woke up tired, but now I'm impressed

[tielan]

Well, I barely woke up, in fact. I was semi-awake when sister left for work this morning. But fell back asleep and didn't get up until nearly 8am.

Still half-asleep this afternoon.

Technically, I have hockey training on tonight, but the aches and the bruise on the kneecap (I think I can see the ball dimples) suggest maybe that's not such a great idea...

--

Also: news is that Harris has secured the necessary delegates to become the Democratic nominee.

WTF, America. It hasn't been 36 hours. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY GOT ITS SHIT TOGETHER IN THIRTY-SIX FUCKING HOURS. Bloody hell.

I'm fucking impressed.

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[beatrice_otter]

I know! I don't think I've ever seen the Democrats this competent at anything.

[tielan]

There's a part of me that is all *snigger* and there's a part of me staring going, "well, you could knock me over with a feather right now".

Let's hope it's a sign of things to come.

[mara]

I'm pretty sure that the Democratic Party getting its shit together in *any* amount of time is a miracle of biblical proportions. Do I have to reconsider my atheism??? :D

[tielan]

LOL. If so, there's a lot of people gonna be reconsidering their atheism! "Democrats In Array" seems to be a new experience for many.

[lynnenne]

I’m impressed too! And excited.

[tielan]

It's the excitement that's getting me a bit emotional.

All my friends groups have perked up, some are fully leaning into activism, others are simply expressing the equivalent sentiment of "well, thank GOD". It's heartening to see after what's close to a decade of despondency and duty. And given I know so many women, left-leaning, non-white, non-heteronormative, it's HUGE and I am here for them.

[wpadmirer]

I'm impressed, too. This has been a wild political season here.

I hope your knee feels better tomorrow!

[tielan]

Thank you! The knee is somewhat better (although it would be even better if I stopped sitting around in the shorts I went running in this morning and actually put some trackydaks on) and will probably be suitable to the weekend. It was mostly just a one-off injury, but those spots looked...interesting.

And yes, a wild political season. Although, as many people are saying "I miss precedented times" there's a part of me that asks, "And what did we do to maintain those precedented times before they became unprecedented?" Maybe that's a warning for the tired old political systems going forward: if we don't want to live in 'unprecedented times' maybe we need to do the work while we're still living in 'precedented' ones.

(It's all a bit late now. We're in the unprecedented times, environmentally, politically, socially, culturally, there is no going back. The past is a country whose borders are entirely closed to us.)

[kore]

AND probably the largest one-day donation wave, ever -- more than Obama in 2008, more than fucking Trumpty after his conviction. People are READY. We are FIRED UP. IT's fucking amazing!

[tielan]

I'm watching it all and thinking "the fuck, America?!?" And I think things will never be the same; if this shit gets done, it will change the way the game is played.

The Australian elections of 2022 are an example of this: nine new independent players in our federal parliament, 8 of them women defeating white establishment men. Largely conservative-leaning, yes. But also because they're independent and new, they weren't bound by the rules that held the old in place.

It's a new game, and yes, the major parties moved to block it as soon as possible. We have elections coming up next year; could be interesting for us, too.

But you guys! Watching despondency lift? The last forty-eight hours have been a freaking turnaround. *hugs* I'm so happy for you!

[kore]

It's been AMAZING! //hugsback

[copracat]

Way to come roaring out of the doldrums.

[tielan]

Did not see that coming. Not at all.

[hiddencait]

I am both impressed and terrified ala waiting for the Acme Anvil to drop. Trying to just keep my head down and focus on what is possible for me.