If you live in an area where a lot of neighbors are struggling — maybe you’re struggling — a baked potato potluck is an easy way to build community. If your neighbors are doing well, it’s a simple way to throw a party — pair it with a fundraiser or resistance-building activity.
It’s simple: bake enough potatoes for everyone and ask each guest to bring one topping. It’s one of the simplest ways to have a hearty meal with low cost and effort.
Tens of thousands of families are joining the food-insecure for the first time. If you’ve been poor, you know there are skills, and often shame, involved.
Offer to accompany a friend on their first food-bank visit, help them learn to cook with products they didn’t select, or show them other local resources for struggling families.
Voting is confusing, until you know how to do it. Help a first-time voter research issues and candidates, or offer rides to the polls for people who struggle with transportation.
Once a person votes, they are far more likely to vote again. Find your starfish, and help them vote!
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If you get a refund in April, it means you loaned money to the government interest-free. Adjust your W-2 withholding to deduct less. Your goal should be to owe a little money after you file taxes, but less than $1000.
This is not a tax protest. This is a legal adjustment that keeps money – and control – in your pocket.
Many medical offices are integrating AI-mediated note taking. In a different world where LLMs prioritized accuracy and practices weren’t squeezed for every dime of profit, this wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing. That’s not our world.
Most offices are experimenting with AI, and will ask your permission. This protects them from liability. Head off problems by refusing to be a guinea pig.
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Whistle brigades directly protect your neighbors by letting vulnerable people know ICE is nearby, and by calling observers to active ICE detentions. Familiarize yourself with how it works and then spread the word through whistle-packs, trainings, or rapid response groups.
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