#vote against the maga cult

[isawthismeme]

[ohihopeicanchangethislater]

I got inspired to make this after spending more than 5 minutes on Facebook (I know better but I'm looking for a TV so I was checking marketplace but I'm easily distracted)

[thashining]

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[the-orange-shit-stain-scam]

Let’s play the time travel “what if?” game. I am firmly convinced that if a man of Trump’s character and abilities was in the White House in 1941, he would have negotiated the US out of participating in WW2. Caring only for his own security and lust for power, this president would have abolished our constitution, capitulated to the demands of the tyrannical regimes in Germany and Japan and installed himself as dictator for life of what was left of the third world version of the United States.

[critical-skeptic]

Democracy in Peril: The Looming Threat of Judicial Impartiality and Political Manipulation

This situation is beyond just a "valid concern." It's a critical issue that threatens the very fabric of democracy and the rule of law in the United States. The potential erosion of democratic institutions and the judiciary's perceived impartiality can have severe, long-lasting consequences.

Judiciary's Role and Impartiality:

- Conflict of Interest: The fact that justices appointed by Trump are ruling on cases involving him presents a clear conflict of interest, which can lead to decisions that are perceived as biased and politically motivated. This undermines the judiciary's role as an impartial arbiter of justice. For instance, Project 2025, driven by the Heritage Foundation and Trump's allies, could dismantle democratic institutions and erode checks and balances, raising significant concerns about impartiality and democratic governance.

- Public Trust: The legitimacy of the Supreme Court relies heavily on public trust. When decisions appear to be influenced by political affiliations, it erodes this trust and damages the Court's credibility. Without public confidence, the judiciary cannot effectively uphold the Constitution and the rule of law. The potential long-term impacts of granting presidential immunity, as discussed on SCOTUSblog, suggest it could undermine public faith in the judicial system and lead to an erosion of democratic norms.

Upcoming Elections and Political Climate:

- Biden's Challenges: President Biden's age and perceived health issues add to the complexity of the upcoming election. His performance in recent debates has raised concerns about his ability to lead effectively, further complicating the political landscape. Northeastern News explains how Biden's health and debate performance might impact voter confidence and electoral outcomes, contributing to a fraught political environment.

- Trump's Influence: Trump's continued influence and the potential return to power, especially with initiatives like Project 2025, raise significant concerns about the future of democratic governance in the U.S. The consolidation of power and the erosion of checks and balances are central to these worries. Media Matters outlines how Project 2025 aims to restructure federal governance in ways that could centralize power and undermine democratic norms, posing a significant threat to the principles of democracy.

Global Implications:

- Autocratic Shift: A shift towards autocracy in the U.S. would not only impact domestic governance but also have global ramifications. The U.S. has historically been a proponent of democratic values worldwide, and any move away from these principles could weaken global democratic norms and stability. The Nation discusses the possible global fallout from an autocratic shift in U.S. governance, including impacts on international stability and economic health.

- Economic and Human Costs: The potential for increased political instability, both domestically and internationally, could lead to significant economic and human costs. These include potential conflicts, humanitarian crises, and long-term damage to international relations and economic stability. The Nation further elaborates on these potential global impacts, emphasizing the serious risks involved.

Addressing the Crisis:

- Judicial Reforms: To restore trust, there must be significant reforms in the judiciary. This could include measures to ensure greater transparency and accountability, as well as steps to reduce political influence in judicial appointments and decisions. Both Media Matters and SCOTUSblog stress the need for reforms to prevent judicial bias and maintain public trust in the legal system, highlighting the urgency of addressing these issues.

- Political Accountability: Elected officials must be held accountable for their actions. This includes ensuring that no individual, regardless of their position, is above the law. Stronger checks and balances are essential to prevent the abuse of power and maintain democratic governance. The Independent and SCOTUSblog highlight the importance of accountability and robust checks and balances to safeguard democracy, calling for immediate and effective measures to address the current challenges.

This situation is indeed dire, and it requires a concerted effort from all branches of government, civil society, and the public to address these challenges and uphold the principles of democracy and the rule of law.

[the-orange-shit-stain-scam]

Well, that makes at least two of us. A 56 year old white guy here, living in a solid red state, raised on a farm, is an avid outdoorsman (started shooting when I was five). Also, I will 100% be voting for the presidential candidate who does not admire every dictator on the planet and who is not a seditious traitor.

The only promises Trump kept were to Putin.

[angelx1992]

[isawthismeme]

[the-orange-shit-stain-scam]

These Republicans get it! Vote against the unhinged man who wants to become dictator for life.

[izooks]

From: Occupied Democrats

BREAKING: Indicted 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is hit with devastating news as the biggest and most influential newspaper in the entire state of Texas endorses President Biden and tears Donald Trump to pieces.

But it gets even WORSE for Donald Trump…

The editorial board of The Houston Chronicle not only ripped into the MAGA cult leader, they laid out in plain black and white exactly why every American should vote for Joe Biden.

They write that Biden will "make life better" for the American people, has made our economy "healthier," and will crucially prevent the "chaos, corruption and danger to the nation" that would so clearly come from Trump getting a second term in the White House.

They state that the Biden administration has "performed remarkably well, despite the rancor and divisiveness that have afflicted this nation for nearly a decade."

The board concedes that Biden "has his shortcomings" like every other president, but says that he has a historic number of achievements that serve as a "potent reminder to his fellow Democrats, to independents and to those Republicans who have somehow resisted Trump's cultish appeal that the nation has a viable alternative."

