Devorah Blachor

Author of the Feminist's Guide to Raising a Little Princess

[Devorah Blachor @DevorahBlachor]

Will this be my last tweet? Will Elon tank Twitter? Are Joan Didion's eyes rolling from the great beyond?
These questions and many more will not be answered in my latest @mcsweeneys piece
https://t.co/C6ueaXpzAQ

[Devorah Blachor @DevorahBlachor]

@amyklobuchar gOvErNmEnT wElFaRe iS bAd https://t.co/R2q2BKcxku

[Devorah Blachor @DevorahBlachor]

@bonchieredstate Simpleminded people see a video and believe it to be fact. Others do their research.
A 2010 study review of more than 100 studies concluded that the average operating wind farm would produce 20 times more energy than was required to build it
https://t.co/0q6n1xOsdD

[Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof]

RFK Jr. and his role in the anti-vaccine effort that resulted in 81 kids dying of measles in Samoa, https://t.co/UiOKgOlCyD

[McSweeney's @mcsweeneys]

"We stand firmly by our belief that it’s more important for the press to maintain a hollow facade of impartiality than to risk seeming too biased against planet annihilation."
https://t.co/DKqxfYgyrq

[McSweeney's @mcsweeneys]

"At long last, the privileged elites have been defeated. And by who? The perfect heroes, of course. The ultimate anti-elites. The champions of the average worker. The most relatable folks on the planet: the billionaires."
https://t.co/PZaRDEikSW

[McSweeney's @mcsweeneys]

"Maybe Kamala should have explained the merits of Bidonomics better, or gone on Joe Rogan, or done one other thing that would have convinced me to vote for her over a climate denier who's going to put a vaccine denier in charge of healthcare."
https://t.co/uHxMhnnlSE

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

If I could embrace each of you who are facing being more vulnerable with less rights, I would.

These words from my father encourage me to look up and to keep fighting for freedom, democracy, and a world where injustice ceases and love prevails.

Maybe you’ll find them helpful and a source of hope.

#WeShallOvercome #GodIsWithUs #MLK

[Devorah Blachor @DevorahBlachor]

@Jayaratnahhh Love being your friend Miriam ❤️

[Devorah Blachor @DevorahBlachor]

@TaliaArgondezzi Thank you so much Talia ❤️
Hoping we might look back on this one day as some kind of darkness before dawn

[Devorah Blachor @DevorahBlachor]

@elanaspivack Thank you Elana - that is such a nice thing to read on a very dark day ❤️

[Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 @NickKnudsenUS]

I have a confession and a plea to folks who are flirting with voting Jill Stein.

When I was a 20 year old college student in 2000, I voted for Ralph Nader instead of Al Gore. I loved the progressive message Nader offered, and Bush and Gore seemed kinda the same to someone who was paying peripheral attention.

I've regretted that vote for my entire adult life.

Ultimately, George Bush won by a margin of 500+ votes in the state of Florida over Gore. And that was the ballgame. Ralph Nader peeled 97,000+ votes away from Gore. If only 600 of those 90,000 had voted for the major party candidate that more aligned with their values, things would have been very different.

When I was in my senior year of college, 9/11 happened. The country and western world rallied around Bush's resolute response to the traumatizing terror attacks. I was in NY at the time, and it was a terrifying moment for the nation.

But the consequences of Bush being in office at that moment were immense.

Bush's disdain for his dad's nemesis, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, led him to invent a rationale to invade a country that literally had nothing to do with 9/11. End result? He killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqi people, thousands of American troops, and spent over a trillion dollars of taxpayer money in the process.

Beyond the completely immoral and indefensible Iraq War, Bush was a complete disaster as a president. His "No Child Left Behind" effort turned public schools into standardized testing centers. He tripled down on fossil fuels and ignored climate change. His tax cuts for the rich helped contribute to the 2008 economic downturn that led to the Great Recession.

He was a terrible president.

In an alternate reality, Al Gore would have been president in 2001 when terrorists attacked America. Would he have gone into Iraq? Absolutely not. Would he have ignored global warming? 100% no! Gore was perhaps the preeminent proponent of fighting climate change at that time. Would he have passed massive tax cuts for the wealthy? No way.

This is a sliding doors scenario. What would have happened? We can't be sure. But one thing is for sure: those votes for Ralph Nader (in Florida in particular) were EXCEPTIONALLY consequential for the lives of millions around the world. Gore would have offered a more forward-facing, environmentally conscious & peaceful presidency that wasn't so rooted in grievance and privilege.

My point is:

Either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will win the election. That is a fact. You might feel the need to submit a "protest vote" as I did in 2000.

Just be ready to wear it when Donald Trump wins, strips away reproductive rights from all Americans, implements an economy-destroying tariff, dismantles the entire federal government, eliminates the Department of Education, prosecutes his perceived enemies, and devolves America into chaos.

There are no perfect choices. But rest assured, there are only two.

Trust me - I've been wearing my vote for a quarter century.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Tomorrow.

https://t.co/VbrfuqVy9P

[Keith Edwards @keithedwards]

Full thing can be found here:

https://t.co/hvveGp92wD

[Keith Edwards @keithedwards]

Wait... @PeteButtigieg debated 25 undecided Michigan voters?!

WHAT

Is there anything he won't do? this man is fearless

[Aldous J Pennyfarthing "Pedal or Perish" @AJPennyfarthing]

A must-read. 👉Template for Donald Trump's “I Don’t Accept the Election Results” Speeches https://t.co/lpMrHhzg5s

[April Ajoy @aprilajoyr]

I'm a Christian wife and mother who is sick and tired of seeing my faith weaponized as a tool for hatred and oppression. Christian nationalism is a perversion of both Christianity and the constitution.

So, I just voted for Kamala.

[McSweeney's @mcsweeneys]

"This election [WILL BE / IS / WAS] rigged! They have illegally stolen this election from me by using [MAIL-IN BALLOTS / EARLY VOTING / DOMINION MACHINES / THE BASIC MATHEMATIC PRINCIPLE OF COUNTING VOTES]."
https://t.co/4R0nLAMnUl

[Jon Tester @jontester]

The Montana we love is at stake. I'm fighting to defend it.
https://t.co/1no3CfbmI4

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

Tell us more, Elon.

[Devorah Blachor @DevorahBlachor]

@teddyschleifer @kenvogel Republicans support Citizens United and worked overtime to keep it intact with their SC judges. Elect Democrats, overturn Citizens United, and stop all the dark money being funneled into American politics https://t.co/PoRBbdI5Sv