#and she has to be held accountable

[robo-ruby]

So many of the same wrong and tired takes are out in full force now in the run up to the US election and it’s only going to get worse in the weeks ahead.

One of the worst is about voting for the “lesser of two evils.” It’s exhausting just to type. But I’m not convinced people who trot that out are trying seriously to win anyone over: It’s about shutting down dissent and criticism.

But voting in the US has only ever been a short term solution, particularly for marginalized communities whose lives are constantly under threat every 2-4 years.

Notice I said short term though. Because voting doesn’t even remove the threat for these communities, not when lives are being lost to the violence it takes to maintain the system year round. The US is built and maintained by imperialism, racism, bigotry, exploitation, and genocide. None of that is going to change no matter who is in office, which makes advocating on behalf of the ‘lesser’ evil a defense of the status quo. There is not and will never be a candidate who will change that dynamic at the national level as it exists now. The lesser evil is evil because they operate within and maintain the system. ACAB - and the head of the executive branch of government is most certainly a cop.

All that said, voting is important. But you have to go in knowing what you are voting for: what is on the ballot.

You have to cast your vote based on what you can actually get from the candidate. Not what you want or what you think they can be persuaded on. The below are examples of what I mean.

What is on the ballot: Supreme Court seats.

Chief Justice John Roberts is 69. Sam Alito is 74. Clarence Thomas is 76. If any of these men want to retire and avoid dying on the bench, they will likely want to within the next 4-8 years.

Similarly, Sonia Sotomayor is 70 and the same goes for her. Elena Kagan is 64 and will likely hang in there for a while.

What is not on the ballot: genocide.

Both parties support it. Neither candidate is willing to compromise. BUT that is not the same as saying ‘nothing can be done.’ It means there is no vote you can cast as a US Citizen in this election to end the genocide in Palestine.

Recognize liberation is a multi-generational struggle and your place in that tradition. Neither the Democrats and certainly not the Republicans are going to grant it on their own. It takes sustained organizing and resistance to make it happen. The Civil War Amendments did not happen in a vacuum. Neither did any of the Civil Rights Acts and those fights are still ongoing.

Do not vote for anyone because they are the lesser evil. Understand that voting for evil will only bring more evil. Protect marginalized communities no matter the time of year or whether or not there is an election.

Vote for what you are going to get and be ready to fight for the rest.

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

a redemption arc is not a sacrifice.

a redemption arc is not some grand act of selflessness.

a redemption arc is not meaningless pain and suffering.

a redemption arc is simply facing the consequences of your actions, fixing your mistakes and doing better, regardless of whether you will be forgiven or accepted. that's it.

[sukibenders]

Anthony doesn't get enough flack from this fandom if I'm being honest, like most of it is pushed onto other female characters while he gets the "he was struggling," excuse. And while he was struggling, there's definitely validity to that, he also should not have his actions (eg. playing with Kate's feelings, putting her and Edwina in a difficult situation, etc) excused because of that.

[sysig]

It’ll all go fine if you’d just don’t worry about it, probably (Patreon)

[static-scribblez]

if i had a nickel for every time people attempted to cancel or deplatform will wood over stuff blown out of proportion just before a big ww event i would have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it's happened twice

[funkily]

IM SORRY FALSE I COULD ONLY DO 12 .. she probably wouldve swept anyways like tbh .

youre legally required to tell me why btw . try and vote before looking at prev tags though so we have your unbiased opinion

[anotherpapercut]

the girlbossification of ruth bader ginsburg has to be one of the most just plain annoying aspects of white liberal feminism. like it's not as actively harmful as a lot of other shit obviously. but it is soooooo annoying. if I never see another notorious rbg tote bag as long as I live it will be too soon

[mumpsetc]

Dear Evan Hansen is a Deeply Evil Musical and It Implies That Evan's Single Mother, Heidi, Who Works Constantly to Support Him and Put Herself Through College is at Fault for Evan Being Unwell Because When He Gets Popular and The Murphys Start Doting on Him Like a Pseudo-Son It Fixes Him. That One Truck Song is Written to Be Like, a Reconciliation Between Them and Heidi Owning Up to Her Faults But in That Moment Evan is the One Who Told Her She Failed Him By Working Too Much... She Doesn't Have Shit to Apologize For!

