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   inquiline (inquiline@assemblag.es)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 06:27:23 JST inquiline

   Just saw another post go by saying "why is nobody protesting" (condemnatory) and like... *there have been some protests*, both in DC and in local cities and towns. Some of this is media filtering/not showing it much; some of this is narratives taking hold that feel correct but empirically are not.

   Most importantly, protests in themselves are gonna be insufficient. But people *are* activated
   https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/us/trump-protests-inauguration.html

   #uspol

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     inquiline (inquiline@assemblag.es)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 06:27:09 JST inquiline

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     Also sharing Mariame Kaba's list of things people can do that aren't protesting or voting:
     https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OSWxykA1WHOi0vTPLAJDaCeVhR3uSfh7PhlCj4t4yT0/edit?tab=t.0

     ETA, there is a nonGoogle version of this somewhere and if anyone shares it I'll edit it in

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     inquiline (inquiline@assemblag.es)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 22:05:08 JST inquiline

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     One of the reasons the "nobody is protesting" take sucks is it denies the empirical reality that some people *are*. People sharing this take are not among them, otherwise they wouldn't be making that point..

     Which brings me to the second reason it sucks: it puts agency here on other people. Everyone can do something, can pick something they can do; and furthermore should not belittle the work of people who are doing visible and less visible stuff.

     /end rant