ASK Musings

Fight Back

• “Your commitment doesn’t have to be the same thing every day,” Seling and Hoffman write on the website for Our First 100 Days. “Your project can be as loose as it needs to be to keep you going … [it’s] more about committing to taking a small amount of time every single day to put something positive and thoughtful in the world.” What Should We Do During “Our First 100 Days” Under Trump? Fight Back. (via @TheStranger)
• “Thousands of women [including me] — and those who love them — gathered in Volunteer Park Saturday afternoon for a march against hate organized to counter a tide of misogyny and stand up against efforts to roll back women’s rights under the incoming Trump administration. Thousands take to streets of Capitol Hill as ‘Seattle Women March Against Hate’

Fake News

• “The restaurant gained notoriety during the presidential campaign after fake news stories stated that Hillary Clinton and her campaign chief John Podesta ran a child sex ring out of the restaurant, The New York Times and other news organisations have reported.” Fake ‘pizzagate’ news story alleging Hillary Clinton ran a child sex ring led man to open fire in Washington pizza parlour (via @Independent)

Feminism

• “Educating oneself on feminism that centers women of color is important for recognizing how racism and sexism function together in intersecting forms of oppression.” Ready to ditch white feminism? Here are 6 Black feminist concepts you need to know

Anti-Muslim Bigotry

• “If you’ll allow me to be cynical for a moment, imposing state restrictions on what women may and may not wear in public has not, historically, been a great foundation for feminist liberation.” Angela Merkel’s burqa ban is sexist, racist and wrong (via @PennyRed)

Reproductive Rights

• “#ShoutYourAbortion is working to destigmatize abortion by creating a network of voices and a platform for women to tell their stories.” #ShoutYourAbortion Official

Racism

• “Stokes isn’t the first to commit a crime and blame it on Black Lives Matter. In October, a police officer’s wife vandalized her own family’s home and spray-painted “BLM” on the house to point suspicions toward activists with the group.” Firefighter charged for setting own house on fire after framing Black Lives Matter