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Jeff Fa Fa

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5 Nov, 32 tweets, 9 min read

ELECTION HAIKU

Votes cast days ago
Are being counted at last.
The tyrant says stop.

LET'S SEE YOURS!

HOW ABOUT...

Trump leads in PA
By the thinnest of margins
But here comes Philly.

#ElectionHaiku

Ramming it with cars,
They resorted to violence.
Biden's bus rolled on.

#ElectionHaiku

The world watches, too,
While America counts votes.
Will the autocrat win?

#ElectionHaiku

It isn't about
Tax cuts or Obamacare.
It's decency, friend.

#ElectionHaiku

I hope we prevail
And the republic survives.
Trump must be thwarted.

#ElectionHaiku

The margins are thin.
No one knows what will happen.
But we've seen dark times before.

#ElectionHaiku

Trump had charities
And a university,
But they were both fraud.

#ElectionHaiku

The dead numbered
Two hundred thirty thousand,
Yet it was still close.

#ElectionHaiku

Ivanka, Jared,
And the other con artists
Will need new jobs soon.

#ElectionHaiku

History records
The true nature of our souls
As results come in.

#ElectionHaiku

No year like this year
Exists in memory.
I voted Biden.

#ElectionHaiku

When Mar-a-Lago
Gets a new first family
I will cry for joy.

#ElectionHaiku

One says count the votes.
One sues to halt the counting.
Such a clear contrast.

#ElectionHaiku

How did Hitler rise?
If you lived through Trump you know:
Grievance politics.

#ElectionHaiku

Millions of votes cast,
And when it was time to count
The tyrant cried foul.

#ElectionHaiku

There's a reason that
He danced to Y.M.C.A.--
Other artists sued.

#ElectionHaiku

I say this, Donald:
Though your loss was quite narrow,
It was dramatic.

#ElectionHaiku

Cheer up, Mr. Trump.
Even if you're indicted,
Ms. Trump will be free.

#ElectionHaiku

Your fate is sealed now.
Even if, god forbid, you win,
We voted 'no' twice.

#ElectionHaiku

'Make us great again,'
The man in orange spackle said.
The voters oblige.

#ElectionHaiku

We bid thee farewell
And your baby prisons, too.
You've stayed much too long.

#ElectionHaiku

If Melania's sad,
Tell her she won't be doing
F*cking Christmas now.

#ElectionHaiku

@threadreaderapp

@threadreaderapp please #rollup

Anytime is fine
For those states which are uncalled.
Take your freaking time.

#ElectionHaiku

'Stop counting' they cry,
Not even considering that
Some ballots are Trump's.

#ElectionHaiku

Giuliani.
Think he sleeps upside-down,
Hanging by his feet?

#ElectionHaiku

‘My votes are legal
And Biden’s are illegal.’
Russia can’t save him.

#ElectionHaiku

Biden’s margins grow
While Trump’s margins are fading.
Calls will soon be made.

#ElectionHaiku

Tuesday’s champagne chills,
As it has for three days now.
Thursday’s champagne now?

#ElectionHaiku

Joe Biden has won,
I feel it in my bones now.
Soon the real work starts.

#ElectionHaiku

@threadreaderapp

@threadreaderapp #rollup please

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