This week, Ezra's thinking about how we reshaped the political landscape
together in Trump's (last) first 100 days. Plus, scroll down for ways to fight
Trump’s reconciliation plan, resist ICE overreach, mobilize your friends
against Pete Hegseth, and more in our weekly updates!

Hey Folks,

This week marks the last first 100 days of the Trump Administration. 

You’re going to see a lot of coverage of it -- analysis of what he’s done,
how Democrats and the opposition have responded, and what the future
portends. Indivisible is going to mark the milestone by showing up in
solidarity with two of this Administration’s top targets: immigrants and
workers. [ [link removed] ]Thursday is May Day -- a nationwide day of action led by
immigrant rights activists and labor unions.

Whether or not you’re in a labor union, and whether or not you’re an
immigrant, the reason to show up is simple: this is how we beat an
authoritarian putsch. The only strategy known to work against a national,
fascistic power grab is widespread, organized, diverse, pro-democracy
organizing. That’s it. To put it simpler: we win by showing up for each
other and with each other.

When we named Indivisible “Indivisible,” we did it with this strategy in
mind. Our only shot then, as now, was to link arms, treat an attack on one
like an attack on all, and “stand Indivisible” with those under threat.
That’s why eight years ago, Leah and I were out at a May Day protest in DC
after Trump’s first 100 days -- and this Thursday we’ll be out again.

Trump, Musk, and congressional Republicans want to divide and conquer.
They think they can terrorize immigrant communities and attack unions with
impunity because most Americans are not immigrants or union workers. We
show up because it’s the right thing to do -- and because we know Trump
isn’t stopping his attacks there. They are moving right along to attack
universities, law firms, news organizations, and nonprofits. Hell,
[ [link removed] ]Wikipedia is now in their crosshairs.

In 100 days, we’ve changed the political weather. We show up because this
is how we build a nationwide, unified opposition. And 100 days in, that
opposition is far more unified and, well, oppositional than it was in
January. Take a step back and look at how the political winds have
shifted.

The dominant strategic orientation within the Democratic Party as of
January went something like this:

* Grassroots opposition isn’t going to materialize.
* Democrats should demonstrate their reasonableness by cutting deals
with Trump.
* Democrats should cede narrative ground to Trump, who will sink
himself.

For readers of this newsletter, you will know who I’m going to link to
next. It’s James Carville, and his recommendation to Democrats to [ [link removed] ]“roll
over and play dead.”

But that strain of thought, which JB Pritzker described as the [ [link removed] ]"Do
nothing Democrats" over the weekend, is losing ground. In its place, we
have dynamic, entrepreneurial, proactive leaders who are looking for ways
to fight back. Maxwell Frost, Jamie Raskin, Jasmine Crockett, Greg Casar,
Chris Murphy, Cory Booker, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Robert Garcia, Maxine
Dexter… the list goes on.

The “fight back” faction of Democratic Party is insurgent and ascendant.
The “do nothing Dems” are looking weaker and more misguided by the day.

And this is not some naturally occurring event. In this moment, everybody
-- electeds, institutional leaders, the media -- are looking around to
understand: where are the people? And we are showing the people want
fighters, not sleepers. We -- all of us who have been showing up,
cajoling, and celebrating leaders -- have created the conditions for that
political shift. We did it at hundreds of town halls in February. We did
it at hundreds more empty chair town halls in March. We did it at the
single largest global day of protest in years for Hands Off in April.

We’re going to show up again this Thursday on May Day. And then we’re
going to show up in a very big way in June. I hope after or before you
[ [link removed] ]show up for your May Day protest on Thursday, you’ll [ [link removed] ]come to the
[ [link removed] ]What’s The Plan call at 3pm ET that day. We’re planning to roll out the
next major global demonstration.

[ [link removed] ]Trump is now an unpopular, lame duck president who just finished his
last first hundred days. The future doesn’t belong to him -- it’s ours for
the taking. To take it, we’ve got to take action. So read on to this
week’s actions!

-- Ezra Levin
Co-Executive Director, Indivisible

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Your weekly to-dos

 1. [ [link removed] ]Join a May Day mobilization to remind Trump and the oligarchs
controlling our government of working people’s power. May Day
celebrates the progress of working people and all those who fought to
win additional labor rights and protections. As Trump and his cronies
strip America down for profits, we’re joining organized labor,
immigrants’ rights groups, and Hands Off! allies to mark the day with
a nationwide show of working people’s solidarity.
 2. [ [link removed] ]If you have a GOP representative, call and get them on the record
about efforts to defund SNAP and Medicaid. Republicans in Congress
don’t want us talking about Trump’s tax scam (aka reconciliation plan)
because they know it screws working people by taking trillions from
Medicaid, SNAP, and more to pay for billionaires’ tax breaks. We need
to get them on the record and hold them accountable. You can also
[ [link removed] ]click here to email your Republican senator(s).
 3. [ [link removed] ]If you live in a blue state, demand your state Attorney General
fight hard against ICE overreach. Our new blue state toolkit includes
a detailed explainer, links, scripts, and other resources so folks
with Democratic Attorneys General can call on their AG to take action
against illegal ICE abductions and the crackdown on political dissent.
 4. [ [link removed] ]Hear directly from Indivisible’s co-founders about May Day, the
reconciliation fight, and more this Thursday at 3pm ET / 12pm PT. Each
Thursday, we take a step back to absorb the news, draw inspiration
from the work Indivisibles and our allies are doing, and talk about
how we fight back. This week, Leah and Ezra will share wins from our
April recess events, May Day plans, and how to fight Trump’s
reconciliation scheme.
 5. [ [link removed] ]Attend the Freedom to Learn Day of Action in Washington, DC on May
3 to tell the GOP: Hands off our history! The administration’s attacks
on history -- particularly Black history -- are just the start of
their attempts to warp culture and erase BIPOC identities. Join
Indivisibles and our allies in a mobilization to show that we won’t be
erased and won’t back down.

