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"I've worked as a field organizer in two campaigns, 2010 and 2012, and my job was to help turnout the vote for Democratic candidates up and down the ticket."
-via this post by @what-eats-owls
So there's something I want to say re: intentionally withholding your vote, and I want to do it without coming across as condescending or dismissive.
I've worked as a field organizer in two campaigns, 2010 and 2012, and my job was to help turnout the vote for Democratic candidates up and down the ticket. Technology may have changed, but people are still knocking on doors for specific voters the way they were 12 years ago.
If you say you're not voting/voting 3rd party, the campaign volunteer is supposed to mark that and move on. Their job, in the final month of the election, is to make sure the campaign's supporters have all the information and resources they need to cast a vote.
They aren't collecting data on why you're withholding your vote. They aren't submitting opinion polling results to the campaign. Something like 155 million people voted in the 2020 election, and if you say you're not voting, the campaign is not going to waste a volunteer's time and morale begging you to vote when there are literally millions of other voters to turn out.
Let me repeat that: The campaign does not track why you're not voting. They simply note your vote is not a priority for turnout and move on.
I say this because I see a lot of promotion of non-voting like that's a boycott, when the function is not the same. A boycott is a coordinated mass refusal to engage with an institution—which sounds similar if you see a vote as a good or service to withhold. Unfortunately, it's not.
A vote is a choice you're making as part of a community hiring committee. Your abstention doesn't prevent someone from being hired. It just lowers the threshold for the worst candidate to succeed.
All this to say: In my direct experience as an organizer, abstaining from the vote sends a message. That message is not "You need to try harder to win my vote." It's "Don't waste time on me."
#vfd#lemony snicket#asoue#a series of unfortunate events#all the wrong questions#vote for democratic#tumblr post#what-eats-owls#happy destiel election day my friends#if you are a US citizen#please vote#vote#for#democrats#vote for
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Kabru has a secret admirer in the castle!
#running from my responsibilities (drawing armour) by imagining post canon Kabru fashion#minor spoilers in the tags!#royal advisor Kabru’s office is probably overflowing with gifts from foreign dignitaries eyeing him up for marriage#and sacks of perfumed letters from Melini citizens#Marcille would be so sick of it#Laios also has his fair share of proposals#Yaad is like … boys spare us all and pick a suitable candidate already#well Yaad there’s a saying that goes two birds one stone#anyway lol#someone might have suggested to Laios ‘hey Kabru works so hard. you should show your appreciation.’#Laios (blushing sweating): uuuh how do i do that#Marcille probably: i hear it’s customary to give your royal advisor flowers the same colour as their beautiful blue eyes#Laios: well if you say so#but he starts having second thoughts bcs what if the gift is too romantic#so then Laios is like oh i know i just won’t sign it (:#fool proof plan Laios good job#totally not taking into account that Kabru can recognize his penmanship at a first glance#so at their next meeting Kabru is like ‘i wonder who my secret admirer in the castle is 😉’#and Laios sweats so hard he falls out of his throne#doesn’t Kabru of Melini have a nice ring to it#better yet …. Kabru Touden#much to consider#dungeon meshi#dungeon meshi spoilers#kabru#kabru of utaya#labru#if you squint#wasabi doodles
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Context: Israel “allowed” aid in the forms of flour bags to be airdropped into Gaza, waited for hundreds to congregate, and then opened fire into the crowd of desperate, starving Palestinians. 150 Palestinians were killed. Hundreds more wounded. This is being called “The Flourbag Massacre”.
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Meanwhile, over on the other side…
#the things I want to say about Israeli Zionists would get me blasted off this website#but I’ll settle for something like -#these people are depraved fascist fucks who should be tried and punished at the fucking hague#and made to suffer through even a fraction of the immense pain and suffering that they’ve forced onto palestinians#also. as someone who’s not a US citizen but js unfortunately part of the world the US influences#god I am fucking begging you neoliberal fucks to recognise what continuing support for Biden MEANS#please. PLEASE organise#free palestine#palestine#free gaza
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I love that a practically half-defrosted, feverish 60 years old man can emerge from a coma purely because his baby girl is under threat, and just... follow up with whatever deranged shit that was...
