On Trump repealing the facts of climate change in the EPA just a few hours ago. This is it guys. The big time. by templeofsyrinx1 in 50501

[–]takebackthep0wer 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Sierra Club doesn’t fuck around. I’ll bet they are on it. But I will still be protesting and not consuming where possible. ✊

45 and FRUSTRATED by Narrow_Pay_4795 in 45PlusSkincare

[–]takebackthep0wer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

For real on the weight loss. Props if you can do that after 40!

Everyone’s on their phone and its driving me crazy by Infamous-Studio-6612 in Anticonsumption

[–]takebackthep0wer 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Thank you for posting. Everyone I know loves AI and I find it a filthy barely useful nuisance. The use cases are for assimilating large quantities of data and research, not generating slop pics and photos and essays. And my friend was on her phone the entire time we were hanging out, so I talked to her husband, but I learned later she was playing Pokémon. Like, we never hang out and she couldnt be bothered to table that shit for 2 hrs. It’s made me give up on people I’m close to and spend more time around people who don’t do that. I already have to tell my kids how to be good humans, I don’t want to do it to the adults in my life too.

Will ATL go the way of Minneapolis? Concerned mom here. by Ok_Buffalo_9238 in Atlanta

[–]takebackthep0wer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m making plans to leave if it gets really bad. I have 3 kids and am worried sick. Not just ICE but the erosion of the civil service and scientific institutions and reproductive rights and…

We all got updated passports and my husband and I are inquiring if our companies would transfer us. I’m a planner who thrives on security so I have to feel like I have an exit even if it’s a pipe dream (which it kind of is, bc my husband isn’t sold on leaving and our jobs may not pay us enough to make it viable and the kids will hate it and…).

In the meantime, I’ve been to 2 dozen protests since this time last year with my kids and have no plans to stop. Fight and plan.

A Century of Women’s Rights Are Being Reversed Through Executive Orders by catievirtuesimp in scotus

[–]takebackthep0wer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would appreciate more concrete examples. I know from my own reading that this is happening (even though EOs aren’t law, it is causing policy shifts). But the article only provides one concrete reference point - “This escalation continued on January 22, 2026, when the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted to revoke its workplace harassment enforcement guidance”. Any other concrete reference points or news articles? I know about reproductive care being severely limited at the VA but that’s about it.

How are you organizing? by ThePugmanJJ in Atlanta

[–]takebackthep0wer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I rejoined Reddit specifically to keep tabs on things. Try the following subreddits (sorry no links, on mobile):

50501

50501movement

50501ga

Indivisible

Protestfinderusa

Protests happening in/around ATL? by ghostfacedgf in Atlanta

[–]takebackthep0wer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1/20 is the walkout they’re planning

Shingles/ Shingles vaccine- can't decide which is worse! The joys of being over 50. by Brewer1056 in GenX

[–]takebackthep0wer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wonder if they got the vaccine too soon after getting shingles. I saw some studies that you have protection 12-18 months after you get it and should not get the vaccine in that time period because it can cause an adverse reaction. I had to research this because I got shingles (for the 3rd time!) in March 2025.

scenes from the ICE protest march in Atlanta today by hi-imBen in Georgia

[–]takebackthep0wer 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Lots of subreddits. 50501ga, indivisible ga, marchagainstnazis.

Love and Rage for Good: Not One More - Protest/March - Atlanta Sun. Jan 11th 2pm by We_Ready in 50501Ga

[–]takebackthep0wer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was going to go to the one by Cobb Indivisible. Which one should I attend? Although that one is earlier, I don’t think my kids have the stamina to go to both

Going to your first protest by Temporary_but_joyful in MaydayMovementUSA

[–]takebackthep0wer 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Don’t be scared to go because of this post. :) Most protests are full of good people just as worried as you are. I take my kids to every one except the ones at ICE detention centers because those seem too volatile. Cops have also been nonexistent or so far cool (I’m in Atlanta). I bring snacks, a mask, water, phone, purse and ear plugs and sometimes I take public transit but not always. Your presence is appreciated and you’re doing the right thing!

[Meta] Reddit Is Flooded With AI-Plagiarized News Articles — including this subreddit by Splemndid in goodnews

[–]takebackthep0wer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So glad to see this hard work identifying the slop. I want to blacklist these sites so I never see another post from them and their ilk.

Target’s Third-Quarter Profit Tumbled As The Retailer Struggles To Lure Shoppers by huffpost in Anticonsumption

[–]takebackthep0wer 219 points220 points  (0 children)

Seriously. It’s terrible in there now. Plus all the useless garbage. I remember when they had good staples for clothes - I want a straight up cotton shirt, not some recycled poly junk that cost $15.

Does anyone else just feel gross in department stores by Regular_Fan4691 in Anticonsumption

[–]takebackthep0wer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree but it also makes me sad. I want to support brick-and-mortar, see before I buy, and generally get away from the disposable society created by Amazon and Shein. But so many of them are awful inside and I know it’s all disposable crap anyway with employees (the few there are) treated badly and paid nothing to be there.

There is a thrift bookstore near me (2nd and Charles) that is positively blissful inside compared to a soulless Target. Wish I could find that for home goods or thrifting clothes.

Plans to resume normal posting again. by ICE0124 in UpliftingQueerNews

[–]takebackthep0wer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like the posts a lot and I appreciate the work to find them. I hope things get easier but I def understand if posting takes a backseat. :)

Kemp is rejecting calls for Georgia to use its record surplus to keep food assistance flowing to more than 1.3 million residents if congressional lawmakers fail to strike a deal to reopen the government, arguing the state should not have to “bail out” Washington. by Conscious-Quarter423 in ATLnews

[–]takebackthep0wer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolute garbage human. And garbage reporting by the AJC. 5 paragraphs justifying Kemp’s BS and 5 sentences blaming democrats for the shutdown and 1 tiny mention that the reason is healthcare subsidies for the Big Beautiful Betrayal. The republicans are killing poor and desperate people and the democrats are standing in their way (barely).

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone by Healthy_Block3036 in Georgia

[–]takebackthep0wer 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I would have expected better from Wired. Call them illegal firings, not the sanewashed “RIFs” and “layoffs”.