Indivisibles,

Trump plans to sabotage the midterms, so we're going to need a plan to stop him. As soon as he took office again, Trump started signaling that he intends to interfere with the midterms. There are too many examples to cover everything, so here are some of the lowlights from just the last year:

• March 2025: An executive order trying to unilaterally overhaul election administration.
• July 2025: Ordered Texas to gerrymander five new Republican House seats.
• August 2025: An executive order to "get rid of" mail-in ballots ahead of the midterms.
• January 2026: Told the House GOP "they should cancel the election.” He regretted not seizing the voting machines after 2020, and then later that month he sent goons to raid Fulton County's election hub.
• February 2026: Said Republicans should "nationalize" elections. The next day Steve Bannon said, "You're damn right we're gonna have ICE surround the polls come November," and urged Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act.
• March 2026: Issues an executive order to create state-by-state citizen lists and orders USPS to deliver mail ballots only to federally approved names. Installed election denier Dan Bishop to run DOJ's "election-integrity" efforts.
• April 2026: Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act, paving the way for racial gerrymanders in former Confederate states. Trump team threatens to force blue states to redraw their own maps.
• June 2026: Raided the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a voter-registration nonprofit.

Even as he meets resistance from the courts and some blue states, he's clearly not backing down. So what's our plan?

We need to get into election protection formation -- let’s talk about how. For the last 75 weeks or so, Leah and I have hosted What's the Plan, our live Q&A with the Indivisible movement. It’s a unique space: thousands of people from across the country and the world, together every week, working through the strategy and tactics of organizing against fascism. When we’re at our best, we’re cutting through the noise, demystifying some process or institution, and focusing on what we all can actually do.

If Indivisibles are going to plan together for how we organize in defense of the midterms, the place to have that conversation is What’s the Plan. We don’t want to shortchange the big topic, so this week we’re trying something a bit different.

• This Thursday at 3pm ET, we'll be joined by Corey Dukes from Protect Democracy, an ally in this fight.
• We're asking you to do a few minutes of pre-reading so the discussion is as fruitful as possible.
• We're inviting you to submit a question ahead of time here. I’ll go through all these Wednesday night to help us steer the conversation before turning it over to live Q&A.

If we pull this off, you'll come away with a better understanding of how this sabotage threat actually works, and the steps you and your local group can take to blunt it. 

As a movement, we have to learn, grow, and act together, so I hope you can join us Thursday (or catch the podcast Friday!). But whatever your schedule, there are plenty of ways this week to organize your community in defense of democracy -- read on!

In solidarity,
Ezra Levin
Co-Executive Director, Indivisible

Your weekly to-dos

1. Phonebank for Indivisible endorsed candidate Julie Gonzales (CO-Sen) tomorrow, Tuesday, June 23 (7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT). Gonzales is up against a Democratic incumbent who has voted to confirm more of Trump’s cabinet nominees than any other Democrat not named Fetterman. Coloradans deserve a progressive fighter in the battle against authoritarianism, not a centrist. Gonzales’ primary is in just over a week on June 30, so your calls can make a big difference right now. Paid for by Indivisible Action. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.
2. Continue to urge your Members of Congress to demand dignity for detained immigrants at Delaney Hall and detention centers across the US. Just last week, Members of Congress were denied access to immigrants detained at Delaney Hall during an oversight visit after previously being allowed to speak with people inside. We must insist that Members of Congress do everything in their power to escalate their oversight actions and bring attention to the horrifying conditions and human rights abuses at Delaney Hall and Trump’s concentration camps around the country.
3. Keep calling your US senators and urge them to oppose AI mass surveillance. FISA, an infamous spying law that opened the door for warrantless surveillance of American citizens, expired earlier this month. Unless our Members of Congress want to be complicit in the continued chilling of our freedom of speech, they must hold the line for our civil liberties.
4. Once you’ve called your US senators, call your US representative and demand the same. Given FISA’s potential to be supercharged by AI and abused by this regime, serious guardrails on this legislation are more important than ever. You can follow up with a quick email to all of your Members of Congress.
5. Register for our Immigrant Justice Summer Training Series, beginning July 9, to learn how to build a safe, hyper-local, immigrant-aligned response when ICE comes to your community. ICE announced it's offloading 7 of the 11 warehouses it bought for mass detention after communities across the country organized, sued, and showed up. With $70 billion in new DHS funding, the fight isn't over. We need to be prepared on how to respond in our own communities. Immigrant Justice Summer will give you the tools you need.

P.S. On June 16, the Department of Justice indicted 15 Minnesota anti-ICE activists on federal conspiracy charges. Trump’s regime is weaponizing the DOJ in an attempt to intimidate organized, nonviolent resistance -- but we know who is really putting our communities and our immigrant neighbors in danger. If you can, chip in to the Minnesota 15’s legal defense fund launched and managed by friends and family of the defendants to help them cover costs for what’s sure to be a long legal battle against the regime.

Good Trouble Lives On

Mark your calendars for the Good Trouble Lives On Weekend of Action (GTLO) on July 17-19!

GTLO honors the legacy of civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis and brings communities together to take peaceful, non-violent action to challenge injustice. This year’s theme is Teach! Reach! Preach! and encourages non-partisan voter engagement, civic education, and faith-based organizing. 

Amid the most dangerous rollback of civil and voting rights in decades, it’s up to us to carry the spirit of John Lewis’ call for “Good Trouble” forward.

Find a Good Trouble Lives On event near you!

 Upcoming events + Election shifts

These nationwide events, calls, training sessions, and electoral volunteer opportunities are coming up soon. For even more Indivisible happenings, check our national calendar and get in touch with Indivisible groups near you!