A US Election Thread Where We Will Be Nice to One Another (but not to seditionists)

One of my friends does curbside deliveries for his store and one of the patrons HAD A WALLABY IN THEIR CAR AND LET HIM HOLD IT.

It sounds like the best day ever.

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My teenager keeps sending me the funniest TikToks about Nevada taking their sweet-ass time counting while the rest of the country is freaking out. :smiley:

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This is where I’ve been most of the day. I would say, “Welcome!” but it’s not such a great place to be. I’m hopeful, I don’t want to hope, but look at those numbers, but no, don’t hope! It’ll probably all go to hell. But maybe there’s a chance? They say those uncounted votes are going to be mostly Biden votes, so maybe??? NO no no no, don’t even think about it. :sweat: :sweat: :sweat:

It’s fun in my brain today.

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Mood, as I believe the kids say.

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Such a mood.

Please send me tiktoks lol

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Haha yep!

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I, for one, am having a great time. So much data, and maps, and data!

Then again, I’ve spent the last six months pretty convinced Ol’ Boy was going to win. All this drama at the end is very entertaining, and might end up with something unexpected. Ole!

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I’m struggling with this election because I feel like no matter who wins, there’s a large part of this country I just don’t understand. If anyone is feeling the same way, I recommend this piece:

“I think there are a lot of people who have not had confidence in the American project for a long time, if ever, and it’s worth listening and attending to not just what’s broken now, but what’s never been fixed. I think the glass is still half fucking full. And I think the work is not done, and we are not done with the work.”

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Perfect use of a gif.

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Yes, yes, I know. But I’m 40 years old. I was alive and had already successfully learned to masturbate when Ellen came out, and when AIDS was still a death sentence, and when DADT was seen as progressive kindness, and when DOMA passed, and when Prop 8 passed.

My glands, they just can’t get so excited anymore. I’ll never roll over, but I’ve never been allowed the illusion of thinking my life won’t be a fight. I lived as an illegal under DADT for 7 years, and I can do it again if I must. Certainly hope I don’t have to, though.

Now, anyone want to get off my lawn? No? Eh, how about coming in for some nice tea, and a cookie then?

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How can you be 40?! Weren’t you 37 just the other day? WHAT IS TIME.

Eta I do this to partner too. I forget to update ppls ages as time passes…

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Thank you for sharing your story. I personally have trouble because things aren’t as progressive as I’d like, but you’re right, a lot has happened in our lifetimes alone.

Weird realization: I am 30, and this is my first election voting for a white man for president!

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The real question is: how can the Wench be 31? Whence did my little blond ensign go??

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I forgot I’m older than your wife :rofl:

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I appreciate the perspective and I truly am glad that not everyone is dealing with this the way I am (NOT WELL). A cookie and tea sound like good suggestions. I wish I was the type who could look at this from a less intensely feeling sort of way. It helps with absolutely nothing and just makes me miserable.

How am I older than your lovely wife? Doesn’t quite scan.

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Look, it ain’t my fault that that she graduated from college at 19, and didn’t disclose that she could barely drink when I was shootin’ some b-ball outside the school barracks. She’s blond, and tall, and I was helpless. ALSO, I’m just that smooth.


More interesting, my motherfucking ballot wasn’t counted. The signature didn’t match.

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Is it too late to get it fixed? I know I worked on helping folks cure their ballots back in 2018.

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BOTH Senate races in georgia look to be heading to the runoff in January!

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Starting to wonder what we really need a president for, anyway. We’ve got along okay the last four years.

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