In addition to his massive economic victories, they praise Biden's effort to curtail gun violence, his introduction of a price cap on insulin, and his astonishing success at uniting the world against Putin's "brutish" invasion of Ukraine.

When mentioning the situation along the southern border, the board writes that "blame primarily belongs to caviling and cynical MAGA Republicans in the House.

"In servility to Trump, they torpedoed a bipartisan border-security plan painstakingly crafted in the Senate. Biden can't solve the crisis by executive order; he needs Congress to act," the board writes.

At another point in the piece, the board easily dispatches the bad faith attacks on Biden's age, saying that he has "forgotten more than his presumed Republican rival will ever know. That's not saying much, and at the same time, it says it all."

Predictably, prominent MAGA figures are completely melting down over the editorial — because they know precisely how influential this newspaper is in Texas. Clearly, The Houston Chronicle has struck a nerve.

[qqueenofhades]

Hello, qqueenofhades!

I just want to say, that ever since I discovered you in the week following Biden stepping down, you've actually made me not dread talking about politics. I look forward to your thoughts on what's going on, and I want to thank you for that.

I would love to know: What do you think of the apparent exhaustion from Republicans/MAGA about Trump? People leaving his rallies (and that's not even covering how few are even coming at all or his supposedly needing to pay people to come), and the slew of formers we see at the DNC openly talking about their change in sides. Do you have any ideas about what might be causing this shift? Was it Harris? Was it Jan. 6th? Was it one singular reason, or multiple at once?

Hope you're having a good day.

I think it's a lot of reasons. First, as I said earlier, the whole theme of the DNC is about reclaiming the USA FREEDOM message from the Republicans, who have had a monopoly on it for the past three decades at least and used it to justify even more antidemocratic fascist militant theocratic hard-right turns. The scenes of joyful people talking rousingly about hope, compassion, morning in America, and breaking out into regular USA! USA! chants appeals a lot to the average American, who doesn't want to hear constant violent and negative bile from the Orange Felonious Traitor, because that is literally the only thing he has to offer and it's getting openly more deranged and dangerous every day. The whole Tough Talking Populist Outsider shtick worked in 2016, when Trump didn't have four years of incompetent chaos as the actual president and was just a theoretical concept who a lot of people thought would "smarten up" and take it seriously if he actually won. Likewise, the backlash of white grievance against Obama and the complacency that Trump didn't actually stand a chance was able to be leveraged against the decades of smears that the GOP had already leveled on HRC. Of course, Trump lost the popular vote by 3 million-plus, but the Electoral College did what it's designed to do and he snuck in anyway. But it wasn't a rousing landslide or a thumping victory.

As such, a lot of Reagan Republicans are now turning to the Democrats as the actual pro-USA party, because Trump trash-talks America, calls it a shithole third-world country, bellows about WWIII and the Great Depression, cozies up to foreign dictators, etc etc. Reagan also pitched the sunny message of America as the shining moral hero of the world (he in fact used the Make America Great Again slogan that Trump repurposed), and that likewise resonated with people after the chaos and unrest of the 1970s. Now, we all know that I hate Reagan's ass and I hope he's burning in hell for so many reasons, but his message was effective because it gave people a soaring rhetorical vision to believe in (even while he was often stripping away their economic prosperity in particular behind the scenes, all together now, FUCK REAGAN). But the Republicans who joined the 1980s party are now seeing Republicanism become a tawdry cult centered on, as Geoff Duncan (GOP former Lt. Gov. of Georgia) put it yesterday, the worship of a felonious thug. Trump is wildly anti-America; he only uses it as a vehicle to get what he wants, because Donald Trump is all that Donald Trump cares about. Yes, there are still plenty of brainwashed cultists in numbers great enough to make this election far, far closer than it should ever be in any sane universe, but increasingly even his own cultists don't want to hear it anymore. They keep leaving before the event is over and he's drawing far smaller crowd sizes than in 2016, which as we know is pretty much all he cares about. He has a desperate need for attention and approval to feed his damaged narcissistic-sociopath dementia-riddled brain, and he's just not getting it, while the very real prospect looms that if he loses this election (and it looks more and more like he will) he will go to jail for the rest of his life. Terrifying.

That's why we have the unprecedented spectacle of lifelong Republicans and former Trump voters flocking to Harris in large numbers. We've had Republican speakers at the DNC every night, and they keep playing video montages of former Trump voters disavowing him or explaining that they won't vote for him. If you consider what propelled Trump in 2016 -- conservative white grievance against a black guy named Barack Obama -- the willingness to unhesitatingly embrace a black/mixed-race WOMAN named Kamala Harris is incredible. Many of them were already planning to vote for Biden before he dropped out, but it was no certain thing that they would move from being willing to vote for an establishment old white guy to also being willing to vote for a woman and a person of color. The fact that we've had so many high-profile affinity group Zoom events for Harris, including from truly unbelievable quarters (Republicans for Harris, Mormons for Harris, EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS for Harris), shows that there is a country-wide exhaustion with Trump's poisonous selfish grievance performances, where he's willing to do anything to anyone and turn the USA into a fascist dictatorship if it will exempt him, personally, from the consequences of his odious actions. That is not a message that any sane person can support, and more and more, they don't. As I have said before, that is why fascist movements always sow the seeds of their own destruction. They work for a while, but eventually they're boring, they're mean, they're exhausting, and they offer nothing for anyone but being angry all the time at everyone. Most humans don't like that, and eventually, they drift away.

