Category Archives: Activism

If You Think Voting Is Ineffective, Wait Till You See How Not Voting Turns Out

Posted on May 15, 2023 by tengrain

And the Republicans are right back at trying to kill democracy dead: Last week’s striking scene came as Ohio joined a growing number of Republican-leaning states that are moving to undermine direct democracy by restricting citizens’ ability to bypass lawmakers … Continue reading →

Posted in Get Out The Vote, Vote Suppression, voting | 1 Comment

Meanwhile, In Ohio

Posted on April 23, 2023 by tengrain

As long as we’re talking about Ohio (Motto: Home of John Boehner!), we might as well discuss the eff’ery the Republican Buckeyes are up to now: For 111 years, Ohio voters have lived with a set of rules for amending … Continue reading →

Posted in Choice, Crazeee States, Fascism, Forced Birth, Get Out The Vote, Ohio, Vote Suppression, voting, War on Women, Wingnuttia | 5 Comments

Big Vote In Wisconsin Tuesday

Posted on April 3, 2023 by tengrain

Our pals at Electoral-Vote tell us that the most important election of the year is TOMORROW in the Big Cheese: The most important election of 2023 will be held tomorrow in Wisconsin. It is the race for the state Supreme … Continue reading →

Posted in Get Out The Vote, voting, Wisconsin | 9 Comments

News That Will Drive You to Drink

Posted on December 20, 2022 by tengrain

Happy Hour News Good news! The USPS is buying a lot of electric vehicles despite Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s previous plans to buy gas guzzlers: The U.S. Postal Service will buy 66,000 vehicles to build one of the largest electric … Continue reading →

Posted in climate crisis, Global Climate Crisis, Save the USPS | 1 Comment

The Word of the Year: ‘Gaslighting’

Posted on November 28, 2022 by tengrain

So ‘gaslighting’ is the word of the year… or is it? Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before. But something else happened. There wasn’t a single event that drove significant spikes in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Vocabulary | 9 Comments

Boffo Early Voting Numbers in Georgia Runoff

Posted on November 27, 2022 by tengrain

A long line of Saturday voters in Athens gathers before the UGA-Tech game #gapol #gasen pic.twitter.com/di35axgfuJ — Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) November 26, 2022 The WaPo tells us: CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — Georgia voters flocked to the polls Saturday to cast their … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Pie Fight, Crazeee States, Georgeduh, Get Out The Vote, Vote Suppression, voting | 4 Comments

Buy (Almost) Nothing Day

Posted on November 25, 2022 by tengrain

I know, I know, Black Friday, and my inbox is full of offers, too. Sometimes the best activism is doing nothing. Today is one of those days. But here’s the thing: small retailers on your main street need your bucks … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Buy Nothing Day, holidays | 14 Comments

Meanwhile, in Georgeduh

Posted on November 18, 2022 by tengrain

This is a real video from Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker’s speech pic.twitter.com/AjVXrc0L14 — philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) November 16, 2022 The Cook Political Report says that the GA Senate race between Sen. Warnock and aspiring werewolf Herschel Walker is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Pie Fight, Georgeduh, Get Out The Vote, Herschel Walker, voting | 9 Comments

Today’s The Day

Posted on November 8, 2022 by tengrain

We’re keeping this on top for obvious reasons, fresher posts (IF ANY!) will be below. —The Management PS – for assorted reasons, I will probably mostly be on the socials today.You can play along at home: Mastodon: @Tengrain.Mastodon.social And here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Pie Fight, Get Out The Vote, voting | 14 Comments

Today in History, And Why You MUST Vote

Posted on November 7, 2022 by tengrain

Some days are portentous, I guess, and today is one of ‘em: Today is the anniversary of the Chimpy McStagger/Al Gore election in 2000 in which later the #illegitimateSCOTUS gave the keys to the castle to the second-worst prznint of … Continue reading →

Posted in Get Out The Vote, SCOTUS, Vote Suppression, voter fraud, voting | 4 Comments