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[easyvirgin-deactivated20160413]

happy Thursday the 20th

[askjennaflorida]

I’d have to wait months or even years for another chance to reblog this, so why the fuck not?

[mx-mythical-deactivated20260319]

next days you can reblog this on a Thursday the 20th

August 2015

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You know, just in case you wanted to set your queue for the next 6 years

[itsquietinsantafe2]

TODAY

[spotty-bee]

Heritage post

[maryellencarter]

Is anyone else mildly unsettled by the implication that this is going to be the last Thursday the 20th

[gallusrostromegalus]

Don’t worry, here’s the next 5 Years of Thursday the 20ths!

May 2021

January 2022 October 2022

April 2023 July 2023

June 2024

and THREE thurday the 20ths in 2025 with:

February 2025

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November 2025

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[blindbirdnerd]

i was just wondering if this had faded into the background noise of the internet yet, but nope, still very much here

[easyvirgin-deactivated20160413]

happy Thursday the 20th

[askjennaflorida]

I’d have to wait months or even years for another chance to reblog this, so why the fuck not?

[mx-mythical-deactivated20260319]

next days you can reblog this on a Thursday the 20th

August 2015

October 2016

April 2017

July 2017

September 2018

December 2018

June 2019

February 2020

August 2020

You know, just in case you wanted to set your queue for the next 6 years

[itsquietinsantafe2]

TODAY

[spotty-bee]

Heritage post

[maryellencarter]

Is anyone else mildly unsettled by the implication that this is going to be the last Thursday the 20th

[gallusrostromegalus]

Don’t worry, here’s the next 5 Years of Thursday the 20ths!

May 2021

January 2022 October 2022

April 2023 July 2023

June 2024

and THREE thurday the 20ths in 2025 with:

February 2025

March 2025

November 2025

[easyvirgin-deactivated20160413]

happy Thursday the 20th

[askjennaflorida]

I’d have to wait months or even years for another chance to reblog this, so why the fuck not?

[mx-mythical-deactivated20260319]

next days you can reblog this on a Thursday the 20th

August 2015

October 2016

April 2017

July 2017

September 2018

December 2018

June 2019

February 2020

August 2020

You know, just in case you wanted to set your queue for the next 6 years

[itsquietinsantafe2]

TODAY

[spotty-bee]

Heritage post

[maryellencarter]

Is anyone else mildly unsettled by the implication that this is going to be the last Thursday the 20th

[gallusrostromegalus]

Don’t worry, here’s the next 5 Years of Thursday the 20ths!

May 2021

January 2022 October 2022

April 2023 July 2023

June 2024

and THREE thurday the 20ths in 2025 with:

February 2025

March 2025

November 2025

[itsmythang]

[eldritchmage]

This is why every vote matters. YOUR vote matters. Please vote!

[stele3]

Actually that’s exactly how it works. Here, lemme break down the numbers. I’ll be using the 2020 presidential election voter turnout.

In 2020, the total U.S. population was about 332,450,000.

Of that number, about 240,000,000 were eligible to vote.

Of eligible voters, only about 66.1% actually voted. And that’s a high turnout, historically speaking.

Of the 158,427,986 eligible voters who actually voted,

81,283,501 voted for Biden. That’s 24.5% of the overall U.S. population.

74,223,975 voted for Trump. That’s 22% of the overall U.S. population.

(I’m guessing the graphic used updated number from 2024 for population size.)

But yes, that’s exactly how it all works. Not everyone in the U.S. is eligible to vote (sometimes due to voter suppression, but also due to being too young).

Of those who ARE eligible to vote, as many didn’t vote as voted for either Biden or Trump.

Who wins is determined by who fucking shows up to vote.

Democracy works exactly as well as how much you participate in it.

Trump voters are only 22% of the general population.

They’re only 31% of eligible voters.

They’ll be easy to defeat.

IF PEOPLE ACTUALLY FUCKING VOTE.

[vergess]

Which is why it's important to pair posts like this with actual resources on, for example:

Who can vote

How to register

How to fill a ballot

Where to vote

What to expect on your ballot

How to report if your voter registration is illegally denied or mishandled

How to process a change of name or address

How to get an ID card (financial assistance not available)

See, the thing a lot of people don't get is, the US system is designed to SUPPRESS AND DENY votes. Fun fact for those who went to school elsewhere: none of the stuff I linked is actually required learning in our schools. Followup fact: the reason I mention financial assistance for ID cards is, our free ID (social security card) is not valid for voting in half of states; expensive photo IDs are required.

For the Americans, you must understand: Most places with elections take the exact opposite approach. Do you know how fucked up it is that in the US you can't even get a whole day off work, despite voter queues often being several hours long due to lack of polling places? How absolutely pigshit bonkers it is that people have to PAY to vote (via ID fees)?

The international folks are appalled because that's fucked up! 18% picking your president is unhinged! It actually truly does represent a broken system!

In other words this is a real, systemic issue that can take years to overcome IF you even have the ability to do it at all.

