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White house staff watching Obama welcome Donald Trump as president. 

skaian-heretic:

i texted my dad and told him i’m terrified. he called me and said this: 

“I know you’re scared. I know you feel isolated and helpless. But you aren’t alone. You have me. You have our family. You have your friends and your readers and millions of other Americans who are going to scream down the mountains with you. I know a lot of queer people grew up with just them against the world, but that isn’t how it is anymore. Even if he wins, you’ll be alright, because you aren’t alone.” 

and now i’m crying. 

To those of you despairing because of Trump's success in your area

What you are seeing is not being surrounded by a majority who hate you.

It’s not a room full of 10 people where 6 enthusiastically support Trump.

It’s a room where 1 enthusiastically supports Trump, 2 always vote Republican regardless because they’re party loyalists or single-issue voters, 1 who is refusing to vote because Bernie didn’t get nominated, 1 who hates Trump as a person but believes conspiracy theories about Hillary and thinks the Republicans can hold him in check or he’ll be impeached anyway, 1 who is voting third party, 1 who refuses to vote because they hate the whole system, 2 who are enthusiastically supporting Hillary, and 1 who is voting Hillary because fuck Trump.

And yes, that means 3 for her, 4 for him, and 3 cowardly fuckers who could have tipped it easily. But it also means only 1 person in that room who actually wishes you harm and 9 who, votes aside, will have your back. 9 who are the reason we have marriage equality and have come so, so, so far in the last 15 years that it’s unbelievable. Not to mention that even people who hate and fear in the abstract or about groups very very often feel differently about those they know as humans. “I hate Muslims and gays! Well, except Mohammed at work and Craig and Harry next door, but they’re just good people, even if I don’t agree with them.”

Do not despair. This country is a lot less fucked than this election makes it look, and people as a whole are always kinder than you fear.

“So What Do We Do Now?”

*pulls your face real close to mine* Listen. To. Me. 

You fucking fight

I’m not american, I can’t imagine how terrified those who are LGBT+, POC, Disabled, Female, Islamic, and any other minority of the US must feel right now, despite how scared I am myself. 

But you wake up tomorrow and you fight. You show that fucking orange dickbag that you will not go quietly. You will survive. You are smart, brave and important to your country no matter what anyone tries to tell you. 

You fight to keep yourself safe, you fight to make your voice heard, you fight for your future, you fight for those around you. 

This is not the end, this is the beginning of a long road ahead but I believe in you. 

Stay safe, look out for yourself, stay informed, and survive just to spite them. 

I love you all. Let me know what more I can do. 

“so what now?”

now? now we support the supporters. now we give time and money to organizations that fight the good fight on our behalf and that protect those who are vulnerable.

Planned Parenthood

American Civil Liberties Union (including immigrants rights)

Equality California (or the LGBTQ org in your state)

Southern Poverty Law Center

please share with me and others your top picks for where we can do good, so we can do more good together.

so what now? now we do what we can, where we can, because we can.

what do we do tho? like, honestly? what happens if he’s elected? what do we honest to god do?

If you hate Donald Trump, listen up.

There is a petition that we can sign to change the outcome of this election. This petition will be given to the Electoral College before they vote on December 19 and it tells them why they should cast their votes for Hillary and get this dangerous man away from the presidency. we need to take back our country from the racist, sexist, homophobic, islamophobe that is Donald Trump and his supporters. We can do this. The petition already has over 1.5 MILLION supporters. join the fight to take back our country. please. do it for our future. do it for our human rights. please sign and share this petition with your friends and family so we can gather more supporters and change the future. sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/electoral-college-electors-electoral-college-make-hillary-clinton-president-on-december-19?recruiter=626583473&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink

small reminder that if trump ever abuses his power we have the legitimate constitutional right to overthrow the government

A letter to America from Leslie Knope, regarding Donald Trump

"People are unpredictable, and democracy is insane."

::::ugly cries:::::