#voting hours

[absentlyabbie]

taking my life into my hands to resurrect this godawful hellpoll and let it run for a week this time

[goldensunset]

feel free to elaborate in tags of course on how easy or hard cosplaying them would be

bonus question: how much do you WANT to look like your icon. like are they the goal you aspire to

[ozziyo]

relax bro ain't nobody takin it from u

[candycatfalls]

MERRY CHRISTMAS SICKOS

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[xxplastic-cubexx]

Merry christmas everyone <- 3AM, December 26th

[actualori]

VOTE SAUSAGE AT @transmcytshowdown NOW!!!

[babacontainsmultitudes]

HEH.

IT'S HERE. THANK YOU FOR WAITING. THANK YOU FOR VOTING. IT'S. IT'S HERE.

*Excluding episodes 43,45, and 46 of S2 since their transcripts are not yet out. ;) Dw, I'll make an updated version of this once season 2 is over. Also some bonus "heh"s if the players were imitating Freddie.

Heh, now go vote for Glenn.

EDIT: COMPLETE VERSION HERE

[leupagus]

On Voting in America

So one of the most profound comments on routine chores that I've ever encountered was, hilariously, the Pickle Rick episode of "Rick & Morty," where (after a lot of shenanigans have already ensued) this therapist absolutely lays Rick out:

"I have no doubt that you would be bored senseless by therapy, the same way I'm bored when I brush my teeth and wipe my ass. Because the thing about repairing, maintaining, and cleaning is: it's not an adventure. There's no way to do it so wrong you might die. It's just work. And the bottom line is some people are okay going to work and some people, well, some people would rather die. Each of us gets to choose."

I think about this at least once a week — usually while I'm doing my laundry or sweeping or some other task that needs doing and won't get me anything more than clean clothing or a dog-hair-free floor. There's no Pulitzer for wiping down your microwave or scrubbing your toilet; no one's awarding you for getting all the dishes out of the sink. At best you have the satisfaction of crossing it off your list.

Voting is very much the same (and I'm talking about the US here, as an American). Sure, you sometimes get a sticker; but nobody's going to cheer for you. There's no adventure here, no potential for anything more than crossing something off of a list. It's a chore, something that needs doing in order to repair, maintain, and yes even clean. So I get why people don't like doing it.

And I've decided I don't give a shit.

Do it anyway. Your country takes astonishingly little from you — taxes, the once-in-a-blue-moon jury duty, and a theoretical draft that hasn't been used in over half a century and likely will never be again — but it asks you (asks! not requires! not demands!) to vote once or twice a year. It's not always easy; especially in conservative states, the impediments to vote can be ridiculous. But it is once a year and unlike in our nation's all-too-recent past, you will not die if you do it.

In fact, the worst outcome from voting these days is that the person or issue that you vote for loses — but you won't know if they lose until after the election. Polls are less accurate now, for a whole host of reasons; you cannot know until after the election who or what will win. This makes your vote more valuable than possibly ever before.

Use that power. Not because it's exciting or even rewarding, but because your vote is what keeps our country's metaphorical teeth from falling out and our metaphorical ass from stinking.

Brush, wipe, vote.

[chrliekclly]

they….

[destielmemenews]

Due to a lot of feedback on the nature of this blog, and how the meme format can come across as insensitive and shameless, I'm considering switching to a news only post format, without the use of the destiel meme. I greatly enjoy sharing information about current events, and would like to continue doing so in some way.

So I am making this poll to ask everyone their opinion on the way I do things, and for suggestions to improve my content.

[unforth]

Me: passes a sign with three different TERF dogwhistles, telling me to vote "no" on NYS Prop 1

Me: well I assume I'm voting yes on whatever that is.

looks it up

The proposal in question:

"This proposal amends Article 1, Section 11 of the New York Constitution. Section 11 now protects against unequal treatment based on race, color, creed, and religion. The proposal will amend the act to also protect against unequal treatment based on ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, and pregnancy outcomes, as well as reproductive healthcare and autonomy.  The amendment allows laws to prevent or undo past discrimination."

(bold in original)

Oh yeah, definitely voting yes.

To the TERF in Niskayuna: come on out. I just want to talk. No really, I'm pathetic in a fight, but I need to tell you to your face what an awful person you are.

Also: notice how they're all too happy to throw the disabled, immigrants, women who've experienced pregnancy-related discrimination, and queer people as a whole under the bus if it means excluding trans women.

[virtualmuscles]

25 inches !

[ejudollz]

i think it's time for some discourse... which teamie is the biggest throat goat.. think logically here.. let's be serious like we're professionals around a big table LMAOHSJ

[hoofpeet]

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

I don't care who wins the shipping semi-finals, they are both my little investigative darlings.

[katmaibearfan]

Fat Bear Junior Final Match!

3.5 year old 909 Junior, adopted daughter of 910

VS

Spring cub 128 Junior, son of 128 Grazer

Two beloved bears, one a former champion and one a total rookie! The cub who wins today will be added to the Fat Bear Week bracket, and compete against the independent bears for a shot at the Fat Bear Week Crown!

Vote for who you think most deserves the title of Fat Bear Junior Champion 2024 at Fatbearweek.org! Voting is open today, September 27th, from 9am - 6pm Pacific / 12pm - 9pm Eastern.

The bracket reveal for Fat Bear Week is on Monday, September 30th, and voting for Fat Bear Week begins on Wednesday, October 2nd.

May the fattest bear win!

All photo and graphic credit goes to explore.org, the katmai conservancy, and katmai national park and preserve