The Ghost of Agnes Sampson

oh. ok. got it.

[emily may @emilykmay]

not wanting to spend the holidays with someone isn't the same as thinking they shouldn't have rights.

[Wajahat Ali @WajahatAli]

This will be a post that will piss everyone off, and I welcome it but here it is.

Based on data we are learning, this isn't a blowout Trump win. Numbers don't back it up. Not a landslide. Not a damning referendum.

Harris didn't run a terrible campaign. In fact impressive considering she had 2.5 months and got close in a post pandemic environment where nearly every incumbent got destroyed. She did much better than Biden would've based on internal Dem polls.

Yes, she made mistakes and Dems must improve and Biden made mistakes. All true. But Dems also picked up seats in swing states and won on abortion rights and against school vouchers.

People who had correct facts about economy, crime, immigration, inflation and trans issues overwhelmingly went Harris. Those who didn't? Trump. Her policies when presented blindly to Trump supporters were popular to them.

People are missing the post pandemic reality, the power of racism and identity politics of Trump's campaign, the failures of corporate media and influence of right wing disinformation as major factors.

RIP my mentions.

[Michelle_BYoung @michelle_byoung]

This 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

[A.R. Moxon 🦋 @JuliusGoat]

Of course Republicans don’t cut their family off “over politics.” Like any bully they need someone to bully. Those who drink tears stay thirsty, and always need a fresh supply. Dominance is no fun without the distress of someone you say you love.

[The Ghost of Agnes Sampson @jendew400]

"How tempting it is to invent a humanity for anyone at all."

[The Ghost of Agnes Sampson @jendew400]

Fluorine uranium carbon potassium rhodium & silver.

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

can't happen bc in order to be this obsessed with clothing you have to give up the idea that it's gay or feminine for a man to be into clothes. the narrow definition of masculinity you've set up for yourselves prevents you from learning about interesting things

[The Ghost of Agnes Sampson @jendew400]

@YNB My only job is to be a buffer.

[The Ghost of Agnes Sampson @jendew400]

@MissKilahMarie Yup. I'm with you. Though I'm just gonna hang out in back and take direction. Unless there's danger. Then I jump up in front of it. If the idea of America is to survive, YOU have to. Not me.

[The Ghost of Agnes Sampson @jendew400]

@michaelianblack Yeah. I'm broadly over all of it. You're right. It's me, too. I'm the problem.

[Patrick S. Tomlinson @stealthygeek]

If you work at a government agency, CDC, FDA, CIA, FBI, NASA, NTSB, NOAA, anywhere, you need to start saving every gig of data you can find. Studies, organizational charts, employee manuals, policies and procedures.

Anything that can be used to recreate your agency from scratch.

[Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack]

Not me, man. I already know what motivates them. And I don't need to understand that mentality any more than I already do.

[The Ghost of Agnes Sampson @jendew400]

@groove_sdc Fucking same.

[The Ghost of Agnes Sampson @jendew400]

Oh, I get it. It was a long con.

[The Ghost of Agnes Sampson @jendew400]

@_TokyoMarie_ @ElieNYC This is NOT it. I mean, this is exactly why it is. But NOW IS NOT OUR TIME.

[Cora Harrington @CoraCHarrington]

How do I get involved with the activist work around book bans and the threats to our public libraries and librarians?

[American Veteran @amvetsupport]

I do not want to be a bad loser, but there is something very weird about the numbers.

The Republicans had approximately the same votes as in 2020., The Democrats had 15,000,000 less votes with a higher registration than in 2020. That, on the surface seems impossible.

[Kae ‎‎‎ @Jolly_Blaziken]

My tl rn

[Dana Goldberg @DGComedy]

I'm not even talking Dem or GOP with this post, but you expect us to believe that 18-20 MILLION fewer people voted in this election? With record turnout on both sides? I call bullshit.

[Patrick S. Tomlinson @stealthygeek]

The country didn't "lurch right." Trump is on pace to get FEWER votes than he did in 2020. He added no new voters to his cause, despite a larger electorate. He LOST support.

What happened was 15 million Democrats just, disappeared.