Congress reconvenes from their recess next Monday. Nineteen working days later – at midnight, March 14 – the federal government runs out of money. Without new funding, major domestic services and programs will shut down (military & police will continue).
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We were more than a little bit surprised to see Trump’s new attorney general, Pam Bondi, take action to defund local police this week, as part of the Administration’s ideological crusade against sanctuary cities like San Francisco. This isn’t quite what defunding proponents wanted, and we certainly won’t hail her as a racial-justice hero for an action motivated by anti-immigrant ideology. Nonetheless, her move to withhold federal funding for public safety in sanctuary cities does count as defunding local police—an interesting move from someone nominally in law enforcement.
Read MoreOne way to view Trump/Musk's ruthless trample, slash, and destroy assault on the non-defense half of the federal government is as the vicious hubris of ideologic fanaticism. But there's also a deeper strategy to their frenzy.
Read MoreOn Monday, wannabe-king Trump issued an unconstitutional decree through his Office of Management and B.udget (OMB) halting a wide swath of federal non-defense funding for an indefinite period. This threatens our health and safety
Read MoreSpread the word: It’s going to be Biden vs. Trump in 2024. And feel free to point people to our blog post.
Read More“Good evening. Today, an indictment was unsealed charging Donald J. Trump with conspiring to defraud the United States, conspiring to disenfranchise voters, and conspiring and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding. The indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the District of Columbia and sets forth the crimes charged in detail. I encourage everyone to read it in full.” U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith, 8/01/2023
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This first indictment is just one case (and an element of a broader track record and criminal conspiracy) and one step on the path to accountability for the American people. There is much more pending criminal and civil litigation facing the former MAGA president, so we’ve prepared a Deep Dive on resources available to help us all track their progress.
Read MoreTo help the Resistance thrive, and to prevent a repeat of these trying times, we need to convince our friends and family who’ve supported Trump to stop supporting him and start opposing him with us. This will not happen quickly—we must start now. And it will not happen easily—we must prepare to have some uncomfortable conversations.
To help you prepare, here are some suggestions on what you can do.
Read MoreIndivisible San Francisco condemns and opposes political violence. We stand united against racial, religious, and political hate crimes such as last Monday's racist murder of a Black man and woman in a Kentucky grocery store, the dozen bombs mailed during midweek to Democratic Party leaders and news media opponents of Trump, and the explicitly anti-Semitic mass killing of 11 Jews at Saturday sabbath services in Pittsburgh.
Read MoreThe Constitution lists treason, bribery, high crimes, and misdemeanors as grounds for impeachment. It defines treason as giving aid and comfort to our enemies. We’ve outlined six ways that Trump's actions fit those parameters.
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