It's Easy To Want To Spiral Right Now. I'm Staring Out The Window, Trying Not To Cry Like I Don't Have

It's easy to want to spiral right now. I'm staring out the window, trying not to cry like I don't have to go to work and be normal in a bit. Which is why I wanna take a moment to remind everyone of a few things, from one scared person to another:

• Laws can't be overturned in a day. Our system of government, as corrupt as it's become, is still a system with the potential to reject the kinds of changes that would seek to hurt us.

• Please, please, PLEASE keep an eye on your local governments. It starts at county/state level before we ever get around to national-executive. Take a look at the way your state has been run, look into the policies of your representatives, and VOTE LOCAL when the opportunity arises. You're voice wasn't made completely void the moment that man got elected. Become active NOW.

• Utilize civil disobedience, go protest. There are so many issues on the table, a lot of shit we don't want happening. Cop City, Project 2025, the continuous subjection and genocide of those internationally such as Palestine, Susan, Congo, Tigrey. Look into local protests, become active, it's your right. Just please make sure you stay safe, be careful, listen to your organizers.

• Support each other. I want to make it so drastically, explicitly clear that COMMUNITY is one of the keystones of making it through troubling events like this. BIPOC, queer and trans people, women, allies, etc. Feel how you need to feel, be angry or cry or scream, fine. Of course. Just don't be alone.

See your friends irl, hug your family, go cry on a discord call, make memes with your mutuals, get involved with your local scenes. Whatever you need. There is a deep strength and courage you wield in compassion, in empathy. Wield that strength now for each other, please.

This is all deeply distressing and frightening, I know. Idk how to feel, idek what else to say. So, just know that we're going to get through this. Feel how you feel, but understand that defeat isn't really a luxury any of us can afford, so we'll simply have to live, persist, and do what we can. I love y'all, be safe.