pinklady
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Post by pinklady on Nov 7, 2020 22:22:08 GMT
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Post by hopemax on Nov 7, 2020 22:23:23 GMT
There is no doubt that the black community and black women in particular are the reason Biden is president. I hope we ( as white women) continue to remember this and support them in taking positions of power. I hope we remember to listen to them and learn from them. I hope we can follow their lead and support them instead of expecting their support. Quite frankly, white women continue to disappoint me (said as a white woman). There is a NY Times article about a study that is investigating the correlation between QAnon and polling errors. I saw it, because Mike Duncan who has made a name for himself via his extremely popular Revolutions podcast series, said that he would not be surprised if this was the story of this election, especially with white woman. I saw that particular tweet because someone else had made association between what is happening now and the Russian Revolution and the Marxist revolutionaries which represented the rural worker and Lenin and the Bolsheviks who represented the urban worker and recommended the Revolutions podcast. While I have not listened to them, DH has been listening to them since his original Roman Empire series. We think our circumstances are unique, but the world has done all of this before, and when people say, those that fail to heed history... we are still neck deep in this. Biden winning is only the first battle, and with those 70 million other voters out there, what happens next may be more predictive of this country's future than what happened on Tuesday. Someone else doing some early research into the demographics and while the story has been the black voter, and while that is certainly true in Georgia. In other places, like Milwaukee the Biden vote came from the white, suburban moms who did repudiate Trump, while black voter turnout was actually less. If it is inappropriate to paint black voters as a monolith, and Latino voters as a monolith, it is also inappropriate to treat white woman as a monolith. This election, there was a definite divergence, and if it is not acknowledged the solution of railing on white women will potentially alienate allies and do nothing to disrupt this extremely dangerous movement. www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/technology/study-considers-a-link-between-qanon-and-polling-errors.html |
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Post by megop on Nov 7, 2020 22:25:23 GMT
So who will be your second favorite to say goodbye to this coming January? For me, it will be Betsy DeVos. Jared Kushner |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Nov 7, 2020 22:25:40 GMT
Thank goodness.
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Post by megop on Nov 7, 2020 22:32:24 GMT
Quite frankly, white women continue to disappoint me (said as a white woman). There is a NY Times article about a study that is investigating the correlation between QAnon and polling errors. I saw it, because Mike Duncan who has made a name for himself via his extremely popular Revolutions podcast series, said that he would not be surprised if this was the story of this election, especially with white woman. I saw that particular tweet because someone else had made association between what is happening now and the Russian Revolution and the Marxist revolutionaries which represented the rural worker and Lenin and the Bolsheviks who represented the urban worker and recommended the Revolutions podcast. While I have not listened to them, DH has been listening to them since his original Roman Empire series. We think our circumstances are unique, but the world has done all of this before, and when people say, those that fail to heed history... we are still neck deep in this. Biden winning is only the first battle, and with those 70 million other voters out there, what happens next may be more predictive of this country's future than what happened on Tuesday. Someone else doing some early research into the demographics and while the story has been the black voter, and while that is certainly true in Georgia. In other places, like Milwaukee the Biden vote came from the white, suburban moms who did repudiate Trump, while black voter turnout was actually less. If it is inappropriate to paint black voters as a monolith, and Latino voters as a monolith, it is also inappropriate to treat white woman as a monolith. This election, there was a definite divergence, and if it is not acknowledged the solution of railing on white women will potentially alienate allies and do nothing to disrupt this extremely dangerous movement. www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/technology/study-considers-a-link-between-qanon-and-polling-errors.htmlInteresting. Looking forward to diving into subject more. |
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Post by breetheflea on Nov 7, 2020 22:33:14 GMT
Ok so now I can use one tiny ‘best day ever’ sticker in my planner but I can use them all up 1/21/21 Not bigliest day ever?  |
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Post by paperaddictedpea on Nov 7, 2020 22:41:03 GMT
So who will be your second favorite to say goodbye to this coming January? For me, it will be Betsy DeVos. It's a toss up between Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller. Can't decide which one is more loathesome. |
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Post by megop on Nov 7, 2020 22:43:59 GMT
Stacey Abrams is absolutely the reason for this win in Georgia! I hope we see much, much more of her on a national level. Agree. I love her story in relationship to my personal belief that the voice of one can create massive change to become the voice of many. |
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Post by rahnee on Nov 7, 2020 22:49:43 GMT
Congratulations everyone. This is the most exciting news. Hopefully his frivolous lawsuits will keep him busy so that he can't do any further damage between now and January.
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Judy26
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Post by Judy26 on Nov 7, 2020 22:52:46 GMT
I can’t help but think of Compwalla and how thrilled she must be. I have missed having her astute and pithy thoughts here to keep us on our toes. Cheers to you, Compwalla. I hope we’re making you proud!
