Basically every Millennial owes it to every underage Gen Z to get out there and vote. In the absence of voting power, we are seeing these incredible Gen Z activists advocating for their own safety. They shouldn’t have to. These are children being forced to fight for their lives, and we owe them so much better.
Millennials have a huge amount of legislative power. Millennials make up more than 30% of those eligible for vote.
Millennials own 30+% of national voting power.
We outnumber the boomers.
Millennials outnumber boomers.
But traditionally we vote at lower rates. That statistic is changing, and it needs to change faster.
At this point I think we can all agree, millennials are morally obligated to use their voting power to protect a younger generation that has, like us, been failed and abused by the boomers. Get out there, register, vote, speak. Do not fail Gen Z the way our elders failed us.
I just want to clarify- even though McConnell and other republicans have slammed on the “NO NO NO we aren’t doing that” brakes- we should still be concerned.
Between this and Trump’s refusal to commit to election results, he is deliberately undermining his base’s trust in the electoral process. By citing “voter fraud” as his reason to try to delay the election, now even though the election WILL happen on time, if (when) he loses, he can claim that the election was illegitimate- that it was voter fraud, that he warned us, that he knew it was rigged, that Congress didn’t do enough to stop all the ~fraud~ that he knew was there, and he will refuse to step aside peacefully.
He has been placing armed mercenaries in major American cities run by democratic mayors, and he is laying the groundwork to claim that the election is illegitimate if (when) he loses.
You need to vote, so that both the Electoral College and the Popular vote are against him, and when this asshole finally breaks the tradition of the peaceful transition of power (which is what he is planning), when you need to be willing to protest and fight more than you ever have before.
Like, I do not want to be an alarmist here, but we could be looking at like… Congress having to send in armed men to remove this man from office, and depending how the Republicans in power and his base handle that, we could be looking at a level of violence in the transition of power that is literally unheard of in the US.
Look, YES fuck Joe Biden. And I know that asking people to vote for a shitty option because the other viable option is FAR worse is hardly convincing. I know.
But a vote for Joe Biden isn’t just a vote against Trump. It’s also a vote for all the positions that Biden would get to fill, rather than leave Trump’s people (like Barr and DeVos) in charge.
It’s also a vote for all the judges Biden would appoint (Which is likely at LEAST 1 Supreme Court pick.)
It’s a vote for all of the 700+ positions that the President appoints and Senate confirms (Not just being generally better than Trump’s picks, but ACTUALLY GETTING FILLED. Trump still had over 170 unfilled appointments as of this year.)
And honestly, at this point, it’s also a vote that says “You shouldn’t get to undermine our electoral process and threaten the peaceful transition of power and STAY IN POWER.”
Joe Biden is a bad candidate, and I wish we had gotten nearly anyone else. But I do believe that he’s a candidate who like… generally respects our political process, who could competently staff an administration, who could be reasoned with and compromised with, and who isn’t going to try to crown himself Emperor. Biden probably won’t spend hours a day on Twitter instead of like, reading security briefings. It SUCKS that we have to aim as low as “isn’t literally trying to power grab himself a dictatorship” but the other option is to forfeit your vote and let the dictator get reelected.
So please, for the love of fuck, can we try to temper our disappointment with pragmatism? We should always vote for the best possible option, even if the best possible option is kinda shitty.
As if having a corpse with puppet strings in the office would make things any better. Theres seriously enough resentment towards both major parties that a third party or independent candidate could actually stand a chance if die-hard party-liners could think for themselves.
1. Having Biden, as much of a rat bastard as he is, is absolutely better than Trump, and if you can’t see that then you are lacking in perspective. If for no other reason than Biden, at a minimum, will like… respect the checks and balances of government and not clumsily hint at a coup leading up to his reelection. It’s a low bar, but an important one.
2. No there isn’t. There is no third party in this country that even comes close to winning a SINGLE STATE, much less the entire Electoral College. If you want to see more third party representation, then between now and 2024, you need to campaign HARD for Ranked Ballots and abolishing the EC. But if you honest to God think that any third party has enough support to be viable RIGHT NOW, you are out of your mind.
House:
Senate:
THIS is not a political landscape where your dark horse miracle third party candidate is going to win, and it’s naive to think so. (Also WHO? Which third party candidate do you think enough people could possibly rally behind?)
