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chrome extension that changes “go vote” to “im a huge idiot dumbass”

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I can't vote because I can't get a ride and it's making me feel super horrible since people really want me to vote and I kinda wanna cry

Oh no! Do any of these help? (Text version here)

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Woohoo!!! Your vote is your voice. Bring down the rafters.

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BIG NEWS IN TEXAS!!!!! Over the 10-day early voting period 4 MILLION votes were cast! This is 84% of the total votes casted in the 2014 midterms!!! Oh, and Beto O’Rourke is now even with Ted Cruz in the polls so get out and VOTE BETO FOR U.S. SENATE ON TUESDAY!!!!!!!!

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Particularly if you live in Texas, please vote, just for the schadenfreude. Can you even imagine if Texas goes blue. Can you even imagine Ted Cruz losing. I’m getting giddy just thinking about the conservative meltdown. There is literally zero path to the Presidency for Republicans that doesn’t include Texas. If they have to sweat bullets for the next forever thinking that Texas might be a left-leaning state… guys, this just sounds like a fun time.

Vote for Beto for the schadenfreude.

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From Pia Guerra.

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Say no to fascism and gerrymandering and voter roll purges and disenfranchisement and the revoking of citizenship.

Check if you’re registered. Do it a few times leading up to November.

Register to vote.

Absentee ballot.

Voter ID state by state.

What’s on my ballot?

Where’s my fucking polling place?

Vote.

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Indiana Governor - Eric Holcomb, Republican

Indiana Secy of State - Connie Lawson, Republican

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Georgia Governor - Nathan Deal, Republican

Georgia Secy of State - Brian Kemp, Republican

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North Dakota Governor - Doug Burgum, Republican

North Dakota Secy of State - Al Jaeger, Republican

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Florida Governor - Rick Scott, Republican

Florida Secy of State - Ken Detzner, Relublican

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Hey do y'all fucks remember two years ago when just before the election all these “don’t vote both parties are bad” or “vote independent!” Posts were going around and then Trump won and now two weeks before midterms there’s all these “don’t bother voting, revolution is the only way!” And “your vote isn’t gonna matter and is an ineffective way to protest” posts are going around? Yeah knock that shit right the fuck off, don’t fall for it and get your ass to the polls, we are not doing this again.

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DO  NOT  RELY ON A BLUE WAVE.

GO FUCKING VOTE!!!!!!!!!

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I  don’t think I have any mutuals in Florida, but if anyone else does, pass this along. Probably important to be aware of these issues when voting by mail in other U.S. states, too.

I’ve been voting by mail all my adult life, because I registered during the Bush years, when “hanging chads” in the state where one of the candidate’s brother was governor were one of the reasons he was allowed to win, and there was a lot of concern about the security of voting machines (which has NOT improved). Voting by mail has definite benefits, but cast your ballot early, and make sure it counts.

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➣ NATIONWIDE TRACTION, PLEASE!

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Don’t take no for an answer

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Popular ride-hailing service Lyft said this week that it would provide discounted and free rides during this year’s U.S. midterm elections to encourage people to vote.

Nonvoters are usually less affluent than voters, according to a study by Pew Research Center, which likely makes transportation less accessible to them.

For that reason, Lyft will offer riders half-off rides booked anywhere in the U.S. on November 6. Organizations like Vote.org and TurboVote will help distribute a nationwide 50% off code that can be used within the Lyft app. The company says it will also provide free rides through nonpartisan, nonprofit partners like Voto Latino to help members of underserved communities who historically have had a harder time getting to the polls.

Mike Masserman, Lyft’s head of social impact, said that the company’s service is now available in all 50 states, with statewide coverage in 48 states. Ninety-five percent of the American population will have access to these promotions, he said.

In addition to the rides, Lyft is working to register people to vote as National Voter Registration Day approaches on September 25. The company plans to distribute information about registration as well as key issues at Lyft Hub locations. It will also use its app and social media accounts to remind passengers of registration deadlines and Election Day.

Lyft also plans to educate its drivers as well as its employees. It’s a nonpolitical effort, Masserman said. “It’s absolutely essential that we will be nonpartisan in doing this,” he said. “We want to make sure everyone’s voice is heard in this election.”

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I got some cynical responses to my last post where I encouraged people to vote. 

I got meme’d and GIF’d. Probably some eye-rolling was involved.

Yes, I am an optimistic idealist. I understand that some may think voting will not do any good at this point. They think I am being unrealistic.

Though compared to more militant approaches, I think my approach is still a bit more realistic. 

The violent overthrow of the government is not happening any time soon. That’s most likely a quick death for the few willing to try. I doubt you’ll convince many people to give up everything for a hopeless fight. 

Ridding the US of capitalism overnight ain’t happening either. Your fantasies of billionaires lining up for the guillotine are probably going to stay in your head for now. 

Not to mention any drastic and immediate transition on this scale has always been accompanied by blood and misery and generations of painful recovery. 

That would literally kill me. I could not survive it. So pardon me if I want to try voting first. 

The thing is, our voter turnout has been abysmal. Too few of us have been participating. 

At the moment, they can only rig the system if the results are fairly close. I do not believe they can handle a landslide. Not yet. And we have the numbers for a landslide. 

I think Trump and his supporters have been quite the motivator. I am hopeful that enough people will choose to vote so we can move things back in a better direction. 

No, the Democrats are not perfect. But they are still the right direction. And as a new generation of politicians enter the fray, maybe they can inject more modern ideas into the system. We can slowly introduce socialist programs over time. We could start with healthcare. Maybe education. Slow and steady.

This is a game of inches. Wanting to change overnight with a bloody revolution… well… let’s just say I should be the one memeing you. I should be the one sending passive aggressive GIFs to you. My eyes are not rolling… they are spinning around in circles. 

Since your way = my death… no, I’m probably not going to be on board with that. 

I’m gonna continue to tell folks to vote. 

And I’m not going to give up hope because your edgy ass thinks everything besides “burning it all down” is pointless. 

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Seriously fuck this country right now. 

Everyone of you in the US needs to check you’re still registered this weekend and register if you aren’t. And you need to go out and vote. And before any of you even get the thought of ‘it doesn’t even matter’ in your head FUCK THAT. 

FUCKING TEXAS has a chance of going blue this election. Let’s make that happen. Get out there and vote and make sure this weekend you can.