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   Asta [AMP] (aud@fire.asta.lgbt)'s status on Thursday, 07-Nov-2024 05:16:56 JST Asta [AMP]

   Alright. You guys raised a lot of money. A lot of money. Think about what we can do if we channel that money towards community and mutual aid and projects that protect us. Think of the people we can uplift.
   
   #mastodonForHarris

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     Asta [AMP] (aud@fire.asta.lgbt)'s status on Thursday, 07-Nov-2024 05:16:54 JST Asta [AMP]

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     I'm not the first person to say; I'm not the first person to even say it here. But something someone said really stuck with me: that he was partnering with imperfect people for a goal to make things better.
     
     I was talking with a lot of people yesterday and they said that community isn't about forming emotional bonds, or requiring commitment to an ideology; it's about being there for each other. You don't have to commit to supporting someone forever; you don't have to be their best friend. You don't have to worry about if they have some problematic opinions or if they sometimes use insensitive language. Maybe they do all those things, maybe they do none of them. Is their heart in the right place? Are they helping to make things better? Are they not working to make things worse? You can work with them; they can be in your community.

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     Asta [AMP] (aud@fire.asta.lgbt)'s status on Thursday, 07-Nov-2024 05:16:55 JST Asta [AMP]

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     If you're in a position to help with mutual aid, do it. Don't do more than you can, just do what you can. If you're looking for art, look for independent artists! Buy their stuff! You get to decorate and have happy art and they get to keep making it. Do the same for musicians. Hire from these groups; contract them for things.
     
     Don't do more than you can; don't put yourself in danger. But also don't donate to candidates for an election that might not happen if we don't take care of each other now. If you want an election in 4 years, a good way to start is by taking care of people now.
     
     #mastodonForHarris #mutualAid

     Rich Felker repeated this.
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     Asta [AMP] (aud@fire.asta.lgbt)'s status on Thursday, 07-Nov-2024 05:16:56 JST Asta [AMP]

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     What do we need? We need safety tools. We need safe communication networks. We need to keep BIPOC, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people safe. We need to keep people housed, fed, and safe. We need in-person networks.
     
     You tried to keep a ladder up and you did your best. But this isn't a democracy; we didn't have many choices on the ballots (we really did not). What you did was community organizing and we can do it for ourselves, too. Because that's what you were trying to do anyway.
     
     #mastodonForHarris