I know we’re all feeling doom and gloom but can we get a thread of some wins/good news from last night?

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    5 days ago

    Out of 10 pro abortion state measures 7 passed (one still undecided i think), and only 1 anti abortion measure passed.

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    6 days ago

    Nebraska got weed and another state elected the first openly transgender U.S. Representative. Tlaib retained her seat.

    Also, I learned that a grade school classmate won a state rep seat in one of the midwest swing states earlier and that’s good news to me, at least.

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    6 days ago

    The west coast stuck to its guns almost completely. Mark Robinson and Kari Lake lost their races incredibly enough.

    Biden got some big stuff done with chips, infrastructure investment, and more. Unless Trump starts tearing down bridges and forcing people to remove heat pumps, some of Biden’s stuff will be very difficult to reverse, physically or politically.

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    6 days ago

    Hopefully liberals will wake up and see they can’t beat fascism, they have to embrace leftism if they want to beat it.

    The people want populism and they no longer want the status quo. The right capitalized on this while the liberals went the moderate-right route, and it failed them. The only solution left is to embrace left wing politics. Unfortunately, I doubt the democrat party will be to keen on the idea of becoming left wing.

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    6 days ago

    It gives the boomers another chance to solidify their legacy as the worst generation in human history. In a way that helps all of us.

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      6 days ago

      Yep, and the important thing about keeping a Democrat governor is their veto power against one of the worst state congresses ever. I actually haven’t looked into what changed at that level, but I don’t have much hope that the GOP stranglehold was broken.

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      6 days ago

      Can we accelerate that timeline? Say to like Jan 20, 2025 (let the kids enjoy one last chance at any snow we might be lucky enough to get)?

      • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net
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        6 days ago

        Well, the sun will explode in 5 billion years, but if that’s too long, don’t worry, it’s only 1 billion until solar winds carry off half of Earth’s water.

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    6 days ago

    Kentucky amendment 2, which would have redirected public funds to private schools, failed miserably. Of all the red states, Kentucky seems to be somewhat unique in its’ strong resistance to Republican attacks on public education. It is, after all, why we have a Democratic governor. I only hope that continues to hold true.