It seems like an eternity, but Tuesday marks the seventh week of this despicable regime. I’d like to talk about coping with the stresses of this era. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/taking-heart
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I can't stop thinking about all of us that will die a painful death with no money no food, no medication etc.
I'm a senior which survives on SSA, Medicare and Medicaid.
I want Elon and Trump to be charged with murder after we are all gone!
My husband and I too, although he has a moderate pension and I have one that's on the smaller side. Because I'm not yet 65, I don't have medicare, but he does. We pay over $500 a month for my health insurance plus another $300 for medicines (that's with a prescription drug plan). I'm scared.
The best revolt against Trump/Musk/MAGA is to cripple the only thing they care about…money:
-Take all your investments out of stocks & Wall Street.
-Stop spending on non essentials
-Don’t buy Teslas or boycotted products.
Yes your job might be lost…but better than a bloody war in streets vs an army?
"First, I’ve stopped listening to Trump and even stopped trying to analyze his warped psyche. I already know he’s spouting nothing but lies. And by now I’m familiar with his malignant narcissism."
Exactly! Some tell me its impotant to listen to him & that's really bad advice 😆 So much cringe. Ick🤯
The amount of whining, flailing and nitpicking by you, @warren.senate.gov, @schumer.senate.gov, @sanders.senate.gov and other @democrats.org has been deafened, irritated and childish.
I cope with it with resilience. I will correct you and chide you tirelessly.
Please break down the House CR. Looks like it’s a power grab for the WH. And some GOP are outright saying they will not work with Dems. Why should Dems go along in any way? Here’s what Dems summarized:
Only seven weeks!!! The old orange felon has screwed over the US, turned friends into enemies, allies into adversaries and has aligned with Putin, he is destroying world order.
He’s been busy being a bigger Nazi goon than could have been imagined!
Whatever you most loved doing at age 16, do that and do that as often as you can. For me, it's roller skating. We combat this manufacturerd stress by being kids again. Or we can get rid of capitalism. I like the second plan best but until it happens, I'll skate.
"...and so America waits. Not for results, but for the inevitable. Because in this new world, elections are no longer decided by the people. They are announced.
This is America in 2028. A nation that once led the free world, now little more than a cautionary tale told in whispers..."
This administration must be good for the pharmaceutical industry because millions of people who've never before considered it are probably begging their doctors for anxiety & depression meds. Ugh.
Probably true! 🤬
There will also be an underground IUD industry popping up soon. Luckily psilocybin mushrooms can be quietly grown in a closet at home and microdosing works better than most of those pharmaceuticals.
I believe that the best way to deal with the stress that Trump has caused is to start acting to defeat all the republicans in Congress who have supported this abuse of power. When we take back the House and Senate we will remove Trump's power and begin to restore our Democracy.
We're at the beginning of a needless measles outbreak! RFK jr. Is offering buyouts to healthcare employees! This isn't responsible leadership! He couldn't lead a rat to cheese! 😷
We chop wood, carry water, do the laundry, dishes, practice the meditation of creativity, & play board games with friends. We listen to buoyant music. We write letters to those who purport to represent us. We scream into the void. Even posted my letter to reps on bsky. Ya hear me? Anyone?
Well written. I stand with you and agree with your post. Honest citizen of America are being screwed by Trump. His followers are clueless. Dumb. Stupid. Don't know the meaning of all of Us. We the people
When will sociologists, psychologists and psychiatrists start reporting on the effects of PTSD caused by the trump regime?
An increase in suicides?
Mental health is healthcare.
If US democracy has any chance to survive, good Americans should show up in the streets en masse. Trumpists showed what they were up to on January 6, if the answer is not as strong, democracy in US is doomed.
There's a big storm out there with a few tornadoes landing in different places, and it's going to take a while before it all calms down to know exactly what the future holds for us.
Imagine that you got home early from a business trip only to find your husband in bed with your best friend, you end up having a miscarriage and your mom dies all in the same week.
