...but nightmares end...

[blueraccoon]

I honestly feel like I'm living in a nightmare right now, like this can't possibly be real and surely I'll wake up tomorrow and this won't have happened.

And then I remember that reality is the nightmare right now and I just crash into either terror or despair. I'm kind of alternating between those two and anger, depending on whether I've been

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[42itous]

We all want to do whatever we can to mitigate the nightmare. Sign petitions, write letters, make phone calls. Anything you're good at that you can think of a way to put to use to fight this horrifying hateful shift, now is the time.

Here's something I heard of that you can do if you feel comfortable with it: put a safety pin on your jacket -- this designates you as a safe haven for those in need, an ally of the oppressed. Nobody will expect you to jump in to try and stop a fist fight, but even being a listening ear in a cafe (or on Facebook) is worth a lot sometimes.

[blueraccoon]

Yeah, I need to get a pack of safety pins. I think I have some in the house somewhere.

I live in deep, deep blue country and someone vandalized a local park with swastikas. Just...yeah. Fun times we're living in.

[kita0610]

Scrolling through friends' friends. I'm a fellow Heb and I'm very scared.