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In this week's newsletter: Ezra recaps this weekend's massive ICE Out For Good
mobilization, and then we've got some critical to-dos on reining in ICE,
important campaign updates (some good news!), and more.

Hey Indivisibles,

Welcome back! Every week for the last year or so, I spend Sunday night to
Monday morning writing up this newsletter intro with the help of
Indivisible’s other co-executive director (and my spouse) Leah. We aim to
do more than inform -- we want to help you take meaningful action. We
continue those conversations on Bluesky ([ [link removed] ]Leah here, me [ [link removed] ]here), and in
our weekly Thursday What’s the Plan live chats ([ [link removed] ]next one here). I’m
sorry to say it's clear to me that 2026 is going to get worse before it
gets better -- but we’re going to make it better together. So let’s link
arms and jump in. 

Focusing while in the direct line of a fascist fire hose. This week I
can’t help but think of a quote from the
criminally-snubbed-at-the-Golden-Globes work of resistance art, Andor:
“The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand…It's easier to
hide behind forty atrocities than a single incident.”

So bear with me, because while we're working on all of these issues at
Indivisible and have action items for many below, for this intro I'm not
going to to focus on Venezuela, or Greenland, or Iran, or the federal
reserve, or the Epstein files, or much of the rest of the firehose of
fascism coming at us from this regime. Instead I’m going to focus on a
single incident: the murder of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis
last week. 

We’re going to need more whistles. If you haven’t read [ [link removed] ]Becca Good’s
short statement about her wife, I’d like you to close this email and read
it. It’s beautiful, heartwrenching, enraging, and inspiring. You probably
already knew that Renee was a Minneapolis mom who had just dropped off her
kid at school. But you might not have known that she sparkled -- that
“Renee was made of sunshine.” 

This regime shot Renee and then labeled her a domestic terrorist. They
didn’t do it because they’re strong. They did it because they’re weak, and
they’re scared. “We had whistles. They had guns,” wrote Becca Good. This
regime is terrified of our whistles, of our signal groups, of our know
your rights trainings, of our frog and unicorn costumes, of our dance
circles and funny signs -- of our outrage and our historic, fast-spreading
protests. They’re terrified that we’ll realize we’re not alone, and that
we’ll show other people they’re not alone either.

That’s why we -- together with an incredible coalition of organizations --
called for nationwide vigils and actions to remember Renee, all the
victims of ICE violence, and call for action. And you answered the call,
with nearly 1,200 events across the country. Leah was out in Montgomery
County, and I was out in Alexandria, and you all were out everywhere else
in force with a clear demand: Rein in this violent, lawless agency.

The strategic logic of protest. If you were out there this weekend, you
might sense like I do that we’re at an inflection point with ICE. People
who do not consider themselves political or activists or organizers see
what this regime is doing, and they’re pissed. 

The weekend's protests serve two purposes:

 1. We're preventing the regime’s propaganda from becoming accepted
reality. It’s harder for Trump and his goons to label Renee a
terrorist when people in every community actively memorialize her for
what she was. And there’s reason to believe her horrific murder is
shifting public opinion against ICE in America, with most Americans
now criticizing ICE for being too forceful, and a [ [link removed] ]record number
supporting doing away with ICE altogether. When we show our outrage,
other community members understand they should be outraged too.
 2. We send a message to the political class that they need to act.
Republicans are fracturing over this. Meanwhile, we’re in active
conversation with Democrats in Congress to [ [link removed] ]escalate the fight
against ICE using the January 30 funding deadline. The bill that funds
Kristi Noem’s Homeland Security Department is being debated right now.
While Schumer and Jeffries will not lead this, they can be pushed to
follow our lead. Expressing outrage through our ICE Out for Good
protests give our allies on Capitol Hill leverage. The same goes for
state-level reforms in blue states, where lawmakers have myriad
opportunities to limit harm from ICE.

If you need some fire in your belly, read Becca Good’s statement and
[ [link removed] ]watch this tribute. Organizing and expressing outrage is our job now --
it’s our electeds’ job to act. But doing our job well requires more than
one weekend of outrage. We have to organize the opposition. And we do that
best when we do it together, so please read on to the weekly action items
below and do some good in Good’s name this week.

In solidarity,
Ezra Levin
Co-Executive Director, Indivisible

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Your weekly to-dos

 1. [ [link removed] ]Tell your Senators: Rein in ICE NOW. The coalition behind ICE Out
For Good is following our historic weekend of action by flooding
Congress with calls demanding that they use the upcoming Homeland
Security funding bill to rein in ICE. After calling your senators, use
[ [link removed] ]this link to call your representative.
 2. [ [link removed] ]Send an email to your senators demanding they restore healthcare
subsidies NOW. Last week, the House voted to restore the Affordable
Care Act subsidies that Trump made lapse last year, leading to
skyrocketing healthcare premiums for millions of Americans. Now the
Senate must do the same. 
 3. [ [link removed] ]Keep demanding your senators vote to stop Trump’s war on
Venezuela. Last week, the Senate advanced a War Powers Resolution to
pump the brakes on Trump’s war with Venezuela. Soon that resolution
will come up for a final vote in the Senate. Let’s make sure it
passes.
 4. [ [link removed] ]Next, send an email to all your Members of Congress demanding
action to stop Trump’s war of aggression. We have to make sure our
opposition to Trump's global gangsterism is loud, constant, and
everywhere. After placing calls to your senators, please also use our
tools to send emails to all of your Members of Congress, in the Senate
and in the House (where they'll have another War Powers vote soon).

