A small majority of Americans decided to destroy this country by re-electing a racist criminal. However, that doesn't mean the rest of us have to bend the knee or reach out and be conciliatory.
I still take my military service oath to protect our Constitution and country from all enemies - foreign AND domestic - seriously. As we resist and do what we can to work around the cult’s horrible plans please be safe. Keep an eye on your surroundings, pay attention to details & trust your instincts. Let’s look out for each other and the country we want to create.
Yes!!! This is all spot on! And interesting, Dems won 4 out of 5 senate seats in the swing states Trump won. And there isn’t going to be a huge swing in the house. So was the election about a about a rejection of Dems? No, it was about a love for Trump and the hate he represents. I’m tired of trying to understand his voters because as a white woman, I know who his voters are. I have made a decision that I will not speak to any Trump voter about him or this election again. Anyone who would vote for him after January 6th - his refusal to acknowledge it was wrong or apologize but instead call it a day of love - doesn’t deserve any further discussion as far as I’m concerned.
Clueless. But the whining will begin very soon. Sadly, a large number will blame Dems. Why? Because the party of lies, traitors and untold wealth will tell them so.
TRump didn't win , his party interfered in the fake count , stay positive ,we all know many more people voted in this election than ever before . In 2020 we were in the middle of Covid and our population has expanded as well as you all know gen Zs and with abortion on the ballot ,the numbers don't make sense . There's supposed to be a recount ...and we'll see ,but until this does happen ,us old grandma's think this smells like 84 all over. I won't vote again until I know a recount was done because if the deceitful tactics from the other party. After a recount I'll look at it differently There is petitions ..look them up ..Kamala deserves this ....and so do our kids
I agree. I knew this would be worse than Gore v Bush. But even though I believe there was election fraud, I also don't think our institutions are currently equipped to deal with it. All requests to contest results will wind their way up to the most corrupt SCOTUS in our history. One where the self declared winner seated 3 young Justices and whose big money backers own 2. And Chief Justice Roberts? Just as corrupt, but not nearly as flamboyant. Yet he gave us the underpinning of Citizens United. the gutting of the VRA & Presidential immunity - all for the benefit of a criminal seditious presidency. As far as I'm concerned SCOTUS isn't a legitimate court. It's what we're stuck with for now.
I've had the same thought as you, that the vote count was WRONG!! Someone fixed this 'game' because how could Trump get all those votes - popular vote AND electoral vote, winning EVERY swing state!!! It's been gnawing at me that something fishy occurred in this election's votes. No one seems to be mentioning it, but someone has to recheck EVERYTHING to be sure this son of a bitch didn't cheat, like he does in every other aspect of his life - for ever and always!!!
I've said this elsewhere, but I'll repeat it here: Pain is the best teacher, sometimes the only one. I don't wish ill on anybody including people stupid enough to vote for a known liar and convicted felon, but when the pain from Trump's election begins, and it will, I won't hesitate to remind MAGAs that this is what they voted for. They thought 'all 'em libs' were up shit creek without paddle, but now they're finding out there's only one boat - and they're in it, too. The tariffs Trump talked about are real, and they're the ones who'll be paying for them - along with the rest of us.
During the debate, Kamala Harris told Trump that Putin isn't his friend; that Putin would eat him for lunch. Well, lunchtime started a couple of days ago when Trump told Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine. Putin responded by having Russia's most popular TV show 'welcome' Melania Trump back to the White House by showing her nude modeling photos on live TV while show's two hosts described them and could *barely* contain their laughter. That was Putin straight up laughing in Trump's face, telling Trump 'your'e not my equal, you're my little b****.' And, for once, the rest of world was laughing along.
Trump voters are in the Find Out era along with the rest of us. Who was it who got owned again?
