It would be handy to believe in an afterlife where RBG could smite away as needed. Alas, I just feel a giant hole in our earthly world.

I am extremely pessimistic at this point. I don't think that McConnell cares about democracy or the Constitution or the rules and I think there are enough GOP Congresspeople who either feel the same way or don't feel strongly enough to oppose what they are doing. They are ok with what Trump is doing because if they weren't they could stop it.

And I think there are a lot of Americans who think it would be super cool if the GOP were to take total control of the country and make this an authoritarian government as long as the GOP is careful not to call it that and coach it in terms of religious and racist dog whistles. And then they will feel America will get back to the way it The Way it Was, the Good Old Days when Things Were Simpler. Even when they get poorer and lose more rights because it can still be blamed on liberals and the atheists.

And then there are people like my dad who don't agree with what is going on and won't vote for Trump but won't vote for Biden either because he is a Democrat.

I don't really talk politics with my Dad but he has flat out said he can't bring himself to vote for Democrats at all in the local and state elections. I know he just didn't vote for President in 2016 so maybe he'll do the same thing this year. I don't think there is anyway he would vote for Biden, just by being a Democrat he is way too progressive for Dad.

People like that abstaining is good enough for me.

I'm putting my efforts into Postcards to Voters. It feels like doing something, at least. [link]

In the dumpster fire of a world, Rochester just had a mass shooting at an illegal house party. Sixteen people shot, 2 dead. Since we had our own video released of RPD murdering a black man, tensions are super high here.

I just saw that news, Sophia. How awful

That, and another earthquake are the first news items I saw when I woke up at 6:00am, Sophia. How awful. I'm sorry.

If my back had let me, I would have gone back to bed (until October 17th, when I can vote early, in person).

askye, is your dad religious?

The fuck is wrong with people.

I went Census canvassing!! It was good to do something. Not a ton of activity, but some. I learned that every person counted in Baltimore city counts for a little over $1800. And I was part of 10 people getting counted so close to $20K for the city! Better than nothing is something. Hope that the flyers we leave will get a few more people to register. I go back out with them tomorrow afternoon in another neighborhood. WHEE!