Miscellaneous Advice for Activists
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thisfinecrew5 Things to Do to Protect Yourself Under a Trump Surveillance State
We Need to Talk About the Online Radicalization of Young White Men
Reporters Without Borders urges Donald Trump to respect press freedom in the presidency. As a former journalist, I can attest to the advocacy work of Reporters Sans Frontieres. A free and independent press is essential to a functioning democracy and is guaranteed in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Trump promised during the campaign to change U.S. libel laws so that he could sue any media outlet that covers him negatively. Media suppression is one of the first acts of a despot. Please support RSF's work.
How to Make Your Congressman Listen to You: A series of viral tweets by former Congressional staff member Emily Ellsworth offered advice on how to get your representative to take notice and hear you out.
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stultiloquentia wants you to Call Your Dang Reps.
If you live in a red state, write to your electoral college representative and insist that they do not cast their ballots for Trump, on the grounds that he represents a clear and present danger to American democracy. Here's an article that explains it.
How to Easily Be an Ally to Marginalized Communities
6 Rules for Surviving an Autocracy
(I hope to god that I'm over-reacting and paranoid, that a Trump presidency will respect the Constitution, democractic traditions and the rule of law. But given that he said he would refuse to accept the will of the people if they didn't elect him, I don't hold out much hope.)
We Need to Talk About the Online Radicalization of Young White Men
Reporters Without Borders urges Donald Trump to respect press freedom in the presidency. As a former journalist, I can attest to the advocacy work of Reporters Sans Frontieres. A free and independent press is essential to a functioning democracy and is guaranteed in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Trump promised during the campaign to change U.S. libel laws so that he could sue any media outlet that covers him negatively. Media suppression is one of the first acts of a despot. Please support RSF's work.
How to Make Your Congressman Listen to You: A series of viral tweets by former Congressional staff member Emily Ellsworth offered advice on how to get your representative to take notice and hear you out.
Related:
stultiloquentia wants you to Call Your Dang Reps.If you live in a red state, write to your electoral college representative and insist that they do not cast their ballots for Trump, on the grounds that he represents a clear and present danger to American democracy. Here's an article that explains it.
How to Easily Be an Ally to Marginalized Communities
6 Rules for Surviving an Autocracy
(I hope to god that I'm over-reacting and paranoid, that a Trump presidency will respect the Constitution, democractic traditions and the rule of law. But given that he said he would refuse to accept the will of the people if they didn't elect him, I don't hold out much hope.)
