#i voted for turn it off

[ladysansalannister]

#tried to put one from each album #paramore #hayley williams #hayley from paramore #taylor york #zac farro #we are paramore #josh farro #jeremy davis #hate acknowledging them but well. they were part of making at least some of these songs #polls #music #i voted for turn it off #emergency is my second choice

[communistkenobi]

if you don't feel like taking the time to explain this to a random person I totally understand lol I will continue to look elsewhere to form an opinion. but I'm torn on not voting for biden, because I do understand the motive. he's terrible, teaching the democratic party a hard lesson is overdue. they need to be taught once and for all that they need to actually fucking deliver on their lofty virtuous promises or they will lose all support. on the other hand if you're following closely the shit trump's people are spewing right now he just keeps getting worse and worse and overtly fascist and ambitious, it's incredibly frightening atp, it's obvious that he will only make everything that's bad now in the usa and in palestine and everywhere else 10000x worse for a long time to come, I just don't know if the damage from another trump presidency is a worthy price to pay to stick it to joe

I’m going to be blunt, but I genuinely do not mean this in a rude or condescending way, I invite you to think about this deeply: do you legitimately think that if the democrats get re-elected they’re going to stop any of the horrific shit the republicans want to implement, either domestically or overseas? Has their track record given you any hope that that will happen? If you vote for them as they gleefully, openly carry out a genocide, literally what incentive do they have to stop Republicans at all? If their voter base is that secure, that loyal, what incentive do they have to protect their constituents or address their needs when in power? Protecting Roe v Wade was what made voting for Biden an existential necessity in 2020 and that still got trashed! People are still in cages at the US-Mexico border! Cop city is being built in Atlanta! Police brutality against Black people continues unabated! Pipelines are still being built on indigenous land (DAPL happened under Obama)! The threat against minority populations, the truly disadvantaged and oppressed people inside the US, are already living with this violence on a daily basis and have lived with it regardless of who is in office. To assume the threat of fascist violence has not yet arrived, has not yet been developing for decades, is to ignore these things.

I do not think the democrats need to be ‘taught a lesson’ or that you need to ‘stick it to Joe.’ The Democrats are not failing to deliver on their promises - these are their promises. Even on a purely self-interested level, ignoring the genocide currently happening, you are not going to be protected from fascists domestically by voting blue no matter who. Certainly there are local elections and movements were there is genuine progressive potential (Ohio just voted to legalise weed and support abortion, a legit good thing that was absolutely worth going out and voting for), but that is not the reality of the national party. The primary language available to voters as voters is to stop voting for them.

The fascist right in the US (both ‘populist’ groups like qanon and the proud boys, as well as institutional groups like the federalist society, the heritage foundation, etc, the list is endless, not to mention evangelical churches) is organised and developed enough that they will continue to hold power and influence regardless of who is in office. The genocide happening in Palestine right now, carried out by a democrat, is not a neatly contained far-away thing that can be separated from domestic politics (I am not claiming you’re making that argument, only trying to articulate my own point) - it is already having a profound and measurable impact on the US population in the form of increased racist, islamophobic and antisemitic violence, mass police brutality, institutional silencing and firing of anyone who even says the word genocide, etc. I think it’s productive to view those actions as developing fascist actions, actions which are being stoked by a democrat. And if they are not outright fascist, they are certainly a precursor to it. In the last couple years there have been a lot of stupid, incompetent demonstrations by the far right in the US - Unite the Right rally, the storming of the capitol, Qanon-motivated assaults and murders like the attempted plot to kidnap the Michigan governor, that one mob guy who was murdered by a Qanon follower in New York I think, Alex Jones being a national figurehead for the conspiratorial and openly fascist right (although he’s probably not going to continue to be that now that he lost a billion dollars in his court cases lol), the “stop the steal” legal attempt to contest the results of the 2020 election - these are ridiculous and on-the-surface ineffective attempts to express a fascistic will onto USAmerican institutions (“inchoate fascism,” a fascism not yet fully formed, a fascism in an experimental phase). But I think the genocide in Palestine is allowing for the effective version of those things to be done in the US. The hysteria, the rage, the violence that this genocide is producing “at home” is not going to dissipate if a democrat continues to hold office, and the Palestinian genocide is both an organising force for the current fascist right and an inciting force for it to further develop and grow. This larger debate about voting or not voting seems to be operating on the (correct) assumption that foreign policy is not a meaningful realm of difference between democrats and republicans, that the only space to battle over is domestic affairs. But absent from this debate is that these two things can’t be neatly partitioned, they are not separate, not just because you should view all human life as equally worth preserving but because we are seeing the mass domestic response within the US about Palestine - the popular resistance to it on the one hand and the institutional support for it on the other. The early 2000s US culture (“post-9/11”) is widely regarded as incredibly right-wing, and that was because of the war in Iraq! Foreign policy produces and shapes US culture, and the genocide in Palestine a colonial and fascist project.

