Ep. 40: The Fellowship of the Blue: Mindsets for Modern Movements

Strap in, folks, because this week’s episode of Beyond Resistance is a whole vibe: part political strategy, part existential dread, part cough drop powered survival. Jennifer kicks things off sounding like a chipmunk who swallowed a bag of Ricola, and honestly? It only adds to the ambiance. The duo dives head first into Leftist-on-Leftist crime on Threads, where Jennifer encounters the classic hot take: “Democrats need to get out of the way for the real leftists.” Cue the alarms, caveats, disclaimers, and Jennifer gently reminding the internet she is a leftist—just one who believes winning makes more progress than acing the purity test. Extra credit gets you nowhere in this Midterm! From there, Sarah and Jennifer drag the “entitlement to the party infrastructure” mindset straight to the curb, lighting it on fire with the truth bomb of the day: nobody gets automatic control of a political party. Want power? Earn it. Door by door, vote by vote, yard sign by absurdly-sized order of yard signs. Then the mood takes a turn as they process a cascade of heavy national and international tragedies—Bondi Beach shootings, Brown University, and a truly awful celebrity-family news story—paired with the depressing cherry on top: a political figure responding with all the grace of a malfunctioning Roomba. Sarah coins the mood of the week: disquieted. Same, girl. But hope returns in Step Five of building blue power: movement mindsets. The big ones? ✨ Go big or go home (looking at you, 4,000 purple yard signs) 🌱 Live in abundance (there’s always more pie. Don’t be stingy!) 🔮 Be authentic (no schmooze-robot energy) The episode wraps with favorite quotes—from the Serenity Prayer to Rumi to Lord of the Rings—because if you’re going to fight for democracy, you may as well take wisdom from wizards. All in all? A raw, real, funny, heartfelt episode proving that even on heavy days, movements move. #mindset #2026election #organize #GetStarted #BuildBluePower