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Socchan ([personal profile] soc_puppet) wrote2025-01-21 04:44 pm
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New Community Signal Boost

And it's not one I made for once!

[community profile] hyperlocal_politics has just opened, with an explanation of why the mod chose Dreamwidth as a host site over many other options out there. Definitely a community to keep an eye on if you want to get involved locally to combat any of the upcoming (and already started) bullshit from this administration.

I think it's implied to be US-centric, but I haven't checked with the mod. If it is, then I imagine the mod would be welcome to having sibling communities for other countries/regions/etc.

[personal profile] withleftbeef 2025-01-23 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you for the signal boost! <3

Folks from anywhere are welcome to post, or to make sibling communities if that's their preference.

I personally am based in the US, and the current administration here was definitely on my mind, but I know fascism and a lack of in-depth local reporting are a problem in many countries.

A handful of organized, passionate people can change local policies - and that's one of the best defenses we have against fascism and authoritarianism writ large. Without local complicity, their job gets a lot harder.

I'm planning to do tag wrangling, organization, and troll-banning as needed; I'm sure that if this takes off, the needs there will evolve.

[personal profile] withleftbeef 2025-01-26 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Love it; I'll check the comm out!

(I didn't want to tie this handle to my others, and I am so not above meme jokes. XD I've been laughing to myself every time I log into this account - because gosh do I have a lot of beef right now too.)