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After Saturday’s historic day of defiance, we’re getting right back to work
with actions to protect healthcare, end the shutdown, win in Virginia, and
expand our movement. But first, take a moment to celebrate No Kings with Ezra!

Hey folks,

Wow. All of us together just pulled off the largest peaceful protest in
American history. That’s not exaggeration or spin -- it’s just the factual
truth. [ [link removed] ]Leah and I spoke right before Bernie at the DC rally to a crowd
of 200,000 people, an awe-inspiring sight of patriotic Americans showing
up in defense of their rights and in the face of threats from the regime.

 As we prepare now to make the most of this accomplishment, here are my 3
takeaways from the day:

1. This was literally historic.

Saturday was comfortably the largest single-day peaceful protest in
American history. More than 7,000,000 people at more than 2,700 protests
across the world -- including in the biggest and bluest city centers and
reddest and most rural towns in America.

My words can’t do justice to the breadth and depth of the events that day.
We will be sharing the pictures, watching the videos, and reading the
analyses from esteemed academics and historians for years to come. If
you’re looking for a quick overview, I’d recommend [ [link removed] ]Indivisible’s
Bluesky account -- just scroll through and get a sense of what the largest
protest in American history feels like.

And it wasn’t just one day out of the blue. This is our third mass
mobilization this year, and each one has been bigger than the last.

April Hands Off: 3 million at 1,300 events.
June No Kings: 5 million at 2,100 events.
October No Kings: 7 million people at 2,700 events.

Notice the trend?

All year, we’ve said we are building movement muscle. We are pulling more
and more people in to be part of the opposition. Saturday was more than a
single historic day -- it was a sign of things to come.

2. The message couldn’t have been clearer or more powerful.

The regime did their damndest to smear us, scare off organizers, and
dissuade people from showing up. They called us violent communists. They
labeled it a “Hate America” rally. They wanted conflict, and they wanted
it to be a bust.

They failed.

These were boisterous, enormous, peaceful demonstrations in defense of the
First Amendment and against kingly rule. If you look at the pictures of
crowds from Boise to Seoul to Austin to DC to Paris to Sioux Falls to
London to Chicago and every place in between, you got two clear messages:
joy and power.

In the largest protest in American history, there were no instances of
violence from protestors reported. As of this writing, I am aware of one
arrest of a No Kings protestor -- a woman in Alabama with a “No Dick
Tator” sign dressed up as a giant penis. Unjust as that arrest was, that’s
it.

Our commitment to nonviolence was important for sending the right message
to the country this weekend, and it’s also important for protecting
ourselves from the slander, threats, and attacks from the regime in the
future. When they come at us, they are coming at the organizers of the
largest peaceful protest in American history; a protest that was about one
single thing: opposing monarchical rule in America.

3. The regime will now try to erase it -- so we must celebrate it and
build on it.

The banner of “No Kings” resonates in this country. Trump himself couldn’t
help telling the world how pissed he was with [ [link removed] ]a truly unhinged AI video
portraying himself as king while he dropped literal sh*t on peaceful
protestors.

But unfortunately for the regime, our banner resonates so much that they
are doing everything it can to pretend it didn’t exist. What the regime
promised us would be a bloody eruption of communist insurrectionists, they
are now spinning as a non-event -- via outright delusional denial or
conspiracy theories that the crowds were AI.

I can’t help but think of George Orwell in a moment like this. “The Party
told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final,
most essential command.” And with some exceptions, the establishment media
in this country is happy to oblige. The New York Times saw fit to
[ [link removed] ]relegate the largest protest in American history to page 23.

The good news is we do not have to rely on the New York Times to tell this
story. Get used to saying “the largest peaceful protest in American
history” a lot. You will hear me saying that a lot.

It is up to us to both mythologize it and build upon it. The way we do
that is by refusing to allow the regime to define what we did, and by
refusing to allow this to be just a one-day protest.

This week the entire No Kings coalition is coming together for a
[ [link removed] ]follow-up call on Tuesday at 8pm ET, and then we’ll have a celebratory
[ [link removed] ]What’s the Plan with me and Leah at our normal weekly time (Thursday,
3pm ET) to discuss next steps. Lean in this week. Join us, and encourage
others to join with you!

If there’s one thing we’ve learned from this weekend it’s that when we
show up and do the work, it sends the regime scrambling. As Leah and I
said to close our speech on Saturday:

We’re better than fear. We’re braver than billionaires. We’re bigger than
ever. And we’re gonna win.

In solidarity,
Ezra Levin
Co-Executive Director, Indivisible

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Your weekly to-dos

 1. [ [link removed] ]Sign up for the “What’s Next After No Kings?” mass call tomorrow,
October 21, at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. No Kings was massive, powerful, and
meaningful -- but it wasn’t the end of our work. Join movement leaders
and fellow activists Tuesday night to celebrate what we accomplished
and dive into what’s next in the fight.
 2. [ [link removed] ]Find (and take action with) the local Indivisible groups in your
area. Local activists and organizers were the beating heart of No
Kings Day -- and they’ll keep leading the fight on the ground in your
community. Use our map to see what groups are near you, follow them
online, and get in touch with local Indivisibles.
 5. [ [link removed] ]Email your GOP senators to demand a bipartisan spending deal --
and remind them they own this TRUMP SHUTDOWN! Republicans are still
rejecting a common-sense deal to end the shutdown and reverse MAGA
healthcare cuts. Let’s stay loud to show our resolve and remind the
GOP it’s on them to reopen the government.

