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Post by dc2london on May 8, 2023 10:31:35 GMT -6
We begin this week with a deeply messed up tweet from Megyn Kelly. So glad NBC News let her reputation launder for years.
If you venture to her timeline please just be prepared, she is viciously transphobic
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Post by orangebird2020 on May 8, 2023 10:55:50 GMT -6
Elie is my only twitter source and I am just going to save these words to reuse against the gross remarks.
The news from the weekend is scary.
The one year anniversary of Uvalde is quickly approaching.
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Post by dc2london on May 8, 2023 11:08:59 GMT -6
He's not wrong!
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Post by elle on May 8, 2023 11:09:44 GMT -6
Everything is weighing heavy, I'm struggling not to feel hopeless and I'm sure I'm not alone.
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Post by enchanted on May 8, 2023 11:11:38 GMT -6
Everything is weighing heavy, I'm struggling not to feel hopeless and I'm sure I'm not alone. Definitely not alone.
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Post by dc2london on May 8, 2023 11:11:44 GMT -6
Here's something you can do right now if you are pissed.
Call your Senator. Tell them to pass the assa. ult we.apons ban. Then, if they are a Dem, tell them to ask Leader Schumer to hold a floor vote on it, ASAP. Then run ads in every swing state.
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
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Post by dc2london on May 8, 2023 11:13:23 GMT -6
Actually if you don't have your people's numbers saved in your phones by now, I'm very disappointed ;-)
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Post by dc2london on May 8, 2023 11:26:12 GMT -6
🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
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Post by dc2london on May 8, 2023 11:32:36 GMT -6
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Post by Minerva on May 8, 2023 12:33:28 GMT -6
Elie is my only twitter source and I am just going to save these words to reuse against the gross remarks. The news from the weekend is scary. The one year anniversary of Uvalde is quickly approaching. Did I ever tell you all about the time I saw Ellie Mystal at Wegmans? I’m about 99.9% sure it was him. His takes are are one of the few things I really miss about The Bird App. Along with Romancelandia.
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Post by jaygee on May 8, 2023 13:20:46 GMT -6
Everything is weighing heavy, I'm struggling not to feel hopeless and I'm sure I'm not alone. So much. There was a serial killer on the run in my quaint college town (he’s been apprehended but he stabbed two people to death and gravely injured an unhoused woman). We had a school festival this weekend that was awesome, but a student punched another kid outside the gates. We got yet another email about parents harassing tween umpires about bad calls. It feels like negativity and violence is all around. I just want to bubble myself and my family.
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Post by cnf on May 8, 2023 13:21:31 GMT -6
Everything is weighing heavy, I'm struggling not to feel hopeless and I'm sure I'm not alone. Definitely not alone. Seconded. Definitely not alone.
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Post by dc2london on May 8, 2023 14:05:07 GMT -6
Belingcat has found the Texas gunman social media and I won't repost it here but he absolutely held neo Naxi and white supremacist beliefs, he talked about the gamification of mass shootings, and he used Google maps to monitor the mall for busiest times. Absolute treachery and evil.
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Post by byjove on May 8, 2023 14:09:06 GMT -6
Belingcat has found the Texas gunman social media and I won't repost it here but he absolutely held neo Naxi and white supremacist beliefs, he talked about the gamification of mass shootings, and he used Google maps to monitor the mall for busiest times. Absolute treachery and evil. I also saw something that he posted on Russian social media.
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Post by Minerva on May 8, 2023 14:51:47 GMT -6
Everything is weighing heavy, I'm struggling not to feel hopeless and I'm sure I'm not alone. So much. There was a serial killer on the run in my quaint college town (he’s been apprehended but he stabbed two people to death and gravely injured an unhoused woman). We had a school festival this weekend that was awesome, but a student punched another kid outside the gates. We got yet another email about parents harassing tween umpires about bad calls. It feels like negativity and violence is all around. I just want to bubble myself and my family. I’d been following the serial killer story b/ a lot of my grad school people landed there. Not at all what you expect in that town. I’m so glad he was apprehended!
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Post by jaygee on May 8, 2023 14:56:56 GMT -6
So much. There was a serial killer on the run in my quaint college town (he’s been apprehended but he stabbed two people to death and gravely injured an unhoused woman). We had a school festival this weekend that was awesome, but a student punched another kid outside the gates. We got yet another email about parents harassing tween umpires about bad calls. It feels like negativity and violence is all around. I just want to bubble myself and my family. I’d been following the serial killer story b/ a lot of my grad school people landed there. Not at all what you expect in that town. I’m so glad he was apprehended! Exactly. Just absolutely terrifying for such a peaceful town. And from what I read, it doesn’t sound like the university was quick to make changes to keep students safe while he was on the run. Which is unfortunate.
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Post by Rebel on May 8, 2023 15:11:36 GMT -6
I have been working for weeks to get our pro public education, pro teachers, anti arming educators, anti book banning school board candidates elected to the school board.
We lost. By less than last year (+9 from last year), but still not enough. The Christian Nationalist candidates sat at the polling place, the quiet library near my house, with a legit fucking tank- big gunner all- advertising how they wanted “pOrn out of schools” and to “arm the teachers”. And they fucking won. I knocked on doors. I texted so many people. I poll greeted. And some people I know and love saw all this …..and still didn’t vote. I feel so betrayed.
