Beware the Ides of March

safe. legal. on demand. no apology.

[hereslookingatyousquid]

Time ended for me 11/5/2024 at 10pm PST so I'm not going to be around here for a while. I love you all. Please survive 💜

[bramblepatch]

anyway my hot take is that the modern night-of live reporting model is bad and probably should be illegal. democracy is not a spectator sport and the fact that news outlets are allowed to exploit partial vote counts for ratings is ghoulish. there is nothing you can learn the night of a major election that has greater value than waiting the several days to a week that it will take, and always has taken, for the final vote totals to be established

[hopefulmisanthrope]

“I must not check the early returns. Checking the early returns is the mind-killer. Checking the early returns is the little-death that brings total obliteration.”

[hereslookingatyousquid]

Let's go Blevada!!

[banji-effect]

I was trying to maintain a space of unruffled serenity on my blog today but actually,

Go vote or fucking die

[mariacallous]

[hereslookingatyousquid]

We're gonna do it Joe, we're gonna do it for you

[mariacallous]

[mariacallous]

[hereslookingatyousquid]

I said it before and I'll say it again: hank hill would've been so upset by the "grab em by the pussy" tape, he won't let that man be mentioned by name in his house.

[a-mysterious-ghost]

Anyone else here shocked and horrified by dropouts sudden declaration? Or is it just me? I had to read through it about five times until I believed it was real.

[biglawbear]

I'm gonna cross post it here so people don't have to go hunting for it like I did

I'm so so deeply uncomfortable with this

Their entire social media feed is just promos for their shows. Except for this. This is the one and only position statement that appears on their Instagram.

This is especially jarring to see posted the day before election day

Of all the things you could comment on. You chose this. And you chose now.

To just say "we don't employ Zionists"

Like... What the fuck. I don't know whether to be more angry at Dropout or at the Hamasnik left right now.

I'm... Gonna have to consider whether or not to continue to support them

[pagecommando]

There's a whole host of historical inspiration they can draw from. Maybe they can do a skit about it. Find the Zionist!

[hereslookingatyousquid]

This is gross. Also, it's so obvious when people who were bullied in HS get a little bit of power bc they love to use it to be exclusionary and reactive.

[luminalunii97]

Update on the Iranian university student, Ahou Daryaei:

Tw: violence, misogyny

[Tweet made by Iranian journalist/human rights activist, Masih Alinejad (Nov 3, 2024):

Breaking: The authorities in Iran are now claiming that a young woman, who courageously removed her clothes in protest against harassment by the morality, police at her university, suffers from psychological illness and has been admitted to a mental health hospital.

This accusation of mental instability is a familiar tactic by the Islamic Republic. In 2014, when I launched the My Stealthy Freedom campaign against compulsory hijab, the regime used similar lies against me, claiming I had a mental breakdown, undressed myself on the London subway and was raped by three men.

This is how they attempt to undermine those who resist their oppression.

I believe her life is now in serious danger. I urge international media, human rights organizations, and the international community to see through these lies and support her before is too late.

Stand up for Iranian women who have had enough of this regime’s gender apartheid.

This woman has been forcibly hospitalized under psychiatric supervision—marking the start of torture and, soon after, the cycle of forced confessions.

One student who witnessed the entire incident says:

“On Saturday, November 2, we saw the university’s security and Basij forces trying to forcibly drag a female student into the security room, under the pretext of her not wearing a proper hijab. She resisted, and in the struggle, her hoodie was pulled off, leaving her with only her undergarments underneath. Shocked, the security officers let her go, after which, in a moment of rage, she removed her pants and threw them at the officers.”

This eyewitness account directly contradicts the regime’s narrative and shows the extent of brutality Iranian women face for the most basic acts of defiance.

Let’s be her voice. /End of tweet]

Women being labled "witches", "hysterical", "mentally unstable" and "psychotic" by repressive men in charge any time they dare to stand up for themselves, in defiance of injustice and inequality, is an old tale in patriarchy book. Risking your safety and life in protest against a regime that is known for femicide is an act of incredible bravery #woman life freedom

[mariacallous]

Biden really did hand Harris - and the rest of America - a wonderful gift here in the home stretch

https://x.com/TheGoodLiars/status/1853091965505515683

[hereslookingatyousquid]

They are trying to own this like they did with "deplorables" but calling yourself garbage just doesn't have the same ring to it 😂😂

[hereslookingatyousquid]

I've been saying for years that political polling is completely broken so I'm enjoying being proven right once again

[mariacallous]

[sprinkledsalt]

This popped up on the other hell site and it’s a great point.

Obviously, right-wing politics actively seek to control women’s lives much more, and that’s why people who would find those politics appealing tend to be more misogynistic. Right-wing men who think women should be stuck at home barefoot and pregnant can be very dangerous to the women in their lives, and lash out when those women “disobey” and vote for Democrats.

But of course, that doesn’t mean left-wing men aren’t misogynistic and don’t also flip out when they can’t control women’s politics. They were completely unhinged about Hillary and accused her female supporters of being warmongering bitches. Bernie Bros led harassment campaigns against Democratic women, and many of these harassment tactics are still weaponized online to this day. Plus, a lot of these same men have insisted that mass rape is “resistance” over the past year, so yeah, second wave feminists were right for calling out left-wing misogyny

[hereslookingatyousquid]

Why does this ad sound like it's trying to sell me the cocaine?

[texasbama]

Megan talking about the reaction to W.A.P in her documentary

[hereslookingatyousquid]

I'm excited to vote in person for the first time ever. I'm excited to vote for a woman. I'm excited to vote for Kamala Harris. I'm excited to vote for Democrats. I'm excited to vote on ballot initiatives that matter to me and my community. I'm excited to vote to humiliate Trump and his buddies. I'm excited to do my civic duty and know that I voted for me, my family, my friends, women, poc, lgbtq, poor people, immigrants, and those who can't vote. I'm excited for Nov 5th and nothing is going to change that.