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   Heidi Li Feldman (heidilifeldman@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 07-Nov-2024 01:43:57 JST Heidi Li Feldman

   There is no right or wrong way to feel today. An objectively terrible thing has happened and it is terrible in ways large and small; and we will have to work to survive it and ultimately to change it. If it helps you to rehash what has happened, do that. If it doesn’t help you, then don’t do that. Be as selective as you can in who and what you engage with. Don’t expose yourself to unnecessary stresses. I find it helpful to provide care to my cats and to my most trusted people. 1/

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     Heidi Li Feldman (heidilifeldman@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 07-Nov-2024 01:43:56 JST Heidi Li Feldman

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     Defeating fascism has never been easy. Nor has building and implementing a pluralist constitutional democracy. These are large, demanding projects. We aren’t going to resolve them today. We have to begin, in whatever small ways we can, to prepare ourselves to turn back to these projects with as much strength and courage as we can muster. That’s something to do today: small things that help you feel stronger. You may not know what to do. Try things. 3/

     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 repeated this.
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     Heidi Li Feldman (heidilifeldman@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 07-Nov-2024 01:43:56 JST Heidi Li Feldman

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     Things that work for me: clean an item; read history of abolitionism in the U.S.; look at art; read a mystery; walk or hike; stretch; draw. These don’t always work. I experiment to see what makes me stronger. I allow myself to slowly absorb the implications of the election results, including the encouraging ones. As I do, I gain clarity and resolve. 4/

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     Heidi Li Feldman (heidilifeldman@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 07-Nov-2024 01:43:57 JST Heidi Li Feldman

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     Today, I will tread very lightly in speaking about politics or the state of the country, here and elsewhere. (Hence, the CW on this thread.). Many people are raw today. Each of us needs psychic space to regain at least a small footing. I know that in the days and weeks to come we will find ways to resist fascism in the U.S. I absolutely know that will happen. 2/