And if you’re afraid of the power Trump already wields, hear this: if we don’t show up in the midterms, the Republicans could get a supermajority in the Senate. That means no ability to filibuster. No recourse. No way to stop them.
We’ve got to make sure the blue states stay blue and try to turn some of those red states blue as well. Don’t count your state out just because it usually votes Republican. Historically, midterms have way lower turnouts than presidential election years. So lets actually show up this time and do some damage.
Oh, and one hopeful note, all the House seats are up for reelection. So let’s take that shit away from Donald Trump and his Republican Party.
Also, remember to vote in local elections! Keep track of when they are, the candidates, and make sure you stay informed on local and state politics. We have to show up in 2018, and at every. Single. Thing.
I dont like adding things but this needs to be said: DO NOT ASSUME THAT THERE WILL BE A HIGH DEMOCRATIC TURNOUT. Do not think that “oh EVERYONE else will show up to vote, I dont have to” Do not do that. Because trust me you wouldn’t be the only person thinking that. Now, if everyone assumes it’ll be a high turn out so they dont go, then nobody goes. Assume always that your vote will be the tipping point, assume that your vote is necessary and needed (because guess what: it absolutely is). Go vote. Keep track of the dates. And just go do it.
Register to vote. Check that you’re registered even if you think you are, even if you (like me) have voted in every election since you were old enough to do so. And then do it.
If you can, volunteer to drive people to the polls.
All you high schooler turning 18 in time for the election make sure you register to vote!!
Y’all are woke right now and that is so amazing, but you need to keep the momentum going. Real change happens when you show up and help put people into power the will actually make changes.
Welp, it’s 4 in the morning so time to make random Voltron theories!
Let’s go!
Alright, so remember when Lance recognized Keith in two seconds during the first episode just from looking at him through a pair of binoculars up on a cliff in the middle of the night? (Haha who doesn’t remember?)
Hunk instantly knows who Lance is talking about, which shows that either Hunk remembers Keith from being in the Garrison with him, or he knows about Keith from Lance talking about him (it’s probably a little bit of both tbh). Hunk seems confused and a little shocked, to which Lance mentions that he’d recognize him anywhere. Pidge has no idea who they’re talking about though, which being younger than them (she joined the Garrison after Keith was booted out), is understandable.
So obviously Hunk and Lance know who Keith is. Later on, Keith ends up recognizing Lance, but you know who he doesn’t recognize? Hunk.
So obviously Keith and Hunk have not had many interactions, but Hunk still clearly knows who Keith is.
What’s interesting though, is later on when Shiro is in Keith’s house, after Keith explains his whole conspiracy theory with the Blue Lion, Shiro introduces himself to everyone. But the first person he introduces himself to is Lance, calling him by name.
But the thing is, Lance never told Shiro his name. He couldn’t have heard Lance’s name when Lance said it to Keith, because he was unconscious at the time. What’s more, Shiro doesn’t know who Pidge and Hunk are, so Pidge introduces themselves to Shiro.
So how does Shiro know Lance, and Hunk know Keith, when Keith doesn’t know Hunk and Lance and Shiro have never met before?
My theory is that Keith and Lance both talked about each other and Hunk and Shiro recognized them because of it. Keith probably mentioned this Cuban boy who drove him nuts and Lance probably complained about this mullet boy named Keith who always did better than him. It was already shown that Lance talked about Keith to Hunk when he became a fighter pilot. I bet Hunk and Shiro had little to no clue who these boys were, but because it was so important to their friend/brother, they took notice and just smiled inside at how goofy those two are.
Getting pretty fucking annoyed at all the ableist reporting on Stephen Hawking’s death so like hey uh just a nice little summary of the core of literally every article about Stephen Hawking’s death and the reason why they fucking suck
Stephen Hawking didn’t achieve the things he did ‘despite’ his disability. He didn’t ‘overcome’ them in order to achieve what he did. He had a physical disability. He did physics. The two aren’t mutually exclusive. Heck, as the fucking ableist mess of an article Buzzfeed posted said, he himself said "My disabilities have not been a significant handicap in my field, which is theoretical physics. Indeed, they have helped me in a way by shielding me from lecturing and administrative work that I would otherwise have been involved in.”
They also included a quote from another physicist that says “He thinks about the universe differently, due to his physical disability. That enabled him to make discoveries that no one else could make. And he has. They have shaken the foundations of physics.”
Stephen Hawking and his scientific discoveries weren’t made in spite of his disabilities. His scientific discoveries and the achievements he made happened with his disabilities, and possibly were informed by them, and his disabilities shouldn’t be shunned or seen as something that held him back while his achievements – that he’s literally said weren’t held back by his disability – are celebrated
So this is something that’s been interesting to me for quite a while now, and I think it needs to be said once again. Likes are great, but if you really like an artist’s work, please consider reblogging it.
No one sees your likes. I know I’m extremely fortunate with the amount of notes that I do receive, but this isn’t just about me.
Smaller artists don’t get exposure because people don’t reblog their work.
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