[Politics]

[oyceter]

I feel like I basically got nothing done in January because I was sick through most of it--one of those awful colds where you just keep coughing and coughing and not getting any rest because you're coughing so much. Thankfully, it's now gone.

Questions re: calling your members of Congress: Does it matter if you call during business hours, or is voicemail left after hours okay? And if they've already made a statement on something, is there a point to calling about that issue?

I have also started doing stuff for one of my local Indivisible groups \o/! I still need to look into more cybersecurity stuff as well. And I am doing that thing where I am reading way too much news. Some of it is necessary for volunteer work, and some of it is useful for work, but I really do not need to be refreshing five sites all the time, along with my personal social media accounts. I tried setting up something like Flipboard or another aggregator, but it feels a bit disorienting. I like being on the news provider's website and getting a better sense of their style and what they report on and etc. I suppose once I've figured it out for many sites, the aggregator will make more sense.

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[oyceter]

Oh, I'm sorry to hear re: family members... that is always stressful.

I get to do a little around immigrant issues at work, since a fair number of the people we look after are undocumented, and there is working with Indivisible for political change, but there are so many fronts it feels kind of overwhelming. It is really nice to be able to read DW and see what different people are doing and get reminded that in aggregate, we can cover so much more. CB wants to talk to Trump supporters and try to change their minds, heh. (I think it's a good thing to do for the people who have the resources, but it's definitely one of those things that should not fall on marginalized ppl by default. CB actually likes talking to people, which always amazes me.)

[oracne]

I know so many introverts it is a great relief to hear there are extroverts working at this, too!

All the different fronts is why I had to try and narrow myself down. I just get scattered and useless, so far as action goes. I don't think there's any way I can get used to constant panic....

[larryhammer]

This, all of it.