This is not an argument for despair, or to do nothing. Fascism is not defeated by voting regardless of who you’re voting for, and so we can dispense with that idea. If you want to exercise your civic responsibilities, there are many other avenues - labour unions, community work, protests, boycott organising, and yes even voting in local elections when there is a strategic advantage to do so - things that are meaningful and do legitimately help people. But I do not see any strategic calculus in voting for democrats. Biden already told everyone this - “nothing will fundamentally change.” There should be no surprise, no expectation that they will do anything except what they’re already doing, which is business as usual

#asks #turning off reblogs bc I don’t feel like getting screamed at lol #anyway hope this was helpful. I’m also Canadian so my perspective is a bit more removed #although I feel largely the same about my own country. I’m not voting for genocide Justin!

[whos-hotter-jjba]

Hottest JoJo Character Bracket - Match 1-43

#it was ALMOST match 44 mista was praying to every god he knew #i'm tempted to vote jack the ripper because it turns out they made it canon (?) he and dio were a thing in the phantom blood musical??? #but it's mista i love him #the only guy who could pull off that weird ass look #fuck i'll decide when this one comes out #guido mista #jack the ripper #jjba jack the ripper #vento aureo #golden wind #phantom blood #jojo no kimyou na bouken #jojo's bizarre adventure #jjba #who's hotter jjba #hottest jjba character bracket

[sonknuxadow]

seeing knuxouge fans upset that rouge isnt gonna be in the next sonic channel art knowing that sonics last minute victory was at least partially caused by me being really annoying about the poll

#ngl part of what fueled me in all that was spite. #over the fact that a lot of people were only voting rouge for shipping reasons #and not putting any actual thought into it beyond that. and she was WINNING. #like sonic was the obvious best choice there. please turn your shipping brains off for 5 minutes #it annoys me so much when people boil these polls down to ''which ship do you like better'' i remember people did it with the amy one too #and when shadow was an option on rouge's poll there were people voting for shadow just because they like sh/adouge #and yes im a so/nknux liker and voted for sonic on knuckles' poll but thats not the reason i wanted sonic to win #liking a ship is just a bonus. not my sole reason for voting for certain characters or wanting to see them interact

[clonerightsagenda]

Getting Involved Locally

Every time I see a post implying the only two politically relevant actions you can take in America are voting or not voting in federal elections, I tell myself I will make this post, so now I am finally doing it.

As an American, it can be frustrating and dispiriting to feel like we're being held hostage by our politicians while the United States continues to be one of the biggest forces for suffering on a global scale. This post is not about what we can do on that scale but instead suggests that, if you're feeling powerless and depressed about your national/international impact, you can take action on the local level. I got involved with a local activist group a few years ago, and we've been able to tangibly help people in our community, get genuine policy passed, and net some legislative wins. It's much easier to influence a smaller system, and a lot more rewarding than doomscrolling on social media.

Disclaimer: I am an American who lives on the outskirts of a fairly large city. This post reflects my experience and not everything in it may be applicable to yours. Take what is useful and leave the rest.

What's out there?

