excelsiorlef
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I'm in the permanently mad phase.
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I'm in the permanently mad phase.
I'm struggling to sleep. I haven't really nearly or actually burst into tears today (yet?), but I know I will on other days. I'm obsessed and scared. I'm living each day, but it way harder than it was.
VendettaRed07
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After a week of constant depression and anxiety. I feel ok today
I don't know why. Not exactly sure how. But I feel like we'll get through this. I feel like myself again for the first time in a week.
I lost five pounds because of stress and lack of appetite but I'm past that now. I still get flashes through the the day where I remember OH GOD ROE V WADE or OH GOD ROJAVA but most of the time I'm just focused on how to proceed.
trying to take these feelings and channel it into productive things
edit: if you haven't seen it, you should watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rSDUsMwakI
Trying to go about my day to day life without thinking about what Trump will do to the country. I still listen to keeping it 1600 and Maddow regularly, although I did basically tune out the daily show and colbert last week. I did tune in for Last Week Tonight, which was really good, although still a depressing reminder.
googleplex
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I'm mostly feeling disappointment. Because this nightmare that will be effecting the county for decades could have been avoided. Democrats and people who cal them selves progressives just didn't come out and vote. I've been having arguments on social media for months now with people who couldn't see the difference between Trump and Hillary. Tons of millennials I know just would not come out and vote for Hillary because they Bought into the "Hillary/Democrats are Corrupt" narrative hook line and sinker(Thanks a lot Bernie) So they just didn't bother to vote or tossed their vote towards Gary Johnson for some inexplicable reason. There was just no getting through to them and I couldn't sale them on Hillary no matter how hard I tried. The Facts, Her Voting record, Her History of service. None of that mattered next to their 'feelings'.
The ultimate power in the election are the voters, And ultimately that where the Blame should fall. Hillary didn't let down the nation. The Voters let the nation down
I've been struggling with the old demons of depression and suicide ideation a lot lately. The past couple of days I've had the first real relief in weeks- laughter and various other forms of release made me feel borderline human again.
The negative feelings are largely being forged into more useful ones now. Anger. Drive.
It's a wash I guess? Some are up a few percent and others are down by roughly the same percents.
You have states like West Virginia that's up 5.6% and then Ohio that's down 4.6%.
is there a website that acts as a good resource & hub of anti-trump/pro-minority activism? charities to donate to, links to protest groups, fliers to print out and post and other methods of outreach, statistics to calm people down that there are people still out there that love them, and all this stuff falling under combating trump and the alt-right?
if there isn't... shouldn't we make one?
if there isn't... shouldn't we make one?
VendettaRed07
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In not sure if it's a wash though
It's really worth looking into why some states were up and why others were down.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Paul Ryan wants people with pre-existing conditions to join high-risk pools with funding of $2.5B a year.
It would cost at least $15B a year for high risk pools to cover 3 million people with pre-existing conditions.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/a...ce-obamacare-have-a-problem-house-republicans
Paul Ryan has nothing.
It would cost at least $15B a year for high risk pools to cover 3 million people with pre-existing conditions.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/a...ce-obamacare-have-a-problem-house-republicans
Paul Ryan has nothing.
GutsOfThor
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I'm doing better but man it still hurts like hell. I don't remember Kerry's loss in '04 hurting this bad. I was over it at this point to be honest. This is a whole other level of disappointment....
There are a bunch of things that worry but one of the big ones is the role that social media played and will continue to play in future elections. So much misinformation......
After about four days, I reached acceptance. Still somewhat nervous of what's to come, but I just need some time to step back from politics for a bit. I've basically been following the election since Hillary announced she was running in April of 2015, so yeah I need a break lol.
VendettaRed07
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Can't say I know for sure, but for organizing one should probably avoid insecure mediums like FB. Had this pointed out to me recently: https://whispersystems.org/
eBay Huckster
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well, it's either i stay really good at that or i somehow convince a canadian friend to tie the knot
Ever played hide n seek with luggage?
excelsiorlef
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Wonder how much of Wisconsin is voter suppression
oh god, trump has the nsa now. just dawned on me.
300k turned away.
Heard it on keeping it 1600, no source. This is why state races are important.
We could have still swung it with a good campaign.
And the FBI, Justice Department, and who knows however many PDs in the tank for him now. Leave as little to chance when resisting fascism, folks. Don't rely on your email or your FB. Be discreet when talking action plans.
O god it terrifies me that we'll need stuff like this more than ever. I am barely making it through each day as it is. I only volunteered like 7 hours and I feel guilty that I clearly didn't do enough to stop the apocalypse.
StopMakingSense
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In other news, Issa is down to a 2700 vote lead for his district.
Go Go Slow CA mail in vote counting!
