National purpose with local action
Next meeting: February 23, 2026 at 7:00pm
Christ Lutheran Church
1701 Arroyo Chamiso Road, Santa Fe
It's only February?!?! 🤯 This has been a crazy start to 2026, and there's no evidence of things slowing down. Take care of yourself (remember the air travel safety advice: "please put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others"), and take care of others – that's why we're here, together, doing this, after all 💙 🇺🇸
Heidi put together a few post-meeting thoughts:
Heidi Li Feldman
On Sponorship
I'd also like to acknowledge the cognitive dissonance that was brought up in the meeting about seeking corporate sponsorship for NK3. Imagine the poster: "No Kings! Sponsored by Amazon and Tesla." The prospect of a fascist-supporting organization sane-washing their position by contributing a few bucks to a protest is intolerable 🤮
For me, this is an example of the asymmetric warfare we're living in. Right-wing radicals get away with thoughtless morally (and legally) reprehensible behavior, while progressives in general spend time debating nuance and making sure they're dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's. It was Trump who bulldozed the concept of "norms" as a guardrail on presidential behavior. So... the idea that we seek out company sponsorship to help fund our protest feels weird and not a little uncomfortable. Alas, we are living in uncomfortable times. 😔 I think the dissonance is mitigated by not accepting just any sponsorship – e.g., any business willing to put up a No ICE sign has shown their values, and small local businesses willing to put their name on a NK3 poster are probably fine too. My $0.02.
Protests, Rallies, and Events
Showing up with the Body Politic
505omatic Action Pack
From the Native Men's Gathering on Wednesday to a listening party on Saturday, check out the still-upcoming events in the 505omatic Action Pack. And subscribe to 505omatic to catch the news as soon as its out!
505OMATIC
Feb 21: Signs of Fascism
The next Signs of Fascism is Feb 21, back at the Railyard (meet at 10am at the back row of the first level in the REI Garage). Wear black and bring your whistles!
Know Your Rights Trainings
The NM House Democrats have partnered with NM Immigrant Law Center and the ACLU to put together a couple of training sessions:
You can register for these trainings here:
Know Your Rights (in English): Friday, February 20 at 6:00pm
Conoce Tus Derechos (en Español): Tuesday, February 24 at 6:00pm
Constitutional Observer/Bystander Training (in English): Friday, February 27 at 6:00pm
Regular protests
Linda supplied a tale of the Southside Support protest from February 6 when 400 students stopped by to show their support. Check out her observation and the pictures from that experience:
Guest post
Donovan Kolbly
Donovan Kolbly
In the News
What folks are saying, of interest around here and elsewhere
Protecting Elections
Election integrity is under attack in so many ways from so many fronts. The fascists know the only way they stay in power is if they can rig the election – the polling, and vibe, is clear that they're going down in a free and fair democracy.
What this means for New Mexico RIGHT NOW:
SB 261 limits possession of a firearm at a polling place to circumstances in which it is requested by a polling or presiding judge, a county clerk, or the SOS.
SB 264 includes measures to prevent federal interference in elections, including making it illegal to limit the qualifications of voters or rules for an election contrary to the laws of the state, and unlawful to interfere with the conduct of the election or with the secretary of state, clerks, voters, challengers, etc. in the discharge of their duties pursuant to the Election Code.
Please call ASAP about these important bills to protect our elections!
Healthcare Update
Only two healthcare initiatives have been signed by the Governor: SB 1 and HB 50: medical and social workers compacts. Everything else tied up in committees: loan repayments, 8 more compacts, several others including the important HB 99 - Medical Malpractice. HB 99 is being amended into a coma by the HJC-specifically Senator Duhigg-Bernallilo. Two days left. Yes, there will be special session (or two) called as will necessary to get true healthcare access to All New Mexicans!
¡Viva la atención médica para todo Nuevo México!
HB99 passed the house overwhelmingly. It's a good time to encourage your state senator to pass it, and reject attempts (already underway) to weaken it!
