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Restarting my blog!

Hey, guys! I’ve kinda thought about doing this in the past but never really got around to it, but with today’s (absolutely horrid) election results, I kind of want to restart and fix some things in my life.

I have severe depression and general/social anxiety, with some PTSD thrown in, and I struggle pretty much every day with things like dissociation/maladaptive daydreaming, mood swings, fatigue, trouble concentrating, etc. So one of the things I’m trying to change is making my Tumblr a more happy and positive space for me, rather than a place I just come to consume more content. Right now it feels like I’m just dumping whatever I see on my dash into a bottomless pit, and it makes the whole mind static/empty feeling that comes with depression worse. Tumblr is definitely a major coping mechanism for me, but I do want to make it more positive and something that makes me feel better, rather than something that just perpetuates the empty feeling. I hope that makes sense?

So anyway, I’m going to stop updating this blog and will be moving to korravai. Please feel free to unfollow me here and follow me there, since this post will be reblogged on a queue for a day or two (for people in different time zones) before I stop updating. I figured I would post this so my (small number of) followers would know. 

Thanks for following this blog! It’s been a good nearly 6-year run, but on to better things!! ^^ 

Tl;dr: moving to korravai, feel free to unfollow me here!

#personal#one last post :')
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lemon-lark

In 2016, 14 states will have new voting restrictions in place for the first time in a presidential election. The new laws range from strict photo ID requirements to early voting cutbacks to registration restrictions. Those 14 states are: Alabama, Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. This is part of a broader movement to curtail voting rights, which began after the 2010 election, when state lawmakers nationwide started introducing hundreds of harsh measures making it harder to vote.Overall, 20 states have new restrictions in effect since the 2010 midterm election. Since 2010, a total of 10 states have more restrictive voter ID laws in place (and six states have strict photo ID requirements) seven have laws making it harder for citizens to register, six cut back on early voting days and hours, and three made it harder to restore voting rights for people with past criminal convictions.

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formerlybees asked:

Man I'm scared, can you say something reassuring? I think Tumblr's overexaggerations are making me freak out a bit.

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omegawizardposting answered:

Neither Trump nor Hillary can do most of the things people seem to believe they can. While I do feel bad things may happen, they certainly won’t be as bad as tumblr’s predicting.

We won’t be put in concentration camps, or send to mandatory conversion therapy, or have our rights stripped away overnight. We will have every opportunity to speak out and fight anything we believe to be unfair. America’s not going to become North Korea in the span of twenty four hours.

It’s a scary time, but it’s not the end of the world.

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this gained almost 2k notes in less than an hour

i’m just glad it’s helping folks feel better

one thing that sucks about this post tho is that more people are fear-mongering in the notes.

it’s really unfortunate, and i hope y’all aren’t taking it to heart. these people want you to fall apart and fear for your lives. they want you to stir the pot in negative ways rather than try to make a positive impact. that’s how they are–they try to scare you with what-ifs and maybes, all nebulous things that may or may not come to pass, but they don’t offer up any solutions.

don’t listen to that kind of useless prattle. try to keep a level head and a calm disposition. fear and anxiety are valid responses, but we should deal with the punches as they come, not rile ourselves and others up with speculations.

this is a time for supporting one another and staying strong, not falling to pieces over things that may not even happen.

you deserve to feel hopeful. you deserve to feel optimistic. you deserve to keep your mind open to more positive possibilities. you do not have to give in to fear-mongering or hysterical statements made by people who think they know it all.

i don’t feel good about the next four years. i’ve been very honest and open about that. i am worried, and i am afraid. i’m not speaking from a position of privilege. i’m not speaking as someone who won’t be affected by negative changes to our country.

i’m speaking as someone who’s lived through enough presidencies to know that most of the things presidents say they’ll do, they never end up doing–for a variety of reasons. i’m speaking as someone who would rather encourage and reassure than spread more fear.

i’ve spoken to people who are suicidal tonight. i’ve tried my best to comfort and reassure. this is not something we can overlook in favor of speculating on nonsensical doomsday prophecies. people are frightened, and you do not make frightened people fear more–you support them, you give them needed and helpful information, and you assure them that they can overcome this.

that’s what i’m going to keep doing, no matter what.

