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2020 Hindsight
2019 didn't suck for me personally. Anything bad that happened to me was minor, but it sucked for a whole lotta other people, mainly asylum seekers separated from their children and put in concentration camps. And that was in the US alone. Trump betrayed our Kurdish allies in Syria and left them at the mercy of the invading Turks. Massive protests have been non-stop in Hong Kong because what is the alternative? Concentration camps and death. One bright spot. Greta Thunberg reminded us we better fucking do something about global warming or we are all fucked. Fragile white males attacked the messenger and ignored the message because of course they did. I could go on, but it isn't necessary.
At long last IMPOTUS was impeached (indicted), but that's not the end of it. He still faces trial in the Senate who sadly will most likely acquit him. Speaker Pelosi is in no hurry to hand over articles of impeachment unless McConnell actually holds a fair trial (hint-he won't). Voter suppression is kicking into high gear which is the only way Republicans can't maintain their fragile grip on power. Remember, they are not the majority. Remember, how empty the streets were when during Trump's inaugural parade and how small the crowd was on the Mall. If he manages to get re-elected—something that would be even more disastrous than 2016—he'll most likely hire paid crowds to fill the streets and the Mall. This is how he gets parts of the crowds at his Nuremberg style rallies. So we need to really get out the vote this year. Failure is not an option.
What will happen next? If things don't get worse, I'll go on another cruise this year, and maybe just maybe I'll stop procrastinating less and get shit done. This is the way.
At long last IMPOTUS was impeached (indicted), but that's not the end of it. He still faces trial in the Senate who sadly will most likely acquit him. Speaker Pelosi is in no hurry to hand over articles of impeachment unless McConnell actually holds a fair trial (hint-he won't). Voter suppression is kicking into high gear which is the only way Republicans can't maintain their fragile grip on power. Remember, they are not the majority. Remember, how empty the streets were when during Trump's inaugural parade and how small the crowd was on the Mall. If he manages to get re-elected—something that would be even more disastrous than 2016—he'll most likely hire paid crowds to fill the streets and the Mall. This is how he gets parts of the crowds at his Nuremberg style rallies. So we need to really get out the vote this year. Failure is not an option.
What will happen next? If things don't get worse, I'll go on another cruise this year, and maybe just maybe I'll stop procrastinating less and get shit done. This is the way.