#legislatives 2024

[goldenandhappy]

I LOVE YOU FRENCH FRIENDS

I LOVE YOU FRENCH MUTUALS

I LOVE YOU FOR THIS HISTORICAL MOMENT

LONG LIVE THE LEFT

LONG LIVE LEFTIST IDEALS

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

[edwardcaprifolium]

Moi, après que Google News m'ait rappelé quatre fois les prédictions de résultats des législatives, ce matin...

[pinceauarcenciel]

Bon Pote débunke l'actu politique et fait le point sur les fakes-news au sujet des gauches

Avec : 1/ analyse du programme Nouveau Front Populaire et comparatif + infographie des 3 programmes Macron + RN 2/ Une analyse économique 3/ une réponse aux critiques du NFP point par point

Bref, il y a tout ce qu’il faut pour convaincre d’ici dimanche !

[justarandomllamacorn]

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[commiepinkofag]

The 'Kids Online Safety Act' [KOSA] continues to move forward

Microsoft now endorses this legislation, which will likely help garner political support. Help counter this bill!

HELP STOP KOSA

Contact your representatives

KOSA is a bipartisan bill introduced to censor content on the internet deemed 'inappropriate' for minors. This bill is intended to target the LGBTQIA+ community and otherwise cause harm to minors.

Access to any supportive resources like queer-youth support groups, suicide hotlines, and important health information can be targeted.

[fromtherazor2therosary]

hi as a transgender teenager please for the love of god vote for kamala. i know that her stance on palestine is incorrect and morally reprehensible. i do not agree with what she says and i think her willingness to continue providing israel with support in the form of money or troops is disgusting. that said, voting third party or not voting will not save palestinians from genocide, but what it will do is destroy my life.

if trump wins, he will ban gender affirming care for minors (and most likely for adults as well) at the federal level. he will prosecute doctors that provide this care and the parents who allow it as well. he will make a law stating that the only two genders recognized by the us government are male and female, and that they are assigned at birth, he will reinstate the ban on trans people serving in the military. the very existence of transgender people in public will be categorized as pornographic and outlawed.

there are hundreds of trans children and teens in america who are not able to vote to save ourselves. please do the right thing.

[lilasboudoir]

Because it is important to share good news to our fellow tumblr users not living in France : WE WON!

The NFP (in red) has 180 sits at the National Assambly, making the left the stronguest party in France for at least a year.

Now as you can see, we're victorious but the other political parties are right behind us. It's because it was a tough fight. And we will need to keep fighting, it goes without saying. But I think people could use some good news. Fascists didn't win in France this time. We won't let them. We will keep spreading hope and knowledge. And we will keep telling people to vote because some sits were given to the left only because they had around 100 voices more than the far-right. The difference between a left candidate and a far-right candidate was decided because of so few. SO VOTE. EVERY VOICE COUNT. If we won, you can as well. Don't lose hope.

France is very close to have a fascist as prime minister.

Art by Léo Chérel

How so?

- Last month, we had the european parliament elections. The far right scored a crazy amount of seats. In France, the far right had the best score.

- So the pyroman that some people refer to as our president decided to dissolve our national assembly and run new elections right after the results.

- He gave the other political party not even a month to run a campain which is very anti-democratic. He hoped with so few time, the leftist wouldn't have time to unionize.

- Well, jokes on him because unionize they did. It's called the NFP for "Nouveau Front Populaire" as "New Popular Front". It's a reference to a party of 1936 created by Leon Blum, a famous socialist in France.

- But our medias are runned by crazy biollionaires like Bolloré who wants nothing more than to make the far right win. So there is a huge propaganda on our TV and radio about how the NFP is dangerous. I mean, they even argue than to protect the jews, the far right is better than the left (the far right party in France was made by some ex-Waffen-SS but never mind) and people believe it! A lot of people think NFP is antisemitic and the reason is: because they defended Palestine and called out the genocide that is actually going on (so it would mean that they're against Israel and so, against the jews. Yeah, I know). This is the level of misinformation our main medias are in.

