#they're not and never will be

[leupagus]

Absolutely not.

We can — indeed must — turn people away, because these particular people, i.e. repeat Trump voters, are by definition not going to join any team that's working to get rid of Trump. Not ever. They will love him and adore his vileness until the day they die. I get that we want there to be Trump voters who regret their vote, but... there aren't. Not after three election cycles. Any Trump voter who tells you they regret their vote and only want to get rid of him now, in 2025, should be regarded as...well, a Trump voter. If they want to do their bit to oust Trump or limit the damage he's done, they're free to do so. But not on my team. Not anywhere near me, or anyone else they could hurt.

For the past quarter-century we have been gagging on the lie that conservatives have been telling us about themselves: that they want fiscal responsibility, they want to stop federal waste, that they want common-sense laws and lowered taxes and state's rights. But what we have seen over and over and over and over and over and over and over again is that they're liars: they don't mind high taxes if it hurts the poor, that they only want to cut programs that help the vulnerable, that they will override any state that dares to treat the powerless with kindness instead of disgust. We've been fed the lies so much that we half-believe them, and I'm saying: enough. Stop believing what conservatives say when they've had decades to show us who they are. Trump and Vance are who they are; Elon Musk and Nick Fuentes and Mitch McConnell are who they are. They want to hurt you and they will do so at their earliest possible convenience: namely, the millisecond that you let them in — whether that's your home, your team, your circle or your community.

I'm sorry to be that blunt but that's the facts. One out of every three Americans is just no longer someone you can believe, at all, if they say they voted for Trump but now want to stop him. And with all due respect, we have more than enough Americans who didn't vote for him (or at least didn't vote for him in 2024) that we can be a little more selective about who we welcome to the "team."

We can afford to turn Trump voters away; in fact, we can't afford not to, because if we let them in, they will quite literally blow up the building.

[demaparbat-hp]

That infamous prison escape.

[demonicsuffrage]

Tim, abruptly standing up in shock: Wait, I just realised that Damian will graduate highschool in 2032

Damian, rasing a brow: Yes, ofcourse? As I am currently in fourth grad-

Jason, spitting out water: What the fuck? 2032?

Steph, pointing accusingly: That's not a real graduation year you made that up!

Dick: I think I just threw up in my mouth a little

Duke, with his head in his hands: Does anyone else feel both their feet in the grave? I graduated this year!

Dick: Feet? More like my entire body, I finished high school years ago!

Cass: Guys I think Bruce is crying

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

person trying to get out of a timeloop but they keep getting brutally murdered by the other person stuck in the timeloop, who is having the most amazing vacation of their life and refuses to leave

[paintedcrows]

When asked why they still haven't kicked the bucket after decades: Ford insists he beat Death at chess. Stanley insists he kicked Death's ass in a Denny's parking lot

[doydoune]

i hate them so much why are they like this

[elalalune]

Pre divorce era

[apllecrash]

Dreams of you all the time Feels so good when we're together, love

[wormspoodle]

more journal 3 shenanigans

[umblrspectrum]

i love learning cursive just to write text for exactly one character

[scottie-draws-sometimes]

Fun little redraw of this meme by @fish-cakez because it made me laugh so much, I can't stop thinking about it

Oh, and I'm playing around with digital art now (yippeeee)

[somewhereincairparavel]

"jason is a knockoff watered down percy" NO hear me out, jason actually parallels annabeth immensely, sharing SO many similarities with her personality, not percy, in this essay I will-

edit: my full analysis is out now! here

[starcurtain]

Please someone redraw this with Dr. Ratio and Aventurine because this is the exact vibe they have in my head post-Penacony.

[akanemnon]

FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

FIRST - PREVIOUS - NEXT

MASTERPOST (for the full series / FAQ / reference sheets)

[midydoof]

soulmate marks are out, shitty drunken back-alley tattoos you forget you've gotten like 20 years ago are so in.

[jadeinretrogrde]