BERNIE SANDERS: All the areas of Trump’s agenda I will gladly support — and those I won’t
President-elect Donald Trump campaigned in 2024 as an anti-establishment populist prepared to take on the political class and act on behalf of working families. When Trump is prepared to move forward in that direction, I will gladly support him. When he does not, I will vigorously oppose him.
Trump has said the United States should not be paying, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. He’s right. Under President Biden, we have made some good progress in lowering the outrageously high cost of prescription drugs in this country, including having Medicare negotiate prices with the pharmaceutical industry. But much more needs to be done. I look forward to working with President Trump on legislation that would end the absurdity of Americans paying, by far, the highest price in the world for prescription drugs. We must have the courage to take on the greed of the pharmaceutical industry and lower drug prices substantially.
At a time when many financially strapped Americans are paying 20 or 30% interest rates on their credit cards, President Trump has stated that he wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. He’s right. I will soon be introducing bipartisan legislation to protect Americans from being ripped off by the credit card industry and look forward to his support.
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President Trump has rightfully pointed out that disastrous trade agreements like NAFTA and PNTR with China have cost millions of American jobs as corporations shut down manufacturing in this country and moved abroad to find cheap labor. As someone who strongly opposed those agreements, I look forward to working with the Trump administration on new trade policies that will protect American workers and create good-paying jobs in our country.
Some of Trump’s nominees have also made important points. Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is right when he says that food corporations are “poisoning” our young people with highly processed foods that are causing obesity, heart disease and other serious health problems. The Trump administration and Congress must take on the greed of the food industry and create a healthier America.
At a time when many large corporations are routinely breaking the law and engaging in illegal union-busting, Trump’s Labor Secretary nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been supportive of the PRO Act, which would protect a worker’s right to join a union and bargain for better pay, benefits and working conditions. She is right. Workers must have the right to join a union without illegal interference by their bosses. I look forward to working with the Trump administration to pass the PRO Act into law.
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No one denies that we must end waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, for example, is correct when he points out that the Pentagon has failed seven audits and cannot fully account for its budget of over $800 billion. We must make the Defense Department far more efficient, save taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars a year and cut spending.
But let me be clear. While I am more than prepared to work with the Trump administration in areas of agreement, I have some very strong disagreements with positions that Trump has proposed.
At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, when the wealthiest people have never had it so good, it would be an outrage to provide hundreds of billions of dollars in additional tax breaks to large corporations and the wealthiest people in this country. Any new tax cuts should go to the working families of this country. Billionaires and large profitable corporations must start paying their fair share in taxes.
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Further, we must not throw millions of people off of the health care they have by making massive cuts to Medicaid and other public health programs, which is how some Republicans want to pay for their tax cuts for the rich. Medicaid is a lifeline not only for millions of low-income Americans, but also for over a million seniors in nursing homes and people with disabilities.
The last 10 years have been the warmest on record and, as a result, we have seen unprecedented extreme weather disturbances throughout the United States and the world. While Los Angeles experiences devastating wildfires and North Carolina is still recovering from destructive flooding, Trump is dangerously wrong when he claims climate change is a “hoax.” Virtually the entire scientific community understands that climate change is real, is caused by carbon emissions and is an enormous threat to the well-being of our kids and future generations. We must, with the entire global community, combat climate change.
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We must not engage in the mass deportation of 20 million people in this country, many of whom have worked and lived here for virtually their entire lives and are a vital part of our economy. We need to stop illegal crossings with strong border enforcement and should deport people who commit serious criminal offenses. But we must not break up millions of families, put children in cages, or use the U.S. military unconstitutionally to round up immigrants in door-to-door searches.
Trump Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent is wrong when he opposes the need to raise the federal minimum wage. At a time when the $7.25 minimum wage has not been raised in 15 years, it is unconscionable that millions of Americans continue to work for starvation wages. We must raise the minimum wage to a living wage: $17 an hour.