I also think that part of the reason Kamala absolutely nailed it with Tim Walz as VP is because Walz is the literal anti-MAGA in every way. We have seen a lot of similar straight white military-vet football-coach-type Middle America older men drift into MAGA grievance politics because it offers a home for guys like them and feeds on fear of the future and fear of the other. They feel like they're being heard and understood, even if they aren't, and they vote Republican because they've grown up with Republicans being the pro-America party (however defined). But because Walz is a straight white married military-vet football-coach guy who actually models a joyful and compassionate masculinity, an openly emotional and supportive masculinity, who talks movingly about his love for his wife and children, who is a hunter and gun owner who nonetheless loves kids more than guns, who has taken his small-town rural-America values and become an effective and genuinely progressive politician focused on making ordinary people's lives better, he offers a total antidote to MAGAism. He shows that it is possible to be a traditionally manly American straight white guy who is not a gibbering conspiracy theory-addled shitbag dedicated to trampling on everyone else out of reactionary fear. He shows those guys that they can embrace the diverse future and not have to fear it, and he gives them a permission structure to vote for Democrats because it's the right thing to do AND feel that the Democrats are now the real pro-America party.

Basically, right now, Walz is the most popular member on either ticket, and he's crushing Vance into oblivion (there's something like a 27-point difference in their favorable/unfavorable spreads) because Vance is a horrible robotic hateful gremlin and Walz is an authentic and genuine person who a lot of traditionally Republican-affiliated men (and women!) can identify with. He's also the guy who came up with the devastating "weird" attack line that the GOP can do nothing with except splutter and whine, like playground bullies, that no YOU'RE THE WEIRD ONE. He models that it's actually normal to want your leaders to be compassionate human beings who want to use power to make your lives better, and not hateful fascist alt-righters dedicated to making you also hate everyone and be steeped in doom and gloom. That is why people responded so well to Obama in 2008 after the turmoil of the Bush Jr. years, and why this feels even more monumental than Obama. We won't know until the votes are counted, but this giant tsunami just rose out of nowhere when Harris took over, and it's speeding forward in a really incredible way. We've got to do the work and we've got to vote, but if we do, we could absolutely pulverize Trump and MAGA to smithereens in a way that means it wouldn't be able to come back for a good long while, and oh, what a glorious day that would be. So yes.

[the-orange-shit-stain-scam]

For everyone who is serving, or has served their country in the armed forces. John Kelly is a retired Marine general who served as Trump’s Whitehouse chief of staff for two years. With John Kelly’s obvious integrity and love of country, how can you possibly still choose to believe a reality TV con man instead of an actual patriot?

[the-orange-shit-stain-scam]

The lowest of the low.

a reminder

vote blue

[patriottruth]

The next stage of this chess game to protect American democracy, along with all other democracies and free peoples of the world, uses the Adversary's Anderson vs. trump ruling and their obsession with "States Rights!!!" against them.

Many people may have heard by now that Jack Smith is asking for the judge to dismiss donald j. trump's January 6th insurrectionist prosecution due to the presidential election; because even though the prosecution's case against donald j. trump is strong, and he's undoubtedly guilty of all charges, the U.S. Department of Justice can't prosecute a sitting president, but they'd very much like to continue prosecuting him in the future should the opportunity present itself; so they're asking for the judge to dismiss the case without prejudice to keep the possibility of donald j. trump's future criminal prosecution wide open.

This is a perfect addition to the chess game against donald j. trump; because it just denied donald trump and his entire MAGA cult the opportunity to try and make people forget that he's a disqualified insurrectionist who was never legally and constitutionally cleared of his disqualification from ever holding any state or federal office again; and that he's attempting to illegally sneak back into presidential immunity without anyone noticing Congress never cleared him of his insurrectionist disqualification with the constitutionally necessary two-thirds vote of both houses . Jack Smith and the U.S. DOJ just loudly and proudly slammed that whopper right back upon the chess board for everyone to see, think about, and discuss amongst themselves. Brilliant!

Technically, the following chess strategy doesn't count as states attempting to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment on a disqualified insurrectionist federal/presidential candidate. The states are simply enforcing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment on themselves, on a state level, on state electors and a state governor, and so MAGA SCOTUS can go and pound sand; because they already ruled that states CAN enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment on state officers and agents in their Anderson vs. trump ruling.

MAGA SCOTUS can't force constitutionally sworn-in state electors and state governors to disqualify themselves from ever holding state office by violating Section 3 of the 14th Amendment by giving aid and comfort to a criminally indicted and federally prosecuted disqualified insurrectionist federal/presidential candidate named donald j. trump, so it's Checkmate City, game over, for dumb donald chump, MAGA SCOTUS, and the entire MAGA cult.

Kamala Harris' Existing Electoral College Votes: 226 + 89 Electoral College Votes From 8 Democrat Governors = 315 Electoral College Votes (Better-Than-2020 Landslide Victory!)

donald j. trump's Existing Electoral College Votes: 312 - 89 Electoral College Votes From 8 Democrat Governors = 223 Electoral College Votes (Worse-Than-2020 Landslide Defeat!)

All it takes to protect American democracy, along with all other democracies and free peoples of the world, is 8 Democrat governors refusing to throw their careers away by giving aid and comfort to criminally indicted and federally prosecuted disqualified insurrectionist, donald j. trump. It shouldn't be too difficult to simply remind these 8 Democrat governors that donald j. trump isn't worth destroying their careers, American democracy, and the U.S. Constitution along with them. All it takes is 8 more emails from as many people as you can inspire to join this fight for humanity and freedom, and we'll win!

