Despite being ordered by a Judge, Trump’s regime has refused to fully fund SNAP, the food services for 40+ million US Americans. “They tried to use hungry kids as political pawns instead of coming to the table to reopen the government. Shameful,” explained Sen. Chris Van Hollen. Trump could fund SNAP right now. Instead, his regime is terrorizing our communities by fighting it in courts. A caring journalist would ask the question: How many people are dying from this very preventable policy? In this context, we are releasing a new report examining the death toll from Trump’s policies since his… Read full email…

[View Email in Browser] A Memo on Care for New Parents, Caregivers, Those Managing Mental Health, and Others Needing “Time Away” (If this message isn’t for you, perhaps you know someone who needs it.) In the last month, three pregnant people reached out and said some version of: “I’m so excited to be a new parent and to take time with my newborn. But if there’s anything I can do to help the movement, please don’t hesitate to call me.” I love that impulse — the fierce devotion to stay connected. Yes, the situation is dire. And yet in dire… Read full email…

On Saturday, an estimated 7 million people poured into the streets to say it loud and clear: No Kings. (No Kings snarks this is 14x larger than both of Trump’s inaugurations combined.) From Anchorage to Atlanta, from tiny towns to huge city squares, the message echoed across the nation — a call back to the founders’ defiance of tyranny and forward to a people-powered democracy. With over 2,700 cities and towns, the movement continues to break further and further into Trump’s support. As Erica Chenoweth’s and colleagues’ data shows, the protests are the most geographically widespread in US history —… Read full email…

Today I published an article in Waging Nonviolence chronicling “How the Disney boycott beat the FCC’s censorship push.” It’s an important story to tell — because it tells a key winning story. Few know that the boycott moved over 1.7 million unsubscribes (!) — we are not alone. Reminders that we’re part of a bigger “we” are important — another reason we hope to see you all at your local October 18th No Kings action. And for cities facing National Guard deployments, I wrote this guide “So the National Guard is (or might be) coming to your city?” Yes, we’ll… Read full email…

Disney had a decision to make. Do we accede to Trump’s pressure? Apparently, it wasn’t an easy decision. But they made the wrong one. They bowed to government pressure and censored Kimmel. And then a slew of people pushed back. After the pushback, Disney assessed its options. They could have joined the ranks of other capitulating institutions. But they looked at the strength of the people — specifically the tens of thousands closing up wallets — and said: we’ll pick the stronger side. They’re bringing Kimmel back. Disney didn’t bring Kimmel back because they suddenly grew a backbone. You were… Read full email…

[View Email in Browser] ChooseDemocracy.us, Feeling powerless doesn’t mean you are powerless. Trump and the Project 2025 plan is to rapidly shock the system and invoke a state of paralysis so they can take permanent control of the country. Authoritarianism is a system of controlling a population — not by persuasion but by a little bit of raw power and a lot of fear. Fear with a dose of raw power can make people fold. It can cause capitulation as companies, universities, organizations, and individuals try to make deals with a bully. We’ve been seeing this dynamic since Trump took… Read full email…

In case you missed the news, Donald Trump has ordered the National Guard to head to our nation’s capital. Claiming emergency powers from the Home Rule charter due to crime, he’s taking control of the Capital’s police, too. DC’s Mayor Bowser struck a conciliatory and yielding position. “We have a responsibility to support the executive order and one of the roles I have is to ensure that we work very collaboratively with our federal partners.” Her only clear push back was Trump’s excuse, citing the city’s statistics showing violent crime generally is at a 30-year low (the FBI has slightly… Read full email…