Molly WhiteNewsletter: A message to those asking “what do I do now?” How to protect yourselves, and how to fight.
I am disappointed. I am sad. I am afraid. But, you see, I was disappointed, sad, and afraid before the election, too. In and outside of the United States, across the political spectrum, governments are and have been failing their people.
And it is the people who have been fighting not just to protect themselves, their communities, and the things they love, but also fighting for people they’ve never met, in places they’ve never been, living lives they’ve never lived, facing horrors they’ve never faced.
Maybe you’re not ready to read how to fight yet. It’s okay to take some time to rest, grieve, be angry. When you're ready, read on.
First, take steps to protect yourself. Find community. Take care of your health. Learn how to protect yourself digitally. Find and nurture sources of reliable news and information.
Then: choose your fights. Think about what matters most to you, and look for ways to fight for those things. Find people who are members of communities under threat and/or experienced organizers doing this work already, and ask them what they need. Help the people around you.
If you need ideas, here are a few of the things that matter to me.
#1: Press freedom and access to information
Finally: remember to take care of yourselves. There is a long road ahead, but we’re in this together.
FULL-FIFO DEVELOPER 🇺🇦🇨🇿@molly0xfff i'm not sure if there's an upright man, but there's a few habilises around here
Bina Femaroll@molly0xfff Dear Americans, you can rely on your transatlantic friends in Germany. We stand side by side for an international network of humanity and democracy. It's getting dark everywhere at the moment. Let's stand together. Let's stick together. Let's fight together: against all forms of authoritarianism, despotism and dictatorship!
Samhain Night@knopi @molly0xfff Thank you
ulrich aꜩ@molly0xfff Please consider #5 separation of church and state.
JWcph, Radicalized By Decency@molly0xfff I may be less eloquent but at least I could fit my thought of the same on a T-shirt, which I just ordered for myself & decided to make available for anyone who might want one, too: https://www.etsy.com/dk-en/listing/1807768948/hope-unisex
RobbH@molly0xfff thank you for the elegant words and valuable pep talk
David@molly0xfff And grieve though we need, we must never give into despair.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxrwSLBfVxQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxrwSLBfVxQ
The Roads to what happens next, hope, calm, and community....
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Jcmacomber@molly0xfff
Perfectly said.
Perfectly said.
Syed Saleem
Feoh@molly0xfff To that web I’ve been volunteering with techs for reproductive justice: https://techies4rj.org/
it’s been amazing and I’m coding for a project that helps people in need of reproductive healthcare who live in areas where that’s illegal. Get the help that they need in the form of travel, lodging, and coordination.
I feel really good about that. Knowing that your labor is actually moving the needle in meaningful ways helps a lot!
TracingVRL by A.J. Fish@molly0xfff "Learn how to protect yourself digitally." She makes it sound so easy!
Brian Ziman@molly0xfff Can you post all this again in a couple of weeks... I feel like this thread is useful and important, but I don't have any spoons left right now.
Remco van Bree@molly0xfff "The only open questions were who the specific adversaries in the White House would be, who among the fighters would keep fighting, and who would join the fight.
The first question has been answered. Now the questions are: if you have been fighting already, are you going to continue to fight? If you haven't been, are you going to begin?"
This was the money quote for me
DigitalTaoist #resists@molly0xfff
Hear hear! I admire your resilience and determination 👍
Hear hear! I admire your resilience and determination 👍