 5. [ [link removed] ]DC Indivisibles: Join us for a major ICE Out For Good rally at the
Customs and Border Protection offices Tuesday (Jan 13) at 5pm. Our
weekend of action is over, but tomorrow we’re hosting a livestreamed
peaceful rally outside the CBP featuring Rep. Maxwell Frost and Sen.
Chris Murphy. Please be there if you can.

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Campaign updates (believe it or not… some good news!)

Things are pretty rough out there right now, but there was genuine good
news last week, too -- developments that show Trump’s authoritarian grip
continues to weaken. Our activism is having a real, tangible impact. A few
highlights: 

* Venezuela War Powers: On Thursday, the Senate voted to advance a bill
that would pump the brakes on Trump’s war with Venezuela. Five
Republicans (Paul, Murkowski, Collins, Hawley, and Young) defied Trump
and voted with every Democrat to move the bill forward. It’s reported
that Trump is calling each of them directly to express his fury, so we
need to [ [link removed] ]keep the pressure up ahead of the final vote.
* ACA Subsidies: Last year, Trump shut down the whole-ass government
because he refused to extend healthcare subsidies under the Affordable
Care Act, but last week SEVENTEEN House Republicans backed a Dem bill
that’d restore the subsidies and help bring down skyrocketing premiums
for millions of Americans. This bill passed despite loud opposition
from Trump and Speaker Johnson. Constituent pressure truly made a
difference -- and now we need to keep it up to overcome continued
intransigence from Senate Republicans.  
* Avelo Airlines: After massive grassroots pressure on Avelo Airlines
(more on that below), the small carrier announced it would cease
running deportation flights for the Trump regime. No further action
needed here, folks. This is a win!
* Spotify: After another major grassroots campaign involving widespread
boycotts, Spotify announced last week that ICE ads are no longer
running on its platform. The company’s statement was a little vague on
the particulars, so we’re urging its new leaders to clarify if it will
refuse to run ICE propaganda for good. For now, the main demand of our
campaign has been met. Major thanks to everyone who took action and
spoke out to help build pressure -- look out for more corporate
pressure campaigns to come against companies supporting Trump's
deportation machine.

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SCOTUS to hear arguments on trans youth in sports

Tomorrow, in a significant moment in the struggle for LGBTQ+ civil rights,
the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases: West Virginia v.
BPJ and Little v. Hecox. The plaintiffs in these cases argue that laws
passed in West Virginia and Idaho to ban transgender youth from school
sports teams that align with their gender identity violate both Title IX
and the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution. 

These cases come amid an onslaught of targeted attacks on transgender
Americans, especially trans youth, that have forced untold numbers to
uproot their lives and move to new states, for the safety and wellbeing of
themselves and their families. The Supreme Court's ruling, expected this
spring, will have implications far beyond the world of school sports. 

These bans aren’t about "protecting" anyone -- they’re about extremists
wanting to police gender and gender expression. Every child has a right to
feel safe to be exactly who they are in school.

If you're in the Washington, DC area, [ [link removed] ]please register for and attend
the rally planned at the Supreme Court building. Elsewhere in the country,
[ [link removed] ]use this tool to find local events. 

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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
Tuesday: [ [link removed] ]Join Lambda Legal to rally for trans youth's rights
Stand up for the rights of trans youth in schools: Indivisibles in the DC
area, [ [link removed] ]register for a rally at the Supreme Court here, 10am-1:30pm ET;
elsewhere, [ [link removed] ]find a local event here, times vary.

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Tuesday: [ [link removed] ]Livestreamed ICE Out For Good rally at CBP (5pm ET)
The coalition behind ICE Out For Good is hosting a major rally with Sen.
Murphy and Rep. Frost in DC. Those in DC [ [link removed] ]are encouraged to attend
the non-violent rally, others can watch [ [link removed] ]the livestream.

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Thursday: [ [link removed] ]“What’s the Plan?” with Leah + Ezra (3pm ET)
Our weekly interactive Q&A with our co-founders and executive directors
Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin

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IndivisiWIN of the week

[26]A collage of Indivisible activists at Avelo protests

What a win! Your efforts to end Avelo Air's deportation flights SUCCEEDED!

Indivisibles and partners around the country spent months dialing up the
heat on Avelo Airlines for trafficking people grabbed by ICE to wherever
the Trump regime saw fit. And last week, Avelo announced that their role
in Trump’s deportation machine would cease, because the flights "did not
deliver enough consistent and predictable revenue to overcome its
operational complexity and costs" -- in other words: Serving as ICE Air
just wasn't worth the trouble!

Pictured here are Indivisibles from Georgia, Michigan, and New York, but
this win belongs to so many groups and so many people that it reflects an
especially powerful truth: Each and every one of us plays an important
role in this work, and when we come together, we can move mountains. 

There's still a lot of work to be done in combating the scourge of
corporate compliance with fascism, but you've just proved that, together,
we're up to the task. And, because of you, the next time a business gets a
chance to become a regime puppet, they're likely to think twice.
Congratulations!!

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