#2016 elections#aaahhh this is important
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thelegendofclarke

Literally millions of Americans right now are telling women this: It doesn’t matter how qualified you are. It doesn’t matter how smart, capable, or experienced you are. It doesn’t matter if you are the most qualified person for your job in American History… You are still not as good as a sexist, racist, bigoted, misogynistic fuckboy who paints himself orange.

In my opinion, that’s a fucking shame.

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welcomedistraction

To the 5% of people in Arizona who voted 3rd party- if you had voted for Hillary, that’s 11 electoral votes that would have gone to her.

To the 3% of people in Florida who voted 3rd party- if you had voted for Hillary, that’s 29 electoral votes that would have gone to her.

To the 5.5% of people in Michigan who voted 3rd party- if you had voted for Hillary, that’s 16 electoral votes that would have gone to her.

To the 5% of people in New Hampshire who voted 3rd party- if you had voted for Hillary, that’s 4 electoral votes that would have gone to her.

To the 3.3% of people in Pennsylvania who voted 3rd party- if you had voted for Hillary, that’s 20 electoral votes that would have gone to her.

To the 5.7% of people in Wisconsin who voted 3rd party- if you had voted for Hillary, that’s 10 electoral votes that would have gone to her.

Total, that is 90 electoral votes. As I type this, Hillary needs 61 to win.

Please just let that sink in for a second. 

Hillary would’ve been elected right now, at this very moment, if instead of you protesting your vote, had just voted for her. She would  EASILY be President. 

You KNEW 3rd party candidates didn’t stand a chance. You were told. But instead, you had to vote for them anyways, and guess what?

You screwed us over. Congratulations.

I hope that feeding your “both candidates are bad” superiority complex is worth a Trump presidency. 

#2016 elections#this is probably what hurts the most#so many meaningless votes that resulted in a win for trump
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notbecauseofvictories
Anonymous asked:

can you please talk about those protections to curtail executive power I'm really, really scared and could use the reassurance thank you

notbecauseofvictories answered:

THINGS A PRESIDENT CANNOT DO:

  • Reverse any Supreme Court decision 
  • This includes Obergefell v. Hodges, which made same-sex marriage a constitutional right; Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which reaffirmed a woman’s right to choose first articulated in Roe v. Wade, another Supreme Court case. Grutter v. Bollinger, which instituted affirmative action, the entire body of Civil Rights case law, plus anything related to due process, including the right of minors to due process, your right to an attorney, Miranda rights, inadmissible evidence, etc.
  • (Even if Trump appoints the worst possible SC nominee, they still can’t reverse any of these decisions without a really significant case coming before the Court with new facts, and then they have to write an opinion stating how this case is different than that other case…it’s unlikely to happen.)
  • Write law or repeal any existing law
  • While traditionally, presidents have exerted influence on the legislative agenda (see, Obama’s role in advancing and promoting the Affordable Care Act) they cannot actually write or pass legislation. Bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, and simple resolutions must be introduced in the House by a Representative.
  • Presidents cannot strike down law. Only Congress can repeal laws, and only the Supreme Court can strike them down as unconstitutional.
  • Presidential influence is just that—influence.
  • (And if—for example—you are hated by 95% of the party you joined last week, and burned all your goddamn bridges by insulting them at various points in your campaign…..they’re unlikely to partner with you in crafting legislation.)
  • Make any law or declaration that infringes in any way on the rights of the states
  • So in the US, most of the rights are reserved to the states. You name it, it’s a state-run power. Criminal procedure and law? States. Medicare and Medicaid? States. The definition of marriage? States. Insurance, health departments, housing, unemployment benefits, public education, all these are state programs. And the president cannot infringe on those powers given to the states.
  • (This is why down-ticket voting is so important, because Mike Pence as governor of Indiana had 800x the power he’s going to have as VP.)
  • Declare war.
  • This one is the most complicated, because with the advent of our “conflicts” in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, etc. there has been a significant shift in the articulation of the war doctrine, and it is one of the least restricted of the president’s “restricted” powers. But, despite all that, a president still has no power to declare war.
  • Unilaterally appoint heads of administrative departments
  • Unilaterally make treaties with foreign nations

Essentially, while presidents have a lot of power, it’s mostly unofficial—they can’t make sweeping laws, they can’t overturn existing rights, the most they can do is refuse to enforce them (which is absolutely a threat! and a problem!) but we aren’t electing de facto royalty here.

