Today in NY (& across the country) we stood in solidarity w/ Texas dem state legislators who are doing their job working for the people—standing up to a wannabe king. Just like the Texas legislators, NYers will fight back bc just like Texas no one messes w/ NY & in every state…people hold the power.

Earlier this morning, #InvestInOurNY and 48 other organzations released a statement, urging Gov. Hochul, Speaker Heastie, and Leader Stewart-Cousins to convene a special session and protect New Yorkers from the Federal Budget Scam. New Yorkers can't wait any longer for lawmakers to fight back.

Tonight (and it will go on overnight) with @bkindivisible.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social @justinbrannan.bsky.social @1199seiu.org and many many more we held Rep Nicole Malliotakis to account to serve her constituents, not billionaires, and vote NO on trump’s big bad budget bill!

Kicking off our overnight(ish) vigil outside Malliotakis’ BK office with @bradlander.bsky.social @justinbrannan.bsky.social @1199seiu.org @indivisible.org in the pouring, thundering rain to demand she vote NO on the devastating budget bill! We will be here til midnight and tmw 6a-noon!

Now that it’s thru the Senate, it’s time to turn up the heat in the House! 🔥🔥 Join us tonight at 6pm! @bradlander.bsky.social @justinbrannan.bsky.social @riseandresist.bsky.social @indivisible.org @1199seiu.org @aflcio.org @50501movement.bsky.social @50501nyc.bsky.social @esindivisible.bsky.social

Senate Republicans just voted to take healthcare away from 17 million Americans to fund more tax cuts for billionaires. But the fight isn’t over. Trump’s Tax Scam now moves to the House & many Republicans aren’t happy with the Senate changes. Call your representative: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

‼️Keep the pressure up‼️

‼️TAKE ACTION AGAINST TRUMP’S BIG BAD UGLY BUDGET BILL‼️ 📣HOLD TO ACCOUNT Tonight, all night, hold Rep Nicole Malliotakis to account to work for her constituents and vote no! RSVP for a shift⏬️ mobilize.us/s/PVVtjq/r

Tomorrow⏩️we will hold Rep Nicole Malliotakis to account to work for her constituents and vote NO to trump’s terrible budget bill—that only works for billionaires. Join us⏬

#NoKings in the Empire State or the United States! 🇺🇸🚫👑 And because we don’t have kings…GO VOTE NYC! Early through next Sunday, June 22nd or on Election Day, June 24th! 🗳️ And because we don’t have kings…DON’T RANK ANDREW CUOMO!

Make no mistake, the five Republicans who voted against Trump’s Tax Scam because they want EVEN MORE CUTS to Medicaid and SNAP are not serving the people. But they are serving to delay, make difficult, and defeat Trump’s Tax Scam. KEEP CALLING📲⏬

We chatted with so many people today about rank choice voting, making a plan to vote, and not ranking Andrew Cuomo, we forgot to take a picture until after we broke down the table! A sure way to spot New Yorkers today in tourist filled Union Square was looking for anyone wearing Knicks gear—LFG!

Join us tonight rain or shine in Foley Square at 6pm for a a Monday evening vigil for democracy. Tonight we will be speaking about engaging in civic life and participating in democracy as the best way to preserve and fortify our democracy. We hope to see you.

May Day & every day we say: 📣 NO tax breaks for billionaires. 📣 NO destroying our economy, healthcare, education, democracy & everything else. 📣 NO kings. 📣 YES to community over greed. 📣 YES to prosperity for all over profits for a few. 📣 YES to democracy over oligarchy.

Indivisible Lydia Howrilka from Queens quoted in @theguardian.com: “I am standing in solidarity with my immigrant brothers and sisters in New York. I am standing in defense of democracy,” Howrilka said. We’re just getting started with May Day protesting in NYC! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The truth about trump’s first 100 days is that he didn’t spend a single one of them working for the people—🧵⏬ RECORD LOW APPROVAL: Trump has broken his own record for the lowest presidential approval rating at the 100-day mark. 📉 app.sosha.ai/s/HxKMyVmm

Super strong wind, A president who wants to be king, But still we persist, Don’t rank our disgraced former governor as mayor—we insist! Great to talk to New Yorkers today in Tompkins Square Park about rank choice voting, making a plan to vote, and not ranking Andrew Cuomo!

