Are you living away from the address at which you are registered to vote? Are you too lazy to get off the couch on election day?
VOTE BY MAIL. DO IT. YES. NO EXCUSES.
I’ve never actually voted in person, because I’ve been in college and grad school, and I’ve never bothered to change my registration (for various reasons, including refusing to become a citizen of a state where human rights don’t seem to matter *cough* TEXAS *cough*). So, I fully endorse voting by mail. It’s so easy and painless. I have friends that do this, too, just because they don’t have time to make the trek to a polling place or wait in line.
“Wait, how do I even register? Maybe I already am registered? I don’t knowwww.”
Go here or to one of the other 5,000 websites that can help you register.
“Ughhh, but voting by mail sounds complicated. How do I do that?”
Do you know what Google is? Google is your friend. Seriously. Just type “how to vote by mail” into Google, and a nifty widget has ALL THE ANSWERS. Use the drop down menu to choose your state. Some counties will have online applications that make things easier (like I personally use the online Los Angeles County application that takes 30 seconds to fill out).
“But I’m homeless. Can I still vote?”
YES, YOU CAN. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE. This website has all the info you need.
“Ok, I did it. What now?”
Please reblog this! Make your friends do it! Stay informed! Eat some pizza!
boosting this for my disability bros. i wasn’t able to vote in the primaries because i was having a flare-up and couldn’t stand or sit in hard chairs. like hell i’m going to let my disability keep me from voting in the general election!
Americans outside the US:
Get your overseas absentee ballot through fvap.gov – just pick your state (usually the one you lived in most recently) from the drop-down and it will tell you what to do and what the deadlines are for your state. AND DEADLINES ARE COMING UP SOON.
Terence Crutcher Another one was killed today. Keith Lamont Scott. He was shot dead sitting in his car by a Charlotte Mecklenburg officer while reading a book. So many black lives have been killed, you’d think you were watching the end of a movie. This list is too long.
THIS is what really matters. THIS should go viral.
#BlackLivesMatter
me: *wants to live a minimalist life with little to no clutter*
also me: I’m keeping this math assignment from 5th grade I might need it later.
Honestly, just go check what the Machines de L’Île do because this is like the best thing ever.
They’re currently working on L’Arbre aux hérons which is going to be a fucking metal tree that’s going to be like 25m high and which is going to have these in it
(there also going to be ants in it and caterpillars and more cool stuff)
There’s also Le Carrousel des Mondes Marins that is actually finished and is basically the coolest carrousel of the world and i’ll fight you in the pit if you don’t believe me.
Nantes is one of the best city ever (yeah i’m totally biased but i don’t care) and if you want to come in France, forget Paris, come see us (beside it’s like one hour from the sea and just under Britanny), we’re nice and we’ve got les petites beurres LU
Oh! Oh! I lived pretty near Nantes in France before I moved to Canada, and whenever I went there to see my friends, we’d check out Les Machines de l’île (because I was obsessed)! Let’s not forget about the most famous one!
L’
Éléphant 😀
Yes it walks, yes you can “ride” it, YES IT BLOWS WATER
Last time I went there the tree was well advanced too, and the carousel is just magnificent. I’m gonna emphasize the previous comment: If you go to France, definitely check out Nantes and its machines!
Yes, we should have transparent candidates for president with no campaign altering secrets 58 days out from the election but that maxim for public office seekers must extend to both candidates.
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