Arizona = 11 Electoral College Votes. 226+11=237 Electoral College Votes (270 to win). Contact Form: https://azgovernor.gov/office-arizona-governor/form/contact-governor-hobbs I'd choose "Legislation" as the subject and if you're not wanting to use your contact information, their contact information with address, phone number, and email addresses is all right there at the bottom of the webpage. This copies and pastes into the Comments box:

Dear Governor of the State of Arizona, Katie Hobbs,

On March 4th, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States made it perfectly clear to criminally indicted and federally prosecuted insurrectionist, Donald J. Trump, that while states cannot enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution on a candidate seeking to hold, or attempting to hold, federal office, it would require 70 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 17 Democrats in the U.S. Senate to clear Donald J. Trump's insurrectionist disqualification from ever holding any state or federal office again. As you are well aware, those 87 Democrats in the U.S. Congress haven't cleared Donald J. Trump of his insurrectionist disqualification. Accordingly, should any Arizona elector attempt to elect disqualified insurrectionist Donald J. Trump as 47th President of the United States, they'd be giving aid and comfort to a known disqualified insurrectionist, and would therefore be instantly disqualified from serving as a lawfully certified elector, and any certificates of ascertainment created by Arizona's unlawful electors would be instantly null and void. Additionally, per Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, should you, Katie Hobbs, as Governor of the State of Arizona, sign and attempt to legitimize any unlawfully created certificates of ascertainment attempting to elect disqualified insurrectionist Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America, you would also be instantly disqualified from ever holding any state or federal office again, and would therefore be required to immediately resign as the Governor of the State of Arizona due to your insurrectionist disqualification, unless you were cleared by a two-thirds vote of Arizona's elected Republicans and Democrats.

Please seek immediate legal counsel and choose your path, and the paths of Arizona's electors, wisely.

Regards,

We The People of the United States of America

Kansas = 6 Electoral College Votes. 237+6=243 Electoral College Votes (270 to win). Contact Form: https://governor.kansas.gov/questions_form/ Local contact information if you need it for filling in the contact form: https://governor.kansas.gov/contact/ There isn't an email address in their contact information, so you can fill in whatever you like. This copies and pastes into the Comment/Question/Concern box:

Dear Governor of the State of Kansas, Laura Kelly,

On March 4th, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States made it perfectly clear to criminally indicted and federally prosecuted insurrectionist, Donald J. Trump, that while states cannot enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution on a candidate seeking to hold, or attempting to hold, federal office, it would require 70 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 17 Democrats in the U.S. Senate to clear Donald J. Trump's insurrectionist disqualification from ever holding any state or federal office again. As you are well aware, those 87 Democrats in the U.S. Congress haven't cleared Donald J. Trump of his insurrectionist disqualification. Accordingly, should any Kansas elector attempt to elect disqualified insurrectionist Donald J. Trump as 47th President of the United States, they'd be giving aid and comfort to a known disqualified insurrectionist, and would therefore be instantly disqualified from serving as a lawfully certified elector, and any certificates of ascertainment created by Kansas' unlawful electors would be instantly null and void. Additionally, per Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, should you, Laura Kelly, as Governor of the State of Kansas, sign and attempt to legitimize any unlawfully created certificates of ascertainment attempting to elect disqualified insurrectionist Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America, you would also be instantly disqualified from ever holding any state or federal office again, and would therefore be required to immediately resign as the Governor of the State of Kansas due to your insurrectionist disqualification, unless you were cleared by a two-thirds vote of Kansas' elected Republicans and Democrats.

Please seek immediate legal counsel and choose your path, and the paths of Kansas' electors, wisely.

Regards,

We The People of the United States of America

Kentucky = 8 Electoral College Votes. 243+8=251 Electoral College Votes (270 to win). Contact Form: https://governor.ky.gov/contact/contact-us Local contact information is right there on the contact form page. There isn't an email address in their contact information, so you can fill in whatever you like. This copies and pastes into the Comments box:

Dear Governor of the State of Kentucky, Andy Beshear,

On March 4th, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States made it perfectly clear to criminally indicted and federally prosecuted insurrectionist, Donald J. Trump, that while states cannot enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution on a candidate seeking to hold, or attempting to hold, federal office, it would require 70 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 17 Democrats in the U.S. Senate to clear Donald J. Trump's insurrectionist disqualification from ever holding any state or federal office again. As you are well aware, those 87 Democrats in the U.S. Congress haven't cleared Donald J. Trump of his insurrectionist disqualification. Accordingly, should any Kentucky elector attempt to elect disqualified insurrectionist Donald J. Trump as 47th President of the United States, they'd be giving aid and comfort to a known disqualified insurrectionist, and would therefore be instantly disqualified from serving as a lawfully certified elector, and any certificates of ascertainment created by Kentucky's unlawful electors would be instantly null and void. Additionally, per Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, should you, Andy Beshear, as Governor of the State of Kentucky, sign and attempt to legitimize any unlawfully created certificates of ascertainment attempting to elect disqualified insurrectionist Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America, you would also be instantly disqualified from ever holding any state or federal office again, and would therefore be required to immediately resign as the Governor of the State of Kentucky due to your insurrectionist disqualification, unless you were cleared by a two-thirds vote of Kentucky's elected Republicans and Democrats.

Please seek immediate legal counsel and choose your path, and the paths of Kentucky's electors, wisely.

