#lwv.org

[lesbiangummybearmafia]

Ok so 1953 was 70 years ago... 2053 is only 29 years away. This is my point the conservatives and Republicans in this country want to drag us all back 70 years ago if they had their way. I chose 1953 out of thin air, but pretty much any year of 50s. Because white men controlled everything back then. It's the 21st century for fuck sake, we're closer to 2053 now, are we all going to sit idly by allow them to this? Y'all realize we could easily vote all those old white bastards out of congress if enough got up off our butts and actually went out and voted, no matter what it takes. The only reason they stay in Congress and everywhere else is because more old conservatives and Republicans get out and vote. And I get those fuckers make impossible in alot of places to vote if we aren't one of them. But we gotta be fuck you, we're stronger, smarter, better, younger, more determined to have a better future. So we're not going to let their bullshit trickery and straight up cheating stop us from voting we'll get it done. Even just to piss those motherfuckers off. Vote for people of color, lgbtqia+ candidates, trans candidates, vote for not Republicans or Democratic candidates (if they get enough votes they'll win), vote for candidates that are younger then 50!! Just fucking vote, because even if think it does nothing, if dislike/hate conservatives/republican/fascist politicians voting against them will piss them the fuck off, prove them wrong about all of us, make them look stupid (which is always fun) and hopefully save our democracy. Because those motherfuckers are chipping away at it, it now huge fucking pieces their taking off not little pebbles. Just look at all laws they've passed at the state level to restrict our civil liberties, control free speech by banning books, passing laws to control women's reproductive rights, first the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade now having state after state passing insane laws banning abortions. In every case is a clear indication how much conservatives man don't care about women or our lives. Then the onslaught of laws targeting the trans community, limiting their access to health care they need and unleashing a wave of transphobic all over ourcountry. Also laws targeting the lgbtqia+ community, banning drag shows, that in theit history never hurt anyone. There a celebration.

We the people, remember there are way more of us then any political party, any amount of politicians, no matter how much powerful they think they are. We our number them! We are louder, we are angry, we are feed up, we are tried of the lies, we are tried of all the bullshit, we done being told what America should be like. Because that definition doesn't work anymore, we're gonna give America a new definition for right now! For the 21st century, for 2023 because we're not going the fuck backwards no fucking more. The only direction is forward, into the future, we want to know what America can be in 5, 10, 15, 20 years from now. That is not some conservative, Republican, fascist, authoritarian old white man wet dream!!! Nope, not happening not on our watch assholes!

We will not go gentle into that good night! We will rage, rage against the dying of the light!! In other words will not allow our democracy to be killed by traitors to our country that even now spit fascist ideals in Congress, in Governor offices, state legislators, mayors officials, city councils, school districts. Just look at horrors that been unleashed on Florida because of Ron DeSantis who is without doubt a fascist and an authoritarian!

That why the next elections are so important. Why it's so important to register to vote at

And go out vote or to make it easier if your state allows voting by mail, that what I do. I'm in Arizona, they send me a ballot in mail, I fill it out. I can either mail it or drop it off. It's great!! To see if your state has voting by mail go to.

Some other voting resources:

https://rockthevote.org

https://vote411.org

(Helps if your homeless and want to vote)

(Helps people with disabilities to vote)

[arcadiaberger]

Defend democracy, Americans.

PostcardsToVoters.Org

LWV.Org

[billoberstjr]

League of Women Voters: Why Vote? Actor Bill Oberst Jr. from Bill Oberst Jr. on Vimeo.

lwv.org/

[bonitagreengambrell]

Alpha Kappa Alpha members will promote Awareness, Knowledge, and Action on National Voter Registration Day, Tuesday, September 24, 2019.

Utilize these resources to develop voter and census engagement plans.

When We All Vote: https://www.whenweallvote.org/

United States Census 2020: https://2020census.gov/en

NAACP Website: http://www.naacp.org/pages/civic-engagement-resources

League of Women Voters Website: http://lwv.org/issues/eduating-and-engaging-voters

[instapicsil3]

Meet Luisa, a voting rights activist with a passion for registering new citizens to vote. After achieving her own voting rights at her naturalization ceremony, Luisa hit the ground running. Now, she uses her rights to expand others'. Read Luisa's story and other #SheIsMeLWV stories at lwv.org/sheisme. Link in our bio! #LWV100 #VotingRights #WomenVote https://ift.tt/2KKZzs3

[singlecandle]

Here are some organizations for women who nevertheless persevere:

http://now.org/

The National Organization for Women has been the forefront to feminist activism since the '70s.

http://www.wipp.org/

Women Impacting Public Policy advocates on behalf of women and minorities in matters concerning business and economic opportunities.

http://www.girlsinc.org/

Girls Incorporated is a nonprofit  youth organization that provides educational opportunities to girls in high-risk and underserved areas.

http://lwv.org/

The League of Women Voters is committed to protecting voting rights and reforming the political process.

http://www.ncnw.org/

The National Council of Negro Women. Don't be put off by their old-fashioned name.  They have a number of national and community-based programs that help Black women and their families.

http://www.ncjw.org/

The National Council of Jewish Women. In these anti-Semitic times, they're needed more than ever. 

[miracufic]

PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST THE HELL OUT OF THIS; THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THE HOUSE, AND OUR ONLY CHANCE IS TO STOP IT AT THE SENATE.

What this basically does it force every regulation that a government agency wants to enact to be passed through Congress as a voted-upon resolution, and frankly you can already imagine how that’s going to turn out.  Links to better explanations are below.

https://www.nrdc.org/experts/david-goldston/reins-act-why-congress-should-hold-its-horses

http://lwv.org/press-releases/statement-passage-reins-act

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carl-pope/the-most-dangerous-bill-y_b_14067390.html

[shwa-e]

Title: League of Women Voters of the U.S.