I’m sorry. It’s not fair that your choices are Joe Biden and the End of American Democracy. But guess fucking what? That’s the choice you get this year. Make it, and then fight like hell to reform our electoral system so you never have to make a choice so rotten again.
I just think it’s funny how certain gentlewomen will profess to serve you faithfully as a lady-in-waiting and act as confidante and companion but as soon as the King’s chancellors begin making enquiries into accusations of adultery levied against your person those self same ladies are already telling anyone and all who will listen that you have been inviting court musicians into your bedchamber lmao
i just saw someone say that the coronavirus isn’t trump’s fault and that he’s been handling it okay even though he fired the pandemic response team in 2018 so like… if you do not hate trump unfollow me right now
i can’t stand the implication that women just “have it easier” than men when it comes to mental health. i understand that men have their own specific issues when it comes to seeking help and opening up, and they deserve spaces to discuss that, but that shouldn’t mean outright ignoring the misogyny faced by mentally ill women.
women with mental health issues are constantly made out to be overdramatic, attention-seeking, hysterical. teenage girls who vent on social media or turn to art and music to cope are accused of being liars who co-opt mental illness for an aesthetic. symptoms most common in women (such as self harm) are ridiculed. countless times i’ve seen the fact that female suicide attempts are generally less successful treated as evidence that women’s problems are somehow not serious, that our suicide attempts are just “a cry for help” (as if that isn’t in itself concerning; as if that cry doesn’t deserve to be answered).
yes, people love to see women as victims, as fragile, helpless creatures who need to be saved. but this doesn’t necessarily mean (as is often implied in conversations about men’s mental health) that our issues are met with trust and support. women’s mental health problems are constantly belittled, mocked, and denied. it would be dishonest to suggest otherwise.
When undocumented immigrants are detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), they are held in detention until they go to trial where the court will decide whether they can stay in the country. In some cases, the immigration judge will let them go while they await trial if they first pay a bail bond. Bail is set at a legal minimum of $1,500, but can be much higher. The bond is meant as a deposit to ensure the accused will report to their trial. If they attend all of their court appointments, they can get the money back. But many people have trouble coming up with the funds. The average bail bond issued by the San Francisco immigration courts in 2014 was $3,411 and the average cost of bond in immigration courts nationally is $6,500. Bond amounts could be as high as $80,500 on Central District of California immigration bonds, according to a 2015 study by USC law professor Emily Ryo. Donating to community bond funds can immediately “lead to freedom,” she said. Community bond funds are charities, like RAICES, that use funds to post bail and provide legal defense for detained people.This is one of the fastest ways to reunite immigrants with their family, said Pilar Weiss, project director at the National Bail Fund Network.
DIRECTORY OF CRIMINAL SYSTEM BAIL FUNDS
National organizations funding bail across the U.S.
National Bail Out
The American Bar Association
Queer Detainee Empowerment Project
Freedom for Immigrants
Local organizations funding bail for immigrants
Arizona
Tucson Second Chance Bail Fund
Colorado
Colorado Freedom Fund
California
Bay Area Immigration Bond Fund
Immigrant Families Defense Fund
The Orange County Justice Fund
Connecticut
Connecticut Bail Fund
Immigrant Bail Fund
Florida
LGBTQ Freedom Fund
Hawaii
Hawaii Community Bail Fund
Illinois
Champaign County Bailout Coalition
Chicago Community Bond Fund
Iowa
Eastern Iowa Community Bond Project
Kentucky
Louisville Community Bail Fund
Louisiana
New Orleans Safety & Freedom Fund
YWCA Greater Baton Rouge Community Bail Fund
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Bail Fund
Minnesota
Minnesota Freedom Fund
Nebraska
Omaha Freedom Fund
Nevada
Vegas Freedom Fund
New York City
Bronx Freedom Fund
Brooklyn Community Bail Fund
Lorena Borjas Community Fund
WSLS Bail Fund
New York State
Columbia County Bail Fund
EOC of Suffolk Inc. Charitable Bail Fund
OAR of Tompkins County Bail Fund
Syracuse Jail Ministry
North Carolina
Southern Coalition for Social Justice Bail Fund
Alamance County Community Bail Fund
North Carolina Community Bail Fund of Durham
Oregon
Portland Freedom Fund
Pennsylvania
Dauphin County Bail Fund
Philadelphia Community Bail Fund
Philadelphia Bail Fund
Tennessee
Hamilton County Community Bail Fund
Memphis Community Bail Fund
Nashville Community Bail Fund
Texas
Detained Migrant Solidarity Committee Fianza Fund
Community Bail Fund of North Texas
Virginia
Richmond Community Bail Fund
Roanoke Community Bail Fund
Charlottesville Community Resilience Fund
Washington
Northwest Community Bail Fund
Wisconsin
Free the 350 Bail Fund
DIRECTORY OF IMMIGRATION BOND FUNDS
National organizations across the U.S.
