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Indivisibles,

Through the wonders of Bluesky internet friends, on Friday I got connected
to and had a chat with Timothy Snyder. You may know him as a regular
commentator on world events, or as the expert in authoritarianism -- the
author of On Tyranny and more recently On Freedom. If you haven’t heard of
Tim’s "20 lessons" for resisting tyranny, are only vaguely aware, or would
just like a refresher, I strongly recommend you check out the inimitable
John Lithgow’s dramatic 10-minute reading that [ [link removed] ]just posted yesterday. 

And I want to specifically call out Lesson #13 this week:

Lesson #13: Practice Corporeal Politics. "Power wants your body softening
in your chair and your emotions dissipating on the screen. Get outside.
Put your body in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people. Make new
friends and march with them."

April 5 is almost here whether or not Musk and Trump like it. This lesson
is relevant any week of the Musk/Trump era, but it’s particularly relevant
this week, which will end with the [ [link removed] ]largest single day of protest in
many years. [ [link removed] ]I announced the April 5 Hands Off! day of protest a couple
weeks ago to Rachel Maddow. This Saturday, there will be massive peaceful
marches in Washington DC and other big cities, but this is not confined to
city centers. We will have over 1,000(!) local events across every state
in the country, and more sympathetic protests planned across the world.
This is destined to be an historic level of corporeal politics. 

Musk and Trump don’t like this. Of course they don’t! No fascist wants to
see masses of peaceful everyday people gathering together in opposition to
an authoritarian takeover. Just this weekend, as Musk pumped millions more
into Wisconsin to try to buy a Supreme Court seat, he also posted to the
site formerly known as Twitter and currently overrun with bots, nazis, and
nazi bots, that “Indivisible are [sic] criminals”…for peacefully
protesting? 

The strategic logic of April 5. Hands Off! is going to be historically
big, and we all need to do our part to make it big. We need to show that
the opposition to this regime is massive, and that it’s growing. I see
Indivisible members and leaders posting to social media, sending out
newsletters, writing op-eds, posting fliers around town, and pulling out
all the stops to recruit family, friends, acquaintances, and total
strangers to the nearest planned protest (or hosting their own!). Good! We
need everyone to do that. 

Why come out on April 5 at all? Why is this important? Simple: Because it
will be easier to come out on April 5 than it will on May 5 or June 5 or
July 5. Because if Trump and Musk continue going down the path they’re on,
we all know a crackdown on peaceful protest is coming. And when that
crackdown comes, protest needs to be in the air. It needs to be the most
normal thing in the world for millions of everyday people to spend their
Saturday marching for democracy. When the crackdown comes, it needs to be
alien, inexcusable, indefensible, and untenable for the authoritarian
government to run roughshod over the people. 

We protest on April 5 to tell them hands off today. And we protest on
April 5 so it is safe to tell them hands off tomorrow.

So get outside. Make some friends. And make clear that Musk and Trump are
up against forces they cannot intimidate into submission. We’re the
majority, and we’re telling them to get their grubby little hands off of
us, our friends, our families, our schools, our communities, our civil
rights, and our democracy. See you out there on April 5.

