I didn’t expect too much from this list, so I almost didn’t read it. Don’t make the same mistake. I found it both empathetic and actionable. It’s understandable to hope for larger movements and more powerful actors to «do something». But in doing so, the author argues, «we miss the opportunity to be the lonely voice for justice in our own community, the person who makes it a little easier for a second and third and fourth lonely voice to start perking up by our side.»

From Weekly Filet #521, in March 2025.