Freedom for Immigrants National Bond Fund
Haitian Immigrant Bond Assistance Project
LGBTQ Freedom Fund
RAICES Bond Fund
Arizona
Pima Monthly Meeting Immigration Bond Fund
California
Bay Area Immigration Bond Fund
Immigrant Families Defense Fund
Orange County Justice Fund
San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium – Borderlands Get Free Fund
Colorado
Immigrant Freedom Fund of Colorado
Connecticut
Immigrant Bail Fund
Iowa
Eastern Iowa Community Bond Project
Massachusetts
Beyond Bail & Legal Defense Fund
Michigan
Kent County Immigration Bond for Our Neighbor’s Defense Fund
Minnesota
Minnesota Freedom Fund
New Hampshire
NH Conference UCC Immigrant and Refugee Support Group
New York
LIFE Bond Fund (New Sanctuary Coalition)New York Immigrant Freedom Fund
Ohio (includes Northern Kentucky)
3R Fund for Immigrants
Texas
Fronterizo Fianza Fund
Hutto Community Deportation Defense & Bond Fund
RAICES Texas Bond Fund
Vermont
Vermont Freedom Bail Fund
Virginia
Cville Immigrant Bond Fund
Washington
Fair Fight Immigrant Bond Fund
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has announced that she has been undergoing chemotherapy since May for a recurrence of cancer, this time in her liver
This is the fifth time Justice Ginsburg has undergone cancer treatment, most recently last summer for a malignant tumor on her pancreas before telling CNN this January that she was cancer-free. The news comes after she was briefly hospitalized for an infection earlier this week, which she has said is unrelated to her cancer treatment. Despite her treatment, Justice Ginsburg says she has kept up with all her work and will continue to do so, writing, ‘I have often said I would remain a member of the Court as long as I can do the job full steam. I remain fully able to do that.’ Read more
I just read the line “President Donald Trump also indicated that federal squads would likely target cities run by the party that opposes him” in a real-life news article and I’m just thinking about how people really thought Democrats were overreacting in 2016 and that we should “give him a chance”
“Joe Biden and Donald Trump are the same” really? ?? What a galaxy brain take. Because right now the standard is “will address the pandemic and not send unidentified federal agents to kidnap citizens in the street” so, yeah, they’re not the same
President refuses to say whether he will accept election result and repeats claim that virus is ‘going to disappear, and I’ll be right’
In an interview with Fox News Sunday recorded at the White House on Friday, Trump said “I’m not losing, because those are fake polls” and refused to say if he would accept the result if Biden won in November.
“I have to see,” Trump said. “I have to see. No, I’m not going to just say yes. I’m not going to say no, and I didn’t last time either.”
This is why you should vote, though.
Here’s the nightmare scenario: Biden could win by a very small margin - too close to call, like the 2000 election - and the conservative Supreme Court could get to decide that Trump is the winner, even if he loses the popular vote by a substantial margin (again).
Knowing that this is a possibility doesn’t mean we should give up. It’s actually an argument for getting out and voting, and encouraging every person you know to vote, especially if you live in or know anyone who lives in a swing state. If Biden wins by a landslide, it will be significantly harder for Trump to argue the results. Yes, he’ll stomp his feet and say it was rigged and spout conspiracies. But he will have lost, and it’s important that the rest of the world can clearly see that.
