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By the wonderful cartoonist and doctor Grace Farris.
P.S. Friday night plans and notes to you.
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Got my Covid and my flu shot the other day. They kicked me in the butt! (But they’re a butt-kicking that’s worth it.)
Anonymous, it’s true you don’t owe anyone your reasons for your voting choices . Make no mistake Trump is all those things I listed , so you are condoning his person and actions by voting for him.
Asking in earnest; unless you are a racist, misogynist, homophobe or so rich that his tax plan benefits you ( making you completely selfish) why would vote for Trump? Haven’t read Project 2025? Voting independent ( that only helps Trump). ?
100% agree ! Succinctly and accurately summarized !
You know, I’ve been a Democrat for 20 years, and I did not vote for Trump in 2016 or 2020, but I’m going to this time. I have many reasons for leaving the Democrat party, and I’ve thought about sharing here, but reading comments like yours (and many others I’ve read on here) is why I’m not going to. When people are already pre-supposing I’m homophobic, racist, selfish, uneducated, and who knows what else, what is even the point?
The thing is, nobody owes you an explanation for their vote. If sharing means a person would be subjecting themselves to abuse and name calling (especially from a bunch of strangers on the internet), who on earth would want to do that?
This is why people have no idea why anyone is voting for Trump.
From The Atlantic’s Adam Server:
“At a rally just outside Atlanta in late October, thousands of Donald Trump supporters lined up in the punishing southern sun to see their hero; some had driven hours from out of state. Vendors hawked T-shirts with slogans such as Say no to the ho , and Roses are red, Hunter smokes crack, Joe Biden has dementia and Kamala isn’t Black , sometimes chanting the phrases out loud to amused onlookers.”
Anonymous: What else would you like to be called? My question to people who support Trump is “why are you ok with this?” Whatever reasons you may use to justify your support, it doesn’t discount that your vote supports the racism, sexism, etc. that he spouts and encourages.
Vote save America has a really great voting tool for those that want a peek at their ballots to have a better understanding of who is running for local candidates. I found it immensely useful in researching and planning and felt very informed when selecting state, county and city candidates!
Sharing here: https://votesaveamerica.com/be-a-voter/
I love these post-Halloween days! I’m going to be taking my kids’ to their fall festival at school, a few nice walks enjoying our California weather, fixing the Trump sign in my yard, transitioning to a new laptop, and possibly getting a head start on Christmas shopping! I voted early! Happy November!
Oh hell. I am Weekend Lady.
Yessss and if you’re hesitant about canvassing right now is Get Out the Vote (GOTV) which means you’re mostly talking to likely voters for your side and making sure they have a plan to vote. Some people may need a ride, or may not know that their polling site changed, or need a reminder to turn in their ballot—and you’re helping them make it happen.
Pro tip: sometimes the scripts they give you are a bit long and unwieldy; make it your own, get the key information, but don’t feel like you have to read them word for word.
Bring a friend, reward yourself with apple cider donuts afterward! You can do it!
I’m gonna buy all my ingredients to make Tim’s Hot Dish, Gwen’s Gingersnaps, and Kamala’s Cornbread Dressing for Election Night!
That all sounds so good!!
Ah! What a fun idea! I love it :)
Love ! I’m making an Indian inspired menu and Gwen’s ginger snaps for dessert 😊
LOVE a themed Election Night Dinner! We are making Indian food in honor of Kamala’s Southeast Asian heritage. On tap: the house black daal from the Dishoom cookbook, along with a pumpkin chai cake. Apparently, around the time of the Revolutionary War, it was customary to make an election cake. I say, no matter what happens, we’re all gonna need some cake this week!
My neighbor has a new puppy and asked if my kids would help socialize the puppy. Pupper is not fully vaccinated yet, so no dog parks etc, but needs opportunities to learn to be around kids. So tomorrow we get to hang out with this fur baby. I am so excited!
I already voted and got my flu and COVID shots. I’ll probably make muffins tomorrow, likely banana muffins, as we yet again have an excess of bananas.
Offer to help watch a friend’s kids if the logistics of voting with kids along will prevent them from getting to the polls!
I am forever making to do lists and weekend lists, but my new rule is: if it needs to get done on the weekend, it needs to get done before lunch. After lunch, there is no doing. There is napping, reading, playing games, playing with the dog, watching tv, writing in my journal… but no chores!!
Wow, Suz, great approach! I love this. Enjoy your weekend afternoons and evenings!!
Love this!
I am inspired. Brilliant.
Friends, for anyone who needs something to do instead of just feeling anxious (there are a lot of republicans anti-maga too—this feels way bigger than party), please consider canvassing for Stand Up For Racial Justice (SURJ). Not only is their approach extremely effective w/ swing voters, but their training and treatment of volunteers is superb! They will be holding canvassing events between now and the election!
Would love to hear more about why their approach is so effective with swing state voters, if you’re comfortable discussing further. Sounds like a great group!
My body my choice candidates FTW!
Hi CoJ! Just curious why the links of the week post is always posted so late in the work day? I’m on Mountain Standard Time and it’s a bummer that’s it never posted before I log off for the day. Not sure if others feel the same? First world problems, sigh.
often because my kids end up needing me for things — toby was sick today so it pushed everything back a little bit. managed to get it up before 7pm, at least, which felt good! thanks for understanding xo
I personally love waking up on Saturday morning, lazing in bed and reading this post before anyone starts asking anything of me! It’s part of my weekend ritual and I love it dearly.
Might shut down a major thoroughfare to protest a US backed genocide.
Wonder if you are in Melbourne. Or you could move here. We have this happen EVERY Sunday for the last year and also during the week. They have achieved nothing.
Obviously they have achieved something because you are annoyed enough to be commenting on them on a blog in another country. That is how disruption works.
What an assumption. Did I state in my comment that I am annoyed. I simply stated that they do it EVERY week and have achieved nothing. And if you think all they have achieved is me commenting a blog, wow, way to go! And last time I checked CoJ is an international community. You need to get a life!
Hmm. I wonder why I assumed that. Was it the “they have achieved nothing” part?
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