Donald Trump Selects Matt Gaetz for Attorney General

[itsalanisbitch]

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general https://t.co/wNWW1WCguA
- CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) November 13, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general

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[calliope1975]

I recognize this is an incredibly naive question, but help me, ON-TD, you're my only hope.

Advice has been to join like minded groups in your community to get through the upcoming hell we're about to experince, but I'm new to my area, an introvert, an old, and am not religious so I don't have a church base to go to. My besties don't live in my state, and I work remote so only see my coworkers over Zoom.

How do I find groups? I got rid of Facebook years ago but it seems like that's the place. Do I reactivate? I looked at Meet Ups and tried to Google interests that I have but it's been mostly a bust.

[selina_kyle]

if you're in a bigger metro area, you can see if there is a discord server specific to the city you're in/near.

you can also see if there is a subreddit for your locality. sometimes they'll hold meetups.

[epicdonald]

the way i got started was googling "[my city] progressive groups" and our local chapter of Our Revolution (which i actually think dissolved since then sadly) happened to be having a meeting either that day or a couple days later. so i went to that and people had info on other organizations & upcoming events!

our local DSA chapter used to be really plugged in with grassroots organizations around the city but our chapter has really petered out too. but if you have a local DSA that also might be a good place to start

[senshi_forever]

Google "mutual aid groups" in your area and see what pops up. Food Not Bombs, feeding the homeless, etc.

[dulcius]

this is pretty much me

i am also not religious but have considered visiting my local unitarian universalist church and seeing how it goes

it is not what i would consider a typical religion and seems to have am emphasis on community, compassion and learning

[ellie_andrews]

Seconding visiting a Unitarian Universalist "church". It's not a typical church really (no religious texts, often atheists and agnostic are members) but it is more about community and progressive ideals. My local one has several committees, including a social justice committee that I've thought about getting involved with.

[halevy]

I'm not American, but in Canada and I try to participate in community and organize in various ways.

Being introverted is hard, but to build community you will have to try and reach out. Look for mutual aid groups, look at volunteering groups (like groups like clean up garbage and are ecoconscious as an example), look for radical reading groups in person or online, go to the library and check out what events are happening there. Talk to your neighbours when you can and sus out if they are reliable/safe folks.