The soft power voting guide is fire (@softpowervote on insta) and they have an explainer on how ranked choice voting works that is super helpful! Big thing is FILL OUT ALL THE SLOTS !
Also Brad is pretty solid, cross endorsed by and for Mamdani, literally just (like half an hour ago) got detained by ICE for defending someone outside of NYC court and asking to see a warrant ……
how i ended up there is a sort of long story… but anyway i recommend visiting to show support, maybe do some flag waving and chat with the kind people there :) it’s a little surreal but very inspiring seeing people abroad working to hold the US accountable just as us Americans are doing so ourselves back in the states. they have upcoming events and apparently there will be a protest there near the US election day (Nov 2nd). i have linked their instagram where they have all that information! 🇵🇸🕊️🍉❤️
“both sides are bad” one of them is a fascist and the other is a woman of color. i hope everyone who didn’t vote sees these people getting dragged off the streets and put into what is essentially a concentration camp, and knows that they didn’t do their part to stop it
always have a book with you and every time you idly grab your phone because you’re bored slap it outta ur hand and grab book instead
also start with something fun that isnt ✨literature✨ to get your brain used to words again, this almost always works for me
