#u.s politics

[dragonsiren]

New York only offers same-day registration on the first early voting day, unfortunately.

Friendly reminder that almost half of the states in the U.S. have same day registration! This means you can go to the polling center for your location, register there, and cast your vote same day. So if you are over 18, are a U.S. citizen, and live in one of the states listed below, it is not too late to register and vote! I’m going to put notes for some of the states where voting is extra important due to the political climate of the state.

California

Colorado

Connecticut

D.C.

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Iowa - recent polls indicate state could flip from red to blue

Maine

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

Montana

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina - swing state! Could go red or blue

North Dakota - voter registration not required

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin - swing state! Could go red or blue

Wyoming

You can go here for more info on voter registration

I also have a huge list of voting resources here

[thezephyrus7]

It’s time.

[reddsavian]

With Kamala Harris likely becoming the democratic nominee this election, she'll need to pick a vice president. Some ideas have been floated around, but I think I have a winning choice. She needs someone who is articulate. Someone who cares about the truth. Someone with experience taking on pathological liars. Someone who could easily pass for 35. That's right...

HARRIS/BREWIS 2024!!!!!!!!!

[capricorn-0mnikorn]

Quote:

A MARTÍNEZ, HOST:

One in six eligible American voters now has a disability, and a third of eligible voters either has a disability or lives with someone with a disability. This voting bloc is growing as the population ages. That's according to a recent report by Rutgers University. It found that the total number of eligible voters with disabilities exceeds the total number of either Black or Hispanic eligible voters.

[blankglassyqueensss]

I can buy a rifle at 18. But I can’t buy a cigarette.

Thanks, America.

[racefortheironthrone]

Did Ralph Nader in 2000, actually play a decisive role in Gore not winning Florida? And did he do it knowingly?

Yes and yes.

[hellyeahscarleteen]

"The election is a necessary– an essential – crucial– but not sufficient, part of this larger project of fighting for everyone's safety, rights and freedom, now.

(And remember, if everything was actually hopeless, various forces in power wouldn't be working so hard to make you believe that everything was hopeless now. Ahem. With the election or beyond.)

To, uh, state the obvious:

So much has been broken for a long, long time, now.

It's beyond time for wide-ranging systemic transformation."

[beardeddetectivepaper]

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[ermesskiss]

IMPORTANT - please reblog

The U.S. senate is conducting an outreach survey about pressing issues including ceasefire in gaza and funding for 🇮🇱

Please take time to fill out the survey and spread especially if you’re living in the U.S.

note: (what is above was copied and pasted from this twt post)

something else, these questions are set up to be intentionally bias (you can see in the photo above) so please answer thoroughly and correctly!!

i don't trust the U.S government but taking this survey will give Congress an insight on peoples views on these events. As long as people are choosing the options that are opposed of being pro-Israel or bigoted i think it'll be fine (in theory)

here are two questions that are very misleading

as you can see they are trying to paint china's government and immigrants in a bad picture, hopefully anyone who is reading this understands that

1) the U.S government is using China's government in a way to look like they steal Americans information but in reality they don't care about our privacy. if they did, Mark Zuckerberg (owner of Facebook) wouldn't have several cases of taking peoples data and selling it

also that banning TikTok is not because of peoples information, it's about the fact that U.S citizens have an easier access to learn things that the Government doesn't want them to know and spread (e.g. Israel colonizing and commiting genocide on the people of Palestine) there is even a video of a government official talking about this (if I can find it I'll come back and link it here)

2) calling immigrants violent (probably referring to middle eastern ppl and muslims) is a way to convince people to deport them, obviously being xenophobic, and other stuff

if you can understand that these questions are bigoted and quite loaded it should be easy to understand which option is morally right.

at the end of the survey they will ask you what topics you care about and what Congress should focus on. don't leave it empty.

say something like:

• call for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza

• stop the funding of the illegal occupation of Israel

• hold big tech American companies accountable for using unethical Congon cobalt to make electronic devices

• literally anything important

putting one of these in the box before submitting will highlight that people want the government to call for a permanent cease fire and to stop funding Israel and etc.

sorry, this was a lot, I didn't plan to write this much out but I thought it was important to add additional information to inform people about the situation. hopefully this made sense!!!

[thevvitchbitch]

Buffalo, N.Y. 🇵🇸🍉 11/18/23

[giantsinthemist]

I try to stay out of major politics on my blog, but I keep seeing a lot of U.S citizens talking about their upcoming election as only two candidates and not wanting to vote for either. SO, to those people, may I present to you this:

The U.S. has more than 2 parties There are other people (and I’m talking more than just RFK), there are options—about 3 more: Cornel West——Chase Oliver——Jill Stein

Their respective parties are: Independent——Libertarian——Green Party

Voting beyond the Big Two (or three) is not wasting or throwing away your vote (contrary to standard opinion) Since it is a rough election, may I suggest voting your conscience rather than who you think will win—who knows how many others might to the same this election? That’s not a jab btw, I know quite a few who vote that way. This also isn’t a post saying these other candidates are better than the Big Two. This post is about letting people know their options and encouraging informed choice. I know more choices aren’t always helpful, but Do your own research and may the odds be ever in your favor. (sorry, the hunger games reference seemed applicable, but genuinely, Good Luck and maybe enjoy a few cathartic listen throughs of “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by either Billy Joel or Fall Out Boys)

[cybermagusnex]

What might be causing a decline in Gen Z's mental health, Fortune?

[irefy]

[griseldagimpel]

The President Should Not Be King

Biden affirming that he won't act like he's above the law is good - that's the right decision for him to make in that regard - but it doesn't fix the underlying issue. Even if Biden is reelected, he's not going to be president forever. Our democracy shouldn't hang by the thread of every president pinky-swearing that they won't break the law.

But we're in this mess because of the actions taken in 2016 - Donald Trump being elected, allowing him to appoint three (3) Supreme Court Justices - and so I expect any fixes (even if implemented today) to take time to come into effect.

Biden could expand the Supreme Court to have 13 members, allowing there to be one justice for each of the circuit courts. Congress could impeach Clarence Thomas for bribery.

[capricorn-0mnikorn]

One thing that frustrates me about news reporting on the Economy

The hang-wringing over how much people are using their credit cards to pay for things, and how the high level of personal debt is a threat to our economic future (Even though, by most of the traditional metrics*, the economy is doing better than it was expected to be, last year).

A lot of local, small, businesses (you know: the ones touted as being the "Backbone of the American Economy!!!") don't even accept checks, anymore. And it's not like you can pay with cash when ordering things online (which, as a disabled, mostly home-bound person I have to do), or stuff ~$75-$100 cash into your wallet when you go grocery or clothes shopping.

So how else are people supposed to pay for most things?

*Granted, those metrics have never been entirely fair or accurate. But it's frustrating when the very same numbers are used to praise, say, the G. W. Bush administration's record, but criticize and tut at Joe Biden.

[blankglassyqueensss]

bishes i have did it