BlueKota
BlueKota's JournalHappy Dance ! This is a Ground Shift for my Town!
Damn- They updated the numbers and the R supervisor now has 1 point lead. The council seats definitely went for the Democrats. Their leads were substantial. I wonder if they will do a run off election on the Supervisor, or at least a recounted as it was so close? The nearby city booted the Republican mayor handily.
OMG A Democrat just won Town Supervisor, and Democrats won 2 of the 3 open seats. This is phenomenal! In my lifetime the only non Republicon whomever won Supervisor was a Democrat who had to run as an Independent because no one believed a Democrat could ever win.
Back in the 80s my college history even used our town as an example of one party rule. That ended tonight.
I am so happy right now. Hey Magats 🖕
I voted. Only town and county races were on the ballot..
But I wanted to vote for the Democrats running. Sadly for many of our town offices Republicons often run unopposed.
Does Anyone Here Play June's Journey?
I started playing in 2023. I joined a team called Sane Dem. We used to have a number of active players at first, but now its only 1 other active member and myself, who are playing.
I got promoted to President, because I play a lot to forget about real life for awhile. I opened up 3 spots so if anybody plays, and wants to join the team, you would be most welcome. Also if you do play and need a partner for the new partner game, I need some.
Also if you have never played it's a fun hidden object game, with a continuing story about a lady detective, her husband, family, friends, and partners.
What a Miserable Woman
Someone on our local community pages, pointed out how many restaurants in PA, our offering to to help feed those who will not be receiving their snap benefits, and hoped restaurants here would do the same.
A woman actually posted a reply that she saw it as a quote slap in the face to "working people." She went on to say that she was a single mother of two and worked three jobs to keep them fed, and a roof over their heads. That she was taught never to accept government handouts, because that's shameful. She closed by saying, "so where is my free pizza, for actually working."
Was glad to see a lot of people calling her out for being a callous, sanctimonious, and jealous jerk, and defending those in need.
I agreed with the people that posted against her and said we don't know others circumstances. I added that children are going to go hungry too,and they have no say in what their parents or the government do. So even if their parents were "lazy," like the poster claimed that's not their kids' fault so why should they have to starve? What the hell is wrong with people like her?
My sister gets little comedians as trick or treaters!
About 20 years ago she had a kid about 8 years old saying to his little brother, "hurry up and pick which candy you want, these old ladies get cold quick." She was only in her forties.
Tonight she said she had one, that looked about 11, ask, "did you come here from Tennessee, because you're the only ten I see." She replied, "you better tell your Dad to quit teaching you lines like that." He said, "oh I didn't learn it from my Dad." 🤣
So Fed Up With Everything
I am sticking around in this world to take care of my cat and dog, but I am such a combination of angry and sad, at what's going on in this world.
Not all people, but a lot are just sitting around doing nothing to stop tsf from destroying this country and probably the world. People are willing to watch people including children starve to death just so they can feel smug and superior. People are hoarding animals, and I just read on a community page that someone poisoned a guy's dog. WTF? Why are people so ignorantly cruel?
I try to help where I can, and also to focus on other things, but it's just so hard not knowing when at least somethings will go back to not sucking as bad as they do now? Things aren't so bad for me personally but, I am just pissed off that far too many people think they have they right to harm other people and animals for kicks, who have done nothing to them. Who feel free to mock those of us who do care? When the hell does justice and karma kick in.
I keep seeing and hearing people say oh it will change and get better, and I keep waiting to hear anything that makes me feel that's possible and right now I am not seeing it.
At least Pope Leo is speaking out. I hope it gives more people in powerful positions around the world the courage to speak out and stand up against the bullies of this world.
A question on a medical form that made me shake my head!
In an online first time patient form I was asked to list my drug allergies. Obviously nothing odd about that, however, the multiple choice list they gave you underneath your submissions included one ridiculous choice. In the list of possibilites of what your adverse reaction was, was fatal.
Now nearly fatal reaction would make sense. I actually did have that happen. If it were fatal, however, I wouldn't be there to fill out the form, and it would be too late for the medical treatment I was seeking. 🤦♀️🤪
I am struggling to handle internal conflict inside me.
I was raised Catholic but left the church for a number of reasons I have gone into in other forums. I won't go back into them here.
My faith in God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and Mary, and the rest of the saints are still there. What I am struggling with is I have always been taught we are not supposed to hate others. We are supposed to turn the other cheek and forgive. Yet I feel like it would be lying to God if I said I didn't hate the Maga leaders and their cult members. I feel that hate because they do nothing but willfully harm others who have nothing to harm them.
I believe that is evil and that's why I feel such anger towards them. I would never act out that anger physically, as I believe in non violence. I do sometimes, however beg God in my prayers to punish them. Today when I saw a video of a counter protester saying God bless DT, I found myself saying God F DT. Now I feel guilty.
I said the Act of Contrition, but I still feel like it's dishonest of me to say to myself or God that I can ever feel anything but pure disgust for dt and the rest of them. How am I not supposed to hate people who get joy from hurting other people, and who literally do everything they can to make other people's lives miserable? I mean what about Hitler and Stalin? Were people supposed to love and forgive them. Does anyone else feel this conflict and how do I cope with it?
My Favorite Sign From Saturday
It was posted by my friend who lives near Albany NY. "No bone spurs in our family. Only two Purple Hearts."
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