Iron Spike: You're entitled to your despair. But understand that when you catastrophize on social media, you risk spreading learned helplessness. Which is exactly what fascists want, for people to lie down and cry.

Respectfully: If you're on Bluesky right now screaming that Pride Month will be abolished, Trump will be declared king, America is forever ruined: Log off. You are entitled to your feelings, and it's better to let them out than not. But *Do Not Do Death Magic On The Emotional Contagion App.*

Doomer shit is un-American as fuck. Sorry. Factual. This country didn't even consider me a fucking person for half its existence, and the Supreme Court declared Black ppl didn't qualify as US citizens TWICE.

You're entitled to your despair. But understand that when you catastrophize on social media, you risk spreading learned helplessness. Which is exactly what fascists want, for people to lie down and cry.

I dunno, I guess y'all didn't sit through "Eyes On The Prize" every February in Social Studies for every year of middle school? Maybe you should find it and watch it. You will not find "They shot our leader, we should give up, it's hopeless now."

I utterly despise doomer thinking. We have WORK to do, god damn it. We have years, DECADES of work to do. It is going to take our time and money and emotional commitment.

Things to do, short-term: 🇺🇸 Get people registered, and show them how to VALIDATE their registration. Start at vote.org 🇺🇸 Join an Indivisible chapter: indivisible.org 🇺🇸 Look up your local Democratic party. Ask how you can help with GOTV efforts. 🇺🇸 Donate to / volunteer for LOCAL campaigns

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Thank-you, Ineeded the reminder.

"I dunno, I guess y'all didn't sit through "Eyes On The Prize" every February in Social Studies for every year of middle school?" that's about as reliable a WHO HERE WAS BORN IN THE 70s test as yelling MARK MCGWIRE ROOKIE CARD and seeing who turns around to yell I HAD THAT in a crowd

I HAD THAT

👏Thanks Spike. Your voice hits the spot today. youtu.be/p1xlIrfjxCw?...

Eyes on the Prizeyoutu.be

I didn't watch that in social studies. I watched it at Freedom School.

I am old. I saw it for a university class. It's a good watch. You reminded me I need my own copy.

I didn’t have that opportunity (it was originally broadcast my junior year of high school, and was not available on video until 1992.)

Sing it! I'm in despair but I ain't lying down. My vote is power and I'm gonna use that power to metaphorically punch Donald Trump in the Goddamned taint!

Exactly! We get back up again and fight! Wise words from Iron Spike!

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Thank you for this. That last sentence is pretty close to what I felt like this morning (less cry, more "embrace apathy" as a defense mechanism), and it was definitely a result of looking at this sort of thing on social media.

I've been struggling with this. Most of the info I get is catastrophizing. Sometimes it's hopeful but uninformed. It makes me feel bad and want to just not engage and I don't think that's great.

I have been disconnecting from the Internet several times today to avoid this.

Agreed. "Don't waste any time mourning. Organize!" -- Joe Hill

also bsky.app/profile/redl...

As a person who has been knocked down & gotten back up over and over and over again - I have a bit of advice this 4th of July, in light of recent scotus betrayals

Gotta be honest, We Have Not Yet Begun to Fight. We’re gonna whip their tails. I am going to have to buy a new bite guard, though-almost chewed through the newest one.

Thank you for this. It's easy to let it get to me, but I should be better than that.

Thank you. Perfectly said truth! A propos of good hearts carrying oneard, glad to have connected with you here on this far better platform.

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signed up for this yesterday - doing things feels so much better. www.turnoutpac.org/postcards/

Postcards to Swing States - Progressive Turnout Projectwww.turnoutpac.org Voters who receive handwritten postcards are significantly more likely to vote. We proved it in 2020.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I fucking needed to see this at the right time 🥹

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Thank you for sharing this. ❤️ Hope is fucking necessary & hope is what drives me to work towards change.

thank you!

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