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I don’t want to be alarming, but things could get really bad really fast. OTW shared this today on Twitter, and I'm a bit worried about it 😅

Ao3 is a non-profit organisation. If they have to start paying taxes, I have no idea what will happen.

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bitches youre my trusted adults please tell me how itll be ok im scared

We take our position as your trusted adults very seriously. Which is why we can't tell you it'll all be ok.

It's not going to be ok for everyone. Some people are going to die or be hurt. What happens under this new presidential administration is going to have negative consequences that last for a long time.

This is why it's more important than ever to be caring, compassionate, and helpful, both to your community, your loved ones, and YOURSELF. We're currently working on a big list of all the things you can do to protect yourself financially and prepare for the coming administration to mitigate the damage. But as with all our work, we're making sure we get it right before we release it to you. So stay tuned, puggle.

I'm sorry I don't have more comfort to offer you. But we're still fighting, and we know you're strong enough to keep fighting too.

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Shoutout to the two coworkers today who casually announced that they were voting for Trump, then asked me who I was voting for. I told them "I did early voting, and I voted for the candidate who isn't going to make it harder for me to exist as a trans person" and both of these women had to awkwardly try and assure me that it wasn't personal, and it's not like they hated Harris or anything, they actually do like some things about her, and they definitely don't hate me, of course not, it's just that, you know, well, it's like, well, you know, it's just, like, and no matter how many times they tried to pass the shovel off to me, I just let them hold onto it

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man how the hell is this stupid ass sport legal. why do we funnel HIGH SCHOOLERS into this

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This is where the gods play games with the lives of men, on a board which is at one and the same time a simple playing area and the whole world. And Fate always wins. Fate always wins. Most of the gods throw dice but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been using two queens all along.

-- Terry Pratchett - Interesting Times

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This past August and after a horrific stabbing attack that left three children dead, fascists incited racist mobs in the UK to riot, leading to widespread violence, injuries, and the destruction of mosques, refugee shelters, and homes across the country. In response, anti-fascist groups mobilized to defend their communities, including one asylum seeker who joined a counter-protest to confront the bigots, who then pelted him and his friends with rocks & other objects. When he threw back a projectile in self-defence, the coppers waved in, arresting him! Now our friend is serving a prison sentence of several months! To support him, The International Defence Fund helped cover his rent to prevent homelessness upon his release, underscoring the community's solidarity. Full story in the link above; show solidarity with anti-fascists by making a donation to the Defence Fund today!

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The reason Trump won is largely the same reason nearly all incumbent governments in the developed world lost. They happened to be in power when inflation was high, even if the inflation had nothing to do with them and there wasn't much they could do to reverse it.

The US actually had the best results in combating inflation out of all developed economies. But it didn't matter. Prices were high and that was enough to swing the election.

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Imagine having to resign from your job because of your disgusting statutory rape of teen girls and sharing nude photos on the House floor with Republican colleagues, only to get considered for the top gig at DOJ that your statutory rape would eliminate you from entry level DOJ jobs.

Rape and sexual assault are MAGA resume builders.

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How long until Dr Oz becomes Surgeon General

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usually the argument behind tarrifs is that it'll make domestic production more competitive but since there is no domestic production the position is pretty much just 'fuck foreigners, lets make everything more expensive' which is very funny

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Dr Oz and RFK Jr coming together to cause so, so many unnecessary deaths of Americans.

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Israel destroyed all the infrastructure and importantly the vegetation in Gaza. Without vegetation to soak up the rain, and with plenty of uplifted ground, people in Gaza are dealing with flooding and mudslides. Trash has piled up and with no toilet facilities disease has affected every person. Now entering into the raining season people have to worry about perpetually wet feet, and cold wet nights, making illness and sleep deprivation even worse if that’s even possible.

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Often during the filming of his reality show The Apprentice, Trump would fire the wrong contestant on a whim or just because he forgot/didn't realize which contestant he was supposed to fire.

Instead of reshooting the scene, which they knew Trump would refuse to do, the producers had to cobble up a mangled and manipulated edit to make the fired contestant appear to be doing worse than they actually did to make Trump's objectively incorrect decision appear reasonable.

This is what the American news media had been for Trump's political career since 2015.

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