That’s hot.
#tlou#the last of us#joel miller#can you imaging losing the apocalypse to a 60 year old half dead freshly defrosted man#like man#you survived the fungi and the not so fun guys just to lose it to a rabid senior citizen that moves like a serial killer version of batman?!#pedro pascal#hot shit#this show and game is and was something
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Dc x Dp Prompt #3
Immortal Ghost King Au:
Daniel Fenton was crowned as High King Phantom of the Infinite Realms on his 16th birthday. He knew many were opposed to him being crowned at such a young age (he was too), but the Realms had gone too long without a ruler and it was getting restless.
The Realms were sentient to some extent. It can not run itself as it has no form but it chooses a host, a King if you will, to fulfill its wishes. It may have lived on an entire millennia without a ruler, but it was only out of sheer luck and the contributions of countless gods that it had survived. The Infinite Realms needed a King and Danny Phantom was the only contender.
So the people were ignored and their boy king was crowned. However Phantom was young and naive, a child as both a human and a ghost. Even worse, he knew nothing about being a king. But the little godling would learn and learn he did.
Most kings were taught before they were coronated, but Danny had no such privilege. His coronation came and left with the wind. His private lessons overshadowed any thoughts he had left of mortal schooling. And Danny gave up on living a normal human life.
That last part was perhaps the easiest for Danny. Amity Park was already considered too liminal for them to have any “sentience”. The GIW had all but declared war on the Realms with their continuous violent actions upon his people and the land itself.
It wasn’t difficult for Amity to give up their “rights” and “humanity” either. They said good riddance to the world that never helped them, to the heroes that ignored their cries for help. And they bowed to Phantom, declaring him their King, just as he declared them citizens of the Infinite Realms.
He welcomed his liminals with open arms, vowing to protect them from any harm that would come their way, just as he would with any of his other citizens. He gave them a home in the Realms, an island- no a haunt of their own should they wish to truly reject the land of the living, and they accepted. Not many wanted to try their luck against the human government.
But with a God, no, their King on their side, they knew their safety and happiness was all but assured. After all, it was Phantom who protected them even as they turned their own backs at him. It was Phantom who fought against foes that could have erased him from existence.
And of course it was Phantom who would now receive any and all support he could ever want and need should he declare war against the humans of Earth. No, there was no need for people of the Infinite Realms to worry. High King Phantom was a God after all. It was only ever his right to exact divine punishment onto those who opposed and threatened his will. It was not their fault if the humans actively went against his will. No, the humans had no one but themselves to blame for whatever came for them.
#dc x dp#dp x dc#dc x dp prompt#dp x dc prompt#the infinite realms is home to more than just ghosts#like demons and other things too#it uses the king as its host to ensure its people’s survival and in turn makes the king a god#pariah dark went against the realms will#so he was sealed away and not killed because you can not kill an already dead god#the people of the realms were skeptical of having such a young king#but Danny’s a quick learner and turned out to be really good#amity park vs GIW wouldn’t be the first war he’s led#Danny gave himself a god complex bc people respect him more that way#it’s a mask he only uses outside of the realms#he’s acts normally when he’s with citizens of the realms#can a god even have a god complex??#amity park moved to the infinite realms after the GIW tried killing them all#JL and JLD are struggling trying to find a way to negotiate a peace agreement#but amity park feels abandoned and spiteful so they refuse#lucky for the JL that it’s Phantom who’s in charge#or maybe that’s the reason they’re not so lucky#amity found out Danny was a god and ran with it#this might be a good way to like make this into an arranged marriage au with a person of your choice#make Danny as old or as young as you want#Danny will do what he needs to make sure his people are safe and happy
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"Nobody would ever say something insensitive about X physical condition like they do Y mental condition" "Nobody would ever be racist towards X like they are towards Y" "No one would ever dare treat X religion like they do Y religion" "X gender/sexuality are never treated the way Y gender/sexuality are"
What if we stopped playing Oppression Olympics. What if we started showing some solidarity. What if we just stuck to describing the problem instead of detouring around to shit on someone we think isn't oppressed enough. What if we stopped making sweeping judgements on what issues other groups of people do or do not face based on vibes.
