Lower Cape Indivisible

Join LCI & Oppose Trump's Coup

We're just weeks into Trump's second presidency, and already he and his minions have made drastic changes in the federal government that violate the Constitution, multiple laws, and may be defying the courts. Yes, dozens of lawsuits have been filed but they may be too late and may not be enforceable. The damage may be permanent.

  • Some or all of federal funds for a broad sweep of programs (from Medicaid to cancer research and foreign aid) have been frozen and many of them may not survive.
  • The language and initiatives to support anyone who's not white, male, and Christian are in the process of being erased from federal websites and prevented from carrying out mandates.
  • Swathes of staff at all levels are being revenge fired from those arms of the federal government (DOJ, FBI) that could enforce legal mandates against Trump's efforts.

In addition, the richest man in the world, billionaire Elon Musk - who holds no elected or congressionally approved office - has seized control of key federal systems and is using them to promote the "broligarch" agenda.

  • He has taken control of the system that makes payments on behalf of the entire government and is now working on ways to halt payments unilaterally and/or selectively to, say, individual dissidents receiving social security.
  • He also controls the Office of Personnel Management and its data systems which gives him access to all federal employees' information and has already allowed his to send individual messages to all requesting resignations.
  • His "staff" are young men in their late teens or early twenties with no government experience or security clearances whose main qualifications seem to be racism ("I was racist before it was cool") and/or misogyny (case in point: Big Balls).

Project 2025's Blueprint for Trump II is well on its way to full implementation and there's more to come. A barrage of "Executive Orders," most of which violate the law, many of which are barely coherent, and some of which still aren't public, flooded the executive branch on Day One and continues.

  • The EOs promote Project 2025's goals of turning our democracy into an autocracy of white, Christian males.
  • As Curtis Yarvin, whose theories inspire both Project 2025 and the Broligarchy, explains, the goal is a government whose power and actions are beyond the reach of most citizens.

What Can Be Done?

There are reasons to be hopeful.

  • While many activists concluded from Trump's win that our efforts failed, there's good evidence that they worked. In 2024 the Harris Walz campaign targeted swing states. Among some of them (North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Georgia), according to data from Jay Kuo, the campaign actually performed better than Biden in 2020 Several others were close. Focused effort works.
  • Trump's winning margin was razor thin. His favorability ratings have always been low and are starting to slip further.
  • Many of the actions we find horrifying aren't playing well on the national stage. Already there's a backlash to the prominent role of billionaires in a "populist" MAGA government. Even Republican legislators are alarmed by the sudden cut off of federal funds to their constituents. rattling the businesses that depend on their labor (construction, especially now in areas hit hard by storms and fires, needs workers; and agriculture (growing, harvesting, processing) can't produce our food without cheap labor. And quiet efforts to slash government air travel safety programs are making the front pages due to horrific airline accidents.

Join the Opposition

As Josh Marshall has written, given that Republicans will control the entire apparatus of federal government until 2026 at least, "this is fundamentally a battle over public opinion." Lower Cape Indivisible is well equipped for this battle, both for the present day and in the all-important lead up to the 2026 midterms.

  • Our army of postcard writers- we wrote and sent 15,200 postcards to voters in 2024 -- stands ready to communicate the truth to voters in low-information Red States.
  • Our newsletter has over 1,100 subscribers to whom political developments and actions can be communicated.
  • Our website can track progress and publicize public actions of opposition.

Trump & Opposition

Trump Administration/Kristi Noem's Defense of expelling every immigrant

Published on February 06, 2026

Immigrants' Effects on Government Budgets

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Per Noem: "Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom - not for foreign invaders to slaughter our heroes, suck dry our hard-earned tax dollars...."

Let's Check the Facts:

• Our European forefathers stole the land on which they built this nation from the indigenous people, slaughtered them, and pillaged their villages.

• Immigrants in the U.S. have a beneficial effect on our economy and their expulsion will hurt us all.

According to the conservative Cato Institute:

• For each year from 1994 to 2023, the US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government.

• Over that period, immigrants created a cumulative fiscal surplus of $14.5 trillion in real 2024 US dollars, including $3.9 trillion in savings on interest on the debt.

• Without immigrants, US government public debt at all levels would be at least 205 percent of gross domestic product (GDP)-nearly twice its 2023 level.

• These results, which do not account for any of immigration's indirect, tax-revenue-boosting effects

on economic growth, represent the lower bound of the positive fiscal effects. Even by this conservative analysis, immigrants may have already prevented a fiscal crisis.

Click Here for Immigrants' Recent Effects on Government Budgets

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Election Coverage

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Past Elections

In the years since its founding, LCI has come to focus a good part of its energy on electoral politics - elections. Lower Cape Indivisible was founded in response to an election - the 2016 election of Donald Trump - so the electoral focus feels natural. It's also the case that the Cape hosts a number of organizations that are effective promoters of LCI's values - Cape Cod Climate Change, Cape Downwinders, Grandmothers Against Gun Violence, and so on - that concentrate on various strategies and particular goals. LCI's strategies to promote its vision and values in the political arena have grown to include the following:

  • Publication of an online newsletter that focuses on national and local developments relevant to promoting our values.

