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Politics
Is It Election Fraud to Not Vote Down-Ballot? No!
This post contains a video, which you can also view here. To support more videos like this, head to patreon.com/rebecca! Hey everybody, I’m so sorry to be using my platform for personal gain but I really don’t know where else to turn. There’s no easy way to say this so I’ll just come out with it: I stole an election,…
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Politics
My Election Results Wine Pairing
At 9:25am (Pacific Time), shouts of joy and car horns filling the streets of Oakland all around me, I texted my partner the answer he’d been waiting for: “Grab the TJ’s brut rosé.” The question? What to drink with the news that all major outlets had called the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden. I can explain myself, obviously. I…
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Quickies
Quickies: A coup AND a pandemic? Sure, why not…
If you are in the United States right now, and on the internet, every other site is already pestering you to remember to vote. So, I’m not going to do that. But… The election is big on my mind and in my news feed this week. Preparing for a coup is not something that I thought I’d be doing, but…
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Featured
With Warren’s Concession, There’s Only One Path Forward…
I am an Iowan and, as an Iowan, I had the privilege of participating in our nation’s first caucus. I caucused for Warren. I think she’s brilliant. She’s kind, she listens, she’s thoughtful, she’s truthful. she’s a genius. She’s not perfect, but I like that she’s clearly trying to do better. She is everything in the world that our current…
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Politics
Quickies: Death by Meteor 2020, Black SF Authors to Read, White Nationalists Get DC Police Escort
Large Majority of New Hampshire Democrats Prefer Death by Meteor Than to See Trump Win Again, Rolling Stone: “Somewhat surprisingly, 28 percent of conservatives joined the majority of Democrats on wiping out all of mankind rather than dealing with another four years of Trump. And to no one’s surprise, 68 percent of women polled, more than any other group, would…
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Activism
Election Day is Tomorrow! Make Sure You Are Prepared
Tomorrow is election day in the US. Whether you’re a first time voter or a voting veteran, here are a couple tips to make sure you’re all set and ready to vote with no problems tomorrow. Make a plan There is actual scientific research that shows that you’re more likely to vote if you think through a plan for voting,…
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Politics
Refusal to Accept Clinton as the Nominee is rooted in Misogyny and Racism
This Tuesday as six more states voted, Hillary Clinton made history as the first woman to ever win a major party nomination for president in the history of the United States. Although she has so clearly won by the tried and true method of getting more votes, there are still many democrats that do not believe she won fairly or is deserving…
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Activism
Stop Panicking: There Isn’t a 98% Chance of a President Trump Future
The internet has been all abuzz about the results of a statistical model created by political scientist Helmut Norpoth that says that Trump has a 98%* chance of winning the general election against Hillary Clinton and a 99% chance of winning against Bernie Sanders. According to the New York Post, Norpoth’s model is “scary accurate” and has correctly predicted every…
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