Someone: POLITICS and ART should always be SEPARATE! There is NO REASON why ART should be POLITICAL!
William Shakespeare: *laughs. writes 3 more tiny hand jokes into his latest play, King Tiny Hands.*
Trump’s press is lying and trying to say it was the most highly attended inauguration ever. Don’t take it standing down. Post these pictures everywhere.
You wonder why people call this shit out for fake news, “just spread it”, where are your sources for any of this shit, gove cold hard evidence instead of just being like “oh dumpf couldn’t do well cus i dont like him, this must be 100% real guys”
There’s 3 separate sources on the first post, ya jackalope.
So, there’s this website and downloadable pdf called Invisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda. It’s where “former congressional staffers reveal best practices for making Congress listen”
It’s pretty dandy y’all should check it out
Also take a copy of The Activists’ Handbook by Aidan Ricketts which is an incredible book and a great stater for anyone who is brand new to practical activism and needs a helping hand on how to start in a safe, responsible and practical way
If a free press has any hope of surviving the next 4 years, we need the journalists covering Trump to send a clear message: If Trump blacklists or bans one of you, the rest of you need to stand up. Instead of ignoring Trump’s bad behavior and going about your business, close ranks and stand up for journalism.
So in case you missed it, because this kind of weirdness is easy to miss at its entry point, the WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY stood in the briefing room today and actually tried to insist that the 2017 inauguration was the most attended ever, and that the media were irresponsibly lying about it.
Here’s the problem: whole segments of the population who saw this report broadcasted live, with no critical analysis of it or proof to the contrary, believe it.
This is not gonna be about one day or one march, y’all. Stay calm, stay focused, create small and manageable goals, but stand up for yourselves, for others, and for reality. Every. Day.
This link explains in better detail the strategies being used by the Trump administration and how to best combat against them
Unfollow him. Starve him of attention. Drive down his ratings. When he or his minions appear on TV, change the channel.
Strategy #2: Seek the Truth
Keep close tabs on what Trump does to America and the world, but rely on news source(s) that will rigorously fact-check his every utterance. Follow only credible outlets that are willing to call out a Trump lie when they encounter one. Avoid those that repeat his falsehoods as if they were true, or give his minions a platform for lies and the “Three Ds.”
Strategy #3: Fight Back
Boycott and tweet out the companies sponsoring irresponsible platforms, so they are held accountable for their actions. Take a look at Sleeping Giants. It provides a do-it-yourself approach to influencing companies that advertise on “hate news” sites. Most of the businesses you challenge will be grateful to hear from you because a computer algorithm chooses their ad sites. Literally, these companies don’t know what they’re doing. The strategy works for “fake news,” too.Throughout the campaign, Trump’s strategies produced ratings that were a media bonanza. Not any more. Remember that your time and your clicks translate into money for media outlets.
TL;DR: “For eight years, American colonists fought to win freedom from Great Britain. Every citizen has a duty to preserve and protect it.”
Isn’t this a form of gaslighting?
Yes it is. This is the very definition of gaslighting.
I’m loving everyone’s photos of the women’s marches today. It’s particularly awesome to see that so many older women are there – it speaks both to how widespread the sentiment is, and to everyone’s confidence that the protests are and will remain peaceful. (There will likely be a small patch or two of broken windows, as there were yesterday. Some people love to make trouble for its own sake. Ignore them.) The protests are officially happening on all seven continents. (Though sadly I have yet to see photos from Antarctica.) I wish I could be there with y’all.
I predict – with 100% confidence – that the orange muppet will do or say something outrageous in an attempt to get the headlines back on himself. It’ll probably happen as soon as the march is done, maaaybe as late as tomorrow, but I doubt it.
Don’t be scared. Expect it, know that it’s deliberately as dramatic and extreme as possible. He’s had a while to plan it, it’ll be the first major thing he does in office. It’ll also set the tone for everything that comes afterwards, both in terms of what he does and how people will react to him.
The wise choice in his shoes would be to do something showy, but
entirely positive – announce that he’s saved more jobs or some such.
Make it look like he’s already doing good things and the protestors are
all fools to not be supportive of him. But I have money that says that
he doesn’t.
It’s a great example of how easily he’s manipulated – he can’t stand not being praised, or barring that at least being the center of attention, so one protest will make him start his administration by being vitriolic instead of unifying.
Trump plans to cut the National Endowment for the Arts so now more than ever keep artists, the theatre community and creators in your thoughts and support them whenever you can.
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