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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.

We’ve all had that last minute panic: stores are closing and we need one more gift. We’ve also all received a gift we didn’t love, but forgot to return. Do you have a dress in the closet with the tags still on it, or kid’s toys still like-new? Offer it up TODAY, to save someone’s holiday. There might be a desperate parent (or thoughtful kid) who needs a miracle.

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.

The problems with Spotify are old and well documented, but here’s a new one: they’re selling ICE recruitment advertising, and have not responded to calls to stop.

It’s far from the first problem with Spotify, but make it the last: pick a new platform. We recommend Tidal or Qobuz, for supporting artists with fair payment.

Whether you’re skipping all shopping this week, or boycotting Home Depot, Target and Amazon, take it up a notch with a digital cart jam. From the organizers: “When thousands of carts sit full but never convert into purchases, it hits their KPIs, signals that something is wrong and shows that their business practices are failing their customers.”

Enlisted members of the military can’t just quit, or refuse orders. They can refuse illegal orders, but it’s risky: get it wrong, and you’ll go to military prison. Stand with veterans in Congress who just issued a PSA about this responsibility. Click to learn how.