[reading-writing-revolution]

“There is no justification for this giant fishing expedition. The Commission itself is a distraction from the real issue of voter suppression, and that efforts to ‘investigate voter fraud’ threaten our most fundamental voting rights. “This most recent move by Mr. Kobach is an indicator that the so-called Election ‘Integrity’ Commission is not interested in facts, but false accusations and dangerous policy recommendations. “State laws govern the release of voter registration information, and, at a minimum, election officials must follow those laws before releasing data. The League stands with those state leaders who have already come out to support their voters and refuse these requests from Mr. Kobach and the EIC.” Contact: Sarah Courtney | 202-263-1332 | 

[lemonbombsfjl]

Only twelve states have average rents below $1000 monthly, and they are the areas with the lowest population density. Affordable housing needs to exist where people live, and it goes hand in hand with a living wage and better quality of housing.

Any of these sites will help you register to vote, or check your registration.

Iwillvote.com

Vote.org

Vote.give

RockTheVote.org

usvotefoundation.org

Vote411.org

ballotpedia.org/Where_do_I_register_to_vote

voteamerica.org/register-to-vote/

More election information: LWV.org

YOUR VOTE COUNTS.

Your vote matters.

[nosferaichu]

Go outside. Talk to people. Make a friend.

We live in bleak times. I’m sick of all the scandals that pile on with each passing day. DeVos, the “war on media,” AP and Time boycotting the gaggle yesterday in solidarity (good for them, by the way), “fake news”, equating the ACA to Obamacare, Russia,  Brexit, emails. We all memorized the buzzwords. After January 20th, 2017, I cringe with the daily delivery of headlines.

I try to keep this a “reblog only” zone, but I needed to write this somewhere. Today on Reddit, I found a story that stirred some dormant scrap of hope.

He spoke normally to me, but to everyone else he just mumbled. He couldn't and still can't get was and were correct. His high school was so shitty that although he graduated valedictorian, the military didn't want to accept his diploma as proof of eligibility for service. I looked it up once, it closed twice during his attendance and is still rated in the bottom 5% of all his home state's public schools. He still has maybe an 8th grade reading level. 

It pisses me off though that my ex was ever in the position he was. Most of me blames his small town shitty education and abusive backwoods family. Because he was fucking smart and a quick learner. He just never got any reasonable amount of education.

So whenever I see something like this, it makes me sad. Because when someone is messing up their "was" with "were" or "no" and "any" it reminds me of my ex and his whole family (who spoke that way and voted for trump). And yes, it was nebulous rumours about "not trusting Hillary" and "emails" and "no a woman shouldn't be president" and "he has billions" that got them to vote Trump, despite the fact that some of them were afraid he'd be a mess. Because they had shit education and none of them left the small town they were raised in. And now they're getting fucked because maybe if someone had taught them basic US history, or politics, or critical thinking they wouldn't have been taken advantage of like this.

https://np.reddit.com/r/Trumpgret/comments/5sh30r/you_are_everything_i_was_afraid_you_was/ddf46k5/

It’s a good reminder not to fight fire with fire. The best way to bring sanity back to the land of the free is to reach out to the other side. Make a friend and change their worldview. Promote learning, both formal and informal. In fact, educate others as much as possible. Lead by example. Protect Muslims, hijabis, women, transsexuals, minorities, and other groups from entities curtailling their rights. Stand up for people around you. Stand up for yourself.

Want to get started right now, while hunched over your computer? 

Prepare for the next voting cycle by plugging in your ZIP code and finding analyses of your local representatives’ voting histories. Here are sites that help you do that.

League of Conservation Voters produces a scorecard for each representative. Look up yours here http://scorecard.lcv.org/

League of Women Voters: Try googling “league of women voters” + your county name for specific information. http://lwv.org/

Vote411 http://www.vote411.org/

Shoutout to Dylan Marron as well, whose words I basically paraphrased previously and is the best guide to “leading by example” ever.

SOURCE: Reddit user /u/Siletzia posted the story I put in blockquotes as a comment on /r/Trumpgret. Side note: I swear I wasn’t on that subreddit for a reason. It happened to pop up on /r/popular.

[laurengerson]

Today is the last day to vote for Beto! Polling locations are open until 7 pm and you can find yours here: betofortexas.com. This is going to be a close race so please make the time to vote today. If you’re unsure who to vote for down the ballot, the League of Women Voters has a great voters guide available at lwv.org. #Election2018 #betofortexas (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp2DQcOlczY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m5o4tyrnsx3t

[lemonbombsfjl]

When we fight, we win and together, we can make a difference.

Are you registered to vote?

http://vote.gov http://vote.org http://lwv.org http://rockthevote.org

[lemonbombsfjl]

Only 50 Days to Go! Make sure you are registered to vote today!

Register/check at one of these:

IWillVote.com

Vote.org Vote.gov

RockTheVote.org

Info: lwv.org

@kamalahq

Vote early, vote blue down the ballot, vote vote vote!

[lemonbombsfjl]

No votamos sólo por nosotros mismos.

Votamos por nuestras familias, amigos y comunidades.

La libertad está en juego, pero con cada voto podemos construir un mundo mejor para todos.

Asegúrate de estar registrado para votar y luego elige cómo vas a votar este año.

voyavotar.com

Vote.org

vote.gov/es

Vote411.org

WhenWeAllVote.org

RockTheVote.org

Info: LWV.org

¡Vamos a votar!