This is precisely the time to organize and resist. I have been fighting for decades for a better world. I am sorely disappointed in the election results, and flabbergasted at the demographic breakdown. This is how fascists win. They demoralize the people and cause them to self-segregate. It is a lot easier to attack one ethnic group or whatever criterion you like, and attack that group and rile up your supporters to do likewise. I truly believe coalitions are feared the most, and they are the hardest groups to undermine. Congress still needs to think about 2026. Ballot initiative results do not square with other voting. The people have ideas that don’t correspond to MAGA. There is room for serious pressure campaigns. We can also encourage people to run for local office to get them in the pipeline for higher office. There may be terrible things we have to face down. But if we don’t act together we will be taken down individually. Don’t let Trump pull a Stalin and create fear among neighbors. It never ends well for anyone. Even his sycophants get replaced for little or no reason No one is safe in Trump’s world. I ammmad. This is my country and he is a felon. He may be President, but he can’t steal my country.
What average white or any guy (and a lot of their women friends) would not want to dream on and be like the Donald ???
Able to bellow his way to riches whether selling bibles or crypto with only a brand name as the currency- just needs to blabber absolute garbage- no App engineers needed-pure propaganda and a scrolling list of birdbrain stories will do the trick, as long as the price of gas is promised to burn in hell once again
I think the phrase "America shit in its milk" is a perfect description. And I fully agree, we don't have to drink it! I once again live in a blue state & hope Gov Pritzger keeps his word to help protect us from the worst of Trump and his ChristoFascist regime. Yet I've no illusions. It is going to be much, much worse than his first presidency in large part bc the American Oligarchy has figured out how easy he is to manipulate & bought up all msm to control messaging to his low info voters. He spreads sadism & hate, they rake in the cash & keep it for themselves-never reinvesting in the Americans & immigrants who made them wealthy in the first place.
It will be primarily online that I seek respite. Home affordability is an issue for us. So here we are in a very red district (Not a single Dem on my ballot but Harris and Durbin. That will have to change.). I'm 45 min from a decent grocery store, even a Walmart big box, but just a couple of minutes from a variety of small churches - all of which seem to preach hate to a crowd of Trump cultists rather than Christianity. I don't need organized religion to maintain my moral compass, empathy and compassion.
Ttump's last stint in the Oval and his subsequent incompetence and violence nearly destroyed us. This time around, he's someone more sinister, a true ideologue, whonwould forcenhus brand of perverted Christianjty and a plutocracy of thenrich on us, as his back up. Ugh!
So thank you to all who choose to write and podcast and YouTube hope and practical plans of action. I won't ever go back. I have adult children & granchildren whose futures must be secured and a planet who the MAGA cult will destroy for a few extra coins in their pockets.
Sadly, I can't support independent authors monetarily. But know that MAGA's majority was actually quite narrow given all we faced. And it just wasn't the billions in self funding and dark money the Roberts' SCOTUS and Moscow Mitch McConnell threw at the election, but the ongoing racism and misogyny that played large factors in Harris' loss.
We need to adapt to an entirely new form of political communications warfare to regain our democracy. So let's work together to figure out & test how to make that happen, even as Trump and his tech bros try to cut off our efforts. This is war, not a skirmish.
I think the line "a healthy relationship requires reciprocity" says it the most clearly for me...Permission granted to disengage from folks who have lost their moral compass...Thank you...
This podcast episode of Jon Stewart interviewing Heather Cox Richardson is well worth a listen. It is thought-provoking and inspirational. With thinkers, patriots and leaders like Joyce Vance, HCR, Jon Stewart and so many others.... there is hope.
This is how the Fascists take more and more power, while we're still angry at each other, finger-pointing, distracted and in disarray. Let's start this righteous resistance, NOW! ✊🏼💪🏼💙🙏🏼
Right here with you, Waj. You offer some great content and insights. Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do. It’s going to get worse before it gets better but if we continue to fight, hopefully, the better can happens sooner rather than later. 💙
Count me in.
I still take my military service oath to protect our Constitution and country from all enemies - foreign AND domestic - seriously. As we resist and do what we can to work around the cult’s horrible plans please be safe. Keep an eye on your surroundings, pay attention to details & trust your instincts. Let’s look out for each other and the country we want to create.
💯 right there with you! Done. Here for those who are building community, not greed, misogyny, racism, and bigotry.
I subscribed to you a couple days ago, because we need to support independent media and I love the work that you and those you work with do.
