Here's hoping we all get to do it again in 2028.

I thought Adam Conover had a constructive take in his "Why I'm not worried" video. Not linking because I'm on mobile, but in a nutshell: Worry is an emotion of helplessness; it's for people who aren't actively working for the world we want. All of us can choose to be involved with issues we care about. We will still have work to do no matter who wins the election; this will just determine how hard it will be.

I'll add: Don't ever let anyone shame you for not doing "enough" for a cause. Activism and/or resistance takes many forms, and whatever you can personally do is worthy. If just continuing to survive is all you can do, that is worthy. Choosing gratitude over bitterness is worthy. Choosing hope over despair is worthy. Choosing compassion over fear is worthy. In these challenging times, these choice are difficult, and they are powerful, and no one can ever take that power away from you.

~Neshomeh, remembering that the pity of one small Hobbit may rule the fate of many.

My mom was volunteer working the polls today and thank god she came home safely.

If you want to see what you can vote for in your district, I wholeheartedly recommend Ballotpedia.

--Ls

(Also, they misspelled ballot as "ballott" on one of the signs at the polling place, which mildly annoyed me.)

Vote like you live in a de facto two-party state. Vote like other people are people too. Vote like your right to vote depends on it.

hS