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Support your local library, your local mutual aid groups, your local immigrant rights groups, your local LGBQT+ groups (especially your local trans rights groups), and your local DSA/Indivisible/WFP chapters. Whatever you care about, SOMEONE is probably doing something about it locally. Join 'em!

Absolutely register to vote & vote in your local PRIMARIES especially. You are not the only one sick of do-nothing incumbents! We're voting 'em out everywhere! Voting really does matter. And voting in primaries is like getting a goddamn superpower. Your vote counts for SO MUCH there. www.vote.org

Take five minutes (literally just five minutes!) to visit reps.fyi, look up your representatives, and add them to your contacts on your phone. That makes it super easy to call and yell at them when they screw up - or call and thank them when they do the right thing. Calling our reps really matters!

Calling your reps not only makes them pay attention to the things you care about, it also feels GREAT. We actually still have power. Calling our reps reminds us of that. And exercising our power makes us stronger and ready to KEEP flexing our muscles. Try it! Feels FANTASTIC! reps.fyi

My mom, may she rest in peace, was a HUGE supporter and volunteer for the @lwv.org. Jane Pak would approve of this message. 👍 bsky.app/profile/alic...

There is literally always something we can do to defend our rights and push back against fascism. Ignore the deactivists and doomers. Find your lane, help out, and keep it moving. Here are some of my fave people on here who regularly suggest actual, practical things to DO. go.bsky.app/9H3C9Ty

LEARN something! A huge part of defending our rights is learning what the hell our rights ARE and the history of the folks who fought to secure them! The NYC DOE Civics for All Comics Group has a TREMENDOUS slate of FREE comics (pdfs) for anyone to check out. sites.google.com/schools.nyc....

Hugely important resource for NYC in particular! Download and share! bsky.app/profile/hsgl...

If you're an artist of any kind in NYC, take a second this 4th to sign this letter from the @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social telling @mayor.nyc.gov to institute a moratorium on "A.i." in the public schools! @comixaction.com supports this! www.climatefamiliesnyc.org/aim-artists-...

@celestepewter.bsky.social has done a MASSIVE amount of work helping people contact their reps over the years. Please consider kicking her a few bucks in her time of need this Independence Day. bsky.app/profile/lydi...

Orgs like this need help all around the country. According to me, it's your patriotic duty to donate to at least one today. Here's a nice place to start! bsky.app/profile/bree...

Direct link: www.gofundme.com/f/keep-margi...

Speaking of which, here's one of my faves. T-shirts and other swag with the Protect Trans Kids possum by @tombofnull.bsky.social, benefiting Huntsville's Free LGBTQ+ Closet! www.greenpeapress.com/shop/p/prote...

A lot of billionaire-owned news outlets push billionaire-approved narratives at the expense of everyone else. This 4th, consider improving your news consumption by following a bunch of local news outlets less likely to parrot the propaganda of right wing billionaires. go.bsky.app/FzSc9z

Similarly, this Independence Day, you should follow a bunch of independent journalists and news rooms. Vastly less bullshit, and it's patriotic to say no to bullshit! Great starter pack from @laminda.bsky.social: go.bsky.app/2Fq4P6e

And here's a SECOND starter pack of independent news outlets from @laminda.bsky.social! Collect 'em all! go.bsky.app/8tFTbR9

This looks incredible. @prisonculture.bsky.social really is the best. If this speaks to you, LISTEN and SIGN UP. www.mobilize.us/educateus/ev...

And in the immortal words of Jenifer Lewis, read a book! A few book recs for Independence Day 2026 to follow...

READ THIS WHEN THINGS FALL APART, edited by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social. If you do any organizing work at all, this book will help you as you grapple with burnout, stress, conflicts, and every other kind of crisis or setback. Deeply helpful. bsky.app/profile/greg...

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