May the rage inside of you burn brighter than the darkness around you.
rmhashauthor reblogged
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but on this wretched day, it needs to be said now more than ever. I don’t live in the USA, but for everyone who does:
You matter.
If you’re queer, you matter.
If you’re disabled, you matter.
If you’re an immigrant, you matter.
If you’re not white, you matter.
If you’re a woman, you matter.
Times are dark right now, but you will survive this.
If you are any or all of the above, I love you. Grieve today, tomorrow, however long you need, I am too. You are not alone and you are loved.
rmhashauthor reblogged
Everything feels awful right now but it isn't really. We still don't officially have a winner, but regardless of how the presidential election ends up, I wanted to take a minute and find what lights I can in the 3 a.m. darkness. Here's what I know:
* Kentucky overwhelmingly rejected an attempt to undermine the public education system by offering private school vouchers:
* Delaware has elected a transgender woman to the House of Representatives, the first out trans person of any gender ever elected to congress:
* For the first time in history, two Black women will be serving in the senate at the same time, and they are only the fourth and fifth Black women ever elected to the senate:
* New York State has passed a constitutional amendment enshrining the rights of pregnant people (including the right to an abortion), LGBTQIA+ people, the disabled, immigrants regardless of legal status, and other at-risk groups:
* Democrat Josh Stein has beaten self-avowed Nazi Mark Robinson to become governor of North Carolina:
That's everything I know off the top of my head. It's not many bright spots, but it's not zero. I'm going to try to find more and I'll add them to the post. It's the only thing I can think of to do that isn't sobbing and throwing up or looking up Canadian immigration rules.
If you know more good news, I encourage you to add it in reblogs.
* Nevada has amended their constitution to guarantee abortion rights, overturning a state ban:
* Colorado has passed amendment 79, guaranteeing the right to an abortion, with more than a 20 point spread between the Yes and No vote:
* Maryland Question 1, also focused on reproductive rights and abortion, has passed as well: https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/results/maryland/issue-1
* Likewise, Amendment 3 has passed in Missouri, overturning a near-total ban to add reproductive rights to the state constitution:
* Arizona Proposition 139 to protect abortion rights also passed:
Every glimmer helps.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
* New Jersey has elected the first Korean-American senator in history:
RAGE, RAGE AGAINST THE DYING OF THE LIGHT
A small win is still a win. Now we show up in 2026 and chip away a little more at the monster. Grieve for now, dive into your comfort media, be aggressively kind and ruthlessly gentle, and survive out of spite.