims of world events rather than active
participants in a global struggle for freedom and justice. Every time one
of us -- a family member, a community organizer, a representative, a
senator -- takes a step forward in this fight, a thousand pairs of eyes
watch and learn. Courage is contagious.

We could only hope for widespread organic energy behind our side in this
fight. That kind of energy is not preordained. It depends on individuals
-- and groups of individuals -- choosing to take a step forward in this
fight. So thank you to Indivisible North Metro Atlanta who showed up at
[ [link removed] ]Rep. McCormick’s town hall, and thanks to Indivisible Manheim Township
who held a mock town hall in Pennsylvania’s 11th congressional district to
[ [link removed] ]shame Rep. Smucker for being a chicken, and thank you to Livermore
Indivisible and Tri-Valley Indivisible who [ [link removed] ]showed up in force at Rep.
Swalwell’s townhall to encourage him to fight back.

We are all watching. We are all learning. 

And for those of us who, up until this moment, have only consumed this
political content but not yet taken action, I’ll let the Indivisible
national team take it away with things you can do this week to take your
own step forward in this fight. 

- Ezra Levin
Co-Executive Director, Indivisible

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Your weekly to-dos

Note for our new folks (hi!): When we start an action with “tell your
Democratic representative to do XYZ,” we’re suggesting that action
specifically to people who have a Democratic representative. So number one
below is just for folks with Dem representatives, number two is for those
of you with Republican representatives, and number three works for
everyone! Not sure who represents you? [ [link removed] ]Look it up here. 

 1. [ [link removed] ]Tell your Democratic representative to use their leverage to stop
the Trump/Musk coup: Republicans need to pass a spending bill by March
14, but their internal divisions and minuscule House majority mean
it’ll be pretty much impossible for them to do it without Democratic
votes. And that gives Dems real power to put an end to the lawless
dismantling of our government by Trump and DOGE. Join us in urging
House Dems to use their leverage in the spending fight to impose
restraints on Musk, and block any bill that slashes funding for vital
programs. 
 2. [ [link removed] ]Tell your Republican representative to oppose a budget that guts
the social safety net to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. You’ve
seen the town halls in the news. Republicans are getting spooked by
constituent anger over their complicity in the Trump/Musk coup and
know the anger will be turned up to 11 if they back a [ [link removed] ]spending
bill that slashes Medicaid, public education, and other popular
programs. If we keep the pressure on, we can splinter the Republican
coalition and block the worst cuts from making their way into the
final budget bill. 
 3. [ [link removed] ]Help block Republicans from disenfranchising millions of voters
with their ‘SAVE ACT.’ As early as next week, the House could vote on
H.R. 22 (the SAVE Act) -- one of the biggest threats to voting rights
we’ve seen in a generation. The bill requires voters to show proof of
citizenship documents that match their current legal name -- something
tens of millions of Americans simply don’t have. It’d cause massive
challenges for married women and trans and nonbinary people who’ve
changed their names, and disproportionately impact people of color.
[ [link removed] ]We’ve got a lot more info (including key Members of Congress
needed to stop the bill) here. But if you’re ready to take action now,
you can use our tools to [ [link removed] ]call or [ [link removed] ]email your representative. 
 4. [ [link removed] ]Take the fight to Elon: Plan or attend a Tesla Townhall. Even
though the House recess is over, we know that hunger for in-person
actions isn’t slowing down. Until Congress is back in district
(mid-March) Tesla dealerships are a great location for big,
attention-grabbing events protesting the Trump-Musk coup. We’ve
already seen events all over the country and more are being planned
every day.

P.S. -- With social media companies bending the knee to Trump, Project
2025 purging the government of dissenters, and corporate media companies
caving in the face of speech-chilling lawsuits, it’s never been more
important to invest in organizations you believe in that are willing to
speak out and defy autocracy. [ [link removed] ]Please consider chipping in with a
monthly or one-time donation to help us keep up the fight

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Wherever you live, you’ve got a stake in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election

We know there’s a lot competing for your attention right now, but we’d
like to make a case for why a Supreme Court race taking place in the
Badger State 36 days from now is worth your attention. 

With Trump, Musk and MAGA Republicans taking a flamethrower to any element
of our democracy within reach, it’s vital that we protect the xxxxxxs
against tyranny beyond their control. The Wisconsin Supreme Court -- a
liberal majority court in a crucial swing state -- is one of those
xxxxxxs.

If we lose the majority on April 1, MAGA Republicans (who control the
legislature) will push through new attacks on fair voting maps and
attempts to suppress the vote. A conservative court would rubber stamp
their attacks on the rights of Wisconsinites and entrenchment of GOP
power. 

It’s no surprise that Elon Musk is pouring resources into the race on
behalf of the pro-gerrymandering right-wing candidate. But we’ve overcome
massive Republican spending in a Wisconsin Supreme Court race before. We
can do it again -- with your help. 

[ [link removed] ]Visit our Wisconsin Action Hub to learn about our endorsed candidate,
Judge Susan Crawford, and sign up for a phonebank to help defend the
court’s liberal majority. 

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Slow down and process the news with us every Thursday at 3pm ET

Early in December, we knew the news would be coming at us fast and we’d
need a time and space to pause, discuss, and strategize together as a
movement. So we started a weekly Zoom with Indivisible founders Leah
Greenberg and Ezra Levin to slow down and process what’s happening.

We only planned on continuing them for a few weeks, but they keep getting
more popular, so we’re keeping them going.

On our “What’s the Plan” calls each Thursday, Ezra and Leah take a few
minutes to talk through the week’s news and our latest calls to action
before answering questions from the thousands of folks in attendance.

[ [link removed] ]Register here to join us on Thursday >>

And please note: If you ever misplace the signup link, it’s got a
permanent spot on the [ [link removed] ]Indivisible homepage.

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IndivisiWin of the Week 

[ [link removed] ]Four images of protests around the country

Here’s where we normally lift up one Indivisible group to celebrate, but
it’s impossible to choose when we’ve seen groups plan over 200 office
visits and protests across the country in just the last week. Visit our
Bluesky for some highlights. Pictured (clockwise from top left): Events in
Alaska, New Jersey, Florida, and Montana.

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