We are all in this together, I am with you.
Yes!!! This is all spot on! And interesting, Dems won 4 out of 5 senate seats in the swing states Trump won. And there isn’t going to be a huge swing in the house. So was the election about a about a rejection of Dems? No, it was about a love for Trump and the hate he represents. I’m tired of trying to understand his voters because as a white woman, I know who his voters are. I have made a decision that I will not speak to any Trump voter about him or this election again. Anyone who would vote for him after January 6th - his refusal to acknowledge it was wrong or apologize but instead call it a day of love - doesn’t deserve any further discussion as far as I’m concerned.
Well said! 100 💯 agree.
I agree with you entirely.
Where are the 15m people who stayed home???
A good question.
I confess. I voted 15,000,000 times in 2020 and stole the election from Insane Clown.
Clueless. But the whining will begin very soon. Sadly, a large number will blame Dems. Why? Because the party of lies, traitors and untold wealth will tell them so.
do you think the dems are blameless? I think there is a strong case for "yes, and" in this situation.
Or, better yes, where are their votes?
TRump didn't win , his party interfered in the fake count , stay positive ,we all know many more people voted in this election than ever before . In 2020 we were in the middle of Covid and our population has expanded as well as you all know gen Zs and with abortion on the ballot ,the numbers don't make sense . There's supposed to be a recount ...and we'll see ,but until this does happen ,us old grandma's think this smells like 84 all over. I won't vote again until I know a recount was done because if the deceitful tactics from the other party. After a recount I'll look at it differently There is petitions ..look them up ..Kamala deserves this ....and so do our kids
I think Elon musk had everything to do with it. His technology. Remember when the racist said don't vote I have all the votes I need....
I agree. I knew this would be worse than Gore v Bush. But even though I believe there was election fraud, I also don't think our institutions are currently equipped to deal with it. All requests to contest results will wind their way up to the most corrupt SCOTUS in our history. One where the self declared winner seated 3 young Justices and whose big money backers own 2. And Chief Justice Roberts? Just as corrupt, but not nearly as flamboyant. Yet he gave us the underpinning of Citizens United. the gutting of the VRA & Presidential immunity - all for the benefit of a criminal seditious presidency. As far as I'm concerned SCOTUS isn't a legitimate court. It's what we're stuck with for now.
I've had the same thought as you, that the vote count was WRONG!! Someone fixed this 'game' because how could Trump get all those votes - popular vote AND electoral vote, winning EVERY swing state!!! It's been gnawing at me that something fishy occurred in this election's votes. No one seems to be mentioning it, but someone has to recheck EVERYTHING to be sure this son of a bitch didn't cheat, like he does in every other aspect of his life - for ever and always!!!
There needs to be a complete forensic analysis of the election, not just a recount in certain states.
Sounds familiar. Didn't Trump say this last time. Do better. Have actual primaries.
I've said this elsewhere, but I'll repeat it here: Pain is the best teacher, sometimes the only one. I don't wish ill on anybody including people stupid enough to vote for a known liar and convicted felon, but when the pain from Trump's election begins, and it will, I won't hesitate to remind MAGAs that this is what they voted for. They thought 'all 'em libs' were up shit creek without paddle, but now they're finding out there's only one boat - and they're in it, too. The tariffs Trump talked about are real, and they're the ones who'll be paying for them - along with the rest of us.
During the debate, Kamala Harris told Trump that Putin isn't his friend; that Putin would eat him for lunch. Well, lunchtime started a couple of days ago when Trump told Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine. Putin responded by having Russia's most popular TV show 'welcome' Melania Trump back to the White House by showing her nude modeling photos on live TV while show's two hosts described them and could *barely* contain their laughter. That was Putin straight up laughing in Trump's face, telling Trump 'your'e not my equal, you're my little b****.' And, for once, the rest of world was laughing along.
Trump voters are in the Find Out era along with the rest of us. Who was it who got owned again?