Regards,

We The People of the United States of America

Maine = 4 Electoral College Votes. 251+4=255 Electoral College Votes (270 to win). Contact Form: https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/contact/share-your-opinion Local contact information if you need it for filling in the contact form: https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/contact There isn't an email address in their contact information, so you can fill in whatever you like. This copies and pastes into the Message box:

Dear Governor of the State of Maine, Janet Mills,

On March 4th, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States made it perfectly clear to criminally indicted and federally prosecuted insurrectionist, Donald J. Trump, that while states cannot enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution on a candidate seeking to hold, or attempting to hold, federal office, it would require 70 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 17 Democrats in the U.S. Senate to clear Donald J. Trump's insurrectionist disqualification from ever holding any state or federal office again. As you are well aware, those 87 Democrats in the U.S. Congress haven't cleared Donald J. Trump of his insurrectionist disqualification. Accordingly, should any Maine elector attempt to elect disqualified insurrectionist Donald J. Trump as 47th President of the United States, they'd be giving aid and comfort to a known disqualified insurrectionist, and would therefore be instantly disqualified from serving as a lawfully certified elector, and any certificates of ascertainment created by Maine's unlawful electors would be instantly null and void. Additionally, per Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, should you, Janet Mills, as Governor of the State of Maine, sign and attempt to legitimize any unlawfully created certificates of ascertainment attempting to elect disqualified insurrectionist Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America, you would also be instantly disqualified from ever holding any state or federal office again, and would therefore be required to immediately resign as the Governor of the State of Maine due to your insurrectionist disqualification, unless you were cleared by a two-thirds vote of Maine's elected Republicans and Democrats.

Please seek immediate legal counsel and choose your path, and the paths of Maine's electors, wisely.

Regards,

We The People of the United States of America

Michigan = 15 Electoral College Votes. 255+15=270 Electoral College Votes (270 to win). Contact Form: https://somgovweb.state.mi.us/GovRelations/ContactGovernor.aspx Local contact information if you need it for filling in the contact form: https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/contact There isn't an email address in their contact information, so you can fill in whatever you like. This copies and pastes into the Description of Issue box:

Dear Governor of the State of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer,

On March 4th, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States made it perfectly clear to criminally indicted and federally prosecuted insurrectionist, Donald J. Trump, that while states cannot enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution on a candidate seeking to hold, or attempting to hold, federal office, it would require 70 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 17 Democrats in the U.S. Senate to clear Donald J. Trump's insurrectionist disqualification from ever holding any state or federal office again. As you are well aware, those 87 Democrats in the U.S. Congress haven't cleared Donald J. Trump of his insurrectionist disqualification. Accordingly, should any Michigan elector attempt to elect disqualified insurrectionist Donald J. Trump as 47th President of the United States, they'd be giving aid and comfort to a known disqualified insurrectionist, and would therefore be instantly disqualified from serving as a lawfully certified elector, and any certificates of ascertainment created by Michigan's unlawful electors would be instantly null and void. Additionally, per Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, should you, Gretchen Whitmer, as Governor of the State of Michigan, sign and attempt to legitimize any unlawfully created certificates of ascertainment attempting to elect disqualified insurrectionist Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America, you would also be instantly disqualified from ever holding any state or federal office again, and would therefore be required to immediately resign as the Governor of the State of Michigan due to your insurrectionist disqualification, unless you were cleared by a two-thirds vote of Michigan's elected Republicans and Democrats.

Please seek immediate legal counsel and choose your path, and the paths of Michigan's electors, wisely.

Regards,

We The People of the United States of America

North Carolina = 16 Electoral College Votes. 270+16=286 Electoral College Votes (Make It A Better-Than-2020 Landslide Victory!). Contact Form: https://governor.nc.gov/contact/contact-governor-cooper Local contact information is right there on the contact form page. There isn't an email address in their contact information, so you can fill in whatever you like. This appears to fall into the "Other Issue" category. This copies and pastes into the Message box:

Dear Governor of the State of North Carolina, Roy Cooper,

On March 4th, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States made it perfectly clear to criminally indicted and federally prosecuted insurrectionist, Donald J. Trump, that while states cannot enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution on a candidate seeking to hold, or attempting to hold, federal office, it would require 70 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 17 Democrats in the U.S. Senate to clear Donald J. Trump's insurrectionist disqualification from ever holding any state or federal office again. As you are well aware, those 87 Democrats in the U.S. Congress haven't cleared Donald J. Trump of his insurrectionist disqualification. Accordingly, should any North Carolina elector attempt to elect disqualified insurrectionist Donald J. Trump as 47th President of the United States, they'd be giving aid and comfort to a known disqualified insurrectionist, and would therefore be instantly disqualified from serving as a lawfully certified elector, and any certificates of ascertainment created by North Carolina's unlawful electors would be instantly null and void. Additionally, per Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, should you, Roy Cooper, as Governor of the State of North Carolina, sign and attempt to legitimize any unlawfully created certificates of ascertainment attempting to elect disqualified insurrectionist Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America, you would also be instantly disqualified from ever holding any state or federal office again, and would therefore be required to immediately resign as the Governor of the State of North Carolina due to your insurrectionist disqualification, unless you were cleared by a two-thirds vote of North Carolina's elected Republicans and Democrats.

Please seek immediate legal counsel and choose your path, and the paths of North Carolina's electors, wisely.

