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Two things occupying my mind today (beyond generalized terror and "I need to rest"):
1) Tim Walz and @opinionatedogre.bsky.social are right that we need to envision what comes after the defeat of the fascists and work towards that, and...
https://opinionatedogre.substack.com/p/tim-walz-is-right-we-can-fix-it-and
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(she/her) @susankayequinn@wandering.shop2) ParkrosePerma (can't find the video rn) is right that our primary levers right now are as consumers (the various boycotts) and as labor (resistance at points of power within your circles).
And I view both of those expansively...
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...not just boycotting Tesla and Target but supporting Costco & food co-ops&credit unions; not just refusing to comply(or overcomplying JFC) &throwing sand in the gears where you're able, not just labor unions & other associations banding together to fight (incl class action suits against AI)...
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...but also continuing to do good work in the arts and sciences, education and healthcare, anything they're trying to kill keep doing that shit.
The real ground truth is that they can't do anything without our compliance. Whereas we can do all kinds of things without their permission.
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This is the true power of the people: we are the real source of wealth/security/prosperity, not to mention all the good things(love, connection, compassion).
Remembering that can be hard—the onslaught is intended to make you forget. Make you terrorized. Remember where the true power is.
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Also relevant: ""Historically, street protest and legal challenges are common avenues for popular opposition to governments, but economic noncooperation — such as strikes, boycotts and buycotts — is what often gets the goods."
https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/resistance-alive-well-us/