#this post brought to you by the zionist who just complained that russian chinese and iranian citizens#are never punished for showing pride in their countries the way israelis are#ah yes. russia china and iran. FAMOUSLY people who have never been punished for their nationality or for their government's actions#granted making fun of zionists is like shooting fish in a barrel#but still. the longer i'm on this site the more my opinion becomes#'stop beating around the bush stop using buzzwords stop using analogies and just SAY WHAT YOU MEAN'#say it directly and in exact wording. it's so much easier!
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Sign me up for the tithe in the Spring Court I hear rent prices in Velaris went up again.
#my art#acotar#acotar fanart#lucien vanserra#pro tamlin#tamlin#very serious tithe discourse#it's not that bad acctually#i'm so tired of seeing serious arguments about it#you - bean brained: tamlin and lucien as robin hood villains laughing and extorting his poor citizens from all their gold#me - galaxy brained: tamlin using all the consumables his citizens give him to feed all the fae he allows FREELY INTO HIS HOUSE#at least tamlin won't condemn my wholeass apartment complex coz he had a fight with his sister in law#anti sjm#trying to make tamlin look bad still accidentally looks good if you PAY ATTENTION FEYRE
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The robot girl of the day (technically) is The Sleeper from Citizen Sleeper!
#robot#robot girl#the sleeper#citizen sleeper#characters use they them to refer to the sleeper#but i figure as a player self insert since the narrative is in second person most of the time#you can make the sleeper a girl
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Finished up some doodles for my last few chapters of Spook's Season!
#Timeout spot#When you don't have a tree for the safe zone use the next best thing#Can't fucking tag you when you're touching the stick monster#the nightmare before christmas#jack skellington x reader#jack skellington#reader insert#x reader#reader#ao3 fanfic#fanfiction#fanfic#halloween#halloweentown#fanart#the nightmare before christmas fanart#Halloweentown citizens#Vampires#Nightmare before christmas
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Photo dump from the last couple of months 😊📸
Picnic weather has finally arrived so we have been doing a lot of that as well as some art expositions and celebratory sushi for finally getting our citizenships! 😊
#nips photos#personal#these are from february and march! I forgot to post them at the time so I'll throw a bunch of photos at you now#woohoo we are citizens! double citizens actually since we didn't give up our previous one#it took us four years total which is twice as long as it's supposed to but honestly not bad at all in general we are very happy#nips blogs
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Paradox, baby. Can I call you Mr. Darcy? I'll call you Fitzgerald. Fitzy, are you sure you want Deadpool in the main timeline? Really? Has the mothers and fuckers of this honorable jury forgotten what happens to every other fish when you put a lionfish in their midst?
The lionfish eats them all.
#wade is the lionfish of the sacred timeline#there is now a 2 hour length movie showing how wade would be willing and eager to destroy the rest of the world to keep his loved ones safe#wade will eat everyone alive#starting with logan but he'd probably enjoy that. oh wait he does.#paradox darling it's safer for everyone if you keep wade wilson far FAR away lmao#or don't. entertain us undiagnosed adhd havers.#what if the avengers would want wade back but his mindset is already not interested? now there's an idea#would logan be proud? would logan insist for wade to accept the offer?#i'm suggesting logan is staying in the picture? yes. Yes. that senior citizen moved in with him. they are Partners now.#deadpool and wolverine#deadpool#wade wilson#wolverine#poolverine#logan howlett#deadpool 3#deadpool 2024#deadclaws#mr paradox#matthew macfadyen#matthew macfadyen mcu#gatekeep deadpool not for his own safety. for the main timeline's safety.#bet the only way you could convince wade to cross multiverses is if you tell him he WILL get hurt there
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U.S. senate is conducting an outreach survey about pressing issues including a ceasefire in Gaza and funding for Israel
#theres some very loaded questions on here that need more context but you know how they are#i think this is only for US citizens but it doesnt say and you dont have to put a name or anything so idfk i just saw this on twitter
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I think acting like Jimmy’s struggles on Earth were like legal or related to being a criminal are so odd. Not in a bad way but just odd.