- If the far right win this elections, the president will name a far right prime minister, because it is a tradition in France. And because Emmanuel Macron isn't the barrier against the far right that he claims to be.

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Now, how are you affected by this even if you're not french?

The RN (our far right party) is pro-Israel and don't condone them for the genocide they're perpetrating. In fact, they see it as legitimate defence and they will give money and weapons to Israel so they can keep going with their atrocities.

They are close to Vladimir Poutine (do I have to say more in this context with the war going on in Ukraine?)

They plan to desobey european laws. If the Europe try to interfere too much, they will certainly plan for a Frexit.

France is a member of a lot of international organisations in which they have a lot of power. Do I have to elaborate how devastating that would be?

If you're worried for disabled people, black people, LGBTQIA+ people, women, poor people accross the world know that they will suffer a lot more if the RN gain power.

The RN don't give a flying fuck about ecology.

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How can you help?

Spread the word.

If you know french people, talk to them, tell them to go vote for NFP.

If they're not convinced, tell them to watch this videos :

How to recognize a fascist

How the RN is going to screw french economy

How the RN program is unrealistic and dangerous

How our medias are corrupted by the rich to make us think the far right is a viable option with the help of the Atlas Network

Tell them to read and/or listen to independent professional medias like Mediapart, Blast, Reporterre or Basta! and to support them if they can. Those medias did a lot of work to call out corrupted politicians. They don't have an agenda, they just want to inform. They're not owned by billionaires and so, can give informations as they see fit without any risk of professional threats from their boss. They are the most reliable sources of information in France and yet, too few people get informations from them.

Tell them to go unionize in syndicates, or to engage in a party or in an association because we need to fight now and after the elections and we can't stay alone in those fights. And while you're at it, do so as well because I'm sure you will need to fight in your own country. Times are tought for everyone. - Thank you very much for your attention and for your help.

[fanboy-feminist]

Biden dropping out has been, no joke, the best thing for the Democratic Party in years.

I haven't felt this sort of excitement in electoral politics since Bernie's 2015/2016 campaign. I genuinely do not believe that the Dems have had anything this good happen for them since Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015.

After weeks, months! of Biden fumbling so fucking much (student protests for a ceasefire in Gaza, god-awful debate, etc), to drop out and suddenly . . .

the main Democratic candidate is now a charismatic woman of color who called for a ceasefire in Gaza

a category 5 storm of memes about the biggest album of the year in pop music and pop culture and Kamala Harris

the Republican VP pick generally being an off-putting grifter weirdo

a rumor about aforementioned VP pick having sex with a couch starts to pick up traction

a genuinely exciting search for the Democratic VP slot

Minnesota governor Tim Walz (correctly) calls Trump and Trumpian Republicans “weird”

Harris picks Tim Walz, a middle class, ex-military, former public school teacher who coached his school's football team and sponsored the gay-straight alliance, now a pro-union Democrat attack dog (which I have never seen on a Democratic ticket as long as I have been alive) to be her running mate

he makes a JD Vance couch joke in his first speech as Harris’ VP pick!

How absolutely perfect is this? I have never seen this energy and excitement in electoral politics (save for MAGA-types [but they're a cult]) in my life. This is potentially a godsend for the Democratic party.

Moreover, I genuinely think this could make conditions for pushing for more progressive and left-leaning policies at all levels of government in the U.S. possible.

[tomorrowusa]

We have four weeks to save America. We need to step outside our comfort zones to make sure we don't see another 2016 surprise.

No form of campaigning is more effective than talking to people one-on-one and in a way you can tailor to that person. People can tune out ads, but it's more difficult to tune you out.

Contact your county's Democratic Party as ask how you might be of assistance. Or contact one of the organizations below.

Volunteer | Kamala Harris for President

DCCC Action Center

Take Action - DSCC: Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

Take Action - Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee

There are also groups dedicated to specific issues such as climate, reproductive freedom, union rights, LGBTQ+, equality, and reducing gun violence who are helping to elect Democratic candidates.

