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If youโre interested in civic engagement thatโs steady, realistic, and sustainableโrather than driven by constant crisisโthese two books may be of interest:
We Will Not Be Ruled: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDP6D3GT
From Apathy to Activism (2nd): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GD92PFJZ
Havenโt posted in a bitโmostly deep in writing and strategy work. Now taking on new freelance content strategy projects, especially ones that blend storytelling, strategy, and social impact. If you're building something meaningful and need help with content that connects, feel free to reach out.
#ContentStrategy #Freelance #DigitalMarketing #Storytelling #SocialImpact
๐ฆฃ Mastodon Tip:
Replies arenโt tucked away like on other platformsโtheyโre full posts. Your comments can appear in timelines, get boosted, and be seen by people outside the thread.
Write replies like you're part of a public conversationโbecause you are.
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๐๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐.
๐ Americaโs Democracy Crisis: 4 Groups
๐ด ๐๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ (~20%) โ Pushing for minority rule. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ฑ.
๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ (~30%) โ Tolerate it if it benefits them. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ด๐ต.
๐ก ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ (~30%) โ Believe in democracy but wonโt fight. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ.
๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ-๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ (~20%) โ Fighting back. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด.
๐ฌ ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ? ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ?
๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: Digital books arenโt always set in stone. Unlike physical copies, e-books can be updated, altered, or even removed without you knowing. There have been cases where content changed post-purchase due to policy shifts, licensing issues, or editorial decisions.
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, readers will have even less control over their purchases. This raises an important question: If you buy a book digitally, should it remain unchanged?
๐จ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ.
Starting February 26, 2025, Amazon will remove the "๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ & ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฆ๐" option.
This means you ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐โyouโll have to access them through Amazonโs ecosystem.
If you value offline reading or personal backups, nowโs the time to ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป.
#Kindle #Amazon #Ebooks #DigitalOwnership https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb
โDemocrats seem to be waiting for Trump, Musk, and MAGA to naturally become unpopular, instead of working overtime to make them unpopular. We canโt wait. We need a unified, aggressive, and creative opposition in this country.โ
Read more from Leah and Ezra: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/how-to-organize-our-way-out-of-the-trump-musk-putsch/