#2016 election
is it just me or does 2016 kinda feel like a fever dream?
- Like there was the big election that seemed like it was advertised way more than any other election we’d had before
- then there was the killer clown thing that we did nothing about
- that weird app between vine and tik tok was popular called musical.ly or something
- there were like no bigger artists that put out music (except for maybe Ariana grande I think) so we were just kind of bopping to weird rappy-hip pop songs that nobody really knew the names of the artists who made them
- I’m not even gonna start on the god awful make up trends I’m mean Jesus Christ
- everyone was still coping from the loss of one direction.
Like that was a weird ass year
Bernie Sanders said he looks forward to discussing party unity with Hillary Clinton after emerging from a meeting in the Oval Office.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has blocked two Democratic proposals he found too partisan. If McConnell dislikes the “Moscow Mitch” moniker as much as he says, he’ll find a way to work across party lines to better protect America’s democracy. Our view.Mike Huckabee’s view.
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“The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world.” – Charles Malik.
It’s election season. If you vote with your heart and your morales and you consider the impact this election could and would have on all women across the globe it makes that decision very clear.
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The longest shortest time: 365 days of Trump https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-one-year-365-days_us_59a971d4e4b0354e4409d094
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In not very surprising news, it turns out my parents both voted for Trump. Including my mother, who was pretty much the last person in that house who loved me as a human being.
My father heard me explaining that I was late because one of my students (age 10) had broken down in hysterics and I’d had to comfort him, and dear old Dad exploded at me for not being happy enough(!) about the election. Mom and I bolted out of the house so Dad and I wouldn’t escalate.
I took my mom out for coffee, told her I love her, played her some Lin-Manuel music she hadn’t heard (she loves Hamilton). I helped her shop for Christmas gifts for my niece/her granddaughter/my favorite human. We are still friends.
But I’m not invited for Thanksgiving anymore.
Hillary Clinton must now open pickle jars to prove she is fit for presidency. Clinton’s been accused of appearing too cold, too emotional, lacking stamina - even taking too many naps.
“The attempts at leveraging Clinton’s health as a political weapon have escalated, and the stakes are dangerously high. Thus, it’s time to have a reluctant conversation about the brilliantly constructed narrative surrounding Clinton’s nonexistent health problems,” writes author s.e. smith.
Photo from Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Hillary Clinton Talks Of ‘Painful’ Loss In Concession Speech
Hillary Clinton asked her supporters to give president-elect Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt on Wednesday as he prepares to lead a divided nation after his stunning election victory.
“We must accept this result and then look to the future. Donald Trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead,” Clinton said in a brief concession speech at the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan.
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America Elected A Man Who Said ‘Grab Them By The P***y’ Over The First Female President
Donald Trump openly bragged about using his celebrity status to sexually assault women. And multiple women accused him of actually doing so.
He said he was in favor of banning people from entering the United States based on their religion.
He believes that women he finds physically unattractive or overweight are lesser people.
He thinks that many Mexican immigrants are rapists.
He mocked people with disabilities.
He encouraged violence against protesters at his political rallies.
For years, he was the most notable person pushing the conspiracy theory that the first black president was illegitimate because he was supposedly not born in the United States.
And now, he will be America’s 45th president.
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The first major presidential candidate announced his intent to run on March 23, 2015. 595 days later, Election Day is finally here. Your right to vote is a precious thing – exercise it!
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“I want my daughter to grow up seeing a woman lead our country,” Beyoncé said at a Friday rally for Hillary Clinton.
Just three days left to Election Day.
(photo: Reuters)
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After the results of the 2016 election, I was feeling very hopeless. The United States just elected a man that has not only been accused of sexual assault, but that has openly admitted to doing it and considers it a perk of being famous.
I will be selling these 1.25" hard enamel pinsand50% of the profits will be donated to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) to help fund their hotline as well as educate the public about sexual assault.
I will not allow our president elect to normalize sexual assault. Sexual violence is a heinous crime and together we can HELP, LEARN, LISTEN, AND INFORM.
If you’d much rather donate to RAINN directly, you can do so by clicking here
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Jill Stein (G) & Gary Johnson (L) #3rdParties
Don’t vote for Clinton because you are scared of Trump.
Don’t vote for Trump because you do not trust Clinton.
In a Democracy we are all encouraged to voice our opinions. At least that is, in the ballot box, to determine a group of individuals capable of making decisions for the rest of us. We put the ‘tough decisions’ in the hands of those who we perceive as having more insight in to the issues and a deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding the decision.
People have not always been given the opportunity to decide their leaders and voice their opinions. Many people living today still are not given that opportunity. As they say, voting is a privilege. I also understand anyone who says that American politics is too corrupt to be fixed and that the voting system is rigged and I get why some people just downright refuse to vote. I fully support that decision.
However for anyone who is going to vote and is torn between two horrible candidates and a third duo of former Republican Governors masquerading as Libertarians, I want to present the following argument.
There are three paths that American democracy can take in the long run.