Regards,

We The People of the United States of America

Pennsylvania = 19 Electoral College Votes. 286+19=305 Electoral College Votes (Make It A Better-Than-2020 Landslide Victory!). Contact Form: https://www.pa.gov/form/governor/contact.html Local contact information is right there on the contact form page. There isn't an email address in their contact information, so you can fill in whatever you like. This appears to fall into the "Legislation" category. This copies and pastes into the Message box:

Dear Governor of the State of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro,

On March 4th, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States made it clear to insurrectionist presidential candidate, Donald J. Trump, he'd require 70 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 17 Democrats in the U.S. Senate to clear his insurrectionist disqualification from ever holding federal office again. Accordingly, should any Pennsylvania elector attempt to elect Donald J. Trump as 47th President of the United States, they'd be giving aid and comfort to a known disqualified insurrectionist, and would therefore be instantly disqualified from serving as a lawfully certified elector, and any certificates of ascertainment created by Pennsylvania's unlawful electors would be instantly null and void. Additionally, no state governor can sign such certificates without giving aid and comfort to a disqualified insurrectionist. Please seek legal counsel on Donald Trump's insurrectionist disqualification.

Wisconsin = 10 Electoral College Votes. 305+10=315 Electoral College Votes (Make It A Better-Than-2020 Landslide Victory!). Contact Form: https://wi.accessgov.com/public/Forms/Page/governor/voice-an-opinion/0 Local contact information if you need it for filling in the contact form: https://evers.wi.gov/Pages/connect.aspx There isn't an email address in their contact information, so you can fill in whatever you like. Under "Affiliation," I typed: 2024 Presidential Election Certification Issues. This copies and pastes into the Share Your Opinions box:

Dear Governor of the State of Wisconsin, Tony Evers,

On March 4th, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States made it perfectly clear to criminally indicted and federally prosecuted insurrectionist, Donald J. Trump, that while states cannot enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution on a candidate seeking to hold, or attempting to hold, federal office, it would require 70 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 17 Democrats in the U.S. Senate to clear Donald J. Trump's insurrectionist disqualification from ever holding any state or federal office again. As you are well aware, those 87 Democrats in the U.S. Congress haven't cleared Donald J. Trump of his insurrectionist disqualification. Accordingly, should any Wisconsin elector attempt to elect disqualified insurrectionist Donald J. Trump as 47th President of the United States, they'd be giving aid and comfort to a known disqualified insurrectionist, and would therefore be instantly disqualified from serving as a lawfully certified elector, and any certificates of ascertainment created by Wisconsin's unlawful electors would be instantly null and void. Additionally, per Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, should you, Tony Evers, as Governor of the State of Wisconsin, sign and attempt to legitimize any unlawfully created certificates of ascertainment attempting to elect disqualified insurrectionist Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America, you would also be instantly disqualified from ever holding any state or federal office again, and would therefore be required to immediately resign as the Governor of the State of Wisconsin due to your insurrectionist disqualification, unless you were cleared by a two-thirds vote of Wisconsin's elected Republicans and Democrats.

Please seek immediate legal counsel and choose your path, and the paths of Wisconsin's electors, wisely.

Regards,

We The People of the United States of America

[sprites4ever]

Since I'm A Solution-Oriented Person, Instead Of Crying, Here's What I'll I Advise Every American And Everyone Else, Who Wants To Hear It

GET TOGETHER AND STAY TOGETHER

The Right and Fascists thrive on division of their opposition. Don't preocuppy yourself with infighting.

You never wanted politics to be a fight, but they've made it one. So remember who your enemies are, and what people can achieve when they have a common threat.

If you're in a red state and are fearing for the life and well-being of you and/or people you know, GET OUT NOW. You have a month until inauguration, so, if you can't leave the country, move to a blue state.

While it is, of course, no guarantee for safety against the MAGA cult, the comparatively limited power of the US federal government over citizens and state governments should buy you some time to prepare for a Trump Nazi Regime and/or WWIII or a second US Civil War.

DON'T DENY THE ELECTION RESULT

I know it's comfortable to think that most Americans wouldn't be so insane to re-elect Trump, but that's not true. The race was pretty much 50/50 and winning over the battleground states put Trump over the edge. There's also the fact that, while a ~65% voter turnout is pretty good for a democratic country, that still means that half of eligible American voters did not vote. So, whatever their ideals are, they did not participate in the choice that impacts them, every other American and, due to the US' status, the rest of the world.

Remember, Hitler too was democratically elected. None of the reasons with which Hitler and Trump convinced voters are real things, but still, those voters believed them and made their choice. May they shamefully rot in the worst pages of future history books, but they made their choice.

This is the inherent risk of democracy: That people can always choose to ruin it.

I'M NOT GOING TO MINCE WORDS:

CORRECTION: I previously claimed that the voter turnout was ~50%, when, in reality, it was around 65%. This is strong for a genuine democracy (fake democracies can obviously force people to vote at gunpoint, or just make up voter statistics), but this still means that a third of the country did not vote and that Trump was elected by a third of the country, not even 50% of the population. By that logic, any election with a voter turnout below 100% would not represent the genuine majority, but you get my point. The reality is that both a lot of American non-voters and Trump voters live in rural areas where the rest of the world, outside their community, might as well not exist. So, of course, they can, for example, take Trump's word on the LGBTQ+ community, because they know so little about the world that they can be told anything and also won't vote responsibly, as, if, for example, there's no LGBTQ+ person in their community, they have no way of knowing what these people, their issues and the threats they face actually are like. A lot of voters also don't care about politics and just vote for the guy everyone else is voting for, or the guy who's face they like better. (I'm not making this up, people from multiple countries have legitimately stated that they vote based on politician hotness.) It's strange, because this type of rural unknowingness is usually typical for countries that are undeveloped and autocratic, so one wouldn't expect it from the richest country where the elections define so much. I guess it's the US' federal system and libertarian economy that have led to this extreme compartmentalization of society, where communities are essentially as different from each other as Stone Age-villages.

