#please vote y'all

[piedoesnotequalpi]

at the polling place. straight up "exercising it". and by "it", haha, well. let's justr say. My right to vote.

[yeehaw-melbourne]

Just a reminder that when you go vote, it's not just the president thats on the ballot. Despite going with my parents to vote as a kid, I was shocked the first time I went to go vote & there were all these local positions to vote for that I had never seen/ understood.

Depending on where you're at, you might have other state & local offices to vote for, or retaining judges. There might also be ammendments that are confusingly worded on the ballot too.

You should be able to find a sample ballot for your county. READ THROUGH IT. (I just Googled X County sample ballot & it popped up). Look up the offices & what they do if you aren't sure. Look up the candidates.

Ballot Ready will walk you through the offices, the candidates & their background, and help decipher any amendments presented (what voting a yes means & no, they might give some reasons as to why one would vote yes or no too). Ballotopedia can also be a source to walk you through the candidates.

The judges were the hardest part to look into, I was lucky that someone in Iowa made a spreadsheet breaking down judges on certain things (ability to out aside emotions, interpreting the law, etc- link below) If you can, look into some recent cases they pressed over. In Iowa, David May was one of the judges who was in favor of the 6 week abortion ban; he's up to vote on retention.

[destielmemenews]

A fire was also set at a ballot box in Portland, Oregon where three ballots were damaged.

"The Portland Police Bureau reported that officers and firefighters responded to a fire in one ballot drop box at about 3:30 a.m. and determined an incendiary device had been placed inside. Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott said a fire suppressant inside the drop box protected nearly all the ballots; only three were damaged, and his office planned to contact those voters to help them obtain replacement ballots.

A few hours later, across the Columbia River in Vancouver, television crews captured footage of smoke pouring out of a ballot box at a transit center. Vancouver is the biggest city in Washington's 3rd Congressional District, the site of what is expected to be one of the closest U.S. House races in the country, between first-term Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican challenger Joe Kent."

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[coulsonlives]

Googling "US election" and seeing the results so far like

[theevilcactus]

Please reblog so I can get a larger sample size! not that this is an actual scientific study at all but still.

[rhosyn-du]

Additional reminder that EVERY FUCKING YEAR IS AN ELECTION YEAR and LOCAL ELECTIONS MATTER JUST AS MUCH AS IF NOT MORE THAN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

This shit going down in red states? That’s happening because state legislatures are passing horrific bills and governors are signing them. State legislatures, not U.S. Congress. That’s state elections. The book bans and bans on trans kids playing sports? Those all started with local school boards. That’s city- and county-level elections.

If we want things to get better, every one of us MUST VOTE IN EVERY ELECTION. Even the tiny ones. Even the ones that happen in April of an odd-numbered year because some rando city official resigned for personal reasons. They all matter, and right now, they all matter A LOT.

So please vote. In every single election. They’re all important. All of them. And we can’t stand to cede even the tiny stuff right now.

Every fucking day. That’s how it feels at this point.

[hotmess-exe]

"MY life has gotten marginally better or been unaffected under the current administration, so give the Democrats YOUR vote"

that's what y'all sound like. fuckin entitled. or do none of y'all actually believe in one person, one vote lol

just say that other people's problems, well-being, stability, and dignity is secondary to your fucking comfort under the status quo.

if things are "better under Biden" for you to such an extent that you feel entitled to other people's fucking votes, I got news for ya — you were probably fine under Trump too 🙃

[pushing500]

Mechi is still a bit upset about what he thinks is the death of his sister, but Kwahu is not to be deterred from his cheering-up efforts.

Only two columns, and he becomes a knight?? Sign him up!

Mechi's curiosity eventually drives him to leave the comfortable nest of grief to study the nociosphere, and he makes a good bit of progress. Perhaps we can use this sphere of pain to acquire a second chip from the war queen...?

Is it weird to make our android a mech hacker? Is that the android equivalent to a surgeon, a hypnotist, or, like... a mind-control-you-to-explode wizard?

As a gift for our new Mechanoid Mastermind, Alistair gets his own private room. He has some nice furniture, a mirror, a radio, and a lovely view of the cucumber patch out back. Ivy even decided to give him one of her teddy bears! I'm sure Alistair will name it when he awakens.

Kwahu built four columns in the thone room (two for each twin) and now The Empire wants to make Mechi a knight as well!! He's... not in the mood to be excited about it right now. If only we had something to distract him...

... Yeah, that might do it. We could even test out the nociosphere, maybe!

What do you say, hm?