No rain forecasted for tomorrow so we’ll be in Tompkins Square talking with New Yorkers about the mayoral race: rank choice voting, making a plan to vote, ranking candidates ready to work for us while leading with integrity, and why not to rank Andrew Cuomo. Join us⏬ www.mobilize.us/empirestatei...

As the ultra-wealthy try to control our country, NYS lawmakers want to weaken NYS’ small donor matching program by letting the first $250 of ANY donation be matched—turning small-donor matching into every-donor matching. SAY NO: @governor.ny.gov @leaderasc.bsky.social @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social

Today was beautiful and the conversations we had with New Yorkers brilliant. We heard worry about trump but still optimism that we will overcome. 1/

Nearly 1000 people turned out in Rome, NY at the revolutionary era Fort Stanwix Nat’l monument, for our @indivisiblemv.bsky.social #NoKings rally. Guess what? Americans believe in throwing off the chains of mad kings and tyrants— that everyone is equal before the law.

The Fair Elections for NY coalition released the following statement in response to rumored changes to New York’s first-in-the-nation statewide small donor matching system in the FY2026 budget: @governor.ny.gov @leaderasc.bsky.social

Today, we joined the rally to hold NY State Senators and Assemblymembers to account to act boldly and pass the “Dignity Not Detention Act”(A4181/S316) and “New York for All” (A3506 /S.2235) NOW! No excuses, NY State lawmakers must act now to push back on trump’s dangerous and hateful agenda!

The Public Campaign Finance Program is supposed to lift up everyday New Yorkers—not billionaires. Lawmakers trying to change it now, behind closed doors, are straight-up selling us out. Marina from @brennancenter.bsky.social breaks it down →

Join us Saturday 4/19 in Union Square—we’ll be talking with our neighbors about Ranked Choice Voting, making a plan to vote, and not ranking Andrew Cuomo, get constituent letters calling for Sen Schumer to step aside as U.S. Senate Minority Leader signed, and more! www.mobilize.us/empirestatei...

Next Tuesday I'm hosting a Town Hall with @newyorkstateag.bsky.social on protecting our American values of freedom, democracy, and respect for the rights of all people. The in-person event is at capacity, but you can register for the livestream at tinyurl.com/democracytownhall.

Written by AI. Just like Cuomo’s time as governor—there’s a total lack of human oversight.

The Fair Elections for NY Coalition is opposed to rumored changes to the small donor Public Campaign Finance Program that may be included in the FY 2026 budget. One alleged change is allowing large donations over $250 to be matched with public funds. This is our response:

Feeling inspired after the April 5th HANDS OFF mobilization? We are! Join us for our April monthly meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, April 8th at 6:30pm to build on that momentum! We have an exciting agenda of actions & priorities! This month we’re virtual, we hope you can join⏬https://mobilize.us/s/mtnsIg

🇺🇸Today, we marched in NYC along with our neighbors across New York State and all 50 states! 📣We say hands off our rights, funding, care, aid, democracy, country, future. 💪🏻The people have the power. Our elected leaders including the President work for us and we will hold them to account.

Tomorrow, we will join our neighbors in New York City and across all 50 states to say HANDS🤲🚫OFF our rights, funding, care, aid, democracy, country. Join us in NYC at Bryant Park at 1pm or find a mobilization near you! www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...

@governor.ny.gov, let's finally make your commitment a reality in this year's New York State budget! The people on Main Street want you to #TaxTheRich so we can #InvestInOurNY.

Dismissed charges against Mayor Eric Adams aside, both he and former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who resigned in disgrace, have time and time again abused their power and pushed harmful policies. Let’s dismiss them both in the mayoral primary—don’t rank Eric Adams or Andrew Cuomo.

