Honestly, this isn't really going to be edited or polished but none of the posts have been... Right now, my emotions feel all over the place and while I was hopeful over a week ago, I was also feeling dread. A notion of being trapped. Oscillating between having faith in the system and yet, knowing full well that it was possible for Trump to be re-elected. The difficult pill to swallow is that he won the popular vote (so far) not just electoral votes. We're in the year 2024 but it doesn't seem like it. Is half the country racist; overtly so?  Authorities are investigating racist text messages sent to young African Americans (NPR) Is half this country truly willing to go back, back 100+ years?  We've seen this happen with Roe v. Wade being overturned - do not discount this happening with any other "law" that hasn't been codified. Today, The House will be voting on H.R. 9495  and if passed through the House and Senate it could be detrimental for any non-p