I’ve left mainstream media pretty much. Have activists and other sane people I follow on line.
Trying not to give the cult any space in my head that isn’t productive for resistance.
An additional strategy for coping, & hoping, is finding inspiration in historical figures like James Longstreet, who transformed himself from successful Confederate General to civil rights champion.
It was mentioned here that millions are suffering from PTSD due to current events. My wife is the strongest woman i know, and when she says she's scared, it's red alert.⚠️
Putin, Trump, and Musk have managed to find ways to affect everyone's lives negatively. Institutions and laws that we've relied on are floundering, or gone. I'm usually a very happy person. I cry almost everyday and can't sleep. My heart goes out to your wife.
I would like to see the Democratic Party leadership cope with the stress of neutering this regime as quickly as possible as opposed to whatever it is they are doing
I think it’s personal and business. Elon magnified the culture war by a massive margin. It was personal (he hates his trans daughter and CA schools he blames) and if the right is scared of it brainwashing kids it builds irrational fear. Elon got power by fear
It’s of course personal to all the trans it affects. We may never find common ground about trans rights but we can find common ground it’s a class war and Elon magnifies every day on 𝕏 about .5-1% (trans) of society that they will ruin America. It’s a lie. We unite by a class war.
Elon Musk made it a culture war.
.5-1% of society wasn’t on everyone’s mind to oppress. I don’t even buy it was the right’s hate. Elon fueled the hate movement. He hammered anti trans for three years on 𝕏 then bought an election and MAGA believes what he says.
Nah. Folks of any "class" are more than willing to hate for free, and always have been. The idea that they're manipulated into being racist or transphobic or what-have-you is just letting them off the hook. AND condescending.
That’s not the way forward … the culture war was launched by Elon Musk to manipulate the population. The Democrats back in power will make sure rights are protected. We won’t ever get back power unless we unite it’s the people against the oligarchy. Culture wars are meant to divide.
If we move quickly past class warfare it will be easier for everyone to discuss our newly minted Russian citizenship; paperwork to come later. Just like the other side we need to move fast. Remember history tells us they killed wealthy people in 1939 to move the mission forward. Lesson learned? 🤔
I don’t think the wealthy are being killed. They are killing us. The wealthy leading are Peter and Elon. They are ultra conservative and cruel. They cause fear about trans and DEI to get support so they can privatize and dismantle the government so they can run it all. Their class wants to crush us
Peter and Elon are cruel people. Those with money have 2nd homes for a reason; they learned the history lesson. Don’t believe that it’s just about how much money you have; that’s the trap to distract those without. The cruel want to control or kill you if they can’t control you. $ doesn’t = safety.
It’s the ultra wealthy that’s the issue. We have an oligarchy that’s running our president, federal government and controlling and bribing our Congress and elections. Elon Musk pushes a culture war everyday about DEI and trans … rich people’s problems. The working class doesn’t stress about this.
The oligarchy are not running things right now. They are bending over and submitting in advance. Look at interviews given by Buffet and Gates recently and you will see the fear. They don’t know how to control this political snowball. Believe and history will tell the tale; the truth always ⛅️.👍
I cannot do this, in my area we know every house that voted maga and we do not trust those people for anything not ever. I will not ever speak to them. He cannot change this war for me, I hate maga Nazis only. All of them.
FILL THE VOID!
To all Democratic members of congress!
Hold town halls in Republican Districts where Repubs won’t. Show them who represents them and that you won’t walk away from them. Democrats not Republicans!
Once again some great wisdom - but I’d like to suggest another vulnerable population you’ve overlooked - #disabled folks. Many of the reductions in spending directly impact this population - healthcare/medicaid, DoE, and certainly higher costs of living on folks whose assets are already limited!
enough of the coping. it's time for the active resistance in the streets. so tired of the ppl trying to defend with podcasts and social media posts. GET IN THE STREETS. at least podcast from the steps of DC.