We must not allow billionaire oligarchs to buy our government. Trump has repeatedly claimed that he wants the Republican Party to represent the needs of working people. Well, you don’t do that by surrounding yourself with the richest people in the world and putting 13 billionaires in your cabinet, many of whom have a direct financial stake in the industries they are charged with regulating. Further, we need real campaign finance reform which prevents billionaires in both parties from buying elections.
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Let us never forget we are the wealthiest country in the history of the world. There is no reason why 60% of Americans should live paycheck to paycheck, why we have massive and growing income and wealth inequality, why 85 million Americans are uninsured or underinsured, why 25% of seniors in America are trying to survive on $15,000 a year or less, why young people leave college deeply in debt, or why childcare is unaffordable for millions of families. We can do better. We must do better.
I look forward to working with President Trump when he stands with the working families of this country. I will vigorously oppose him when he represents the needs of the billionaire class and wealthy special interests.
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Americans put on notice as authorities issue stark warning about Inauguration Day
As elected officials and curious spectators swarm to the nation’s capital ahead of President-elect Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, which now will occur indoors because of severely cold temperatures, law enforcement remains on alert for long wolf attacks.
“Lone wolf actors are always extremely significant to law enforcement personnel who are trying to safeguard the people that are attending these events,” Sergeant Matthew Fagiana, a retired patrol commander with over 25 years of experience with law enforcement, told Fox News Digital. “One of the reasons that they’re always a concern is they can be very unpredictable, and they are driven by extremist ideologies.”
The threat of potential lone wolf actors was heightened after a machete-wielding suspect attempted to get through a magnetometer and X-ray security screen as Trump was paying respect to former President Carter. The 44-year-old suspect was granted a conditional pre-trial release after a hearing just days prior to Trump’s inauguration.
“Federal partners that are tasked with intelligence gathering, the folks that are tasked with protecting the dignitaries that are present on Monday, are going to know where this individual is,” Fagiana said. “It’s not like he’s out of sight, out of mind. And that goes to the same for anybody that has made a credible threat. They’re going to make sure that they know where that person is.”
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Fagiana, who retired from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office in 2022 after previously working with the Tennessee Highway Patrol and Gatlinburg Police Department, noted that along with Secret Service personnel, there would be a slew of additional law enforcement, including the Washington D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department as well as state troopers from surrounding states.
He also shed light on what law enforcement are looking for in potential lone actors that may raise warning flags.
1. Unusual Body Language:
Body language is key, Fagiana said.
“Are they nervous? Are they fidgeting or maybe loitering in a certain restricted area for too long?” he said. “Pacing is another sign, it’s one of those involuntary actions that somebody that is nervous will do.”
2. Involuntary Reactions:
Law enforcement are trained to spot peculiar reactions that may lead to uncovering a suspicious individual, Fagiana said.
“If somebody is sweating profusely, and it’s January, and it’s going to be very cold,” he said. “Again, that’s one of those involuntary reactions of the body that can happen when someone’s extremely nervous.”
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“They’re watching for all sorts of things with body language,” he said.
3. Noting Abnormal Clothing:
“Also noting whether the clothing matches the time of year.” he said. “For example, in the summer, if we’re protecting a 4th of July parade, and somebody shows up in heavy material and a lot of heavy coats, that person is definitely worth watching.”
Fagiana noted that some events moving inside, such as Trump’s swearing-in ceremony being moved indoors due to record-lows, will assist authorities. Former President Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985 was the first time a president took the oath in the Capitol’s Rotunda.
“Since some of those events have been moved inside, it will assist officials with protection, because it’s a controlled environment,” he said.
“I’d keep a special eye on the inaugural parade,” he said. “There’s going to be thousands of eyes on those events.”
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Practice Situational Awareness:
Fagiana said that the public’s help in flagging unusual behavior to police is critical, highlighting the need for situational awareness.