Thank you @booker.senate.gov. Now let us all go get in good trouble.

“…what (Schumer) did is aid this administration…to dismantle our government…” Empire State Indivisible Co-leader Shannon Stagman on Inside City Hall lays out why Senator Schumer’s support of the GOP spending bill is a “betrayal” & why we call on him to step aside as U.S. Senate Minority Leader. ⏬

I found @chrislhayes.bsky.social's interview with Schumer to be eye-opening. Now that I understand Schumer doesn't believe we're yet in a constitutional crisis, his tactical shortcomings make sense. But his position here is also deeply out of line with rank and file Dems. We need new leadership.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2025 Empire State Indivisible calls on Senator Chuck Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader Cc: @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social @indivisible.org 1/

🧵 The passage of this dangerous Republican funding bill is a travesty. The ongoing administrative coup led by Donald Trump and Elon Musk is a constitutional crisis. The authoritarians stripping away our rights and trying to loot the government to enrich the billionaires are a five-alarm fire.

Today we said NO CUTS! NO CUTS to Medicaid. NO CUTS to SNAP. NO CUTS to healthcare. NO CUTS to education. NO CUTS to housing. NO CUTS to USAID NO CUTS to disability benefits. NO CUTS to child care. NO CUTS to workers. NO CUTS to our communities! And certainly NO TAX CUTS for billionaires!

On Monday, our joint meeting w/ Indivisible Harlem, Inwood Indivisible & Markers for Democracy was packed. We don’t need to hear trump’s speech to know that we must hold our elected leaders to account to protect our communities from his agenda. Here’s a🧵of how you can join us to hold to account!

Ousting the IDC, pushing for public campaign finance, delivering 1000+ letters demanding he sign the CLCPA into law, budget fight after budget fight, calling out his abuses of power & for his resignation—we know how hard it is to hold Cuomo to account. That’s why we do not support him for NYC Mayor.

Gloomy weather today didn’t stop New Yorkers from holding Governor Hochul to account to remove maga’s pawn, Mayor Adams.

This is exactly why we hold our democratic elected leaders to account—because when we do, they hold the line (and the floor) and use every tactic, tool, and procedure to oppose Trump and fight for our democracy and all us.

We’re back! Holding our U.S. Senator and Senate Minority Leader @schumer.senate.gov to account to use every tactic, tool, procedure he has available to him to stymie✋and stop🛑trump.

Today we haunted the dreams @schumer.senate.gov—holding him to account to use every procedure possible to fight-delay-stop the Trump administration from shutting down functions of our federal government and handing unchecked power + access over to an unelected billionaire. Tomorrow we do it again!

Fascists thrive on fear and submission. They want us to believe we’re powerless and that their victory is inevitable. But let’s be crystal clear: We will not give them the power they crave by treating their illegal and unconstitutional moves as a done deal.

Join us tonight at 7pm on Zoom for our monthly meeting with Indivisible Harlem, Inwood Indivisible, and Markers for Democracy. Agenda includes: ⏩NY Renews’ climate campaign and 1/22 day of action in Albany ⏩Lobbying 101 ⏩Actions you can take right now! RSVP⏬ track-mg.mobilize.us/CL0/https:%2...

In 2015, Jimmy Carter said the Citizens United ruling “violates the essence of what made America a great country in its political system,” warning that the U.S. was “an oligarchy with unlimited political bribery.”

Today we mourn a giant in public service, Democratic politics and American life. Jimmy Carter embodied the American dream: the son of a nurse, he grew up on a dirt road and relied on public housing before becoming a peanut farmer and being elected President of the United States.

Holding NY State elected leaders to account to pass the NY Climate Change Superfund Act—marches, lobby meetings, 1000s of constituent letters—WORKED! Today Gov. Hochul signed the NY Climate Change Superfund Act into law. Now polluters will pay to cleanup climate messes they made in our communities.