IntenseDebate - Frumiosa

7 years ago @ Clever Manka - Mid-week check-in · 3 replies · +11 points

My personal growth goals used to be focused and aspirational. Now they're more like "breathe" and "get through the day without a breakdown" and "don't get fired due to constant preoccupation with the death of our republic." I don't know, you guys. How are you holding up?

7 years ago @ Clever Manka - Mid-week check-in · 5 replies · +8 points

March prep is definitely helping me stay focused and positive. Anybody else going to be in DC?

7 years ago @ Clever Manka - Mid-week check-in · 3 replies · +7 points

Is there any way we can help? Can you outsource some more of the writing?

7 years ago @ Clever Manka - Thursday Link Dump · 3 replies · +11 points

How do I create a login for Toaster-Coven? Do I need an invite?

And hell fucking yes, liberals need to stop with the self-hate. MORE PEOPLE VOTED FOR HILLARY AND FOR DEMOCRATS ACROSS THE BOARD. I know we have a lot of work to do but also VOTER SUPPRESSION, GERRYMANDERING, FUCKING RUSSIA. What I'm trying to say is that we are the majority and we need to stop being afraid and stop this ridiculous finger-pointing and WILL SOMEONE THINK OF THE WHITES and truly work together to get our country back. And can I just add that I'm so sick of people saying identity politics sank the Dems when white identity politics was Trump's entire fucking campaign.

7 years ago @ Clever Manka - Mid-week check-in · 1 reply · +9 points

Less despair, more action. But it's hard when despair is the most logical response.

7 years ago @ Clever Manka - Mid-week check-in · 1 reply · +4 points

Atomic Books! Baltimore! Hamden! I grew up there and that was my jammmmm.

7 years ago @ Clever Manka - Mid-week check-in · 3 replies · +7 points

What is there even to say. Throwing myself into activism since the election and constantly vacillating between anger and dogged optimism and just fear and anxiety that I can never turn off. I'm inspired by the great action groups I'm starting to become a part of and the short and long-term acts of resistance and organizing going on. But I'm also afraid that we'll keep losing the fight, because a. for some reason evil seems easier to perpetrate than good, b. we're already fragmenting into so many subgroups, will we be able to unite? and c. people are going to start dropping off exponentially as time goes on, due to numbness and fatigue and also completely justifiable self-care and the need to focus elsewhere. How do you all stay active and motivated in your fight, whatever it is?

7 years ago @ Clever Manka - Finding my shovel and ... · 0 replies · +8 points

Sigh. I want these two and Michelle to join forces and form a Justice League, with Elizabeth Warren and Van Jones and Kamala Harris and Bernie and Hillary Motherfucking Rodham Clinton Herself.

7 years ago @ Clever Manka - Finding my shovel and ... · 3 replies · +7 points

yes. YES to all of this. Fuck yes. I've had a serious wake-up call these past few weeks about much there is to be done and how much I should be doing. I'm doing the daily calls and actions and volunteering, and I'm also kind of flailing around and want to figure out how I can do the most good with what I have. I'm a grantwriter with lots of non-profit fundraising and marketing experience, so I've been trying to offer pro bono work, if anyone knows any orgs who might need it. And also just making connections and being there for people who are hurting.

Other than that, it's been a constant battle of High Vigilance vs. Take Care of Yourself and Don't Die of Anxiety Your Family Needs You. It's not easy. I look back on not even a month ago when the world itself didn't seem so scary, and marvel at how I took everything for granted. Not anymore I hope.

8 years ago @ Clever Manka - Thursday Link Dump · 2 replies · +7 points

I'm a Scorpio and I take serious exception to this and will be setting fire to all of you.

Also I can't concentrate on anything today and am vacillating between terror, grief, and numbness. I know the answer is to channel into action but I'm not there yet. How are you guys coping?

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