November 8, 2024

Civics

'Remember in this tide of hate what love is. The pain you feel is because of what you love.'

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"They want you to feel powerless and to surrender and to let them trample everything and you are not going to let them. You are not giving up, and neither am I. The fact that we cannot save everything does not mean we cannot save anything and everything we can save is worth saving. You may need to grieve or scream or take time off, but you have a role no matter what, and right now good friends and good principles are worth gathering in. Remember what you love. Remember what loves you. Remember in this tide of hate what love is. The pain you feel is because of what you love...."                                                             - Rebecca Solnit, Midnight, November 5, 2024

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Civics

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