 8. [ [link removed] ]Volunteer for a virtual phonebank to help Dems win big in Virginia
this fall. We’re making 1,000,000 calls to voters to help VA Democrats
build a vital defense against Trump’s authoritarian overreach -- a
Democratic trifecta in his own backyard! All you need is your phone
and a computer. [ [link removed] ]Join a live phonebank training here.

P.S. Together, we just pulled off the biggest day of protest in American
history -- and welcomed tens of thousands of new friends to our team! Now,
we need to keep organizing and give folks the tools to keep fighting with
us. [ [link removed] ]If you can, please chip in today so we can build on the momentum
of No Kings Day and keep growing our movement.

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Upcoming events for you

These nationwide events, calls, and training sessions are coming up soon.
For even more Indivisible happenings, [ [link removed] ]check our national calendar and
get in touch with [ [link removed] ]Indivisible groups near you!

Happening This Week
October 20-25
Mon/Wed/Thu: [ [link removed] ]Virginia Virtual Phonebanks (6:30pm ET)
Three chances to help build a Dem trifecta in Virginia by calling VA
voters from home

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Monday: [ [link removed] ]Solidarity in Action "Understanding Systemic Privilege and
Oppression" Workshop (7pm ET)
A training on how power structures shape injustice and create disparities,
with author/expert Tim Wise

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Tuesday: [ [link removed] ]“What’s Next after No Kings?” Mass Call (8pm ET)
A nationwide call for No Kings participants to celebrate Saturday’s
success and plan our next steps

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Thursday: [ [link removed] ]"What's the Plan?" with Leah + Ezra (3pm ET)
An interactive weekly Q&A with our co-founders
On the Horizon
October 26 - November 4
October 27: [ [link removed] ]Monthly Phonebank Training

Oct. 27 - Nov. 3: [ [link removed] ]Virginia Virtual Phonebanks

October 28: [ [link removed] ]Fight Back with Friends Monthly Call

November 4: Election Day 2025

Stay tuned for more events in next Monday’s newsletter…

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Trump Shutdown update: GOP talks 💩, does nothing

As the Trump Shutdown stretches into its fourth week, Trump and
Republicans keep [ [link removed] ]dumping on the American people -- and not just in
gross AI videos.

House Republicans are skipping work and hiding at home. Senate Republicans
have voted 10+ times to [ [link removed] ]let healthcare costs double for millions of
us. And Trump and party leaders are slandering the 7,000,000+ people who
peacefully marched on Saturday as “hating America” and “terrorists.”

Republicans act this way because they still think Dems will fold and give
Trump exactly what he wants. But after Saturday’s historic protests --
including massive turnout in swing districts nationwide -- the pressure on
GOP lawmakers is becoming too big to ignore. We need to stay loud and keep
stating our case.



[ [link removed] ]Email your Republican senators to demand a bipartisan spending deal
that keeps healthcare affordable -- and remind them that they own this
TRUMP SHUTDOWN!

[ [link removed] ]Email GOP senators >>



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Fight back with friends to end the shutdown

Stopping this authoritarian onslaught is going to take all of us -- and
that means bringing new friends into the fight. Fight Back with Friends
(FBWF) is a nationwide program that empowers you to help your own friends
and neighbors get off the sidelines!

[ [link removed] ]Digital flier for the Fight Back with Friends monthly meeting on Tuesday,
October 28 -- Click to register for this event

This month, Senate Democrats are holding the line to protect us from
healthcare cuts and price hikes, while Senate Republicans refuse to buck
Trump and end the shutdown. We need our family and friends helping us
pressure every senator to stand up to Trump and protect healthcare.

[ [link removed] ]Sign up for the FBWF monthly meeting next Tuesday, October 28, to
bring your friends into the fight to keep healthcare affordable and end
the costly Trump Shutdown.

[ [link removed] ]Fight back with friends >>

New to the Fight Back With Friends team? No worries! We'll do a live training
session on the call -- walking you through how to download the app, upload your
first contacts, and start having effective conversations with your network.
[ [link removed] ]Join the training at 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT on Tuesday, October 28.

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IndivisiWIN of the week

[ [link removed] ]Indivisible Instagram video showing a collection of clips from No Kings
protests all across America -- Click to watch the full video.

We’d normally use this space to celebrate the work of one local
Indivisible group, but it’s impossible to do that this week -- after so
many played such a huge role in making Saturday unforgettable!

So instead, let’s celebrate EVERYTHING our team accomplished this week all
across the country. [ [link removed] ]Check out this montage of No Kings Day protests of
all fifty states and across the globe, and know that your work was
indispensable!

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