Humorless Queers tackles post-election 2016. We talk action: What are we going to do now? And what is the future of surveillance and financial reform under the weight of a Donald J. Trump presidency? And we also dive into what just happened. How on earth did we get here? And how can we learn from this recent history?

LOOKING FORWARD: ACTION

• ACLU’s model ordinance for local police
• Find your elected official

THINGS WE CAN ALL DO RIGHT NOW

• The “Oh Shit! What Should I Do Before January?” Guide
• Support the Louisiana Senate runoff race for Foster Campbell – on December 10th, 2016
• Download Signal! What are you waiting for? Do it now!

Set up a monthly donation:

• Student Immigrant Movement
• Families for Justice As Healing
• Council on Islamic-American Relations, especially CAIR-Arizona, which runs the “Hate Hurts” project
• Empower DC

HUMORLESS QUEERS READING CIRCLE:

1. Taylor Branch: Parting the Waters. America in the King Era, 1954-1963
2. Eric Foner: Reconstruction – America’s Unfinished Revolution

Credit where due:

The theme for this show is the song “Missing You” by Jahzzar, also know as Javier Suarez. You can find his work at betterwithmusic.com.

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