Make Your Damn Bed

Nazi ideology cannot be engaged with on an intellectual level because it lacks the coherence, logic, and moral foundation required for meaningful debate. True intellectual discourse requires a shared commitment to truth, reason, and ethical principles . The Nazis, however, rejected these values in favor of propaganda, manipulation, and brute force. Sound familiar? THE SOURCE: https://libcom.o...

Nothing is so unworthy of a civilised nation as allowing itself to be governed without opposition by an irresponsible clique that has yielded to base instinct. It is certain that today every honest German is ashamed of his government. Who among us has any conception of the dimensions of shame that will befall us and our children when one day the veil has fallen from our eyes and the most horrible...

Today is a re-release about HOPE because it still feels really important. DONATE: www.pcrf.net GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com TUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTENT: www.instagram.com/mydbpodcast OR BE A REAL GEM + TUNE IN ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/MYDBpodcast OR WATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/juliemerica   The opinions expressed by Julie Merica a...

Mutual aid is natural. Individualism is manufactured. Let's get back to our roots and tear down the walls that individualism has built. In the words of  Open Democracy Net , mutual aid resolves issues from the bottom up, not from the top down.  THE SOURCE: https://www.theconsciouscitizens.org/solidarity-not-charity-why-to-choose-mutual-aid/ DONATE: www.pcrf.net GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL...

The fundamental constitutional protections of due process and equal protection embodied in our Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to every person, regardless of immigration status. Know your rights! Cops can lie to you, and although you can't lie to them, you can and should remain silent when interacting with them. Today, we dig into your individual rights and what to do if you're stopped by la...

FACT : Immigrants are 60% LESS likely to commit a crime than an American born citizen. It's been studied for decades and immigrants make our community + nation SAFER, not more dangerous. FACT : Immigrants contribute BILLIONS to our economy and don't benefit from the systems they pay into. FACT : No human being is illegal... especially when you consider we are on stolen land. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: http...

We don't often hear stories of non-violent resistance, today we explore the influential "white-rose campaign" used in 1942 to resist Nazi Germany. Today's source: https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/white-rose-resistance-hitlers-regime-1942-1943 The other ones: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/sophie-scholl-and-white-rose Another source: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/e...

Dealing with eco-anxiety is easier with the UPSTREAM method, as introduced by Karen Magruder. U nderstanding + compassion P articipating S elf-talk T rauma (processing) R educe isolation E cotherapy A cts of self-care M indfulness THE SOURCE: https://theconversation.com/keeping-your-cool-in-a-warming-world-8-steps-to-help-manage-eco-anxiety-212174 DONATE: www.pcrf.net GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EM...

Optimism is the only thing that works — but only if we don’t assume that progress is inevitable. Hannah Richie's article for Vox: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23622511/climate-doomerism-optimism-progress-environmentalism DONATE: www.pcrf.net GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com TUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTENT: www.instagram.com/mydbpodcast OR BE A REA...

Understand how doom filled headlines aim to manipulate you. Focus on the science, and on the fact that scientists see a path forward. Take action, because the future you make possible when you act is one worth working for. Liz's article about Doomers: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/what-you-need-to-know-about-climate-doomers DONATE: www.pcrf.net GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www...

7 RULES on Approaching Authoritarian Supporters What if your neighbor, friend or family member supports the authoritarian regime? Rule 1 Don’t look down on them, don’t patronize them, even if you know what they’re saying has no factual basis or you find it offensive. Don’t preach, ask questions. Try to understand them, where they are coming from, what their problems are and why they see solutions...

What to expect under an authoritarian regime: 1. Democratic election through fear mongering. 2. They will divide + rule. 3. They will subjugate media outlets to create a propaganda machine. 4. They will create a sense of chaos + fear. 5. They will distort truth and lie to create confusion. 6. They will slander their "enemies" 7. They will create distractions to fight while they pass more insidious...

Doomerism is a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you don't think there's hope, you won't take the action towards a more hopeful future. It's in our best interests to become the "right" kind of optimists. This is a re-release from an episode from November of 2023, and I am bringing it back as an introduction into my new optimism series! I hope you enjoy it!!!!!!! RESOURCES: https://calhum.org/files/uplo...

