Democrat James Talarico is projected to win a Senate seat in Texas, defeating Republican Ken Paxton and delivering his party their first big Lone Star state win in decades, according to a projection by Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).
Dread it, run from it, Blexas arrives all the same.
Never thought I’d see the fucking day. Holy fucking shit.
It must be a very cold day in Hell.
It’s so cold, it froze over with blue ice.
So shocking that ‘Tala-FREAK-o wants TRANS EVERYTHING’ wasn’t a winning platform…
The Republicans have beat that horse to death and still refuse to stop.
This is step one in a very long road.
I hope all these newly elected democrats have the inclination to do the right thing, and the stamina to continue doing it long enough to actually have a positive impact.
Holy shit. It’s real.
Blexas is really happening!
Holy fuck that’s not even close
This is the best news I’ve woken up to all year.
Bye Abbott!
somewhere Conan is suddenly suspicious and looking for Rudd
Welp it’s been more than 4 hours (looks down) better see a doctor.
Good thing we elected three of them yesterday.
LOL - Is this a justice boner or a justice boner?
Be proud my man!
Congratulations to all Americans! I can finally type your countries name with a capital “A” again. Looking forward to your healing and cleansing. Canada is quite forgiving, give us at least a few years though. Surely a better day and future for the American people. Phew! Take this opportunity to tighten up those authoritarian loopholes. The only way you should fall is from total external invasion, not from within, like trump and his enablers were trying to do.
Respectfully to you personally as your heart is absolutely in the right place, Americans do not need or at this point want Canadian forgiveness. Canadians have their own problems with their far right neighbors that they will continue to underestimate until it’s too late. And when that happens, the majority of Americans — who respect and support Canada and its people, who were outraged over the governments treatment of Canada, and who turned that outrage into action through protests and yesterdays rejection of the current government, will remember how Canadians turned on them.
The global rise of far-right authoritarianism defies borders and those of us standing against it should have been standing shoulder to shoulder, but instead Canada would rather blame all Americans while burying its head in the sand and pretending like the same thing couldn’t happen there. As if America is somehow uniquely susceptible to a problem that has been plaguing the entire world. First they doubted Americans would deliver on the rejection of its government, and now that they have, they disqualify it.
We should and we have to put things to rights with Canada because it’s the right thing to do, and it’s what our northern neighbors deserve, but frankly the holier-than-thou pearl clutching that has dominated online Canadian-American discourse has sucked the well of Canadian sympathy dry for a lot of people.
“You can trust the Americans to do the right thing once all other options have been exhausted”
Not how that works: without supermajorities in the legislature to override a veto or convict an impeachment, the president can still block all legislation.
Time to find 12 Senators that are up for re-election in 2028 and remind them that backing Trump led directly to GOP Senators losing yesterday. They need to step up and start doing their job - working for American citizens.
While I would love that, the more moderate republicans who argued to impeach & convict Trump last time were ousted, so that leaves the Trumpiest core to work with. GOP shittiness & general hostility to the government working in any sense for the American people can’t be underestimated. Plus, convicting Trump results in Vance replacing him.
I think some highly guarded optimism is warranted. Blocking hideous legislation and Trump appointments isn’t too bad of a check if they’re unable to pull off anything better.
I am not is forgiving. Just because they voted some progressives which this politician in this post is not i won’t forget that it is still an evil empire that destabilize the whole world
As an American, you should definitely not forgive us or lower your guard. We voted Trump in twice. And even beyond that we’ve been a scourge on the world for a long time. A small blip here does nit change that. And the Dems that got elected have to show that they will actually try to change things. I doubt they will.
For many of us non-american it is not only about trump but all the evil things the USA did in the middle east, Asia and Africa before and during trump
Yup. Totally understand that. As mentioned in my post, the US has been a scourge for a long time.
It’s like being in a bipolar relationship. One day it’s sunny, the other it’s rainy, another USA is run by an oligarch pedophile cabal.
I’m glad at least one Canadian doesnt hate us. We always loved you
at least one Canadian doesnt hate us.
We are still taking a “wait and see” approach with the USA.
You guys dumped trumpism once, then brought it back again in an even worse version.
The USA will have to regain our trust, and that takes a lot of work over a very long time.
This is step one on a very long road.
We’re not letting our guard down yet.
Agreed.
Man I’m American and taking the “wait and see” approach lmao.
Yep totally. I’m still absolutely baffled (but not really considering the average american) it took high gas and groceries and a war to make people think.