There are a variety of ways to get involved locally depending on your preferences. I'm going to lump them into a few categories:

Local government. City council, school boards, library boards, etc. Many of these orgs have open meetings and allow public comment. They're often sparsely attended and members are frequently elected by small margins, so they're far more likely to listen to what you have to say than federal legislators. Check out your home's website to see if you can find minutes and agendas to learn what they're discussing and how you can weigh in. Great choice if you want to develop a first name basis nemesishood with a local politician.

Volunteering. If you have low bandwidth and just want someone to tell you what to do, but would like to know your actions immediately benefit real people, volunteering gigs might be for you. Lots of organizations need help! Community kitchens, greenspace cleanups, giving immigrants rides to appointments, phonebanking, tutoring, supporting cultural centers, etc. Find orgs connected to something you're interested in and see what they need.

Organizing. Organizing involves long term work to build groups of people who can push for change. Outside of labor unions, there are tenant unions (renters pushing their landlords for better conditions) and groups organizing around a specific issue. (Off the top of my head, in my area I'm aware of multiple groups organizing around abolition/decarceration, minimum wage, environmental justice, transit, and reproductive justice.) These groups require more commitment, but that also means you'll have more input than showing up to volunteer for a nonprofit a few times a month.

(The group I'm currently involved with is organizing-focused, so if you're curious I'm happy to share more details of what that's like, I just don't want this post to be even longer.)

How can I learn about opportunities?

Word of mouth

Local government websites

Library, college, and community center bulletin boards

Local events (I tabled at a music festival last summer)

Protests and rallies

Local news outlets (might be covering actions, etc.)

Social media

Google (try 'mutual aid' and your location)

Start getting involved. I cannot express how much I've learned about the activist landscape in my city just from joining one org. Between partnerships, solidarity requests, etc., so many groups are now on my radar that weren't before. As I said before, I'm in/near a fairly big city, but you might be surprised by how much is going on where you are!

A note on self-interest

Something we talk about in organizing is self-interest. Why are you passionate about this cause? Why are you in this fight? Identifying your self-interest is important for a few reasons. First, it helps you convince other people to care. Second, it keeps you engaged. If you start volunteering out of a vague sense that you're 'helping', it's much easier to lose interest. If you recognize how winning this fight makes your life better, you're more likely to stick with it. I'm not saying you should only get involved in causes that immediately materially benefit you, but it's worth thinking about your personal stake so that you can return to that when you think 'ugh I don't want to get out of bed for this meeting'. You may have seen the quote credited to Lilla Watson and a group of other Aboriginal Rights activists: "If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together."

In conclusion

This is work. I've spent weekends in campaign retreats and driven 45 minutes across the city to make care packages. I am doing group projects and not even getting paid for it. But when you're frustrated with the state of the world, it's nice to be able to roll up your sleeves and make a visible impact on something you can control. It's also a great way to meet people irl who care about the same things as you and learn ways we can support each other when larger structures let us down.

As yet another American election season draws near with its avalanche of posts about voting, whether you intend to vote or post on tumblr about how much voting sucks or are a long-suffering non-American cursed to always see this shit, I challenge you to take a step* into your community and tackle a problem there. Who knows? You might even help solve it.

*Virtually if necessary. Many orgs try to be accessible. I attend many of my org's meetings on zoom!

#idk if this is actually helpful in any way #I'm happy to talk more about what being in an organizing-focused group has been like for me #also sorry I turned reblogs off bc I did not want this somehow turning into voting discourse

[plulp]

hey no need for all that !!! Just focus on resting for now and take your time >o< - prairie anon

sorry.... i did it......

#asks #my art #prairie anon #dont worry im better now + it only took me like an hour to make this (lazy) + hate backgrounds (lazy) #but thank you so much for your kind words 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 #this is dedicated to you prairie anon and also that one person who voted make a full piece on that one poll i made (sorry not actually full #on another note -> hit 200 followers (but i still have to clear out ageless blogs so if you apply. please fix that) #so cold in my rooom right now. i may live in a tropic\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\al ccccccccccccccccccccccccc cold............................... #neeed to turn off the aaac #harper the doctor #dol #piutting the tags at the end because i dont LOVE this. i dont #since i didnt render it properly. or do a background #ITS SO COLD. #wait turning off rbs. i dont like this one that much.

