Fascism wants us scared and drawn out, and it gives us plenty of reasons to feel that way. Push back with whimsy : use your arts or crafts skills to put together joyful, humorous or entertaining resistance messages. Pictured: Kim’s adorable resistance gnomes. They make me happy every time I see them. What could you do to spread joy?
If you haven’t dumped your Amazon account entirely, there’s still a way to push back: turn off tracking! It’s a win-win for you: targeted ads are designed to appeal to your impulses, not your needs (and they’re targeted so badly!), and they fuel Amazon’s marketing empire. Click through for EFF’s guide.
Remember how we all learned our home phone number as kids? Today, I couldn’t call my own mother from memory. Choose one person you could call in an emergency and memorize their number. Choose someone who isn’t likely to be with you. The perfect person lives far enough away not to be caught up in the same events, but close enough to help.
Memorize one Phone Number Find Out How »
Go spend time in the place you live! Visit a museum, stroll through an arboretum, or visit local shops with an eye out for graduation gifts. Be a tourist in the place you live and bring new eyes to the experience. Chat with shop owners and get to know your own city in a new way.
One of the most powerful ways to defuse fascism’s enforced sameness is to add minority voices to your feed. To celebrate Jewish American history month we’ve added a new section for Jewish voices to the existing lists for Black and Gender non-conforming voices. (We will try to add an Asian section this month as well.)
Minority Voices Find Out How »
Yesterday Canvas, a widely used course management software, suffered a ransomware attack. Grades, assignments, communication channels…all gone! Last year it was a medical software system. Today, make a plan to back up important contact information, from your Mom’s address to the insurance policy number.
Analog Addresses Find Out How »
