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hibiscus tea with wine ? could work

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source

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Chai tea bag + lil but of brown sugar + apple cider packet + 16 oz. mug of hot but not quite boiling water

it will not Fix You but like. maybe. maybe.

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What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter.

--Terry Pratchett, Going Postal

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dass die cdu sich quer stellt, ist so am arsch

klar wollen die jetzt neuwahlen, haben ja gut umfragewerte. wissen die wer noch gute umfragewerte hat? die afd. dass die darüber nicht nachdenken ist parteipolitische kackscheisse und ein eindeutigtes signal, dass denen der großteil der bevölkerung egal ist.

wäre absolut 0 überrascht wenn die am ende mit der afd koallieren.

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trump is not directly responsible for this. it's been a long time coming, this is just really unfortunate timing.

that being said, we dont know what exactly went on behind the scenes so its possible trumps reelection was the final straw. but i personally dont think so

...Didn't think a Trump win would immediately destroy Germany's government, but here we are.

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Ancestral Tips for Obstructing Fascists

The progressive backlash to "It's always correct to punch a Nazi" watered down the fact that it is, actually, always correct to punch a Nazi. Now Nazis are emboldened and think that they're Winning(tm). We didn't punch hard enough in 2016 and now it's going to actively be dangerous to do so, thanks to the Fascists supporting the police in a bi-directional agreement.

So, here are some tips I got from my Grandpa on how to Gleefully Obstruct Fascists (GOF), Tips from a WW2 Vet (who was raised by a WW1 vet, and whose son fought in Cambodia to take down the Khmer Rouge. We got a lot of military history in this family but let's focus on the important stuff).

Take Care of Your Safety Remember how a lot of Trump voters smiled to your face, agreed with you, promised to vote for Democrats, and then straight-up lied because they privately voted how they wanted? Yeah, you need to stop being naive and try it yourself. Especially when your safety is at risk. If you're Queer, Pagan, Gay, Progressive, at work No You're Not. Yes sir, no sir, three bags full sir, the most helpful little idiot you can possibly be. There is a time and a place to feel safe but the public isn't your community, and being 'Out' doesn't mean being public. Public isn't safe anymore. It isn't safe anymore.

Don't Sell Out Your Comrades Just because you're pretending to go along with it, doesn't mean you get lazy and actually just go along with it. My ancestors who went behind enemy lines risked their lives, they didn't magically become Nazis and genociders while they were there. They kept helping while they were behind the lines; they supported their comrades, looked the other way instead of reporting to the 'authorities', and Obstructed.

Fascists are Sloppy, Even When They Look Slick Take a look at your local fascists. Do they know their history? Their Geography? Their Science? How things work under the hood? Of course not. You do. So when they ask you to grease the machine? Apply glue. 'Accidentally' lose paperwork that will get people deported. "Sorry sir, I didn't see it happen" when they try to get you to be a witness to something that shouldn't be a crime. "They were right here the whole time", and "They're with me, officer". Vote in the local elections, the council elections, the state elections, the senate elections. Attend everything, record everything, download and print everything that's important to you.

This is a Great Time to Be Autistic (Unless they go full Eugenicist, in which case you may have to mask for your safety. See point #1). For those who can't successfully GOF while behind enemy lines, be annoying. Lean fully into your desire to nitpick. Ask for specifics, and documentation, every time. Ask for the names of people approving things. Get the transcripts. Insist on full due process, and act offended if the fascists try to waive the process. If they want to change the process, insist on following the process required to change the process. Grind activities to a halt with consultation meetings, amendment meetings, board meetings, review meetings, 'just one more thing before we go', and inviting every man and his dog to those damn meetings so 'everyone has a say! :)'. You ALL know how infuriating it is when managers engage in groupthink and nothing actually gets done, so you know how to weaponise it. And if the approval meeting fails by even one vote, one error, one technicality, let it fall. Due process is due process. If they want to ruin your life make them goddamned work for it. Many of them won't.

Make it Expensive Inconvenience is also financial. They'll gut your healthcare, skyrocket your food and your rent, and generally make it hard to live, so feel free to return the favour. If you're a mechanic, it's your duty to only fix one thing at a time when their car is in the shop. If you're a grocery store worker, now is a great time to get their orders wrong. Misplace their chocolate bars, substitute their bread for tortillas every time. No shampoo, just bars of soap. If you know who your local Fascists are, you know who isn't getting the family and friends discount. Who doesn't get the extra portion of chips for free. Who no longer get your casseroles, who get charged to have a plumber visit their house but 'can't find the blockage', and whose electricians suddenly realize that a LOT of wiring needs to be replaced for safety reasons. Pull the fire alarm for the oil and gas company buildings, just casually. Waste their money, waste their time. If Fascists want community they should have earned it. We live in a society, and society is pissed.

