AquaTofana @ AquaTofana @lemmy.world

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Yes I was a huge Beto Stan. Had his sign in my yard. But even after his reversal, I kept seeing his "HELL YEAH IM TAKING YOUR GUNS" quoted in headlines all over the state 🙄🙄🙄🙄

Of course Abbott was drowning out all the more sensible shit Beto actually said.

Honestly, I feel like it's so easy, especially in gun crazy states like Texas to run a Democrat who includes enjoying days at the range in their campaign advertisements, that Southern Dems have to be throwing their campaigns on purpose for some reason.

That's not to say we should be advocating for unlimited magazines and fully auto weapons. But there should be a candidate who is like "Hey, you like your constitutional right to protect yourself? Me too. How about we start funding/investigating the programs that are already supposedly in place to catch red flag purchasers, and find out where the issues are there?"

I feel like a pro-choice, pro-LGBTQ, pro-immigratjon candidate would actually make some headway if they just let go of the gun argument, or at the very least dialed it back substantially.

What is happening?

Tip over protection ftw!

In all seriousness, I do point it away from him explicitly because he swears he can feel it across the room.

Sir I use my space heater in my home in July, and I live in the US South.

I'm shocked my husband has not divorced me over it yet tbh, but he can pry it from my (literally) cold, dead hands.

How dare you make something so delicious and not even invite me to help you eat it?

I like to use the Princeton website that tracks and grades how badly a state has been gerrymandered:

https://gerrymander.princeton.edu/

Yeah no, you're right in that a fuckton of stuff was bundled into 1 prop. And it was the crime stuff that got voted down.

I'm just personally hyperfixated on the reproductive rights thing, so I didn't see how police response to property crimes up to a certain dollar amount was more important than ensuring women could get Healthcare without having to travel out of state.

But you're right in that it's two separate circumstances, and I'm super stoked for Ohio. I really do hope this provides momentum for other red states.

That's exactly what I'm worried about in places like Texas/FL/MS/MO/etc etc. I'm also mid 30s so pretty damn close to being considered a "geriatric pregnancy" if I ever were to get pregnant. Hopefully that would be enough to get left alone and no one looking into me.

However, my heart is broken for all the young women who are born here, or who end up here through life's circumstances and have no choice for their own bodies. I found out about that high school in South Texas for specifically pregnant teen girls, and I was so fucking distraught over it (well I still am). The "pregnancy crisis" centers that are legally allowed to spread misinformation. Ugh, it's so fucking much here.

Then Bexar county voting down Prop A (which would have decriminalized abortion in San Antonio) earlier this year, and I just kinda gave up on this state.

Gave me hope to see last night! I was so fucking stoked! I'm so happy for you Ohio!

I mean, it's a large part of the reason I want out of Texas so badly. I have never been pregnant, nor do I ever plan to be. And I have an IUD. But I don't want my money funding a place like Texas. I don't want my money funding any place that's anti-woman/anti-minority/anti-LGBTQ+/anti-immigration.

I want my tax dollars and the money I spend in the local economy to go to treating human beings like human beings. Robust social programs and the like.

Tbf tho, you did say miniscule, and I can only speak for myself and my husband - so literally no one. It's just...politics can absolutely influence where a person wants to move to if they have the capabilities of making said move.

Flavor Blasted Goldfish. One o'them big ass cardboard cartons.

Good thing abortion isn't murder.

Anything by Alabama tbh.

Bruh I live here. And I as a woman cannot WAIT to get out. It's not great, and we shouldn't pretend like it is. And I'm fortunate enough to be stuck in a pretty blue area. I just gotta finish serving my contract and then I'm running for the blue states ASAP.

I'd take refugee status in the US if it meant Texas (and Florida) were annexed out of the US.

Though, that'd suck for any future generations who are born with half a brain.

Yup! The second my contract is up I'm out of here and never looking back!

In the meantime, I'll vote, and pressure others to do so as well. I'm trying to remain optimistic, but I gotta tell you, watching Greg Abbott get re-elected nearly made me lose hope in this state. I'm still hoping it can be turned around, but that hope is hanging on via life support at this point. And if Republicans still remain in power when I'm out, then fuck this state. I did my best while I was here.

Which reminds me, it's time for me to re-up my Deputy Voters Registrar cert in my county! Let the drives begin!

There are dozens of us! Dozens!

Baltimore, Maryland has a gigantic green space (second biggest woodland park in the United States according to Wikipedia) right in the center of the city called Leakin Park. It's gorgeous during the day time, but unfortunately during the evening most people avoid it because it's become a dumping ground for bodies.

It's become known in the region as one of the most dangerous parks in the United States, which super sucks.

Omg I always thought that was a snot bubble and I had no idea wtf that emoji was supposed to convey.

Holy fuck I'm dumb sometimes.