I’m voting this morning because there’s no possible way for me to vote on Tuesday. It’s clichéd to say this, but I do it anyway–no matter what your political views, cast your votes. It’s important. Don’t let anyone intimidate you or challenge that right. Vote even if you don’t think the person you support or position you hold needs your vote. Vote especially if you think you’re supporting a lost cause. Make your voice heard. It may feel at times like our democracy is in danger, that powerful moneyed interests make it impossible to have a real debate, that no matter what we want, we’re going to be disappointed. The one thing we can do to try to change things is vote. Do it.
I do have to say, though, that I’ll really be glad to see a reduction in my daily emails once election day has passed.
We can also change things by not backing down from criticism, even when it seems like nothing you do will ever make a difference.
This person should, at the very least, lose their job. Breaks my heart that it happened in San Francisco of all places.
The Arkansas School Board member who celebrated the suicides of gay students and hoped for more has said he will resign.
n+1 magazine has a terrific article on the history of the Tea Party. No real surprises if you’ve been following them (or if you grew up in the south), but very informative.
After all that, you deserve some happiness, so here’s the results of the Regretsy pumpkin contest. And here are the honorable mentions.
