i find myself with a pervasive undercurrent of sadness and fear since the election… i am not a sad or fearful person in general… even in the midst of what may turn out to be one of the worst things to happen in my lifetime, i can manage happiness here and there…
yesterday, two strangers chatted me up in my local coffee shop… i found myself being very guarded… this is new to me since the election…
my informal survey of supporters of Donald Trump indicates that none of them believe what i believe about him... they all say he won't do the worst things he has said he will do... i deeply desire to be proven wrong...
more from the theater of the absurd…
November 8, 2024 - by Heather Cox Richardson
There are also stories that voters who chose Trump to lower household expenses are unhappy to discover that their undocumented relatives are in danger of deportation.
i feel i am living in an absurdist play…
November 8, 2024 - by Heather Cox Richardson
Social media has been flooded today with stories of Trump voters who are shocked to learn that tariffs will raise consumer prices as reporters are covering that information.
November 1, 2024 - by Heather Cox Richardson(https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-1-2024)
In Madison, Harris told a reporter: “What I am enjoying about this moment most is that in spite of how my opponent spends full time trying to divide the American people, what I am seeing is people coming together under one roof who seemingly have nothing in common and know they have everything in common, and I think that is in the best interest of the strength of our nation.
October 31, 2024 - by Heather Cox Richardson(https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-31-2024)
To assist those women who might not feel safe letting their husbands know how they voted, women have been posting notes in women’s public bathrooms assuring other women that their vote is secret.
October 31, 2024 - by Heather Cox Richardson(https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-31-2024)
“I moved on her, and I failed,” Trump says in the tape. “I’ll admit it. I did try and f-ck her…. I moved on her like a b-tch, but I couldn’t get there, and she was married,” Trump said. “You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful— I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ‘em by the p-ssy. You can do anything,” he said.