Reaching out to help somebody/anybody —in need - however you can—-is the Gateway Drug that leads to Collective Action.
If you’re living in one of the 30 states about to be hit by the big snowstorm- what a perfect time to offer to shovel somebody’s front steps - esp if they can’t do that themselves.
Yeah, I know. Shoveling somebody’s steps could seem like a small inconsequential action that has little to do with the ongoing murders and kidnappings—
but Overwhelm is a danger too. And that’s what they’re trying to do - to paralyze us. So, aiming for small actions - (it’s a paradox )- in the face of their seemingly never ending assaults- those small actions help us get ground under our feet. Thanks for your comment/thought! :)
Please pay attention and share this far and wide. You have one possible chance of removing Trump's murderous regime. One possible chance, before the country erupts into a bloody civil war. One chance. Shut it the fuck down!
Somehow, we have to build what they built - our own version of Project 2025. Theirs was 50+ years in the making. We don’t have that kind of time, but we have to start somewhere. And for me, that would be the development of a multi-pronged strategy and options for implementing it. I think that would need to include specific ways people could participate, identifying what’s involved in various activities and the level of risk. It would be helpful to have some way of providing actual compensation for people willing to take the highest risks.
Finances need to be handled with utmost integrity as that often is how some movements fail or fade away.
It should be very public. The alter reality show. There is more safety in numbers. With willing celebrity involvement. Mark Ruffalo, Billie Eilish….
And we need a Good Stephen Miller-type, who has scoured the law to allow us to do things we want to do legally and unimpeachably
Allison Gill, Glen Kirshner, Adam Klasfield — they are all over the law piece. But Jared is so right: We are so disjointed; so many divergent efforts going on and no unified front….,
Fuck yeah, "do not accept scraps." For too fucking long. The system is rigged; they have us fighting each other. They have us dumb and divided; diseased and destitute. Down with this system.
I am not afraid of the moment. Many, for the first time, are truly terrified and paying attention. They appear to be in a position to make a move and take some action. But I am afraid that after taking some action a critical mass will sit back down to binge watch and consume. This is what happened just 6 short years ago. The “we are in it together” morphed into the “let it rip, return to (comfortable) normal” which produced a significant mass disability phenomenon with significant economic implications, and is partly a reason for the AI push to replace human workers.
This being sad, just as the GOP forces an urgency with the “caravans” and the “cats and the dogs”, we need to invent and use the vocabulary to keep people activated, engaged, vigilant, not paranoid (at the moment - yes) but healthily skeptical.
At the very least, at the moment unsubscribe for non essentials and share with your friends and encourage them to do the same. Boycott chain stores - Target, Home Depot, Chick-fil-a, Hobby Lobby, etc.. Visit local businesses which support causes you care about. Do the bare minimum at work. Reduce your carbon footprint- walk more, drive less, use public transit whenever possible. Do not fly, reduce flying, cancel spring break. Skip the superbowl. Skip the olympics. Skip the world cup. There will be more superbowls, there will be more olympics, there will be more cups. If you can connect to an immigrant community near you and ask how you can help: kids are not going to school and basically are locked down - teach them if you can, play games with them, take them on a field trip to the library or a museum esp if you are a white person. Do support the arts - they are our allies.
Reaching out to help somebody/anybody —in need - however you can—-is the Gateway Drug that leads to Collective Action.
If you’re living in one of the 30 states about to be hit by the big snowstorm- what a perfect time to offer to shovel somebody’s front steps - esp if they can’t do that themselves.
Don’t let these assholes capture our souls.
Important and sadly not enough.
Yeah, I know. Shoveling somebody’s steps could seem like a small inconsequential action that has little to do with the ongoing murders and kidnappings—
but Overwhelm is a danger too. And that’s what they’re trying to do - to paralyze us. So, aiming for small actions - (it’s a paradox )- in the face of their seemingly never ending assaults- those small actions help us get ground under our feet. Thanks for your comment/thought! :)
This reads like you have read my mind.
