#OptimismIsAWeapon
Despite everything, I remain hopeful.

I still believe we can build a better system—one that topples the elites who strangle our government. A politics of the working class, by the working class, for the working class. A new future is still possible.
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Really needed this shot of hope today!
September 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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September 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
My optimism about our ability to save our democracy comes from my experience. No matter how broken or bruised our democracy is today, I have seen it work and I know it can work again. I have seen the power of collective action. I know it can save us now.
August 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
July 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We have hope. Rebellions are built on hope.
May 31, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Instead of finding things to complain about, let’s look for encouraging ideas to share
May 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It isn't that America lacks courage. It's that we’ve become so cut off from one another that many of us feel alone, which makes us feel afraid.

But when we are surrounded by courageous people, all of us become more courageous. 

Courage is contagious.
May 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I'm so tired of everything... I've got nothing left to keep going for and I'm just ready for it to be over. Just go to sleep and not wake up. 😮‍💨
a computer screen says processing failed you failed to get a life close
ALT: a computer screen says processing failed you failed to get a life close
media.tenor.com
May 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
May 4, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I have high expectations of my self but each day I fail them
May 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I’m retired. I was pushed out because my health started giving out. But the fire for students rights still burns in my heart. Keep fighting sir! ✊🏼
April 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing—Raymond Williams
April 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I am trying to make posts that uplift and encourage, please share one or more of my posts if you think they will help our overwhelmed people turn anger and frustration into action and unity.
April 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
March 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Because fact checking done by scientists is the ONLY thing trying to stop the threat the wellness industry & influencer pseudoscience poses to all of us.

The media has failed. Social media platforms have failed. Our culture has failed. People reject expertise at every turn.

So why bother?
March 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I don’t have anything particularly profound to say, but I want there to be people in my mentions talking about hope, how we are each other’s hope, how we have no choice but to hold on to each other, to love each other, to breathe in and out for each other, because we
literally have nothing else
March 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"In Trump’s America, this is a time to think of ourselves as global citizens. We must not allow our hearts to be broken by a WH occupant who has abandoned American principles and is working aggressively to dismantle our democratic system and align w/ Moscow."
www.americaamerica.news/p/as-trump-w...
As Trump Works for Russia's Dominance
Let's be clear about what's happening, believe what we see, and assert our commitment to democratic values and ideals
www.americaamerica.news
March 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I have this illness too. Who’s with me?
February 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
#Innovation #SharedFacts #NeuroPolitics #Homeostasis

"The flowing together of the stream of life is not joy but pain, since it is power against power, guilt, and shatters the sanctified." #CarlJung

#BrainFunction #OptimismIsAWeapon
February 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I know everyone reading this is probably having a tough time right now. It’s truly a horrible day for America. But you’re not alone. We’ve built a massive grassroots coalition of folks here who feel just like you do—and we’ve got your back.
You Are Not Alone. We've Got Your Back.
Onward.
www.dworkinsubstack.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM