That said "I hope you become a better person, just do it away from me" is so valid and helpful and has given me a lot of peace.

I feel like a council is deciding my fate and tbh I'll accept whatever judgement they pass

Not short snippy questions, no condescending tones, no presumptions about what the answer must be based on what they already know. They ask thoughtful questions to delve, understand, and explore. They listen to understand, not to respond.

We lack this today, and God I want to be like them.

Do the work, be heard, take breaks, and know that in every scary moment in history there is tons of art and humor that comes from it.

Existing and persisting is an act of defiance ✨❤️

(I emailed my Congressman and was like "hey what's your career plan since apparently Congress doesn't matter") LOL

5 Calls gives you topics and talking points so you don't have to come up with them yourself. It also makes it easy for you to find your representatives and has their phone numbers on hand for you! It takes less than a minute per call, and most times I've gone straight to voicemail.

Then go take a break and do something you love! It takes away a lot of the ✨guilty feelings✨ of doing normal stuff, when you did something productive within your power too

Message the hell out of your representatives. It's insanely therapeutic.

The "5 Calls" app gives you talking points so you can call and leave messages, or find their contact pages on the gov sites and email em. They shan't know peace so long as I live through these Trying Times™️

It's not a matter of "you want corruption don't you?!" like besties, no, this is corruption in a different flavor and NOBODY should have unmitigated unchecked access to this much sensitive info for every day people.