By April 30, Congress must decide whether and how to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Even though the legislation is theoretically about allowing U.S. intelligence agencies to spy on foreigners outside the U.S., in practice, it can be and is used to spy on Americans inside the U.S. without a warrant. Accompanied by the administration’s embrace of AI surveillance technologies, reauthorizing FISA without significant reforms is extremely dangerous. 

Trump has escalated to genocidal threat: on April 7, he posted on social media that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if he didn’t get his way. (He backed off at the last minute.) While some of his allies are downplaying the threats, we cannot write this off as business as usual. If we want to be true to our values, we need to speak out and fight back.  

After millions of us marched in last month’s No Kings protests, what’s next? Organizers are calling for a general strike. This means no business as usual. No work, no school, and spending as little as possible. A general strike is a powerful statement of mass opposition to the actions of this administration, so mark your calendars: May 1 is the day. There’s a three-part message: ICE Out, Hands Off Our Vote, and Tax the Rich.