I called Richard Burr on NC. It probably won't do anything but I had my say. Or I'm having my say I need to call agai.

I called my NC senators, and Burr and Tillis are not entirely aligned with my political viewpoint.

Actually, Burr is a great senator from a constituent response point of view. I've contacted him on many issues, and he's always responded saying a) he heard me, b) he'll be taking x action, and c) why he's chosen to do so. Frequently he (or his staffer, probably) will take the time to address specific things I've brought up in my emails. X action is usually the exact opposite of what I want, but I do generally feel like he (or his staffer, probably) has considered my point of view before choosing what he'll do. It's a lot like talking to my sister. She'll listen to me, but she's starting from very different premises than I am, so her conclusions are often very different from mine. (Although she can't stand Trump, and I'm reasonably sure she didn't vote for him.)

Glamcookie, if my post in any way came off as flip, I didn't mean it to, and I'm sorry. I am terrified for so many friends and their families right now. Doing everything I can think of and adding more as I can.

Not at all, hippo. I'm just so raw and on edge. I know all of y'all are good people. I'm just flip flopping between hopeless and furious. Furious does me more good than hopeless, so trying to stay there for now.

I'm burying this in here rather than putting it in Press for reasons...

A long time mentor and friend of mine is starting a website to prevent the normalization of the Trump presidency and upcoming administration decisions/policies. He is looking for content contributors. Given the nature of my work, my participation, if any, will be obfuscated.

Here is the shell of the website.

As an example of content, the first thing posted is likely to be Reince Prebius' congressional voting record on issues like the environment, social services, women's rights, judicial appointments, public housing, etc.

If you would like to contribute content, you can email me at my profile addy and refer to the "field guide."

Do I bother to call my TX senators? I mean really? Cruz & Cornyn there not really here for my liberal wishes.

Republican legislators should be bombarded with constant reminders that they will forever be tied to anything they let Trump do.

Glam I hear you. I'm trying to stay on furious settings too.

Republican legislators should be bombarded with constant reminders that they will forever be tied to anything they let Trump do.

Absolutely, this. They should be flooded with our dissent and unable to ignore the fact that an enormous number of their constituents are angry and do not agree with them at all.

Last Sunday a friend of mine told me she was worried about my mental health, and I should step away and stop thinking about it. I tried to explain to her that now that I've gotten past the debilitating anxiety/depression (yay meds), my way of managing the world is to stay informed and take any action that I can, to feel like I have some small bit of control, to be a loud voice in my world. To hide would feel good, but I would be abdicating any power I might have, and I won't do that anymore. (Not to say anyone else shouldn't unplug and hide; I support everyone in doing what's right for themselves!)

Glam, meara - everybody that's facing a daunting Thanksgiving I'm sorry.

You know we've got your back.

Also there's the faux Target commercial on SNL: [link]

I started at fury and have gone into a deep funk, with an assist from grief over Xusha and SAD. I don't really have extra money to donate and I don't have the energy to volunteer right now. Fortunately, I am spending Thanksgiving with Tom and Nora, and that sounds about perfect to me.