#Local Election

[cluster-fandom]

IF YOU LIVE IN VIRGINIA, THERE IS AN ELECTION TODAY NOVEMBER 7TH

OUR HOUSE OF DELEGATES AND STATE SENATE ARE UP FOR ELECTION PLUS OTHER LOCAL POSITIONS

ITS SUPER IMPORTANT TO VOTE IN YOUR LOCAL AND STATE ELECTIONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE BIGGEST DIRECT IMPACT ON YOU!

USE THIS WEBSITE TO CHECK WHOS ON YOUR BALLOT

(THERES ALSO A LOT OF OTHER COOL INFORMATION REGARDING VIRGINIA POLITICS)

GO VOTE

[icedhotcocoa]

okay guys but in all seriousness the trump attempted assassination is going to rally the right like crazy. voter turnout will be going up. it is more crucial than ever that you SHOW UP AND VOTE IN THIS YEARS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

[melancholyghoul]

Reminder that if you're in the UK, and eligible to, register to vote !

Local council elections are happening on the 1st May !

I am registered as a postal voter so I have already sent mine off, but you can also vote in person on 1st May at polling stations

Make sure to bring photo ID ! And if you dont have any you can apply for voter ID for free !

[thesaltyace]

Y'all I did NOT know this about Harris, and I think it's really critical that we all listen and understand as we approach this election. Video at the end.

This creator's video describes how progressive Harris was as a prosecutor -- actively going against the grain to the point she was accused of being soft on crime. Accused of being a social worker, not a prosecutor. She calls it being smart on crime. She's pushing for systemic changes to give real pathways to reintegrate incarcerated folks back into society and prevent their past from continuing to haunt them moving forward.

"Kamala's a cop" is a catchy dismissive response usually used to shut down conversation rather than add nuance. But this kind of reform is ESSENTIAL to work towards a present and future that treats incarcerated people with value.

I fell for it in 2020 and have thought "Kamala's a cop" without further inspection since - and I'm sobered by the realization that (you guessed it!) I'm not immune to propaganda.

A better system only follows liberal democracy, because library democracy allows for exploration of better systems. If authoritarianism takes hold, it will not allow for the exploration of better systems. We will have to fight tooth and nail just to try to get back to liberal democracy, and I suspect we could not achieve it in our lifetimes.

Harris isn't perfect. But she's a hell of a lot better than many leftists have led me to believe. Don't let perfection be the enemy of good. Don't let perfection be the enemy of harm reduction.

We can either help elect Trump and usher in authoritarian fascism, or we can help defeat him and pull things back in the direction we want to go. Not liking the choices doesn't absolve you from participating and doing the most good you can with the options available.

I'll link the original video in the replies. The original video has captions if you need them.

[dessknightenjoyer]

reminder (for americans) that if you plan on voting in local elections, and even in house/senate elections, you cannot mindlessly vote along party lines. You have to actually know who you are voting for, especially cause there might be more than one person with a D next to their name on the ballot. please do research before voting, here's something that can help with that:

[andre-lai]

权衡轻重缓急：地方选举与分层物业管理的挑战

权衡轻重缓急：地方选举与分层物业管理的挑战 近日，首相署（联邦直辖区）部长扎丽哈在一次讲话中表明，在讨论恢复地方选举之前，我们应该优先关注一些更基本的问题，其中包括联邦直辖区的分层物业管理。虽然地方选举的重要性不可否认，但在处理这一问题之前，我们需要更深入地探讨和解决其他方面的挑战。 首先，让我们看看地方选举的问题。各方对于恢复地方选举提出了各种看法和建议，这表明人们对于地方治理的渴望。然而，扎丽哈强调，应该在做出决定之前进行更深入的讨论。这是一个明智的决定，因为地方选举的恢复涉及广泛的政治、社会和法律层面，需要慎重对待。 恢复地方选举是一项具有深远影响的政策决定，直接关系到地方居民的利益和自治权。因此，对于这一问题的研究和评估是至关重要的。扎丽哈作为新任直辖区部长，需要时间��深入了解和了解这一问题，以制定出切实可行的政策。 然而，与此同时，我们也不能忽视联邦直辖区内另一个紧迫的…

[ardri-na-bpiteog]

Just a reminder to my European followers that the European Parliament elections are coming up and they are very important! The far-right parties are projected to win a lot of seats and many of the left/environmentalist parties are expected to do poorly.

This could have serious implications for major issues like climate action in the EU. It is very important that young people turn out to vote, EU elections typically have relatively low turnout but the composition of the EU Parliament does impact the lives of people in the European Union in a lot of ways.

[everydaydeeds]

Day 3551 - We'll be out of town for our local election next week, so we went down to city hall today to take care of our absentee ballots.

[caffeinewitchcraft]

They Didn't

Once there was a town far removed from the capitol. Its citizens lived according to the seasons and held that all things would fall as they should. So when the regime came under fire, they were not alarmed. They did not lock their doors nor did they send their strong ones to go fight. They knew there were good people out there who held their interests and fought for their country in their stead.

And, of course, they were right. The Monarch fell and a new Monarch bloomed in their place. Not a scrap of the war came to the town's doorstep. Of course their crops were less than they should be - seed trade had screeched to a halt two years ago - but they were alive and still citizens of their country which had always looked out for their interests before.

So when the new Monarch sent a representative to their village, they were curious. They had neither rebelled nor contributed. What could the Monarch have to say to them?

"Resources are scarce after two years of war," the representative said. "We have come to see what is needed."

The citizens nodded for this was to be expected. The war had hollowed out their winter stores and delayed major repairs to roads and roofs. They needed much.