“The reality is, no matter where you are in the world today you have to have good situational awareness,” he said. “Unfortunately, and we’ve learned through a lot of events in the last few decades, that the unexpected could happen anywhere at any time and in any city.”
“People need to put their phones away and look around and see what’s going on,” he said. “Know who’s around you, because having situational awareness is key for the public, because if they notice some of these, things they can talk with an officer who can investigate the matter, if needed.”
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He recommended to “trust your gut,” and if said that something seems unusual, to share your concern with a nearby officer.
“I think all law enforcement will appreciate that,” he said. “I think that applies anywhere. Not just the inauguration on Monday, but it’s a good habit to get into for our daily lives as well as any time we’re in public.”
How the public can help:
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“We understand that normal people are going to inadvertently bring something maybe that they’re not supposed to. Somebody may bring an umbrella, just because it’s routine or somebody may bring a bag that’s not clear,” he said ‘That’s why there is a buffer zone, and police will stop you from going through [to the main event].”
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“That gives law enforcement time to stop that item from entering,” he said. “We just don’t want those types of items to be close to the protected area.”
One of Biden’s final moves as president — made while you were eating breakfast
President Biden issued five more pardons on Sunday on his last full day in office, including for political activist and Black nationalist Marcus Garvey.
“America is a country built on the promise of second chances,” Biden said in a statement. “As President, I have used my clemency power to make that promise a reality by issuing more individual pardons and commutations than any other President in U.S. history. Today, I am exercising my clemency power to pardon 5 individuals and commute the sentences of 2 individuals who have demonstrated remorse, rehabilitation, and redemption. These clemency recipients have each made significant contributions to improving their communities.”
In addition to Garvey, the clemency recipients are Darryl Chambers, Ravidath “Ravi” Ragbir, Don Leonard Scott, Jr., and Kemba Smith Pradia. Garvey was granted the pardon posthumously.
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The Biden White House described Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X, as “a renowned civil rights and human rights leader who was convicted of mail fraud in 1923, and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.”
Former President Calvin Coolidge commuted his sentence in 1927. “Notably, Mr. Garvey created the Black Star Line, the first Black-owned shipping line and method of international travel, and founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association, which celebrated African history and culture. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. described Mr. Garvey as ‘the first man of color in the history of the United States to lead and develop a mass movement’,” the White House said. “Advocates and lawmakers praise his global advocacy and impact, and highlight the injustice underlying his criminal conviction.”
Congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey. Supporters long argued that Garvey’s conviction was politically motivated and an effort to silence the increasingly popular leader who spoke of racial pride.
Biden also pardoned Ragbir, an immigrant rights activist, and Smith Pradia, an advocate for criminal justice reform. Ragbir was convicted of a nonviolent offense in 2001 and was sentenced to two years in prison. Smith Pradia is an advocate convicted of a drug offense in 1994 when she was sentenced to 24 years behind bars. President Bill Clinton commuted her sentence in 2000.
Biden also announced he is commuting the sentences of 2 additional individuals – Michelle West and Robin Peoples – so that their sentences expire on Feb.18, 2025.
West was convicted in the ’90s on charges that included conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, drug-related homicide and aiding and abetting in drug-related homicide, court records show.
The White House said West “is currently serving a life sentence for crimes she committed between 1987 and 1993.”
“During her three decades of incarceration, Ms. West has demonstrated extraordinary rehabilitation and personal transformation,” the Biden White House argued. “Ms. West’s clemency petition has received overwhelming support from the civil rights community, women’s rights advocates, former fellow inmates, and lawmakers. Supporters describe Ms. West as a role model who has built a 31-year record of rehabilitation and redemption.”
Meanwhile, court records show Peoples was convicted of bank robbery and other associated offenses.
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Peoples “is currently serving a 111-year sentence for crimes he committed in the late 1990s,” the White House said in their announcement. “Mr. Peoples would likely face a significantly lower sentence under current law and policy. While in custody, he has demonstrated remarkable rehabilitation and courage. Mr. Peoples’s clemency petition has received overwhelming support from the civil rights community, government officials, friends, and family members. Mr. Peoples’s supporters describe him as a model inmate, an inspiring mentor, and someone deserving of a second chance.”