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About that attack on ActBlue

On Friday, Trump [ [link removed] ]signed an executive memorandum targeting ActBlue --
the main payment processor used by progressive groups like Indivisible,
thousands of charitable orgs, and the entire Democratic Party.

Many of you have reached out with concerns about how this impacts your
ability to support Indivisible and other organizations or candidates, so
we’d like to take a moment to dispel Trump’s lies and answer some common
questions:

Is it safe and legal to donate via ActBlue right now? Yes, ActBlue is
still powering grassroots fundraising, and they have no plans to give in
to Trump’s bullying. Nor do we. You can [ [link removed] ]donate to Indivisible on
ActBlue using this secure link, and if you’d like, leave them a tip at the
end to show your support.

Is my data still safe in ActBlue? Yes, we chose ActBlue as our donation
processor because they follow all the rules and have really strong
data-protection policies and technology. They’ve also assured partners
that they will not comply with any requests that could jeopardize people’s
private information.

There are a lot of misconceptions about this, so we want to put it in
bold: ActBlue does not sell your information to campaigns or other
organizations. But if you’ve ever given to a campaign via ActBlue and
later began getting unwanted texts and emails from candidates you’ve never
heard of, you’re not imagining it! Unfortunately, some campaigns and orgs
(not us!) sell donor info. It sucks. But remember -- that’s a bad practice
of those campaigns/orgs, which they’d do regardless of the fundraising
platform they were using. It’s got nothing to do with ActBlue.

But what is Trump alleging? And why? Trump’s memorandum parrots right-wing
misinformation about ActBlue processing fake/foreign donations. It’s
nonsense -- ActBlue follows state and federal regulations, requires donors
to affirm US citizenship/residency, and has processes in place to prevent
fraudulent donations.

As for why? He’s a bully and a fascist. He knows he can’t outright outlaw
his opposition, so he’s trying to kneecap it by cutting off its greatest
source of funding. It’s all about political power and control.

But we aren’t giving in. ActBlue is standing strong in the face of this
intimidation, and we’re standing by them.

[ [link removed] ]If you’re able, please make a donation
to Indivisible on ActBlue right now -- and then “leave a tip” for ActBlue
so they have the resources they’ll need to fight back.

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What's happening this week re: Trump's tax scam

This week, congressional Republicans return to DC after two weeks in their
home districts meeting with [ [link removed] ]hiding from constituents during April
recess. Just before that recess, they finally passed a budget resolution
to serve as the blueprint for their Medicaid-killing, SNAP-slashing, and
billionaire-enriching reconciliation plan, but even that early step came
with blaring warning signs for GOP leaders:

 1. The resolution -- typically one of the easiest steps towards a final
bill -- barely advanced after several [ [link removed] ]false starts and delayed
votes, and it only includes broad spending goals, not specific
figures, due to sharp disagreements about what funds to cut.
 2. Twelve House Republicans -- enough to sink the bill in the House --
[ [link removed] ]signed a letter opposing reductions in Medicaid coverage; meeting
the budget plan’s stated targets is nearly impossible without historic
cuts to Medicaid (among many other things).
 3. We’re betting that the fissures in the Republican caucus only grew
wider during recess, when lawmakers unwillingly dealt with huge crowds
of fired up voters and pointed coverage of Medicaid and SNAP cuts from
local media.

Now, Republicans are [ [link removed] ]sprinting to write a bill that unites their
fractured caucus around hundreds (maybe thousands) of line-items detailing
cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other popular programs that working folks rely
on. The GOP wants this done quick and quiet because they know the more it
gets talked about, the less popular it becomes.

Our job is to make the bill-writing process as long as possible -- with as
much public pressure and scrutiny as possible. [ [link removed] ]Right now, the top way
to do that is to call your Republican representative to say we won’t pay
the price of Trump’s tax cuts to billionaires!

If you have Republican senator(s), you can also [ [link removed] ]call your Republican
senator(s) to demand that they fight cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.

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New program alert: Fight Back With Friends!

Taking down MAGA will take all of us -- and that means bringing friends
into the fight. Fight Back With Friends (FBWF) is Indivisible’s nationwide
program that empowers you to help your own friends and neighbors get off
the sidelines!

YOU are the most powerful messenger to get your community engaged, and
FBWF is our way of helping you reach them effectively. [ [link removed] ]Sign up using
this link for access and next steps to join the Fight Back With Friends
program.

[ [link removed] ]Fight Back With Friends logo -- Click to join the program now

Right now, FBWF organizers are asking friends to demand that their Members
of Congress call for Pete Hegseth to step down! But new chances to
mobilize your network pop up often, so please [ [link removed] ]sign up for the next
Fight Back With Friends training on Tuesday, May 27, to stay in the loop.

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IndivisiWIN of the week

[27]Indivisibles along a roadside in Washington state hold signs reading
IMMIGRANTS BUILT AMERICA, DUE PROCESS FOR ALL, FREE ABREGO GARCIA, and
more

Washington Indivisibles responded quickly and in force to support their
state’s immigrant community after a [ [link removed] ]fascist ICE raid took place in
their state earlier this month.

Indivisible Washington’s 8th District organized a big public demonstration
demanding that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be returned home, and Indivisible
Skagit [ [link removed] ]made local news with their “ICE Out of Washington” weekend in
support of immigrant farmworkers.

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