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Indivisibles,

It is the second week of Black History Month and what else would we expect
to talk about but a potential Republican presidential nominee working to
gut AP African American Studies courses?

That’s right, MAGA Republican Ron DeSantis threatened to ban the advanced
placement course -- his Department of Education saying that it is
“inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational
value.” We are not surprised by this: Last year, DeSantis signed a bill
that restricts how teachers can talk about race with students, and he has
continually waged a war on LGBTQ+ individuals -- through bills like “don’t
say gay” -- while taking a specific aim at attacking the medical rights of
trans children. 

This is not a quirk of Southern politics. This is a concerted plan, by a
major leader in the MAGA Republican party, to attack marginalized
Americans in a bid for power (as Thomas B. Edsall wrote in his
frequently-quoted opinion piece in the New York Times, [ [link removed] ]DeSantis is a
"test case"). Republicans have been using culture wars to divide Americans
for decades, and as the party has gone full MAGA in recent years, they
have ramped up those efforts to drive a wedge between working class
voters. 

Dividing communities and targeting vulnerable people is the foundation of
the Republican strategy.

It is easy to think that, with Trump’s influence waning within the
Republican party (for now), we could see a “return” to a reasonable world
of bipartisan governance -- that is not in the Republican playbook.
Whether it is Ron DeSantis’ planning to run for president or
insurrectionists like Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, and Paul Gosar
in the House, MAGA Republicans are doubling down on their attempts to sow
discord and reap the rewards. 

We must continue to fight against these attacks by bringing more people
over to our side in a rejection of MAGA's vision for our future. 

With that, here are your weekly to-dos:

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 Your 3 weekly to-dos 

 1. [ [link removed] ]Read the new 2023 Indivisible Guide (PDF). If you want tangible
actions you can take to confront MAGA extremism, this is the place to
start. Catch up on where we stand in the new year, explore our game
plan for the current Congress, and find out how to get involved. Our
wins over the last six years have been because we were coordinated,
energized, and informed; let’s make sure we go into 2023 with that
same foundation in place to fuel more wins.
 2. [ [link removed] ]Watch the State of the Union (SOTU) tomorrow Tuesday, February 7 at
9pm ET/6pm PT. President Biden will present his second State of the
Union address tomorrow evening. Read more below about what we are
looking out for and stay tuned for actionable items coming out of the
SOTU later this week. 
 3. Do you live in a rural area? [ [link removed] ]Click here to join our National Rural
Program. We have resources and calls specifically for our rural
Indivisibles where you can learn more about strategies and issues
specific to Indivisibles living in rural areas. If you want an idea of
what that looks like, [ [link removed] ]check out our agenda and notes from previous
meetings.

P.S. We rely on your support to keep call pages up and running, fund ads
to get the word out, and continue all the work we’re doing this year.
[ [link removed] ]If you’re able, click here to donate to help fund our work. 

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 State of the Union 

This is our second time covering the State of the Union (we didn’t give
more air to Trump’s lies during his term) and we’re excited to see what
goals President Biden has in store. We expect him to touch on many things,
but here are a few we’re excited to potentially hear:

* The debt ceiling -- We know that Republicans want to use the debt
ceiling to hold the government hostage and cut funding to critical
programs like Social Security and Medicare. Biden has been a strong
opponent of these Republican attacks on our economic well being, and
we expect him to continue to hold firm.
* Progressive policy wins -- Over the past two years, Biden has passed
the Inflation Reduction Act, a historic legislative package aimed at
creating jobs, building infrastructure, fighting climate change,
lowering prescription drug costs, and more. We expect Biden to
highlight these achievements and present a path forward as we continue
to build an economy where all of us can thrive. 
* MAGA extremism -- From January 6th, to abortion bans, to the Speaker
nomination, to anti-trans bills across the nation, Republicans have
been battling to restrict the basic rights of Americans in the name of
holding on to their wealth and power. Democrats have done a great job
of highlighting the hypocritical, selfish, and malicious nature of
MAGA Republican attacks on our freedoms and democracy. We expect
President Biden to remind the American people just how repugnant MAGA
extremism is in action. 

If you’re watching along, tweet us [ [link removed] ]@IndivisibleTeam with your thoughts,
and join us and [ [link removed] ]our friends at Working Families Party as they stream
IndivisiCandidate Rep. Delia Ramirez’s (D-IL) response or [ [link removed] ]follow us on
Facebook to watch the livestream.



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 IndivisiWin of the Week 

[ [link removed] ]Tweet of four pictures of the NY22 summitt with Indivisibles around
tables.

The NY22 Summit this weekend saw over 100 Indivisibles join to collaborate
on the future of the movement despite -25 degree windchill.

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Get excited for the State of the Union tomorrow and remember that we seek
to bring people together while MAGA Republicans seek to divide. It is
through that unity that we continue to win.

In solidarity,
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