I’ve lived through some tough times for America, but I’ve never seen anything like 2025. For those who choose to Resist, or just to keep themselves and their families a bit safer, here are a few tools that might be useful. I’ll try to keep adding to them as I can. If you have ideas you’d like to share, drop me a line.

Political Action

Ultimately, we’ll have to find some way of restoring the damage already done— and the damage that will be done in the weeks and months to come. The mechanisms of democracy aren’t working well right now, but we shouldn’t abandon them: I’ve lived in several countries where such mechanisms are much weaker than those of America today, and I’ve seen how much more difficult change is in such societies.

• Congress switchboard

• How did each of your Members vote

• Voter registration— for yourself and others.

• Act Blue.

  Self-Preservation

  For many of us, the first act of Resistance is just keeping ourselves and our families safe. As many parts of the US government are dismantled before our eyes, many of us are directly in the line of fire— particularly, Federal workers. The rest of us risk becoming collateral damage, as vital government services are either erased or degraded. We all need to take care of ourselves and our neighbors.

• Bug-out docs for Federal workers

• Legal resources for Federal workers

• Medical guidance: CDC for other nations