a better comparison which gave a red wave in 2010, but I think the fear of what Trump is doing could make this more effective than that.

A bridge (or other card) club, or yoga/tai chi etc?

Just like our forbears used to do it.

We can even compost with our neighbors in some California cities. Yes, it is possible to converse while composting.

You could also go the Ben Franklin route and create a club to improve society.

What we need are stronger community ties everywhere. The farther from politics the group appears, the less chance some thug will try to King George it to smithereens.

Think more along the lines of the Tea Party movement.

Our ancestors held amazing political conversations in bowling alleys and over a deck of cards. Quilting circles pushed women’s suffrage, abolition and temperance.

Ben Franklin held world changing conversations in pubs.

The tea party was an AstroTurf operation.

to release the pee video with the Russian hookers

It will take a huge majority, like 90%, to make a noticeable difference in the national trajectory.

what it is, to know there are millions united in defending our freedoms. In some ways, this is what DU is. There are people who are scared, angry, and anxious. It's a way of knowing others feel the same and we are going to stand by basic principles.

All electronic comms must be assumed to be compromised (yes, even with VPNs). The dictatorship will have considerable resources at its disposal and dissent will become increasingly dangerous, forcing a more personal, physical approach which avoids social media as an organizing tool.