I don't often struggle this much for words. But #today? This past week? .... 💣 💩 💣💥 💩 I've spent 10min scanning posts, blocked at least a dozen fools or trouble-makers, am more depressed than when I opened this platform, and can think of absolutely nothing constructive to say. My head is full of oh-so-helpful thoughts like "To all you self-righteous idiots who didn't #vote, I hope you suffer intensely in what's coming." And I'm just not sure that's gets anyone anything.
In Oct 2023, a 60-yr-old man from Detroit was sentenced to 15 months of probation after threatening to kill #JocelynBenson & #Michigan Gov #GretchenWhitmer.
"I want #Michigan to be the best place in the country to be a kid, raise a kid, & be healthy, safe, & successful. A place where government is efficient & easy to deal with, where businesses & communities thrive, & where every resident has access to quality child care, health care, education, & housing,” #JocelynBenson said in a statement.
#Michigan voters first elected #JocelynBenson as Secretary of State in 2018 and then again in 2022 by a nearly 14-point margin — the biggest of any of the major statewide races that year. As Michigan's chief #elections officer during the #2020election, Benson spoke out against #Trump’s efforts to overturn his loss that year. She regularly appears on cable TV news programs as a national voice on protecting democracy in the US.
#JocelynBenson faced numerous #DeathThreats for her role in overseeing the 2020 election. In Jan 2020, a 72-yr-old man was arrested after evidence was found in his home related to violent threats he directed at Benson.
In Dec 2022, #JocelynBenson stated that threats from election deniers that started in 2020 had not ceased. In May 2023, she said in an interview that after the election, #Trump suggested she be tried for treason & possibly executed.
The orange jesus' officials are ordering long-time National Security Council staff to divulge who they voted for in the 2024 election, according to a report Monday
Popular is not a word that would accurately describe #Trump or the #MAGA movement.
A pie chart showing the distribution of votes 38 percent of the voting population did not vote. 31 percent voted for Trump. 31 percent voted for #Harris.
I’ve switched my semi-dormant newsletter from Substack to Beehiiv with first post there. With a run-cute selfie from a snowy Brooklyn Bridge in winter 2020-21 wearing a “Vote” mask, as encouraging voting & defending democracy never go out of style. I said what I said. https://kats-newsletter-74e1a6.beehiiv.com/p/defending-democracy
Does anyone else have this thing where they would like to try and talk to trumpers and magas to just try and reason with them or understand some aspect of them or find some kind of common ground, but you're afraid that the second they learn your name or phone number or address they will hunt you down and add you to a list to be dealt with later? What do you do about those fears especially when you have dependents? #politics#democracy#vote#problemsolving