We live in a rogue and dangerous country. Do what you need to do to maintain your internal peace. Hold the core of your spirit. Pray for peace. Commit yourself to justice. And just rest.
We live in a rogue and dangerous country. Do what you need to do to maintain your internal peace. Hold the core of your spirit. Pray for peace. Commit yourself to justice. And just rest.
It is exhausting. 😢
It really, really is...😥
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It is not easy to maintain a positive outlook during these times.
Thank you. 🖤🖤 @sifill.bsky.social
Along with fighting like hell!
Truth but it’s really hard 😢
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All I want to do is scream and cry 😢😱😢😱😢😱😢😱😢😱‼️
Thank you
This is terrible. Our country has just insured another 100 years of bad blood.
Thank you for being here on Bluesky. Your analysis, comments and leadership are uniting and motivating. You are powerful in the resistance. Thank you for using your power!
Honestly though we were put to sleep with wealth while the cancer of white supremacy was spread in plain side, hand in hand with the destruction of the environment. It’s difficult to look into the eyes of our (grand)children to explain that we did let this happen and participated in.
69. Yep.
66. Same.
80. Same
Thank you for the grounding words.
Arm yourselves. A pump action shotgun is an easy purchase and legal in every state.
Impeach the corrupt satanic idiot.
Amen ❤️, and thank you.
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don't pray Do something
You are right. Believers in some faith often think they can give some solace to people saying that they will pray for something. Let alone the irrelevant fact that they often don't really do it...and consider that for an atheist that sounds: "I will do nothing to change this situation" 🤷🏼♂️
Can I get some “thoughts “ with those prayers please.
Thank you for your words Sherrilyn, but it is to hard to not be angry. That person in the WH doesn’t understand the trauma this war and everything his evil administration is doing is hurting not just ppl like me but our kids and their future. I have hope that someone in congress will stop him.
Thank you for your kind words. We will get through this. The human spirit has never let us down!
Every day on my walk through the forest, I grieve, with the beauty of nature as my companion and witness. And I remember too...spirit, love, and peace. I pray and work for accountability and justice.
No US soldier nor any other American in the Middle East will be safe now due to Trump’s attack on Iran - they’re part of Israel’s war on Islam. May God save them/us all from this lunatic in the White House 🙏🏾
Praying let's you feel like you did anything when you actually did nothing. No more fucking praying. No more resting. We unify. We share skills. We arm up. Take a mental health day when the fucking Nazis are dead and kids aren't being disappeared by dudes in masks with no badges.
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This is excellent advice. 🙏🙏🙏🙏 I'm going to turn off the BBC News because it's worrying & enraging to hear.
My Mother died in 2000, and while I grieve that she did not live to see the Obama presidency, I’m glad that she did not have to endure what the US has become.
My dad died in 2001. He was a dyed-in-the-wool Republican, but there is NO WAY he would've supported the current regime. We disagreed on political issues, but we both understood the fundamental importance of democracy and the Constitution and human decency.
I am for all that except the last line. They are not resting. If we do, we fall further behind.
My soul aches
Me at everything at all hours
Your steadfast, clear foward direction is a balm = thankyou as ever for leadership in this fog
It won't matter I'll still die anyway
A 10 minute walk from my house in the coastal rainforests of southern Oregon. When I've had enough internet, this is where I come ... No sounds but quacking ducks and the wind. Perfect. Buddha would have loved it here.
Lovely. I am so jealous.
I bounce between here and the high desert of Eastern Oregon. Over there last summer, we set 21 heat records in July. The week I left, it was 109 at the airport. And we'd had wildfire smoke for weeks. I doubt I'll live over there again. My heart belongs to the rainforest. 65 Degrees outside... 👍
Good advice, thank you.
These are the times that try our souls. For sure.
Rest? Who can rest? I haven't slept well in months.
I hope my American neighbours show their disapproval of their President's actions by peacefully marching in all major cities and voicing their disapproval of this act of war.
Congress isn't doing their job. They can easily fix it with a handful of GOP to impeach & save democracy!🤷 Bibbi is playing 🍊💩 as always. 😤🙄😡 Revolution ASAP every day, every second, every minute, & every hour against a fascist Government takeover. 🪧
Thank you Counselor. Thank you for your service to the American people. ✌🏿❤️🙏🏿
When will everyone realize that praying is not working out for anyone. For every single person praying to their god the other side has equal numbers praying to their god. No god is going to answer any of your prayers. Only a mid without a god can conquer the brain washing of man made religions. 🤯
Woke up Sunday morning trying to ignore the ugliness and pandemonium in the US. Now find this scary escalation. Trying to focus on breathing.