This is precisely the time to organize and resist. I have been fighting for decades for a better world. I am sorely disappointed in the election results, and flabbergasted at the demographic breakdown. This is how fascists win. They demoralize the people and cause them to self-segregate. It is a lot easier to attack one ethnic group or whatever criterion you like, and attack that group and rile up your supporters to do likewise. I truly believe coalitions are feared the most, and they are the hardest groups to undermine. Congress still needs to think about 2026. Ballot initiative results do not square with other voting. The people have ideas that don’t correspond to MAGA. There is room for serious pressure campaigns. We can also encourage people to run for local office to get them in the pipeline for higher office. There may be terrible things we have to face down. But if we don’t act together we will be taken down individually. Don’t let Trump pull a Stalin and create fear among neighbors. It never ends well for anyone. Even his sycophants get replaced for little or no reason No one is safe in Trump’s world. I ammmad. This is my country and he is a felon. He may be President, but he can’t steal my country.
What average white or any guy (and a lot of their women friends) would not want to dream on and be like the Donald ???
Able to bellow his way to riches whether selling bibles or crypto with only a brand name as the currency- just needs to blabber absolute garbage- no App engineers needed-pure propaganda and a scrolling list of birdbrain stories will do the trick, as long as the price of gas is promised to burn in hell once again
Identity politics on steroids
Thank you. I needed to read this. I don't wish ill on others, but I just won't care when their karma comes to visit.
I think the phrase "America shit in its milk" is a perfect description. And I fully agree, we don't have to drink it! I once again live in a blue state & hope Gov Pritzger keeps his word to help protect us from the worst of Trump and his ChristoFascist regime. Yet I've no illusions. It is going to be much, much worse than his first presidency in large part bc the American Oligarchy has figured out how easy he is to manipulate & bought up all msm to control messaging to his low info voters. He spreads sadism & hate, they rake in the cash & keep it for themselves-never reinvesting in the Americans & immigrants who made them wealthy in the first place.
It will be primarily online that I seek respite. Home affordability is an issue for us. So here we are in a very red district (Not a single Dem on my ballot but Harris and Durbin. That will have to change.). I'm 45 min from a decent grocery store, even a Walmart big box, but just a couple of minutes from a variety of small churches - all of which seem to preach hate to a crowd of Trump cultists rather than Christianity. I don't need organized religion to maintain my moral compass, empathy and compassion.
Ttump's last stint in the Oval and his subsequent incompetence and violence nearly destroyed us. This time around, he's someone more sinister, a true ideologue, whonwould forcenhus brand of perverted Christianjty and a plutocracy of thenrich on us, as his back up. Ugh!
So thank you to all who choose to write and podcast and YouTube hope and practical plans of action. I won't ever go back. I have adult children & granchildren whose futures must be secured and a planet who the MAGA cult will destroy for a few extra coins in their pockets.
Sadly, I can't support independent authors monetarily. But know that MAGA's majority was actually quite narrow given all we faced. And it just wasn't the billions in self funding and dark money the Roberts' SCOTUS and Moscow Mitch McConnell threw at the election, but the ongoing racism and misogyny that played large factors in Harris' loss.
We need to adapt to an entirely new form of political communications warfare to regain our democracy. So let's work together to figure out & test how to make that happen, even as Trump and his tech bros try to cut off our efforts. This is war, not a skirmish.
I think the line "a healthy relationship requires reciprocity" says it the most clearly for me...Permission granted to disengage from folks who have lost their moral compass...Thank you...
This podcast episode of Jon Stewart interviewing Heather Cox Richardson is well worth a listen. It is thought-provoking and inspirational. With thinkers, patriots and leaders like Joyce Vance, HCR, Jon Stewart and so many others.... there is hope.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-show-with-jon-stewart/id1583132133?i=1000676185735
"As we divide against each other
and fight amongst ourselves..."
Like A Song ~ U2
This is how the Fascists take more and more power, while we're still angry at each other, finger-pointing, distracted and in disarray. Let's start this righteous resistance, NOW! ✊🏼💪🏼💙🙏🏼
Seeking out community is so key. Thank you for being a voice for good! So grateful.
Right here with you, Waj. You offer some great content and insights. Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do. It’s going to get worse before it gets better but if we continue to fight, hopefully, the better can happens sooner rather than later. 💙