As some people who follow me closely may already know my political beliefs aren't hard to come by and while i don't make a habit of talking about it off cooldown. I do tend to make my feelings known. I'm a gay woman of color so as much as I don't like it, sometimes my very existence is dependent on the whims of the most hateful with a microphone and that means I have to hyper invested in politics.

with the 2024 race being basically for trump as of the time of writing this I gotta say I'm not exactly shocked, just disappointed. Kamala Harris had the best intro into her run she could possibly get and yet she somehow managed to drain all of the momentum by basically ratcheting to far right boarder policies, continuing her stance on the genocide of the Palestinians and being such a deadpan politician that even her own base couldn't be enthused. and yeah you could say sexism played an important part in this election and I wont pretend it didn't, but that alone is clearly not the reason she lost. and before anyone starts blaming those that protest voted against kamala, it isn't their fault she decided to run the worst campaign she could against what should have been an easy win against Trump. guarantee if Tim Walz was at the top of the ticket the Dems would have won by incredible numbers.

All we can do now is make plans to mitigate some of effects of another 4 years of Trump and hopefully mobilize a good 2028 and beyond.

As for me I'm not sure what I'll do yet. I'll keep my passport updated incase I need it. ill save money incase i need it and I will continue to support and provide a safe space to all of my LGBT+ friends and loved ones in this trying times ahead of us.

Love you all~ Amaterasu