"I haven't known peace & quiet, for so long I can't remember what it's like" ~ Bobby Zimmerman
USA brand never was our reality it was always a con.
Thank you for your wise words at a time when it's so easy to just feel angry and despondent 🙏🏻
I fluctuate between those two.
Praying doesn’t seem to work. God must be taking a sabbatical.
God's expecting us to grow up and handle our own problems like adults. Gotta suffer to learn.
Seems like shitty way to go.
The US has always been a rogue country. Now the US act with less hypocrisy and therefore it is more clear to everyone. But, for those able to see beyond the first layer of official declarations, nothing much has changed now compared to the last 60-70 years.
I don't play golf on weekends, I just watch movies or join a protest. I resist every day because I know he is overreaching. I feel for the undocumented workers who are being targeted and the others who don't have white skin. This is pure racism on full display!
I would say (regretfully, since I know we’re all exhausted), that this is exactly the wrong moment to rest. We will never have more power than we do today, at this moment, to fight this authoritarian wave. We must all focus and fight to save our democratic freedoms and norms. The time is now.
To find a good strategy needs a clear mind. This can only be archived by regeneration of mental powers. I consider this recommendation as very sustainable.
I am so tired. So angry. So disappointed in republicans that say and do nothing.
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Thank you Sherrilyn.
I'm moving to Canada.
May it be an easy move.
I'm especially thankful for my volunteer work right now. Service keeps me grounded (and sober).
Every single USian is now a target for terrorist revenge. No matter where USians are, Trump has made USians targets. All of us are just collateral damage.
You forgot one adjective- stupid.
Resting is the hard part to remember....
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Rest is for the privileged. Not for folks who are struggling to put food in the table.
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Feeling peaceful is hard to do these days. But we try.
#Mentally Blocking Noise is all about protecting your energy, trusting your instincts, and #staying solid 4silentrebels.com
He doesn't make it easy, Ms Ifill. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
Yup…..MAGA has turned us into a rogue and dangerous country……it will take decades to reverse this attribute
I try. It’s not working! I just go between rage and depression
Same here!
I know this one.
Song of the Day 6/24/25 After The Bombs “And after the rockets calm And the glimmer of fire Portends an early dawn We pinch at our skin While we wonder how we escaped harm We forget all our trials While there in our baby's arms” END THE BOMBS!! FUCK Trump Regime! END ICE! youtu.be/DblPYtCrvDc?...
Good advice.
Rest?
Thank you. This made it possible for me to get a little sleep last night.
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Brilliant and compassionate. Thanks!
Thank you.
Thank you for your wisdom and commitment to democracy and peace. We all needy to be vigilant and prepared for what is ahead. The future for the USA and the world has been threatened this evening by Trump.
All of this.
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Yeah but that's always been true, you are only just now realizing it.
No. No time for Rest. Keep up the Relentless Fight against Fascism
don't worry everything is ok .
If Americans don’t wrap their brains around the fact that removing this regime will take a bit of sacrifice, we are doomed.
True
And it will fail as all regime changes the US tried
Name an attempted at a regime change in the USA in the past 100 years.
Here are 9 Iran 1953 Guatemala 1954 Kongo 1960 Vietnam 1963 Indonesia 1965 Chile 1973 Panama 1989 Iraq 2003 Lybia 2011 And as a bonus my prediction Iran 2025
Oh sorry, I thought you were talking about regime change in the USA. You are 💯 correct, no regime change attempt by the USA abroad was ever successful.
The US (and UK) coup d'etat in Iran toppling a democratically elected government lead to the Shah's monarcho-dictatorship and with it to the islamic revolution.
I know. I lived in Iran from 82-86. Learned all about it in (Iranian) primary school. Well, the ayatollah version of the story.
Always the governmental version. I guess that the islamic revolution would not have happened, without the toppling of mossadeq
No. But the Americans always ‘know better’. I can guarantee you, even the most ardent opponents of the current regime will rally behind the government against US and Israel interference. Iran is NOT Iraq and that didn’t go well either…
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NO WAR WITH IRAN!!! NO WAR. FULL STOP. NO MORE ARMS FOR ISRAEL. FULLLLL. STOPPPPPPP!!!!!!! Tell Your Senators: No War With Iran act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
my senator is Alex Padilla. pretty sure he's got a good grip on the stakes
Amen.
