tiedrich tweet: holy fucking shit, there was another school shooting yesterday and it barely made a

[barbtries]

33. me too.

but until the abuse of the 1st Amendment is curbed, in other words as long as the right wing can continue spreading lies and misinformation and brainwashing millions of people to the point that they cannot distinguish between democracy and fascism - as long as republicans have power AND the media with their maddening both-siderism, i have little hope.

i have effectively lost family members and lifelong friends to this rot. but it's not even that bad for me. Our only hope is the young generations and they are essentially all I fear for. The dumbing down proceeds apace. I feel helpless no matter how often I vote or how vigorously I advocate.

just to add I'm not always this hopeless. not a good day today.