Lydia

Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it. - Howard Zinn 

[Lydia @JemsOpal]

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[Brianna Wu @BriannaWu]

THREAD: Here is a list of all the 22 women who have credibly accused Trump of rape and sexual misconduct. Please Retweet.

1. Jill Harth says she was groped and kissed in a bedroom at Mar-A-Lago.

https://t.co/EfWBiOPFFs

[Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior]

New article is out! I urge you to subscribe since I'm on here less often. It's free. Thanks! https://t.co/WYYLVo1tRt

[Lydia @JemsOpal]

@KaiseratCB Just small ugly ones...

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

Quiet, piggy.

[Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior]

https://t.co/RIIzjTa3CU

[Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior]

Nine years ago exactly, an interesting series of events happened in Uzbekistan concerning their dictator...

[Joshin and Jokien @joshcarlosjosh]

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

[Heath @LeastHesFunny_]

The 2018 John Mulaney “Horse In A Hospital” bit is still so great 😂 Best part is he doesn’t mention the name Trump at all. Oh America, you finally removed the horse from the hospital. DO NOT let it back in 😬

[John Fugelsang @JohnFugelsang]

RT if you’ll get to tell your kids & grandkids that you voted against Donald Trump 3 times.

#ElectionDay
#Vote2024

[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.

[Lydia @JemsOpal]

@ProjectLincoln After reading about him in Vanity Fair in the 80's

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Wouldn't it be great to not have to think about this man ever again?

Five more days. https://t.co/tTgeqxNqYm

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

“Whether the women like it or not”

[Claire McCaskill @clairecmc]

If you are a woman and this doesn’t infuriate you…are you breathing?

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

This dog was spotted barking at birds on top of the Great Pyramid of Giza. If he peed up there, it's his now. 13/10

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

A message from ⁦@MuellerSheWrote…Hey White Women let’s do this

[Lydia @JemsOpal]

@StephMillerShow @frangeladuo @sexyliberaltour @uptowntheaterkc I would have done the same thing

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

my twitter feed all of a sudden

[Lydia @JemsOpal]

I hate these feckin losers

[Keith Boykin @keithboykin]

Two privileged white guys joking about killing a Black woman.

[Claude Taylor @TrueFactsStated]

So true… @HC_Richardson