Thursday, June 11 - Stop Trump's Intel Director / Rise Up Sing Out 6/14 / West Loop Chapter Meeting 6/15
Indivisible Action: Stop Trump's Intel Director
Trump just appointed his political attack dog, Bill Pulte, as acting Director of National Intelligence. Pulte has absolutely no experience in national intelligence, and was clearly offered the job based on his willingness to go after Trump's political adversaries. Thus far, this has included Senator Adam Schiff, NY Attorney General Letitia James, and Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. He is even currently under investigation by the Government Accountability Office over whether he misused his authority at the Federal Housing Finance Agency to go after these “enemies.”
As acting Director of Intelligence, he now has the power to attack the pillars of democracy — by weaponizing surveillance, pushing spying agencies he oversees to conduct unlawful spying or otherwise allowing it, providing politically motivated surveillance directly to Trump, and even declassifying or leaking information acquired without a warrant about those who would challenge the administration.
Congress has very little authority when it comes to blocking an acting director, but it does have massive amounts of leverage right now. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is an intelligence-gathering law that is set to expire on June 12. The Trump regime is obsessed with getting it reauthorized. Congress can — and should — refuse to reauthorize the law until Pulte is removed from his position (and even then, only pass the law with guardrails to protect Americans from warrantless surveillance by this authoritarian regime).
Action via Indivisible
Community Action: Rise Up Sing Out 6/14
On June 14, the Committee for the First Amendment will be hosting Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment, an uplifting evening of song, solidarity, and action in New York and live streaming everwhere. Featuring an all-star line-up of performers, this 90-minute concert will celebrate the freedoms guaranteed by our First Amendment—of speech, religion, press, assembly, and protest—and the people power that both fuels these rights and is essential to guarantee them. You can live stream it or join a local watch party — or sign up to host one!
On June 14, Indivisible Chicago Alliance chapters and partners are planning community events in conjunction. Even as authoritarians increase their attacks on our freedoms and communities, we see examples across the country of people rising up together, taking action, and turning back those forces.
👉 Watch the stream or join a watch party on Sunday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m.
👉 Find an Indivisible Chicago Alliance event or watch party on our calendar or Linktree
Action via No Kings and The Committee for the First Amendment
ICA Chapter Action: Indivisible Greater West Loop Chapter Meetup 6/15
Meet neighbors. Get organized. Take action. Join Indivisible Greater West Loop for our Monthly Chapter Meetup!
Every month, we come together to build community, welcome new members, share updates on our chapter’s work, and talk about what’s next.
Connect with like-minded neighbors from the West Loop, River West, Near West Side, University Village, Tri-Taylor, Pilsen, West Town, and nearby neighborhoods.
👉 Join the meetup on Monday, June 15 from 6 – 8pm at Haymarket Pub & Brewery (737 W Randolph St).
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