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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Movies teach us resistance is about complicated plots and brave attacks, but mostly, it isn’t. Resistance is about sticking together and refusing to give up. Yesterday I felt blue, and first a friend mentioned getting a good idea on this site, then another friend showed up to laugh and eat at a public Chanukiah lighting. I feel better today. Who can you encourage, right now?
Trump’s approval rating keeps dropping. The more people learn about his actions, the less they like them. Yes, even MAGA (see footnote.)
A UK researcher maintains a list organized by “domains” like violating norms or attacking institutions. Bookmark the site and browse through it periodically. Each listing has a link to reporting. When something surprises you, share the link so others learn about it too.
Do you want to know how to help in an emergency? Maybe someone on your gift list does? Sign up for a first aid, emergency responder or CPR class to learn some basic life-giving skills. Should you really apply pressure to a gunshot wound? How fast should you do chest compressions, and does it really work? Take a class and find out!
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The Committee for the First Amendment was a McCarthy era resistance group out of Hollywood. Jane Fonda’s father was a founder, and she has re-launched the group. They’re starting with a bang, with an interview with Filipino-American journalist, social media researcher, and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa. We highly recommend watching it!
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