qoph @qoph@octodon.social

Tor Ekeland's dad was in the Norwegian Resistance, shares some tips for resisting.

- bide your time. But be ready for opportunity when it strikes.
- Use your privilege.
- use the skills you have.
- Small acts taken by thousands have big effects.

https://twitter.com/TorEkelandPC/status/1011002957406588928

coz usually the people willing to put the most work in, even for the most urgent and disastrous political horrors... are multiply marginalised people.

multiply marginalised people are more likely to have ptsd and are at more risk of burnout and have more engagement with activism. AND less avenues of treatment available.

this idea that scaring fence-sitting liberals is worth more than helping seasoned activists work safely.. it's not realistic. people ignoring it aren't gonna help

RT @prisonculture@twitter.com
Yup *Civility* is the *Do Not Disturb Sign* of those removed from the actual impacts of oppression and tyranny.

RT @audreywatters@twitter.com
Some folks say “civility” and what they mean is docility and compliance

Remember, pals, the demand to be NICE is a tool society uses to keep mostly-women from advocating for themselves and others.

Nice is for suckers. Be brave instead.

Happy Tuesday, folks.

Always be open to lending a helping hand, but never take on someone else's anxieties or fears as your own. That does not help the person in need and it's not fair to you.

A big part of self care is setting your boundaries and knowing how much you can give and take. Be honest about them and be consistent in maintaining them until you feel you're ready to expand them.

You're a person too. You get to decide what you will and won't allow in your space.

🖼️

by Roopika Risam, in the team of TornApart/Separados

"What We Have, What We Can"
http://xpmethod.plaintext.in/torn-apart/reflections/roopika_risam.html

and by Moacir P. de Sá Pereira

"Mapping Maybe"
http://xpmethod.plaintext.in/torn-apart/reflections/moacir_p_de_sa_pereira.html

RT @HunterDK@twitter.com
Child internment is bad, says WaPo editors, but refusing service at a restaurant blurs 'the line between work hours and private time'.

This central media corruption--the notion that horrific acts by elites must not garner consequences--is the cause of all else. https://twitter.com/lfung/status/1010961280197259264

Nikki Haley's got a lot of nerve, she really needs a waffle

http://afriendlyletter.com/nikki-haleys-got-a-lot-of-nerve-she-really-needs-a-waffle/

If you want to see someone amazing, watch this.
---
eminem's sign language interpreter is a rap god
https://twitter.com/mattwhitlockPM/status/1010005280506220544

If you are looking for a nice simple fairy tale read then M. M. Kaye's the Ordinary Princess is worth checking out http://ow.ly/yG0k30kDlOV #books

tired: god disapproves of queer and trans people
wired: god loves queer and trans people
inspired: god IS queer and trans

if you work at microsoft, or at any company that serves ICE or any agency that assists them, give your bosses hell for it. publicize the contracts. demand answers. agitate! organize!

if you have ever dragged IBM for helping nazis organize concentration camps, recognize ICE's camps for what they are and hold collaborators to account! ✊ 🔥

https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/20/17485238/ice-contract-microsoft-motorola-dell-hp-enterprise-deportation

3 considerations for any political action:
1. If your action couldn't possibly have negative consequences for you, it is of no consequence
2. If your action requires media attention to have any impact, it has no impact.
3. Working in the realm of ideas and symbols is not worthless, but working exclusively at that level is.

Donna Minkowitz revisits her article about Brandon Teena and attempts to make amends for the transphobia therein. This is a hell of a read. https://buff.ly/2yGcebV

Remember, the revolution will not be televised and the corporate media is not your friend. They will never frame your actions how you want them to and will only cover what is safe.

For any action you must consider what it does if nobody knows you did it. Employing symbols and ideas in your action can make it more effective, but ultimately it must have a material component. and if you face no possible risk, then your action probably isn't threatening enough to the status quo.