If you're lucky enough not to face any of the hurdles, stay informed on the subject so you can help the rest of us out.

Voter suppression is not caused by personal moral failing.

It's caused by the broken system.

[dduane]

Game the system. Vote.

[fireyourowncannons]

Hey y’all especially those in swing states, eyes up:

How an Elon Musk PAC is using voter data to help Trump beat Harris in 2024 election

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he created America PAC, which collects data in swing states key to the 2024 election between Donald Trump and Kamal

The elongated muskrat has engaged in blatant election interference by putting out a fake voter registration page on Google ads with the clear intention to dupe voters into thinking they have actually registered to vote. It’s likely also a data harvesting tactic.

Hopefully this gets immediately flagged and taken down but we all know this fascist chucklefuck will not see consequences to his actions and this is something that would drag out in court. Spread the word. Only register to vote through state board or check vote.org for more resources. Do not register through anything else ESPECIALLY if it has some sort of clear motivation.

[skwerlly-squirrel]

Scummy as fuck

[nemesis-is-my-middle-name]

that article going around abt firefox's new ad program is annoying bc it's phrased as though "mozilla has finally TURNED on its people and is SELLING YOU OUT for cold hard cash!!" when. that's not what's happening. it is specifically being implemented to discourage tracking behavior, and literally all the data they are giving to advertisers is aggregate and anonymized, which is like, the opposite of what that post wants you to worry about, lol

[atalana]

summary for those lacking energy/means to read the linked page:

firefox has very strong anti-tracking protections

advertisers keep trying to find ways around those protections

instead of wasting time and resources fighting all the ways these problems pop up, firefox is trying to remove the need for advertisers to track you at all

if you have this setting on, and you click on an ad (it's only when you click on an ad and interact with the ad's website - it's not counting misclicks), firefox will make a note of it (this is only stored in your browser, firefox is not selling this part)

firefox then encrypts all that data so it can't be traced back to you, before sending those notes to people who count them up

the advertisers will then periodically receive a report that says "hey, x amount of people clicked on your ad in this time frame. you can use this data to decide if this is the right place to put your ad"

hopefully this will get the advertisers the information they want without having to tell them anything about your specific browser history

if this still makes you uncomfortable, the way to opt out is very easy (go to settings -> privacy and security -> web advertising preferences, and uncheck all the boxes)

firefox is out here fighting the good fight guys. they're the only browser that even slightly manages to stand up to chromium, but it's a losing battle - spreading misinfo is just trying to sink the ship

[starsfora-deactivated20260511]

KOSA PASSES SENATE 7/30/24

Kosa has unfortunately passed the Senate on a 91-3 vote. I want this to be clear, It’s not going into effect, it still has to get to the House but I believe there will be a break for the month of August which gives us A WHOLE MONTH!! to call your HOUSE representatives and tell them to vote NO on Kosa. It’s not over yet, it barley JUST passed the Senate now because so many people told their senators and representatives that they didn’t want KOSA. We can do it again, PLEASE do not panic and give up!! I know it’s scary I’m very scared right now myself but if we go silent that’s how it’s going to pass the House and get signed to the president. Let’s try to stop that from happening!!!

Call your house representatives!!!!there is more opposition in the House, we can stop it. BLOW UP THEIR PHONES!!

Stop KOSA

KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a fr

Resources For KOSA

Call Script on Page 2! Resources For Learning about KOSA 2023: KOSA bill itself: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1

[literally21]

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deranged being

Linktree. Make your link do more.

[sniperct]

"I live in a red state my vote doesn't ma-"

If your vote didn't matter they wouldn't try so hard to make it harder to vote in red states. Voting in red states can turn them into swing states like Georgia, Ohio, and Arizona. And voting in blue states can keep them from becoming swing states.

California used to be Red. Texas was Blue long ago. Florida was once a swing state. Obama took Indiana but it's gone redder since. Ten years ago Arizona and Georgia going blue was unthinkable.

Things change and we can make them change.

And that's before getting into more local elections. Turning cities blue, the state legislature.

Red states have flipped blue in recent years at those levels too.

Because people vote, and if we vote in high enough numbers we can turn a tight election into a walk in the park. If we vote in high enough numbers, we can turn a loss into a win. So many good things have happened in states where someone won by like 100 votes. (arizona is one)

[narcissistcookbook]

sorry everyone, bouta get political

[narcissistcookbook]

what a cool and normal thing to say. if you're eligible for an american vote, please register to vote and do what you have to to protect your future from this guy.

the reason i care is because the USA leads the world. if he gets into office, not only will all the people i hold dear within America's borders be at risk but similar people with totalitarian ideologies across the world will be emboldened.

he isn't pretending, this isn't a joke and this isn't overblown. listen to what him and his people are saying and take them at their word

[tributary]

[gaynfl-moved]

[powersuitup]

EVERY SINGLE SEAT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS UP FOR RE-ELECTION THIS YEAR, PLUS 33 SENATE SEATS.

