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Reinforcing the Vital Places (opens the original)
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ISaturday afternoon. I’m weeping.Not from the pain, though there’s plenty of that. I have shingles on my head, neck and face. The nerve pain is excruciating. I can’t even believe how much my head hurts. I’ve been sitting at home for days, watching Netflix, trying to just endure it. I’m getting treatment. I’ve got good care. It will resolve. But holy crap.It’s very humbling.I’m sitting in my chair looking out at the mountains. The sun is going down behind them. The leaves are changing. Every day
Midterms Activism: An FAQ for Leaning In When You’re Running on Fumes and the Bad Actors Want You to Stay Home (opens the original)
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There’s an old saying in politics: if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.The midterms are six weeks away, and the table is crowded. The billionaires are leaning in. The corporations are leaning in. The religious fundamentalists and white supremacists are leaning in. The health care industrial complex and the AI companies are leaning in. All the nefarious actors who benefit at your expense are leaning in to be highly engaged this election season.We must be too.And yes, it’s overwhelming.
Trump's Election Attacks Keep Failing. Your Exhaustion Is His Backup Plan. (opens the original)
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You know this pattern. One morning you’re frozen, staring at the news that the Supreme Court just cleared the way for Trump’s postal service rule, unable to move. By lunch you’re cynical: “Of course they’re coming for mail ballots. What did you expect?” By evening you’re frantically responding to every call to action in your inbox, texting three group chats, volunteering for a phone bank you don’t have the bandwidth to attend.Three reactive states. One headline. You cycled through all of them wi
Blow Job or Brambles? (opens the original)
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Content note: This post briefly recounts childhood sexual abuse and mentions ICE brutality. Take care of yourself accordingly.Usage note: Please don’t copy and paste this entire essay into your social media feed or other forum. Share a short excerpt and send friends here with a link instead.Grandma’s wake at my aunt’s house, 1989. Dad sitting out on the porch with his childhood cronies, drinking and laughing. I’m glad we’re on speaking term
Your Attention Is the Key Battleground State (opens the original)
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A manmade tsunami of urgency and fear hits our shore soon.Labor Day marks the beginning of the midterm season’s home stretch. For the following ten weeks, every campaign, PAC, advocacy group, news outlet, and pundit will flood our inboxes and feeds with urgent messaging. Final warnings and midnight deadlines. News coverage and polls that spike your cortisol twice a day. BREAKING hot takes every hour on Substack.Accumulating political and financial power and profit is the common goal across group
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