They were glad for the representative's arrival, but there was much work to do. They set up their stalls for market and did not pay him much mind. There was not much fare to lay out on their tables. They spent their time arranging each vegetable to hide its bruising and to showcase the best side of handicrafts made with amateur hands.

"By show of hands," he said, "who needs new tools to work their fields?"

Such a silly question! The representative had to have seen their fields while riding into town. He knew the barren state of them.

(They did not see he rode in a covered carriage, so sick by the motion of the wheels that he could not open his eyes.)

Seeing no hands, the representative moved on. "Who needs grain to see them through winter?"

Again so silly! Their storage gaped open and empty at the other end of the square. Surely he knew they needed grain.

(The representative thought it charming to have an empty barn as a communal gathering place and made a note to bring the idea to his own hometown.)

"Very good," the representative praised. Not a single hand! He had been to 40 towns already. What a relief to have one not on the verge of collapse! "And your roads? Your bridge?"

At this, some of the villagers rolled their eyes. The last storm had wiped away their bridge. The representative had to take the long way to come into their town square because of it.

(The representative asked to take the long way into town as his report claimed the village had a rope bridge which would make him even more violently motion sick.)

"And shelter?" the representative asked, checking No on every box. He would have said they needed new roads, but what did he know? Not a single one raised their hand. They must be used to traversing such pitted and rutted roads. "Do you have adequate shelter for the long winter ahead?"

Villagers chuckled for they did not have adequate shelter now. The autumn leaves blew through their eaves and their thatched roofs were gray with age. They had no materials to repair them, nor talent. Did the representative not see that their carpenter's booth at the market sat empty?

(Next year, the representative will do a survey of the town himself. He will count the artisans and craftsmen for his census. He will sleep under their roof to judge their condition for himself. He will eat their food to judge its quality. This year...well. Too many needs in too many places.)

"Thank you for an easy visit," he said. He turned back to his carriage. "See you in the summer."

The villagers watched him go in shock. To think he would leave so quickly! Well, it was fine. He had seen their roads and roofs, their storage and fields, their empty market stalls and slim market fare. They didn't need to worry.

They didn't.

The representative hummed to himself as a distraction while the carriage dipped and rolled away from the town. He thought that it was very good that they needed no craftsmen or grain or tools. This village lay in a valley that would become impossible to traverse in the winter months. He would have to act very quickly if they needed help.

But good! They didn't.

[fly-chicken]

This feels like a good time to remind people of the 1981 Regan assassination attempt and the fallout was republicans turning out in droves to re-elect him as well as popularity in polls surging positively

Especially since trump is not original and all his ideas seem to be torn from Regans playbook or other global autocratic dictators

EDIT OMG AND BOLSONARO STABBED DURING HIS ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN 2018, GUESS WHAT HAPPENED W HIS TURNOUT AND RESULTS TOO?!?!

[thashining]

WATCH: Protesters in Raleigh dropped off letters at the state legislature Monday denouncing a post-election Republican power grab that seizes powers held by offices that Democrats won in November. Senate Bill 382 was supposed to be a hurricane relief bill for western North Carolina, which was hit hard by Hurricane Helene in September. But it mostly contains attacks on the powers held by offices like the governor, attorney general, and superintendent of public instruction — which were all won by Democrats in November’s election. It also takes oversight of elections away from the governor’s office. Demonstrators during the “Moral Monday” protest in Raleigh likened it to a “coup,” saying that it undermines the will of the voters. Gov.-elect Josh Stein has condemned the bill. So has outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper and former Gov. Pat McCrory — a Republican. Cooper vetoed the bill, but Republican lawmakers in the House are expected to consider overriding the governor’s veto Wednesday in Raleigh. Stay tuned to @cardinalandpine for updates.

[whenweallvote]

You belong at the polls. 💚💛💜❤️🩵🖤

Shoutout to Taylor Swift for the reminder that fighting for what matters most to you never goes out of Style. ✨

With more than 100,000 local elections across the country this year, we can do the same at the ballot box.  Make sure you are registered to vote now at WhenWeAllVote.org/check.

[valtsv]

something i think about a lot and don't see discussed often in the silt verses are the narrative foils and parallels shared by the saint electric and VAL, particularly when it comes to their respective endings. a woman sacrificing her humanity in flames and undergoing apotheosis, elevated not merely to sainthood but ascended to godhood, and losing the entirety of herself in the process, becoming a product to be traded and sold, and a woman who sacrificed her humanity to be made into a commodity, a "valuable" weapon, finally rejecting her attempts to claim that same godhood in favour of reclaiming her personhood in a similarly fiery death. the peninsulan propaganda machine's greatest triumph, and its most damning defeat. the beginning and the ending of the same tragic story.

[mochii-derogatory]

oh bartender! one Stanford era Sam winchester night of self discovery please !!! and yeah sure make it unrecognizable as spn fanart thank you

[muffinlance]

I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO TEMPTED TO CROSS STATE LINES AND COMMIT ELECTION FRAUD

[id: Headline: Internet picks "werewolf clawing off its own shirt" as new Michigan "I Voted" sticker. Background image: an absolutely RIPPED werewolf, head back and howling at "I VOTED", its shirt in ribbons under its claws, the American flag behind it. End id.]

[jimmyjammydodger]

and if ur voting in ireland but dont want to rank Everyone? make sure to rank the far right at the bottom so they dont get ur proportional votes later on!

ive attached a link to a non pay wall article for anyone who isn't 100% sure of how today is going

VOTE AGAINST THE BASTARDS

Voting is open in Ireland for the local and european elections.

There are a record number of far right candidates on the ballot.

Decisions are made by people who show up.

VOTE AGAINST THE BASTARDS!