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[vintageseawitch]

this is what i think of when third party voters go around acting morally superior because they don't want to get their hands dirty like the rest of us. they're toddlers having temper tantrums because instead of using the system in a way that could benefit them in the long term like the extremist Republicans have been doing for decades, third party voters refuse to participate in local civics & then claim the entire country is already fascist. they're so cute in their naivety if they think the US can't get any worse.

what the fuck do you think will happen if you try to protest against a government with a military as massive, lethal, & expensive as ours. who do you think will be sacrificed first? oh what's that? crickets? thought so. i'm a white woman but i will absolutely use my voice to point out leftists can be racist as fuck & the anti-blackness in your spaces can be absolutely fucking wild. not everyone leftist is white, but many that are can be pretty problematic.

if you think i'm selfish then fine. if you state that you would gladly exchange my life for a Palestinian like one of you said in a comment to me a few weeks ago then fine. i'm out here fighting to make sure the people who live here in this country don't experience our own Holocaust.

if you have a problem with people wanting to fight this while claiming you're anti-genocide, you're a fucking liar & a hypocrite. you won't know what the fuck to do in a true fascist country. i don't doubt there are pockets of fascism already existing here but you thinking it's already the worst it can be is as infuriating as people who think the government is creating their massive hurricanes using weather machines. you sound just as childish & delusional. you already sound like children because you will never take responsibility for your choices if it ends up helping him win.

jill stein's campaign is a sham. she is deliberately running as a spoiler. she's a wealthy white woman who lives in a mostly white affluent neighborhood. she's going around lecturing black people about white supremacy. she is getting funds from Republicans as well as help from trump's lawyers. Lockheed Martin has given her money. she's involved in shady as fuck index funds for companies that harm the environment. she only started talking about Gaza during this election cycle to hit you in the feelings so she can bank on it. she made a whole stink about needing a recount, raised a bunch of money for that, & then that money disappeared who knows where. do you all hear this? do you care? no, you're just like maga with their orange Jesus. you don't give a FUCK about stein's red flags because she's "different."

if Harris loses & you blame anyone but yourselves, you're cowardly traitors who threw us regular Americans to the wolves because of your precious fucking principles. history has shown time & time again that protest voting typically allows something worse to take control. it's hardly ever beneficial to the people. you're vile. you don't want to make this world a better place by allowing so many near you to suffer & die. if both sides are the same then please tell me you're okay with another trump presidency. or just shut the fuck up.

i look forward to more potentially heartwarming messages saying that my life doesn't mean shit from people who allegedly are against the death penalty & are pro-human rights 🥰

please vote, don't stop talking about Project 2025, etc. i hope enough of us vote in a way that these pathetic third party voters don't gain any kind of traction. at this point i'm just angry at their hypocrisy when they don't even listen to other protestors who live here & are begging them to not vote third party. i refuse to listen to y'all not take responsibility for your part. Project 2025 will hurt us all but apparently you're okay with that or you think it's already here. smooth brain takes all around. anyways good luck & stay safe to anyone who votes blue 💙

[emile-hides]

I would like to lay claim now as the Number 1 Bucket Fan.

I will be drawing more of him.

[artistformerlyknownasbutttrumpet]

Your election post was the most holier-than-thou, performative, bullshit I’ve ever read. Get a grip and get some self awareness.

i will take "missed the entire point" for 500, alex

[mythology-void]

hey guys so im starting an official petition to ban my little sister from playing the cello ever

my reasons are this

[captainjonnitkessler]

Younger liberals in my social media echo chambers: Ha, Kamala Harris is going to kick Trump's ass! Can you imagine his tantrum when he loses to a woman? I can't wait to elect our first female President this November!

Me:

[ask-roger-stuff]

(Ooc poll!!)

Because I have about two or I guess three love interest in this blog, and because I MIIIGHT be a bit indecisive, I'll let y'all help me decide. You guys get ta tell me which ship you ship the most(pretty sure I already know LMAO), and I'll probably make it canon to the blog!(keyword is probably... Imma still consider keeping him bitchless) I'd really appreciate votes

Pros and cons:

Gingi: Likely most canon

Hard to draw(will get easier)

Peter:

Silly lil guys and easy dynamic

Peter just mmight be married(of course there's a few ways I can get around that)

Jack:

I dunno but this is for y'all dsaf freaks(don't worry I'm a dsaf freak too)

[dryemiddi]

To all my American followers out there: stay safe. Please. The outcome of this may very well be a disturbing one.

There is still a chance to disarm this grenade, however. Go vote. Do whatever you can to make sure you can vote. Convince anyone you can and do whatever you can to make sure they can go vote too.

Your vote matters more than it has ever.

The world is watching.

[oliapfel-art]

if the blue party wins I will draw 100 requests of literally anything (so long as it isn't a hate crime) for free. Not just sketches, but full bodied with color, shading and everything. Actual effort.

Vote blue. I don't want to lose my rights.