Like don’t get me wrong, I personally believe he’s had a run in with the law but I feel like it’d be minor, not even something that would get him a record. It could’ve, but it was dropped, not worth the time to pursue someone that down on their luck, probably not a dime to his name.
He’s a bad guy don’t get me wrong but it’s seems like his issues were with not being well-adjusted? In the whole sense, he’s snarky and unnecessary rude. He’s quick to anger and says things to pit people against each other. He likely doesn’t have many friends and we know he’s not financially well. I think tacking on bad traits diminishes the fact of what he did. Trying to fit him to that obviously evil arch type is a little bland to what he actually is. He’s normal enough to be a minor blip on the radar and that’s how he gets away with what he does.
Jimmy is ultimately scared of being in trouble. He gets into it but panics. He hates being confronted and he just doesn’t do things were he knows or perceives a bad outcome will happen to him.
#like he has misdomeaners in my mind no doubt but running from the cops? nah he’s not stupid enough#also it’s just like I only see it being used to say Curlu knew or should’ve known how bad he was before he gave him the job and I think#that’s a cop out cause like just let him be an evil tumor that infects people like a big#point is that their was reasonable doubt in Curlys mind about Jimmy if he was just that shitty always do you really genuinely believe he’d g#get him the job like he’s surprised Jimmy adjusted well due to the responsibility they have not because he’s being a law abiding citizen#it’s just like adding on shit for the sack of adding it on and like how do I use this in discussion like I think he dodged rent#got into bar fights for catcalling and Curly like thought this was a sterile enough thing to keep Jim clean#like he’s a morally bankrupt person by the end of the game but it’s implied he was just really grey back on earth hence why he has leeway#from anyone at all like ughhhh ask me about it cause it’s like again adding facts to characterize th that just aren’t canon#and it can overshadow the symbolism or story trying to design them from points we’ll never know#mouthwashing game#mouthwashing#jimmy mouthwashing
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2 two former IDK soldiers used chimecal weapons on a pro-palestine protest that consisted of over 300 college students in america...
HEY AMERICA, DO YOU CONDEMN ISRAEL YET?
#or is it only terrorism when you can use it to bomb a foreign country??#the fact i only heard about it NOW shows the silencing of American media outlets either by government or the company's own higher ups#these are your own citizens at least pretend to give a shit about them#free palestine#palestine#gaza#free gaza#jerusalem#yemen#lebanon#middle east#human rights#united nations#politics#colonialism#icj#israel#social justice#imperialism#ceasefire now#global strike week#end the occupation#from the river to the sea palestine will be free#palestine resources#gaza strip#signal boost#bisan owda#Instagram
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“if you don’t vote blue our democracy will be destroyed” literally what democracy. the united states can barely be called democratic atp.
#dual citizen moment but if the irish government is doing something better than you your country needa to reevaluate#and also the fearmongering over project 2025 as if its not the most incomprehensible and unattainable set of policy goals#ever seen#but yknow whatever we can vote for someone who supports a genocide i guess#us politics#kamala harris#joe biden#donald trump
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Ah so Bluepoch CHOSE not to give us a playable black (?) character in 2.0...
#n talks about shit#reverse 1999#i love you random npc from mercuria's character story#ever since joe has been revealed to be not that meta the disappointment i feel in his and mercuria's designs dawned on me#i really liked them in the narrative and joe is still a win for us citizens in yaoi nation#but why is SHE not here????#life could've been a dream...#please bluepoch give us melanin in 2.1 please bluepoch#we haven't had anything since 1.3 please bluepoch#god this is especially infuriating after the whole natlan debacle
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