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 7, 2020 22:54:53 GMT
So who will be your second favorite to say goodbye to this coming January? For me, it will be Betsy DeVos. It's a toss up between Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller. Can't decide which one is more loathesome. Yes, I like your choices. I would have loved to say Mitch McConnell, but alas..... |
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pinklady
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Post by pinklady on Nov 7, 2020 22:55:16 GMT
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
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Post by femalebusiness on Nov 7, 2020 22:58:26 GMT
So who will be your second favorite to say goodbye to this coming January? For me, it will be Betsy DeVos. I so wish Jill Biden would be head of education. I doubt that will happen but she is highly qualified. |
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msladibug
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Post by msladibug on Nov 7, 2020 23:00:54 GMT
And goodbye Ben Carson too. That man makes my skin crawl.
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Post by prapea on Nov 7, 2020 23:01:32 GMT
So who will be your second favorite to say goodbye to this coming January? For me, it will be Betsy DeVos. I so wish Jill Biden would be head of education. I doubt that will happen but she is highly qualified. Yessss. Where do I sign up to have Dr. Jill Biden be head of education. |
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michellegb
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Post by michellegb on Nov 7, 2020 23:02:50 GMT
Exactly what I was thinking when I saw the tweet. What an idiot. |
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Post by mollycoddle on Nov 7, 2020 23:09:21 GMT
So who will be your second favorite to say goodbye to this coming January? For me, it will be Betsy DeVos. It's a toss up between Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller. Can't decide which one is more loathesome. I pick Jared, only because he has so much influence. |
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Post by refugeepea on Nov 7, 2020 23:11:41 GMT
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Post by melodyesch on Nov 7, 2020 23:14:40 GMT
So incredibly happy but the rest of my family is about to have a meltdown! lol! They are saying it’s not over, the Dems cheated...blah blah blah! 🙄 Then of course the fear mongering has started....gas prices $5 a gallon, socialism, oil and gas industry going to crap or away for good, no jobs, higher taxes. I could go on but I just scroll on by. They have made me so incredibly exhausted I just can’t with them anymore. This is my Facebook feed from my home town. All of those things, plus pleas to pray for “the most persecuted man in America” and “the best a President since Lincoln.” It’s disheartening, really. Oh, and the “we’re still fighting!!” Funny, I haven’t seen a single complaint about votes still being counted in NC or claims of voter fraud. But I’m sure we’ll see that lawsuit soon. Uh huh. |
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 7, 2020 23:16:15 GMT
For those who are curious about the headlines from newspapers across the world..... The announcement came too late for most newspapers here, because it was about 3am. Western Australia is three hours behind us here on the east coast, so they were able to get it on the front page, plus a 16 page US election special edition. I don't know anything about this particular newspaper, but looking at the headline "PHEW!" I'm tipping it's not a Murdoch Press shit-rag!   |
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Post by julie5 on Nov 7, 2020 23:19:07 GMT
Just had my first casualty on Facebook. This cousin that posted this has posted transphobic remarks in the past and I’ve tried to calmly talk to her to no avail. So today: fucking bye Felicia. http://instagram.com/p/CHTpWG7g91E |
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Post by michellegb on Nov 7, 2020 23:22:49 GMT
Just had my first casualty on Facebook. This cousin that posted this has posted transphobic remarks in the past and I’ve tried to calmly talk to her to no avail. So today: fucking bye Felicia. http://instagr.am/p/CHTpWG7g91E Well that's vile. I'm sorry. |
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inkedup
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Post by inkedup on Nov 7, 2020 23:27:48 GMT
I so wish Jill Biden would be head of education. I doubt that will happen but she is highly qualified. Yessss. Where do I sign up to have Dr. Jill Biden be head of education. No. No nepotism. |
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Post by refugeepea on Nov 7, 2020 23:29:27 GMT
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inkedup
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Post by inkedup on Nov 7, 2020 23:31:32 GMT
Agreed. But, still. No nepotism. |
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Post by megop on Nov 7, 2020 23:40:05 GMT
Agreed. But, still. No nepotism. Also agreed. Unfortunately, to really unite the country to me, Biden should stay away from the Trump model of employing family into positions of power. Also remember, the first lady gets to choose her platform for influence, so let education be hers and use that voice power to create mindset change over the electorate. |
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Post by Merge on Nov 7, 2020 23:43:18 GMT
There are plenty of people qualified to be Secretary of Education. Let the First Lady be the First Lady and define her own role.
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Post by refugeepea on Nov 7, 2020 23:46:24 GMT
I should have put one of these after my post.  I was being sarcastic. |
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Post by quinlove on Nov 7, 2020 23:46:34 GMT
There is no way I can describe how happy I am today. Oh wait, I’m pretty sure we all are feeling the same way.
Dancing in the streets 💃💃💃💃💃💃🍾🍾🍾🍾🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊
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Post by refugeepea on Nov 7, 2020 23:47:34 GMT
There is no way I can describe how happy I am today. Oh wait, I’m pretty sure we all are feeling the same way. Dancing in the streets I'm keeping it low key; I'm in a red state. |
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I was being sarcastic.