“Other struggling people aren’t the enemy.” ~ Nathan Monk
One of the most compelling reasons to vote for Harris is that I really think Elon realizing putting his thumb on the scale isn’t enough to make a difference might literally kill him
Worth re-emphasizing that the worst affected areas are looking at a 10-20 year recovery.
related to something I say during my social media trainings:. f you hire influencers/spox of marginalized identities, protecting them in case of backlash *must* be part of your plan. do not put Black, trans, queer, etc. creators in the forefront if you're not willing to fight for them.
Elon Musk boldly asks the question “what if Grima Wormtongue was dumb as fuck”
Can I say that, while I think I get what they're getting at, some of us--especially non-white us--have been taking the threat Trump represents very seriously, since he declared his candidacy by calling all Mexican people rapists and narcos, and we've never stopped, and we've been called hysterical.
That sure is a sign. It has me wanting to ask the owners of it who hurt you and can I cover your co=pay for therapy to heal.
Just a casual reminder that Germans who “didn’t bother to vote” in 1932 didn’t get a chance again until 1946, after Hitler’s death. — There’s a lesson there.
To understand US politics, you have to realize that a large voting bloc will happily live in a cardboard box under a crumbling overpass roasting half a squirrel over a trash fire as long as the Black family living under the next exit doesn't have a box or a squirrel or a fire
republicans do literally everything they can to hobble disaster response and then blame the results on the people trying to do their jobs