"Most of us don’t know Sarah McBride, but we probably know someone in the LGBTQ+ community bearing witness to all of this and more worried about their personal safety because of it. We can and should show up for those folks in our lives and communities."
~ Melissa Ryan
#trans #SarahMcBride #Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #solidarity
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"Trump and his fellow predators seek to isolate their targets from their communities and make everyone feel disconnected, helpless, and alone. Showing solidarity with those currently under attack is a radical act of love and resistance."
#trans #SarahMcBride #Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #solidarity
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"I take heart from the following quote, a line from the film 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'—that speaks forcefully to how I am feeling as we enter this holiday week: 'Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.'”
~ Joyce Vance
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #solidarity #compassion
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"Who are my people? How can I reach out to them right now so we stay in regular, life-giving communication over the coming months and years? ...
I am deeply convinced that community will be key during the next presidential administration."
~ Jemar Tisby
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #solidarity #compassion #community
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https://jemartisby.substack.com/p/now-is-a-season-of-self-preparation
"With real community comes the ability to see and hear our neighbors and compatriots directly, not just via a skewed media prism that isn’t doing anyone (except their corporate overlords) any favors."
~ Stephanie G. Wilson
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #solidarity #compassion #community
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https://www.freedomoverfascism.us/p/information-infrastructure-investmentand
William Lindsey 
Howard Cohen