[angelsdean]

like. listen. i'm just saying, both dean and sam are there when jack gets his soul back but it's only dean that hugs him with so much emotion. where's his hug from you, sammy, hmm??

#am i salty that ppl are voting sam as the second parent jack is closest to in that poll #despite canon showing over and over that DEAN is the one who spends thee most quality time with him #and the one jack idolizes most (out of sam and dean at least. cas is a whole other story) #and the one he Understands and also turns to for advice / big questions. yes yes i am salty abt it. #people are so blinded by a few rough spots in dean and jack's relationship #(usually in times when dean was intensely overcome by grief. or actively being manipulated by chuck) #but overall??? they DO have the closer relationship (again out of sam and dean) #i know i'll never convince the masses in dean vs cas #but secretly. yea i think dean is more present in jack's life than cas #(like i mean. it's not even an opinion really. cas literally canonically spends a Lot of time away from the bunker / jack) #meanwhile. dean is There #and IS spending quality time with jack off camera. weekly movie nights every tuesday #vic.txt

[good-beans]

I'd left some rambly tags on a post and realized I wanted to put my thoughts down real quick because This Scene --!!

There are a few shots in the mvs that feature a pov as if we are catching/witnessing the killer, but none of them really hit like this. Something about the animation, drop from singing to speaking, and just her as a character gave me chills. I really feel like I just stepped into the room and she turned her gaze to me, fresh off the kill and full of judgement and wrath.

And I realized it's because the line that she's saying, which applies to her abuser/victim, also applies to the viewer/Es. "Remember MY cries, MY repents, MY words of “I’m sorry” that I said to you?" She's talking about her unheard apologies to this adult, but also her regret expressed in Magic that we ignored when we voted her guilty. She just delivered justice to one hypocrite, and turns to the next person that caused her physical/mental pain...

I just think it's an incredible moment and it's beautifully unsettling every time I watch!! She deserves to fuck everyone up who harmed her!!!

#milgram #amane momose #off the top of my head im thinking haruka in the searchlight and when his mom sees him #and when everyones stading over muu with her victim #and when youre looking up at kotoko after her kill in the warehouse #and none of those come Close to the sinking in my stomach when amane turned and was caught for her crime #because she doesn't seem caught -- she seems like shes just gettinb started.... #even though i didnt vote t1 i can Feel it #im voting her inno now but damn its just so gooood the way such a quick moment can convey so much rage #rose posts

[lycanthropicture]

#dont reblog this pls !! i just want ppl who follow me to vote but i want to be able to srb later LOL #so not turning off reblogs but pls dont reblog it LOLLL

[lemonine]

im voting on so many polls its the only notification im getting anymore

#i wish i could figure out how to turn that setting off #i dont need to know how a poll ended #i vote and then its out of sight out of mind

[interoteme]

stuff my friend and i drew in the middle of a mcdonalds after experiencing a nightmare of a tmp2 game (my interpretation)

#jackbox #jackbox party pack #jackbox party pack 6 #tmp #tmp2 #trivia murder party 2 #trivia murder party #[redacted] #[redacted] jackbox #tmp host #jackbox fanart #jackbox games #man i dont know what to put in these tags. #anyway. donnie strikes again! #i drew the stuff i coloured in. we drew this like a day or two ago initially #things that happened: we both got 21 in skull dice. we tied in math. we both did well in dictation (well. nobody can beat me in dictation) #he threw us in a quiplash game and we got the same amount of votes (1). he chose donnie's answer though. whatever. i won the game. scoff. #ALSO. IF ANYONE knows how to turn his filter off. i owe my life to yoi

[toytulini]

act annoying on this post and ill block you ♡

everyone accusing black sails fans of Being Rude In The Notes owes me $10 for making me look in the notes (like. What. WHERE) and $10 more for subsequently making me witness the Stede fans also being unhinged petty assholes but it doesnt count when they do it, i guess?