Indivisible National What's the Plan Podcast
Recall the weekly What's the Plan with Leah and Ezrah is available in podcast form; here's the YouTube of the episode from last week:
Dispatches from the Indivisible Santa Fe Desk
Heidi gave a talk for Indivisible Albuquerque on the NM State Attorney General's office:
Stay in touch with us
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Indivisible National
(February 14 notice)
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security ran out at midnight last night, triggering a partial government shutdown.
How did we get here?
First, let’s address how we defeated an appropriations bill that would have given ICE and Border Patrol billions of more dollars to terrorize our communities with little to no meaningful restrictions included.
A little over a month ago, that bill was coasting through Congress. Indivisible and allies were pushing Dems to use their leverage in the appropriations process to put restrictions on ICE and Border Patrol, but not many Members of Congress were on board. Then, the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti focused national attention on the pattern of violence and abuse by these agencies.
Millions poured into the streets. Hundreds of thousands of calls flooded Congress. Rallies were held outside congressional offices. Our people power worked. Dems listened.
Democratic leaders put forward a list of commonsense policies to address ICE brutality and protect our communities. They made it clear they would not support any appropriations bill without restrictions on ICE. And when the vote came, they did not fold.
That’s the answer to why Trump isn’t signing a bill today to hand ICE and Border Patrol billions more dollars. That’s not the answer to why we are in a shutdown.
We are in a shutdown for one reason: Republicans had a choice between supporting massively popular, desperately needed restrictions on ICE and Border Patrol or shutting down DHS. And they chose to shut down DHS.
What comes next
Let us be the first to say that DHS is deeply broken, and as soon as possible, we need to dismantle the entire thing and start over.
But a DHS shutdown in the current moment comes with real costs. DHS oversees FEMA, TSA, and the Coast Guard. A prolonged shutdown could impact disaster relief, air travel, and many other facets of American life -- not to mention the paychecks of a large number of government workers.
On the flip side, while ICE and Border Patrol do have huge reserves of funding due to Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, Republicans have acknowledged that this shutdown will deplete those funds more quickly and possibly disrupt some ICE and Border Patrol operations.
A prolonged shutdown is very possible. Dems have introduced legislation to fund all of DHS except for ICE and Border Patrol while negotiations on reforms continue, but at the moment Republicans think the chaos of the shutdown gives them more leverage. It’s up to us to change that.
What you can do
Supermajorities of Americans think ICE and Border Patrol are out of control and want Congress to do something about it. Democrats are aligned with the public. Republicans hold the unpopular position -- and keeping the heat on them is how we win this fight.
We're going to make Republicans own this shutdown and all of ICE and Border Patrol’s abuses. They walked away from the negotiating table. They rejected massively popular reforms. They demanded more money for an unaccountable secret police force, and they're willing to punish the public with flight delays and other disruptions to get their way.
That's the message we need every American to hear, and with your help, we’re going to build a public backlash that is so strong that Republicans have no choice but to back down. Here’s how you can get started:
1️⃣ Contact your Members of Congress and encourage your family, friends, and neighbors to do the same. We need to drive hundreds of thousands more calls to Congress to make sure Democrats keep up the fight and Republicans agree to a bill that protects our communities and civil rights.
2️⃣ Sign up for our Tuesday phonebank into Republican states. We’re calling constituents and encouraging them to ramp up the pressure on their Republican senators
3️⃣ Use our toolkit to organize a district office visit. Both the House and Senate are currently in recess. This is the perfect time to organize an office visit, especially if you have a Republican Member of Congress. If their staff refuse to meet with you, use our toolkit to organize a rally outside their office or other visibility events in your community. Check our map over the coming days to see if there’s already an event in your area.
4️⃣ Chip in to support our pressure campaign. If this fight drags on, we’ll be looking at more protests, billboards, and other tactics to keep the heat on congressional Republicans. The more we raise, the more we’ll be able to do.
The grassroots pressure is working -- in the past two weeks we’ve blocked increased funding for ICE and Border Patrol twice. Together, we’re going to keep fighting to get real accountability and get ICE and Border Patrol out of our communities for good.
In solidarity, Indivisible Team
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