And then join us in DC in protest July 1-4 RefuseFascism.org
How can we rest? I want to get me and my family out. Asap.
You are a wise person.
Thank for your encouragement. ALWAYS ☮️
And find joy every day. When in the little things. Joy is an act of resistance. 💃🏼
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Rogue is a key word. No doubt.
No rest. Those that can need to Make Good Trouble
I feel we are so vulnerable. I'm getting triggered by the trauma of 9/11
May our continued collapse shake off the complicity & complacency that enable this mob of abusive predators.
Frantic to find a way to accomplish this. I feel very discombobulated. 😕
Every day is worse
Yeah, because praying fixes everything FFS
The last few days have really got to me. Now 💣💥 Iran. This is just too much.
Unrest
Thank you for being a beacon.
Thank you and the same to you. Tomorrow I will spend some time alone in nature. That is my go-to for serenity. I wish you all peace. Love & Light
Thank you! Please do the same.🫶🏼🫶🏼
Here's some beauty for folks that may be much needed tonight: youtu.be/l4nKmbH-Two?...
Build community in every way we can.
Greetings from Germany. Rest until you die? #Protest is the word that must be there.
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No. I will NOT “just rest”! I will fight for the future
It's exhausting and terrifying.
I did that today and came home to the news about Trump striking Iran. Hard for that to not be a buzzkill.
And don't let them steal your joy
Ice cream helps, too.
I haven't slept well since he got back into office.
Same here I am now diagnosed as an insomniac. Meds don’t help bc very careful about taking so I don’t. Thanks 🌮
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Longtime insomniac; I use podcasts, audiobooks, and, if I really can't sleep, MASH. Just don't do anything too interesting or too banal, either one and my brain wins the fight against sleep.
Thanks, I'll try that 🤗
You're the first person who understands my brain at night. Can't be too boring or thoughts will take over. Can't be too interesting or I'll never fall asleep.
The amount of times I thought I found the perfect thing, then suddenly the light is peaking through the curtains and I'm still trying to finish the last chapter/episode/etc.
Yep, been there!
Me either
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Me neither. Going to try amd heed the advice and rest at least. Take good care.
You too 🤗
Surround yourself with likeminded compassionate people.
Not sure how at this point. I have a very bad feeling about this.
thanks Sherrilyn, I needed that. this hit me like a ton of bricks
Not sure I'll get any rest tonight 😕
Me neither. May se rest be visited upon us.
I’m going to keep focusing on my community project. Last year I started a free summer lunch program for all kids in my rural mountain community when our Republican legislature rejected federal funds to feed hungry kids. I don’t know what else to do but nurture the community I live in.
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Not all heroes wear capes. Some are named Elisa.
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Hello from Pendleton, Oregon! Following you now!
Hello, neighbor!
Ore-Ida, Representatives right here 🥔
You’re doing exactly what you should. We’re in “here, plant this seed” mode. Not only will those kids get a full belly, better school outcomes, but they’re seeing kindness and engagement by a role model. 🩵
Thank you for your kindness. 🌸
I appreciate your efforts very much.
I’m happy to serve the community.
This lifts my spirit. See how that works?
Thank you 🙏
Great advice.
This. Hold eachother close.
To prepare for the oncoming onslaught of...tomorrow?
To be prepared to face whatever the new day requires of us.
Okay. As long as we're not resting for too long. We can't. Capitalists have built us too anxious and distracted.
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With respect: IT IS NOT THE TIME TO REST. Americans: Consider life in Ukraine. Imagine the insult and lunacy of telling anyone there to “rest” and do a little self care. My god. It’s been five months. FIVE. MONTHS. Hurry the eff up, folks ‘cause you’re running out of time.
But just for a moment. Refresh and recharge.
Fair point.
Thank you, Sherrilyn
And allow yourself to mourn. And then start putting one foot in front of the other again when you are able.
It is so hard to maintain our internal peace in these days. I hear you and appreciate you so much for reaching out.
Get local. Create a neighborhood LAN between houses. Actively monitor physical ingress points. Help one another. Zero tolerance for MAGA fucks in your space. Become a community, even if it’s one city block. Guard it jealously.
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Yes, because Evil's sole mission is spreading hate. Good will counteract this very soon so start rising up. Take the hands of the Good people you know and join the protests. They're scheduled every where, every day with huge ones coming on the 4th and again July 17. Get in Good Trouble. Spread love
Open secret: authoritarian regimes strive for the image of monolithic strength; however, they are always much more fragile than they appear to be. Our task, if we choose to accept it, is to find nonviolent ways to divide the authoritarian regime against itself. #prodemocracy
He created the problem in his first term and pretends to 'fix' it now.