[proudfreakmetarusonikku]

”he shouldn’t have had to apologise” he was fucking misogynistically blaming a woman for shit her grown ass son did and expecting HER someone COMPLETELY UNRELATED to the situation to do something bc she was a woman and woman have to take responsibility for what men related to them do actually. he should apologise bc messaging sarah at all is misogynistic as shit. like imagine if people sent dream's mums dms if he did shit they didn’t like that’d be obviously horrible and invasive and misogynistic as shit bc why you blaming a random woman for shit men did. he should be on his fucking knees begging bc he did like misogyny 101 blaming women for shit men did.

[youngpettyqueen]

I wish we got more episodes that explored Margaret and the nurses and their relationships that were like. written well

[teufelme]

You ever just want to talk about Bertl,

[yuridovewing]

what if dovewing tried to save flametail instead of jayfeather. the drama.

[bonefall]

In light of all the Berryheart stuff in ASC, how do you plan to handle Berryheart's role in AVOS and her relationship with Needletail? In canon Needletail apparently feels alienated enough from her Clan that she sees herself as just like the orphaned Violetkit, but her relationship with her parents is never really touched upon, and despite feeling misunderstood, her mother Berryheart is almost as enthusiastic as her about the Kin and is one of the first to join. So what will the relationship between these two be like in the rewrite and how will Berryheart be involved with the Kin plot? What do you plan to be the nature and causes of Needletail's feelings of isolation from her Clan in general in the rewrite (for instance are you keeping her canon backstory of almost getting killed and being written off as dead by everyone except Tree?) Will Berryheart still be one of the cats journeying with Tigerheart, and will there be more setup for her later antagonistic role in your Heartstar's Rise?

The excerpt from the newest book of ASC is a major reason I try to stay loose with the most recent arcs, I plan to incorporate and build on it.

This time around, Berryheart was spared on purpose. It was Breezepelt who was her executioner that day with Darktail and one other, and he turned around to see her paddling away and says nothing.

So, Berryheart is going to be a member of ShadowClan who agreed with the rebelling apprentices. I don't really see a need to keep Needletail feeling isolated from her Clan, since the new motivation of the apprentices is legitimate grievance.

Aside from the usual teenage angst of course. But even in-canon this motivation doesn't seem legitimate imo, it's more like a personal insecurity.

Plus, having the mother and daughter have been very close both personally and politically feels more dramatic, considering how Berryheart becomes in ASC.

Anyway, one thing that does bug me is Berryheart on the patrol. I don't understand why she would name her son after Spiresight, a total stranger, when she's supposed to start being wary of outsiders right about now. Not to mention how Blazefire is Spiresight's adopted son, it feels a bit inconsistent.

I might fix it by having Sparrowtail name Spirekit, getting an uncomfortable shuffle from Berryheart in response, but she isn't far gone enough yet to veto it.

[cloudselkie]

This is really disappointing.

[elipri]

Villainizing someone on the internet is never a good idea. You may not like lauuzer, but you don't have to start a witch hunt. This damianya drama is months old. Block, and move on.

For what it's worth, what you said about shiny in your doc is not true. Lauuzer didn't send her a single anon message. Shiny didn't beg anons to stop harassing her. In her very last message, she continued to encourage people to send her thoughts about what she said about Anya loving Loid more. I don't know why she deactivated shortly after, but it wasn't because of a single tweet made on Lauuzer's account. If I had to guess, she deactivated because the many anons started to pile on, and she got overwhelmed. And your Google doc encourages the same thing to happen to lauuzer. There are real people behind these accounts. If someone's account bothers you, block. But don't try to combat cyberbullying with more cyberbullying.

And lauuzer can dislike other fans in this fandom without constantly harassing them and even going as far as digging up an OLD tweet of someone and then trying to start shit twice. I've had her and her friends blocked from way back when they were harassing Annie and over what? A fucking fictional character. And idc if you think the damianya drama is "old", people are still hurt by it. Do you actually ever talk to other fans outside of your bubble?

Also I remember shiny being distressed and deactivating shortly after. That shit popped up on my dashboard and those posts were some of the first I saw about the whole situation. When I checked their blog it was just one aggro anon after the other. I don't care about whether or not L sent any asks at all, fact is she instigated that shit. Also it's not my doc, I only posted screenshots cause someone mentioned that it should be on tumblr. If u got any gripes then go ask the OP on Twitter.

[snekdood]

i feel like the reason i see so many notes on posts about stanning and excusing “crazy homicidal women“ is bc a lot of those ppl are prolly terfs lol