Author: stacystryke

States purged 16 million voters from the rolls before the 2016 election

lamardeuse:

feelingbluepolitics:

This article is critically important.

Before any deadlines for November 2018, voters must check whether they are registered, jump through any barriers conservatives states have erected, and RE-REGISTER IF NECESSARY.

“The use of voter purges is just part of a scheme by Republican politicians who vastly exaggerate the threat of voter fraud in order to push laws and policies that end up disenfranchising voters. The 2016 election was the first presidential contest without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act, and evidence of how many voters were affected by the loss in protections continues to emerge.”

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States purged 16 million voters from the rolls before the 2016 election

tonyahardingapologist:

tonyahardingapologist:

every word out of guillermo del toro’s mouth is the most hardcore thing i’ve ever heard and he says it all so casually like he doesn’t even realize how much of a gothic visionary he is 

“Since childhood, I’ve been faithful to monsters. I have been saved and absolved by them, because monsters, I believe, are patron saints of our blissful imperfection, and they allow and embody the possibility of failing”

I STILL THINK ABOUT THIS EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE

theparadoxmachine:

Drivers keep seeing me coming inside and trying to “help” me by holding the door open. From the inside. Of a door that opens outward. A door that is shaded so you can see out from the inside but not see in from the outside. So instead of “helping” me, they usually just run the risk of startling me or smacking me in the face with a massive door. All while basically standing right in my way.

I’d grit my teeth and deal but today I was coming back from getting lunch and some jackass opened the door and knocked my drink out of my hand. The caffeinated drink I’m basically self medicating with because my company’s insurance won’t let me get actual medication for my adhd.

And I get tap drink specifically because they taste better than cans. Plus the vending machine is a piece of shit they refuse to fix which is constantly giving out the wrong things.

And the guy didn’t even apologize. He just slunk back into the break room. Which means he wasn’t leaving so it wasn’t just an accident.

Tl:dr Man tries to make himself feel like a hero and winds up ruining my day and costing me several dollars in the process.

Contrary to what my vampiric countenance might have led you to believe, I am not actually Barnabas Collins and am therefore not the Poster Child For Incompetence. I can open a damn door on my own.

Drivers keep seeing me coming inside and trying to “help” me by holding the door open. From the inside. Of a door that opens outward. A door that is shaded so you can see out from the inside but not see in from the outside. So instead of “helping” me, they usually just run the risk of startling me or smacking me in the face with a massive door. All while basically standing right in my way.

I’d grit my teeth and deal but today I was coming back from getting lunch and some jackass opened the door and knocked my drink out of my hand. The caffeinated drink I’m basically self medicating with because my company’s insurance won’t let me get actual medication for my adhd.

And I get tap drink specifically because they taste better than cans. Plus the vending machine is a piece of shit they refuse to fix which is constantly giving out the wrong things.

And the guy didn’t even apologize. He just slunk back into the break room. Which means he wasn’t leaving so it wasn’t just an accident.

Tl:dr Man tries to make himself feel like a hero and winds up ruining my day and costing me several dollars in the process.

madqueensarah:

If you’re an adult, do the stuff you couldn’t as a kid.

Like, me and my sister went to a museum, and they had an extra exhibit of butterflies. But it cost £3. So we sighed, walked past, then stopped. We each had £3. We could see the butterflies. And we did it was great. We followed it up with an ice-cream as well because Mum and Dad weren’t there to say no.

I was driving back from a work trip with 2 other people in their early 20s, and we drove past a MacDonalds. One of the others went “Aww man, I’d love a McFlurry.” And the guy driving pulled in to the drive through. It was wild. But it was great.

I went to a park over the weekend and I was thinking “Man, I’d love to hire one of those bikes and cycle round the park.” It took me a few minutes to go “Wait, I can hire one of those bikes!”

I guess what I’m saying is, those impulsive things you wanted to do as a kid – see the dinosaur exhibit, play in the fountains with the other kids, lie in the shade for 2 hours – you can do when you’re an adult. You have to deal with a whole lot of other bull, but at least you can indulge your inner 8 year-old.

afro-elf:

americans, months ago: hey we just discovered that local news stations are actually being turned into state sponsored propaganda tools with terrorist alert desks and biased information about the fascist president which would influence public perception of him for those who trust their local stations. and we’d love to see more international news but apparently we’re not even getting accurate reports from our own backyards so for a lot of us common everyday folk we have to go out of our way to get news that’s not us-centric AND accurate

y’all, for some inexplicable reason: why don’t y’all know everything that’s happening everywhere else always? you must not care, that’s the only reason

takethekeyandlockherup:

vintagetvfan:

BARNABAS: Why is fate so determined to offer me a chance for happiness, and then destroy it right before my eyes.
JULIA: We forget how rare a life of love can be.  You’re not the only one who’s had so little hope.  It’s something one learns to live with.  We can get used to anything if we have to.

(I’ve just finished watching the 1995 storyline, the episodes that launched a 1000 Barnabas and Julia ‘ships.  Here our intrepid couple stumble from 1970 Parallel Time to 1995 Real Time, only to find an abandoned and ruined Collinwood.  Barnabas, of course, stops for a self-pitying monologue!)

I did like her getting some commentary on his shit in this ep. Romantically frustrated? join the club Barnabas.

Source: vintagetvfan