"In an era whose sense of the human psyche is dominated by entertainment and consumerism and by therapy culture—the personal and private are most often emphasized to the exclusion of almost everything else. Conventional therapy, necessary and valuable at times to resolve personal crises and suffering, presents a very incomplete sense of self. As a guide to the range of human possibility it is grim...

"If paradise now arises in hell, it's because in the suspension of the usual order and the failure of most systems, we are free to live and act another way" - Rebecca Solnit Buy the Book: http://rebeccasolnit.net/book/a-paradise-built-in-hell/ The archived book: https://archive.org/details/a-paradise-built-in-hell/page/10/mode/2up The wiki about the book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Paradise_B...

Contrary to widespread belief, there is not an increase in crime after disasters. In fact, the opposite is true. After every disaster, there is an increase in prosocial behavior. These myths perpetuate harmful stereotypes and we need to combat them so we can focus on what really matters: solidarity, mutual assistance, and community. "Prioritizing the humanitarian needs of hurricane survivors not o...

Hypernormalization: Pretending everything is fine, when it is obviously NOT fine. The goal is to keep us overwhelmed and confused and disengaged. Resist your apathy. Resist in any way you can. Join a co-op, a tenants union, a mutual aid network, a food pantry, local politics, and fight for a new reality that doesn't force so many to pretend it's not happening. FOUSHY ON IG: https://www.instagram.c...

"The constant generation of novel and fantastic apocalyptic scenarios serves to extend the horizon for the arrival of the hellish conditions contained in dystopia - if oppression is a nebulous but ever-approaching threat, it’s perpetually obscured, lifted away into a sub-fictional ether. It needs not be interrogated, not now, anyway. Which is how power prefers it." - Brian Merchant RESOURCE: https...

The dystopia isn’t coming, it’s been here, and we’re finally starting to see it. Fictional dystopias are not imaginative horrors - they are reframed versions of lived experiences for marginalized communities. It's our job to recognize the reality that "looming dystopia" is already here for so many people, and it's our job to help those involved fight against it before it grows to envelope all of u...

"We must never forget the joy of doing something slow and something difficult, the satisfaction of not doing what is easiest." - Tim Wu THE SOURCE: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/16/opinion/sunday/tyranny-convenience.html DONATE: www.pcrf.net GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com TUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTENT: www.instagram.com/mydbpodcast OR BE A REAL G...

"The burnt out don't need more alone time." - Ayesha Khan Ph. D. "A world where we are isolated is a world where it is easier to pit us against each other." - Luke Allen RESOURCE 1: https://wokescientist.substack.com/p/you-dont-need-to-fill-your-cup-first RESOURCE 2: https://substack.com/home/post/p-138757510?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web DONATE: www.pcrf.net GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAI...

Capitalism + consumer culture has taught us that independence = success, but what if our culture is wrong? What if community's inconveniences are less cumbersome than the inconveniences that come from isolation? DONATE: www.pcrf.net Get Involved: Operation Olive Branch: Spreadsheets + Links GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com TUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTE...

"That's why it's hard to make friends when you're older," she said. "Friendship is rude." Her friend's eyes widened. "What?" "Think about it! When we're kids we decide who we like and stick by them no matter what. As adults, we're taught to be polite. But, friendship is an imposition— at least, I want it to be. Call me after nine o'clock. Don't think you'll ever wear out your welcome. Overshare, s...

Jia Tolentino said "We have not “optimized” our wages, our childcare system, our political representation; we still hardly even think of parity as realistic in those arenas, let alone anything approaching perfection. We have maximized our capacity as market assets. That’s all. For the way out, I think, we have to follow the cyborg. We have to be willing to be disloyal, to undermine. The cyborg is...

Jia Tolentino said "Figuring out how to “get better” at being a woman is a ridiculous and often amoral project – a subset of the larger, equally ridiculous, equally amoral project of learning to get better at life under accelerated capitalism. In these pursuits, most pleasures end up being traps, and every public-facing demand escalates in perpetuity. Satisfaction remains, under the terms of the s...