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So shocking that 'Tala-FREAK-o wants TRANS EVERYTHING' wasn't a winning platform...
Kind of in disbelief right now. A far cry from how I felt back in November of 2024. If only I knew back then how severe the backlash against Trump would be in the midterms, I might not have been so despondent at that time. South fucking Carolina, and possibly FUCKING MISSISSIPPI have elected Democratic senators. Like...what???
Edit to add: Almost forgot, but Alaska might be going blue as well. Un fucking real.
I remember folks asking in 2024 "What do we do if Trump wins?!?" and my answer was "The same thing you should be doing if Kamala wins: the same thing you should be doing now." Which is organizing locally and building outward.
If you have a union, participate in it. If you don't, get to know your coworkers and normalize talking about what you'd like collectively. Organize your apartment building to get together on the holidays. Know who your city council member is, and your county supervisor. Think about not just what you don't want -- Republicans in office -- but what you really, really want: a shorter work week. Guaranteed access to living essentials. And then find the people, inside government and out who have ideas for how to do this and ask how you can help.
Because your despair at Trump's victory can be just as ephemeral as your joy at Paxton's defeat if this is just sports. But if we have a purpose and a plan, every step forward or backward is part of a journey in which we can see our place.
Even florida had 0.1% difference at one point
If Texas flipped, any state can flip. Why it matters is that’s where 1/2 of the U.S. Billionaires fled too, so as too avoid the California Billionaire Tax. Perhaps these new Texas Democrat leaders should consider a Texas Billionaire Tax.
BTW – the other half of the Billionaire carpet baggers escaping California either went to Florida or left the country.
This is step one in a very long road.
I hope all these newly elected democrats have the inclination to do the right thing, and the stamina to continue doing it long enough to actually have a positive impact.
This is step one in a very long road.
Probably more like a dance move in Thriller. Forward, backward; looks like forward but goes backward. High kick; looks like backward but goes forward.
It took things to get that bad before they flipped. I don't expect them to stay there, but I have blind optimism.
Now let's just hope there aren't so many DINOs that we actually have a majority because i do NOT have blind optimism there.
And Netanyahu is on his way out! What a glorious day!
It probably won't change much for Israeli politics, but it'll be nice if he personally faced some consequences at the very least.
That victory speech was the best representation of true Christian values that I have ever seen.
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This is great and shows what's possible when people show up for good and reject the bad.
Congratulations to all Americans! I can finally type your countries name with a capital "A" again. Looking forward to your healing and cleansing. Canada is quite forgiving, give us at least a few years though. Surely a better day and future for the American people. Phew! Take this opportunity to tighten up those authoritarian loopholes. The only way you should fall is from total external invasion, not from within, like trump and his enablers were trying to do.
"You can trust the Americans to do the right thing once all other options have been exhausted"
I'm glad at least one Canadian doesnt hate us. We always loved you
at least one Canadian doesnt hate us.
We are still taking a "wait and see" approach with the USA.
You guys dumped trumpism once, then brought it back again in an even worse version.
The USA will have to regain our trust, and that takes a lot of work over a very long time.
This is step one on a very long road.
We're not letting our guard down yet.
Agreed.
Man I'm American and taking the "wait and see" approach lmao.
Yep totally. I'm still absolutely baffled (but not really considering the average american) it took high gas and groceries and a war to make people think.
Not 40+ felony conviction and rape and almost certain proof of Epstein island visits. The Americans didn't care about that one bit. Or killing brown people or kidnapping children. Until it affected them.
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