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Everyone, I encourage you to read this. This is important information that every American–no, every person should be armed with. Hopefully, it will stop some of the fear-mongering and help us all maintain a more logical view on things.

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Good things that happened tonight

askturtles:

askturtles:
  • Oregon’s Kate Brown was elected as the US’s first ever openly bisexual governor
  • Marijuana will be legalized recreationally in California and Massachusetts, and medically in Arkansas
  • Arizona’s minimum wage will be raised to $12/hr
  • Gay conversion camps are now illegal in Ontario, Canada
There are still good people out there doing good things. Don’t give up the fight.

Some more that people have added:

  • Nevada’s Catherine Cortez Masto was elected as the US’s first ever Latina senator
  • Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar was elected to the state House as the US’s first ever Somali-American lawmaker
  • Maine’s minimum wage is also set to be raised to $12/hr, and Washington’s will be raised to $13.50/hr
  • Nevada has legalized recreational marijuana use and it looks as though Maine will too. Medical use has also been legalized in Florida and North Dakota

Thanks for the additions guys!

#2016 elections
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artistformerlyknownasbutttrumpet

what do we do tho? like, honestly? what happens if he’s elected? what do we honest to god do?

Coming from the UK after our own catastrophe: you make his life hell. You make his government’s life hell. Anything and everything shitty that they want to do, you protest, you campaign, you petition, you lobby. You tie the whole thing up in so much red tape that Mr I’ve-Never-Had-Anyone-Say-No-To-Me starts loathing his job.

You create private safe zones, you look out for one another, you let your now validated racist, homophobic, transphobic neighbours know that their bigotry will not be tolerated through any means you feel it’s safe to do so. You join forces. Despite everything, you thrive out of spite, out of survival, out of a need to protect your own.

All of these communities have faced untold amounts of hell before and we’re all still here. It’s in our history to survive – in our genetic makeup. There will be losses and there will be casualties but in four years you’ll still be here and you’ll vote him out and the time to grieve will be then. For now, fight. In any way you can, even if all you can do is get through each day at a time. Fight him every step of the way.

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infinitoaster-deactivated201701

Please read this

If Trump wins, keep you head low. Wait for the initial mass of people who are ‘celebrating’ to die down.

your own safety should be your top priority. You need to keep yourself safe.

I personally know that i am going to have to go back into the closet in order to be safe. I do this so i will be able to fight when the time comes to take a stand

We need to stay alive, and stay low. 

We can prevail, but it will take time. I promise you that we will prevail. 

Please come to me if you need help. I am here for you, I love you. I care for you. I accept you.

Please stay safe and know you are loved

edit: if you could please reblog this so others can see this, that would be great, A lot of people need help right now, and i want to do my part!

#2016 elections#stay safe guys#;~;
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glumshoe

Progress comes in fits and bursts. There will be setbacks; this is one of them. It is not the end. Do not fan the fires of despair. There are millions of Americans who are horrified by the election results, and billions more people around the world. They’re real and they have not abandoned you.

This is stupid, and shitty. But it’s been stupid and shitty before. Do not let your dismay close your heart and your mind to opportunities to push our society forward. It’s never pretty… it groans and creaks and protests, and sometimes it rolls backwards. Don’t give in to doom and gloom…. all harm can be minimized, if not prevented entirely. Get involved in your local communities. Support each other. Remember that the next general election is less than two years from now, and there will be many more opportunities to make things happen on a local scale.

This is not the end. We are not broken so easily.

#2016 elections
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