I’ve lived with pretty severe bipolar disorder I since I was 14 (diagnosed only at age 28, but the symptoms set in far, far earlier than that). I know the pain of being so depressed you can’t get out of bed for days at a time, so much that even the thought of showering is too exhausting to accomplish. I know how it…

Doing something different tonight for the mental health/self care thread in light of certain events today:

#notalltikitorches

it’s all about economic anxiety though.

qwhite interesting, isn’t it?

West Virginia says “We already had enough of Virginia’s fucking chicanery to last us a lifetime, leave us out of this thankyouverymuch”.

“We’re not gonna back down!” ....Scene cleared.

“The soldiers who fought for the Confederacy were US military?” I guess that just makes them criminals then, doesn’t it?

I have always said that Obama’s biggest failing was that he had too high an opinion of the American people.

I really appreciate the calls. He wanted national attention for holding so many, so now he’ll get it :)

I did rage cry at the end of day two (later, in the car) after a Buddy-loving asshole told a 17-year-old to “get a job” when he asked about student debt. This brave kid went up to Buddy afterwards and told him he wished he’d stood up for him. His response was “want to get a picture?” I pushed him to answer, and he…

Thank you for your hard work!

The bright spot in all of this is I made friends everywhere I went. The two people I traveled with will be my friends for life. A woman who had never met us bought us lunch. We had trouble making it to the next town hall at times because all of the progressives congregated together afterwards and couldn’t stop…

Oh, you poor soul. As much as I appreciate your service to provide proof of this imbecile’s disgusting policies I feel horrible for your mental wellbeing. Please take a few days to cleanse the apathy and narcissism that must have draped your existence.

Thank you a gazillion. You’re amazing.

THANK YOU! You are amazing for putting in all that time, effort, and energy doing that.

Thank you for your work to shine the spotlight on this xenaphobic, sexist shitbag!

God’s work you’re doing! You deserve hazard pay AND an all-day shower after going through that.

Thank you for your work. Seriously!

Your comment made my day. I’m the one that recorded this and sent it to Jez. I followed him around for three days, went to eight town halls, and I feel like I need a week to get the slime off of my soul. He’s convinced there we’re part of some conspiracy in his district that shouldn’t be taken seriously, so I love…