Unspeakables: The Politics Thread 2024
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Hi, guys:
Any posts elsewhere will be moved to this thread.
This is not a thread for arguments or nasty debates. We will be closely monitoring and moderating this thread in a way that we usually do not.
This is a thread for grieving, sharing resources and help for people who are impacted by all of this (which is all of us, but some more than others).
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I love y’all. Stay safe.
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Here’s a really good “steps to protect yourself from a worst-case scenario” thread on bluesky from a person who is very reasonable about these things (rahaeli, if any of y’all use dreamwidth): https://bsky.app/profile/rahaeli.bsky.social/post/3labvxce57a2r
If you’re in a spiral, having concrete steps to take will help you out of it.
If you need legal assistance in the States, regardless of where you are, and you don’t know where to go, reach out to me. I will help you find people who can help.
If you’re in Louisiana and can’t leave, reach out to me. I will help you myself, or find people who can. Also, like, reach out to me so I can have more friends.
I don’t care if we’ve fought like cats and dogs in the past. If you need legal help and don’t know what to do, reach out.
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Scattered thoughts.
It’s okay to be tired. I am so, so, so, so, so tired. Thinking about this is just exhausting, and right now I can’t stop. I am so tired of these fucking people, I’m tired of dealing with them, tired of hearing them, tired of them sticking themselves into every aspect of my life, tired of them threatening my friends and my strangers, and I’m tired of being afraid of them.
It feels like nothing matters and nothing has mattered. I’m tired of that too.
I’m tired of 2024 in general, and looking ahead doesn’t offer any break from any of it.
So.
It’s okay to be tired. But what these folks want from us, more than anything, is for us to give up. That’s their victory, and for all that they win, they haven’t won until that happens.
If you’re feeling hopeless, which I am, then I’d like to offer that spite can also be a fine motivator. It’s okay to be tired, it’s okay to rest, and it’s okay to get back up with nothing more than a desire to keep these fuckers from getting that last thing from you.
That sounds like an empty platitude, but it comes from the heart. If you’re in a dark, dark place right now, I want you to know that I am too. There are other people in here with us. Millions. You’re not alone.
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If you don’t feel comfortable or safe living in the US and you’re lucky enough to have a parent (or possibly grandparent) that migrated here from another country - look up their country of origin, and see if they have Citizenship By Descent Laws. I was born in the US, but because my mom was born in Germany (and was a German citizen when I was born), I was able to get a German passport.
Obviously this won’t help EVERYONE out - but for the folks that are unaware that it is an option to them, it might be useful.
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My current mood:
UGHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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I’m still waiting to wake up and realise that this was a nightmare.
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@L-B-Heuschkel said in Unspeakables: The Politics Thread 2024:
I’m still waiting to wake up and realise that this was a nightmare.
Just the possibility gave me a massive uncomfortable feeling in my stomach. I’m not sure if I had an actual anxiety attack at work because of it, due to how uneasy I am over him (and more importantly, those associated with him) getting a second crack at the steering wheel.
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I am in such a level of denial that I’ve spent the last three days saying to myself, “Maybe Biden will remember the Supreme Court said he could send in Seal Team 6 and no one could do anything about it.” I accept my denial: I know it’s a protective device to keep me from processing an amount of stress I can’t handle, and the delusion is here to help the pressure bleed off.
But in another way, this denial is almost scarier than reality because Jesus fucking Christ how is this the world where an octogenarian assassinating his political enemies to hold on to power seems preferable
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@NotSanni I only qualify for Italian citizenship if my mother applies for it, because she qualifies. And despite how much I push her and even offer to pay for it, she is dragging her feet.
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Its an old song now, but each time I have felt down this week I have popped it on and it helps me steel myself against the sort of…grinding horror of it all.
https://youtu.be/KYG7-d_Q9zU?si=Rgwyy6EsSwyPE8wd
Sending much love from overseas. Feel your feels…but then organise and resist.
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@Pacha Old, but good.
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@Meg Very unfortunate
I started the process for myself back in Spring, and both my brother and my aunt dragged their feet. Only the recent election results have been sufficient to light a fire under my brother, at least, with regards to getting this done.if nothing else, maybe it would help to try to sell it to your mom as being able to more freely travel Europe?? that’s the only reason my aunt got kind of interested, when I brought it up to her most recently.
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Deals with very heavy physical health issues, please avoid is such topics are triggering for you.
I’m on hospice. It’s excruciating and full of pain, terror, and stress. But those symptoms are very well managed by a team of medical professionals I deeply and truly trust. They all have my best interests at heart. It’s a horrible process, and I hate it with everything I have inside of me. But there are agencies and support systems doing their absolute best to provide all possible comfort and symptom control.I’m in a red state that has gone far redder as of this election, medicaid is openly on the chopping block during session one post-inauguration. Project 2025 has Medicare and Social Security on the chopping blocks. Currently, I’m lucky enough to be dying comfortably in my own home with all my comfort items, puts, and people. But if I lose my insurance and disability income? I’m looking at a very different end to my life some day, and that terrifies me to my core.
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So obviously it’s a very dark time, horrid things incoming and so forth…
But did anyone actually have The Onion buying Infowars on their 2024 bingo cards?
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One side is “accidentally” doing Nazi salutes twice
And the other side suddenly cares now that it’s not their side’s cause du jour doing it
I’m stressed. I’m concerned.
EDIT: air quotes added for /s clarity.
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@Kestrel “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” Hunter S. Thompson.
Time to inhabit that energy. Act locally, speak globally, lead with love and stay strong and true.
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It’s been two days and I’m kinda back to the post election night state of “I don’t know how I’m going to do this” dread. That, and I’m angry. I’m really, really angry. It’s not fun to be in my headspace right now, is what I’m saying.
Anyway, shamelessly stealing this from a Discord channel:
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UGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHJJ
That is all. I just had to get it out of my system.
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This was not accidental.
