#elections 2022

[elfilibusterismo]

i'm so fucking tired of international media reporting on the philippine election with the undertone of "poor uncivilized savage uneducated little brown asian country is so so sooooo stupid for electing a dictator's son" as if there aren't thousands on the streets protesting it, as if there isn't electoral fraud, as if there aren't people staying at voting precincts for over 24 hours just to be denied their right to vote, as if this isn't a product of decades of US-backed imperialism and as if foreign powers don't have a hand in this decades-long project of historical revisionism. if you aren't reporting about the philippine election with these contexts in mind then don't report at all because fuck you we do not need your pity nor your "help"

#the philippines #elections 2022 #halalan 2022 #im so tired of the victim narrative. andaming lumalaban ang namatay hindi ko kailangan ang interbensyon ng ibang bansa kailangan ko #ng bala sa ulo ng mga marcos.

[issabees]

Hey guys, I know I don’t post much in this blog anymore and I am not exactly sure who will see this but I’m posting this because today is the Philippine Presidential Elections and, just like what other people here are already saying, we’re fighting for our lives right now.

We are fighting against the return of dictatorship in the country. We are fighting against the continuation of corruption and injustice. We are fighting for a better future. We are fighting, so that we may finally know peace.

Today, multiple issues regarding the elections have come up. Vote-Counting Machines (VCMs) “malfunctioning”, SD cards missing, people getting PAID for voting for the dictator’s son and his party, and more. Even the commission in charge of ENSURING FAIR ELECTIONS is failing to fully understand the grasp said issues, wasting people’s time and votes.

If you do find this post and read it, all I ask is that you share the news about the Philippines. Anything about today (May 9, 2022), about Halalan 2022/PH Elections 2022, about BBM and the Marcos Family, about Leni Robredo, Kiko Pangilinan, Chel Diokno and the rest of Robredo’s senatorial slate (+ Neri Colmenares),

and if this inspires you to learn everything else, then please do.

We are asking for your help, not in votes, but in sharing what is happening here to the rest of the world. Whatever happens, whatever the results are, we want the whole world to see what is going on. (But thank you to the foreign news outlets who have been speaking on this).

All the Filipinos are asking for is a fair government, where lives are recognized and uplifted. We cannot be kept in the dark again, we have had enough.

And if we need to meet in EDSA once again, then so be it.

#philippines #halalan 2022 #elections 2022 #ph elections 2022 #leni rebredo for president #kiko pangilinan for vice president #leni robredo #kiko pangilinan #chel diokno #philippine elections #philippine elections 2022 #philippine politics #politics #social justice

[justsomeantifas]

michigan turning fully blue (house & senate flipped for the first time in 40 years) is not a fluke of 2022's engagement only, is not because only of abortion being on the ballot (although it was one of issues that contributed to turnout), or anything else. it is because organizers in the state have been working consistently on the issue for over half a decade.

in 2017, average everyday people got together and formed Voters Not Politicians with the goal of taking away making the state district maps away from politicians and putting it in an independent commission. Michigan is one of 3 states that has petition-driven ballots, and they were able to get enough petitions to put it on the ballot for 2018. this is after forming connections with other left-wing groups and organizations, including SEIU, teachers unions, ACLU's newly created People Power. etc. who helped contribute financially and get the word out.

VNP was at literally every corner, every store, every college campus, doing both petition signing and voter registration. they were literally up our ass every day for months. VNP was made of up average people. we were not lobbyists, we were not politicians, we were just people. the majority of them were grown adults, people in their 30s and 40s and 50s. i was the youngest person for years in my section of it in my corner of southeast michigan. i was a full-time college student and could only contribute maybe, maybe an hour of my week to it. and because of my age, i was able to show them what younger generations thought and how we worked, to connect them to college campuses and students who wanted to get involved, and so it grew yet again. and with the advertising campaign they were able to pull as well the ballot was able to pass with 61% support.

then, the GOP tried to shut it down. it went through so many courts. there was genuine fear, especially in the wake of multiple states gerrymandering efforts being shut down by their states supreme court if not the national SC, that it would happen in michigan too. but it didn't. we were lucky, and we were organized, and we had lawyers backing us up from the partnerships and relationships we had built in the years prior. we knew it was going to happen, and so we weren't caught off guard. we were ready. throughout the entire multi-year litigation it went through.

we created new maps. and then, 2022 comes. we have a shot at turning the state blue. Roe v Wade happens, but before that, organizers are doing massive voter registration as well again. people are talking to family members, to friends. political education is going on throughout the entire state, hell, the entire nation. it is a group effort. people are becoming aware of what's at stake.

and then this week happens and the results come out. it was a combination of organizer's work, of direct involvement with communities, of seeing what the GOP desires and how much they are able to destroy, of the chance of gen z outvoting boomers, that pushed everyone to work overtime to get us across the finish line. it is a combination of chance of current events combining to the perfect storm, luck for the circumstances and Michigan's unique situation (like all states having unique situations), but also heavy heavy heavy and consistent consistent consistent daily weekly and monthly work.

