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🧰 Activism Tools

🧰 You Don’t Have to Talk to the FBI or Police

What citizens should know before answering questions from law enforcement

Jun 21 • Gary B. Larson

🧰 Political Action for Introverts, Extroverts, and Everyone in Between

A guide to finding activist work that fits your temperament, energy, skills, and comfort level

May 5 • Gary B. Larson

🧰 Spotlight: You Don’t Have to Do This Alone

You care about the issues. Now what?

Mar 13 • Gary B. Larson

🏛️ Government Resources

🏛️ Democrat or Democratic Socialist?

How to use political labels clearly, accurately, and respectfully

Aug 2 • Gary B. Larson

🏛️ What Presidents Can—and Cannot—Do

Their power is, in fact, limited.

Jun 14 • Gary B. Larson

🏛️ What Congress Controls That Presidents Don’t

A plain-English guide to the powers Congress still holds—and why public pressure on lawmakers matters between elections.

Jun 10 • Gary B. Larson

📰 Media and Journalism Tools

📰 Before You Believe, Buy, Donate, or Share

A media-literacy guide to propaganda, advertising, fundraising, and scams

Jul 15 • Gary B. Larson

📰 If You’re Concerned About Bias, Check for Accuracy

How to read the news without losing trust in the facts

Jan 11 • Gary B. Larson

📰 Pacific Northwest Media

Fact-based reporting, analysis, and civic commentary

Dec 29, 2025 • Gary B. Larson

✍️ Commentaries

✍️ Before the Tariff, Someone Chose the Factory

Trump promises more products “Made in America.” But tariffs come after companies choose where to build them.

Jul 29 • Gary B. Larson

✍️ What Else Could $104.6 Billion Do?

War spending shows what government can fund when it decides something is urgent.

Jul 24 • Gary B. Larson

✍️ Vengeance Is Not Justice

Getting even is not the same as getting things right.

Jul 19 • Gary B. Larson

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