<p><strong>“The scariest place you can be is believing nothing can be done, because something can always be done.”&nbsp; </strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dutchdeccc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dutch on Tiktok</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>"Cause and effect assumes history marches forward, but history is not an army. It is a crab scuttling sideways, a drip of soft water wearing away stone, an earthquake breaking centuries of tension." <a href="https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rebecca Solnit on Substack </a></p><br><p><br></p><p><a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-185879093%20%20%20https://bensheehan.substack.com/p/your-calls-are-working" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ben Sheehan's Substack </a></p><p><a href="https://www.pbs.org/show/civics-made-easy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PBS Civics Made Easy</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/experts-say-there-is-actually-something-you-can-do-to-stop-ice-but-its-crucial-you-do-it-now-goog_l_69724a8ae4b0e15d54cc3ab2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Huffington Post on what we can do now. </a></p><br><p>Know your rights:</p><p><a href="https://www.motionlaw.com/know-your-rights-what-to-do-if-ice-comes-to-your-door/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Defend yourself against ICE raids</a></p><p><a href="https://www.iceinmyarea.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ICE in your area. </a></p><p><a href="https://afsc.org/news/how-allies-can-defend-against-ice-raids" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How allies can help against ICE raids</a></p><br><p>RESOURCES: <a href="https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-dashboard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The House Democrats ICE oversight.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/immigration-enforcement-harms-students-schools" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American Immigration Council on Student Harm</a></p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/federal-immigration-enforcement-near-schools-disrupts-attendance-traumatizes-students-and-damages-their-academic-performance-273325" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Conversation on ICE impact on student Trauma </a></p><p>The UN "<a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166397" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ending world hunger costs less than 1% of military spending"</a></p><p><a href="https://endhomelessness.org/resources/research-and-analysis/how-much-would-it-cost-to-provide-housing-first-to-all-households-staying-in-homeless-shelters/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cost to end vs not end homelessness</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/5-ice-detainees-have-violent-convictions-73-no-convictions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ICE isn't arresting criminals</a></p><p>The<a href="https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/report/mass-deportation-trump-democracy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> American Immigration Council on Mass Deportation </a></p><br><p>Read episode scripts on <a href="https://medium.com/@makeyourdamnbed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julie's Medium Blog</a>.</p><br><p>SUPPORT<a href="https://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> JULIE (and the show!)</a></p><p>DONATE to the<a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/6152264dc28ad2001383af43/shows/6152264dc28ad2001383af42/episodes/www.pcrf.net" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Palestinian Children's Relief Fund </a>AND THE <a href="https://sdnrlf.com/#:~:text=Who%20We%20Are,Ways%20to%20Give" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sudan Relief Fund</a></p><p>GET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME:<a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/6152264dc28ad2001383af42/episodes/www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.com</a></p><p>TUNE IN ON <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/6152264dc28ad2001383af43/shows/6152264dc28ad2001383af42/episodes/www.instagram.com/mydbpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a> AND<em> </em><a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/6152264dc28ad2001383af43/shows/6152264dc28ad2001383af42/episodes/www.youtube.com/juliemerica" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>YOUTUBE</em></a></p><p>SUBSCRIBE FOR BONUS CONTENT ON <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/6152264dc28ad2001383af43/shows/6152264dc28ad2001383af42/episodes/www.patreon.com/MYDBpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PATREON</a>.</p><br><p><em>The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. 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