PLEASE GO OUT AND VOTE. WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO TAKE CONTROL FULLY FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS JUST VOTE!!

[proserpine-in-phases]

Fyi every single seat in the house and 1/3rd of the senate is up for reelection every 2 years which is why you should vote for every presidential election and also in the midterms

[creature-wizard]

Whatever happens, two things remain true: 1. Trump might be distancing himself from Project 2025, but his Agenda 47, which is on his website, is basically the same thing. 2. Third party voting is useless without ranked choice voting; it's mathematically impossible to elect a third party candidate. DO NOT SPLIT THE VOTE.

[anotherdayforchaosfay]

Splitting the vote is what got him the white house in 2016. Russians helped with propaganda here and on social media. This has been proven.

Anyone discouraging you from voting is actively trying to suppress your vote. Don't fall for that shit.

Not voting is not boycotting. Boycotting requires preventing income, like boycotting Starbucks because they support Israel. Voting is your power, and by not using it you are giving up your power.

Republicans ALWAYS vote. They know if democrats always vote, there will be no republican wins, so they do whatever it takes to keep democrats from winning. That means removing people from the voting registry, reducing the number and places to vote, removing and reducing rhe number of ballot dropboxes, fake ballot dropboxes, propaganda, and even violence.

Vote blue! Yeah, no matter who. All the way down the ballot.

[thefiresontheheight]

Hey a reminder to all salaried employees in the US that as of today, July 1st, you need to be making at least 43,888 per year or else your employer needs to pay you overtime at a rate of 1.5 per hour over 40 worked, as you are now non-FLSA exempt. On January 1st 2025 this number will increase to 58,655 per year. Don’t let your employer cheat you.

[modern-politics111]

I can never tell which of my posts are going to explode (it is never ones I put work in) but I pray to God this one does

The past few weeks I have seen an explosion in doomerism and defeatism about Trump. Some people seem to have just decided to call the election for him for reasons that don't even make much sense

(He was almost shot and that always helps! Look at Reagan and Teddy Roosevelt! Reagan was already president and incredibly popular, and the shooting happened 2 months into his first term; Roosevelt was shot when he was campaigning in 1912....in an election he lost)

Trump has never been popular, he has never won the popular vote, and he has never had popular support. For the past 3 years, especially post Roe V. Wade, Democrats have increasingly overperformed especially in special elections. There were so many polls predicting 2022 would be a Red Wave, that turned out to be false due to faulty and biased polling. I'm not saying a Dem loss is impossible, but it is a lot less of a sure thing than the doomsayers are making it out to be

How does Trump win? Apathy. Despair. Low Turn Out. While many of the "Trump is guaranteed to win" posters I'm sure are real people who are justifiably scared, I think we underestimate just how many are people at home and abroad, who want a lower turnout, who want Trump to win.

I used to hear a joke growing up that "If voting did anything, they would make it illegal" Well considering how hard Republicans are trying to discourage voting and making it hard to do, it must do something.

Don't despair. Don't panic. Don't retreat. ACT

So what can you do?

Are you registered to vote? 🗳

You can register to vote here! ☑️

Do you know what/ who will be on your ballot? 📄

Do you know your state voting requirements? 📥

Do you know your polling location? 📍

Can you vote early? 🖊

Can you vote by mail? 📬

Do you need disability services for voting? ♿️

Do you need to know your voter’s rights? 🧑🏽‍⚖️

Do you need a ride to register/ vote?

Spread this far and wide. Tell your friends and your family. Make clear to them what is at stake if Trump wins.

Additionally, here are two volunteer organizations that I help out with

Vote Forward - write letters to encourage turnout

Working Family's Party - an organization working to help progressives win in primaries and general elections. I particularly like working in their text bank program. Want to help in a phone bank but don't like talking on the phone? this is perfect as you send texts to encourage support and voting

Spread this far and wide. Tell your friends and your family. Make clear to them what is at stake if Trump wins. Feel free to add other resources and organizations that

[mrshamill]

even if your district is blue (like mine is) you can always help. push voting. volunteer with the league of women voters. this is vitally important.

[bump-inthe-night-deactivated202]

Trump isn't guaranteed to win this year's presidential election because he's been shot at. In 2020, Trump supporters voted in heavy numbers, but guess what? They still lost because we outvoted them. 

Do I want to vote for Biden? No, but I will since no third-party candidate has a winning chance, and I don't want Trump to be president again. Unless y'all are gonna overthrow the American political system and government, we need to vote.

It's normal to be terrified about this presidential election, but don't allow it to stop you from voting and trying to stop that orange fucker from returning to office.

[marvelsmostwanted]

When you see the news about all of the heinous Supreme Court decisions that were just made please remember that every single one is a direct result of the fact that Donald Trump was the president from 2016-2020 and Hillary Clinton was not. And there are two conservative justices who will likely retire as soon as a second Trump term begins so he can appoint younger people and enshrine conservatism on the court for another 50+ years. So. Please vote. It will at least give us a fighting chance to get our rights back sooner