Do family or friends witness the cruelty and chaos of the current administration, and still say, “Isn’t this the usual? Aren’t we safe from all this as long as we follow the law?” Share with them Sen. Adam Schiff’s alarming report on DHS preparing for street battles in our cities, the legal basics of Trump’s war with Iran, or if all else fails, John Oliver’s funny yet well-informed history and critique of DHS that we posted two weeks ago. Eventually, the truth will win out. That’s why we do this!
COIN & Groups News
Attend Tonight’s COINversation: Food bankers & advocates address Oregon’s food security crisis, 7 p.m. March 3. Read more.
Women Matter: Check events from groups honoring Women’s History Month! Read more.
We Belong: Indivisible Benton County revises the meaning of a Pat Benatar hit in time to inspire No Kings 3. Read more.
Does your city have a NO ICE resolution? Check out strategies shared by Indivisible Lincoln City, or share your own. Read more.
Signs of Fascism: Indivisible Waves got the signs out in Waldport and Yachats. See video & photos.
National News
The Laws of War? A former US Attorney points to further reading as we watch the news unfold in Iran. See summary or full article.
Armed for Violence: Sen. Adam Schiff’s exposé serves as a “stark warning” of the escalation tactics of ICE. See summary or full PDF report.
State of the Union: Maybe we missed it on purpose, but these takeaways from the speech have us covered. See summary or full article.
Oregon News
“We heard a lot of bluster and not a lot of facts…” Not exactly what you want our Secretary of State to say about upcoming elections… See summary or full article.
Dangerous Demonstration: A participant in a traffic blockade protest in Eugene Feb. 28 was hit by a car driving through. See article.
Tax Code “Partial Disconnect” Bill Passed: Oregon diverges from federal tax code, so that new cuts for businesses won’t slash state revenue this year. See article.
What Can I Do?
Legislative Action Alert: Make an urgent call today to protect campaign finance reform! See the Action Alert!
ACLU’s 2026 Organizing to Protect Democracy: sign up for the training series (March 11) here.
Leery of ICE warehouses? Detention Watch Network has a toolkit to fight “human storage” expansion by ICE. And check for plans near you with this map.
Missed Ezra & Lea’s “What’s the Plan” on Thursday? Then catch it on video by midday Friday on the What’s the Plan Playlist.
Self Care
Overcome “the Overwhelm”: We activists need this daily mental reset routine. Read more.
Speaking of resetting: Here is another routine from Dr. Sarah, especially for our winter bedtime. Read more.
Next COIN meeting: March 3. If you aren’t registered, sign up.
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