Had mine done the day it arrived.
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Hell yeah man. Social isolation of anyone willing to act like any of this shit is even NORMAL. Shame is literally the only thing these sociopathic fucks care about
Voted my mail in ballot and already dropped it off. Dem all the way down. Fuck the republicans.
And don't try telling me Dems are just as bad somehow or that this is just voting for the lesser evil.
Fuck anyone if you think that. If you do, you're part of the reason we're in this shitshow right now.
Dude, just voting for the lesser evil is good.
Like what do people want, the worse option just because fuck it? Makes no goddamn sense. Yes we all are voting for the lesser evil, that's how politics works. It's all varying degrees of evil and lots of shades of gray.
To be fair, there is some black and white in it. It's pretty easy to say rounding up people based on how they look and putting them in concentration camps is BAD but apparently some people in our society are blind to that reality or (realistically) they're bad people in their souls too.
I can't imagine ever working for or wanting to work for ICE. These people are broken individuals who have embraced bullying and hate as their core identity. Fuck all of them.
Dems arent "good", Democratic socialists are actually keeping their promises, so vote for them if you have one in your area. But if you can't tell that the democratic party is a million times the lesser evil then FUCK YOU. I'm in Utah so this Is literally the first time I've even had a shot at getting a lefty elected and I'm STOKED, even though it will probably be the most moderate dem imaginable
Is there anything this Australian can do because this shit is affecting everyone.
YES. When you see obvious right-wing talking points parroted in comments that are clearly intended to discourage and/or create fear in American voters who may be reading -- I've seen numerous low-key "it's not really safe to vote" thrown in now -- do two, maybe three things.
One, check the account age, and the time of the comment compared to your time zone. Not every bogus comment comes out of Eastern Europe, but a number of them do, they start and stop commenting at odd hours, and it's something that you'll note as you look deeper into suspect comments.
Two, point them out. Take the time to throw out a sentence or two that stops the next reader. You can look at my account history if you'd like to see how I do it. I often write long ones if I'm in the mood, but short ones are even more effective. All you need is a simple "Two day old doomer account. Blocked." It gets the message across.
Three, if you don't feel like arguing with bullshit artists who come back with lies pulled out of their ass in the fraction of the time and real effort it takes you to craft a simple truth, then block. If you really piss them off they'll come back with alts, and of course prepare to be downvoted, but usually it shuts them up.
For as many of us voting Americans who deeply care about our country and are still brave enough to be online right now, you will be doing us all a service, as well as pointing out the form for those whose country the firehose of oligarch propaganda gets aimed at next.
...pointing out the form for those whose country the firehose of oligarch propaganda gets aimed at next.
Fuck.
Have you seen a rabid coyote desperately trying to fight with itself? Is there anything you can do to help?
Sure, you can keep your dog well away from the mess. Make sure your dog is caught up on rabies, distemper, and other vaccinations. Provide your dog a safe home where its needs are met
Well you could avoid US products if not doing so already.
I hear you. And fucking Israel too.
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But just remember, realistically weβre voting for nothing to get done. Mango Mussolini will still be sitting on his gold plated throne sending in federal agents to terrorize people, abusing the law and enriching himself and his friends and family.
What weβre hoping for is a Congress that will no longer accept this behavior. That will start reclaiming its constitutional authority and enforcing constitutional checks and balances. That we hope will stop the most egregious abuses of the office. But theyβd have to work together to get anything actually done, to restore whatβs been lost, to start moving forward again
When what's currently happening is "a lot of bad things getting done", "nothing getting done" is an improvement.
And go organize! Get involved as an election observer if you're safe to do so!
Meet your neighbors! Carpool together! Get involved in volunteering!
These times demand the best we can give them, so take good care of yourself and figure out how to get involved in caring about he people and issues around you as well
And, most importantly, vote early and in-person if you can. I normally vote by mail but can't trust mail-in voting this time around, as there are just too many ways for the USPS to legally screw with the vote.
Same here. Even here in a deep blue state where Iβm confident in the sanity of most of my fellow citizens β¦.. itβs not worth the risk of them tampering with my vote.
It helps that my polling place is an easy walk so voting in person is mighty convenient
Mine is thankfully a short scoot away, and very near an excellent burger joint. My adopted grandma and I are going to early vote and then get lunch.
Fuck the current administration
Fuck all republicans, and those who didn't vote, who wanted this (or allowed this) to happen in the first place.
Already did; Fuck Trump. Fuck Republicans.
HEAR, HEAR
I hate people arguing over this. Yeah my thing is violation of the constitutions two almost most important protections. due process and search. which really the illegal search is about due process in its own way which is why it requires courts and warrants. regardelss im fine with anyone reminding and cajoling people to vote. we are essentially a one party system until the republicans go the way of the wigs.
I've got my absentee ballot and I'll be filling it out this evening and dropping it off at a mailbox by work when I go in.
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