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ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#151501: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:12:59 AM

Well, three things before I turn in.

1) Fuck Comey for bringing up the emails a week before the election when it amounted to literally nothing.

2) Fuck the DNC for pushing Clinton like they did in spite of an ongoing FBI investigation.

3) Sorry to burst the bubble of those taking solace in the idea of late-night comedy fodder, but Trump's expressed overt interest in "shaking up" libel laws. And unfortunately, the asshole has precedent to do so - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedition_Act_of_1918; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_and_Sedition_Acts So that joke Trevor Noah made about John Oliver getting yanked off the set because he said something anti-Trump? That's a real fucking possibility. No idea how long it's going to take me to fall asleep after hearing this shit.

edited 9th Nov '16 12:14:02 AM by ironballs16

"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
chartoc Since: Apr, 2010
#151502: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:14:06 AM

@Sharysa sorry that was me. I just like that tweet so I rt it.

RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#151503: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:14:15 AM

I am not proud to admit it, but I...have had self-destructive thoughts myself. I do not believe I am a danger to myself, but still. The fact that this election has induced those thoughts in me.

You know what? I've never said this out loud before - but I am glad, so glad, to be asexual. Because it means that there is little-to-no risk of me ever having children, accidentally or not.

And I feel like right now, the worst thing I could possibly do is bring another person into this world.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#151505: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:15:30 AM

Republicans win Alaska

OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
Sharysa Since: Jan, 2001
#151506: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:15:30 AM

chartoc: Are you the person who said I made up the Cap speech, or did you just give it a heart?

edited 9th Nov '16 12:16:04 AM by Sharysa

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#151507: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:16:07 AM

[up]x4 Gee, thanks for bringing that up. Did you not see my earlier post?

Sorry, it's fine. I know how you feel.

edited 9th Nov '16 12:16:22 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
tsstevens Reading tropes such as You Know What You Did from Reading tropes such as Righting Great Wrongs Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: She's holding a very large knife
Reading tropes such as You Know What You Did
#151508: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:16:10 AM

Can I just say one thing? I'm sure others would have much stronger feelings, had expressed much stronger feelings, but I think this needs to be said.

Screw the Presidential elections. Screw the country. Screw the President.

Currently reading up My Rule Fu Is Stronger than Yours
Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#151509: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:16:12 AM

Jesus. Someone on Twitter is saying that the National Suicide Hotline is being overloaded.

...seriously?

-googles-

Last tweet they sent was before the announcement. But, I guess it's not surprising.

[down] (2) I mean, jesus. That's not what I expected to read today.

edited 9th Nov '16 12:23:52 AM by Soble

I'M MR. MEESEEKS, LOOK AT ME!
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#151510: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:16:19 AM

Ok I do like the upside down flag sentiment but I've already forgotten who's who.

Oh really when?
rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#151511: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:16:50 AM

[up][up]This is not good.

edited 9th Nov '16 12:17:01 AM by rmctagg09

Hugging a Vanillite will give you frostbite.
lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#151512: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:16:51 AM

    Announced 

Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, TEXAS, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Missouri, Ohio, Florida, Idaho, North Carolina, Utah, Iowa, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maine Second District, Wisconsin, Alaska

Vermont, Massachussetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, Rhode Island, Illinois, New York, Connecticut, New Mexico, Virginia, Colorado, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Maine

