#US presidential Election

[samwisethewitch]

Hey. If you are legally married to an abusive partner. If you believe your legal spouse will become abusive in the future. If you feel at all unsafe with your spouse. Or even if you are thinking of ending the marriage for a totally mundane reason:

Start taking steps to divorce them NOW.

I'm not saying you should leave now without a plan. Having a safety plan is still important. Having support people who can help you leave safely is still important. Keeping yourself safe is still important. But if you've been thinking about leaving or have been making plans, you may want to move up your timeline.

No-fault divorce may be one of the things on the chopping block under Tr*mp's new regime. For those who don't know, these are the laws that allow couples to divorce even if no one is "at fault" for the failure of the marriage. This made it much easier to get a divorce in the USA, and made it easier and safer for victims of domestic violence to leave their abusers. Conservatives want to return to a fault divorce system, which would require the person filing for divorce to prove their spouse wronged them in some way, such as by having an affair.

TLDR: M*GA wants to make it harder to get a divorce, which is going to trap people in unsafe marriages.

If you are married to an abusive partner, or even to partner you just don't want to be with, I encourage you to file for divorce as soon as possible. ESPECIALLY if you are a woman or femme. Get out now, while it's relatively easy and simple to do so.

If you're scared of how your spouse will react to being left, contact your local domestic violence org and ask for someone to help you make a safety plan. These are trained professionals who can help you get out safely.

And not to put too fine a point on it, but what little government aid does exist for American DV survivors right now is probably going to lose funding or be shut down entirely in conservative areas. Just another reason it's a good idea to leave now if at all possible.

(Disclaimer: I am not an expert on politics, but I AM someone who has worked in domestic violence and sexual assault response and who has read what actual expert political analysts have written about Tr*mp and Pr*ject 2025.)

[skittlebits]

Or earlier! Any red state can turn blue if enough voters turn out.

[autumngracy]

My fellow leftists, do NOT give in to defeatism.

Things are already turning around.

[welcometoqueer]

Just to be clear, Kamala conceded with grace and dignity but it is still well within everyone’s right to demand an investigation and even a recount with due cause despite a winner being declared. U.S.Americans have the right to demand free and fair elections (we don’t have a right to, say, start an insurrection like certain people did after the 2020 election).

Many, including major swing states, (Nevada, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and more) have already admitted to data and ballots not being recognized or lost and are recounting or calling for a recount. It usually takes days to count and record votes, a day after a bunch of election tampering is not enough.

If you used a mail-in ballot and haven’t yet, check if it was actually counted and “recognized.” A lot of mail-in voters from swing states found out that their ballots were uncounted today.

[existennialmemes]

Nothing says "Healthy and Functional Democracy" like an entire nation being gripped by dread because it's an election day.

[altamont498]

I swear to God if you wrote something like this into a political satire like Spitting Image, it’d be called too on-the-nose.

[batcavescolony]

It's not over, till it's over.

[a3poify]

[justakidonthefly]

why the FUCK would you let the horse back into the hospital?!

[samwisethewitch]

As we're in the fallout of the 2024 US presidential election, I want to warn my followers to be very, very, very skeptical of any claims that Tr*mp "stole" the election, groups demanding a vote recount, etc. The last thing we need right now is the American Left descending into conspiracy thinking.

Remember that cults and conspiracy theorists target emotionally vulnerable people for recruitment. Such as, you know, someone who is afraid for their safety because of a recent political shift. Be suspicious of anyone saying they can make it all go away and be skeptical of strangers offering help or support.

We are going to see a rise in cult activity in the next few years, because cults thrive on instability. Some of those cults are going to target their recruitment efforts on leftist spaces. Don't let them pull you in.

Stay safe, y'all.

[skittlebits]

Please don’t fuck this up, America 🔹🙏😬🔹

[v0idwraith]

the vibes on this election day

[dear-ao3]

AND SO IT BEGINS

[existennialmemes]

If you're anxious tonight because you're afraid Trump is going to start a dictatorship, I hear you

If you're anxious because you know either way the US is going to continue funding atrocities and restricting our rights, I hear you.

If you're anxious because you're afraid Kamala is going to enact a trans communist utopia with no borders and free healthcare, can I please live in your nightmares? It sounds so cool in there.

[short-wooloo]

I cannot overstate this enough, but with the threat of trump and project 2025, there is GENUINELY a chance that this year's pride month could be the last...

I want y'all to really think about that, think about it when you hear or think "I'm not voting" or "both sides are the same