STOP THE COUP! PEACEFUL PROTEST RALLY Courage is contagious.
Tuesday, March 4, noon - 1:30
17th and Marine Drive, Astoria, Oregon 97103 Hosted by 50501, Clatsop Democrats, Indivisible North Coast Oregon (INCO), North Coast Action, and Working Families Party
Speak out now!
Trump-Musk's assaults on our privacy, health, jobs, security, and democracy are already hurting people in Oregon and Washington.
* Invite others to join us. * Bring a sign if you can. * Please do not park in the Columbia River Maritime Museum or Coast Guard parking lots. * Please do not obstruct pedestrians, vehicle traffic, or businesses. * Don't engage with counter-protesters.
SENATOR WYDEN ONLINE TOWN HALL Tuesday, March 4th at 6:00 pm PT
Rather than attend the State of the Union on Tuesday March 4th, Senator Ron Wyden is choosing to hear from residents in Oregon - and he wants you to join and participate!
Ron announced he will co-host a live online town hall that night with People’s Town Hall to offer all Oregonians the opportunity to ask questions, share their ideas and offer their views during the State of the Union speech.
INCO HOUSE ON FIRE! Community Meeting Saturday, March 15, at 11 a.m. - 12:30 pm New location:Grace Episcopal Church parish hall 1545 Franklin Avenue, Astoria. On-street parking only.
Our thanks to Grace Episcopal Church for hosting us.
All of us are living through a Trump-Musk-Republican regime far worse than political experts imagined. The daily outrages make it difficult for anyone to keep up with the rapidly evolving situation. INCO wants to respond as effectively and strategically as we can.
* Will the plans and teams INCO made before Inauguration Day serve our purpose now? * What can INCO do without duplicating work by other groups? * How can INCO help you meet the moment?
The INCO leadership team wants to know what YOU want to do and what you want INCO to do. Whether you are "activist curious" or a longtime follower of politics or somewhere in-between, INCO needs to hear from you. PLEASE ATTEND THE MARCH 15 MEETING.
GRATITUDE "I played my first paying gig as a guitarist last night. Focus on your joy." - Rhonda, February 15, 2025
"AMERICANS ARE STANDING UP!" TOWN HALL AUDIO
KMUN's recording of the February 22nd Clatsop County town hall meeting with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici is now available as a podcast on the KMUN website and in your podcast app of choice. Questions by INCO activists Teresa Patterson and Eli Hesse began and ended Q&A with applause and cheers.
"Please continue to stay engaged. Keep calling and emailing; we track and value your input! Send us stories about how the Administration's actions are affecting you and your communities. Importantly, encourage people you know across the state and country to do the same. We only need three Republicans to put country over party to block bad legislation and stand up to Trump and Musk's chaos. There's a lot of misinformation out there; speak up and help spread truth." -- Clatsop County's U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici, February 28, 2025
COMMUNITY IMPACT HEARINGS
How have federal firings and/or funding freezes affected you and your family? Oregon's Attorney General is co-hosting Community Impact Hearings. Individuals and groups can also leave behind written testimony for the Attorneys General or send their impact statement by email to AttorneyGeneral@doj.oregon.gov , with subject line: Federal Firing and Funding Freeze Impact.
Trump, Musk, and Congressional Republicans are abandoning Ukraine and cozying up even more to Putin. If you are concerned, you can contact the embassy and apologize to President Zelensky. 202-349-2963 -- Pres. Volodymyr Zelensky, Embassy of Ukraine, 3350 M. St. NW, Washington DC 20007 -- emb_us@mfa.gov.ua.
"The proof that Zelensky isn't a dictator is the fact that Trump doesn't want to hang out with him." -- Cathy Meadows, Substack comment, March 1, 2025
"To treat any foreign leader - any guest - visiting the Oval Office with such contempt, belligerence, and ignorance is utterly unacceptable. But for Trump and Vance to behave that way toward a brave leader of a courageous ally whose country is under unprovoked assault is a national and international disgrace. It is also profoundly against America's interests." -- Norm Eisen, The Contrarian, March 1, 2025
"Never before have we witnessed such a grotesque display of bullying in the Oval Office by a president and vice president of the United States. Berating a democratic ally for the temerity not to sacrifice his own country to Donald Trump's idol, Vladimir Putin." -- Jen Rubin, The Contrarian, March 1, 2025
-- Michael Ramirez/Creators Syndicate
WE HAVE EVERYTHING TO WIN
"I believe we can and will prevail, but we must simultaneously act like we have nothing to lose and everything to win. We must be bold, resolute, and willing to step outside of our comfort zone to stop Trump's effort to break America.
".... What must we do in response? Get louder, be more visible, demand more from our political representatives, and stop being polite about it. We are engaged in the serious business of saving democracy, and if we hurt a few feelings along the way, that is a small price to pay to make people understand the stakes." -- Robert Hubbell, Today's Edition, February 27, 2025
FILE FOR MAY 2025 LOCAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS The last day to file as a candidate is March 20.
Important positions in Clatsop County are up for election in May 2025. The list of positions on the ballot is here. Additional information about district elections from the Clatsop County Elections Department is here.
GET ON YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
If you want to help kids, schools, and your community, run for your local school board. The Oregon School Board Association has valuable info about runing and serving.
WHAT'S THE PLAN? Thursday, March 6 * noon -1, via Zoom
Join Indivisible co-founders and co-leaders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin each week, as they discuss what’s happening and – more importantly – what’s the plan. Most of the hour is left open to Q&A, so submit questions when you register or submit them in the chat during the event. REGISTER HERE for the next What’s the Plan call on Thursday. Watch last week's event on Indivisible's YouTube channel.
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BLAME THE CO-PRESIDENTS
"Blame Musk and Trump—rightfully—for every bad thing that happens from this point forward, for every job lost, every mortgage in foreclosure, every rent payment missed, every medical bill unpaid or medical procedure foregone because of lack of resources or insurance, every campground closed, every pothole that pops a tire, every flight delayed, every case of food poisoning, every new case of measles and bird flu, every beach closed due to contamination, and every disaster in which aid is slow or denied or stolen to pay for tax cuts for billionaires....
"So, as Trump and Mike Johnson are trying to pass a reconciliation bill against steep odds, Co-President Musk is trying to defeat that same bill. That dynamic makes it clear that Musk is in the dominant position and Trump has assumed the “Putin-bootlicking Position” in his relationship with Co-President Musk....
"As bad as Trump is, deciding to compound his own criminality, incompetence, and narcissism with the incompetence, cruelty, and ignorance of Musk is a lose-lose proposition for Trump, Musk, and the GOP." -- Robert Hubbell, Today's Edition, February 26, 2025
-- Robert Reich
* SAVE THESE INDIVISIBLE DATES
Meet with Indivisibles from around Oregon and the country at these important strategy and action events!
* Indivisible Summit, May 30 - June 1, Washington, DC * COINvention, June 6-9, Salem, OR (COIN is Consolidated Oregon Indivisible Network) Details coming soon about how you can attend.
"Discussion is impossible with someone who claims not to seek the truth, but already to possess it." -- Romain Rolland, Nobel Prize, Literature, 1915
Indivisible defends democracy by opposing authoritarianism, bigotry, and corruption. Comments, news, and photos to INCO at incoregon@gmail.com. Resources and other information at www.incoregon.org and www.indivisible.org. Encourage others to sign up for the INCO newsletter here. Look for the INCO column in Hipfish Monthly. Indivisible North Coast Oregon is on Facebook, Instagram, and Blue Sky. INCO Weekly Newsletter • March 3, 2025
