Honestly, we´re sick and tired on how the American idea of political discussion is talking about Hamilton, Starbucks or SNL (we can guarantee this isn’t like this in other countries.) Let's get real: there's probably a 97% chance Trump will be hosting SNL within the next few months, please let's not even pretend there is a debate on satire.
These dumb feuds/weapons of mass distraction are exactly what will allow a new administration to push a neo-fascist agenda. Please TRY to separate politics from entertainment. At least while we are all trying to fix this. Let's turn off the reality show and discuss real news, here are some of the most urgent issues (there are many many more but these seem to get less media attention):

1. What is happening and will happen in Syria. Over 300 people died between last Tuesday and yesterday after the regime resumed bombing eastern Aleppo. The attacks included a children’s hospital. The next administration is appointing pro-war advisors. What will that mean for humanity?
2. Dakota Access Pipeline: there is a violent, militarized response to protesters. Protesters are being met by armored vehicles, attacked by dogs, water-canons in below-freezing temperatures, rubber bullets (seen the footage where they shot a documentarian in the back while absolutely nothing was going on?) A woman’s arm was destroyed two days ago by one of the many percussion grenades used (it looks like they’ll need to amputate – this is some person from NY that went to protest a pipeline and the State apparently has blown off her arm). It’s so bad Amnesty International have been there as observers for weeks. Native American people being bitten by dogs, arrested and numbers reportedly written on their arm. Sound familiar?
   In North Dakota. Unbelievable.
3. Racial justice by the increase of police brutality, incarceration, ICE agents and the militarization of the police.
4. Anti-immigration and measures reminiscent of ethnic cleansing that may be implemented, such as registries and other policies.

​Las Marías cannot engage in partisan politics, but we believe it´s safe to say that the statements and policies that the United States´ president-elect has put forth make us even more  concerned about the future of the world than we were on Nov. 8th. We will work on providing materials to help those that wish to engage the system to try to improve safety for minorities and to uphold civic rights. For now we wanted to share something posted on Facebook by our friend Benedict Kupstas. He provides some resources on the individuals that the president-elect is putting in key positions and notes some ways to make your voice heard on this subject. 

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What can we do?

1) Sign this petition by the the Southern Poverty Law Center to stop Bannon.

2) Call your representatives and key members of Congress:

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan: (202) 225-3031
Majority Leader McConnell: (202) 224-2541
Kevin McCarthy: (202) 225-2915
Nancy Pelosi: (202) 225-4965
Mitch McConnell: (202) 224-2541
Harry Reid: (202) 224-3542
Bernie Sanders: (202) 224-5141
Kristen Gillibrand: (202) 224-4451 
Chuck Schumer: (202) 224-6542

Contact Republicans who have spoken out against the president-elect and urge them to continue standing up to him.

New York State Representatives Contact Info.

Pennsylvania State Representatives Contact Info.

Find more phone numbers here.

3) Call out the media when they report the Bannon appointment as a straight news story or refer to him as a "Breitbart executive" or a "provocateur," but don't call him what he is: a white supremacist, anti-semite, misogynist. Don't let them normalize.

4) Gently applaud and share (because positive reinforcement is as important as negative, right?) when politicians, organizations, and journalists do their jobs and call out disgusting men like Bannon and Guiliani for what they are, including Senator Harry Reid, Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown, Nancy Pelosi, The New York Times, Shaun King, Southern Poverty Law Center, etc.
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Resources provided by Benedict [text edited]:

Steve Bannon new chief White House strategist and senior counsel
On his white supremacist rhetoric  this NYT piece.

Rudy Giuliani likely appointment for Secretary of State
On conflicts of interest.
On "alarmingly authoritarian proclivities".
On "a tendency to spew what the New York Times called a 'trademark brew of poisonous disinformation'.

Myron Ebell selected to lead the transition at the Environmental Protection Agency
On climate change denial and other issues. 
On his opposition to Paris Agreement and wanting to reduce protections of endangered species.