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Hey Pot Heads,

Last week was all about fried rice, so this week let’s take a break from the recipes and just chat. Things are crazy right now and I know that we’re all feeling it. If you haven’t read about how some of us here at Stir the Pot are stocking up our pantries so stay fed through the chaos, catch up below.

Also, if you aren’t happy with decidedly fascist agenda this new American administration is taking, I wanted to highlight that many organizations including Indivisible and MoveOn are planning for a massive, US and worldwide mobilization effort on Saturday, April 5. You can read more HERE.

Trust me, it takes a lot to get me out of the house but this is extremely important. We’re losing our rights, our meager social safety net, and our education system so that billionaires can continue to line their pockets. It's simply immoral and cannot be allowed to continue. One of my favorite writers covering this topic

J. P. Hill

explains why there’s simply no substitute for real life action:

We’ve been conditioned to confine our resistance to social media.

The hard truth, as I’ve said before and will say again, is that consuming information is not resistance. Posting is not resistance. Some good can come from spreading information, but it’s not the resistance we desperately need. The hard truth is that the house always wins. The game is rigged in Vegas, and it’s rigged on Instagram — we can’t beat back this fascist onslaught on their turf. Algorithms across platforms are controlled by billionaires, and if we focus our energy too heavily on social media we risk becoming controlled opposition.

You can read his whole piece HERE. So when you see me in the streets on April 5, come say hi and we can share some of the cookies I will definitely have in my bag.