• Malica@lemmy.zip
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    11 hours ago

    No matter what hell awaits us after this election, it’s worth it to see Texas blue.

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      15 hours ago

      I won’t go and vote.

      In a place like Texas, it can feel pointless to go in vote if R’s are going to sweep anyways. Good news like this can be used as a motivator to show people this election could be different.

      People in line were talking about how busy it was (and how much busier it was yesterday). I asked someone who voted yesterday in a more suburb/rural area and they said there was practically no line there. So seems to match the optimism of this.

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        12 hours ago

        Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you (assuming you’re a Texan capable of voting)

        This “it doesn’t matter” line is complete defeatist bullshit. You can’t gerrymander state office. Hinojosa can oust governor hot wheels if we get out there. Talarico has a good shot of people vote.

        Trump won because of the nearly 1/3 of voters who “it can feel pointless”.

        I’m Texan, I’m progressive and you can be damn sure I’m voting.

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          8 hours ago

          (assuming you’re a Texan capable of voting)

          Given I have already voted (as referenced when I mentioned being in the voting line), I’m not capable of voting anymore in this election. I did have a worker comment that my photo on my ID doesn’t look like me despite being from less than 2 years ago, but they didn’t make it a problem.

          This “it doesn’t matter” line is complete defeatist bullshit.

          Agreed. That’s what I was saying in my comment. That this type of news should be used to insist on the importance rather than just dismissing it.

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        15 hours ago

        Using Texas is not the example you think it is. Imaging living in Missouri and reading this, don’t be ridiculous.

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    12 hours ago

    U.S. will burn like France if Democrats triumph in November’s midterm elections. - DJT

    From their 2nd article on scroll. There would be a higher chance of riots if GOP can rig elections in their favour again.

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    14 hours ago

    Reports near me were lines wrapped around some voting centers while others were just a handful. It varies wildly even within 15 minutes of each other.

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      13 hours ago

      I don’t shit how long the lines, vote like our lives depend on it. But I saw long ass line spent hours waiting to vote and Trump won my county by large margins.

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        I only saw old people today, it was sad.

        I seemed to have taught the room of 20 60-70 y/o that sample ballot exist, and a few of them followed my lead and took one to leave and think about it.

        So at least a few seemed to be actually thinking about what they’re doing this time.

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          Problem is lot of young people are not aware they have a right to vote and there bosses must allow them time to vote. But when so few polling places and people having to work. Wonder how many want to vote, but won’t because of their jobs?

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      16 hours ago

      This is why inbreeding should be punished by death. You can’t “fix” that

      Edit: wow, lots of fans of incest here