Excellent advice and timing. Thanks 🙏
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Absolutely right. We are the enemy.
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thank you.
Thanks. I needed this. Gonna try to sleep.
He's alienated all of America's allies. US is ALONE. No one is coming to save America from this evil. It is America ALONE 😔. People must understand that voting is mandatory, and voting for the GOP means going backward every time! These are lessons Americans are about to learn in real-time.
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And avoid heavily populated areas 😑
Sad to think it was a different place just one year ago.
Last thing I’m reading before I close my phone and go to sleep. 🕊️
Or, just shoot the fuckers who are doing this. The rest of the world would rather watch a civil war than be dragged into a world war.
I don't love it, Sherrilyn
Thank you, Sheridan. Exactly what I needed to hear.
Sherrilynn. F*ing autocorrect.
🥺 Terrible things are happening and continue happening It is hard to believe they will ever stop happening
Impossible to believe, but eventually. The advice to rest so as to be able to act when called is wise.
Thank you.
Orrr at this point we burn stuff
No joke. The lesson from The Good Samaritan is that we need to leave some fuel in the tank if we want to be ready to have a positive impact. sparq.stanford.edu/solutions/ta...
A Bugout Bag might not be a bad idea either.
Same to you, Sherrilyn♥️
Thank you
People please email and call your senators and your representatives! Every way. Every day. CONGRESSIONAL SWITCHBOARD: 202 - 224-3121 @5calls.org @resist.bot @indivisible.org
The daily onslaught, fear, cruelty, incompetence, collective idiocy, unabashed hatred, racism, bigotry, the goal to destroy democracy in favor of a billionaire techno feudalism, wanton destruction of the planet, watching the fall of a democracy that was never exceptional but had promise. It’s a lot.
I’ve retreated to wine on my porch with the community we’ve built since this orange stain was re-elected. We watch the garden grow and listen to music.
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thank you.
Praying really helps me. I was thinking I was not going to make it, but it made me stronger. Hold the core of my spirit and rest....I am going to do that.
I have to come up with a better word for rogue for myself ... a little less regal sounding ... perhaps, we live in a %!&# (I'm a Minnesotan) ... how much is one generation supposed to live through ... ? Yep, I'm feeling really sorry for myself ... then anger at myself for not being grateful ...
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It’s getting so hard. I feel that people are going to reach their breaking points soon.
At the core of their heart and sprit, too many Americans still hold at least one of America’s 5 major birth defects - greed, racism, hatred, violence and self delusion. For America to reach the destination so many desire, those issues must first be recognized as real issues that need fixing.
No rest.
Thank you Sherrilyn for this beautiful message which I think many need to hear.
Rest ?
Fox News, talk radio and Elon Musk are responsible for Trump 2.0. They and Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY)--who could have rid politics of Trump in impeachment trial 2--need to be held accountable and it would not--and should not--at all be pretty.
And . . .
Step out into nature, let if refill your spirit.
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I sat and watched my feral kitties eat the breakfast I put out for them. It helped.
Thank you for sharing, I'm at a complete loss at the moment
Thank you.
The way to survive is to get busy with your life, your job, your family and friends. And especially turn off social media and the news headlines now and then so you can breathe and lower your BP 🫣 stay safe, and watch your backs cuz it’s fixin to get nasty!
Very wise words.
Thank you
Best advice I have read. Thank you.
Wise words.
Have fun with friends. Sing. Dance. Laugh.
Thank you. I pray the same for you. 🙏🏼❤️🥰
You too. Thank you for being a voice in the darkness.
I have two children on this earth in their 20s - WHERE IS CONGRESS ?????
Ms. Ifill, THJANK YOU for sharing your wisdom, hope and strength! I appreciate you.
Amen
We will be the pariahs now, not Russia. No Congressional oversight, a clown as head of DOD and in charge of bombs and MAGAts now saying of the man they thought was "anti war" that "Iran deserved it". How do you deal with this craziness?
Turn Walk away And don't look back.
No. Turn Walk toward it And fight it
They've been given over to an idolatrous cult. It's a fruitless endeavor to 'try to reach them'. Our energies are better spent focused on building solidarity and effective organizing. Talk with those who have (or have had) friends/family enmeshed and brainwashed in Maga. They can't be reached.