The first one is a complete dismemberment of the current system and a restructuring of power at more local levels up to and including small community governments and sovereign citizens. This would keep certain aspects of what we currently have and it would most likely include some sort of secessions and rebellions.
The second is the path we are on right now, which is that the government keeps growing out of control taking more of our rights away and destroying the lives of people in far of lands until the earth is scorched or China and Russia say enough is enough. This leads to inevitable war and economic uncertainty.
The last option is a non violent political coup d'état to take over the White House and eventually Congress. Take for example, Jeb Bush was the anointed one, the GOP would have even taken Ted Cruz over their eventual nominee. Donald Trump lead a non violent political coup d'état to take over the Republican Party.
'A coup d'état is considered successful when the usurpers seize and hold power for at least seven days.’
Trumps campaign became a successful coup on July 26th 2016.
It is a shame that Donald Trump is not someone who can be trusted to lead us honestly and righteously. He’s a shyster, a snake oil salesman, a charlatan. What is exciting though is to see the possibilities in his nomination. The ability it portrays to actually disrupt the very robotic and routine system politics has traditionally been is refreshing to see.
We’ve all just finished watching Bernie’s coup attempt fail. I believe that towards the end of the campaign the thought process was that he was going to bring a slew of independent, uber progressive, Occupy Wall Street supporters to Hillary that would have never normally voted for her in the past anyway.
Unfortunately for the Democratic Party many Bernie supporters cannot and will not end the revolution he spearheaded.
As huge names such as Joe Biden and Michelle Obama spoke inside the DNC hundreds of delegates left their seats and thousands of people filled a park to listen to Jill Stein speak. During the Democratic National Convention the Presidential candidate from the Green Party lead the revolution outside for those who would not just transfer their vote from Bernie to Hillary.
Jill Stein lead marches in the streets and addressed impromptu rallies in the park with a bull horn. She spoke in the back of a pickup truck sharing the same 'stage’ as Immortal Technique to rally the troops to the cause. I told my wife that last statement alone was enough for me to switch my vote from Gary Johnson to Jill Stein.
Jill Stein is a true street level Presidential candidate.
I understand that many of her promises would be impossible to keep, just like every other candidate. I understand that she could possibly spoil the election if she takes away too many votes from the left. I totally get that policies Libertarians propose are almost the opposite in some manners to the Green Party and flipping from one to the other seems illogical.
The reason I support Jill Stein is her passion and the fact that I believe she wants to achieve the goals she lays out. Gary Johnson has no passion, he seems to pander to certain issues he knows will rally specific demographics. The Libertarian ticket this year is boring and does not seem to be able to get a loud and passionate crowd behind them. It is unfortunate but true.
Watch this video and tell me it doesn’t at least pique your interest in the Green Party. It includes the very end of Jill Stein speaking and then Immortal Technique endorsing her afterward. Check out her entire speech at the very bottom of the article.
Someone needs to lead the non violent political coup d'état to take over the White House. Obviously Bernie Sanders is not that person. I think Jill Stein is right when she says you cannot lead a revolution in a counter-revolutionary party.
It is time a third party leads the United States.
I originally thought the Libertarians had the best chance, but after this week I truly believe the Green Party has the largest potential voter base and the most ethical and honest candidate.
Please take this article as just a suggestion to do a little research. I have done enough to know where my vote is going but I would never dare suggest that because I support Jill Stein that anyone else should. What I would like for everyone to do is to take a really good look at all of the available candidates and vote for the person who you truly support.
Don’t vote for Hillary Clinton because you are scared of Donald Trump.
Don’t vote for Donald Trump because you don’t trust Hillary Clinton.
Research Jill Stein.
Research Gary Johnson.
Make the right decision, not the easy one.
Or stay home and do not vote at all. Again I fully understand if you believe the system is so corrupt there’s no coming back. I personally like to think there is one last 'glass ceiling’ that we should attempt to break, and that is giving someone other than a Republican or a Democrat a chance to steer the boat for a couple of years.
All we’d have to do is see how it goes and reevaluate in 2020, it couldn’t be any worse than the alternatives.
Haha white women are so stupid right? You wanna stand by that for women of other races?
Does it not occur to you that they thought he would be a better president that Clinton?
Haha white women are so stupid right?
Literally not a thing I said anywhere. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You wanna stand by that for women of other races?
94% of black women and 68% of Latina/Hispanic women voted for Clinton. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Does it not occur to you that they thought he would be a better president than Clinton?
Oh, it very much occurs to me, and is also the problem. Trump was on record of having said vile things about women, had multiple complaints of harassment/assault against him, and many other marks against his ability to lead that have been exhausted all over the internet by this point. That white women observed all of this, and still thought, “Well, none of that affects me, and I’m sure he’ll be great at everything else” is alarming and embarrassing.
If you voted for Trump and are doubling down on your support for him, either because you’re more upset about people calling you out than you are by things he’s doing, or because you genuinely don’t see anything wrong with him supporting actual Nazis but not DACA recipients or many other things he’s done in the last several months, you are part of the problem. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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