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Harris’s people are confident. The Trump campaign is panicking

God, I hope they know something we don't. I feel like I'm gonna pass out. Or throw up.

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 208 points 1 day ago (11 children)

God, that would almost make the next 36 hours or so worth it.

Almost.

Anyone have any general anesthetic I can borrow?

[–] auzy@lemmy.world 27 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

I'm going to bed here in Australia now, and will hopefully wake up to a harris win.. Best of luck guys. The entire world is literally hoping for this (because another 4 years of racism, narcassism, BS and cult behavior is simply too much)..

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 23 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

You definitely won't wake up to a Harris win, unless you sleep for 24 hours or more. Voting is just about to start. Won't end 'til tonight.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah unless it's a landslide it probably won't be called until the wee hours 11/6. We're still a minimum of 18 hours before having a projected winner.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 2 points 12 hours ago

Stupid dates....initial thought was 11th of June..

[–] auzy@lemmy.world 9 points 19 hours ago

I can live with that.. just not wake up to a Harris loss

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Dude, we have court cases, officials failing to certify results, and another insurrection to get through before we know who will be president.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I have some ether we can huff. Can you get up to upstate New York in the next 20 min

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

There's nothing more pathetic and helpless and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge.

Hunter s Thompson

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 1 points 10 hours ago

I was just talking about this book and the adaptation. Both excellent examples of their respective media types. And maybe the most faithful book adaptation I’ve ever seen.

[–] Mercuri@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Anyone have any general anesthetic I can borrow?

Hands you a beer

Here ya go, buddy.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 20 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

I hope he strokes out and gets locked in syndrome for a few years.

I want him to experience hell on earth in case hell doesn't exist.

[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I just want him gone, don't care how it happens - death, prison, or retirement into obscurity, whatever. Just so long as he's out of the game.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

This is what I used to wish but he just won't go away. It's like being trapped in a room where someone sharted for eight years now and the smell never lessens.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

He's no Hector Salamanca.

[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 47 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Best I can offer is grain alcohol

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago

That'll have to do.

[–] M600@lemmy.world 11 points 22 hours ago

I’m feeling so much stress over the election. I don’t even drink but I bought 2 beers today, maybe subconsciously I was looking for a way to decompress from the stress of the Election Day.

In case anyone is concerned, it’s not an alcoholism thing. I just generally do not enjoy drinking alcohol.

[–] dragontamer@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

God, that would almost make the next 36 hours or so worth it.

36 hours?

Uhhhh. Its like 1488 hours until January 6th, 2025, and I'm not even sure if all the issues will be resolved by then this time around. Even if Kamala wins.


In a nightmare Year 2000-like scenario (aka: Hanging Chads deciding an election), it could be the middle of December before the Supreme Court handles a hypothetical case that comes up tomorrow night.

[–] MrVilliam@lemmy.world 27 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

It's like 1488 hours until January 6th

It's really fucking bizarre that it actually is the Nazi-est number hours imaginable between the election and final certification of the election. I legit thought you were just doing some Nazi dog whistle virtue signaling until I did the math to find that 1488 hours is 62 days, and we are in fact 62 days from January 6. 🤯

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Do you suppose that's how they landed on Jan 6 for their little Mien Coupf?

I suppose it's related to the certificate, but still pretty sus.

[–] MrVilliam@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

No, the goal in 2021 was to delay/stop the certification and keep trump in power. This time, I'm sure the Nazi propaganda framing would be to stop Kamala Harris (sitting VP and therefore president of the Senate) from "awarding herself the presidency." But since there will definitely be appropriate security this time, the cowardly Nazis will stay home and masturbate to deepfake porn of Democrats, activists, and controversial celebrities instead.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

The only it will be resolved by then is if Kamala loses and concedes.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 14 points 1 day ago

I’m locking myself in my shop after 8pm, and using destructive metal objects to tear apart desiccated tree flesh. Maybe I’ll wander out at 3am and see what’s up. There’s no internet out there, and that may be the only path of sanity Tuesday night.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's going to drag on longer than that, if it's not a clear Republican victory from the outset.

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Even that's not a sure thing.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm sorry to tell you this, but it's probably gonna be well over 36 hours

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's plausible that it could be a clear win for either candidate. But yeah, a long, dragged out counting process is also quite probable.

I was talking about it in another thread with someone, but It's really gonna suck if there has to be any recounts. No one (except maybe Trump) wants Bush v. Gore to happen again

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

You can try to figure out how tenfingers combats link decay in this whitepaper

Or figure out if Dr Pepper is a woman.

Sorry I have no more brain treats atm.