You know how the United States sometimes does that thing where we stand behind the democratically elected candidate in contested elections in other countries? Yeah. We’re that country now! So in the case that Biden wins decisively and Trump tries to contest the results, I fully expect other democratic leaders like Trudeau, Merkel, Macron, etc. to say loudly and clearly, “Congratulations, President Biden! We look forward to working with you!” This hits the global news, making it even harder for Trump to argue his case since it exposes him for what he is: A big giant baby throwing a temper tantrum. I also expect (lol) most (some) Republicans to do the responsible thing and back Biden in this scenario (shoutout Mitt Romney in advance). Is it going to be messy? Probably! But our best chance of getting him out of office is to vote him out now - waiting another four years will be disastrous, and who knows what elections will look like after another four years of voter suppression, gerrymandering, and Trump welcoming foreign interference? Let’s not find out.
Would I be surprised if Donald Trump went on Fox News and continued to insist that everyone there call him President Trump for the rest of his life? No. And the situation above isn’t the only nightmare scenario: It is highly likely that the 2020 election will drag on for days as mail-in ballots are being counted. But I don’t give a fuck what he does after he’s out of the White House - as long as he’s no longer in a position power. I will physically go there myself and stand outside screaming until he leaves if I have to, and I hope you will join me.
TL;DR Donald Trump will leave the White House one way or another. If the idea of 4 more years of Trump scares you, then let’s do everything we can to make sure he sees a decisive loss in 2020. We can’t afford to wait for 2024, when who knows how he will have abused his power and even fewer of us will have the chance to vote him out.
I just read the line “President Donald Trump also indicated that federal squads would likely target cities run by the party that opposes him” in a real-life news article and I’m just thinking about how people really thought Democrats were overreacting in 2016 and that we should “give him a chance”
“Joe Biden and Donald Trump are the same” really? ?? What a galaxy brain take. Because right now the standard is “will address the pandemic and not send unidentified federal agents to kidnap citizens in the street” so, yeah, they’re not the same
President refuses to say whether he will accept election result and repeats claim that virus is ‘going to disappear, and I’ll be right’
In an interview with Fox News Sunday recorded at the White House on Friday, Trump said “I’m not losing, because those are fake polls” and refused to say if he would accept the result if Biden won in November.
“I have to see,” Trump said. “I have to see. No, I’m not going to just say yes. I’m not going to say no, and I didn’t last time either.”
This is why you should vote, though.
Here’s the nightmare scenario: Biden could win by a very small margin - too close to call, like the 2000 election - and the conservative Supreme Court could get to decide that Trump is the winner, even if he loses the popular vote by a substantial margin (again).
Knowing that this is a possibility doesn’t mean we should give up. It’s actually an argument for getting out and voting, and encouraging every person you know to vote, especially if you live in or know anyone who lives in a swing state. If Biden wins by a landslide, it will be significantly harder for Trump to argue the results. Yes, he’ll stomp his feet and say it was rigged and spout conspiracies. But he will have lost, and it’s important that the rest of the world can clearly see that.
You know how the United States sometimes does that thing where we stand behind the democratically elected candidate in contested elections in other countries? Yeah. We’re that country now! So in the case that Biden wins decisively and Trump tries to contest the results, I fully expect other democratic leaders like Trudeau, Merkel, Macron, etc. to say loudly and clearly, “Congratulations, President Biden! We look forward to working with you!” This hits the global news, making it even harder for Trump to argue his case since it exposes him for what he is: A big giant baby throwing a temper tantrum. I also expect (lol) most (some) Republicans to do the responsible thing and back Biden in this scenario (shoutout Mitt Romney in advance). Is it going to be messy? Probably! But our best chance of getting him out of office is to vote him out now - waiting another four years will be disastrous, and who knows what elections will look like after another four years of voter suppression, gerrymandering, and Trump welcoming foreign interference? Let’s not find out.
Would I be surprised if Donald Trump went on Fox News and continued to insist that everyone there call him President Trump for the rest of his life? No. And the situation above isn’t the only nightmare scenario: It is highly likely that the 2020 election will drag on for days as mail-in ballots are being counted. But I don’t give a fuck what he does after he’s out of the White House - as long as he’s no longer in a position power. I will physically go there myself and stand outside screaming until he leaves if I have to, and I hope you will join me.
TL;DR Donald Trump will leave the White House one way or another. If the idea of 4 more years of Trump scares you, then let’s do everything we can to make sure he sees a decisive loss in 2020. We can’t afford to wait for 2024, when who knows how he will have abused his power and even fewer of us will have the chance to vote him out.
