A few years ago, a friend of mine was approached by someone asking him to sign a sheet for a petition to put an anti-trans bathroom bill on the WA ballot. He said "Sure, let me see that."

Then he took the clipboard with its 500 signatures and threw it into the Puget Sound.
There are ways to stand up to these people and impede their efforts. They're sometimes risky, but they can be direct.

Just remember that, fellow privileged people, the next time someone asks you to sign something evil. There's things you can do.
One wrist flick. 500 signatures—probably several days work—gone.
I've muted this because the notifications were shaking my phone to pieces, but a quick reminder not to feed the right wing trolls who've started showing up. Just don't give them oxygen. It's not worth it.
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