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Today's one thing: "And we're expected to get up in the morning and go to work."

Julia Smith

Julia Smith

24 Jul 2025
Graphic that reads "Act like we might have a chance to stop this. - Margaret Killjoy" against a background photo of trees against a blue sky
And three other ways to act.

Item 1

How to Live Like the World is Ending, by Margaret Killjoy.


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Mark-your-calendar Monday is very short today.

Item 1. TONIGHT Emergency call: Keep ICE Out of Childcare Centers and Schools. Related reading: Kyle Kingsbury's I want you to understand Chicago and Kelly Hayes's In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together and this Instagram slideshow.

By Julia Smith 10 Nov 2025
Close-up of a beaver with sticks in its mouth as it swims from one point to another. It looks focused and determined.

Today's one supermoon-of-a-Wednesday thing!

Item 1. Take a moment If you have the luxury of taking a pause for a bit of ritual and wonder... ➡️ Learn why it's called the Beaver Moon (via wickedmystics.com): It marks the transition from autumn’s fiery glow to winter’s deep introspection, reminding us to

By Julia Smith 05 Nov 2025

Tuesday's one thing (assuming everyone who is eligible to vote has already done so)

Item 1. Have a plan for AFTER Election Day. Maybe you'd like to join this 30 minute Working Families Party mass call tomorrow (Wednesday) night, for example. Or maybe you're winning in other ways. Just do something to take care of yourself and be with your

By Julia Smith 04 Nov 2025
Framed poster that reads MAKE SOUP NOT WAR leaning on a kitchen counter

Follow-up Friday + Weekend wish

Item 1. Weekend wish That we access the antidote to despair, whether through... ➡️ an ICE Out of Home Depot protest ➡️ a Dia de Los Muertos #DisappearedinAmerica vigil ➡️ a local Get Out the Vote canvass, text, or phone bank Or whatever makes sense for each of us. Item 2. Food Some

By Julia Smith 31 Oct 2025
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