a lot of my friends have been noting that none of the “get out there and vote!” posts actually have any resources attached to them, so they’re great for motivation but if you don’t know how to vote they can really stress you out. so i compiled a list of resources that hopefully can help!
Here’s the most confusing bit! Figuring out who you’re voting for. Don’t know who’s running? Ballotpedia is a godsend. The page in the link looks very confusing, but all you have to do is click your state in each of the right-hand boxes. Those will take you to a page that will explain who from each party is running for the Senate and the House. Ballotpedia will also tell you if your state has same-day voter registration. If you’ve missed the cutoff to register, you might still be able to do it on election day, so check that on your state’s voting page!
Polling places can be crowded and the wait can be long to vote. Don’t freak out! Bring a book or some music/podcasts to listen to while you wait.
If you can’t make it on the day, you still have options! Find your state on this Ballotpedia page and click to learn more. The page it takes you to will have links and information on how to get an absentee ballot in your state. If you plan on absentee voting, hurry! The deadlines to apply and vote are usually sooner than the actual election day.
Most of all, remember: this election could swing the house and the senate, giving Democrats more control over new laws and legislation for years to come. You’re not a bad person if you can’t vote, but it’s a lot easier than you might think!
Let’s get out there and change the world!
Also, if you enter your address in Ballotpedia, it’ll be able to give you a specific list of all the races that’ll be on your ballot, including things like local and state legislative elections (state legislative elections are important not only because they affect life in your state, but also because the state legislatures will be redrawing the congressional districts in 2020, and we don’t want more gerrymandering).
That said, if it’s too overwhelming, the most important candidates to focus on are those running for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Also, if you’d like more info about the candidates, such as what their positions are, check out BallotReady!
Samantha Bee’s 1st segment last night hit home the truth about the prevalence of antisemitism in America.
Trump speaks in dog whistles and anti-semitic coded language with the greatest of ease. It is second nature for him. He sells white victimhood just as easy.
Mimosa pudica (aka sensitive/shy plant) is known for its crazy fast
movement. when stimulated, the cells in each leaf flush out their
potassium ions from the central vacuole- the part of the cell that
stores water. When the vacuole is deflated, the leaves lose their
rigidity(turgor) and collapse inward.
It is the third time a parade like this has been held in the city.
The first Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City took place in 2016. It was inspired by the opening sequence of the James Bond film Spectre, which features a similar event in the city.
This year’s event is in memory of Mexican refugees who died as they attempted to travel to the US.
I’ve finally been able to finish these series of big cat portraits.
The personal meaning behind these paintings have slowly shifted towards something darker as I’ve been feeling down lately about the state of the enviroment and its wildlife..
what we are doing to the earth and all it’s inhabitants, is creating all manner of wounds.
If we’re not careful animals will go extinct and will soon be nothing more than relics of the past, only to be observed again behind a glass wall of a museum display. Like gemstones on a cabinet.
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“There is something very wrong with what we have made ourselves. We have become a civilization based on work — not even ‘productive work’ but work as an end and meaning in itself. We have come to believe that men and women who do not work harder than they wish at jobs they do not particularly enjoy are bad people unworthy of love, care, or assistance from their communities. It is as if we have collectively acquiesced to our own enslavement. The main political reaction to our awareness that half the time we are engaged in utterly meaningless or even counterproductive activities — usually under the orders of a person we dislike — is to rankle with resentment over the fact there might be others out there who are not in the same trap. As a result, hatred, resentment, and suspicion have become the glue that holds society together. This is a disastrous state of affairs.”
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