Secret Facebook groups become Trump-era activist tools: 'This is a wake-up call'

Those upset about the election of Donald Trump are using secret groups as a means to mobilize against what they fear could be a wild conservative agenda

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Some say they now want to run for office. Others plan to write to their local mosques to express solidarity with American Muslims and refugees, or to start preparing for the midterm elections in Congress. They are organizing in secret Facebook groups they consider safe spaces with tongue-in-cheek titles like Pantsuit Nation and Bitches For Hillary - not just to mourn but to mobilize.

"This is a huge wake-up call," said Meghan Myszkowski, 36, of Donald Trump's win last week.