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Hey folks,

I’ll confess: I unplugged after Wednesday last week. I spent time with
family. Ate too much. Played a lot of games with 2-year-old, duck-obsessed
Lila and 5-year-old, Zelda-obsessed Zeke. I started on David McCullough’s
1776 and the new Ken Burns documentary (and KPop Demon Hunters). “The
choir keeps singing when one of us takes a breath,” a local Indivisible
group leader told me years ago. I took a breath.

Turning back to the world now, I’m just gonna say it: There’s a different
flavor in the air. Something’s shifted -- the regime is clearly weakened.
From the largest protest in American history in October, to the
decade-best election night a few weeks ago, to Trump’s surrender on the
Epstein files bill, to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation -- the regime
isn’t looking quite so permanent and irresistible as it did a couple
months ago. 

Look at the East Wing Ballroom debacle. It was only a few weeks ago we saw
the [ [link removed] ]wrecking crew they tried to hide as news broke of the blatantly
corrupt funding scheme. The list of companies and individuals giving Trump
money for his $300m boondoggle is [ [link removed] ]too long for me to write out here,
but it includes tech giants like Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Meta,
Coinbase, and the Winklevoss Twins. The three companies targeted by [ [link removed] ]We
Ain’t Buying It -- Amazon, Target, and Home Depot -- all donated to
Trump’s inaugural or to the ballroom or both. Spotify too. Much of big
corporate America this year has fallen in line behind this corrupt regime.

This was “smart” business thinking. Go along with the grift and graft to
get along with the all-powerful regime.

But I was struck by a recent interview with JPMorgan’s head, Jamie Dimon.
Dimon is no resistance hero -- he’s a businessman making business
decisions. And one of those business decisions was to decline to
contribute to Trump’s ballroom scheme. Dimon’s reasoning: 

“We have to be very careful about how anything is perceived. And also how
the next DOJ is going to deal with it…We’re quite conscious of risks we
bear by doing anything that looks like buying favors or anything like
that.” 

Now just to be clear, declining to participate in obviously corrupt
endeavors is the lowest possible bar. But for the last year, elite after
elite failed to clear it. So it’s a good sign that someone like Dimon is
actually thinking about future consequences for illegal actions. As the
regime stumbles and [ [link removed] ]Trump sinks to his lowest approval ratings yet,
more potential co-conspirators are going to fear “how the next DOJ is
going to deal with” this regime’s illegal and unconstitutional actions. I
welcome that.

We’re under no illusion that Trump and his regime are now harmless.
Trump’s response to his declining popularity has been to double down. He’s
[ [link removed] ]gutting oversight of the secret police force. Pete Hegseth is
personally directing “[ [link removed] ]extrajudicial killings” (Rand Paul’s words). The
[ [link removed] ]regime is going after decorated veterans who dare encourage active
members of the military to obey the law. And Trump is aggressively
[ [link removed] ]lurching toward war in Venezuela.

Which is all the more reason for us to keep going. The more people see
Trump as a spent force, the less he’ll be able to get away with. 

Which brings us to the political earthquake that comes tomorrow if we
elect Aftyn Behn to Congress. No Democrat ought to have a shot in
Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District -- it went for Trump twice by
double digits. And yet, Aftyn -- Indivisible’s first Tennessee organizer
and the founder of our national raucous rural caucus -- has a shot. The
most recent polling shows [ [link removed] ]this race is close. Close enough that the
Republicans are suddenly dumping in millions, dropping smears on Aftyn,
and getting Trump to make last-minute urgent attacks on her.

A close race will send shockwaves through Republican boiler rooms. If
Aftyn wins, a whole bunch of so-called “safe seat” Republicans will
realize their seats are not so safe -- [ [link removed] ]Republicans like Troy Nehls in
Texas. Corporate leaders looking on will see the blue wave coming too.
They will reassess how smart it is to do logistics or recruitment for the
secret police force, or sponsor quid-pro-quo projects with the White
House.

It’s our job to make clear that democracy is reasserting itself. If, like
me, you took a breath last week -- welcome back! The choir kept singing,
and we’ve got new ways for you to join in this week!

In solidarity,
Ezra Levin
Co-Executive Director, Indivisible

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Your weekly to-dos

 1. [ [link removed] ]This is the final day of the We Ain’t Buying It economic black
out: Avoid shopping at Target, Amazon, and Home Depot this Cyber
Monday. Today closes out the busiest shopping week of the year, and
we’re going to continue demonstrating the consumer power of the
pro-democracy majority in this country by withholding our dollars from
companies that are complicit in Trump’s authoritarian power grabs. (If
you're having trouble with that link, try [ [link removed] ]this one.) 
 2. [ [link removed] ]Experienced phonebankers needed: Let’s get out the vote for Aftyn
Behn and flip TN-07 blue! Tonight is our final phonebank for Aftyn
Behn, a former Indivisible organizer who could score a major upset in
Tennessee's deep red seventh district. A win in tomorrow’s election
would narrow the GOP House majority to a sliver and send a powerful
message to the Republican Party about how politically toxic Trump’s
agenda has become. 

Note: Our phonebanks are normally open to all and start with a
training for new phonebankers. Tonight we have a limited number of
households remaining to be contacted, so we’re skipping the training
and suggesting that only experienced phonebankers join (we wouldn’t
want anyone to go through the entire training and then discover we’ve
run out of numbers!). 
 3. [ [link removed] ]Take your activism to the next level by joining a local
Indivisible group. It’s resolution season, and if one of your goals
for the new year is becoming more engaged in your community and doing
more to save democracy, it might be time to connect with an
Indivisible group near you.
 4. [ [link removed] ]Support immigrants under attack this Giving Tuesday. We normally
don’t include fundraising asks in our weekly to-dos, but with the
Trump regime escalating its attacks on immigrant communities, we want
to encourage this movement to support the Defending Our Neighbors
Fund. The fund helps individuals and families caught up in our
increasingly draconian immigration system get the legal assistance
they deserve.

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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
December 1-7
Monday: [ [link removed] ]“All in for Aftyn” Virtual Phonebank (6pm ET)
Call Tennessee voters to help Aftyn Behn flip TN-07 (we won’t have a
training on tonight’s call, so we encourage only those with prior
phonebanking experience with us to join)

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Wednesday: [ [link removed] ]Indivisible Red and Rural Caucus Call (8pm ET)
Connect with other activists organizing in red and rural communities

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Thursday: [ [link removed] ]“What’s the Plan?” with Leah + Ezra (3pm ET)
An interactive Q&A with our co-founders

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Thursday: [ [link removed] ]Resilience for Sustainable Activism Training (7pm ET)
Because authoritarians want us overwhelmed and exhausted, rest and joy are
critical components of successful resistance. Learn strategies for
sustainable activism from expert organizers.

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Thursday: [ [link removed] ]Indivisible’s Primary Launch Call (8:30pm ET)
In 2026 we’re going to fight for Democratic leaders who’ll fight for us.
This call is primarily intended for Indivisible group leaders, but anyone
who wants to learn about our 2026 primary program is welcome to join.
On the Horizon
December 8-14
December 11: [ [link removed] ]“What’s the Plan?” with Leah + Ezra

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

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