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Indivisibles,

To prep for writing this final newsletter of the year, I re-read the first
one we sent out in 2025: [ [link removed] ]Contagious Courage vs. Capitulation Caucus.
I’ve got to be honest -- I’m kinda taken aback by the chutzpah in that
newsletter. This sums up Indivisible’s analysis of the moment:

* MAGA controls the federal government, but their coalition is fragile,
their leaders malevolent muppets, and their agenda deeply unpopular.
* From media institutions, to corporations, to wayward elected Democrats
with their tails tucked between their legs -- the capitulation caucus
has been growing.
* The good news is courage is contagious. And there’s a serious case of
courage spreading fast across the country.
* In the weeks to come, a lot of electeds and other elites are going to
see rising backlash and opposition to the chaos, cruelty, and
corruption that’s coming. And they’re going to shift course.

I think we had our heads screwed on pretty straight. The weekend after the
election, Leah and I dropped the kids with my mom, went to a cabin, pulled
a couple of all-nighters, and wrote a new Indivisible Guide firmly
planting the movement at the forefront of the fight back coalition. We
didn’t know exactly what was going to come, but we had an abiding faith in
the power of regular Americans in local organized communities. We believed
in the Indivisible movement.

This has been a hell of a year with a lot of chaos, cruelty, and
corruption. But our belief in this movement and in the power that we could
collectively build and wield was pretty damn well founded.

Defiantly celebrating what we’re proud of. Authoritarian regimes grind you
down -- it’s part of their strategy. They cultivate an aura of
inevitability and invincibility. They want you feeling alone, powerless,
and hopeless. So when I asked in a What’s the Plan survey this month what
Indivisible members are proud of, that wasn’t just fluff. Celebrating
victories against the regime is one of the most brazen acts of defiance we
can engage in. And it feels good too! Here’s are the top five most common
responses from your fellow Indivisible members:

* Historic levels of peaceful, powerful mobilization. You can check it
[ [link removed] ]on Wikipedia -- we collectively organized three of the five largest
protests in American history. Hands Off, No Kings I, No Kings II --
three million people, five million people, seven million people. There
will be dissertations and movies and songs written about this.
[ [link removed] ]Hell, there are already songs. 
* Building real infrastructure. The Indivisible movement ballooned in
size this year. We doubled the number of local groups and quadrupled
our membership. Existing groups recruited new first-time members,
built new leadership teams, and became local political powerhouses
showing up week after week after week. The phrase “build power” gets
bandied about a lot -- this is what it actually looks like on the
ground.
* Stomping the regime, electorally. We beat Elon Musk in Wisconsin. We
beat the regime in the off-year elections. At just about every special
election with a passing hint of viability, we destroyed the MAGA
coalition at the ballot box. “Sure they’ll march, but will they vote?”
Damn right we will, and we’ll bring millions with us.
* Evolving into corporate pressure. Indivisible has historically focused
our strategies and tactics on policymakers and politicians. This year
saw a ton of new activity on boycotts, corporate pressure, and
economic cooperation. Jimmy Kimmel is on the air, Elon Musk is out of
the White House, and Home Depot, Target, Amazon, and Spotify are on
notice. 
* Standing Indivisible against ICE. This movement is crystal clear: We
stand with immigrant communities under attack. Earlier this year, when
many Democratic political consultants advised the party to ignore the
issue or make deals with the regime, Indivisibles said f*ck no. Rapid
response networks, millions of Know Your Rights Cards, community
defense trainings, whistle kits, court watching, food drives, mutual
aid efforts for immigrant families, and sanctuary city and school
board advocacy campaigns. Reading these responses made me so damn
proud of this movement.

Rebellions are built on hope (because I can’t end the year without another
quote from [ [link removed] ]Andor). But seriously, this is hard work. And we can’t do it
unless we have a firm grasp of what we’re looking forward to. So I was
buoyed by the fierce, hard-headed optimism of Indivisible members who
wrote in with their hopes for 2026. I’ll give you the top three:

 1. Win the 2026 midterms. Damn straight. We’re going to build the largest
midterm margins against the incumbent party that this country has ever
seen. We’re going to take the House, the Senate, governorships, and
state legislatures all over the country. And we’re going to use those
majorities to finally exercise oversight over this lawless regime. 
 2. Reshape the Democratic Party. On the road to a midterm, we get to
remake the Democratic Party into a fighting force. We’ve spent a year
organizing to push Dems to fight back. In the primaries, we get to
choose the leaders who will instinctually join us.
 3. No Kings, No Kings, No Kings. Y’all, everybody is looking forward to
the next No Kings in the spring. Official date to-be-announced once we
land this with the full coalition, but trust me it’s coming. And I
can’t wait either.

