Literally just... imagine waking up in a world where Tr*mp is no longer president.. that sounds so incredibly sexy to me

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Manifesting this tomorrow

This the Blue Florida of prosperity Reblog for 4 years of good luck

And furthermore… COME THROUGH BLEXAS

a few things -

1. tomorrow w the election results, realize that many votes were mailed in and will be counted until the end of november (x). tomorrow will not have a definitive winner. it’ll be a projection. it seems that a lot of mail in ballots are democratic party votes, so keep your head up unless there’s some kind of massive landslide.

2. voter intimidation is real and i would expect it to be pretty bad at the polls tomorrow. if you experience or witness voter intimidation, please call 1-866-our-vote (1-866-687-8683) to report it. this number calls the national voter protection hotline and they can send federal investigators as well as local law enforcement to help. it’s a good practice to record any voter intimidation that you see at the polls and write your account and report it to local law enforcement, the ACLU, local news, etc. save this evidence in a place that you will not lose it and cc yourself on any emails you send to ensure you do not lose it too.

2a. if possible, vote with a friend or family member.

3. if you are uncertain about your voter status, have not gotten a response that your mail-in ballot has been processed, or if you are booted from the polling line for xyz reasons, please make sure you grab a provisional ballot. idaho, minnesota, and new hampshire unfortunately do not do provisional ballots, but all other 47 states do. as per the linked website, it is a federal law in these states to give voters provisional ballots. quote, “If an individual declares that such individual is a registered voter in the jurisdiction in which the individual desires to vote and that the individual is eligible to vote in an election for Federal office, but the name of the individual does not appear on the official list of eligible voters for the polling place or an election official asserts that the individual is not eligible to vote, such individual shall be permitted to cast a provisional ballot....” if your state gives them and you cannot vote regularly, get one of these!

4. if you live in a large city and expect lines, make sure you dress for the weather and bring a snack or two!

5. some states will allow you to declare an emergency ballot if you are sick on election day. if you’re feeling under the weather, check if your state will allow you to have one.

6. here are the tips the CDC has for voting during the pandemic so that you can protect yourself at the polls.

7. TIME magazine has a really great q&a article for other questions you may have tomorrow!

8. please take care of yourself. avoid social media and the news if you need too. hang out with people in your bubble and try to do something to distract yourself if you’re worried about the results!

i hope some of these links have helped and please feel free to share.

This the Blue Florida of prosperity Reblog for 4 years of good luck

And furthermore… COME THROUGH BLEXAS

the election is tomorrow moodboard

Pre-election Mood

american election day voters!!!! if you find yourself in a long line tomorrow https://polls.pizza/ is an organization that sends pizza to the polls!!! all you have to do is take a picture of the line as proof that it’s long and send it to that site along with the address of your polling location. this is important because we don’t want people to leave their place in line if they don’t have access to food and get really hungry! everyone else, we can donate on that same website to help fund the pizza getting sent to polling sites all over the country!

if y’all don’t pokémon go to the fucking polls

I am begging you to fucking vote. On November 3rd, early, and in all your local elections to come.

what the fuck is voting going to do, shes on the supreme court for life you idiots

I am so glad you asked! Voting is really fucking important to retain some minor control in a country with a fucked up constitution that protects white men and money and shits on everything else. The system is set up so that it is more difficult for anyone who’s not a white man to vote, so I’m not surprised you feel that way.

Black men couldn’t vote until 1869, which is disgusting, but on top of that, they were met with “artificial hurdles like poll taxes, literacy tests, and other measures” to further prevent them from voting even when it was legal. The Voting Rights act did not come until 19-fucking-65 to repeal Jim Crow laws. Black Americans in the South could not vote in democratic elections until AROUND 1960. So like, when your grandparents were adults. Maybe your parents were even born then. Read more about the absolutely disgusting voter suppression Black Americans faced here. Until the 60s.

White women earned the right to vote in 1920, but unsurprisingly, they were really racist too.

Asian-Americans could not vote until 1943. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee is someone you probably didn’t hear about in history class, but she fought really hard for Chinese Americans’ right to vote. 

Native Americans couldn’t vote in every state until 1962. 

Latinx people faced voter suppression as well and legislation to correct it was not put in place until 1974.

All of that to be said - I understand why you say voting doesn’t matter, and it’s because the voter suppression that existed for hundreds of years is still working. They’ve convinced you that none of it matters so you’re sitting it out, which lets them win. If not for any other reason, why not vote to say fuck you to those that actively pushed for white supremacy, violence, and sexism to continue? Why not do it symbolically, even if you think your vote doesn’t matter?

