I’m afraid to check the news. I’m not even one week into this thing. It’s designed to be exhausting. And then my guilt makes me question whether I’m doing ‘enough’

Since Donald Trump ’s reelection, I have become reacquainted with a phenomenon I had not experienced in years : I’m afraid to check the news.

This is particularly ironic for me because for almost a decade , including through the entirety of the first Trump administration, I worked in breaking news as a reporter.

LZ Granderson: News fatigue is real, but each one of those alerts and headlines speaks to something very real that’s happening.

LZ: Don’t let anyone, especially not the president, set the terms for what makes your life truly worth living.

Long-term resistance requires sustained energy and a clear mind, LZ writes.