I don't want to think about politics anymore, I want to sit by a fire and listen to Vincent Price tell ghost stories.

But I also don't want to hear all these people acting like there's no point even trying. Yes, the electoral system is a mess, and it's gerrymandered to shit, just remember they wouldn't do all of that, if we weren't still a threat, if there weren't more caring compassionate people than racist sexist idiots. Remember that the media is owned by billionaires who want you to feel defeated, and like it's not worth trying. Go vote, even if you're in the reddest state possible, no matter what the polls say, this matters, you matter.

I'm really curious how many white folks in the fediverse have *any* close BIPOC friends.

Like, work pals don't count.

These are folks who have let you see the inside of their homes, you know whether or not you have been invited to their cookout, and you know how to reach a member of their family in an emergency.

(All my Besties know how to reach my sister or dad and/or have met them.)

Like, are you a Mark or a...Karen?

Summary of Dominic Cummings’s testimony to the Covid Inquiry: “They were all useless fuckpigs, morons or cunts. I was the only one with any brains in the whole shitshow, but none of it was my fault—it was all them.”

Alternatively: “A big boy did it and ran away.”

Sack all SPADs—they’re dangerous. Use the Civil Service—that’s what it’s there for.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/01/boris-johnson-dominic-cummings-covid-inquiry-no-10

#DominicCummings #IveBeenToBarnardCastle #CovidInquiry