WITH TRUMP RE-ELECTED, DEPENDING ON HIS CHOICES, THERE WILL BE WORLD WAR III OR A SECOND AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

I'm not paranoid for saying this, as former US Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Mark Milley, who served two years under Trump and Biden, has stated in an interview with The Atlantic that he and others had to stop Trump from launching nuclear missiles at North Korea multiple times in 2018.

ON A POTENTIAL WORLD WAR III

WWIII means a nuclear holocaust, meaning hundreds of millions of deaths around the entire world within half an hour of the war turning nuclear and billions of deaths in the years following, no way around it.

Cities and areas near government and military instalations in nuclear-armed countries (USA, russia, China, Israel, Iran, India, Pakistan, North Korea, United Kingdom and France) will be most affected, but that doesn't mean those will be the only places to be nuked or affected.

Decades of many nations' strategists' deliberations during the Cold War, the period of tension between the US-led NATO and Soviet russian-led Warsaw Pact after the end of WWII in 1945, which in and for itself ended with the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1991, came to the same conclusion - If another World War occurs, it will be nuclear and it will be global. It can't even really be called a war, as the world's nuclear powers have had the capacity to annihilate each other's militaries and economies within half an hour ever since 1950.

Since then, WWIII hasn't happened due to powerful people being aware of this and due to multiple courageous individuals who chose right in close calls. For example, President Kennedy maintained a cool head during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, during which, for the uninitiated, NATO and the USSR got extremely close to a nuclear war, as they both deployed nuclear missiles right at each others' doorsteps. In that crisis, too, Soviet Naval Officer Vasili Arkhipov prevented his submarine from launching nuclear weapons at the US when the submarine lost contact with Moscow and other officers thought a nuclear war had started and Moscow had been destroyed. In 1983, when the Soviet Politburo had become so paranoid that they believed their own propaganda about an impending attack by NATO, their nuclear forces were on such high alert that a malfunctioning Soviet spy satellite sending a false alarm about an American nuclear launch nearly caused them to launch in what they thought would be retaliation. At that time, the Soviet Command Officer Stanislav Petrov however figured that the computer at his base, which displayed the warning and which had been installed just the day before, was malfunctioning and chose not to relay the alarm to the rest of Soviet command.

Now, much misinformation has been spread around atomic energy and nuclear weapons. Here's the reality about nukes:

Almost all of the aforementioned nuclear powers have the capacity to launch a nuke at any target in the world within minutes, as nuclear missiles, especially Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) can reach insane hypersonic speeds, faster than anything that could shoot them down before the nuclear warheads start the detonation sequence.

While we're talking about the US, the aforementioned decades of deliberation have concluded that is impossible for any country to fire a nuke without it soon turning into a war between all nuclear powers with their nukes. Nukes are just too destructive for decision-makers to not panic in that event.

The currently existing nukes are spread as follows:

USA: ~5500 nuclear warheads total, how many of those are ready-to-launch is classified, launch means are silo-launched Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles with Multiple Independent Reentry Vehicle (MIRV) warheads (meaning one missile can drop nukes on multiple targets), Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles (IRBMs), Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBMs), Ground-, Air- and Sea-launched Cruise Missiles, Air-dropped bombs, Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs) with MIRV warheads

russia: ~6000 nuclear warheads total, readiness same as above, launch means are silo- and truck-launched ICBMs with MIRV warheads, IRBMs, SRBMs, Ground-, Air- and Sea-launched Cruise Missiles, Air-dropped bombs, SLBMs with MIRV warheads

China: ~250 nuclear warheads total, readiness same as above, launch means are ICBMs, cruise missiles and SLBMs

Israel: ~100 nuclear warheads total, readiness same as above, launch means are cruise missiles and SLBMs

India: ~100 nuclear warheads total, readiness same as above, launch means are ICBMs, cruise missiles and SLBMs

Pakistan: ~100 nuclear warheads total, readiness same as above, launch means unknown

United Kingdom: ~200 nuclear warheads total, readiness same as above, launch means are cruise missiles and SLBMs

France: ~100 nuclear warheads total, readiness same as above, launch means are cruise missiles and SLBMs

Iran: Does officially not have nuclear weapons, can factually assemble some nuclear warheads within weeks, launch means unknown

North Korea: Official number of nuclear warheads classified, most likely ~30, readiness unknown, launch means are ICBMs, IRBMs, SRBMs and cruise missiles

Nukes cause unrivaled destruction over tens of kilometers with their explosion, emit a flash of Gamma radiation in the moment of their explosion, cause massive shockwaves and fires, can blind people with the brightness of the flash of Gamma radiation and cause long-lasting contamination with dangerous radiation via fallout.

Gamma radiation caused by the initial nuclear fission of a nuke last extremely short. This radiation is quickly lethal, but so fast that is gone within milliseconds. Anyone too close to the source will, however, be hit by so much of said radiation, that they will get extreme Accute Radiation Syndrome (ARS), also known as radiation poisoning, and die within hours, as Gamma radiation is so strong that, in high enough concentration, it passes through the human body and rips out the electrons from the atoms which cellular tissue is made of, degrading them to Ions. (Hence the term 'Ionizing Radiation')

Ions, unlike atoms, are way less stable, meaning that cellular tissue that has been ionized can't uphold itself and falls apart.

The other type of ionizing radiation from nuclear bombs, Neutron radiation, works the same way, but lasts much longer than Gamma radiation. Unlike Gamma radiation, it sticks to most materials, causing them to give off Neutron radiation for years. This is the radiation hazard that comes from fallout. Fallout is the soot kicked up by the explosion, which originates from everything it pulverized. The immense heat causes it to first be carried upwards, forming the characteristic mushroom cloud, before the air cools and allows the now irradiated soot to fall out (hence the name) and back onto the ground. It is affected by wind and weather.

