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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

antrunner

my wife and i like to torture each other when we lay down for bed at night by tickling or poking each other. as a deterrent we’ve created an entity called “The Bird” which will attack you as a way to show we’re no longer comfortable with whatevers happening. we’ll say “The Bird is coming” or “The Bird is going to get you” instead of “hey stop doing that” then we peck each other with our hands. here’s a visual to help

janetfraiser

so I’m filling out pediatrician intake forms for my newborn son and I get to the demographic section and I was already chuckling about putting a marital status…

yes hello my 3 day old son responds to only Old English, thank you

miseria-fortes-viros

ultimately the truth about frankenstein is that we are all grotesque amalgamations of the best and worst parts of everyone who came before us. and sometimes the people who are supposed to love us because of and in spite of this will not. and we can kill them with hammers for that. and i think that’s beautiful

jablesartjournal

"All Hail Oderus" (5/12/25) (slight gore and nudity/NSFW)

punkrorschach

i'm still mad about that post thats like "humans USED to be able to memoriize long epic poems, but we no longer have Bards so our memories arent as good" boy shut the fuck up. a good chunk of people i went to high school with had the entirety of hamilton memorized for fun and they weren't even autistic.

moniquill

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CBxfAWoon/

beemovieerotica

people who are just finding out about internet tracking and data mining in the year 2025 and that your special robot friend does not respect your privacy lol

kastratorka

so like is there any reason besides white supremacy that the korean and vietnam wars arent thought of as catastrophes on the same level as the holocaust

boobieteriat

Don't treat reading like a religious activity and a sacred ritual.

rapportdefaceaface

we should endeavour to treat reading and other erudite practices much like eating rooting pissing and shitting

technovillain

Happy Neil Day! Please enjoy the very rare alternate Neil images!

politijohn

It’s not lost on me that Bernie Sanders is the only mainstream politician touring the country rn listening to Americans’ concerns, giving them hope that a better world is still possible. Not campaigning for President, not an election year, just inspiring swing town voters to use their power to incite change in their communities.

Bernie is 83yo, doing the work that every single Democrat could be doing simply in their own district. He’s packing overflow rooms by the thousands in suburban and rural towns, not “democratic strongholds”. It is possible to get through the next four years but the status quo Dems aren’t going to make that happen.

Imagine what a true progressive party could do for the US. Leftist policy is popular and wins elections. Bernie and others have told us this for decades. If you tuned out his message before, I have to wonder what side you’re truly on. Because his shtick has not wavered with everyday Americans.

Not me, us.

ranthaven

When I was in college in the 80s, I lived in Vermont. Bernie was the mayor of Burlington then. I had the opportunity to vote for him on his first run for Congress. Life happened and I didn’t get another chance until 2016 when I registered as a Democrat for the very first time in order to vote for Bernie in the primary. I have never agreed with every single thing he’s said or done (Shrub’s Iraq adventure was one notable thing), but I have always supported him.

Too few politicians of any stripe are willing to get out and have real, public conversations with their constituents. If your rep comes home on the regular and holds town halls or other events to listen to you, go and talk to them. Never let an opportunity pass you by. Real democracy is an ongoing conversation. Real leaders never ignore a constituent or a hard question. Public service should be a satisfying thing to do, but that doesn’t mean it has to be easy.

awakeningthevioletswithin

Housing Crisis

Someone rescue me. Please.

I'm so scared!!!

Text from this morning!!!

I'm nearly two weeks past the deadline of a 10 day demand for payment, I become surer an eviction notice will be posted on my door. Without a credit score and a poor housing track record securing new housing is impossible. Local resources have been exhausted. I know most people could just deal, but I have ASD and am grieving my mom's passing, and I just can't.

Please!!! I won't survive being evicted and if I don't put together the remaining $2305 by midnight tonight I will be evicted.

A Demand for payment was posted on February 21st, days after I cured a demand for January rent post on the 2st of February. I cannot afford to lose my my housing. I've lost all of my international sales. This year has been particularly difficult so far because of reasons.