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Just a quick note to say: yes, the PHP version running Indivisible.blue’s WordPress has been updated to fix that critical security issue.
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Free WordPress hosting from Indivisible Austin
Just a quick note to say: yes, the PHP version running Indivisible.blue’s WordPress has been updated to fix that critical security issue.
Our server software here at Indivisible.blue had fallen pretty far out of date, and we want to be in good shape for a big election year, so we’ve just moved everything over to a brand new server, running the latest and greatest. We’ve worked hard to make this move seamless, but if you see anything that’s not right on your site, or have any questions, just let us know!
ACTION REQUESTED of all current and former users of this network: we’re conducting a (long overdue) review of which sites and users are still active, and which can be archived. This will help reduce maintenance and server requirements, as well as reduce security risk. Emails will be sent out soon to site owners and users, but if you see this notice before then, you can help us out by letting us know right away: do you still use and maintain the site we host for you here on Indivisible.blue? Or has it fallen out of use and is no longer needed? No hard feelings – just fill out this form to let us know!
Not a lot of news around here lately, but we just updated to WordPress 5.7, added the EmbedPress plugin, and updated all the themes and plugins to their latest versions. Thanks to all our sites and users, and keep on organizing!
The day we’ve all been working toward for so long is almost here. I can’t wait to get there, and get through it, and get to the other side, and I’m sure many of you feel the same. We can do this. Hell, we’ve been doing this, some of us for years, some of us before Trump stumbled backwards into the White House. The work won’t be over in a month, but the work will change soon, as we enter a bright new era in our country’s history… if we don’t let up in this home stretch. (We may even flip Texas! Along with Beto, Bernie, Stacey, Willie, Oprah and more, you can help make it happen.)
Varshini Prakash and John Podesta for The Nation: Donald Trump Wants a Fight on the Green New Deal. So Do We. New polling from Climate Power 2020 finds 71 percent favor bold government action on climate change, while only 18 percent oppose it. And talking about climate moves votes for Democrats. When presented as a choice between aDemocratic congressional candidate in favor of bold climate action and an anti-action Republican, the vote moves 14 points in the Democrat’s favor. This jump is even bigger—21 points—for centrist Republican and Democratic voters. These numbers are astronomical, and they make clear that running aggressively on climate is the Democratic Party’s biggest political opportunity this election. …Running boldly on tackling the climate crisis, running continue reading
From a recent email from the wonderful group Swing Left: Whenever we talk about the Senate, we get some version of the same question in our inboxes: why aren’t we trying to unseat Mitch? The answer is: we are, just not directly. Mitch McConnell is the most unpopular Senator in the country. He’s done nothing for his constituents. But Kentucky is a ruby red state, and flipping this one seat, no matter how satisfying, won’t give Democrats control of the Senate—another terrible Republican would just take up the mantle as Senate majority leader. For the price of contesting his seat, we can have a huge impact on several races across the country—races that could decide control of the entire Senate. continue reading
Want to get out the vote in key states from the comfort of your own home? Indivisible is excited to be partnering this election cycle with VoteFWD. VoteFWD provides activists with names, addresses and a data-driven proven template to write letters to voters in important states. Letter writers will save their letters and send them right before the election so that voters receive them at the perfect, most-strategic moment. This is a perfect way for your group to stay active during social distancing. Writing letters is both a safe, remote activity and proven effective! It’s a way to make an impact from home and can also be a great activity to do “together” over video chats. It’s easy and rewarding. continue reading
You’ve probably already started, but this page from Indivisible is a good starting place, too (or a resource to restart). Background, calls to action, resources to learn more, and ways to contribute. A small sample: We have a national crisis of white supremacist violence against Black people in this country. In the past 10 years alone, we witnessed the deaths of thousands of Black people at the hands of police. Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, and Philando Castile are just some of the names of those we’ve lost to racialized police violence. And the COVID-19 pandemic has only created more opportunities for police to question and detain Black people. In New York City, for example, from March continue reading
I transcribed this from an episode of Lovett or Leave It some time ago. I forget exactly which episode, but it was in the Before Times, and I never got around to posting it. It was also long before Bernie Sanders dropped out of the presidential primary race, and the deeply despondent response of some Bernie supporters to a Biden candidacy brought it to mind again: When someone says to you, “Oh, I think Trump is gonna win,” say to them, “What did you do this week to prevent that from happening?” That’s all. “Oh, you think Trump’s going to win? You must think that’s a real emergency then. Wow, you’re that pessimistic? Did you donate to anybody? Did you continue reading