theoriginalnikegirl

[theoriginalnikegirl]

in all honesty tho, from the bottom of my heart

to the women of all colour...

to the lgbtq+ community...

to the people suffering with long term health...

to the people who didn't vote for him...i'm so unbelievably sorry your country let you down.

hope. hope is the most important thing here. it won't always be like this and better days will return.

[theoriginalnikegirl]

So, I guess as a middle range millennial, I now get to tell all you young queer kids that what you are feeling right now is exactly how it felt in 2004 when we re-elected George Bush, and not only that but many states put in bans against gay/same sex marriage at the time.

This is probably not comforting, but it is true, and it helps me when I feel hopeless: For every revolution there is a counter revolution, for every step forward there is a step back, that things may not be good forever but they will not be bad, either. That we clawed our way to get where we are and we can claw our way forward from here, too. Talk to your queer elders, the ones who have been here before and will be here again and who threw bricks at Stonewall.

When I was a child, if you got AIDS it was a death sentence. Now it isn't. Now you live on.

So I'll quote angels in america: You are fabulous creatures, each and every one. And I bless you: More Life. The Great Work Begins.

[theoriginalnikegirl]

i love you women, i love you black people, I love you trans people, i love you immigrants, i love you indigenous people, i love you queer people, i love you scared teens, i love you, i love you, i love you. please don't give up.

[theoriginalnikegirl]

Where's that tweet about people still living long fulfilling lives even through the fall of the roman empire because I think about it constantly

[theoriginalnikegirl]

Reblog to hug prev poster (they need a hug)

[theoriginalnikegirl]

i do think this 538 piece from 2018 should be required reading for everyone every election season

[theoriginalnikegirl]

AP is saying she lost by 5 million votes. which means even if all 2 million third party voters had voted for kamala harris (which would never have happened because of the libertarian party & RFK to be clear), she still would have lost.

instead of blaming leftists and palestinians for voting third party, you should be blaming the democrats for running a trash campaign. a campaign based in genocide, ethnic cleansing, cracking down on the border, children in cages, endless war with russia, endless war in korea, endless war in SWANA, the promise of war with china, refusing to actually defend (let alone protect) trans and queer people, and the list goes on. the democratic party is actively contributing to the rise of fascism in the united states, and they have been for 50 years.

[theoriginalnikegirl]

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[theoriginalnikegirl]

I would say vote if you can tomorrow and then no matter who wins, get involved in your local community.

[theoriginalnikegirl]

boy i sure would love to get married someday

[theoriginalnikegirl]

some positives:

Seven states voted to protect abortion rights, including the deeply red state of Missouri

Sarah McBride became the first openly trans woman elected to congress

Mark Robinson, the man who called himself a "Black N*zi" will not be governor of North Carolina

Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester become the first duo of black women senators ever in the history of the senate (sadgressive but good for their constituents)

Kentucky voted to protect public education!

[theoriginalnikegirl]

Two things to prop up right now:

The ACLU - They’ll do their best to make sure this dumpster fire doesn’t turn into a wildfire.

The Trevor Project - They’ll be fielding a lot of calls, texts, and chats in the next few days and beyond.

[theoriginalnikegirl]

your survival is an act of resistance. your joy and leisure — just as much as the work that you put in — is a radical act of resistance. you may take care of yourself, and tend to your community, and take action. and still, simply living another day is a triumphant act of resistance. i love you, keep fucking going.

[theoriginalnikegirl]

🕯️ 3rd assassination attempt that actually sticks prayer circle 🕯️

[theoriginalnikegirl]

there needs to be a cultural shift in america like im not talking about culture war bullshit i mean the average american needs to learn to care about their community and the rest of the world and not be a self-absorbed asshole with a "fuck you i got mine" attitude.

[theoriginalnikegirl]

so. bad news. we have to keep going tomorrow. good news is that I’ll keep going with you

[theoriginalnikegirl]

reblog to diminish the horrors from the person you reblogged from