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Reading the last six pages all at once was one of the purest metaphorical "shot then chaser" experiences ever

 

Not a doubt in my mind

 

Kababish all day every day

and if you're near QC check out main bakhtar for the best Afghan food in New york

 

I’m elated about tonight

 

The best you say?

Well alright then.

 

Y’all, feel free to skip over this if you’d like because I’m going to get real personal and sappy for a moment, since i have a hard time talking about these things with the people i actually know:

I’ve been so depressed lately. For months now, really struggling with my mental health. Blowing off work, staying in bed, being irritable towards my partner and friends and family. I do a good amount of political work in Ohio, and I’ve just felt like it’s so futile (hellworld). Starting around three weeks ago, I began experiencing suicidal ideation for the first time since i was a teenager. Last week, i made an appointment with a therapist for this Friday, but that felt so far away and i just have felt so much dread around the idea of navigating daily life until then.

After the results in NY14, tonight is the best I’ve felt in months. I know it’s New York, i know it’s a district that is perhaps more readily amenable to left politics than southwestern Ohio, i know Crowley was a dipshit in a number of ways. But more than any of that, i know that activists won this victory. AOC understood her district, had actual ideological convictions, and found the people who would rally around them. They worked for the causes, not for the candidate - she ran for a community, not for herself. It’s giving me so much hope, this is the first night I’ve not felt miserable since, like, February. I know those of us who are politically active can feel burnt out, disillusioned, or made hopeless by it all. We’re all facing varying levels of threat and degradation day in and day out. But after a night like tonight, i hope y’all feel even a tenth of the positivity i feel right now. I’m looking forward to how this momentum can be built upon. I’m just looking forward in general. I’ll remember how this feels for a long while.

 

am i supposed to be insulted cuz it's not working yo

oh my goodness hahaha

 

hey buddy i'm glad you could feel like you could open up here to a bunch of us nub randoms. im sorry about how you've felt recently, i hope it gets better for you, and you can feel free to PM any time. big hugs buddy. you've been really helpful on here you know.

 

Now I’m really mad.

 

Thanks, friend. I’ll bear that in mind. Appreciate all you do in these forums.

 

This tweet chain is wild for so many reasons.

 

Btw... Ocasio's personal beliefs are, I've been told, much to the left of the social democrat she shows to the world. Fwiw...

 

how do americans feel about maxine waters? most of the americans i've spoken to are centrist/neo-lib and universally dislike her, but from what I've seen she really seems like she supports the right things and uses her voice for good.

 

Both of those things are true, also true that she loves that bank money

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) Named One of the Most Corrupt Members of Congress - CREW (this is a liberal watchdog group, not some conservative smear)

 

Pass this around to every Democrat in office and running.

 

It's crazy to think that the majority of these are what should be basic opinions or rights for a forward thinking person these days, but they're not on the radar for people running the country. How depressing.