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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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#citizens watching the us elections right now
#filmedit#pearl#horroredit#dramaedit#us politics#nikolatexla#i feel you all#sucks when your country's stupid citizens choose the most corrupted person ever and there's nothing you can do about that besides crying
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yeah alright ima be that asshole cuz i dont see anyone else doing it
block this person fr this is literally them celebrating trump if you guys cannot put that together (which im not judging if you couldnt tell thats what this was, but i wanna make it clear if you were in the likes and didnt realize) imagine being this fucking cringe where people can see it lmfao
if you dont recognize them theyre doin that disaster twins comic about leo coming back from the dead. block em.
this actually deserves to be shamed. we dont fuckin sit by and accept that shit shame em.
people are gonna start feeling too proud of this DONT LET THEM BE.
#but also this is just... the cringiest art ive ever seen in my life LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO#yeah man. the teenage mutant ninja turtles are known us citizens who vote ??? HELLO????#you freak#i dont care if you guys think im reaching im seeing TOOOO MANY AMENS IN THEIR SHIT#like i dont know if id say its SUBTLE but thats what it is
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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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jinx is a single mom.... caitlyn is a Cop Cop.... vi is literally in shambles.... sevika with her fucking arm..... arcane season 2 is good y'all
#was not expecting the Cops Are Abusive arc from cait#or the Hey Let's Literally Use Mustard Gas On Our Own Citizens#but you know what? now she has room for Growth and we love to see it baby#arcane#arcane season 2#arcane vi#arcane league of legends#arcane jinx#caitlyn kiramman#caitvi#caitlyn arcane#vi x caitlyn#vi arcane#jinx arcane#sevika#sevika arcane#arcane sevika#arcane season two#isha arcane#arcane isha
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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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to say people withholding their vote in America aren't 'pragmatic' enough is so dismissive. as a fellow European like idk what I would've done either if I was an American.
Otherwise I would be sorry to be dismissive but in this situation I think it is completely acceptable, if not necessary, to vote for the lesser evil. Voting is not about your inner true values, it is about society, and especially in the American setting where you essentially have only two options, you need to be able to make hard decisions. If you're seriously indicating that on the whole Harris is bad as Trump, you need to take a cold hard look at the reality of the matters at hand. Harris is not ideal, and it hurts to vote for her especially when you think about Gaza, but Trump is a fascist and his supporters in the Republican party are dangerous to democracy and human rights. This is not a situation where you get to opt out. Not voting is a vote for Trump.
#historically low citizen activity and apathy towards politics is poison for democracy#this is one of the reasons russia never became a democracy. the culture there generally believes that the people cannot affect the state#if you're lucky enough to vote. VOTE.#also i must add. anon says they're also european but i'm assuming the national security is not heavily dependent upon US protection#here in eastern europe where we share borders with russia it is essential that the threat of NATO is real#i cannot believe you have the gall to say you wouldn't have known what to do. there was only one option#and once again this is of course not the optimal state of things but it is the realistic one
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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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This is the only thing I'm going to say about the election until it's over:
Anyone who did not vote for Harris or who attempted to dissuade people from voting for Harris, you are indirectly responsible for whatever shit Donald Trump does if he gets elected. That blood is primarily on his hands, yes. But it is also on yours. I hope you can live with that because I sure as hell wouldn't be able to.
#'but gaza' trump wants TO OBLITERATE THEM. HE LITERALLY WANTS THERE TO BE NOTHING LEFT OF GAZA AT ALL. WHY DO YOU THINK#I DON'T WANT HIM IN POWER?????#yeah I said I wouldn't election post I lied sorry.#I know most of you don't actually care what happens to american citizens because we're all Violent Hypocrites who should kill ourselves#and somehow every single civilian is responsible for the actions of a military and government that comparatively few of us are actually par#of but FUCKING HELL. You don't care about THE PEOPLE OF GAZA??? Because that's what you're telling me if you're in favor of#doing anything OTHER than the most likely path to get trump out of politics. which is voting for the candidate DIRECTLY OPPOSING HIM.#the thing about america being an empire that needs to die. is that before it dies. it is still affecting the rest of the world.#I can't make you care about me and my loved ones. but I am IMPLORING you to have some fucking compassion for all the people#who are going to be DEEPLY negatively affected elsewhere if trump gets into power.#THEIR HARM. THEIR DEATHS. ARE ON /YOU/ IF YOU DID ANYTHING TO FACILITATE TRUMP'S VICTORY IF THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.#I don't believe most of you actually have any amount of the sympathy and compassion for others you claim to have.#I don't think any of the causes you throw yourself behind are actually meaningful to you. I don't think any of this is based on a#genuine desire to build a better world. I think you just want your Internet friends to think you are a Good Person.#if I see anyone. ANYONE. acting like a trump presidency is what we 'deserve'. or that it's necessary to 'teach [xyz] a lesson'#I am NEVER speaking to you again I don't care how long I've known you.#us politics#I am a disabled queer woman. almost everybody I love is also disabled and queer. you think we're acceptable collateral damage fine.#but don't cry that I'm being a bitch if I say that that makes me not trust you and not want to have anything to do with you.
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