I do think it’s possible to vote your way into a situation you cannot vote yourself out of.

Like, for example, the way the system is currently setup gives much more representation (and therefore power) to smaller states. To change that, we would need to amend the constitution which would require a super majority. When have institutions willingly voted to give up their unearned power?

Also:

On the tapes, Blagojevich asked Pritzker if he would like to be appointed state treasurer, to which Pritzker, who has a background in finance, responded, “Yeah, that’s the one I would want.”

then:

Why don’t you ever tell me things?

I’m always gonna keep an eye on Pritzker because of the Blagojevich tape, but good on him for continuing to speak out against this shit.

I think it’s because he’s trying to jump on a presidential ticket, but still.

I’m doing my part.

Some coordination is good, I mean distributed as in anybody with time/means can join, even if they aren’t near a population center.

you dont need to kill police or politicians, probably throwing your life away, to make a difference

I agree, I just want people to think it’s okay. If the two extremes are “kill all cops and politicians” and “kill all poor people and minorities,” then a equitable middle ground where we don’t kill anybody and tax billionaires out of existence and repress cops into being friendly servants is a good compromise.

I think lots of people saying “good, who cares” to the CEO assassination was good, and should be applied liberally.

While I understand privacy concerns (hello from Tor), I think having some kind of loose tie to a physical identity would be better than true anonymous, since that could easily be astroturfed by bots or feds. I think that kind of organization is important, especially for protests, but I’m talking about wider organization in general.

With your concerns, how would you suggest getting people engaged? Something like a mastodon account that just posts dates and locations and takes feedback assuming its in good faith? Matrix chatrooms? Honestly asking, how would you get people together? I’m very interested in converting upvotes into praxis, despite the terrible exchange value.