THAT is why michigan is blue. because we believed. because we hoped. because we got together and put in the work. because we pushed and we knew that there was a big possibility we wouldn't succeed, but we tried.

you have to try too. you have to contribute too. it is never too late to get involved. no matter what the stakes are, or how successful it is, you never know what the outcome will be 100%.

#elections 2022 #gerrymandering #michigan #mipol #uspol #politics

[themagical1sa]

The state of the Philippines after the May 9, 2022 National Elections (Part 2)

continuing from here

"why are there so many tweets?" I NEED YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE GRAVITY OF OUR SITUATION, ESPECIALLY FROM THE FILIPINOS' PERSPECTIVE. this might as well be the only time I get to tell about it too especially given that we have a history of being silenced and shot down by our political abusers. read my messages. then try to understand. then read them all again. I need you to understand and know this well. almost begging, even, because we are in a state of turmoil and we may have to fight for our rights — we might have fight for our lives and if anyone asks what happened, and if anyone so dares to tell you that we were all fools- i hope by then you will have known the deep struggle we had to go through just to fight for ourselves and the very president we wanted to have Filipino resilience should not be celebrated. Accountability must be demanded.

[referring to the Commission on Elections] You are rich in funds. Even if- all we want is ONE reliable VCM (Vote Counting Machine). That's it. That's all we want. Voting should not last beyond 10 minutes, but how many hours have we been in line here? The resiliency of Filipinos is not an honorary badge. We should not be used to being sweaty, tired, and hungry.

— from ABS-CBN News Official Twitter

With this in mind, there have been some speculation that PayPal might pull out from the Philippines like they pulled out from Ukraine due to the Ukraine/Russia conflicts.

A freelance illustrator had to personally reach out to PayPal to clarify this.

I would like to end this with an archive of documents, news articles, and resources comprehensively detailing the Marcos era, especially during the Martial Law. He has committed heinous crimes against the Filipino people as well as robbed us of ₱203B which should have long been paid in their estate taxes.

Please help me spread awareness. I cannot trust the international media and news outlets to properly tell our experiences without dubbing us collectively as fools or idiots who let a dictator's son have power. I cannot trust them to tell how we fought so hard and accumulated too many supporters only to be let down by manipulation and exploitation.

That will be all, and thank you for reading.

#[ 🗣️ | the magical girl speaks ] #[ 📢 | the magical girl's signal boost ] #signal boost #boost #philippines #philippine politics #politics #philippine national elections #philippine elections #philippine elections 2022 #elections 2022 #national elections 2022 #halalan 2022 #fascism #dictatorship #bongbong marcos #ferdinand marcos #sara duterte #rodrigo duterte #the kingmaker

[nrghfufu-brr]

welp, the philippines really proved itself to be the most shit-show of a country.

IMAGINE VOTING A FORMER ACTOR FOR SENATOR WHO BARELY KNOWS SHIT AND RELIES ON HIS POPULARITY TO MAKE LAWS OVER A QUALIFIED LAWYER & HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE!!! i am so tired of defending this country.

#halalan2022 #philippine elections #elections 2022 #i am so tired na philippines

[thisgirlisonfayeeer]

More than 70,000 people imprisoned, more than 30,000 sexually and physically abused, and more than 3,000 killed during the Marcos regime. More than 30,000 killed extrajudicially on Duterte's so-called "war on drugs" for the past six years and more than 60,000 COVID-19 deaths due to his administration's incompetency and lack of a decent healthcare plan.

Only for the people to elect their son and daughter into the top two positions in the Philippines.

All these lives diminished into numbers. All these deaths for nothing.

#philippine elections 2022 #philippines #elections 2022 #halalan 2022 #pilipinas #filipino

[fandomshatewomen]

Just fyi to people w the upcoming midterms: aside from registering to vote encouraging other people to vote. CHECK your local polling officals! the people who check the votes and are part of the system of decisions making whether someone's votes count or not. I've been hearing from a few people that there are increase in people who joined up in their local areas who are known to be election deniers. idk about others but find out who your local officials are! and if possible join urself

This is a very good point!!! Thank you!!!

#midterm elections #elections 2022 #USA

[sbrown82]

GET 🗣Y’ALL 🗣ASSES🗣 UP 🗣AND 🗣VOTE!!!

