Content note: this piece is a forceful political opinion and uses strong language. I do not condone violence, threats, or illegal activity in any form. When I say “take it back,” I mean nonviolent, civic action: vote, organize, protest lawfully, support community-led solutions, and hold public officials and institutions accountable through existing legal channels. If you want to take action, check out Vote.org or local community organizing groups. Waking up every morning and drinking my cup of coffee while reading the latest news has lost all its charm. I am so fed up with having to read article after article,…
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It’s been a couple of days since the election. If you haven’t heard already, Trump won the presidential election in the U.S. I won’t get into politics too much. I wanted to discuss tonight what I’m seeing in reaction to the election results. I just went onto Facebook wherein I saw multiple people talking about either leaving the United States, having left and never coming back, or a variation of the like. I saw a lot of this the first time Trump was elected, back in 2016. Don’t get me wrong. The first time that Trump was elected into office,…