USPS delays led to a huge uptick in rejected primary ballots. Get the word out: use drop boxes, not USPS! Find your region’s map of drop boxes (or polling locations — changing them is another tactic!) and advertise the ones near you online, in comments, or with micro-protests to flag them to passerbys.
In this short video researcher Erica Chenoweth explain why non-violent resistance works, what to do when protests are met with violence, and why it’s the best path back to a democracy. If you find yourself thinking it’s too late for non-violent solutions, take 13 minutes to check your assumptions against the research. https://simpleresistance.us/3-5-rule/
Wondering why Trump cancelled the penny? Resistance work relies on anonymous transactions—cash—and without the ability to make exact change, fewer people are using cash. Credit leaves a trail, and crypto is fueling the Trump family’s grift. Get and use cash. Accept you might not always get exact change—fascism is costing us more than a few pennies here and there!
Thousands of small “political organizations” have cropped up in the hopes you’ll “help them fight Trump”. Never respond to an incoming text or email request! Instead, choose one or more candidates you support, and go directly to their campaign site to donate.
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Real vote theft is mundane and it’s going to take a lot of boring effort to counter — so gather your friends and create a vote club! It’s like a book club, but for democracy! You don’t have to work for the local candidate…work on voter participation, or pick a race you are excited about.
Today, find out how to check your voter registration, and when the last day to (re)register is. Texas is proudly boasting of removing over a million “ineligible” voters (deceased, moved, etc.) but hundreds of reports of reliable voters who are suddenly unregistered are emerging. It’s a tactic nationwide, so check your registration and tell a friend!
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