Don't Get Demoralized, Get READY To Protect Democracy

Shock and awe is designed to stun you into submission but we, the people, have the power IF we use it.

Hi folks,

The insane, illegal hits from Trump and Musk just keep on coming.

Important sidebar: what should we call them? Please vote for your favorite below and if you’ve got another suggestion, leave it in the comments so we don’t miss out on your genius.

What Musk and Trump and co. are doing is alarming, it’s unprecedented, and much of it is illegal. It’s also designed to stun us into submission. But we can’t afford to get scared and overwhelmed and sit by while they destroy our country — that’s not going to end well for any of us.

As Bob Marley said, we gotta “Get up, stand up. Stand up for your rights. Don’t give up the fight.”

How? Let’s start by getting organized to organize.

1. Look up your two Senators and your House Representative to find their contact information.

2. Add them as contacts in your phone now. 📲I recommend adding the numbers for their DC offices as well as their district offices as it can often be tough to get through to the DC office.

3. Follow your three Congresspeople on any social media platforms you use.

This should only take you about five-ten minutes, max. ⏲️ And it’s much easier than waiting for things to fall apart and then trying to move to another country in a panic. Promise!

➕Extra Credit: Create an Activism Cheat Sheet like this one. Feel free to make a copy of this googlesheet and fill in your own representatives. Having these things written down in one place takes some of the work out of advocating in the future plus it makes it easy for you to encourage friends, family and neighbors to join you by simplifying the process for them, too.➕

Also super important — remember to:

• Go outside 🌅

• Get some exercise 🏃🏽

• Breathe 😮‍💨

• Hug the people (and pets) you love 🫂

• Cook something tasty for dinner 🍽️
  If you’re looking for a recommendation, try these delicious red curry lentils with sweet potatoes and spinach from the NY Times. I made them again last night and they’re so good, good for you, and inadvertently both gluten-free and vegan to boot. We served the lentils with coconut rice and cucumber raita to rave reviews from both kids. 🏆

• Drink water 🚰

• Avoid doom scrolling ❌📱😨❌

• Go to bed at a reasonable hour and read a book if you need to wind down 🛏️😴

Today’s lunch was last night’s dinner - red curry lentils with sweet potatoes and coconut rice. Nom nom.

That’s it for today. I’ll send you a prompt soon for what to say when you call your members of Congress.