Thread by @karenkho

I feel like there is a significant number of people on the East Coast who would normally be really concerned and loud about the West Coast fires, but are dealing with depression, anxiety, job loss, job concerns, remote learning, Covid-19, and other geopolitical events

I feel like almost everyday the capacity to understand just how much state and local governments have systematically and irrevocably failed US citizens gets pushed a little more. It often feels hard to say or do anything meaningful.

(I try to donate money.)

This year includes: the extensive fires in Australia, the massive protests for George Floyd, the reckonings about race in companies and the media industry, as well as Iowa's derecho, hurricanes, the ongoing refugee crisis plus situations in Hong Kong, Beirut, and Belarus.

The best summary I've seen of trying to stay "productive" in this current moment:

I should also include the crisis at the USPS, growing economic inequality, all the signs of climate change, plastic recycling revealed as a total sham, FB mass spreading misinformation, and the growing amount of police violence captured on video against civilians and journalists.