For the Week of June 2, 2025

🎙️June 2, 2025 Weekly Actions Audio – available for when you’re on the go

🔷 We look forward to gathering together once again with friends old and new. Please join us in Kirkland for our IN PERSON Group meeting Sun, June 22nd, 3-4:30 (with new member orientation at 2:30). Given the high level of new interest, we need attendees to sign up so we can be prepared with seating, refreshments, and handouts. Sign up using access code ‘indivisible’. If you’d like to provide refreshments, please let us know in the sign-up comments.

🔷 Donate for a match! From now through June 30, every dollar you donate to Indivisible Eastside will be matched by Indivisible national up to $500 cumulative for our organization. Help support our work in your community!

🔷 Volunteers and supplies are still needed for Indivisible Eastside’s June 14th NO KINGS Eastside/Kirkland march and rally. See opportunities and volunteer HERE using access code ‘rally’.

🔷 Come learn about digital security for political activists Saturday, June 7 from 3-5 pm at the Redmond Library! This 2-hour workshop will build on the presentation at the March IE in-person meeting, including deeper dives into various aspects of digital security, specific recommendations and action items, and opportunities to get hands-on support from fellow IE members. Space is limited, so register to attend.

🔷 The weekly Bellevue rallies are continuing through June in two locations!
Stand Up. Speak Out. Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 pm in Overlake, Bellevue at the SW corner of 148th Ave NE and NE 24th St, every Tuesday through June 24.
Stand Up. Speak Out. Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 pm in Factoria, Bellevue at the SW corner of Factoria Blvd SE & SE 36th St, every Wednesday through June 25.

🔷 Pramila Jayapal (Washington’s 7th Congressional District) is seeking college sophomores through recent graduates for paid summer internship positions. See details to apply.

📣 See Eastside and Seattle Protests 2025 for up-to-date opportunities including the June 14th NO KINGS protests in Kirkland, Bothell, Issaquah, and Seattle.

Here are your 2 Actions and Bright Spots.

✊ Action 1 – Tell our Democratic Senators that the GENIUS Act is crypto-corruption

From Indivisible.org

Democrats are currently working with Republicans on a bill called the GENIUS Act that claims to regulate a strand of cryptocurrency called “stablecoins.” The bill attempts to create a limited regulatory framework for stablecoins. But it would also enable illicit uses of cryptocurrency, open the door to blatant frauds, and imperil financial stability. The Trump administration is already accepting bribes through the Trump family’s own cryptocurrencies, and the GENIUS Act as written will open the door to more corruption.

Please tell our Senators to vote no until corruption is written out of the bill.

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

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

☎ Sample Script:

My name is [NAME] from [CITY, ZIP] and I’m a constituent. I’m calling to ask you to vote no on the GENIUS Act unless the bill is revised to prevent avenues for cyber-corruption among government officials, including the president. President Trump is already profiting as foreign nationals buy his meme coin to literally get a seat at his dinner table. And now he has started a crypto token to allow people to transfer money directly to him and his family. The GENIUS Act is not very smart unless it eliminates avenues of such corruption. Please vote no and encourage your fellow Senators to back away from this weak bill.

Thank you.

[IF LEAVING A VOICEMAIL: please leave your full street address to ensure your call is tallied]

✊ Action 2 – Prevent Trump from reclassifying federal jobs to political appointments. Deadline is 6/7.

From Can We Still Govern

In Trump’s first term he tried to institute Schedule F, a ruling to make 50,000 federal jobs, staffed by career civil servants, into political appointees loyal to the Executive Branch. Trump now seeks to reinstate Schedule F (now called Schedule PC), institutionalizing political control and loyalty tests, requiring appointees to carry out his policies. Most federal jobs are non-partisan. These employees provide continuity of services to Americans, regardless of who is in the White House. This is a proposed rule, and public comments must be reviewed. You can comment anonymously.

Comment Ideas: IF you have worked for the federal government, personal examples are wonderful. If you haven’t, points could include: The Schedule F Reclassification represents the greatest threat to the system of merit embedded in the American civil service system since its inception. OR, A revolving door of political appointees is a poor use of taxpayer dollars and limits the effectiveness of workers and their ability to serve Americans.

If you want to add some specifics, try this article from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and this one from the Federation of American Scientists – in each article, scroll down to the bullet points.

Follow these steps – it takes less than five minutes:

Go to the Federal Register https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/23/2025-06904/improving-performance-accountability-and-responsiveness-in-the-civil-service#open-comment
The web page opens to: Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service.
Scroll down to the Comment box.
Paste the following required identifier(s) into the box before adding your comment: Agency (OPM), Docket ID (OPM-2025-0004), RIN (3206-AO80)
After adding your comment (it can be short and to the point!), in What is your comment about? Select Agency.
Complete other fields, and then select Submit Comment at the bottom.

