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quigonejinn:

this morning, i thought i’d finally stopped screaming about donald trump

this morning, i found out he fucking nominated jeff sessions to be attorney general, a man who was so blatantly racist and so hostile to basic democracy that he couldn’t get confirmed to be a federal judge under reagan in 1986

a white male senator from alabama whose signature issue has been racist suppression of black voters for over 30 years

who claimed the NAACP and the ACLU tried to shove voting rights reform “down the throats of people”

who called a black attorney boy on multiple occasions

who said that the kkk was okay with him until he found out they smoked pot

and then said well, it was obviously a joke

and he is going to be following the first two african-american attorney generals in the history of the united states, with the second being loretta lynch, the black female attorney general who gave this address just this fucking may about what the justice department was doing to fight HB2

welcome to trump’s america, every goddamn person who didn’t see a difference between hillary clinton and donald

How to call your reps when you have social anxiety

echothroughthefog:

When you struggle with your mental health on a daily basis, it can be hard to take action on the things that matter most to you. The mental barriers anxiety creates often appear insurmountable. But sometimes, when you really need to, you can break those barriers down. This week, with encouragement from some great people on the internet, I pushed against my anxiety and made some calls to members of our government. Here’s a comic about how you can do that, too. (Resources and transcript below.)

Motivational resources:
There are a lot! Here are a few I really like:

  • Emily Ellsworth explains why calling is the most effective way to reach your congressperson.
  • Sharon Wong posted a great series of tweets that helped me manage my phone anxiety and make some calls.
  • Kelsey is tweeting pretty much daily with advice and reminders about calling representatives. I found this tweet an especially great reminder that calls aren’t nearly as big a deal as anxiety makes them out to be.

Informational resources:
There are a lot of these, as well! These three are good places to start:

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