For People Who Refuse to Be Played

Civic Survival Kit

Tools for staying informed without drowning. Engaged without burning out. Clear-eyed about who's trying to manipulate you and why.

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This Is For You If...

You want to stay engaged but the news makes you want to throw your phone into a lake
You're tired of being told to "just vote" or "practice self-care" as if either is a complete strategy
You know when you're being manipulated but you don't always know what to do about it
You want to do something but aren't sure what actually matters
You need to protect your peace without checking out completely
You're exhausted by people who profit from keeping you angry and divided

What's Inside

Stay in the fight without losing yourself in it.

The Unmanipulated

See through the bullshit. Analyze articles, headlines, and talking points for manipulation tactics. Decode political language. Understand who benefits when you feel the way you feel.

Get Unmanipulated

Stay Engaged Without Losing Your Mind

Process what you're feeling. Get strategies for managing your media diet. Find your way back when you've doom-scrolled into despair. Permission to step back without guilt.

Stay Engaged

What can you actually do right now? Match your current capacity to realistic actions. From signing a petition to running for local office, from showing up at a school board meeting to organizing your block. The full menu, calibrated to where you are today.

Match Energies

The Boundary Builder

Protect your peace by managing what comes in. Set limits on news consumption, social media habits, and relationships that drain you. Figure out what to mute, unfollow, or walk away from. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is stop letting certain things into your head.

Set Boundaries

The Philosophy Behind This

Most civic engagement advice falls into two useless camps: rage-bait that keeps you angry and paralyzed, or toxic positivity that tells you to just breathe and be grateful.

This isn't either of those.

This is a practical toolkit built on a simple idea: you can stay informed, stay engaged, and stay sane. But it requires being intentional about what you consume, how you act, and where you draw the line.

You don't have to burn out to prove you care. You don't have to consume every piece of terrible news to be "informed." And you definitely don't have to let algorithms and outrage merchants decide how you feel.

You can refuse to be played.