More than a dozen elections have been decided by one single vote. A GOP cop lost an election by one vote. Fuck the GOP, and fuck cops. Your vote could mean the difference between a cop being in power.

One election that was decided by a single vote created a Republican majority in the Virginia House of Delegates because “one of the ballots was "defaced" because the names of two candidates were crossed out with the notation "Do not desire to vote for these two". They did this even though the person who cast this vote (which was known because it was a signed absentee ballot) testified that he intended to vote for Moss. Throwing out the ballot created a tied vote.[10]

Finally, I’m going to copy and paste this entire article about why it’s important to vote in local elections. 

1. Local government manages a lot of different things — and their decisions will directly affect your life.

There is no level of government that is more directly responsible for serving your community than your local elected officials. Local government can affect almost every aspect of your daily life. Here’s just a few of the things they’re responsible for:

. . . the list goes on and on, all the way down to your recycling options and collection.

To sum it up: your local government has a lot of money and influence to decide what your community’s priorities are and how it will be run.

2. State and local governments lead the way when the federal government isn’t.

For many of us, the 2016 election was a rough one. Like, really rough. More than any other voting bloc, our chosen candidates ultimately didn’t win. But there’s still a way to harness your passions and make a real difference, and that’s by getting involved in municipal elections.

Did you know that many landmark federal policies first originated at the local level? It’s true — local politics have a long history of shaping change in our country from the ground up. Policies such as women’s suffrage, minimum wage, environmental protection, and marriage equality all began at the local and state level.

By voting in local elections and holding your officials accountable, you can help create the change you want to see in our country. If nothing is moving forward at the federal level (or your federal representatives aren’t making progress in areas that you care about), it’s the responsibility of local governments to take action.

3. Your vote will make a difference.

Typically, just 1 in 5 voters participate in off-year local elections — meaning your vote at the local level can have an even bigger impact. For example, on just one election day in Ohio, 7 local issues were decided by just 1 vote.

Plus, if you do participate (and help your friends and family get to the polls, too), your elected officials will likely be more responsive to your needs and interests because you’re a voter. And if they aren’t, the next election is a a great way to fix that…

Again, make sure you never miss an election and are signed up for Rock the Vote’s Election Reminders. No matter where you live in the US, we’ll give you the information you need to participate in your local, state, and federal races. Also, make sure to check out our list of 2017 election dates to find out what’s happening in your area and across the country.

Also there's varying degrees of support about this w/in the Democratic party but there's at least the POSSIBILITY that the number of SC seats could be expanded, which would prevent A FULLY CONSERVATIVE COURT for a full generation.

And no matter what you don't want Trump, who has already picked tons of non SC judge seats AND NOW three (OF NINE) Supreme Court seats, to pick a single one more.

To my younger (American) followers:

Even if the polls are ridiculous you still have to vote Even if the experts say it’s over you still have to vote Even if the newscasters have called your state you still have to vote

Elections are decided by the people who show up on election day. All the polls in the world don’t mater if you don’t go into the booth and make a choice. All the experts can be (and frequently are) wrong if you don’t go into the booth and make a choice. News media tend to call stats at 5% of votes tallied. If your polls are still open, you can still change things.

Don’t let a strong summer showing in the media dissuade you. You still have to show up in November. It does matter. If people see their candidate winning and decide that they don’t have to show up and be heard, there is a chance the other side will rally. You have to participate. No matter what.

Voting this year is more challenging than ever, which means it’s more important than ever.

If your vote didn’t matter, they wouldn’t try so hard to discourage you from voting. 

If you’re eligible and registered to vote in this election, please do so. Vote down the whole ballot. Vote in your local elections too, that’s where the MOST change is made, and your vote has the MOST impact. This makes things get better, going all the way to the top. 

Show up. Stay Safe. VOTE.

Okay let me say it again but where it makes a bit more sense for you nonblacks. Creating fanart of characters saying black lives matter or participating in the black lives matter movement, shows others that you have some disconnect with the real world that you are unable to consume real problems and real fucking issues through a lens that isn't fictional. Like at some point you need to be able to take shit head on and learn about real issues that's not YA media. Not everything is Harry Potter or omg that's so like the Hunger Games. Like no! Keep that shit to yourself because my people are fucking dying out there and I don't need to see Hermione Granger waving a black power fist because you never learned to grow up and learn some tact!

Happy Pride, ya’ll

Love how they keep picking up more flags

Happy for all of them

How to be a white or non-black ally at a rally

via  @laurielovelugo 

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