In the spirit of continuing the absorption of information, it's important to have a wide variety of ideas to absorb in order to build a larger picture. Some of the takes I've seen include a lamentation about a large portion of the country not looking at a bigger picture, and I struggle to disagree with that. "The Economy" is good actually, they say, but prices for consumers have not gone down and people blame the current leadership for that rather than the first cheeto administration, which did a lot of damage to the good economy it inherited from Obama. We won't see the true damage from the new administration until after it is over, in other words. I digress, and risk treading on territory in which I am not an expert.
So, here's some stuff to check out/follow/remember/subscribe to today. I'm also making an "activism" folder or filter for my inbox, so I do not go absolutely mad with newsletter-style content. This is a small and not comprehensive list just for online voices. This is not necessarily going to help with local community building, but it might help me find some more like-minded online folks, or at least give you talking points whenever I do find in-person groups. I'll talk a little about that tomorrow.
I am already subscribed to the following:
John/Hank Green and Nerdfighteria: https://nerdfighteria.com/ or https://werehere.beehiiv.com/ or https://www.youtube.com/@vlogbrothers/
W. Kamau Bell: Comedian and activist. https://wkamaubell.substack.com/
Popular Info/Judd Legum: investigative journalist. https://popular.info/
ProPublica: Investigative journalism, not purchased by billionaires. https://www.propublica.org/
Robert Reich: Former Labor Secretary. Very, very smart. Sam Reich's dad. https://robertreich.org/
I will be investigating the following (will update this as I find more):
F.D. Signifire: Learned about him through W. Kamau Bell: https://www.youtube.com/@FDSignifire
Endevorance: Followed him on IG for awhile, but will subscribe to the newsletter. https://www.skh.news
Everytown.org: Anti-gun-violence organization
ACLU's podcast At Liberty: https://www.aclu.org/podcast
Heather Cox Richardson: Professor and historian. https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/
Angry Gay Grandpa: LGBTQ+ advocate. https://www.youtube.com/@AngryGayGrandpa
Still to find:
More trans rights advocates
Reproductive rights advocates
Immigrant rights advocates
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