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RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#151326: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:19:45 PM

Sent them to M84 and Yammi Vizzini X.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#151327: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:20:08 PM

I really want to sleep and wake up in 2020 but hey!

The soundtrack of the next 4 years:

Good night and good luck.

Inter arma enim silent leges
Medinoc from France (Before Recorded History)
#151328: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:20:13 PM

Welp. A lot happened while I was sleeping. And not a lot of good. sad

@CDRW: A lot more than four years, thanks to the Supreme Court.

edited 8th Nov '16 11:21:01 PM by Medinoc

"And as long as a sack of shit is not a good thing to be, chivalry will never die."
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#151329: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:20:14 PM

[up][up][up] Thanks.

Part of me wishes I could pull a Rip Van Winkle and sleep in a cave for the next 4 years.

That's assuming he will even allow a future election.

edited 8th Nov '16 11:21:31 PM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
Demonic_Braeburn Yankee Doodle Dandy from Defective California Since: Jan, 2016
Yankee Doodle Dandy
#151330: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:20:51 PM

Incumbent GOP Senator Pat Toomey is projected to win the Pennsylvania Senate race.

According to Google, the GOP has maintained control of the Senate. BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS BELONG TO THEM.

edited 8th Nov '16 11:21:47 PM by Demonic_Braeburn

Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.
Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Balmung Since: Oct, 2011
#151332: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:21:40 PM

Re-sent to those who just enabled sharing.

In other news, a nice big thanks to all the geniuses who decided to turn the clock back to 1933. Here's hoping American democracy can survive four-to-eight years of a man who I was I was joking more about when I call him Mango Mussolini.

Sixthhokage1 Since: Feb, 2013
#151333: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:21:50 PM

Any upside down flag avatars would be appreciated here

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#151334: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:22:05 PM

I can't help but see the irony in all our fretting over what would happen if Trump refused to concede a loss, but now we want Clinton to do exactly that. I get why we want her to, but the is some pretty clear irony going on here.

LogoP Party Crasher from the Land of Deep Blue Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Party Crasher
#151335: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:22:16 PM

2016 had to go out with a bang, didn't it?

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.
Mr.Didact Keep Hope Alive from Winterfell Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: Naked on a bearskin rug, playing the saxophone
Keep Hope Alive
#151336: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:22:57 PM

I would join you guys, but damn it if I'm gonna let that orange win another victory.

Stand Fast, Stand Strong, Stand Together
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#151337: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:23:09 PM

So now the GOP will get another 4~8 years to fuck up America.

It's 2000 all over again, only somehow even worse.

edited 8th Nov '16 11:23:34 PM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#151338: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:23:21 PM

[up][up] Damn right.

edited 8th Nov '16 11:23:36 PM by fredhot16

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RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#151339: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:23:43 PM

Sixthhokage, sent you mine.

I admit, I would not be displeased to one day log in to find a forum full of upside-down flags.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#151340: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:24:00 PM

I think when I go home from work today, I'm gonna buy a lot of beer.

Disgusted, but not surprised
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#151341: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:24:24 PM

Okey dokes.

Remind me never to go on Tumblr when something like this happens, I really don't need to see post after post with thousands of notes asking people to assassinate Trump and Pence.

Balmung Since: Oct, 2011
#151342: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:24:39 PM

@Sixth: Sent

@Angelus: I see that someone's taken to confirming that "Iron [Literally Any Word Here]" works for a metal band name.

edited 8th Nov '16 11:29:15 PM by Balmung

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#151343: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:25:27 PM

[up]x6 2000 wasn't really THAT bad. This however... just kills the progressive movement entirely and probably killed democracy.

edited 8th Nov '16 11:25:51 PM by Memers

SpaceWolf from The Other Rainforest Since: Apr, 2012
#151344: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:25:46 PM

Incidentally, the upside-down flag is the logo for House of Cards, which is arguably better than this situation.

This is a signature.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#151345: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:25:49 PM

I really hope no one tries to do something stupid like assassinate Trump. Much as I dread the next four years, that's not how America works. We have to be better than that.

Disgusted, but not surprised
TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#151346: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:26:33 PM

Guys...the GOP is gonna have control of the Federal Government completely along with the majority of state legislatures...

The Obama coalition is pretty much dead

New Survey coming this weekend!
jdj42 Since: Oct, 2012
#151347: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:27:04 PM

I already have one, but I´d like a better quality one.

The world will look up and shout "Save us", and I'll look down and whisper "Too bad, Waluigi Time" Vote Loki 2016
Mr.Didact Keep Hope Alive from Winterfell Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: Naked on a bearskin rug, playing the saxophone
Keep Hope Alive
#151348: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:27:18 PM

There is still light at the end of this tunnel, though it be faint.

edited 8th Nov '16 11:31:52 PM by Mr.Didact

Stand Fast, Stand Strong, Stand Together
Balmung Since: Oct, 2011
#151349: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:27:21 PM

Yeah, Bush was just an incompetent buffoon with a opportunistic neocon veep. This guy's an actual fascist with a theocrat veep.

@jdj: In case you wanted a "cleaner" flag, I sent you mine.

edited 8th Nov '16 11:28:33 PM by Balmung

Demonic_Braeburn Yankee Doodle Dandy from Defective California Since: Jan, 2016
Yankee Doodle Dandy
#151350: Nov 8th 2016 at 11:27:37 PM

I can't help but see the irony in all our fretting over what would happen if Trump refused to concede a loss, but now we want Clinton to do exactly that. I get why we want her to, but the is some pretty clear irony going on here.

I think that's just hypocrisy, not irony.

But then I failed English 2 twice, so what do I know.

Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.

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