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6 June 2026

By design, the non-stop, damaging chaos continues. In a day, I may go from horror to fury to relief and then start all over again. What I don’t feel is helplessness, because no matter how much energy and time it takes, this descent into rank corruption to the benefit of the very few is unsustainable. The people will prevail.

We will keep up the pressure on Members of Congress and this administration’s enablers through our calls to action. We will work to ensure we win back levers of power in November. And, we will invite more folks into active resistance and Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) efforts. 

ACTION: To that end, organize or attend a watch party on June 14 for the Rise Up Sing Out celebration. On the anniversary of the first No Kings demonstrations we will again distract from Trump’s attempt to use the day to celebrate himself. This is a great opportunity to reach people in your life and network who are not yet engaged. Gather friends for a watch party, or join friends hosting a watch party. Use the Indivisible organizing toolkit to help you get your plans in place.  

- TerriC

Federal Actions

We focus on actions that put you directly in contact with your elected officials. There are a lot of great tools to do this such as Resistbot, 5 Calls, or elected official contact forms.

What about signing letters/petitions you receive online? (1) Useful in alerting you to timely issues, and in providing talking points; (2) not useful because identical mass messages are often ignored. Use the information provided, then contact your elected officials using your preferred method.

Oppose a blank check for ICE and CBP

Public pressure helped quash the insane $1.8 billion slush fund for insurrectionists. It was only when Todd Blanche stated in writing that it was “dead,’ that the Senate passed the reconciliation bill.  But now, a bill to allocate over $70 billion to ICE and CBP, on top of the $170 billion already allocated in last year’s Big Ugly Bill paid for by cutting Medicaid and SNAP, is on its way to the House. The fight is not over. 

ACTIONS: Contact Senators Murray and Cantwell and thank them for voting no. Contact your Representative and bolster their fight in the House. Use Resistbot, 5 Calls, or Member of Congress online contact forms. 

Tell Congress: Block the Pentagon from building taxpayer-subsidized data centers

Defense Secretary Hegseth has pledged to create an “AI-first” fighting force, supercharging an already AI-powered war machine. The Army and Air Force have announced plans to build data centers spanning thousands of acres of military property in Texas, North Carolina, Utah, California, Arizona, and Georgia—and more could follow.

ACTION: Start composing (instructions provided) to make sure our lawmakers are paying attention

Protect and Get Out the Vote

• Join Defend Musk for a Voter Registration Party on June 14, writing postcards (with a pint!) in Greenwood. More details and RSVP.

• Looking for a phone bank to join? Indivisible is hosting phonebanks for progressive fighters. Opportunities listed here.

• Mark your calendars for our WI Member Meeting on June 18, at Keystone at 7pm. We will ensure you have a good overview of GOTV actions and hear from our partners managing canvassing, phone banking, postcarding, etc.

Gratitude Action

Thank Washington Representative Randall for testifying last week in opposition to the administration’s attempt to roll back critical wilderness protections in the 2001 Roadless Rule and to hold the Forest Service accountable to abide by tribal consultation practices. Watch her testimony or read about it, and then thank her.