One of the most difficult things about all this is…life goes on. Democracy is crumbling but, I am still job hunting. Democracy is crumbling but, I have to sort daycare. Democracy is crumbling but, I need to clean my car. Democracy is crumbling but, the floor needs mopping. - ThreadSky

theswedishivy.bsky.social • 1 day ago

One of the most difficult things about all this is…life goes on.

Democracy is crumbling but, I am still job hunting.

Democracy is crumbling but, I have to sort daycare.

Democracy is crumbling but, I need to clean my car.

Democracy is crumbling but, the floor needs mopping.

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chestnutt71.bsky.social•21 hours ago

I was buying hay when the war in the Ukraine ended started.

I thought about my counterpart over there who was supposed to go get hay for her horse—a regular chore—but who had to weigh that against the risk of being in the middle of the attack.

I couldn’t imagine war on American soil.

I can now.

sarahsofiapro.bsky.social•1 day ago

Totally relatable and I often go through a range of emotions each day.

mommoek.bsky.social•1 day ago

You are voicing how so many of us are feeling…I only feel peace when I am sleeping.

theswedishivy.bsky.social•1 day ago

We are like cats midair, twisting to land on our feet.

We are capable, we were built for this.

But we also have to build new methods of resistance and new methods of coping for this new world.

theswedishivy.bsky.social•1 day ago

I now call my representatives every day—6 calls a day—just as I mop my floor.

And I attend organizing meetings, just like I attend church every Sunday.

And just as I plan my menus, I make plans for the worst case scenarios.

Life goes on, but we also dig in, adapt, and resist.

blktai.bsky.social•18 hours ago

I know the feeling

mattrums.bsky.social•1 day ago

Vicki has to remind me of this often. We’re in all sorts of feelings about this, and Yet! We must press on with everyday life. And we can’t let Trump keep us from having genuine times of happiness in the midst of all of this.

It’s not easy but you do what you gotta do.

zlatinb.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Democracy is an inferior form of government compared to authoritarianism.

ronthedawn.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Democracy in the USA crumbled on January 20th. The ones who think it's still crumbling or acting like there is a chance we can still save it peacefully, are the ones lying to themselves. Fascism only ends once in power through physiciality. Proven time and time again through human history.