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@hyuccubus

31, trans-femme, pan/polyromantic demisexual, amateur writer, musician, and parent, professional plastic-instrument-video-game enjoyer and hypen-user, attention-seeking goblin scouting for affirming pals! * * * remyallen.carrd.co

Idk if it was you who promoted the 5 Calls app but the righteous vindication I felt after speaking to people at the offices of my dumb red state was euphoric. So thank you for that or just the gumption to get my socially anxious ass on the phone.

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Aha, it was not me, but this does give me an excellent opportunity to yell about this tool to my followers. If you haven't heard about 5 Calls, hie ye to the below link and take a look:

Wanna call and/or righteously yell at your congresscritters but aren't sure who you should contact, what you should say, or what might be the most effective approach? Then 5 Calls is here for you. They provide easy-to-look-up contact information by district, scripts and lists of hot-button issues, support for first-time callers, and more. It is your one-stop-shop for Harassing Your Electeds In The Age of Trump 2.0, and I absolutely recommend that everyone go there and take a look and/or pick an issue and get a-callin'. So yes.

(And also: yay! I'm especially glad that you overcame that bitchass phone anxiety and got to yell at red-state Trumpist myrmidons in particular. That is always important and I'm very glad you did it.)

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This stuff is making a difference. There's about to be a MASSIVE fight over the budget. The Republicans have a miniscule majority in the house. They can't pass stuff without practically every single vote they have.

Call your Democratic reps and make it clear they are NOT. TO HELP. THE REPUBLICANS. CUT SHIT. THAT REGULAR PEOPLE NEED. JUST TO MAKE RICH PEOPLE RICHER.

Call your Republican reps and make it clear to them, too, that they are NOT. TO CUT SHIT. THAT REGULAR PEOPLE NEED. JUST TO MAKE RICH PEOPLE RICHER.

There are Republicans who are already wavering in the budget fight. Make them scared about what will happen to their jobs if they vote the wrong way.

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Cozy Christmas reading

Live session on 28th December hosted on Discord

Let’s come together in the spirit of Christmas and read our stories to each other! We provide a safe space for writers to read their writing and get encouraging feedback on it.

You can read a poem, a short story or flash fiction up to ca. 1500 words or 10 min reading time. You are invited to tune in to listen and give feedback and appreciation <3 The time frame will be adjusted to when most participants are available.

You can join our Discord server exclusively this week by clicking on the link below. It will expire on the day the live event takes place. Reblog to spread the word!

I haven’t really seen any of the more recent U.S. election news hitting tumblr yet so here’s some updates (now edited with sources added):

There’s evidence of Trump cheating and interfering with the election.

Possible Russian interference.

Mail-in ballots are not being counted or β€œrecognized” in multiple (notably swing) states.

30+ bomb threats were called in and shut down polling stations on Election Day.

20+ million votes are still unaccounted for, and that’s just to have the same voter turnout as 2020.

There was record voter turnout and new/first-time voter registration this year. We definitely should be well over the turnout in 2020.

U.S. citizens are using this site to demand, not only a recount, but a complete investigation into election fraud and interference for the reasons stated above:

Here is what I submitted as an example:

An investigation for election interference and fraud is required. We desperately need a recount or even a revote. The American people deserve the right to a free and fair election. There has been evidence unveiled of Trump cheating and committing election fraud which is illegal. There is some evidence of possible Russian interference. At least 30+ bomb threats were called in to polling places. Multiple, notably swing states, have ballots unaccounted for and voting machines not registering votes. Ballots and ballot boxes were tampered with and burned. Over 20 million votes that we know of are unaccounted for. With record turnout and new voter registration this year, there should be no possibility that there are less votes than even in the 2020 election.

Sources (working on finding more links but if anyone wants to add info, it’s appreciated):

FBI addressing Russian interference and bomb threats:

Emails released by Rachael Bellis (private account, can’t share original tweet) confirming Trump committing election fraud:

Pennsylvania's Centre County officials say they are working with their ballot scanner vendor to figure out why the county's mail-in ballot data is "not being recognized when uploaded to the elections software:”

Wisconsin recount:

[ID:

Multiple screenshots and images.

The first is a screenshot with a link and information for contacting the White House directly regarding election fraud. The instructions include choosing to leave a comment to President Joe Biden directly and to select election security as the reason.

The screenshot then instructs people to include any or all of the following information in a paragraph as a comment to the president:

32 fake bomb threats were called into Democratic leaning poll places, rendering polling places closed for at least an hour.

A lot of people reporting their ballots were not counted for various reasons.

This all occurred in swing states.

This is too coincidental that these things happen and swing in his favor after months of hinting at foul play.

Directly state that an investigation for tampering, interference, fraud is required, not just a recount.

The second image is from the FBI Twitter account that reads:

The FBI is aware of bomb threats to polling locations in several states, many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains. None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far. https://t.co/j3YfajVK1m β€” FBI (@FBI) November 5, 2024

The next four Gmail screenshots of an email sent to Rachael Bellis from Chris T. Spackman that read together as follows:

Dear BELLIS, RACHAEL E., The Dauphin County Board of Elections received a challenge to your absentee ballot you applied for in the November 5, 2024 General Election. The challenge argues that a provision of the Pennsylvania Election Code takes precedence over the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), which requires states and counties to permit U.S. citizens who move overseas to vote by absentee ballot for federal offices based on their last U.S. residential address.

The full text of the challenge that was filed appears below this email.

You may respond to the challenge in any of the following ways:

1. Call the Bureau of Registration and Election at (717) 780-6360;

2. Email a statement to the Bureau at Election election@dauphincounty.gov. Any statement you submit regarding the period during which you lived in Dauphin County, any family or connections that you still have here, and why you are now residing abroad would be read into the record.

