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Thank you for sharing this reminder.

good advice, sir. many thanks.

Also, long term, try to figure out where the next round of ghouls are coming from, and see if that process can be reformed. www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/b...

Excellent advice.

This. This right here is SO important.

This seems to be reflected in your statements.

when i was working in a politically volatile area of public health, i got hate mail telling me my work was a waste of time and i should concentrate on something "real", like child abuse. fun times.

That's a great point, needed to hear that today

And if people are unsure about where they are best useful, they should look to the groups that have been working hard to solve systemic problems for a long time. They're out there, they just need our help to keep fighting!

Ignore anyone saying "That is your line? That is what is too far?!" It's "But what about homeless veterans?" in another form.

Words to stay sane by...

My sister-in-law is Peruvian, so MAGA's anti-foreigner, anti-brown rhetoric hits close to home. That's something I'm focused on. Their hatred of poor people is also something I take personally.

This is stellar advice. It's particularly hard to do in a media form (like this one) that rewards outrage and bad news with clicks, but it's really essential to getting anything done. It's the attention economy, and the model almost demands that people attempt to hijack your attention

If, at the End of All Things, the barbaric hordes bearing torches of Tariffs and Sales Taxes cast down the ramparts of civilization, I will die on the final hill holding up a standard reading "Accumulantes Tributa".

Thank you. We have been talking a lot about media banning (books and television). It is going to be important to be both loud and quiet (quietly subversive) at the same time. Picking a hill(s) to defend and battles to fight and not letting oneself get distracted from doing the actual work.

What is needed? What is mine to do? Am I able? Am I willing?

The absolute worst thing you can do right now is watch cable news. Opinion debates about his horrible things are beyond your control. Make the difference you can make in the world. If it’s important enough to warrant your attention it will be here.

It's not an administration, it's a regime.

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Support activism by proxy by supporting those organizations that fight for things you care about.

Find the specific thing that sets you off the most, that you know the most about, and chomp down on it like a guard dog that refuses to let go.

Atm they're picking fights with the US's allies, but from the inauguration, they'll have their hands full with doing it at home. Phew.... European here, saying "mind your own business"!

Starting locally isvital and incredibly important They are in your community and helping each other will lead to better outcomes together. This will also build your network and experience in order to help with other problems, if that is what you want to do.

💯 this. The congregation I serve has worked on is figuring out what our people are best at and what our resources are. We work at feeding people and making quilts, because that’s where our talents are. To the extent we can, we support others in the work they’re good at doing.

I think the first major battle is reversing Citizens United. Only when government is for the people and not beholding to big corporations, all these battles will have a reasonable chance. It may be the biggest battle, but it would be worth it.