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Join the General Strike: January 30, 2026
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I've spent some time this afternoon considering what a shutdown for the general strike would look like from here, and what impact it would have; I'm not a huge corporation, I don't have an employer to pressure, my work doesn't actively fund ICE.
But my payment processors indirectly do. Stripe & PayPal execs have made significant contributions to the GOP, as have UPS & FedEx, who deliver nearly all of my supplies.
Shutting my website for a day is not going to make any Republican donor quake in their boots, but it's a clear statement that I can make to you, my customers & followers, that I'm willing to take a day without income to make a point, and to focus my energies on the good fight.
If you are at all able, please join the national shutdown tomorrow. Join your local protest. If you are not able, please take five minutes to call your representatives and make your voice heard.
Dismantle ICE. Hold DHS accountable. Stand with Minnesota, Maine, Chicago, Los Angeles. Stand with my city of York, PA, which has ICE agents on the streets today. My friends are scared. I am scared. But together, we are strong 
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