Exhaustion, Grief, and Uncertainty

While perusing BlueSky, I happened upon this article: "From Aspiration to Action: Organizing Through Exhaustion, Grief, and Uncertainty", and I felt like it captured kind of what was on my mind. It's a long one, but it might resonate with you, too. 

So, last week, after my Tuesday post went live, I heard about the public comment opportunity for the restriction of COVID vaccines. As soon as I could, I amended last week's post to include the link. (I'd've included it in this week's post, but the deadline was Friday the 23rd.) As things like that might pop up again, I wanted to make you aware of the possibility. Most of this stuff I find on BlueSky, and when I see it I repost it. You can follow me there at: @zizirho.bsky.social. Things are more timely there, if you're looking to keep up. 

As I'm drafting this post, the budget bill that wants to take our money and kill us (I'm not exaggerating all that much) is making its way through Congress. Here's a list of some of the awful things it contains. (You don't have to subscribe to access the piece. Click on "no thanks" or whatever it says in small print at the bottom of the pop up.) 

Oppose the bill? Call your senators and reps to let them know. Even if they're all in for it, registering your displeasure lets them know that they're on thin ice. The more of us who are vocal pressures them. If they want to keep their jobs at the next election (assuming we have one), they might think twice about supporting things that their constituents are very much against. 

And we need to remind Congress that their job is a co-equal branch of government. They are supposed to check the power of the executive. Those in the opposition party need to gum up the works as much as possible. They've forgotten that, because they aren't doing it. We can remind them of this when we call or email. 

You heard about the firing of the Librarian of Congress, right? Here's a handy-dandy way to sign a petition urging Congress to act (as this is a legislative position). 

And for fun, I ran across someone soliciting Ransom Notes from the GOP. The link has the information. The idea is to create an old-style magazine-letter-clipped ransom note for our times. They're creating a publication. I wonder what people will come up with.