It’s still not clear whether Biden will use his last full day in office to give pardons to people who have been criticized by President-elect Donald Trump.
Biden had floated the idea of issuing preemptive pardons for possible offenses by Trump’s critics that could be investigated or prosecuted by the incoming administration. Doing so would stretch the powers of the presidency in untested ways.
Next commander-in-chief responds to TikTok’s message after it goes dark
TikTok went dark for users across the U.S. late Saturday as the app notified users of a ban that went into effect just days before President-elect Trump’s inauguration.
Users who tried to utilize the app on Saturday night received the following message: “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now. A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now.”
The app gave a shout-out to Trump, saying: “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!”
The TikTok app was not available on Apple and Google’s app stores by 10:50 p.m. EST, as the stores are prohibited from offering the app under a bipartisan law signed by President Biden last spring that required TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the platform by Sunday or face a U.S. ban. Internet hosting services are also banned from offering the service to American users.
Trump issued a two-word message Sunday morning on Truth Social: “SAVE TIKTOK!”
Lawmakers in Congress who backed the law claim the measure is needed to protect national security and block Americans from consuming what they describe as propaganda from foreign adversaries.
Hours earlier, the app notified users that the law banning TikTok would take effect on Sunday.
Leadership noted the ban will “force” the company to make its services “temporarily unavailable.”
“We’re working to restore our service in the U.S. as soon as possible, and we appreciate your support,” the statement read. “Please stay tuned.”
The White House said this week Biden didn’t plan to enforce the ban, that it would be up to Trump, who takes office Monday.
The social media platform said it would “go dark” on Sunday without a “definitive” statement from the Biden administration.
“The statements issued today by both the Biden White House and the Department of Justice have failed to provide the necessary clarity and assurance to the service providers that are integral to maintaining TikTok’s availability to over 170 million Americans,” TikTok said in a statement posted to X.
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But White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described TikTok’s demand as a “stunt” and said there was no reason for TikTok or other companies “to take actions in the next few days before the Trump administration takes office.”
ByteDance had nine months to sell TikTok to an approved buyer but opted, along with TikTok, to take legal action against the law.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld the law, citing national security risks because of its ties to China, Fox News Digital reported.
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Trump said he needed to “review” the ban before making a decision, and that he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day extension from the Jan. 19 deadline after he takes office. If there is an extension, Trump said it would “probably” be announced on Monday.
The law allows the sitting president to extend the deadline by 90 days if a sale is in progress, although ByteDance has previously said it would not sell TikTok.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew thanked Trump in a video on Friday for his “commitment to work with us to find a solution that keeps TikTok available in the United States. This is a strong stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship.”
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During the presidential campaign, Trump said he would “never ban TikTok” after joining the platform, but led the calls for the ban during his first term in office.
CNN insider’s blunt message after network loses multimillion-dollar legal battle
A CNN employee says losing a high-profile defamation case this week might have been expected inside the network, but that didn’t stop it from leaving a mark.
“Being found liable for defamation and dishonesty is a bad thing,” the employee said bluntly in a message to Fox News Digital.
Navy veteran Zachary Young successfully alleged CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan on the “black market” during the Biden administration’s military withdrawal from the country in 2021. Young believes CNN “destroyed his reputation and business” by branding him an illicit profiteer who exploited “desperate Afghans” during the Nov. 11, 2021, report that first aired on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper.”
After a chaotic trial that was held over two weeks in Florida, the jury ruled Young was to be awarded $4 million in lost earnings and $1 million in personal damages, and it also found punitive damages were warranted against CNN. Before the jury could rule on the latter amount, CNN and Young reached a settlement.
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Afterward, Young said he felt “vindication.”
