For the week of January 26, 2026

🎙️Jan 26, 2026 Weekly Actions Audio – available for when you’re on the go

🔷 The Washington State legislature “short session“ runs from Monday, January 12, 2026 through Thursday, March 12. A handy way to participate in fast-moving legislative actions is to sign up for Take Action Network (TAN).

New to TAN, or need a refresher? Training is available.

🔷 On Friday, tens of thousands of Minnesotans marched in bitter cold temperatures with wind chills of -20℉ to protest. Then on Saturday, intensive care unit nurse Alex Pretti was murdered by a federal Immigration officer. While the administration pushes their ‘domestic terrorism’ label, protesters called out the assault on the First Amendment that protects freedom of speech, the press, and the right to assemble peacefully. Brennan Center’s Rachel Levinson-Waldman writes, “To actually be called a ‘domestic terrorist,’ an individual must commit one or more of 51 underlying ‘federal crimes of terrorism,’ which involve nuclear or chemical weapons, plastic explosives, air piracy, etc.” Indivisible Eastside has a rally team. Maybe you are inspired to volunteer to help out with rallies? There are many options, including pre-rally activities such as making whistle kits or crocheting frog hats.

Weekly Actions

✊ Action 1 – Speak UP for Climate Friendly, Fuel Efficient Cars

from Rogan’s List and the Revolving Door Project

Trump is taking aim at another victory for climate action and our environment secured under Biden’s leadership. He’s proposed a new rule to roll back Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards, which Biden raised to ensure new cars are more fuel efficient. CAFE standards require that the entire fleet of vehicles sold by a given automaker, on average, get more fuel-efficient over time. Automakers who fall short have previously needed to either pay hefty fines, or buy credits from a company that over-performs on efficiency.

Lowering CAFE standards will have multiple effects beyond the obvious effect of making climate chaos worse. With lower standards, there is less incentive for automakers to build more efficient cars, including electric cars, so people who want to buy those cars will find it more difficult. Less-efficient cars cost more to drive, and people with less income will struggle more to pay for gas. If more gas is burned, air pollution is worsened, threatening the health of people with asthma, heart, or respiratory conditions.

It’s time to let the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration know about our concerns. Comments will be accepted through February 4th. Go to: https://www.regulations.gov/document/NHTSA-2025-0491-4837. Click the Comment button. Text options are below. Leave information such as your name, email, and phone out of the body of your comment, and click an option to either submit your comment anonymously, or with your name associated with the comment.

Focus on Affordability: Text option 1

Previous research from Consumer Reports successfully challenged the argument that regulations make cars more expensive. Stringent fuel economy standards also carry an economic benefit in the form of lower fuel costs over time. Fuel economy standards matter because transportation is already the second-largest household expense for American families, accounting for about 15% of average household spending. For lower-income households, the burden is far worse: families earning under $25,000 a year spend roughly 30% of their after-tax income on transportation, largely driven by fuel costs. Strong efficiency standards are one of the few proven tools that consistently lower those costs. Do Not change the CAFE standards.

Address climate and ‘winning’: Text option 2

Dropping or weakening Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the U.S.gives a strategic advantage to China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry, allowing them to gain a stronger foothold in global automotive markets while Western, particularly U.S., automakers risk falling behind. The popularity of high-quality, affordable Chinese EVs has raised questions about whether legacy automakers can compete. Changing the law reduces any competitive incentive our manufacturers might have in building a profitable, energy efficient product. Keep our automotive base strong by maintaining CAFE standards.

✊ Action 2 – Say Yes to Greenland’s Soverneignty

from Rogan’s List

When a sovereign nation says, “No,” we should listen. Instead, our administration has continued to propose we spend $700 billion to ‘acquire’ a country that has repeatedly said, “No thank you.” Whether this is really about shipping lanes, national security or valuable minerals, the response needs to be the same. Representative Blake Moore, Republican from Utah and chair of the Republican Conference has said, “Sabre rattling about annexing is needlessly dangerous.” Post Davos, he believes we’ve reached the “framework of a future deal” with Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte. We have all seen how fragile our ‘deals’ have been.

Let’s give our members of Congress a clear message: No tax dollars to make a hostile acquisition of another country for our selfish gains.