Go Go Slow CA mail in vote counting!
eBay Huckster
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...well, i've never crossed the border outside of the plain sight of a government official
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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Gwen Ifill news from earlier almost made me cry.
I'm coming to terms with the fact that the next few years are going to be incredibly rough. But I'm not going to let that deter me. I'm going to work harder and do whatever I can to try and push back against all of this. I don't wanna see Donald Trump's America become the new normal.
I feel that I've gotten most of the venting out of my system so now I'm concerned about making sure that liberals can get together and we're all educated about the political process.
Well, you are now a novelty party skeleton. Practice remaining very still for the x-ray machine.
metalslimer
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I still have dark periods randomly during the day, especially when I think what the Supreme Court could become. But I mostly moved into the how will we get through this phase and hopeful thinking about how we can rebuild.
So that's where I'm at. Partly to vote against Canadian Trumpites, but also to support the only Conservative leadership candidate who takes climate change seriously. ($130 per tonne carbon tax, revenue neutral of course, he's still a conservative.)
Calmer then last week, but still mad to be honest. A part of me just wants to ignore the entire thing, but the other half knows doing that normalizes the madness, and that is something I know can't do.
I don't really know how to approach people who voted Trump now either. I don't think I can't forgive them for this, and I suspect the moment I try to call them out they'll claim themselves to be the real victim.
The worst thing is we haven't even really begun and things have already started to turn sour.
I've been coming here a lot recently to try and channel some of my thoughts, since I figured that would be better then just sitting around and being angry all day. I'm glad to have joined this group as it's helped a bit to at least have a place to vent.
PantherLotus
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Not good, Bob. NOT GOOD. the only thing we can all do is promise to band together when shit goes down.
shinra-bansho
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Charles Blow had a good column the other day.
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This excerpt is from a different columnist and is just to trigger sphagnum
Qui ça?
So that's where I'm at. Partly to vote against Canadian Trumpites, but also to support the only Conservative leadership candidate who takes climate change seriously. ($130 per tonne carbon tax, revenue neutral of course, he's still a conservative.)
A Human Becoming
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I haven't been keeping up with this thread, but Democrats might have an even bigger Senate problem going forward with increased polarization: there are too many red states.
From what we have of the results so far, Hillary lost 20 states by greater than 10%. If voters in reliably Red states become less affected by Democratic waves, that could give Republicans 40 solid seats. Joe Donnelly, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester, Heidi Heitkamp and Joe Manchin are in serious danger unless Democrats put weight behind their races in 2018. Tammy Baldwin, Bob Casey, Debbie Stabenow, Sherrod Brown and Bill Nelson are also susceptible but should survive if Democrats have a good showing. Beating Jeff Flake and Dean Heller would alleviate some of the burdens.
Cook PVI seems confident about it since parties in power often lose in midterms, but I remain cautious.
EDIT: Miscounted
From what we have of the results so far, Hillary lost 20 states by greater than 10%. If voters in reliably Red states become less affected by Democratic waves, that could give Republicans 40 solid seats. Joe Donnelly, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester, Heidi Heitkamp and Joe Manchin are in serious danger unless Democrats put weight behind their races in 2018. Tammy Baldwin, Bob Casey, Debbie Stabenow, Sherrod Brown and Bill Nelson are also susceptible but should survive if Democrats have a good showing. Beating Jeff Flake and Dean Heller would alleviate some of the burdens.
Cook PVI seems confident about it since parties in power often lose in midterms, but I remain cautious.
EDIT: Miscounted
whyamihere
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oh my god is it happening
eBay Huckster
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well, on the bright side, this post did make me laugh and i am still smiling about it
So that's where I'm at. Partly to vote against Canadian Trumpites, but also to support the only Conservative leadership candidate who takes climate change seriously. ($130 per tonne carbon tax, revenue neutral of course, he's still a conservative.)
i'll be happy as long as leitch is nowhere near that party's fucking leadership
If there was ever a time for a blue wave then I'm gonna fight like hell for 2018. Seems now more people are realizing how important it is to get involved.
whyamihere
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...why would Heitkamp be Likely Dem?? Why is Baldwin Solid Dem?
I'm very glad for that
. One must keep their humor even in bleak times.And ditto. Leitch is on the defensive lately claiming she's not racist, which is pretty clearly bullshit. She's been front and center trying to divide and conquer with racial-driven fear tactics.
Big Baybee
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Fuck these guys. Tired of their bullshit.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Backlash after Paul Ryan takes health insurance from 20 million people and steals people's food stamps.
Elaugaufein
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The Democrats have a hard core pro-union stance ? Letters from an alternate reality ?
(Also pro-union != Anti-market. Mining and Forestry unions have been some of the largest drags on centre-left adoption of climate change / environmental policy. )
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