    View LCI's most recent newsletter.

  • Sponsoring and publicizing rallies, marches, and other public actions that support issues and candidates aligned with our values.

    View current opportunities.

  • Organizing Get Out The Vote (GOTV) campaigns through writing postcards to voters urging them to exercise their precious right to vote. LCI is proud to have sent 55,000 postcards and letters to voters encouraging them to register and vote. We foresee many many more in the months to come.

    Check out current GOTV postcard efforts.

Barring some unforeseen, dramatic development, it's likely that the political scene in general and LCI's efforts in particular will be fairly low-key during this coming summer of 2023. However, we anticipate that energy and activity will ramp up quickly in the Fall as candidates and issues campaigns prepare for the critical 2024 presidential election. Please check our newsletter for an overview of what is happening and consult the relevant section(s) of the website for current activities.

Get Out The Vote Past and Present

This section is divided into three parts:

  1. Current efforts to Get Out the Vote (GOTV) for candidates around the United States whose election this year will promote LCI values.

    Read about our current efforts.

  2. A brief summary of how this effort developed and what it has accomplished.

    Read about the development of this effort.

  3. A description of LCI's role in the "Blue Wave" that swept the Cape in the 2022 elections.

    Learn about LCI's role in the Blue Wave.

Take Action

Postcards

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Rally

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Contact

Call or email your elected officials!

Canvass

Solicit support from voters in your area!

Phonebank

Call voters in crucial states to GOTV!

Current Actions

FEB
14

Loving Our Democracy Standout

Eastham Salt Pond Visitors Center

Protect Democracy

Time: 11:00 - 12:30

FEB
10

Special Event-Be In The Know About ICE

Responding to Community Questions/Concerns about ICE on the Cape

Protect DemocracyBorder Migrants

Preservation Hall, Wellfleet 7:00-8:15pm

Sponsored by Indivisible Outer Cape, Outercape LUCE Hub, Nauset Alliance, Wellfleet Democratic Town Committee

JAN
31

A Fundraiser for the Children of Gaza

Chapel In the Pines 220 Samoset Road, Eastham 2:00 pm

Human RightsGlobal Wars

An afternoon of art, juggling, poetry, music, and Palestinian-inspired light refreshments.

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The Indivisible Guide

A practical guide to resisting the MAGA agenda. Former congressional staffers reveal best practices for making Congress listen.

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Senator Ed Markey

Boston Office
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202-224-2742
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Senator Elizabeth Warren

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617-565-3170
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Congressman Bill Keating

Hyannis Office
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DC Office
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Plymouth Office
508-746-9000
New Bedford Office
508-999-6562

Julian Cyr, State Senator, Cape & Islands District

State House
617-722-1570
District Office
508-237-7001
Email
julian.cyr at masenate.gov

Dylan Fernandes, State Senator, Plymouth & Barnstable District

State House
617-722-1330
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dylan.fernandes at masenate.gov

Kip A. Diggs, State Representative, 2nd Barnstable District

State House
617-722-2013
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kip.diggs at mahouse.gov

Thomas Moakley, State Representative, Barnstable, Dukes & Nantucket District

State House
617-722-2800 x7302
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thomas.moakley at mahouse.gov

Christopher Flanagan, State Representative, 1st Barnstable District

State House
617-722-2080
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christopher.flanagan at mahouse.gov

Hadley Luddy, State Representative 4th Barnstable District

State House
617-722-2800 x7313
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hadley.luddy at mahouse.gov

David Vieira, State Representative 3rd Barnstable District

State House
617-722-2230
District Office
508-548-8683
Email
david.vieira at mahouse.gov

Steven George Xiarhos, State Representative 5th Barnstable District

State House
617-722-2488
District Office
508-681-9673
Email
steven.xiarhos at mahouse.gov

Who We Are

Lower Cape Indivisible (LCI) is an organization whose members have elected to participate based on the organization's mission: to mobilize for social, economic and environmental justice; promote universal participation in the democratic process; resist agendas that subvert American democratic values. We are one of more than 6000 Indivisible groups in the U.S. committed to resisting the Republican agenda, as well as holding our state and local leaders accountable for fair and ethical action. Our work is based on the Indivisible Guide, created by former congressional staffers who wanted to demystify political activism, and share what tactics were most effective.

Our Priorities

  • Fighting systemic racism and white supremacy
  • Protecting democracy from autocratic threats at home and abroad
  • Protecting voting rights and elections
  • Protecting union rights and promoting American products (and labor)
  • Protecting and promoting human rights
  • Protecting and promoting women's rights
  • Protecting the environment and promoting solutions to the climate crisis
  • Supporting universal health care
  • Promoting free public education from birth through college
  • Ensuring safe, affordable housing for all
  • Creating a pathway to citizenship for current undocumented
  • Protecting immigrants and streamlining the current system for asylum seekers
  • Supporting laws based on common sense gun safety

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