- Ezra Levin
Co-Executive Director, Indivisible

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Your weekly to-dos

 1. [ [link removed] ]Join an April 5 “Hands Off!” protest near you. We’ve got over 1,000
local protests against the Musk-Trump power grab scheduled in all 50
states this Saturday. Find an event near you, sign up, and show up to
help demonstrate mass opposition to Trump’s authoritarian agenda.
Remember – when we show up, that courage is contagious. Trump and Musk
won’t immediately back down on April 6 as a result of our protests,
but judges, journalists, law firms, universities, civil society
institutions, elected officials and others under intense pressure from
this administration will know they aren’t alone in this fight. 
 2. [ [link removed] ]Register for the “Hands Off!” mass call on Tuesday, April 1 at 8pm
ET, 5pm PT to prepare for this weekend. Want to know what to expect
this weekend, the goals of the mass mobilization, and how you can get
more involved? Join our planning call with the leaders from
Indivisible, MoveOn, the ACLU, Social Security Works, the American
Federation of Teachers and more! We also invite you to join the
[ [link removed] ]safety and de-escalation training on Wednesday, April 2, at 8pm
ET/5pm PT. 
 3. [ [link removed] ]Call Your representative: Help block Republicans from
disenfranchising millions of voters with their “Silencing Americans
Act." This week, we expect the House to vote on H.R. 22 -- one of the
biggest threats to voting rights we’ve seen in a generation. You may
know this bill as the “SAVE Act” but we are calling it by a more
accurate title -- the “Silencing Americans Act.” 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] ]Visit our website for more information on
this bill and Trump’s related Executive Order. 
 4. [ [link removed] ]Hold the Trump administration accountable for its jaw-dropping
national security meltdown over Signal. Following the real-time
leaking of war plans to a journalist over Signal, far too many members
of Congress -- including Democrats -- are continuing on with business
as usual. Hours after the story broke, a [ [link removed] ]considerable number of
Senate Democrats helped confirm another one of Trump’s nominees!
Instead of enabling an administration that’s endangering us all, Dems
need to fight back. Check out our explainer for more info on the
scandal and ways you can push Congress to respond.
 5. [ [link removed] ]DC Indivisibles: Rally for patients' rights and Medicaid access at
the US Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 2. This week, SCOTUS will be
hearing oral arguments in a case about whether Republicans can ban
Medicaid patients from getting their reproductive healthcare at
Planned Parenthood, the latest in the GOP’s ongoing assault on
reproductive freedom and essential safety net programs. Allies will be
rallying outside the Court on Wednesday at 9am. 

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TONIGHT: Join our Wisconsin Supreme Court phonebank

One of the most important elections of 2025 is wrapping up tomorrow. Elon
Musk has spent over $20 million to elect a pro-Trump judge to the
Wisconsin Supreme Court. If he’s successful, conservatives will have a
majority on the crucial swing state court likely to hear cases on
gerrymandering, voter suppression, abortion, and potential election
subversion. And oh yeah, probably a Tesla lawsuit, too! 

If you don’t like the idea of the world’s richest man being able to buy
himself a friendly court majority, it’s not too late to do something about
it. Indivisibles in Wisconsin are continuing to [ [link removed] ]knock doors through
Election Day. And the rest of us can help get out the vote for liberal
candidate Susan Crawford by calling voters during our FINAL phonebank of
the election tonight at 7pm ET. [ [link removed] ]Register here to join tonight’s
Wisconsin phonebank.

Note: This phonebank is limited to 700 participants, so if you find
yourself unable to register, it’s because we’ve hit our capacity (and we
didn’t even need to [ [link removed] ]bribe people with $1 million checks). 

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Stand with our trans siblings on Transgender Day of Visibility

Today, we’re celebrating trans communities’ vibrancy and perseverance in
the face of attacks on their very existence -- and fighting for a future
when all our trans and nonbinary siblings can safely live authentically
and freely. 

You may have noticed we didn’t include our normal fundraising pitch in the
to-do section above. Instead, we’re asking folks to support your favorite
trans rights organizations. There are many groups doing incredible work,
but today we want to suggest a donation to the [ [link removed] ]Trans Justice Funding
Project -- an innovative trans-led initiative that offers direct grants to
groups fighting for trans justice throughout the United States. 

[ [link removed] ]If you’re able, please donate directly to TJFP to fund trans activists
and trans-led organizing across the country.

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Fight disinformation with the Truth Brigade

Want to help disrupt the spread of disinformation online? [ [link removed] ]Join the
Indivisible Truth Brigade’s next strategy call on Wednesday, April 9 at
6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT. 

Disinformation thrives in our “attention economy,” where algorithms
promote sensationalism and lead users down rabbit holes reinforcing simple
(often conspiratorial) explanations for complex societal problems. 

On this month’s Truth Brigade call, we’ll discuss how we can protect truth
and combat misinformation in today’s media landscape. 

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