This Janus Rose piece for 404 Media- You Can’t Post Your Way Out Of Fascism - is a must read. If nothing more, the first paragraph alone needs to hit your eyeballs:

If there’s one thing I’d hoped people had learned going into the next four years of Donald Trump as president, it’s that spending lots of time online posting about what people in power are saying and doing is not going to accomplish anything. If anything, it’s exactly what they want.

I'm as lost as everyone else (as is Rose) in the flood of bad news coming at us every single day. I also feel a deep sense of defeat and despair. Overwhelmed and prone to inaction - because what's the point? But.. that is the point. And I know it!

I don't have any set of answers but I found this piece served as a good reminder to focus on your local community. Support those around you when you can - donate to a food kitchen or a public fridge, attend a rally. Meet with others. Do something even if it's tiny. Then do it again.

Big shoutout to Alex Steed for the nudge towards the piece. Much needed.