Alright I tried this once before and just ended up back here, but it seems necessary to try again... find me on bsky w the same handle

From 2018 but maybe even more pertinent now, By @lillydancyger "To remind us why apathy isn’t an option"

.@TheDemocrats

Are any more swing states going to be called tonight do we think or should I just take a sleeping pill

Pretty clear it won’t be called tonight but how the hell is anyone supposed to sleep

I don’t have anything witty to say I just feel fucking sick that it’s this close

https://t.co/5wSCEgOavi

I told myself I was gonna wait until 7pm to lock into full clockwork-orange-level focus on election results, but it's 10:30am and I've already refreshed pages that I *know* won't have any new information for hours approximately 13k times. Today is gonna be so long.

Trying to access feelings of confidence and optimism about tomorrow but every inkling of either one triggers a 2016 flashback and fear of jinxes instead so things are going great

a reminder that you do not have to be online for the next few days. you can go do something healthy and fulfilling. not me, I’ll be right here suffering, but you, you can be free

This is great for anxiety-scrolling if you're also trying to prepare your brain for the fact that we likely won't have results on Tues:

Election anxiety has officially reached Homer-about-to-have-a-heart-attack levels

MAGA: You get that dirt on Walz? Staffer: Sure did boss, real fuckin heartwarming just like you asked. MAGA: what

(Or in this case… lack of wardrobe)

Or put another way: the main venue for Halloween costumes isn’t parties anymore, it’s social media! So costumes are wardrobe for photo shoots rather than things to wear IRL

I was just thinking yesterday abt how social media has changed Halloween costumes, w/ people no longer striving for something recognizable because the real goal is the side-by-side photo post of the costume and the inspo image… and here comes Kylie with the most extreme example