This piece is a breath of fresh air! These days it is so easy to fall into despair. I've done it several times a week for the past seven weeks. Thanks for the gentle prod to snap out of it and get back to the fight!
Thank you Robert for being a voice of reason on how to balance and avoid burn out. I will share this with like-minded people and activists in Northeast Ohio. Keep going sir.
I dreaded the return of chaos and had no idea I would need to dread it this much! I miss the professionalism and decorum of all the Presidents before him. Nixon looks like Saint Nixon now!
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I can't stop thinking about all of us that will die a painful death with no money no food, no medication etc.
I'm a senior which survives on SSA, Medicare and Medicaid.
I want Elon and Trump to be charged with murder after we are all gone!
-Take all your investments out of stocks & Wall Street.
-Stop spending on non essentials
-Don’t buy Teslas or boycotted products.
Yes your job might be lost…but better than a bloody war in streets vs an army?
Exactly! Some tell me its impotant to listen to him & that's really bad advice 😆 So much cringe. Ick🤯
I cope with it with resilience. I will correct you and chide you tirelessly.
https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-appropriations.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/significant-problems-with-full-year-continuing-resolutions.pdf
He’s been busy being a bigger Nazi goon than could have been imagined!
This is America in 2028. A nation that once led the free world, now little more than a cautionary tale told in whispers..."
"In four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good you won't have to vote." - Trump, 7/27/24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE7xoHJkgvE
There will also be an underground IUD industry popping up soon. Luckily psilocybin mushrooms can be quietly grown in a closet at home and microdosing works better than most of those pharmaceuticals.
Don't waste any more times and moneys !!!
Do it now fuck !!!!
Trump’s not sane.
In case no one saw how many people were in Washington DC
Trump admits the elections were rigged in this video from yesterday! (Approx. 2:20 mark)
Make this go viral!
https://youtu.be/44PSaIfKGtE
Onward… ✊
An increase in suicides?
Mental health is healthcare.
https://bsky.app/profile/jarocats.bsky.social/post/3ljwzfha7sc2z
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSa52TR9tCA
Just ⚖️ askin' 🇺🇸
This regime is the natural evolution of our duopoly, our wakeup call to stop taking sides, our chance to realize it's just us here!
2020, he tried his best to retain his power via an insurrtion.
Americans across America voted for him AGAIN ?
Too much -- Too fast
Imagine that you got home early from a business trip only to find your husband in bed with your best friend, you end up having a miscarriage and your mom dies all in the same week.
PAY ATTENTION TO THE ACTUAL TREASON.
https://bsky.app/profile/scooptown.bsky.social/post/3ljq5pu4cbs2s
Trying not to give the cult any space in my head that isn’t productive for resistance.
An additional strategy for coping, & hoping, is finding inspiration in historical figures like James Longstreet, who transformed himself from successful Confederate General to civil rights champion.
Here's post about him & why he's relevant. https://shorturl.at/7zxQD
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WE DEMAND YOUR GOODIES !!!!
WE'RE NOT LEGAL BUT WE ARE IN CHARGE !!!
SO WHERE'S YOUR DEMOCRATS NOW ?????
WHERE'S AARP NOW ?
That would certainly help with my stress
I think it’s personal and business. Elon magnified the culture war by a massive margin. It was personal (he hates his trans daughter and CA schools he blames) and if the right is scared of it brainwashing kids it builds irrational fear. Elon got power by fear
.5-1% of society wasn’t on everyone’s mind to oppress. I don’t even buy it was the right’s hate. Elon fueled the hate movement. He hammered anti trans for three years on 𝕏 then bought an election and MAGA believes what he says.
It’s a class war not culture war.
To all Democratic members of congress!
Hold town halls in Republican Districts where Repubs won’t. Show them who represents them and that you won’t walk away from them. Democrats not Republicans!
Works for me!
Hope this helps!🏳️🌈💙🍌
Welcome to The Banana Republic!💋🏳️🌈💙🍌