Hey, all, normally this is where you'd find the cold open to the episode, full of fun nonsense and convoluted continuity.

But there's a time for continuity and a time for community.

And this is the latter. This week, we're taking the time usually reserved for the cold open to tell you a few ways folks in the United States can connect with our communities to help resist fascism and protect our

neighbors.

The first step is to look for the helpers who are already out there.

Resistance and mutual aid movements have sprung up all over the country, and instead of

reinventing the wheel, we recommend finding work that's already going on in your community

and joining in.

The next step is finding your lane.

Protests and Ice Watch are great ways to get involved, but there are plenty of others, from organizing food pantries and

deliveries to making and distributing informational materials, to calling and meeting with elected

officials, to helping with back-end work like web design and copywriting. Whatever you can do,

there's room for you.

And if that room isn't obvious,

don't be shy about proposing new projects or offering skills.

In this week's visual companion,

we'll include links to some useful jumping on points,

as well as some of our favorite resources and guides to things like protest safety.

Whoever and wherever you are,

we encourage you to take a stand and find a way to get involved.

We keep us safe.

I'm Jay Editedon.

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