#elections 2022 #midterm elections #vote #november 8 #go to the polls

[holyhuppert]

#mood #elections 2022 #lula 13 #brazil #really not for amateurs #or sane people

[gamer2002]

Gee, I wonder why a journo was unaware

#us elections #us politics #politics #midterms #elections #elections 2022

[sunb0rn]

#HereComesTheSon

nakaka diri. di pa sapat yung suporta, glinorify pa yung ama.

#nakakadiri #padin kahit paulit ulit ko nang makita #nakalimutan ko #respect nga pala #elections 2022

[issabees]

This might be my last post for the night (char early morning na but anyway), so I will just post this:

To any and every non-filo here on Tumblr, whether you are my mutual or just someone who happens to see this post,

I hope this encourages you to not only look into what is happening here in the Philippines, but also into what is happening in your own country. In your own home.

#personal #philippines #philippine elections #philippine elections 2022 #halalan 2022 #elections 2022 #eleksyons 2022 #worldwide #international #international politics #current events #international news #news

[pricklynoodle]

💖 liwanag sa Dilim

#my art #personal #philipines #elections 2022

[themagical1sa]

The state of the Philippines after the May 9, 2022 National Elections (Part 1)

as of May 11, 2022, 8:57 PM

The following post was initially written in Discord as a long string of messages for my overseas/international/foreign internet friends.

The original messages have been kept intact with some grammatical corrections as well as formatting modifications and minor additions for better emphasis.

Indented texts are the ones which were originally Discord messages while non-indented texts are new additions.

With that aside, the content remains the same as it was initially sent to my friends.

Now, without further ado, let me begin.

hi it has been two days since May 9 it has been two days since my country's national elections right now we're in massive chaos because the son (Bongbong Marcos) of a past dictator (Ferdinand E. Marcos) is threatening to become our next president // as well as the daughter (Sara Duterte) of our last president (Rodrigo Duterte) becoming vice president policital dynasties, yall. fucking hell anyway you might be wondering, "is Isa ok? how is she faring?" I'm still fairly okay, but with the way I've been vocal about the bullshit going on I might not be able to be online any longer this country has a history of its own people being silenced by those in power international media will tell you that we voted the dictator's son into presidency and that we are fools. do not let them convince you. we fought so hard. we fought so hard for the only woman running for presidency and we accumulated so many supporters and yet we failed. wait, no. we were cheated. how? because of the shit we call corruption and greed corruption and greed and power and MANIPULATION OUR MASSES WERE MANIPULATED INTO VOTING THE DICTATOR'S SON. lucky are the ones who are born in the middle class, and yet luckier are those who were born rich. unfortunate are those who were born so poor that their main priority is living day by day. votes were bought. machines were rigged. servers were hacked. just for the dictator's son to be called president. just to enable a new abuser and give him power. please do not let the media convince you that we were fools. we fought so hard for the right presidential candidate not to be thought like this.

compilation thread of election inconveniences, offenses, and violations

thread of movies and documentaries about the Marcoses and the era of Martial Law under Ferdinand E. Marcos

watch The Kingmaker for free [available Philippines only as per Lauren Greenfield's intentions]

The post continues here due to Tumblr's 10-photo limit.

#[ 🗣️ | the magical girl speaks ] #[ 📢 | the magical girl's signal boost ] #signal boost #boost #philippines #philippine politics #politics #philippine national elections #philippine elections #philippine elections 2022 #elections 2022 #national elections 2022 #halalan 2022 #fascism #dictatorship #bongbong marcos #ferdinand marcos #sara duterte #rodrigo duterte #the kingmaker

[nrghfufu-brr]

even if im tired, i am still a citizen of the country

im highly frustrated with things going on in the philippines, no words can describe the amount of stress that my smol body can hold.

but i will still find a way to help it.

i'm placing here a twitter thread of what none Filipino peeps can do to help regarding the situation.

we don't want the world to believe that the elections were a result of a fair process.

TWITTER LINK

i may not be the biggest blog here but at least i can reach some people! those who have a lot of international friends pls spread the word of what they can do!

#halalan2022 #philippine elections #elections 2022 #please help #philippine politics #pls pls pls

[mangachi]

We only have a week left before election day in Philippines. If you are a Filipino and a registered voter, please dedicate your time to do research on who to vote for. Our economy is in the hands of our future president for the coming years. This shouldn’t be about your personal interest, this is about the lives of 112 million Filipinos.

Look at their accomplishments, have they kept their promises as a public servant in the past? Their track records, achievements and educational attainment are one of the factors that can qualify a President, not their “surnames”. Are they corrupt? Do they pay their taxes? It’s not too late to change your mind. Vote wisely.

#halalan2022 #philippines #ph elections #elections 2022 #vote wisely #Leni Robredo #lenikiko2022 #kulayrosasangbukas #sagobyernongtapatangatbuhaylahat #angatbuhaylahat