Aug 9, 2020 | 2020 Vision
Protect Our Democracy The 2022 midterm elections will determine the fate of our democracy. For the sake of your future, and the future of your loved ones –Get Involved Now! Today! Given how rapidly events are unfolding, this Resource page will be updated as...
Aug 8, 2020 | The Mesa Paper
As I write this, the news is not good. Not-good news seems to be the norm these days, whether the surging pandemic numbers or the cratering economy, or the rippling social effects of those two. The President-In-Name-Only is on a tear. Current headlines read like a...
Jul 8, 2020 | The Mesa Paper
Donald trump – self-styled, but selective populist – likes surrounding himself with “my generals,” except when faced with conscription; then he claimed incapacitating “bone spurs.” Recently the generals have been deserting him in droves, criticizing his actions...
Jun 21, 2020 | Announcements
Indivisible Santa Barbara welcomes our recently elected Steering Committee members for the coming year. Savannah Parrison continues her excellent work as the Chair of the Steering Committee. Keith Carlson also continues as Vice-Chair. Claire Frandsen is now our...
Jun 11, 2020 | Announcements, Editorials
Dear Indivisibles, This week, we listened in tears to the words spoken at the funeral of a man who, by virtue of being Black, had his life cruelly and without justification, taken from him. We have seen the world come together in grief and horror as once again, we...
Jun 8, 2020 | The Mesa Paper
In the 1967 movie, “Cool Hand Luke,” the prison warden (veteran character actor Strother Martin) announces savagely to Luke (Paul Newman) and fellow chain gang convicts, “What we’ve got here is ‘failure to communicate.’” We see today a similar landscape where our...
May 8, 2020 | The Mesa Paper
Amid all the shifting sands, moving goal posts, and mixed messaging of the daily coronavirus White House press conferences, there is one constant: the #FakeTanFatMan is the master of ceremonies. He has finally found his niche after stumbling around for 3 years looking...
Apr 8, 2020 | The Mesa Paper
At last! A topic still fresh as you read it, but written 2 weeks ago. Due to the trump administration’s delayed recognition, initial mixed messaging, intentional denial, and bungled containment rollout, the COVID-19 #trumpedemic rages in the US. Every time you read or...
Mar 8, 2020 | The Mesa Paper
Yes, we’re disappointed: the pig didn’t fly and the snowball perished in hell. Donald trump avoided conviction and kept his job for another 10 months, but he’s still impeached and forever lumped with only two other presidents. Plus, he’s the only one where a senator...