They want you to be distracted. THEY WANT YOU TO BE DISTRACTED!
Do you really think that it is an accident that Trump will say something insane like, Haitians are eating cats and dogs? It's not, they know the news will play it for weeks, and we will be outraged. Meanwhile, they are achieving sinister shit in the background that only a few news outlets are reporting. It will take time and concerted effort to put all this Project 2025 shit into place. Let's make it as difficult as possible, and take as long as possible.
I don't know what's going to happen, and neither do you, but don't get distracted. They love it when we are in chaos and disorganized, and blaming each other, instead of focusing on one important goal, limit the damage and get them the fuck out.
I am having this conversation with my wife. I’m 16 years into a military career (so 4 years from retirement), and she was talking about moving to Canada. So for a thought exercise, I looked it up, and with my skill set it would be pretty doable.
But I reminded her that we aren’t the ones in danger. A cis-het white family of natively-born Americans in the military with the economic stability to fly to Canada on a moments notice for an abortion (she was worried about our daughter) is not in particular danger. But us leaving means we can’t fight against this, and makes it worse for those who can’t just leave.
We’ll see how it is in 2029 when I’m due to retire, if the country can pull its head out of its ass or if Project 2025 goes full swing followed by no legitimate election. But for now, we’ll stay and push back.
#Walz in Minnesota:
"Look, folks: I know this is a hard moment. It's hard to lose. It's hard to understand how so many of our fellow citizens—people Democrats have long fought to help—wound up choosing the path they did."
"So if you're feeling deflated and discouraged today, I want you to know that I get it … Take care of yourself. Take care of your loved ones. Take care of your community. There are a million ways to make a difference—get back in the fight when you're ready."
[EDIT: answer has been found, thanks! No need to boost further! Mastodon rocks!]
Can you please boost this question so I can reach a wider audience?
Does anyone out there have a paperback copy of "The Second O of Sorrow" by Sean Thomas Dougherty?
I need to know the number of the page that the poem "Why Bother?" is on.
Thanks in advance!
Why MJ is the GOAT. Why mistaken people think LBJ is the GOAT. Why Jim Ryan? How cool is the WNBA? What are we to do with Wilt? Usain Bolt. What, you'll think it's a different topic but it's the same, have we done with Raygun? How's Nadia Komenici? Olga Korbut. Simone Biles?
How's fucking Serena?