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[fly-chicken]

A Pragmatic and surprisingly comforting perspective about the Trump 2nd Presidency from the ACLU

***Apologies if this is how you found out the 2024 election results***

Blacked out part is my name.

I’m not going to let this make me give up. It’s disheartening, and today I will wallow, probably tomorrow too

AND

I will continue to do my part in my community to spread the activism and promote change for the world I want to live in. I want to change the world AND help with the dishes.

And I won’t let an orange pit stain be what stops me from trying to be better.

A link to donate to the ACLU if able and inclined. I know I am

The ACLU is Fighting Back Against Trump

As the Trump administration moves toward the White House, the stakes could never be higher. But the ACLU is ready to fight back! As Presi

[crow-shoes]

like to charge reblog to cast: we will all outlive that fucking monster and piss on his grave when he dies

[fastfallingstar]

PLEASE I AM URGING YOU TO GET OUT AND VOTE TODAY IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY. YOUR VOTE MATTERS. IF WE VOTE, WE WIN. DON'T THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU LIVE IN A RED STATE YOUR VOTE ISN'T IMPORTANT. Keep democracy in mind today. And also keep in mind that if you live in a solidly blue state and don't think you have to vote or can afford to vote third party, think of the people in red states who are relying on other states to preserve our freedoms. There is so much at stake this election cycle.

[ladyimtolstoy]

A friendly reminder to USians: if you are planning to vote on Election Day, your mantra is "Nothing I see today convinces me not to go vote."

Exit polls suggest DT cannot be caught? YOU STILL GO VOTE.

Exit polls suggest KH has it in the bag? YOU STILL GO VOTE.

Pundits are saying the country is swinging overwhelmingly red? YOU STILL GO VOTE.

Pundits are saying the country is swinging overwhelmingly blue? YOU STILL GO VOTE.

Polls can be misleading (intentionally or not). The methodology can be biased (or simply poor). Early results may not reflect what the full count will show. There may be a red mirage. NOTHING YOU SEE CONVINCES YOU NOT TO VOTE.

The biggest Democratic win in swing states means nothing if democrats don't turn out everywhere to keep the reliably blue states blue.

VOTE. Wear appropriate weather gear if you think you may have to stand in a line outside (coat, hat, gloves, umbrella, sunhat, whatever, you know where you live). Bring water and a snack and something to do (book, game on your phone, podcast and headphones, whatever, you know what you like). GO VOTE.

NOTHING YOU SEE ON ELECTION DAY CONVINCES YOU NOT TO VOTE.

[vyeoh]

Big +1 on the final point ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE IN COLLEGE!! Oftentimes there will only be one or two polling places avaliable to college students so if you're voting in person, prepare for the long haul! In 2020 the last person voted on my campus at 3am.

[pteren]

hey my besties who live in red states: id like you to go out and vote anyway.

yeah, the electoral college means your vote doesn't count unless you win your state. it's a terrible undemocratic bullshit system. it's not going to change before this election,* so there isn't much point in complaining about it right now.

if you hold the belief that there's no point in voting because your voice will just be downed out by a chorus of bigotry- chances are other people in your state feel the same way. and because those people are not voting, it's impossible to know how many of you there are. the reason it's important to vote EVEN WHEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE is to make this number public.

when the minority in a state still goes out to vote:

- other members of the minority party know they aren't alone in their state. this encourages MORE people to vote in the next election

- the majority candidates are forced to divert some of their campaign resources away from swing states to secure a state they were already going to win

- the minority candidates are encouraged to spend some time campaigning in your state instead of abandoning it as a lost cause

- assuming you also vote in local elections, the minority is more likely to win representatives in the house

- who knows there might be so many of you that you fucking flip it by mistake

there has been a 700% increase in new daily voter registrations in the few days since Biden dropped out of the race.

thousands of people are deciding, right now, that voting is worth it. some of them live in your state. there is going to be a spike in blue votes across the country. this election is going to have the youngest voter turnout in history. this is the best possible time to join them. join us.

what have you got to lose? one afternoon?

[ethanrayne]

I want to remind everyone thinking their state is too red to flip that Georgia went blue in 2020. Georgia. A deep south state that has been red basically forever.

If Georgia can do it, you can too.

[anancientheart]

i believe you can always get back to yourself. you can always soften into being again. no matter how long you might be stuck in a pattern of unhappiness, of being jaded, of feeling guarded from the world in some way. there is always a path back. give yourself a chance to find it.

[11990904]

why isn’t anyone allowed to be wrong anymore? it’s okay to be wrong. being wrong, and realizing you were wrong, is how you learn and grow.

[isabellebissonrouthier]

WRITE IT!!! WRITE THAT SELF INDULGENT SHIT!!!

[laiostoudenn-archived-deactivat]

POST IT!!! POST THAT SELF INDULGENT SHIT!!!

[ad-wills]

[ad-wills]

[turklights]

[crystalfountain]

[jfk-blown-away-blog]

[bananonbinary]

jokes that will literally never not be funny to me:

saying “speedrun strats” every time you fuck up

saying “first try” when you’ve tried the thing like 15 times, minimum

[twilight-blaze]

saying “skill issue” when something is 100% outside of anyone’s control

[ad-wills]

[gunaerystargarygun]

i still hate y’all bitches who say oc x canon shit is cringe like bitch you have ANY idea how flattered i would be if someone made an oc for my fantasy world? how utterly PSYCHED my ass would be they loved a character so much they fleshed out one themselves just 2 be with one of mine? fuck y’all haters

[gunaerystargarygun]

And whata fucking bout it? Who gives a fuck? Does it hurt you, does it break into your home and steal your meemaw’s ashes? Does it spit on your holy symbol? No? Then shut the fuck up

[fastfallingstar]

got a crush on another evil funky cartoon character

[fairycosmos]

it is very childish and naive but i am still so shocked to see that so many people are just fucking outright mean