It is a time of freedom and fear, of Gaia and of borders, of many paths and the widening of
a universal toll road, emptying country and swelling cities, of the public bought into
privacy and the privacy of the public sold into invisible data banks and knowing
algorithms. It is the time of the warrior's peace and the miser's charity, when the
planting of a seed is an act of conscientious objection.
These are the times when maps fade and direction is lost. Forwards is backwards now, so we glance sideways at the strange lands through which we are all passing, knowing for certain only that our destination has disappeared. We are unready to meet these times, but we proceed nonetheless, adapting as we wander, reshaping the Earth with every tread. Behind us we have left the old times, the standard times, the high times. Welcome to the irregular times. As times change, movements change. But a cell phone movement? That's right, a cell phone movement has joined us. It's organized by RedefeatBush.org and here's how it works: 1. You bring your cell phone to a local place (from Alaska to the tip of Florida) named on the website. 2. You get a list of people to call in battleground states. 3. When you call these folks, you help them register to vote and encourage them to turn out at the polls. It's simple, but this kind of thing really can make a difference come November. Check 'em out. Return to the Irregular Times Main Page
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