Welcome 😄 to Friday’s Tuesday’s Roundup of Good News!
Hi, fellow gnus! The diary scheduled for today hasn’t appeared, so I’m cobbling this together, using my notes for my Friday diary.
Please add to it as you see fit.
Regular Scheduled Programming
No one here is naïve; we are aware of the very bad stuff that is happening. Some of us expected it: the cheating, the lying, the chaos, and yes, even the attempts to cling to power despite the clear will of the people. But we are here to read the efforts and the positive results of those (including us and our fellow gnus) who are working so hard to save our country from those very bad people. We are furious with them for what they are doing and we are letting them know. Remember:
💚 There are more of us than there are of them.
💛 They are terrified when we organize. THERE IS LOTS OF EVIDENCE THAT THEY ARE TERRIFIED!
💔 They want us to be demoralized. We have to keep demoralizing them. Name, blame and shame! IT IS WORKING! WE HAVE EVIDENCE THAT THEY ARE DEMORALIZED!
💙 The best way to keep up your spirits is to fight. So, take the time to recharge your batteries, but find ways to contribute to the well-being of our country and our world.
💙 Democrats Are Great 🌊
Republicans 🐘 Got Nothing 👎
🐍 Schadenfreude 🍎
Well, this was weird...
Somehow, I don’t think the farmers have told tRump that they want to disinherit their kids. tRump, we know, projects. So we can infer that one or more of tRump’s kids have really pissed him off lately. wtf is going on?
Something that is clearer for all of us:
📣🏅 Let’s Honor Truth 🏅☀️ ️
Thank the Washington Post article.
For those that were not following this story, the National Archives blurred out the anti-tRump signs at the Women’s March. Of course, anti-tRump signs were the point of the Women’s March, and the National Archives should be archiving the truth and not censoring it. The outcry is forcing them to change this.
💙 What You Can Do to Rescue Democracy 💙
It turns out that participation in democracy is not just an every-four-years event but requires active participation, like, whenever you can find time. However, given that we have taken back the House, the tactics moving forward need to be different. Indivisible has ideas to share.
Indivisible 2.0
This Guide is for what comes next. The 2016 Indivisible Guide was about using constituent power to defend our values, our neighbors, and our democracy. This Guide is about using our constituent power to go on offense.
Offense is exciting, but it’s more complex than defense. We have the opportunity to use congressional oversight to hold Trump and his cronies accountable. We can set the legislative agenda with a bold progressive vision rooted in inclusion, fairness, and justice. But none of this is automatic — we have to demand it of Congress.
And some other ideas:
You can relax and recharge.
You can join protests and freeway blog.
You can help register new voters.
You can smile.
You can get out the vote for special elections.
You can reach out to upset Republicans. Remember, a lot of them crossed over in the midterms! Get them to feel good about being blue.
You can share your ideas below.
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🍀 “My experience has been that work is almost
always the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.” 🍀
Eleanor Roosevelt
🔥 If you’re going through hell, keep going! 🔥
Winston Churchill
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TRUTH MATTERS. LOVE MATTERS.