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150 billionaire families spent $1.9B on the 2024 election through October.
It's a huge amount of money — but it represents just 0.07% of their overall wealth.
It essentially costs them nothing to drown our democracy in cash.
We must get big money out of our politics.
If they had a lick of sense and an ounce of bravery they would go scorched earth in these final months. Lost the presidency and the senate? Just do it. But I don’t think they have it in them.
To all the young trans people who are understandably scared right now, my best advice is to learn your history. Read everything you can. Read about all the awful and terrible ways this country has tried to suppress us and read about all the ways we've survived in spite of it all.
If you're experiencing a crisis and need immediate support:
National Suicide Prevention Hotline *Call 988* or (800) 273-8255
LGBTQ Trevor Project Lifeline: (866) 488-7386 or text "START" to 678-678
National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233
There are a lot of people that are terrified right now. Yes, that includes me and my family…what I’m saying is hang onto each other and be there for each other. We are all processing this.
BREAKING - Over 40 different fake bomb threats have now been called into Democratic-leaning polling places
And they're coming from RUSSIA
This should literally be THE story right now -- it is blatant and brazen election interference to steal the election for Trump
No matter what happens, it saddens me deeply that rape, felonies, trying to overthrow our democracy, misogyny, racism and transphobia are somehow not deal breaks for 10’s of millions of Americans.