General Politics XII World • Page 104

I approve of this use of Achewood. 10/10, would meme again.

 

I didn’t realize this wasnt a thing everywhere, I just assumed it was, but we get off here because the schools are used as polling locations in our state. I definitely assumed that was a the case most everywhere hah

 

Election Day should be a federal holiday and it is insane that it still isnt.

 

It might be, I just haven’t had one be my polling location. This is the first time I’ve had a kid in kindergarten so I’m just learning what the closures are lol daycare they were open for everything, they really need to give those daycare teachers more holidays

 

no surprise there David

 

I will still contend we got way better policy and rhetoric from Biden during his first 2 years than I was ever expecting when he won. His rhetoric on the campaign had gotten further left as time went on and I assumed it was just to try and win progressive coalition votes but then he came in and actually went pretty big on stuff

 

There has been this major collective hold back of "omg first woman president. Break the Glass Ceiling!" discourse since Kamala became the nominee I think because that partly worked against Hillary in 2016 and that it still traumatising for many people to think about having that dream being taken away at that moment in the worst possible scenario.

It is going to be really interesting to see that emotional catharsis let out from women if Kamala wins after having to hold it down and not really being allowed to put a heavy focus on the idea of the first female POTUS publicly the past few months.

 

Election Day is a state holiday in New Jersey so I have the day off.

But yeah like others I’d rather have off Wednesday instead. I know that won’t be a productive day lol

 

I mean, sure, better than you’d expect from a guy who started his career as a segregationist but still not, like, good

wtf im not off for Election Day

 

Dropped my ballot in the box yesterday.

I really wish I had Tuesday off but I’m just going to hole up in my office with headphones on so I don’t have to listen to anyone, and I’m working from home on Wednesday which will make staying up most of the night to watch the results slightly more doable.

 

Kamala victory speech coming out to Fight Song would be the funniest political moment ever.

 

I'm glad I have to work Wednesday because no matter who wins my brother is going to be insufferable.

 

This is on purpose

 

surely those in power would never purposely make it difficult or impossible for certain segments of the population to even vote at all???

 

There is a Lightning game on that night so it'll probably be on that lol

 

I genuinely don't know what sport you're talking about, but I'm like 95% sure they play outta Tampa Bay

 

Yes that is where I am thus why dive bars here might have that on hockey instead election coverage lol

 

The biggest example of musk turning Twitter into a huge right wing echo chamber I’ve seen is this NYC squirrel thing. A bunch of right wingers on Twitter and Musk himself have been posting memes all day yesterday about how a squirrel just decided the US election and meanwhile I have literally seen nothing about it anywhere else other than some news stories about it. Musk and co. Have convinced themselves there’s a big anti-Democratic party vote coming in because of it lol

 

big government doesn't want people illegally having potentially rabid squirrels and raccoons