“It’s been a long three years, and to have the outcome that we wanted, which was vindication publicly, is an incredible feeling, and I’m glad that it’s over, and we don’t have to spend more years and more time arguing about the meaning of a word,” Young told Fox News Digital on Friday.
While sparsely covered at first in the press, as the trial wound down, the case drew more attention from mainstream outlets, and the verdict on Friday was widely covered. CNN’s own media unit has offered minimal coverage of the case. Media correspondent Hadas Gold published a short item about the verdict, and chief media analyst Brian Stelter made brief mention of the outcome in his Reliable Sources newsletter Saturday, in addition to a blurb at the outset of the trial on Jan. 6. According to a Grabien search, CNN has not covered the lawsuit or the jury’s decision on the air.
During the trial, Young’s legal team revealed CNN internal messages obtained through discovery that repeatedly showed staffers expressing hostility toward the Navy veteran.
Among those presented to the jury included one calling him a “s–tbag” and an “a–hole,” and another one saying he has a “punchable face.” It was also revealed that Alex Marquardt, the CNN correspondent who led the on-air report, told a colleague “we’re gonna nail this Zachary Young mf—er,” which was cited repeatedly during the case, and said the report was going to be “your funeral bucko,” referring to Young in an exchange with a colleague.
A CNN spokesperson said the network would take “useful lessons” from the case.
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“We remain proud of our journalists and are 100% committed to strong, fearless and fair-minded reporting at CNN, though we will of course take what useful lessons we can from this case,” CNN said in a statement after the settlement.
The CNN employee told Fox News Digital that they didn’t think the issues that arose in CNN’s journalism with this story reflect cultural issues within the company.
“The messages were bad… But I don’t think it’s a network-wide cultural thing,” they said. “It seemed to me it was an overzealous reporter — just someone who believed something was true and framed info in that context… found info to support that and didn’t critically look at their own conclusions.”
They added this comes at a time when morale is poor at the network, which is grappling with low ratings and reported pending layoffs, and there didn’t appear to be any internal “rallying behind” the flag internally.
A spokesperson responded to reports about CNN’s financial health by calling it “very healthy” and noting a report showing parent company Warner Bros. Discovery was making an investment of over $70 million in its digital pivot.
Another CNN insider told Fox News Digital that the private messages that came out in discovery were “damning stuff.”
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At another point in the trial, CNN senior national security editor Thomas Lumley was grilled after internal messages showed he was highly skeptical of the “pretty flawed” report. Lumley was called as a witness after internal messages showed he felt the report was “full of holes like Swiss cheese.”
Another reporter involved in the story, Katie Bo Lillis, acknowledged she didn’t think about how much the segment could affect Young; the plaintiff said it wrecked his reputation and also had a drastic effect on his personal life, leaving him depressed and emasculated.
Several CNN figures also testified they didn’t agree with the network’s decision to apologize in 2022 for suggesting Young operated on a “black market.”
“The woeful performance of CNN journalists on the witness stand… juices the impact of Young v. CNN,” The Washington Post’s Erik Wemple wrote “They stumbled under questioning; they failed to defend a key wording choice; and in certain instances, as in the case of Lillis, they appeared clueless about the impact of their own massive network, which reaches more than 70 million households in the United States.”
“CNN should be deeply embarrassed that despite layers and layers of editorial staff, they could not perform basic journalistic functions nor overcome clear dysfunction among overpaid, arrogant TV stars playing journalist and cowardly editors,” a former CNN staffer who still works in the industry told Fox News Digital.
After the case ended, Young told Fox News Digital he didn’t have any animosity toward the network but did hope CNN and other media organizations learned from the experience.
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“I hope that they take this as an opportunity to look in the mirror and realize that, you know, there is room for change and improvement, and if that’s the outcome that it has on CNN, then maybe others in the media also can see that as something that’s positive,” he said.
Convicted pedophile’s link to royal prince at site of infamous photo
Ghislaine Maxwell’s former London townhouse, where the United Kingdom’s Prince Andrew allegedly posed with his arm around the waist of an underage Jeffrey Epstein accuser in 2001, is up for sale again.
