Source: Https://x.com/Myrmidia/status/1706787607995195876?t=uCJ5eCWP4Gse1Gw3jqWDIA&s=09

America. I’m so sorry.

A lot of you are terrified right now, and understandably so — the Annoying Orange™️ is all but confirmed to have won. You don’t know what to do now, but I’m going to give you some advice from someone who survived 14 years of a Tory government (basically the UK’s Republican party); the best thing you can do now? Outlive the bastard. Outlast his presidency. Don’t let him break you. You’ll be okay. As my favourite quote goes, “do it scared and do it anyway”.

Be scared. Fear is perfectly natural right now, it’s okay to be afraid. But you have to live. Be scared, but survive. Be scared, but be unapologetically you. Things are going to get rough, and it’s going to feel dark for a while. You will get through this. You are stronger than you think. You have to survive these next four years. Otherwise, he gets exactly what he wants. Don’t let him win. You are loved. The world needs you in it. Don’t ever forget that.

Do it scared. Do it anyway. 💙

Phineas and Ferb

[sighs] Oh, what the hell. Come on.

Alright I'm writing this mostly to get my frustrations on the US election results out of my system so I can get some sleep without them haunting my dreams. I'll probably delete this in the morning.

As I am writing this it is midnight pst. I am a young woman living in a blue state on the west coast. I should be okay. But many won't. The results haven't officially been called for but it's going to be Trump unless there's a hail mary and a recount. America has survived a first trump presidency but I'm not so sure it's institutions will survive a second. Mostly due to his volatility, project 25, etc. And many people both in the USA and abroad won't make it through these next 4 years without having their rights and their lives threatened and taken away. It is frightening, frustrating, and we need to solidarity and support for on another.

There's alot of stuff to say. Alot of stuff to do. I am not that person to say that now. To give my call to action. Hopefully I will. I hate talking politics online because I am a non confrontational person, a coward, someone who doesn't want to make a name for myself. And I do hate that aspect about myself.

I am scared. Scared for our environment. Our institutions. Our people. The victims to war and genocide we could bring an end to but don't. Scared for healthcare, democracy, basic government functioning. Scared for my own sanity. I realize how incoherent I must be if someone else reads this. I am scared for myself.

I know we must act. Stand defiant against racism, war, genocide, fascism, homophobia and transphobia, and whatever else that's really important that I am blanking out on. We will act. We act. We win.

But today, I am scared. And I need a moment to feel that and a moment to share that. Thank you for reading.

This just made it Very Likely that Trump will win.

It will spike his turnout.

It will revive his support from centrists.

You hate that prospect? You have to vote.

OP warm ups from twitter