Indeed. He couldn't have said it better.
Please pay attention and share this far and wide. You have one possible chance of removing Trump's murderous regime. One possible chance, before the country erupts into a bloody civil war. One chance. Shut it the fuck down!
Powerful call to action Jared. We cannot let this regime stand.
I'm copy pasting this everywhere I can think of. I have no authority or permission to do so. Please do the same! I'll ask forgiveness later.
VAPORIZE ICE TODAY
I've been out today and am just catching wind of another casualty.
*We have to make all the calls we can to insist ICE be immediately vaporized, shut down, dismantled.
*Have all incidents investigated, people arrested if warranted, tried and jailed if found guilty.
*And insist that t and his gangsters be surveilled 24 hrs a day, beginning immediately.
*For t a locked memory loss ward would be appropriate.
MARCHES TOMORROW?
ROLLING NATIONAL STRIKES STARTING ON MONDAY?
as an example:
MONDAY RETAIL STRIKE,
TUESDAY HEALTH,
WEDNESDAY FOOD,
THURSDAY SCHOOLS AND CHILD CARE,
FRIDAY ONLINE RETAIL
SATURDAY ENTERTAINMENT
Sunday, make rounds of calls
RINSE, REPEAT
Somehow, we have to build what they built - our own version of Project 2025. Theirs was 50+ years in the making. We don’t have that kind of time, but we have to start somewhere. And for me, that would be the development of a multi-pronged strategy and options for implementing it. I think that would need to include specific ways people could participate, identifying what’s involved in various activities and the level of risk. It would be helpful to have some way of providing actual compensation for people willing to take the highest risks.
Finances need to be handled with utmost integrity as that often is how some movements fail or fade away.
It should be very public. The alter reality show. There is more safety in numbers. With willing celebrity involvement. Mark Ruffalo, Billie Eilish….
And we need a Good Stephen Miller-type, who has scoured the law to allow us to do things we want to do legally and unimpeachably
Allison Gill, Glen Kirshner, Adam Klasfield — they are all over the law piece. But Jared is so right: We are so disjointed; so many divergent efforts going on and no unified front….,
Fuck yeah, "do not accept scraps." For too fucking long. The system is rigged; they have us fighting each other. They have us dumb and divided; diseased and destitute. Down with this system.
"The Neoliberal capitalist system is dying and is struggling to give birth to the open authoritarian capitalist system."
That's an eye opener. We are exactly at that crossroads now.
"It is vulnerable now. Incredibly vulnerable. It will not always be this vulnerable and we have a chance to end this and make something new."
A once-in-a-lifetime (and era!) window of opportunity. Will we rise to it?!
I am not afraid of the moment. Many, for the first time, are truly terrified and paying attention. They appear to be in a position to make a move and take some action. But I am afraid that after taking some action a critical mass will sit back down to binge watch and consume. This is what happened just 6 short years ago. The “we are in it together” morphed into the “let it rip, return to (comfortable) normal” which produced a significant mass disability phenomenon with significant economic implications, and is partly a reason for the AI push to replace human workers.
This being sad, just as the GOP forces an urgency with the “caravans” and the “cats and the dogs”, we need to invent and use the vocabulary to keep people activated, engaged, vigilant, not paranoid (at the moment - yes) but healthily skeptical.
At the very least, at the moment unsubscribe for non essentials and share with your friends and encourage them to do the same. Boycott chain stores - Target, Home Depot, Chick-fil-a, Hobby Lobby, etc.. Visit local businesses which support causes you care about. Do the bare minimum at work. Reduce your carbon footprint- walk more, drive less, use public transit whenever possible. Do not fly, reduce flying, cancel spring break. Skip the superbowl. Skip the olympics. Skip the world cup. There will be more superbowls, there will be more olympics, there will be more cups. If you can connect to an immigrant community near you and ask how you can help: kids are not going to school and basically are locked down - teach them if you can, play games with them, take them on a field trip to the library or a museum esp if you are a white person. Do support the arts - they are our allies.