at this point im saltier about Black Sails fans being repeatedly being called assholes but ofmd fans Not being called out for probably the same behavior or worse? and with what feels like very little. evidence? god damn

#toy txt post #pirate poll #if you reply to this post you are in danger of being blocked and ignored #note: after having looked in the notes at what yall are calling mean and cunty amd asshole behavior from flint stans #i would like to add a disclaimer that none of you literally owe me $10 its a silly fucking thing im saying online that means nothing #lest ppl decide to add exortion to the list of crimes we're accusing flint stans of out of ? little to no basis #ftr im a flint voter but i also like stede and ofmd bc im starved for gay pirate shows. these shows are holding hands. these #shows are having a conversation and all of your being dumb in the notes about either one of them owe me and the #poll runner $10 each. again. not a literal statement unless u like. really want to i guess? lmao #i have issue w all yall. those of u voting flint cos stede took a pardon and irl stede bonnet was a slaveowner #are voting for the correct choice for entirely wrong reasons #its not irl stede on the vote its ofmd stede. flint has said his crew has sold more slaves than theyve freed #and the pardon........ill get into that tomorrow #the ppl hating stede for abandoning mary are hilarious to me sorry. he abandoned her and then she was like. finally thriving #the ppl hating flint for being edgy.....specifically that person admitting they didnt even watch past the first episode... #im glad u are not in the fandom i dont think we'd get along lol #u think flints bad for being edgy........whew #to the person who hasnt seen either show but voted flint bc he seemed more chill: you are the funniest person on this earth and i love you #that man is the least chill a man has ever been #and only finally seems chill by comparison when its Silver's turn to go off the rails and then its like not even for very long #hes the least chill there is and hes valid #anyway. one fear: thousands of salty ofmd fans hatevoting flint into oblivion into the next round #if you do that or are planning to do that. i hate you and you are extremely annoying #god he really is vriska. god forbid gay pirate women do anything 🙄 #they h8te to see a 8ad 8itch winning

[sonknuxadow]

theres only 8 more hours to vote for sonic frontiers to win players voice!! i wont reblog my super long post about why it should win again but just know sonic frontiers is so good and was not nominated for any other categories at the game awards it deserves this sooo bad

and once again since this is a common glitch that happens: if it wont let you vote for sonic frontiers, click on a different game and then unselect it by clicking on it again, and then try to vote for sonic it should work then

#ok turning reblogs off because people are still reblogging this for some reason even though the vote is closed #and i dont wanna spread misinfo. even if its not really me spreading it but yknow

[justalilrat]

Eurovision is over so I'm returning to my damp hole until next year

#toodleoo #esc #eurovision #uk voting 12 points for finland incredibly based #they were robbed #feeling like a bog body now that my spirit has left with the tv being turned off #like damn there i go #floating like a log #scurrying around in the dirt or smthn idk #i feel empty and lost

[humofnight]

the NYT live feed keeps showing people but i dooooon’t knoooow who they are

i need the sports commentator version of this. why are we zoomed in on this man. why do we care about him. is it because he wore a light grey suit instead of a mid to dark grey suit

#apparently that was gaetz i feel like I should have got that from context clues #for some reason I assumed he was blonde it threw me off #turning the sound on and man the congress chatting makes a great sussurus #that's not how you spell that hold on #susurrus #surprise no double s's in that #almost good white noise except it's people noise and every once in a while one voice rises above to be like #ORDER or the VOTE IS CLOSED or smth #afton hums #us politics #lmao are they gpnna get to go to bed

[arceespinkblade]

god i hope all the mcu wanda stans that are so sure & positive that wendy is getting a solo film announced today at d23 ends up disappointed

#i’ll be laughing my ass off when it happens #in turn i vote for doctor strange to get an ACTUAL sequel to his 2016 film #i hope she stays dead so we can be spared #from that awful iteration #anti mcu wanda #anti mcu #anti wanda stans #anti mcu wanda maximoff