To avoid both types of radiation, the first factor is distance. Any amount of radiation still consists of individual particles that race through the cosmos, so the further away you are from the source, the less likely for its rays to hit you, as they travel in a straight line.

The second factor is cover. Like everything else, ionizing rays can get through certain things and can't get through others. Gamma rays get through everything with a lower density than multiple centimeters of lead and Neutron rays get through anything with a lower density than multiple meters of concrete. So, being underground or in the center of extremely thick buildings, as well as having resources necessary for survival, is key to surviving radiation after a nuke explodes.

The third factor is time. The human body can withstand different levels of radiation for different amounts of time. The easiest way to figure out how long you can stay exposed to how much, is with a dosimeter.

SO, YES, I AM TELLING YOU TO START DOOMSDAY PREPPING

The essentials, of which you should amass a stock that will last you multiple years in a secure location:

Non-perishable canned food

ABSURD amounts of drinking water

Distilled water for hygiene

Nonperishable Grain-based food

Long-lasting milk

Dried fruit and nuts

Eggs

Flour

Sugar

Honey

Salt

Black pepper (hurts like hell, but can be used as a coagulant to stop wounds from bleeding)

Paper towels

Trash bags

Hygiene gloves

Breathing masks

As much replacement clothing, especially outdoors and warm clothing, as you can get

Water treatment tools

Camping cooking equipment

Easily useable heat sources

Tools (Wrench, File, Screwdriver, Crowbar, Fire extinguisher, Knives, Compass, Hammer, Shovel, Pickaxe)

Physical maps

Hand crank-powered radio

Many spare batteries

Many spare rechargeable batteries

Battery charger

Means of power generation (hand crank, solar)

Flashlight

Radio phone

Backpacks

All the medicines you need

Bandages

Hygiene products

Antibiotics

Medicines against cold

Medicines against diarrhea

Disinfectant

Pastes against insect bites

Pastes against sunburn

Soap

Dosimeter

Geiger counter

Hazardous enviroments clothing

Helmets

Gloves

Cups

Buckets

Canisters for water

History books

Important works

A laptop

A smartphone

A camera (don't need it if you have a smartphone)

Print out important documents on put them in a folder

Analog data storage

Physical data storage (hard drives, flash drives, CDs, SD cards)

Devices to read data storage

Means for self-defense

Emergency plans with people you know

Similarly, a second American Civil War would also need Americans to prepare, in order to survive.

IF YOU LIVE ANYWHERE THAT'S NOT THE US, YOU WILL BE AFFECTED, TOO

Don't think the US are far enough away. Of course, the aforementioned nuclear war would affect you, but a second American Civil War and just Trump being re-elected will, too.

Even without WWIII or a second American Civil War, it's pretty clear that:

In Europe, this will invigorate the similar far-Right movements to bring about similar destructive changes as those Trump wants.

Trump will most likely abandon Ukraine like Afghanistan, meaning russia taking it over and attacking Western European countries afterward. Trump is completely on Putin's side and will also destroy NATO, meaning all of the US' allies, including those in Europe, will be abandoned. I live in Germany, which is seeing a rise in popularity by the far-Right AfD party, and which does not have the military means to defend itself against russian expansionism without the US.

With russia's war against Ukraine, China will feel invigorated to annex Taiwan, and just like with Ukraine, nationalist and authoritarian Trump will not do anything to stop it.

South Korea could be abandoned in the face of North Korea.

Trump will continue to support Israel in the Western Right's extremely hypocritical manner, most likely ordering more US military action in the Middle East.

ULTIMATELY, GIVE THEM THE FIGHT THEY WANT

I know that we liberals, progressives, people who don't care about politics and just want to build their own life and even former conservatives who deemed far-Righters like Trump too radical, never wanted a fight. We never wanted to fight for our values in Western society, against the values of those who demonize us. We were always ready to coexist with them, if only each side kept to themselves with living out its values and didn't impair the other.

But the far-Right fascists and religious zealots, with their leaders who don't mean a word of what they say and say anything they want to get power, have made this a fight. By electing a US President who promised to destroy democracy, eliminate women's and LGBTQ+ rights, oppress non-white ethnicities, censor media, give churches and capitalists unprecedented power and abandon all allied nations, the far-Right has declared war on everyone and everything that's true, moral or even just acceptable. Let's remember that they hate diversity, and that we are from many more groups and walks of life than them. Let's use this to our advantage and show to the fascists what happens when you give different people a common enemy.

[betaphannie]

I fucking hate this. Idc what kamala could've and should've done differently yadda yadda ya. Of course when a woman is running she has to be absolutely perfect to even be considered meanwhile a man who is literally a felon who wants to end democracy gets most of America's votes. I'm used to living around racist assholes but I seriously believed that people were waking up. People I knew who used to be conservative were posting that they were voting for kamala. It's fucking COMMON SENSE that you don't elect the guy who will make it impossible for you to fight against any of his policies. But common sense isn't so fucking common is it? I have to go to work tomorrow knowing that a good portion of those ppl I work with voted against my rights and led this country to its downfall. Don't any of you from blue states tell me "at least the maga cult members will get what's coming to them." Be so fucking for real. The worst of it will come to trans people, people of color, women, queer people, poor people, disabled people, and all the people in other countries who didn't agree to this. We're all gonna fucking die in a climate crisis under a fascist regime and it's my own damn neighbors' fault.