elisi | 14 November 2016

So, I've been collecting links.

First of all, Hillary Clinton’s Popular Vote Victory Will Likely Keep Growing, and The electoral college doesn't vote until December 19th:

The Electoral College Was Designed to Prevent Trump. You Can Make This Happen.

Follow the link for more info, but very simply how do you accomplish this? Easy: Write to Republican electors in states that went red, and beg them to vote their conscience.

Goodness knows that if they declare Hillary President you might descend into civil war, but it's worth a shot? At least you will have done everything in your power. And SPREAD THE WORD!!!

There is also a Change.org petition that you can sign.

More info on dates & how the system works here.

However, this is a slim hope. So, how to prepare & start fighting back?

How to set up an anti-fascist group

Autocracy: 6 Rules for Survival

And finally, two tweets about what you can do to make minorities feel safer:

Here's a list of things white friends have done/can do which actually make me feel safer:
— Silicon (@siliconphospho) November 12, 2016

Women, immigrants, PoC, Muslims, LGBTQ people, + others likely to suffer under right-wing admin share survival tips https://t.co/1DyV2xgc2E
— Roq(in) around the🎄 (@roqchams) November 13, 2016

Edit. Bit rushed due to lunch break. But - I think that having a dreamwidth backup is very useful. Crossposting is faffy, but considering all the hacking & monitoring, things could get difficult, and no one knows how much Trump's stooges would try to curtail communication or protests. But then dreamwidth is based in the US... I don't know. I've never had to think about these things in all seriousness before. But. I remember