The post office no longer promises your mail will be postdated on the day you drop it. That has real consequences for taxes, ballots, rent checks and more. If you have mail that needs to be postmarked in 2025, you will need to walk up to a post office counter and ask for hand stamp.
The 2026 America the Beautiful Park Pass features Trump’s face (alongside Washington’s.) There are lawsuits, but if you’d rather NOT stare at Trump’s face every time you access a National Park, go get one before the end of December. It’s good for twelve months and features 2025 designs.
Resistance Bingo is a great NYE party idea! Create cards (there are online generators) and play at an in-person party, or brainstorm a list of items over a NYE zoom and play through January. Click through for instructions.
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Climate change means more weather catastrophes, and Trump means fewer rescue resources. Before the regime diverted FEMA to detention, the “Community Emergency Response Team” program trained locals to step up in emergencies. Focused on closing the inevitable gap until trained professionals could be deployed, this training is more relevant than ever. Click through for links.
Goodwill is convenient, but commercial, and religious charities may discriminate in distribution efforts. What to do? Most areas have at least a few thrift stores designed to benefit a specific target cause: DV victims or immigrants or animals. Specialty thrifts may also focus on a particular kind of goods that other stores reject. ReStore specializes in building supplies and benefits home building.
Instead of going to a crowded, commercial movie theatre, consider supporting the arts from home! From ballet to choirs, enjoy it in your matching pyjamas! Click through for holiday-themed online performances, some free, some for a fee.
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