Inauguration Boycott

While much of the United States— particularly corporations and politicians — is rolling over and accepting fascism, a good portion of us refuse and will continue refusing fascism.

A book cart at Rose City Reads, Multnomah County Library’s bookshop, with the label “Books for the Times” (Portland, Oregon)

In Malcolm Nance’s Substack essay “Five Steps to Resist the Coming Tyranny,” he recommends boycotting the inauguration and all mainstream news concerning it:

https://archive.ph/d92FH

This is a one-hundred-hour boycott, and the main point is to send a message to mainstream news, particularly cable news (which is alien to me, since I’ve never had cable tv). Mainstream news will see a dip in viewership during a time when they especially want sheeple to watch their compliance with the coming fascism regime. Instead, let’s give them crickets.

Front cover of All the President’s Women by Barry Levine & Monique El-Faizy

I’m addicted to using my smartphone, which bombards me with notifications all day. My taste in news isn’t mainstream. I often watch Democracy Now! — it’s in my inbox nearly every day, and YouTube notifies me of the show nearly every morning.

I listen to podcasts, especially while exercising or doing domestic chores. These include: Gaslit Nation; Boom! Lawyered!; Feminist Buzzkills; On the Issues with Michelle Goodwin (Ms…