Plan Your Workarounds Fascists like to screw everyone over, so you will be inconvenienced as well. Stock up on Plan B, medications, and masks. Get your hand sanitizer and disinfectant cleaning materials. Clear your devices of any tracking apps like the ones for your period, your health, your sleep, and your location. Memorize the names and numbers of attorneys who will help you if you get arrested. Find the organisations mobilizing to get people access to abortions and healthcare. Print hard copies of your voter registration, your identity documents, and union affiliations. Stash some cash for the possibility of banks going down, even temporarily. Leave sites like X and Facebook, and stop engaging with family/friends who you don't trust to keep you safe. They will rat you out, they will get you arrested, and they'll laugh about it. Prepare for natural disasters to hit your home, because you can't trust the government to save you. Get your tea candles, matches, and terracotta pots for arctic blasts, and get your USB-powered condenser air conditioner units with a high-capacity powerbank (solar powered, ideally) for heatwaves. You'll want high quality masks for poor air quality, bottled water, and a plan in place to evacuate. Find the sites that allow you to monitor conditions for yourself; the state probably won't tell you until it's too late.

Boycott Every time a boycott has been applied en masse, it's worked. Did you know that the term was based on the time it happened in Ireland? How Tumblr's stocks tanked so hard Yahoo was forced to sell, and it became useable again? How Starbucks desperately started donating money to Gaza in an effort to get customers to return? How Macdonald's is scrambling to lower prices to get people to come back? How fuel prices dipped every time there was a lockdown because if nobody buys gas, the gas producers panic? Find a way to work without gas. No more financial support to big corporations that funded this nightmare. No more Coca-cola products. No more Cadbury products. Avoid Unilever, shun Nestle, BP, Santos, you name it. Stop buying fast fashion. Block Shein, Temu, and all that trash from your devices. Stop supporting the celebrities who turned their backs on you. Merchandise is tacky, and so is rewarding people for throwing you to the wolves. I know it's a lot of work. I know it'll be hard, but surviving is the most important part right now. Survive, get through it, and make the Fascists so frustrated and demoralized that they give up. We are more tenacious than them. We are smarter than them. We are kinder than them. We can support each other through this and if they want a crumb of the love we possess for our neighbours they'll need to start pitching the fuck in.

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also, apparently they want to rebuild our military. which, considering the global situation right now may not be a bad idea.

but i thought we didnt have the budget? iirc, the last time the topic came up the narrative was "mate we cant even pay for people's uniforms and we have a total of three bullets. personnel is not what we need"

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the fact the spd are intending to run with scholz as their candidate again is... questionable ?

they ran with him as their candidate in the eu elections and it went TERRIBLY for them

now he does one (1) good thing and they think endorsing him again is a good idea?

are they just banking on people to vote establishment because we don't want to risk our votes on small parties when theres so much at stake?

cause guess what, that wont fucking work. as we saw literally yesterday in the US

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right? i'm not mad that it happened. lindner has been fucking things up for three years.

im mad it happened now. it shouldve happened much sooner if im honest, but the same day as the trump election is ... a lot

To be honest, I don't know what to think about the break-up of the Ampel (=German government).

I mean: it's OBVIOUSLY bad. Trump just won, we don't need any MORE destabilization. Especially not now. Our blue Nazi party has gotten a lot stronger lately and I think we'll probably get a grand coalition under Merz.

BUT! After all the bad news today, it was also VERY satisfying to see Chancellor Scholz speak plainly for once about how much Finance Minister Lindner sucks. I've spent the last few years getting upset with the guy AND NOW HE'S FIRED!

The consequences still suck. But after this depressing 24 hours (honestly: how can so much shit happen in so little time?), I don't have the energy to care anymore. Let me have my little moment. Let me listen to Chancellor Scholz's most substantive speech ever and cheer him on when he basically says: Fuck you, Lindner!

(The dire consequences will catch up with me soon enough, lemme have that moment)

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it is way past high time to ban the afd

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forget what i said about the US, my country's government just collapsed

we'll be doing some re-elections and i have a feeling they will go a similar way as the US

which is especially embarrassing BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAD NAZIS

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i feel like getting assassinated on the on the toilet would be pretty embarrassing

Trump should not be assassinated. He should just die in a very EMBARRASSING way. That's the best way.

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yo hey US people who sent in absentee ballots, they are tossing mail-in ballots for no reason. i just had to call my county board of elections and demand a cure for my ballot because north carolina didn't send out any notices of issues with ballots, and the issues are fake. if you voted by mail-in make sure your ballot was actually counted

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Check your ballots and tell your people to check theirs. There is a process to fix errors (usually signatures not matching; common with younger voters who tend to sign their ballots nicer than their driver’s license or whatever form they signed to register)

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taking a break from doom scrolling to talk about how fucked the job market is rn

depending on the industry its basically impossible to find a job without signing up for networking sites (xing, linkedin etc)

and as soon as you indicate you're looking for a job, you will probably be contacted by recruiting agencies - exclusively with jobs that dont match your profile:

profile: no job experience, looking for a job in [something]

offer: 5 years job experience in [something entirely different you have neither the qualifications for nor indicated any interest in]

it's essentially the same tactic as scammers: waste everyones time and energy but only sacrifice your own time for those people dumb enough to answer

as someone who experiences a minor heart attack whenever one of these messages comes in, kindly stop.

thank you

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im not even american, nor do i live in or near america and i still feel like i might throw up

red mirage my ass. wtf is wrong with these people? btw if you abstained from voting or voted anything other than kamala, I'm blaming you, too