When undocumented immigrants are detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), they are held in detention until they go to trial where the court will decide whether they can stay in the country. In some cases, the immigration judge will let them go while they await trial if they first pay a bail bond. Bail is set at a legal minimum of $1,500, but can be much higher. The bond is meant as a deposit to ensure the accused will report to their trial. If they attend all of their court appointments, they can get the money back. But many people have trouble coming up with the funds. The average bail bond issued by the San Francisco immigration courts in 2014 was $3,411 and the average cost of bond in immigration courts nationally is $6,500. Bond amounts could be as high as $80,500 on Central District of California immigration bonds, according to a 2015 study by USC law professor Emily Ryo. Donating to community bond funds can immediately “lead to freedom,” she said. Community bond funds are charities, like RAICES, that use funds to post bail and provide legal defense for detained people.This is one of the fastest ways to reunite immigrants with their family, said Pilar Weiss, project director at the National Bail Fund Network.
DIRECTORY OF CRIMINAL SYSTEM BAIL FUNDS
National organizations funding bail across the U.S.
National Bail Out
The American Bar Association
Queer Detainee Empowerment Project
Freedom for Immigrants
Local organizations funding bail for immigrants
Arizona
Tucson Second Chance Bail Fund
Colorado
Colorado Freedom Fund
California
Bay Area Immigration Bond Fund
Immigrant Families Defense Fund
The Orange County Justice Fund
Connecticut
Connecticut Bail Fund
Immigrant Bail Fund
Florida
LGBTQ Freedom Fund
Hawaii
Hawaii Community Bail Fund
Illinois
Champaign County Bailout Coalition
Chicago Community Bond Fund
Iowa
Eastern Iowa Community Bond Project
Kentucky
Louisville Community Bail Fund
Louisiana
New Orleans Safety & Freedom Fund
YWCA Greater Baton Rouge Community Bail Fund
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Bail Fund
Minnesota
Minnesota Freedom Fund
Nebraska
Omaha Freedom Fund
Nevada
Vegas Freedom Fund
New York City
Bronx Freedom Fund
Brooklyn Community Bail Fund
Lorena Borjas Community Fund
WSLS Bail Fund
New York State
Columbia County Bail Fund
EOC of Suffolk Inc. Charitable Bail Fund
OAR of Tompkins County Bail Fund
Syracuse Jail Ministry
North Carolina
Southern Coalition for Social Justice Bail Fund
Alamance County Community Bail Fund
North Carolina Community Bail Fund of Durham
Oregon
Portland Freedom Fund
Pennsylvania
Dauphin County Bail Fund
Philadelphia Community Bail Fund
Philadelphia Bail Fund
Tennessee
Hamilton County Community Bail Fund
Memphis Community Bail Fund
Nashville Community Bail Fund
Texas
Detained Migrant Solidarity Committee Fianza Fund
Community Bail Fund of North Texas
Virginia
Richmond Community Bail Fund
Roanoke Community Bail Fund
Charlottesville Community Resilience Fund
Washington
Northwest Community Bail Fund
Wisconsin
Free the 350 Bail Fund
DIRECTORY OF IMMIGRATION BOND FUNDS
National organizations across the U.S.
Freedom for Immigrants National Bond Fund
Haitian Immigrant Bond Assistance Project
LGBTQ Freedom Fund
RAICES Bond Fund
Arizona
Pima Monthly Meeting Immigration Bond Fund
California
Bay Area Immigration Bond Fund
Immigrant Families Defense Fund
Orange County Justice Fund
San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium – Borderlands Get Free Fund
Colorado
Immigrant Freedom Fund of Colorado
Connecticut
Immigrant Bail Fund
Iowa
Eastern Iowa Community Bond Project
Massachusetts
Beyond Bail & Legal Defense Fund
Michigan
Kent County Immigration Bond for Our Neighbor’s Defense Fund
Minnesota
Minnesota Freedom Fund
New Hampshire
NH Conference UCC Immigrant and Refugee Support Group
New York
LIFE Bond Fund (New Sanctuary Coalition)New York Immigrant Freedom Fund
Ohio (includes Northern Kentucky)
3R Fund for Immigrants
Texas
Fronterizo Fianza Fund
Hutto Community Deportation Defense & Bond Fund
RAICES Texas Bond Fund
Vermont
Vermont Freedom Bail Fund
Virginia
Cville Immigrant Bond Fund
Washington
Fair Fight Immigrant Bond Fund
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