Not 40+ felony conviction and rape and almost certain proof of Epstein island visits. The Americans didn’t care about that one bit. Or killing brown people or kidnapping children. Until it affected them.
Calm yourself, they aren’t any closer to healing. They haven’t changed anything. They haven’t even showed that this will have any effect. The regime ignores the courts and congress, so this doesn’t make any difference.
The US is still a regressing democracy and have an obvious and seriously dangerous fascist problem. They are not our allies.
I’m calm. I’m also very happy for the American people. They deserve a bit of peace and quiet after all the bullshit spews that constantly seem to go on forever, including yours. Be happy for them. Take the little wins and dance in the sun.
Trump gave me high blood pressure and I have to take pills now. I’m not joking. This thing has been so stressful for me over the past two years that I developed cardiovascular issues, I got the results today. I know the nightmare is not over, but at least now I feel like maybe at some point we’ll wake up from it and have a few beers and laugh about the whole thing and go on living and try to fix ourselves and our planet together.
Tonight I dream.
They are too close to invading me and my allies to give them peace and quiet. They are dangerous. Now is not the time for rest.
I hear that.
Thanks Russia.
Let’s thank Zelensky and Ukraine for taking out a bunch of internet troll infrastructure as well! They were part of winning this election.
This is the victim mentality that makes me say this… muricans can’t take responsibility, so they are not even close to healing.
Not everyone criticizing a fascist regime is a russian bot.
Look, this is them making an effort. Let’s pat them on the back. They did well. There is still a lot of work to do, but today, let’s just celebrate progress.
LORD KNOWS how much shit we give them, always, and always will, but let’s be happy for our brothers and sisters that democracy prevailed one more election.
A threat to democracy anywhere is a threat to democracy everywhere. Likewise, a victory for democracy anywhere is a victory for democracy everywhere. Tonight, democracy won.
Wooo! USA! USA! USA!
Yeah, it is a small victory, and I’m glad. I am basically just quoting Mamdani from last night - now is not the time to rest.
And he is absolutely GOD damned right. Strike while the iron is hot, this is exactly the time to go bustin caps in asses. But tonight… We celebrate and be merry. We have all gone through a lot over the past decade. We earned this.
It’s most important to remember that us Americans very well might have been okay with the corruption and fascism if the admin just weren’t fucking stupid about it.
The fact that you guys reelected the most blatantly corrupt president you’ve ever had isn’t forgotten by the rest of the world.
It will take a lot of work over a very long time for the USA to remove the stink of Trumpism.
Electing a few better politicians is step one. Let’s see how effective they are able (or how willing) they will be to improve things.
And then let’s see what the American people do in the next 2-3 elections.
We were cautiously optimistic when the Americans elected Biden, and we all know what happened 4 years later.
My congratulations to Texas, who seem like they’ll be well served by their new Senator. That’s long overdue.
New senator and new governor. Wild day to see a blue Texas
This can’t be true?!?!
I was told many times in this very place that Trump had rigged everything and would declare martial law to stop the elections and seize power, this is crazy, I can’t believe it!
… could all of those Lemmy posters over the last year have been wrong? I am befuddled and confused.
I’m happy the lemmy.world liberals were wrong but isn’t it funny that they display the same level of programmed neurosis that republicans do around these events?
Now Americans will be able to do genocide wothout feeling icky about it
With chairman Mao as your pfp, the irony lol
Chairman mao is the leader of whole 3rd world. Ofcourse an american wont understand it.
Ooooooooof. So so incorrect in both your statements lol
I am right, twice.
Lol, no, well at least not in the real world, but if that is what you need to tell yourself, then by all means
Hey Lemmy: No more making fun of my state anymore. We’re blue now. We finally fucking did it. Lol.
WA here, I will spread the word that there is now a moratorium on calling yall the One Star State. Well done today, Texas!!
Thank you for your service. As someone who lived for a bit near Seattle, much love.
Can someone explain this to me like I’m five please. So Californians leave California because of the policies there just to vote in and make a new California?
Texas Democrats are totally different people with different values and policies from California Democrats. Was that simple enough for you to comprehend?
False. Texas Democrats are California transplants.
Sure, you’re stupid and believe dumb things.
You’re a dumbass.
There’s three kinds of Californians.
The rich idiots who made California California and then keep leaving to make other places California.
Then us poors who are stuck here dealing with everything designed for the rich barely scraping by hoping to God we can see tomorrow.
Then there’s whatever the hell’s going on in the Central valley… We don’t talk about it.
Lol I kinda wanna talk about it… appreciate the info
