@kayleenmeow is the best cook in the world and I am the only one lucky enough to be married to her.
If you are afraid right now, I have a suggestion.
Make a plan.
Plan on what you are going to do if things don't go the way you want them to. Turn off the TV for a bit and start working on how you are going to move forward.
Why?
Because if you have a plan, you will start to feel like you have it covered no matter how things go. You will feel prepared.
Not only that, you will get out of the manufactured panic for a minute. People are making money off of your fear right now.
Freeze your credit.
It is free and relatively easy to do. You will need to create an account on each of the 3 major credit reporting agencies, but outside of that, it is easy to freeze it once the account exists.
Stop identity theft before it can happen. It is irritating, but necessary. You can unfreeze it at any time.
Remember, the flood of (mis)information telling you that this election is razor close is meant to drive revenue. Tune out of it for a couple of days. Every media company is going to try to keep you engaged as hard as they can as the advertising dollars it generates will drive their company for months. They will tell you it is the end of the world if it means you clicking their article and being served their menu of ads.
It is going to be ok.
You already know he is going to prematurely declare that he is the winner. Everybody knows. No need to stress over it.
You already know he is going to file a trillion silly lawsuits contesting the election, win or lose. Everybody knows. No need to stress over it.
You already know he is going to try to incite a riot. Everybody knows. No need to stress over it.
You already know he is going to lose. Everybody knows. It is pretty damn obvious. No need to stress over it.
In case you were wondering whether or not Elon Musk would get away with flagrantly breaking the law.
Remember, this is not a left vs right thing, this is a class war. An Oligarchy is nearly impossible to remove.
If we want to get rid of Citizens United, it is going to take the people participating in a General Strike. You are not going to convince the people who benefit from Citizens United to turn off the cash cow. They will find millions of rea$ons that no change can possibly be made forever. If we want the corruption to stop, it is up to us, the people, to stop it. It takes courage and perseverance, but unions get changes like this all the time.
Liberal, loud, opinionated, pro-vax, pro-mask, pro-women's rights, anti-fascist, anti-racist.