The present U.S. administration wants you to be overwhelmed. They want you to burn out. They want to swamp you with bad news so that you don’t know where to turn or how to fight back, or whether you have the energy to be effective.
A suggestion: for every piece of bad news you reblog, reblog something about resistance. Reblog something about how people are building something, in direct contrast to those who are trying to tear us down. Reblog something that lifts your spirits and reminds you why we fight.
Do not do their work for them. Consciously choose to reblog light as well as the important news of what the administration is up to.
They do not get to make us despair.
yesterday and today were extremely hard for me with the deluge of constant terrible news, so i am trying very hard to remember that resistance is real, and it will continue to show up in unexpected but uplifting ways.
a list of some not-so-terrible things that happened today:
- richard spencer got punched (again) // eta actually i’m unclear if this was the second time, both vid & pics look like they were taken at the inauguration. but now we have proof of both
- a list of 24 (and climbing) “rogue” twitter accounts in response to the social media ban for govt science agencies
- USDA lifted the gag order for agricultural departments IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC OUTCRY. it’s just one dept among many, but being loud and angry works!
- in response to all the bullshit, scientists are planning on running for office. they’ve formed a group, 314 Action
feel free to add more. none of this is a reason to sit back and let other people take care of things for us, but remember a majority of the country hates this administration, and there’s power in numbers.
Remember
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