@RebeccaKKatz It’s not one vote. It’s voting every year in every election. It’s voting for school board members, state representatives, county clerks, Secretaries of State, and every other state and local election. That’s how republicans built their machine.
@BethSte82358 @PortiaMcGonagal Stop with the “Not all…” Please, just stop. If it’s not about you, then it’s not about you. Just move on. But if you feel the need to hijack the thread to center your feelings, understand that no one has the time, energy or obligation to worry about your feelings.
@kurtbardella I cannot tell you how little I care about the precious fee-fees of trump voters. They can be better human beings, or they can fuck right off. I just don’t care. 🤷♀️
@mike_dillaha @hollowearthterf I divorced at 37. Never once felt reluctant to do it because of “fewer prospects.” Never once experienced a shortage of prospects once I decided to date again. I divorced because I married a man I met at 23, and I believed the BS that told me you had to be married by 30.
@evie_@hollowearthterf My parents were 35 and 36 when I was born. When I was 25, they were semi-retired, traveling a lot, and enjoying their best life. And I got the benefit of having parents who were wiser and more financially secure while I was growing up.
@5152007@tify330 That’s a not a white woman problem. That’s a you problem. Now black women are reluctant to trust us because we as a demographic have failed terribly. Own that, and try to fix it instead of whining that someone doesn’t like you.
@constans I learned this many years ago when I said something comparing my Aries K car unfavorably to a parking lot full of Cadillacs and Lincolns. My dad just looked at me and said, “It’s paid for.” Never before occurred to me that lots of those fancy cars weren’t.
@aaronnarraph This is why I don’t listen to people who insist it’s about policies. Voters don’t know/care/understand about policies. They vote based on vibes.
@JohnnyKilroy423@Im_Abbie@agraybee I’ve looked at it, in context. I watched him saying it. It was absolutely a threat. Pretending it was about warhawks sending others to face risks was after-the-fact justification created by his campaign staff.
@JohnnyKilroy423@Im_Abbie@agraybee Liz Cheney, Mark Milley, journalists, and Democrats in general have all been the subject of his violent musings, and that’s just recently.
@Im_Abbie@agraybee Have you listened to republicans? To trump? The standard bearer of your party says democrats are evil. He says we should be executed or put in prison. That’s who y’all voted for!
I’m not going away completely, but for the sake of my mental health, I am going to spend less time here on Hellscape X. I’ll be over on Blue Sky more often.
We grew up watching Star Trek and believing that’s where the future was heading. Seriously, I expected bumps along the way, but believed that’s where we were heading. Now I worry that was a fantasy, and Mad Max is going to be close to reality. 😢
I know I shouldn’t be surprised that racism, misogyny, and stupidity won, but I really hoped we could be better. I’m going to get off social media now and maybe spend the day binge watching the Great British Baking Show.
I say this every election, but it’s always true. I LOVE Colorado’s voting system. I’m sitting here knowing my ballot has already been accepted and counted. I didn’t stand in line, and I had plenty of time to fill out my ballot with its 42 (yes, 42!) races and issues.
@VeryInsig @RealRegAmerican@mitchellvii We understand the impact of Dobbs. It’s killing women. They’re dying in Texas and Georgia. They can’t get treatment in Idaho. We understand very well.
@tizintest@mitchellvii I will never understand to my dying day how you can prioritize an embryo with no brain activity over an actual living, breathing, feeling, thinking woman.