And then the shooting in Allen happened. I grew up shopping there. My family and I shop there. It’s close by.
I’m struggling. Both of those are just hitting me so hard.
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Post by geekygirly on May 8, 2023 15:36:29 GMT -6
Rebel I'm so sorry Thank you for fighting the good fight.
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Post by elle on May 8, 2023 15:37:44 GMT -6
I’d been following the serial killer story b/ a lot of my grad school people landed there. Not at all what you expect in that town. I’m so glad he was apprehended! Exactly. Just absolutely terrifying for such a peaceful town. And from what I read, it doesn’t sound like the university was quick to make changes to keep students safe while he was on the run. Which is unfortunate. My sister went to grad school at that university, so I was also following along. The lack of action in regards to protecting students and staff etc was rather shocking, I'll be honest. I suppose I expected more of the system than I should have, clearly.
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Post by clucky on May 8, 2023 15:38:17 GMT -6
Just when it didn’t seem like it could get worse, it does
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Post by elle on May 8, 2023 15:38:42 GMT -6
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Post by byjove on May 8, 2023 15:42:10 GMT -6
Rebel, +9 is a big swing, and that is really amazing! I am so impressed with all your dedication and hard work. But it is all just too much and I feel you and I'm sorry <3
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Post by mrsweasley on May 8, 2023 15:59:10 GMT -6
I'm so sorry Rebel I'm afraid the same fight might happen in our district, it was nasty the last go around and I think the only reason the Christian Nationalist candidate didn't win is because her H is military and they knew they'd only be here for 2 years but the terms are 4 years. I'm really hoping nobody else is considering running this time. I don't know if I have that kind of fight in me and we're in a pretty red area
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Post by Rebel on May 8, 2023 16:43:56 GMT -6
I’m feeling self conscious over saying “weeks”. It’s been more than that, it’s been years of it at this point, but the hardcore work door knocking and community events ramped up once early voting started.
Being accused of grooming kids while I was poll greeting is also really messing with my head. That people in my community who I see at school events and the grocery store think that about me. What are they saying to their kids that might get back to my own?
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Post by Rebel on May 8, 2023 16:52:05 GMT -6
I'm so sorry Rebel I'm afraid the same fight might happen in our district, it was nasty the last go around and I think the only reason the Christian Nationalist candidate didn't win is because her H is military and they knew they'd only be here for 2 years but the terms are 4 years. I'm really hoping nobody else is considering running this time. I don't know if I have that kind of fight in me and we're in a pretty red area The bright spot is that so many other districts held off the Christian Nationalist, Patriot Mobile backed candidates this cycle. Ours was one district of just a handful where the rational candidates lost. There is now a solid playbook in place on how to mobilize against it- but you have to beat them to the punch- if they are successful in electing Christian Nationalist candidates before you can organize it’s 8x harder to fight back. Districts around us who organized immediately had much more success in beating their bigoted candidates. They saw what these types of people did to our district over the past 3 years and were ready to fight. It also helps if you have bonds attached to the election. Or at least, we saw it help in most races here- it mobilized the teachers to vote, get their families to vote, etc.
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Post by jaygee on May 8, 2023 16:55:51 GMT -6
I’m so sorry Rebel. Being on the right side of history is so hard in the present moment. Regardless of the outcome you should be so proud of everything you did. You have changed hearts and minds. I promise.
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Post by byjove on May 8, 2023 17:35:20 GMT -6
Let’s do it
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Post by Bluebird on May 8, 2023 17:54:01 GMT -6
I’m so sorry Rebel. We had two seats up in my district and managed to secure one spot for a real candidate, so a partial victory. Are you in TX? The Texas Monthly article about the school board infiltration is a must-read.
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Post by goldenbird on May 8, 2023 18:05:16 GMT -6
Rebel I'm so sorry. ❤️ Thank you for all you do.
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Post by mrsweasley on May 8, 2023 18:25:56 GMT -6
I'm so sorry Rebel I'm afraid the same fight might happen in our district, it was nasty the last go around and I think the only reason the Christian Nationalist candidate didn't win is because her H is military and they knew they'd only be here for 2 years but the terms are 4 years. I'm really hoping nobody else is considering running this time. I don't know if I have that kind of fight in me and we're in a pretty red area The bright spot is that so many other districts held off the Christian Nationalist, Patriot Mobile backed candidates this cycle. Ours was one district of just a handful where the rational candidates lost. There is now a solid playbook in place on how to mobilize against it- but you have to beat them to the punch- if they are successful in electing Christian Nationalist candidates before you can organize it’s 8x harder to fight back. Districts around us who organized immediately had much more success in beating their bigoted candidates. They saw what these types of people did to our district over the past 3 years and were ready to fight. It also helps if you have bonds attached to the election. Or at least, we saw it help in most races here- it mobilized the teachers to vote, get their families to vote, etc. Our renewal levy surprisingly passed on the first go around this time, so I don't think there will be anything on the ballot in Nov. I need to reach out to the candidate that won 2 years ago because that one was a tough battle. I think the big reason the nutty candidate didn't win is she wouldn't have fulfilled her term. Her H is military and they knew they would only be here 2 more years but the term is 4. I'm not sure I'm the "ideal/best" candidate, but I'm also not sure anyone else is considering running. Maybe that does make me the best candidate
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