What's happening in America

It's what a free people do when threatened by a dictator or fascist strongman—we join together.

Dear MoveOn member, A federal judge denied Minnesota's request to block ICE's surge in the state, ruling that ICE's reign of terror can continue in Minneapolis for now.1 While legal strategies are important to our movement, it is clear that the courts alone will not save us from ICE's atrocities. It's going to be up to us to stay organized, disciplined, relentless, and loud as hell to drive ICE out of our streets—and to keep up the drumbeat for as long as it takes. And that's what gives me hope in these awful times: the people of Minneapolis. Minneapolis has been leading the way and showing the country what resistance and solidarity in the face of brutality looks like. For weeks, in freezing cold temperatures, Minnesotans have been peacefully protesting by the thousands, delivering groceries to their immigrant neighbors, driving friends to doctor appointments, walking children to school—all to protect their communities from the federal government. They're showing up for their community—and for all of us. Because if ICE can flood the Twin Cities region with these militant agents of terror and get away with it, any of our communities could be next. Our movement is reverberating across America. It can be felt and heard even by a sociopath sitting in the Oval Office. The roots of America's outrage against tyranny are deepening and spreading, and their green shoots are sprouting. Now, we must double down on our fight against the regime. Which is why I am asking you to join me in starting a monthly donation of $5 to MoveOn today. Your support will help fuel a powerful nationwide movement to strategically and effectively challenge the regime's worst actions and abuses. Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month. (If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately.) No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation. Andra, pause over these two words: public pressure. They explain much of what has happened in recent days. Why did the Department of Justice finally agree to commence a civil rights investigation into the murder of Alex Pretti? Why did seven Senate Republicans join all Senate Democrats in voting to block the spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security? Why did two Senate Republicans even vote with Democrats to repeal the $75 billion funding increase for ICE that Republicans had included in their Big Ugly Bill last July? Public pressure. It's what a free people do when threatened by a dictator or fascist strongman—we join together. In outrage and disbelief. In fear and in fury. We join together to say ENOUGH. Public pressure seeps—and boils—up from the roots of America. I've seen and felt it (and been part of it) before. During the Vietnam War. During the Civil Rights Movement. And right now, the task before us is to keep up the public pressure—and ratchet it up. That's why I'm asking you to support MoveOn today. Your donation to MoveOn will help us provide the infrastructure to safely hold thousands of actions and protests across the country to get ICE out of our communities and flood Democrats in Congress with calls and letters to pressure them to stop funding ICE. Please, if you are able, will you chip in $5 a month to MoveOn? Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month. (If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately.) No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation. Thanks for all you do. And don't forget to keep up the pressure. –Robert Reich Source: 1. "Minnesota ICE surge upheld as judge finds 'balance of harms' lacking," Axios, January 31, 2026 https://www.axios.com/2026/01/31/ice-trump-alex-pretti-minneapolis-shooting Want to support MoveOn's work? Donald Trump's authoritarian takeover intensifies every day. But we must remember that authoritarian governments worldwide have not withstood a challenge by 3.5% or more of its people. MoveOn can reach, train, organize, and support at a scale unparalleled in the progressive movement—which we need now more than ever. Will you make a monthly donation today to power this urgent and critical organizing? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Donate: $5 monthly Donate: $15 monthly Donate: $50 monthly Donate another amount monthly Or make a one-time gift Contributions to MoveOn Civic Action are not tax-deductible for income tax purposes. MoveOn.org Civic Action - PO Box 96141, Washington, D.C. 20090-6141. ActBlue Civics Inc. is the merchant of record for all transactions made to MoveOn Civic Action using the ActBlue platform. ActBlue Civics Inc. receives and processes these donations before disbursing them to MoveOn Civic Action within 30 days of receipt. This email was sent to Andra Patterson on February 05, 2026. To change your email address or update your contact info, click here. 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