Zenkitty, there's a petition asking the electoral college to do just that: [link]

It has over 2 million signatures already.

One one hand, I remember how furious I was when that WA elector said he wouldn't cast his vote for HRC even if she won his state. How dare he not respect the process, etc. On the other hand, Trump with nukes.

As disastrous and terrifying as President Trump may be, I think the Electors handing the presidency to Clinton would start an actual civil war.

Paul Ryan is my actual Representative. I'll try to formulate a letter to him this weekend. No idea if he'll listen (and I'm so pissed at him for being so weasely on Trump) but I'd probably have better luck with him than Ron Johnson. I don't think I have to remind Tammy Baldwin of the stakes ahead of us, but I should write her, too.

I kind of want to fight every fight right now.

Same!!!

I did serious, full-force self defense training in my 20s and it is one of the best things I've ever done. It changed my life. I wish every girl could do it.

I don't want to be the left equivalent of a right-wing conspiracy theorist, but I also don't want to close my eyes to truth and accept deceipt and corruption in the aim of "going high." I've seen a few whisperings of a Russian computer hack of specific state returns and there's this: [link]

What we know:
1) There was voter suppression: [link]
2) Russians hacked the DNC: [link]
3) Russians were in contact with the Trump campaign throughout the election process: [link]
4) How were the reliable polls so off-base? (See 538, Princeton Election Consortium)

I know that our GOP "friends" have opened investigations with far less evidence. So do we bury our heads in the sand in the aim of bringing the country together (a noble goal, typical of the Democrat way), or do we push for this and get the truth? And feel free to tell me if I'm being a tin-foil hat wearing nutjob because I kind of feel like one, but I'm also looking at truths.

There was a New Yorker profile of Leonard Cohen a few weeks ago that was thoughtful and eulogistic in a way that anticipated this sad event.

It seems to be open access at the moment: [link]

I'm up, showered, dressed, waiting for my friend to pick me up in a few. We are going out to breakfast and then off to Lasik. Any calming~ma from 10am - 1am Mountain would be appreciated.

Glamcookie, considering that Angela Merkel recently warned about malicious Russian influence (particularly hacking) on forthcoming European elections, I'd say that's an avenue well worth exploring.

Glam, I have the same conspiracy theory.

Calm~ma, Suzi.

I'm having a hard time concentrating. I can do OK at work, I focus on putting one foot in front of the other; I focus on the fact that I am there to serve others. That gets me through. Please believe that I love you and care about you. But I can't seem to concentrate on reading and remembering....I'm sorry.

Andi is me. I had to go to MA for work, and it took all I had to make sure I didn't screw it up, so I had to temporarily shrink my presence. I've virtually disappeared from FB right now; I can't take the double standards and hate. I apologize if I missed anything that I shouldn't have.

I'm so tired, and I'm just a white, cis-het woman. I cannot imagine how those that are LGBTQ, PoC, non-binary--god, the list could go on and on--are feeling right now. You all have a safe space with me, both physically and mentally.

Glam, I am right there with you.

Way to go, msbelle.

I can hear one of my neighbors, a black man, ranting on the phone about all this mess. Dude, I hear you and I am so sorry.