Middle Earth America

#politics

Trump won the election by betting that no one ever went broke by appealing to people's greed, selfishness, vanity, and fear of those more disadvantaged than themselves, and that nobody ever made a fortune appealing to people's kindness, generosity, and love of their fellow-creature.

Whether that is true as a universal principle for all times and peoples I doubt; but evidently it was close enough to true for this election.

I’m not healed enough, overit enough, to be fully back yet. I’ll get there, but it ain’t today.

I am however watching the gloating right extremists wondering why this win wasn’t what they expected. Why are our friends and family ghosting us? Can’t we all just come together in unity?

Nope.

They have exploited our tolerance and desire for unity enough.

The US is in the FindOut phase, it aint gonna be pretty

#politics

Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego will win a closely watched US Senate seat in Arizona, CNN projects, defeating Republican Kari Lake to become the state’s first Latino senator. https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/11/politics/ruben-gallego-arizona-senate-race-kari-lake/index.html

The election results have caused me to rethink my love of horror sequels.

Zelenskyy, 🔥 leader of the free world.

#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦

"Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it." — The Talmud

#politics #history

If the US had had this electorate in the '40s, FDR would have been defeated in 1940 and the new administration, led by someone like Huey Long or Charles Coughlin, would have become an ally of Nazi Germany.

Zelensky called Putin a "fucking terrorist" on Meet the Press.

My kind of fella.

"The paradise of the rich is made out of the hell of the poor." - Victor Hugo

Folks may perceive I am dismissing the heartbreak of the election outcome too readily.

I am not. I am deeply upset by events, the betrayal of the news media, the sale of our nation to a few billionaires. I’m angry that countless people will suffer more losses of freedom and safety. I’m scared.

So I am in a “both/and” mindset. This is horrible AND I am living the best I can right now. People I love are fading. I don’t want to miss today. I choose to live and love. No surrender.

🖤 #keepingon

yup

❤️ Every Sunday morning as dad started making the breakfast

Stephen King is making America great. @JoyfullyDazed

Did you know that a loup-garou is a #French #Werewolf?

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I live in PA. We have backup paper ballots. I’m certain there are spot checks/audits to catch errors. I feel confident in our electoral system. I learned so much about how votes are processed the last time, I am confident in our safeguards. People who study elections/electorate agree. I do not believe there was massive voter fraud.

Own it, voters

I'm pondering a very important question, which all veterans should consider.

Was my oath to support & defend the Constitution merely part of an employment contract that expired when my active duty ended? Or is it more than that? Is my oath "null and void" simply because I'm no longer getting paid for active service? An oath is a solemn thing, not to be taken lightly.

The Constitution, and the rights it imparts to us as citizens, are in grave peril. I'm not being hyperbolic. The danger is real.

Stephen KIng
Q What borders on complete stupidity? A: Canada and Mexico.