taking it to the streets

[redbird]

I just sent a couple of thousand texts inviting people to participate in pro-democracy count-the-votes rallies tomorrow, in cities around the US. The one in Boston is in Copley Square at 11 a.m., and here's a link to find one in your area.

Those went out mostly around noon EST; a couple of hours later it seems as though the rallies may not be necessary

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[rydra_wong]

May not be necessary any more (fingers crossed), but sounds like they're fun -- here's the Guardian reporting from the "count every vote" rally in Philly:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/nov/06/us-election-joe-biden-donald-trump-result-latest-who-is-winning-live-2020-updates?page=with:block-5fa5a2a18f083df739ba568d#block-5fa5a2a18f083df739ba568d

It’s the second day crowds have gathered here as workers continue to count ballots inside. But the mood is noticeably different - it’s much more jubilant today than it was on Wednesday or Thursday when protesters were more confrontational. Joe Biden overtook Trump’s lead in this key swing state earlier today.

[executrix]

Not to harsh some VERY well-earned squee, but in a normal year in a normal country, winning the election would actually count for something. But here and now, winning the election is just the end of the beginning. Fortunately Trump has bloviated tons of empty bluster before, and he might collapse like the empty suit he is. But then he might not.