"We are a country that just elected – that just willfully chose – one of the most cruel, unscrupulous and transparently self-serving political figures in modern history to be president. Again."

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"Trump is very much part of who we are. Nearly 63 million Americans voted for him in 2016. Seventy-four million did in 2020."

~ Carlos Lozada

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nytimes.com/2024/11/06/opinion…

"Since 2015, I’ve been saying that America is better than Trump. I’m no longer so sure."

~ Robert Reich

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robertreich.substack.com/p/who…

Who are we?

Friends,

^{Robert Reich}

"I see we are no longer America the beautiful. We have become depraved, selfish, and willfully ignorant. And our enemies are delighted."

~ Susan Nieman

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open.substack.com/pub/adchick/…

America, the not so beautiful

My country has finally destroyed itself.

^{Susan Niemann (Susan Speaks)}

"America’s long term, festering reactionary racism and white supremacy has threatened democracy throughout US history."

~ Noah Berlatsky

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publicnotice.co/p/kamala-harri…

The global anti-incumbent backlash doomed Kamala Harris

Tragically, the beneficiary happened to be Donald Trump.

^{Noah Berlatsky (Public Notice)}

"The media will be complicit in protecting the majority of white American voters from being labeled as the staunch and bred bigots that they are."

~ Robert P. Jones

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robertjonesjr.substack.com/p/b…

"Because They Think They Are White"

“But this cowardice, this necessity of justifying a totally false identity and of justifying what must be called a genocidal history, has placed everyone now living into the hands of the most ignorant and powerful people the world has ever seen.

^{Robert Jones, Jr. (Witness)}

"The majority of white people knew that a vote for Trump would be a vote against Black people, Brown people, Asian people, queer people, trans people, disabled people, poor people, Black and Brown immigrants, Palestinians, children, the rights of women, unions, literature, art, the environment, and democracy."

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"Trump’s predictable return to the presidency—in what is the final American presidential election of our lifetimes (a conservative plan decades in the making, with help from liberal complicity masquerading as incompetence)—was nothing more and nothing less than the majority of white voters confirming that they want to live in a country that adheres to the standards of living as expressed in 1824 rather than 2024."

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"Do not accept percentages and cohorts in response to the simple but profound question, 'Why?'

Racism. Misogyny. White supremacy. Occam’s Razor.

~ Robert B. Hubbell

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roberthubbell.substack.com/p/d…

Day 1: Taking care of one another.

November 7, 2024

^{Robert B. Hubbell (Today's Edition Newsletter)}

"What a devastating indictment of our country."

~ Zach W. Lambert

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threads.net/@zachwlambert/post…

Zach W. Lambert (@zachwlambert) on Threads

^Threads

Erin Reed reminds us of the practice, life-or-death challenges now facing some of us due to the choice made by the rest of us. She's offering advice to trans people and people who care about them:

"I wanted to share some very practical next steps for my trans readers. Here are the things I recommend:"

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substack.com/chat/994764/post/…

Erin Reed in Erin In The Morning

Checking in... Let's talk. Hey y'all. We are one day out, and you've already made it 24 hours. That's good. I am so blessed to have been able to spend what was otherwise a horrific night with the company of all of you.

^{Erin In The Morning}

"Get your passport. Today. It takes time to come in and getting an updated gender marker will likely be shut down under Trump. - Update every ID your state allows you to. - Make sure you have a supply of medication in case of disruption - If you have a trans kid that is stealth, consider maintaining stealth to get around enforcement of anti-trans laws."

It's going to get very bad for some of us, quickly. Because others have chosen this for us.

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