Action Alert
Good news
Trump fired Bondi. Let's say it again: Bondi is gone!
Governor Tony Evers vetoed a Republican-authored bill that would have required Wisconsin’s county sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration agents for the purposes of warrants and detainers.
Both American servicemen shot down in Iran have been rescued.
Pope Leo XIV said that God doesn’t listen to the prayers of those who make war or cite God to justify their violence, as he prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square.
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, "wholeheartedly" endorsed Pope Leo XIV's call for peace.
A federal judge ruled that ICE and CBP must comply with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for records related to immigration investigations and operations, a First Amendment victory that will allow journalists and researchers to better analyze federal immigration enforcement activities.
Stephen Colbert raised over $1 million for World Central Kitchen with “Late Show” t-shirts and a charity auction.
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must restore the legal status of potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the United States legally through a Biden-era pathway.
A federal court in California tossed out a set of regulatory rollbacks that undercut Endangered Species Act protections.
A federal judge is allowing a civil suit brought against Trump for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, to proceed in court.
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration had illegally demanded that groups seeking homelessness grants comply with its agenda on immigration enforcement, transgender rights and other unrelated issues.
The Supreme Court of Montana has thrown out the legal challenge mounted by major corporations to kill The Montana Plan (a ballot measure that could well take down Citizens United)!
A new study found that after the 2018 reopening of UChicago Medicine, a Level 1 trauma center that had been closed for 30 years, shooting victims got to the hospital almost 10 minutes sooner, and, as a result, firearm-related deaths decreased by almost 4 percent. That’s 80 people a year!
In Michigan, tens of thousands of acres in a remote stretch of the Upper Peninsula’s Huron Mountains are now permanently protected from future development and open for public recreation.
Things you can do right now
Vote for Chris Taylor for the Wisconsin Supreme Court tomorrow (April 7)
Update… she won!
Harness the energy of NO KINGS 3 by attending a special What's Next? monthly meeting of Indivisible Sauk Prairie.
Come with ideas on what we can do as a group and individuals to stand up against ICE; bolster nonviolent and lawful acts of noncooperation; defend the midterms; and, crucially, enforce the elections' outcome. Any and all ideas are good! Thursday, 6p, Sauk Prairie Police Department (640 13th Street, PdS.)
Take part in a May Day Strong national call on Thursday, April 9, at 6pm CT
Hear about how we can once again show Washington that our opposition is national and GROWING.
Express your opposition to the war in Iran
After Trump's deranged, expletive-filled rant on Sunday, we must make sure our Representatives know how we feel.
Announcements
ISP coffee
Join other ISP members and friends for coffee at 10am on Friday, April 10 at C2 Juicery (509 Water St, PdS).
Sign up here (or just show up!)
Defend Democracy Rally
Sign up for our Defend Democracy Rally on April 25 at 10am.
Meet gubernatorial candidates
The Mazo Muddlers have put together a series of Meet & Greet of Candidates for Governor. Thanks, Muddlers!
May 26th Missy Hughes
May 28th Mandela Barnes
June 9th Sara Rodriguez
June 17th Kelda Roy
June 18th David Crawley
June 22nd Joel Brennan (New!)
June 23rd Francesca Hong
All at 4-5 PM
Where: Base Camp Café, 18 Brodhead Street, Mazomanie, WI
Take care and do what feels right for you; we all have a part to play.