⛅ Bright Spots

From Heather Cox Richardson: Political scientist Adam Bonica noted last Friday that Trump and the administration suffered a 96% loss rate in federal courts in the month of May. Those losses were nonpartisan: 72.2% of Republican-appointed judges and 80.4% of Democratic-appointed judges ruled against the administration.
From The New York Times: A panel of federal judges blocked President Trump from imposing some of his steepest tariffs, finding in two cases that he vastly overstepped his ability to issue those expansive duties under federal law.

From Chop Wood, Carry Water:

Democrat Sam Sutton defeated his Republican opponent to win New York’s 22nd State Senate District special election — a district Trump won by 55 points in 2024.
The latest draft of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which passed the House Budget Committee on Sunday night, no longer includes a provision that critics have dubbed the “nonprofit killer bill.”
The U.S. Supreme Court denied Republicans’ request to hear their challenge to pro-voter amendments to the Michigan Constitution, approved by voters in 2018 and 2022. The amendments will now remain in effect.
The Supreme Court, in a 4-4 ruling, said Oklahoma cannot create the nation’s first religious charter school funded directly with taxpayer dollars.
A federal judge in Boston has blocked President Trump’s executive order to shut down the Department of Education. This is the most significant defeat to the administration’s effort to remake education and advance its Project 2025 platform to date. That same judge also ordered the Department of Education to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs.

And just for fun:

A financial analyst coined the use of #TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) to describe Trump’s tariff roller coaster “negotiations,” prompting him to defend his approach.

Calendar of Events

Wed June 4, 12-2 pm – Pride on the Plaza – Bellevue City Hall Plaza.
Wed June 4, 5-6 pm PDT – No Kings: Safety and Deescalation Training. On Zoom. Register to attend.
Wed & Thurs June 4 & 5, 8-9:30 am PDT – Phonebank with Indivisible–Stop the Trump Tax Scam – virtual; every Wed and Thur in June.
Sat June 7, 3-5 pm – Digital Security Workshop – Redmond Library. Register to attend; space is limited.
Sun June 8, 1-2 pm PDT – No Kings: Safety and Deescalation Training. On Zoom. Register to attend.
Sat June 14, 11:30 am – 2 pm – NO KINGS Eastside/Kirkland starts with a March from the intersection at Central Ave. and 6th Ave. and ends with a Rally at Marina Park. Please sign up HERE so we know how many to expect. (For information about events in nearby cities, see Eastside and Seattle Protests 2025.)
Sat June 14, 12-4 pm – 6th Annual Eastside Honoring Juneteenth Celebration – Juanita High School, Kirkland.
Sun June 15, 7-8 pm – Postcards/Letterwriting Zoom meetings – Register to attend.

Save the Date

Sun June 22, 3-4:30 pm – Indivisible Eastside Group Meeting – In Person. New member orientation at 2:30. Kirkland – registration required.

Recorded events to check out:

What’s the plan – Zoom calls with Indivisible co-founders and leaders Ezra and Leah. Watch on YouTube or register to join.
Democracy Experts Explain the Four Ways Trump Could Break Democracy: Marc Elias from Democracy Docket.
Fight Back with Friends recording – based on a relational organizing app based tool.
The Resistance Lab – organized by Rep. Pramila Jayapal. Includes useful concepts for effective resistance, based on historical movements. You can also sign up for Future Resistance Lab sessions.
How To Beat the Broligarchs
ACLU Townhall Protect People, Not Power with Sen Chris Murphy and Joy Reid (from 3/26/25)

More Resources for Your Activism:

Indivisible.org has specific actions you can take by zip code or topic area search. Sign up to receive emails from them HERE and donate HERE.
5calls.org 5 Calls list calls to make to your congresspeople, organized by topic, including script and phone numbers, and a way to log/track your 5 Calls actions if you choose.
Chop Wood, Carry Water is a daily political activism newsletter that comes out 6 days a week. Free or paid subscriptions HERE.
Suzi and Eric LeVine are local activists. Their newsletter gives actions and insight that can inspire and keep you motivated. Subscribe to their newsletter HERE.
Mobilize – Actions in the Seattle area – use filters to narrow the type of activity you’re interested in.
Safety, Security and Digital Preparedness resource from Indivisible.
Donate to Indivisible Eastside through ActBlue.
Sign up for Take Action Network to organize and track your Activism.
Check out the Indivisible Eastside logo wear store at www.cafepress.com/IndivisibleEastside.
Email hello@IndivisibleEastside.com with ideas for the newsletter, questions about how to become involved, and ideas for long-term projects you’d like to be involved in.
Forward this email to a friend!

Resources:

Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink
Indivisible: Democrats Safeguarding Democracy: A Blueprint for Blue States to Prepare for Trump 2.0
Take Action Network – learn about an easy way to interact with state legislature
Indivisible Eastside’s YouTube Channel
Washington Indivisible Network’s YouTube Channel
https://bit.ly/RunForSchoolBoardGuideWA
https://bit.ly/RunForSchoolBoardAddendum
https://bit.ly/RunForSchoolBoardGuideBlurb
Indivisible Eastside Resources
Washington State District Finder – Congressional and Legislative districts
Who Represents Me – local and county districts
US Senate Calendar, US House Of Representatives Calendar

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