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"Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance" from the New Republic This is a lengthy article on what to do in the face of all things Trump. That being said, it also has many useful links.
Among others, the article includes links to the following:
- Choose Democracy's What Can I Do To Stop This Coup?
- Peaceful Protest Opportunities at No Voice Unheard
perhaps something like mailbait.info could be useful for spamming the anti-DEI email
posted by Saxon Kane at 12:40 PM on April 9 [2 favorites]
posted by Saxon Kane at 12:40 PM on April 9 [2 favorites]
I know that it's not in the spirit of the thing, and I am sorry for being a coward, but I always worry about these efforts like "flood the OPM tip line"—is it illegal to support a known-false tip? I know that there are some instances when knowingly providing false information to an official body is illegal, but I have no idea if they extend here.
posted by It is regrettable that at 1:05 PM on April 9 [1 favorite]
posted by It is regrettable that at 1:05 PM on April 9 [1 favorite]
I know that there are some instances when knowingly providing false information to an official body is illegal
I'm working under the premise that sooner or later any acts that fall short of abject obeisance to the magagod will be deemed illegal and acted against.
They're after the low-hanging fruit right now, but in 4 years it will probably be illegal to have been a registered democrat, union member, mormon, or soccer player.
Good trouble or gumming up the works might move you up the list, but only if the critical mass that they can achieve doesn't work. I want to be a straw on the maga camel's back. YMMV.
posted by OHenryPacey at 2:34 PM on April 9 [19 favorites]
I'm working under the premise that sooner or later any acts that fall short of abject obeisance to the magagod will be deemed illegal and acted against.
They're after the low-hanging fruit right now, but in 4 years it will probably be illegal to have been a registered democrat, union member, mormon, or soccer player.
Good trouble or gumming up the works might move you up the list, but only if the critical mass that they can achieve doesn't work. I want to be a straw on the maga camel's back. YMMV.
posted by OHenryPacey at 2:34 PM on April 9 [19 favorites]
I always worry about these efforts like "flood the OPM tip line"—is it illegal to support a known-false tip?
Have you considered providing known-true and flagrantly unhelpful information? Like objecting that a government official has put up a large DEI poster in his office. The oval office. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal," it says.
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 3:12 PM on April 9 [25 favorites]
Have you considered providing known-true and flagrantly unhelpful information? Like objecting that a government official has put up a large DEI poster in his office. The oval office. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal," it says.
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 3:12 PM on April 9 [25 favorites]
We're going to need a lot more power than people know.
“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said, explaining he wants to see a deportation process “like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings.”
posted by FerrisWren at 4:39 PM on April 9 [2 favorites]
“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said, explaining he wants to see a deportation process “like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings.”
posted by FerrisWren at 4:39 PM on April 9 [2 favorites]
FerrisWren, on any given day there are multiple threads detailing just how shitty the situation is
There's at least two active threads where your comment will find a nice cozy home (in fact, you're literally quoting what was shared in a different thread), I'm thinking when a MeFite is attempting to start a discussion on hope and resistance, it's okay to participate accordingly or just move on?
posted by ginger.beef at 7:01 AM on April 10 [9 favorites]
There's at least two active threads where your comment will find a nice cozy home (in fact, you're literally quoting what was shared in a different thread), I'm thinking when a MeFite is attempting to start a discussion on hope and resistance, it's okay to participate accordingly or just move on?
posted by ginger.beef at 7:01 AM on April 10 [9 favorites]
Added USPolitics Tag
Surely this affects everyone? I feel like this tag has become irrelevant in recent days. We are all Americans now :(
posted by low_horrible_immoral at 7:52 AM on April 10 [2 favorites]
Surely this affects everyone? I feel like this tag has become irrelevant in recent days. We are all Americans now :(
posted by low_horrible_immoral at 7:52 AM on April 10 [2 favorites]
I know that there are some instances when knowingly providing false information to an official body is illegal
You could always quite legally report any number of Trump's white women appointees. After all, white women don't like to think they were ever part of "DEI" but...they were.
posted by We put our faith in Blast Hardcheese at 8:31 AM on April 10 [3 favorites]
You could always quite legally report any number of Trump's white women appointees. After all, white women don't like to think they were ever part of "DEI" but...they were.
posted by We put our faith in Blast Hardcheese at 8:31 AM on April 10 [3 favorites]
Mod note: Great link, thanks for sharing, we added this post to the sidebar and Best Of blog!
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 8:49 AM on April 10 [1 favorite]
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 8:49 AM on April 10 [1 favorite]
Surely this affects everyone? I feel like this tag has become irrelevant in recent days. We are all Americans now :(
I see where you're coming from, but I doubt that other countries want to be lumped in with America... uh, ever, let alone recently.
posted by nonethefewer at 8:58 AM on April 10 [1 favorite]
I see where you're coming from, but I doubt that other countries want to be lumped in with America... uh, ever, let alone recently.
posted by nonethefewer at 8:58 AM on April 10 [1 favorite]
Surely this affects everyone? I feel like this tag has become irrelevant in recent days. We are all Americans now :(
Speak for yourself! It's nice to live in a country where a woman can get an abortion as a medical procedure instead of having to cross state lines in hopes she can.
posted by Kitteh at 9:22 AM on April 10
Speak for yourself! It's nice to live in a country where a woman can get an abortion as a medical procedure instead of having to cross state lines in hopes she can.
posted by Kitteh at 9:22 AM on April 10
I sent in excerpts from Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit
posted by Saxon Kane at 3:03 PM on April 10 [1 favorite]
posted by Saxon Kane at 3:03 PM on April 10 [1 favorite]
My apologies ginger.beef. Prior to posting, I searched for "Todd Lyons" and got no hits.
posted by FerrisWren at 10:02 AM on April 12
posted by FerrisWren at 10:02 AM on April 12
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posted by humbug at 12:21 PM on April 9 [2 favorites]