For those white liberals talking about how they're "mourning," "in shock," and afraid...FFS buck up. I was just in KC at the 17th Annual Urban Summit, w/ a couple hundred Black folk and they are NOT crying or cowering. They are down to fight, like they've always had to. A 🧵...
It’s true tho — we will continue to become ourselves, we will continue to imagine better worlds from inside this rotten one, we will support and care for each other, and we will fight for each other too when we have to 💜💜
Godspeed to you if you're going to a party (?) to watch tonight, but I had a party in 2016 to watch the results, and the vibe shift that happened was so sudden and horrific that I'll quite simply never do that again in my life.
"Oh my god did you see the latest poll? Pennsylvania is within the marg-"
You bolt awake. The year is 1656. You summon a servant, sure of what must be done. You are Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth. And William Penn must die.
I love that our societal sanity hinges on how Eagles fans vote next week. Like y'all really giving the most deranged fanbase on Earth the keys to the country.