Keep fighting, but take care of yourself first
USA followers, here is your daily reminder in this time of high political energy that it’s okay to take care of yourself. In fact, you must. Change is made by doing things, not by reading Tumblr posts and reacting to them emotionally. In fact, too much emotion can make us less able to act. So it’s okay to scroll past or blacklist important issues on your dash if you need to save your energy. Below are some tools people have designed to keep you informed and equip you for action without overwhelming you:
Daily Action Items for the Easily Overwhelmed
- MyCivicWorkout: Emails you everyday with one thing to do
- MegaVote: Emails you what your reps are about to vote on
- The 65: We’re His Problem Now: Website with daily action items
- Keep America Great With a Thing a Day: Website with daily action items
- @call-your-representatives: Tumblr blog for same
Other Solid Resources
- Call My Congress.com: A quick lookup to find out who your reps are
- Indivisible: A Practical Guide For Resisting the Trump Agenda: Good info about the most effective kinds of civic action
- Oh Crap! What Now?: A survival guide for living in Trump’s America
- How to call your reps when you have social anxiety: It’s hard, so here’s a helpful, compassionate guide
- How to throw a weekly anger party: Make calling your reps a group activity!
- Being disabled in activist communities: Someone saying a thing many folks need to hear
News/Info Sources That Don’t Suck
- Ballotpedia: The Wikipedia of American politics
- Politico: U.S. politics news (read sparingly if you get overwhelmed)
- Pro Publica: A nonprofit news outlet that does real investigative reporting
- PolitiFact: Kind of a Snopes.com for politics
Remember: put on your own oxygen mask before helping others, y’all.
Reblogging because Votember is just around the corner.