🔷 Sen. Patty Murray: DC 202-224-2621 | Seattle 206-553-5545 | EMAIL

🔷 Sen. Maria Cantwell: DC 202-224-3441 | Seattle 206-220-6400 | EMAIL

🔷 Rep. Suzan DelBene (1st): DC 202-225-6311 | Bellevue 425-485-0085 | EMAIL

🔷 Rep. Kim Schrier (8th): DC 202-225-7761 | Issaquah 425-657-1001| EMAIL

🔷 Rep. Adam Smith (9th): DC 202-225-8901 | Renton 425-793-5180 | EMAIL

☎ Sample Script:

The President of the United States is proposing we buy Greenland, conquer Greenland, or simply take over Greenland. The verb changes, but his intent is clear. Equally clear is the fact that Greenland has said NO. This is a war the American people don’t want, aimed at goals that can be easily served by working with Greenlanders and Denmark instead of treating them like enemies. We shouldn’t waste resources that could help make health care and child care affordable. The threats alone are shattering the alliance that helped us win the Cold War.

As your constituent, I am asking you to publicly denounce the threat of military action against another NATO state and to reject any push to annex Greenland. I am also urging you to commit to supporting any upcoming war powers resolution to block an invasion. In addition, I urge you to support Senator Ruben Gallego’s amendment to the defense appropriations bill and use the government funding process to prevent our money from being used to attack or purchase Greenland.

Thank you.

[Your Name]

⛅ Bright Spots

Sound Transit’s 2 Line will be crossing Lake Washington via I 90! Ready for riders on March 28th.
On Friday, January 23rd, over 700 businesses in Minneapolis closed as part of a “Day of Truth and Freedom.” The economic boycott was part of mobilization efforts against immigration enforcement activities. Central Neighbor and Resist is a 501c3 nonprofit raising funds for those unable to get out and go to work during the extended ICE activity.
Virginia voters will decide in a special election in April whether to adopt a constitutional amendment to ensure fair elections. If voters adopt the measure, the Virginia General Assembly will be allowed to conduct congressional redistricting mid-decade if another state (like the red states of Texas or Missouri) does so first. Democratic legislative leaders want to flip four of the five Republican seats.
Among many other signs of resistance, a “No Kings” sign was lit on a mountain slope above Davos, Switzerland, ahead of President Trump’s arrival at the World Economic Forum.

Upcoming Events

Jan 22 – Ballot dropboxes became available for Feb 10th elections. The Bellevue School District (BSD) special levy election is on February 10, 2026. Voters will decide on two renewal measures: Proposition 1 (Educational Programs and Operations Levy) and Proposition 2 (Technology and Capital Projects Levy). These are not new taxes, but renewals of expiring funding. Loss of funding will result in staff cuts. Please VOTE.
Tues Jan 27 – 4:30-5:30 pm PDT – Understanding Extremism: The Psychology of Radicalization. Online. Register to attend. Sponsored by Red, Wine and Blue.
Thur Jan 29 – 6-8 pm – Opening reception for ‘Faces of the Past and Present’: An Exhibition at Mutual Arts Collective, Pike Place Market, Seattle. Features original artwork by incarcerated artists. Register to attend.
Sat Jan 31 – 10-11 am – TAN-WILA Training Online. Learn how to use Take Action Network to help get progressive policy codified in our state laws. Link takes you to registration and multiple options of training date.
Thur Feb 5 – 8:30-5 pm – Advocacy Day – Washington for Peace and Justice and Jewish Voice for Peace-Seattle, Capitol Building, Olympia. Register to attend.
Fri Feb 6 – 6-8 pm – WAISN Rapid Response Training. Online. Register to attend.
Wed Feb 11 – 6-8 pm – WAISN Know Your Rights Training. Online. Register to attend.
Sun Feb 15 – 3-4:30 pm – Indivisible Eastside Group Meeting In Person, Redmond. New Member Welcome 2:30. Signup to attend using access code ‘indivisible’.
Sat Feb 21 – 11-1 pm – Kirkland City Council will hold a Conversations with the Council meeting at Kingsgate Library, 12315 NE 143rd St, Kirkland. These meetings are designed to create more informal, accessible opportunities for community members to connect directly with City Councilmembers.
Sun Feb 22 – 2-3:30 pm – Indivisible Eastside Personal and Digital Safety Workshop – online. Registration coming soon.

📣 Everyday Actions

See Eastside and Seattle Protests 2026

See Ways to Help our Immigrant Neighbors

See Postcarding & Letter Writing resources on our website

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