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yellow dahlia

(1,089 posts)
15. I hear you.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 05:42 PM
Jan 28

I too have been trying to figure out what I can do, now that I no longer have the stamina to be part of protests. Although, I am not convinced conventional protests are the answer anyway. Our world has changed.

I am doing whatever I can to get accurate information into the ether. I was going to quit the social platform that is owned by the man with a Z in his name, and which is limiting the political speech it amplifies. But now I am using it to get the truth out there. I am doing what I can to make sure my post doesn't get censored/squashed. I am using a "trick" I gleaned from by William Rivers Pitt (RIP). I don't put the content in the body of the post - I put it in the comments. (He used to put a cute picture in the body of the post.)

I am looking to see which legal watchdog groups are going to court to protect our democracy (such as CREW and Democracy Docket). I will make donations to those organizations.

I am writing to my reps in Congress - regularly. There is so much to get on the record about, this week.

I understand your frustration. We see our democracy crumbling around us, and we want to be a part of the solution. It feels good to be proactive in whatever small ways we can.



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