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Sep 29, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Pennsylvania, you’re home to no shortage of American heroes, most importantly Gritty, everyone’s favorite anti-fascist. In November, you could all be heroes, because according to the talking heads, you are THE *tipping point* in this election. Image
American democracy might hinge on you. So, fittingly, your state has some dumb rules about voting. One especially dumb rule is about “naked ballots,” or ballots that aren’t returned in the secrecy envelope, which is labeled "official election ballot" here. Image
Allegedly to enhance election privacy and security, it could disenfranchise you! For your ballot to count, you must place it in the secrecy envelope, then in the return envelope, which you sign and date. Not in the secrecy envelope? It WILL NOT COUNT.
Last week, a Philadelphia election official suggested naked ballots could throw out as many as 100,000 votes. In 2016, Trump won Pennsylvania by just *44,000* votes. Yes, this is dumb and anti-democratic and a reminder of why we need to vote in and win local and state elections!
Until we change these bad laws, we must go around these asinine rules. So, PA, follow the instructions on your ballot and use the secrecy envelope! If you need more info on how to register, vote by mail, or vote early, @votesaveamerica has your back. votesaveamerica.com/state/pennsylv…

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Jul 14, 2022
One of the many things that’s become clear in this hideous Ohio case is that there are a lot of “pro-life” folks out there who have really not thought through or DO NOT UNDERSTAND what the laws THEY WANTED PASSED *do.* /1
Some forced-birth advocates do understand their laws and are ghoulishly ok with them. But I think a lot of conservatives just assume, “Oh, exception for rape and incest, that means I will never have to hear a story that makes me uncomfortable!” /2
They haven’t thought about the real life circumstance of a 10yo needing an abortion, or any situation involving rape or incest, really. Like, should a 10yo girl have to PROVE they were raped? And then, if a 10yo doesn’t have to, why should a 16yo? 29yo? What level of proof? /2
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Jul 14, 2022
What IS the pregnancy rate for those under 18? 16? 14? I’ve been searching for data but a lot of it is 8y or more old, and youth pregnancy rates have been falling for years now. I’ve found some recent data at the state level but nothing national. /1
In what I have found, we could get horror stories like the one out of Ohio almost every week. For instance, in Mississippi in 2019, 53 girls 10-14 were raped and *reported* pregnant. (Miss. age of consent is 16.) 42 gave birth. 11 were permitted abortions. 1 one of them died. /2
*Reported* I think is a real key word here. Remember, Mississippi is the state that gave us Dobbs. msdh.ms.gov/phs/2019/Summa… /3
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Feb 23, 2021
Mental health PSA: You can tell yourself “I’m fine” all you want, and you can maybe even *feel* “fine” but your body has a way of telling you when you are not. Today, I cried at the Home Depot bc I couldn’t find my credit card. Yesterday, I cried bc I think my dog is lonely. /1
Sometimes I feel a tight band around my chest, and I tell myself it’s asthma. I do not think it is. Sometimes my heart races. I tell myself maybe I’m out of shape. Probably not. I forget things (credit card), work stuff. I want to be fine. But my body knows better. /2
Ystday I called a friend, crying about money this time (not great!), who reminded me I have 1) just moved, literally the most stressful thing someone can do 2) just lived thru a once-in-a-century-natural-disaster and 3) Pandemic! A now year-long exercise in isolation & grief. 3/
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Oct 4, 2020
I mention my time in psych wards occasionally, I’m not ashamed of it and it’s definitely something changed my life and ways of thinking in extremely positive ways. But I have never thought of it as relevant to my punditry. Until this cycle. /1
Mostly, I’ve been reminding people to not reflexively call racists and conspiracy theorists “crazy,” because a) they probably aren’t b) most of the people I know with mental illnesses not racist and c) people with mental illnesses are usually the *target* of bigotry. /2
But today I’ve been thinking about the experience of being hospitalized against your will, of the arrogance that infects (sorry) you when you think you don’t really need to be there. /3
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Sep 24, 2020
Michigan, you peach of the Midwest, you just might decide the whole thing. And guess what? You can start voting early, in-person at your county clerk’s office today! Find everything you need to know with the @votesaveamerica guide here. votesaveamerica.com/state/michigan/
In 2016, Trump won here by just over 10,000 votes. Yes, you read that right. That’s less than 10% of the Big House. Your 16 electoral votes are well and truly up for grabs, so please, pretty please do everything you can to be sure your vote gets counted. Image
Starting today, 9/24, you can vote absentee early, in-person at the office of your county clerk. Not sure where that is? Head over here: mvic.sos.state.mi.us/Voter/Index
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Sep 22, 2020
We all need the holiday season a little more this year. What better way to kick it off than with the most important holiday until Halloween, National Voter Registration Day? The incredible team @votesaveamerica has got you covered. Votesaveamerica.com/register Image
As the last few days have underlined, this is the most important election of our lives. The first step in making sure your vote counts in November is by checking your registration! Every year, some ghoulish GOP legislature purges people from voting rolls on bullshit grounds. Image
Many of those same ghoulish state legislatures try to keep you from voting by placing registration deadlines *way* before Election Day. Find your state’s deadline here, and be sure you give yourself plenty of time to register. Image
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