There are a lot of cultural minority groups in serious threat from the upcoming administration. Just... so many. I do not have a very wide circle, but I found some advice LGBTQ+ that I'm going to post. Erin in the Morning has an excellent list of ways for Trans folk (but this could be extended to any threatened group) to "prepare" for what may come. There's a link within it to a map of "safe" places, or at least places with legislative protection in place.
With the cheeto's plan to erode the federal government in general, we have an advantage over the historical parallel we're all thinking about (*cough*1930sgermany*cough*), and that's the power of state legislation.
I am trying my absolute best not to fearmonger, and not to go overboard with my "prepare for the worst" mentality, but the best way I can think of to stave off fear is to keep busy. So today my plan is to go through that list above and see if there's anything on it I can help my friends with, and if not, donate to a few orgs that are trying to help out, including some national ones, and some local ones I also found on the local Reddit for my area (another great resource if you're lookin).
All of this aside, my mental state is in the garbage right now, and trying to maintain my thin veneer of sociability for work and other duties is difficult at best.
Love to whoever finds this. Be kind to your neighbors, always.
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