This wild ride is likely going to get wilder -- we’ll see you in 2026.
Nine years ago, Leah and I posted the original Indivisible Guide to a
website formally known as Twitter. I’ve been proud of this movement every
year since then, but I have to say I feel like the movement’s hit a
crescendo in 2025. The role we played this year in rallying the troops,
stubbornly refusing to let this regime of malicious muppets destroy our
democracy, and standing up for our neighbors will go down in history.
Thank you for believing enough in our democracy to fight for it. It’s been
the honor of a lifetime to link arms with you and fight together with the
Indivisible movement.

In solidarity,
Ezra Levin
Co-Executive Director, Indivisible

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Your weekly to-dos

 1. [ [link removed] ]Tell your senators: No war with Venezuela. Trump is continuing to
escalate his warmongering: On Saturday, the Coast Guard boarded an oil
tanker that doesn't even appear on US lists of sanctioned vessels;
Hegseth's "Department of War" is now in active pursuit of a third oil
tanker; and last week saw an uptick in drone attacks on small boats,
bringing the total number of people needlessly killed to at least 100.
The Senate will be voting after the holiday on War Powers legislation
that would block the march to war. Call your senators and urge them to
vote yes.
 2. [ [link removed] ]The Epstein cover-up continues. If you have a Republican Member of
Congress, email them to demand action. On Friday, the Trump regime
blew past the legal deadline set by the Epstein Transparency Act to
release all the Epstein Files, releasing instead a tiny, selective,
and heavily redacted portion of them. This government-wide cover-up
was already a scandal -- now, it’s blatantly illegal. Use our email
tool to send a message to your Republican Members of Congress
demanding to know what they’ll do to uphold the law and give Epstein's
survivors the justice they deserve.
 3. [ [link removed] ]Submit a public comment on the Trump regime's new attacks on trans
youth. The government is now accepting public comment on two proposed
rules that would severely restrict access to gender affirming care for
young Americans. These comments will be supportive of legal challenges
aimed at blocking the new rules. Submit a comment now, or read on
(below) for more information. 
 4. [ [link removed] ]Join What’s the Plan with Leah and Ezra: New year, new registration
link! Our informal weekly Zoom chats with Indivisible co-founders Leah
Greenberg and Ezra Levin are done for the year, but we’ll be back on
January 8. We hope you’ll join us in the new year -- HOWEVER, to do
that, you’ll need to register at the new link above.  

P.S. We’re hoping to keep fundraising messages to a minimum over the next
week (as is always our goal), but we do have about $200,000 left to raise
to reach our end-of-year goal. [ [link removed] ]If you’re able to chip in to support the
Indivisible groups on the frontlines of the fight against authoritarianism
we’d be immensely grateful.

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The Trump regime’s latest attack on healthcare, science, and trans youth

Last Thursday, the Dr. Oz-run Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) announced two proposed rules intended to make it extremely
difficult, if not impossible, for trans youth to receive the healthcare
they need. 

One prohibits the use of Medicaid funds for puberty blockers, hormones,
and surgery; the other would coerce hospitals into denying this care by
threatening to take away their Medicare and Medicaid funding.

The sheer disregard shown by this regime for the humanity of trans kids
and their families is breathtakingly cruel. Dr. Oz's proposed rules come
after 27 states have already banned medically necessary care for trans
youth, forcing many families to uproot their lives entirely -- to leave
jobs, schools, communities, and loved ones -- and relocate.

We expect robust legal challenges to these hate-filled proposals and are
actively engaged with organizations on the frontlines of the fight about
how best to respond. [ [link removed] ]For now, the most important thing you can do is
submit a public comment about the harm these rules would cause. These
comments may not ultimately sway this transphobic regime, but they will be
very important for future lawsuits. 

Our friends at the Human Rights Campaign have put together a portal where
you can submit your comments, with helpful background, sample language,
and guidance. While the HRC form asks for some personal information,
identifying information will not be submitted with your comment to the
government. 

[ [link removed] ]SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT HERE

The road ahead may be long, but we'll walk it alongside our trans siblings
and their families until everyone can live their lives as their most
authentic selves, in freedom, dignity, and joy.

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IndivisiWIN of the week

Just days after Rock River WI Indivisible was established, an area police
chief learned that ICE was offering significant payouts to police
departments that train and deputize officers as ICE enforcers. The police
chief wasn't sure such collaboration was a good idea for his town,
Palmyra, but the village was facing significant financial challenges; he
applied.

Residents, on the other hand, were sure: Inviting ICE into their village
was a terrible idea. Within days of the offer going public, Rock River WI
Indivisible played a key role in forming a rapid response coalition. They
knocked on doors, talked to neighbors, and communicated quite clearly to
Palmyra's village board that ICE was unwelcome.

And they won! After broad opposition from the village, the application was
dropped. This is the power of grassroots organizing!

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