    Leading 

Michigan, Arizona

Minnesota, New Hampshire

    Other 

Michigan, New Hampshire

  • Removing Democratic strongholds, Trump would need 28 States.
  • North Carolina extending voting time in 8 precincts
  • New Jersey announced Democrat as soon as voting closed, as votes are being counted it currently stands Republican lead [1]
    • Voting concludes. Democrat win in NJ.
  • One person dies after being shot on their way to a polling place in Los Angeles.
  • DOW Jones Futures down 300
  • Florida: (47.7:49.2) >99% reporting (10:50 pm ET)
    • Broward County 13 precincts not reporting
    • Palm Beach 27 precincts not reporting
    • Monroe County 1 precinct not reporting
    • Bay County: All precincts now reporting
    • Miami-Dade: All precincts now reporting
  • All States reporting except Alaska
  • Canada's Immigration website has crashed.
  • Clinton tweets "thank you for everything"; Democratic HQ in silence
  • Mexican peso crashes
  • Michigan, New Hampshire, too close to call
  • Nebraska District 2, too close to call
  • Trump's biggest demo. in Mid West "white women"
  • DOW Jones Futures down 800
    • Sterling rises
  • House of Representatives remains Republican
  • The BBC predict draw.
  • Javits Center, Democrat HQ, emptying
  • European markets open, down 4%.
  • Best Republican numbers since Bush Sr.
  • British morning papers announce Trump win.
  • Senate remains Republican with Pennsylvania win
  • Alaska, the final State to close polls, begins reporting with a Republican lead
  • DOW Jones suspended
  • US Dollar falls
  • Clinton calls Trump, concedes
  • Senate: +1 -1
  • House: +5 -5

Electoral College:

Clinton 218 | 278 Trump

Updates:

  •    President Trump   
  • Republicans win Alaska

OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
Julep Since: Jul, 2010
#151513: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:18:20 AM

I don't even want to joke. I feel sorry for all the people that are going to get hurt by this rampaging asshole, his religious nutjob of a VP, the complete lockdown of conservatives on both assemblies, and the next Justice who will probably be conservative even by the standards of year 1440.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#151514: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:19:33 AM

I'm suddenly rather grateful that marijuana is gonna be legal in California. I'm not gonna use it, but I get the feeling a lot of other people will need it.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#151515: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:20:05 AM

Doesn't the electoral college still vote in December?

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
RAlexa21th Zettai Ryouiki Enjoyer from California (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I <3 love!
Zettai Ryouiki Enjoyer
#151516: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:20:11 AM

[up][up]Hey, that's good news for a change.

edited 9th Nov '16 12:20:32 AM by RAlexa21th

Continue writing our story of peace.
Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#151517: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:20:43 AM

It took us 10,000 years to reach this point— this much freedom, this much equality. It was never going to be easy, and this backslide has been ongoing for ten years. We need to keep moving forward, fighting for the world we want, having children and teaching them to be better than us. Struggling is never pointless until you stop.

The key thing here is to remain defiant, unite where you can. And don't be afraid to laugh at what a farce this is, because there have been times when it was much worse, and people didn't stop mocking it then. We can't stop now. Carry on for all the people who got us this far, because while things have gotten better in recent years, we were never anywhere close to being 'done'.

SpookyMask Since: Jan, 2011
#151518: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:20:52 AM

I wonder how many do actually move out of USA due to this .-.

chartoc Since: Apr, 2010
#151519: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:20:54 AM

@Sharysa I was one who rt and like it. Again sorry about that.

lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#151520: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:21:37 AM

Alaska's count: popular vote 47.3:47.9

OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#151521: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:21:49 AM

[up]x8 It's still illegal via federal law and you think Trump is not going to enforce that?

edited 9th Nov '16 12:22:35 AM by Memers

Sharysa Since: Jan, 2001
#151522: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:22:39 AM

Chartoc: You're not the problem! It's the Mighty Whitey bro that says I made up the speech and that I can't tell Chris Evans from Captain America.

edited 9th Nov '16 12:23:06 AM by Sharysa

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#151523: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:24:16 AM

[up][up] Ugh, you've got a point.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#151524: Nov 9th 2016 at 12:27:26 AM

I feel like we all need to step away from the Twitter and just hug the people closest to us for awhile. Internet, 4chan, this place, it's all going to be a hotbed for awhile. Spend the time with the people that matter.

I'M MR. MEESEEKS, LOOK AT ME!
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010

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