From the Library of Alexandria to the famous Nazi burning of the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, lost knowledge carries a special despair. Since Trump took office the administration has razing knowledge from decades of climate data to NASA’s Goddard library, on the chopping block for its land. The Data Rescue Project exists to save what we can. Donate or volunteer today.
Staying informed but calm is a trick these days. To avoid disconnecting or shutting down with overwhelm, curate your news sources regularly. Do you have reliable, steady voices that use rational, calm language? Raise the volume on those, while minimizing ones that leave you feeling so panicked you can’t act.
Look for three humorous or inspiring stories about resistance today. Verify, then share them. There is a widespread idea that Americans aren’t doing anything, but in fact we’re everywhere, every day, creatively resisting. It’s up to us to get the word out.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was defunded and is now shutting down to avoid being mis-used. This leaves PBS, NPR, and hundreds of local radio and tv stations in our hands. Donate or buy merchandise to keep them going!
If the U.S. is starting wars for oil again, we strike at the pump. Go fill up now, and on Thursday, January 8th, skip the pump. It’s the first of a series of gas-pump protests so #cutTheFuel and spread the word.
It’s January 6th. Today we refresh our memory of the insurrection Trump incited, and the consequences of a weak response. NPR has a powerful retrospective. Click through to view it, then share it widely.