Maxwell, 63, sold it in 2021 for the equivalent of roughly $2.1 million to help pay for her defense in a U.S. sex trafficking trial, in which she was convicted for her role in assisting Epstein’s crimes.
The three-bedroom, three-story home is now listed for the equivalent of roughly $3.96 million, according to the London real estate site Chestertons.
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Photos show a freshly revamped kitchen, wooden lattice over the terrace accessed from the master bedroom and a fireplace.
It sits on a narrow but quaint street known as a mew within walking distance of landmark London stores, Harvey Nichols and Harrods, according to the listing.
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While the exterior looks plain, the inside is described as newly refurbished and “charming.”
The home sits in London’s upscale Belgravia neighborhood and is across the street from the Nag’s Head Pub and near the upscale Pantechnicon complex.
In a U.S. lawsuit, Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre alleged she met Andrew at a London nightclub called Tramp before he forced her to have sex inside Maxwell’s home.
The prince was relieved of his royal duties amid fallout from the scandal but has always denied allegations of wrongdoing.
He agreed to pay Giuffre an undisclosed settlement in 2022 and to donate to her charity for crime victims.
Maxwell is a U.K. native who decamped to the U.S. and allegedly procured underage victims for Epstein to sexually abuse.
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She is serving a federal prison sentence in Tallahassee for her role in his sex trafficking operation.
Another of Maxwell’s former homes, a Massachusetts mansion, went up for sale for $7.3 million in 2022 after her conviction.
She has an expected release date in 2037.
She lost an appeal in September after arguing that a superseding indictment against her may have violated the statute of limitations, that a prior non-prosecution agreement Epstein obtained in a controversial plea deal barred the charges against her and other issues.
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The appeals court found “no errors” with a lower court’s handling of her case and affirmed the conviction.
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Her attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Epstein himself died in 2019 in federal custody while awaiting his own trial.
How therapists are advising Trump-hating snowflakes to get through Inauguration Day
As President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration approaches, some Americans are “dreading” the Republican’s return to office and experiencing increased anxiety, a new report says.
Time Magazine reported Friday about 11 “science-backed” activities people can try on Monday to cope with their “sense of hopelessness” about the incoming administration.
Psychology experts and therapists suggested a variety of activities that could help those emotional about Trump’s return take their focus off their anxiety and gain a new perspective.
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Emiliana Simon-Thomas, a psychology expert and science director at the University of California at Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, recommended exercising, doing a creative activity, showing an act of kindness, smiling at strangers, and going to see a performance. These activities can boost your mood, help you regain a sense of control and feel connected to others, she said.
Working out can “wrest back a sense of power that you might feel is missing on Inauguration Day,” the report said. “You might not be able to do anything about the new administration’s policies, but you know what you can do? Fifteen perfect-form jumping jacks.”
Group crying was another recommendation in the report.
“It might seem counterintuitive, but if you need to shed a few tears on Inauguration Day, it’s healthy to let them out with one caveat: You shouldn’t do it alone,” Time reported.
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“The grace and speed with which somebody recovers from grief if they have an opportunity to cry with the support of another person—someone who they trust and who they believe cares about them—is orders of magnitude improved,” said Simon-Thomas.
Other mental health experts recommended volunteering, journaling, making a vision board, dancing, and doing “forest bathing.”
“You’ll feel humbled,” said therapist Anindita Bhaumik in Time’s report. “This mountain is going to be there forever and ever, and you’re one human being standing here. Everything comes and goes, but nature is still there.”
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Filmmaker and conservative activist Robby Starbuck mocked some of the strategies mentioned in the story in a post on X.
“’11 ways to avoid spiraling on Inauguration Day’ includes ‘forest bathing’ and communal crying,” Starbuck posted.
“1. Democrats are so weird. 2. Time Magazine is an absolute joke,” he added.