This. Exactly. The legal battles are being fought. But it won’t be enough.

If we act like everything is normal, we go into denial, evade, get complacent, and don’t do the hard work that is needed to survive, protect and resist. 3/3

This is the paradox we’re living in. This is the paradox we need to adjust to, psychologically and socially. don’t have some normal, we become exhausted, panicked, or catatonic, and carry our festering wounds around with us. 2/3

This is going to be a fight on many fronts. But there will be moments when we all need to drop everything, cancel plans, take risks, and come together. (3/3)

We ALSO need to focus on the big picture, recognize that democracy is being dismantled, checks and balances are removed daily, and there may not be a 2028 election.
SO take all the advice. ALSO read about how democracies are destroyed, join organizing groups, and prepare yourself to disrupt. (2/3)

I’ve come to love teaching this way. Just started last semester. But I’ve also been struck by how much students struggle with it. The trauma—around writing in particular and education in general—that they bring into the classroom is astounding.

Wait, you don’t have to peel them in a garlic press? You might have just changed my life. (Says the foodie who is also lazy/ short on time.)

What makes a “yes” first sentence?