3. Appear in person at a Board of Elections hearing scheduled for Friday, November 8 at a time to be determined in the Commissioners Public Hearing Room, 4th floor of Dauphin County Administration Building, 2 S 20d St, Harrisburg, PA 17111. The meeting is also likely to be livestreamed on Facebook on the Dauphin County channel.

Sincerely,

Christopher T Spackman

TEXT OF CHALLENGE BEGINS

Dear Dauphin County Board of Elections,

I am submitting this challenge to an absentee ballot application pursuant to 25 Pa. Stat.

3146.8(f).

25 Pa. Stat. 3146.8(f) Any person challenging an application for an absentee ballot, an absentee ballot, an application for a mail-in ballot or a mail-in ballot for any of the reasons provided in this act shall deposit the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) in cash with the county board, which sum shall only be refunded if the challenge is sustained or if the challenge is withdrawn within five (5) days after the primary or election. If the challenge is dismissed by any lawful order then the deposit shall be forfeited. The county board shall deposit all deposit money in the general fund of the…

The rest of the forwarded email is cut off.

The last image is a screenshot of the official statement from the Centre County, Pennsylvania Board of Commissioners released on November 6, 2024 that states:

Centre County Working with Ballot Scanner Vendor to Export Election Results.

(Bellefonte, PA) -Centre County Elections Office is working continuously to provide mail-in ballot data in order to post unofficial results.

To this point, all ballots have been scanned, including all mail-in ballots.

Centre County's Election team and IT team have identified that the data are successfully being exported from the mail-in ballot scanners, but that the data is not being recognized when uploaded to the elections software.

Centre County's Administrator, John Franek, Jr. stated, "We have not stopped working, and we will continue to work until unofficial results are posted and reported to the Pennsylvania Department of State."

As a next step, Centre County has begun working with the equipment vendor to adjust configurations to make the two systems-the mail-in ballot scanner and the elections software where data are uploaded -compatible with one another.

We will provide updates as we make progress.

/end ID]

With Trump looking on track to win, I just want to give some hope for people right now.

  1. The Senate is Republican, but two years in the future a third of the Senate will be reelected, meaning Trump has at most 2 years to work with an agreeable Senate
  2. Whether or not Trump goes through with project 2025 or not, this will most definitely be our last term with him
  3. If he doesn't do what he promised, his voter base will get mad they didn't get what they voted for
  4. If he does do what he promised, his voter base will get mad when they realise tariffs=higher costs and when their taxes don't decrease
  5. People WILL protest in their states and nationally and either a) Trump listens or b) Trump ignores it and people become more disillusioned with him
  6. There is no way Trump will do something that can't be reversible or managed by the later President
  7. If Trump supporters do become disillusioned, we could see a blue midterm
  8. 1/2 of Congress is needed to pass a bill

Just take a breath. It isn't going to be great, but we can and will survive.

Adding in another

9. Amending the constitution takes 2/3rds of Congress and 3/4ths of the States. Even with a majority in Congress, there isn't enough for an amendment. I suspect Trump will be very unlikely to change the fundamental structure of the government.

Really can't thank you enough for this

It's not very often that I have to sequester myself from social media, but I find myself having to do so to protect my mental health in light of the election results.

It's hard, because I want to find those rare glimpses of hope, forgetting that today is a day of mourning and despair. I need someone to be that little voice reminding me things will be okay.

But I'm here to say that it suits me fine to be that voice, as well. This isn't the end, it is a roadblock. We have never known more, we have never been more connected, we have never been this capable of organizing.

Tomorrow morning, the sun will still rise, and it will be a day of grief. The following day, it will be a day of reflection. And then the day will come when you are ready to prepare yourself. And the day will come when you will weather the storm. And you will live after that, as well. Don't look to the past for predictions of our future, there has never been a situation exactly like the one we're in.

It isn't okay right now. It is scary and upsetting and so frustratingly loud.

It will be okay one day. You will share a meal with friends, see a movie together, enjoy another's company, develop your hobbies, live your life. Feeling hopeless is natural; your hope will return.

The sun wants to see you looking back when it rises.

Anonymous asked:

Just sliding into here to tell you I think you are a wonderful, funny, smart, generous and lovely person. I care about you and love you so very much, even though we've never met in the flesh (ew, flesh lol) but I am so incredibly grateful I got to know you and for the fact you exist! You are an amazing friend and I just hope you know that. Anon because I feel like that adds a fun element of mystery! That and so you can just have the words for what they are, without it looking like some sort of agenda. Ily, have a great day <3

I only wish I knew who this was so I could thank them properly, but I'll do my best

Thank you, anonymous friend, I have an idea of who you are, but regardless, I love you so very much in return πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

the stupidest thing about mental illness is the short half life of reassurances. like yes I know you reminded me yesterday that I'm not secretly toxic waste that everybody wants rid of but that was like 18 hours ago and I forgor

Hi, mutual aid post number one billion and one

tl;dr I'm an unemployed transfem immigrant, who was freshly fucked over by the government! I had to drop 255 bucks for the hope of extending my stay. This on top of ~2k dollars in PR fees. Despite all this I might be ordered to leave the country. essentially any day.

On top of that, it's August, and I need help paying for my daily intake meds, as a single month costs me over 250 dollars. On top of that, one package was just stolen from in front of my door, and amazon just charged me 70 bucks for a refund they lost. AND my CPU is dying and might need replacing if it bricks. I could really use help with. all that, if possible. Thank you ;-;

they just cut my benefits off with no warning. so this is becoming more urgent.

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