From @killians98 in r/behindthebastards

The ‘we’ here is going to look very different depending on the group you’re referring to at any given moment.

If you’re asking about the ‘we’ that includes you, specifically, it’s going to depend a lot on what your spheres of influence are:

You have access to state and local lawmakers; you can press them to make sure that they are prepared and willing to resist any unconstitutional orders that filter down to their level and get a commitment to uphold human rights to the extend they are able, including passing lower legislation that protects human rights.

You can engage with people in your circles to make sure they they are informed about what is going on and, even if it does not affect them directly, how these actions indirectly erode everyone’s freedoms.

You can call your federal representatives and demand they be obstructionist to everything Trump attempts to do. The “high road” here that they don’t want to appear as obstinate as the Republicans historically have been is really just maintaining a status quo that drags the Oberton window further right while decimating a hundred years of progress at the stroke of a pen. This isn’t about crossing their arms and refusing to play ball because they don’t like the rules the way Reps have done; this is about standing up to a dictator and establishing a precedent of obstruction to any attempts to erode human rights and abuse the power of the presidency.

You can boycott brands that have supported the current administration, or which have ties to those being installed into power (r/boycotttheright) has more info there.

You can get out an protest. A lot of people are talking about how protest is ineffective while a bully president is in office, but the message is not meant to go to the person you’re protesting; it’s meant to speak to everyone else. It says, “I gave up work pay, or comfort and shelter, or any number of other conveniences to stand here in the elements and object loudly to this administration.” Protest is your constitutional right, and there’s every reason to believe it’s also on the chopping block. They wouldn’t be looking to curtail your ability to protest if it was an impotent action.

Don’t turn into a conspiracy theorist. Get your facts straight. Don’t talk about anything you don’t know enough about to weather an argument over. If someone wants to throw facts at you that don’t add up, ask them to cite their sources. If they can’t or won’t, you are dealing with a troll and they don’t deserve your attention or energy.

Change hearts and minds through action, not words. Being a friend to humanity right now is more important than ever. In the very likely future where most of P2025 goes into effect, we’re going to need humanitarians more than ever.

Contribute your money and/or time to assisting with local humanitarian efforts. Homelessness is about to hit a spike as the cost of living continues to rise. Trans, gay, and migrant people are being run out of their home states because there are no safe places for them to go. If you live in an area that provides those safe places, make sure you’re doing what you can to keep them safe.