| We're guessing you're not a big Breitbart reader, so chances are you missed the far-right website's 5,000-word, absolutely bananas "exposé" this weekend, casting Indivisible as the primary threat to MAGA. Pamela, We're guessing you're not a big Breitbart reader, so chances are you missed the far-right website's 5,000-word, absolutely bananas "exposé" this weekend, casting Indivisible as the primary threat to MAGA. MAGA world, on the other hand, has been spreading it non-stop. Trump Jr. shared it with the caption, "this is what we're all up against" (damn right). Conservative commentators told their followers it's a must read, and has-been Trump administration villains like Sebastian Gorka amplified it too. Then, on Sunday morning, Donald Trump himself shared it on Truth Social. 
As you can imagine, our social media mentions are a mix of threats, antisemitic hate, and some downright hilarious conspiracy theories right now (apparently our executive directors control the Department of Transportation?). That's because the piece itself is one long conspiracy theory, claiming our movement is basically responsible for every challenge Trump has faced, from his 2020 defeat to his current legal troubles. Forgive us for not linking to Breitbart (we prefer not to give "the platform for the alt-right" clicks), but here's one emblematic line: "The level of influence and control that this leftist network has…is essentially unprecedented in world history….never before has there been such a sophisticated leftist structure in control of at least half of American discourse in a presidential election year." We're blushing. It's ludicrous, of course, but it tells us that the MAGA movement is truly terrified by the grassroots power we've built together and sees us as a key obstacle to their authoritarian aims in 2024. Well, that's good. Because we're not about to back down or cower before their threats. But we do need your help to continue building an anti-MAGA front this year (almost) as powerful as Breitbart makes us out to be. Start a monthly donation or make a one-time gift to stand with Indivisible and help us continue fueling MAGA nightmares (and electoral defeats) through election day >> If you've saved your information with ActBlue Express Lane, your donation to Indivisible Action will go through immediately: Donate $7 >> Donate $25 >> Donate $50 >> Donate $75 >> Other Amount >> Contribute Monthly >> No surprise, a lot in this Breitbart piece is mostly tinfoil hat nonsense, but let's celebrate what they got right: ✅ "Indivisible's website has a map that shows it has thousands of affiliated local groups nationwide listed in communities around the country. Every state in the union has multiple Indivisible local partners." How nice of Breitbart to include a link to the map! ✅ Throughout the piece, Indivisible is given credit for getting Democrats to make MAGA extremism a focus of the 2022 and 2024 campaigns. We share that credit with a lot of progressive partners, but that's 100% our game plan for 2024. ✅ "Working against Trump in the White House from 2017 to 2021 may have been its original goal, but the network that Indivisible leads has now shifted to trying to stop Trump from winning in 2024." This one is partially true -- we're trying to stop Trump and all MAGA in 2024 AND prepare to codify abortion rights and pass democracy reform in 2025. Way back in 2017, in the early days of Indivisible, right-wing commentators like those at Breitbart claimed that we were nothing more than Soros-paid protesters. Some Indivisibles showed up at protests with signs that said "George, where's my check?" Fun times. But the reason some in the right-wing embrace these conspiracy theories is that the truth is much scarier to them: There are millions of everyday people across the country who've banded together to oppose MAGA and save our democracy. The movement has grown because our values are popular and their extremism is deeply unpopular. And despite their efforts to divide us, we've maintained the energy to fight on, Indivisible, to defend our rights and defeat fascism once more this year. Now, it'd be nice if we actually controlled a vast network of megadonors, as they claim in the article. But the truth is, our work has always relied on grassroots funding, and if we're to win in 2024 -- to "stop Trump at all costs," as the article puts it -- it'll be because of grassroots donors like you. Chip in, if you can, to help us continue building the grassroots power that's got MAGA-world on the ropes. Let's show them what this movement is made of. If you've saved your information with ActBlue Express Lane, your donation to Indivisible Action will go through immediately: Donate $7 >> Donate $25 >> Donate $50 >> Donate $75 >> Other Amount >> Contribute Monthly >> In solidarity,
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