You can also buy t-shirts, buttons, and other merch to promote candidate and party visibility around people you know.

But don't delay. November 5th is a hard deadline.

[beepbeepmfkr]

Honestly if trump wins I'm blocking anyone who's ever put "the Dems are just as bad so why bother voting" bullshit on my dash. Y'all will do everything to blame anyone else but yourselves for not doing the absolute bare minimum of your duty as a citizen and the hilarious part is that so many of you pretend that be fucking pseudo revolutionaries on the internet

Y'all can't even handle a conflicting opinion without sending anon hate but sure. You're definitely the one who's gonna plan the revolution 🙄

[harriswalz4usabybr]

Speech Liz Cheney gave at the Utah State Capitol!

~BR~

[pondpossum]

if you're transgender or you care about transgender people and you live in the US, you need to vote.

all those 1000+ anti trans legislation that have been introduced these past three years have not stopped, and they aren't going to just stop. they might not affect you now, but they will if republicans win the presidency and the majority in the house and senate. federal laws will be passed. that is their goal. their goal is to eradicate us.

it is February of 2024, and there have already been 495 anti trans bills considered. there were 588 total in 2023. this cannot go under the radar.

talk about this. VOTE this November.

do not be complicit in your eradication

[dancesingay]

Even though Amazon is talked bad about as an employer, they're the only viable full time entry level jobs available right now and part of the reason is because they put almost every industry out of business.

Another job viable for people, especially immigrants, disabled, and neurodivergent people that's being phased out is uber and taxi services. The self driving car is not only unsafe, it's actively taking jobs. I trust a human more than a self driving car (especially living in a coastal city with cliffs).

We need legislation to protect our jobs and automate industries that are dangerous for humans to do. I went to my local job center, do you know what they were hiring for? Coal miner. What century are we living in? Humans deserve safe and clean jobs. Have the robots mine the coal.

Look at this little guy, he yearns for the mines.

[killerpancakeburger]

RN GOT WREEEECKED YOUHOUUUUUU

LEFT IS AHEAD

FRANCE WONT HAVE A FAR RIGHT/FASCIST GOVERNMENT YET

🥳🎉🎉🎉

[commiepinkofag]

Across the internet, communities of queer and trans youth have mobilized to oppose KOSA as the legislation became increasingly entangled in longstanding culture war debates over sex education and queer visibility in schools.

By Mike Ludwig , Truthout Published August 13, 2024

Despite many changes to the bill’s language since it was first introduced in 2022, KOSA continues to face stiff opposition from LGBTQ and digital rights groups. They take umbrage with the bill’s so-called “duty of care” provision for content recommendation, which makes internet companies responsible for designing their products to mitigate for broad threats to minors, such as “suicide,” “gambling” and “sexual exploitation.” Digital rights groups argue the provision would encourage tech companies to overcorrect and respond to threats from politicians by censoring reproductive and mental health resources, particularly for transgender youth and others who rely on the internet for support and information to navigate the marginalization of their identities. Across the internet, communities of queer and trans youth have mobilized to oppose KOSA as the legislation became increasingly entangled in longstanding culture war debates over sex education and queer visibility in schools. “The changes that I, LGBTQ+ advocates, parents, student activists, civil rights orgs, and others have fought for over the last two years have made it less likely that the bill can be used as a tool for MAGA extremists to wage war on legal and essential information to teens,” Wyden recently wrote on social media. “While constructive, these improvements remain insufficient.” Wyden and LGBTQ rights groups have reason to worry. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee who worked with Democrats on KOSA, said in 2023 that the bill could be used to censor content and shield young people from “indoctrination” and, as she put it, “the transgender.” After Democrats updated the bill earlier this year in an attempt to appease LGBTQ groups, Republicans, fed a diet of online misinformation about queer people, began to see KOSA as part of some liberal conspiracy to promote gender nonconformity, which does not exist.