We’re all hungry for hope, and malign actors are meeting that need with a proliferation of fake feel-good tales. False hope is more dangerous than no hope at all, so I only share stories I can verify — and that keeps getting harder. Today we offer a year-end wrap up of hopeful real stories. If you need a boost, click through!
A few months ago nationwide demonstrations made Sinclair and Nexstar un-cancel Kimmel. Now CBS cancelled a 60-minutes documentary on illegal deportation of immigrants hours before it was scheduled to air. Pushback is still organizing, but you know who keeps on going through every scandal? PBS, despite the funding cuts.
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While endlessly relitigating past elections hurts us, it’s also important to engage in genuine, fact-based analysis of losses. The DNC did just that, promising to release the report…then decided not to release it. With conspiracy theories swirling and distrust rampant, transparency is more important than ever.
Email DNC Chair Ken Martin, demanding he release the report.
On this, the last night of Chanukah, the internet is swarming with claims that the massacre one week ago on Bondi Beach was a false-flag operation. This is the kind of obviously false propaganda we laugh at MAGA believing, yet some anti-Trump groups have hundreds of comments insisting Israel killed Jews in Australia. Disinformation fuels fascism, so we fight it wherever we encounter it.
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Do you want to support immigrants more directly, but don’t know how to get started? The National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) is asking people who are NOT at risk of detention (citizens, ideally white) to adopt a location where immigrants look for dayjobs. They hope to find a team for each location and establish relationships over time. They have training materials and more.
Food banks can stretch your dollar further by buying what they really need at wholesale. If the holiday season feels busy don’t grab a few sale cans to throw in a box — donate that money to the food bank directly. If you’re able, make it recurring.
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