Service members are in a tight spot: it’s illegal to refuse legal orders, or to follow illegal ones. The distinction can tie courts up for weeks. They need to know we have their back. Send a text or take a veteran friend to lunch. If you have estranged military family, send a holiday card or make a seasonal donation to a veteran’s organization in their name.
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Rather than cancel services like Medicaid and SNAP (food stamps) outright, the regime built daunting paperwork hurdles. Anytime you read about a changed rule, such as the DEC1 changes to SNAP eligibility, post about it on social media, even if it doesn’t affect you. They’re counting on people missing deadlines or failing to complete paperwork. We’ll fight back.
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Debate rages over how to handle conservative relatives at events like Thanksgiving meals. We offer some tips for being an ally everywhere—even at the Thanksgiving table!
Even when we can’t change MAGA minds, we can shift public discourse and help vulnerable people feels safer.
This Thanksgiving, donate the price of your Turkey to a food bank. If you don’t know where to donate, choose Feeding America. Recommended by food banks and Charity Navigator, Feeding America runs a nationwide food distribution network, channeling unsold “waste” food to food banks who distribute it to local charities. Donate today.
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Create relationships in your neighborhood. Do it formally through a neighborhood project, or take the next step with someone. Wave, borrow a cup of sugar and take back cookies, or invite them to dinner. Start slow and build.
This is especially easy to do over the holiday season when dropping by with cookies or inviting folks over for an open-house hot-cocoa bar are entirely normal things to do.
Splurge on a small treat for yourself. If money is tight, it can be practical, so long as it feels like a reward. New shoes, food you only indulge in occasionally, art supplies…
If money is tight, take items you know you’ll need and wrap them up so they feel special during this season. Find a way to treat yourself, even if it’s something tiny.
