Me: get high and worry about nothing.
As you watch the results remember the "red mirage" - a well known phenomenon where Republican candidates take an early lead because Republican votes get reported early. This is simply because Republicans tend to live in smaller towns and low-population areas, which finish their vote counting sooner because there are fewer ballots. Democrats tend to live in denser urban areas that take longer to count, so their votes show up later; this is known as the "blue shift".
You can see the red mirage happening right now... 45 minutes ago Trump had 23 electoral votes and Harris 7. Now it's Trump 95 Harris 35. This should even out as the counts from the cities start to roll in.
Trump is planning to declare victory early in the night before the blue shift occurs, so his followers can turn off the TV and go to bed happy. Then when the final count shows Harris on top they will "know" the election was stolen because in their minds they "saw" him win.
I’m watching Star Trek and keeping my phone on do not disturb
I'm refreshing the map constantly
I’m playing D&D in 30 minutes
It's not looking good. RIP USA, we had a good run
I am just waiting it out and getting the news when it gets posted(im european tho this election sadly effects me and a lot of other people who are outside the us)
Unless either candidate OVERWHELMINGLY wins, there's not going to be anything tonight, and probably not tomorrow. The last of the swing states won't close polls until 8p (Mountain time, I think). Trump is almost certainly going to declare that he is the winner "by a lot". Best case, we'll know tomorrow morning.
So take a couple alprazolam, drink a couple shots, and black out until tomorrow.
Plus, it could take a week for Arizona to count their votes.
I'm making chilli
I need 3 Grand Slam Chili Stampedes - one with extra onions, one with extra chili and extra onions, and one with extra chili and extra extra onions.
We only get to see John King slowly get drunk on live TV once every few years.
Or, as it is the Fifth of November, watch V for Vendetta.
Then bomb Congress!
No wait.
Let's go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for this to all blow over
And then worry.
The only message that matters right now.
I'm not American and I cannot vote for an American President. If you're American and have not yet voted, please do so as soon as possible. If you have voted, thank you for your service 🫡
Internet porn has entered the chat
I’m about to go get a bottle of whiskey and try to get through this
You didn't already get
threeone?I ended up getting two
Check in every hour for 10 minutes. Check out doing something else. It's the only way I can get through election day anymore.
Non-American, though (rightfully) heavily invested in this election.
Since I’m an otherwise powerless observer, we took our family to Tokyo Disneyland to help and distract us until the results are in.
Really feels like a surreal Last Supper moment, NGL.
That's going to be a long trip, results probably won't be fully tallied for a week at best.
There's a good chance it will be called tonight. It's the official tallies they're preparing people to wait for since that's the "delay" Trump tried to abuse in 2020.
It’s a week in Japan in total, then a couple more weeks travelling Asia. Trying to cram in as many distractions as possible
this election is not good for our health
Do you know what day it is?
Remember, remember this 5th of November, The Jan 6 treason and plot. I know of no reason the Jan 6 treason, Should ever be forgot.
Yeah— I’m going to curl up and watch V for Vendetta..
The election day ground game is crucial! Don't waste your time just worrying. If you're in the US, look here: https://events.democrats.org/ It's not too late!
Watch MSNBC, take a drink every time they throw to Steve Kornacki.
Wake up from your coma in 2025. ;)
I love you and I hate you. How dare you tell the world what I'm doing!
We’re on a Disney movie marathon. First was The Great Mouse Detective and we just finished The Sword in the Stone. What should we watch next?
Tangled is always fun.
The reprise of "Mother Knows Best" gives me chills every time
The Black Cauldron
Robin hood, then emperor's new groove
Two fantastic choices!
Not a movie, but X-Men 97.
Already finished it. Hit me straight in the member berries
Treasure planet! Or Atlantis
Treasure Planet it is!
And then Atlantis.
how to train your dragon (and its sequels) are my comfort picks
I have a bottle of wild turkey and some gummies. If it looks bad, I will just drug myself into another universe
Third button: weed or alcohol so you don't have to think about anything for a couple days!
I'm fortunate that I'm out of town on a work trip so I won't have the energy to worry.
I feel bad for my wife who is at home deep in the red.
one could always get a head start on hoarding toilet paper whilst one waits for the end of all things
Or: stop worrying because this election was decided months ago on the day that Biden dropped out.
Edit: Oh look, getting downvoted for telling people the truth instead of hyping up a non-issue.
Edit: Oh look, getting downvoted for telling people the truth instead of hyping up a non-issue.
Lol no, that's not why.
Another person interested in hearing which way you think it was decided?
You could always leave it all behind a come to Japan.
That's kind of like telling a poor person they could always go back to school and study to become a doctor, i.e., technically possible but extremely difficult. My understanding is that it is next to impossible to immigrate to Japan unless you have a Japanese parent or are rich and/or a celeb, but would love to be proven wrong! I would love to live there!
The easiest way is probably if you're a software engineer or have some kind of bachelor's /master's / doctorate's degree. In that case you can head over right now and start looking for a job. You can stay for 3 months without a visa. Meanwhile you search for jobs related to your field. There are English speaking jobs here in software engineering.
Or You could always spend those 3 months dating women and look for a spouse.
These two are the cheapest options, but if you have a bachelor's or master's degree, you can also upgrade it to doctor's degree at a japanese university. If your grades were decent (they don't have to be excellent), you can apply for scholarships. You also have student loans. university is much cheaper than the ones in the US and should be fairly easy to pay off.
The most expensive way is probably language school, but those are also cheaper than US universities.
That's an impractical joke answer to a lot since they're strict about outsiders but it's a genuine possibility for my Japanese wife and I.
I guess I best apologize to Duolingo and get back to practicing my 日本語...
I’ve heard Southern Japan is basically depopulated and a tropical paradise. Is that true?
By southern do you mean Kyushu and shikoku? I haven't been to Shikoku but it does look like a Paradise from when Degawa and other celebrities went there on TV.
Kyushu is also pretty tropical, but more populated, and has more tourist attractions, thus more tourists.
Both are beautiful. I haven't been all over, but Shikoku looks more tropical than Kyushu.
Unfortunately they also are where most of the summer typhoons wreck havoc, landslides destroy the most property and bury the most people. Most of japan besides Kanto, Hokkaido and touhoku are pretty tropical so for example if you move to areas around Kanazawa you can get most of the Paradise with less natural disasters. If it is just for a visit, however, Kyushu is amazing. Kumamoto, Beppu, Fukuoka are beautiful in their own unique ways.
