Do not discuss sensitive things over corporate or unencrypted channels. SMS (text messaging)? Silence. The NSA captures every SMS message. Discord? Silence. They eagerly cooperate with law enforcement (it's in the ToS). As a cypherpunk, I recommend Signal (https://signal.org/), though any non-corporate encryption is better than none.It's possible to leave whenever if you can afford it. Some countries allow you to travel there for up to a few months, and stay if you land a job, enroll in school, etc. If you take this route, be prepared in case your trip turns into a one-way flight.Asylum may be possible soon. I haven't yet heard of any success cases for international asylum, but it would be wise to be ready. If arrests start happening at airports, keep in mind that it may be possible to enter Canada by land for a flight.