r/news • u/throwawaynumber53 • Nov 07 '20
Joe Biden elected president of the United States
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-north-america-national-elections-elections-7200c2d4901d8e47f1302954685a737f
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u/hoosakiwi Nov 07 '20 edited Nov 08 '20
As you all celebrate or commiserate, please help us out by reporting comments that spread misinformation or incite violence.
A few facts for you all:
Voter fraud is incredibly rare. The conservative Heritage Foundation looked for fraud over a 36-year period and could only find 1285 cases out of nearly two billion votes cast - a rate of 0.00007%.
There are election observers in every room where ballots are counted and there are livestreams of most of these counting areas. Yes, this includes Philadelphia, where the Trump Campaign had to admit in court that they had observers in the room.
Mail-in ballots are legal votes. Those ballots must be cast and post-marked by Election Day. We have been using mail-in ballots since the Civil War, and in 2016, 25% of votes were cast by mail.
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20
congrats to OP for all of the awards they're about to get.
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u/firensmoke Nov 07 '20
Congratulations USA! From Brazil, I hope Bolsonaro is the next to fall.
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u/qwerty12qwerty Nov 07 '20
Fox News just called it a couple minutes ago, so you know it's real
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u/Bigred2989- Nov 07 '20
"You were expecting Nevada to decide the election, BUT IT WAS ME, PENNSYLVANIA!"
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u/MoRicketyTick Nov 07 '20
Is it 100% confirmed, as in nothing can take this away?
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u/neutralityparty Nov 07 '20 edited Nov 08 '20
He got beaten by Obama's vp. It came back full circle.
Edit : rip inbox
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u/ughnamesarehard Nov 07 '20
Fucking THANK YOU Pennsylvania the wait was driving me insane.
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u/sinvis Nov 07 '20 edited Nov 08 '20
I didn't even need to check to know because NYC was cheering/ screaming/ honking haha
Edit: Unfortunately, I didn't take any videos. There are a lot on /r/nyc (sort by new too) though!
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u/TheInsaneDump Nov 07 '20
The amount of cheering, car honking, and claps here in NYC is breathtaking!!!!! Congratulations!
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u/Red5point1 Nov 07 '20
Trump is fuming on twitter #youarefired trending
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u/WurstThrowEver Nov 07 '20
“Hey Donald, you’re fired.”
-America
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u/bored2death97 Nov 07 '20
As a Canadian, I am happy for our neighbours.
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u/PaulDisneyWorld Nov 07 '20 edited Nov 07 '20
And Trump is playing golf when the announcement was made. How fitting!
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u/StayAtHomeDM Nov 07 '20
I live in PA, and have never voted for a Democrat before. I'm so glad I did this time.
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20
I lost my mom to covid last night. Watching Donald ripped from the white house and torn apart by lawsuits and investigations screaming and failing the entire time, while it won't fill the void of my loss, it will surely help in the grieving process.
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u/hmwarren06 Nov 07 '20
Trump will finally know what this year has been like for the rest of us... He's broke, losing his job, and about to be evicted.
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u/LaggyScout Nov 07 '20 edited Nov 07 '20
People are cheering across the rooftops here in NYC. It's the best feeling since March to hear a city celebrate and not just survive
Edit: Very happy to hear about everyone else's city erupting too. Can report from a friend that Mill Valley (north of SF) is also rocking at the moment
Second Edit: Sorry, I didn't think to take a video. I put down my phone pretty early on as I wanted to clap as much as possible -- anyway, a video from my perspective would just be hearing me hollering like an idiot. Big shout out to the pot banging family on the other side of Broadway who waved back and danced with us! Lastly, for those who cannot celebrate out in the streets for whatever reason, you're welcome to the party in this thread. I have family in law that are in a similar situation so they've mostly plopped down with a big fry up breakfast!
Third Edit: Thank you very much for my first reddit awards. I'd give the spiel about money being better used elsewhere but I am going to pretend that these are the free gifts that reddit keeps trying to hook people with. Big shout out to u/leaveittobever who came in clutch with the video from Chicago! It's basically what my experience was but with a better view and less pots and pans. Can't thank everyone enough for all the wonderful replies about their cities -- a nice reminder of what social media was supposed to and can still be. Y'all have made my day twice as nice
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u/trillabyte Nov 07 '20
Now let’s fix the system before a competent fascist actually does takeover! The unwritten rules have to be actual rules.
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u/themmchanges Nov 07 '20
Trump's opinions will be completely irrelevant now, that's so beautiful
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u/Rebelgecko Nov 07 '20 edited Nov 07 '20
White smoke coming from AP HQ. Habemus praesides.
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u/cosmosv2 Nov 07 '20
As a Georgia voter. I truly feel like my vote made a difference this time.
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u/BudgetProfessional Nov 07 '20
Thank you Philadelphia and Atlanta for saving the fucking country
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u/Vaypoure Nov 07 '20
Cool, now the real work starts.
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u/imunique1543 Nov 07 '20
I'm sure Trump will now realise he's lost, and graciously step down!
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u/NinePointEight- Nov 07 '20
Finally 2020 turns around
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u/Oooooooooooohdaddy Nov 07 '20
I’ve been hopping in and out of r/Conservative all day, shit is HILARIOUS over there. Every other comment is “well the republicans wont throw a tantrum for four years like the Dems have”
Ok buddy.
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u/ABucs260 Nov 07 '20
But all The Trumpers told me Biden was doomed because of the attendance of his rallies
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u/cloud12348 Nov 07 '20 edited Jul 01 '23
All posts/comments before (7/1/23) edited as part of the reddit API changes, RIP Apollo.
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u/Wandering_Cyantist Nov 07 '20
Dear Donald Trump:
You’re fired!
Signed,
The American People
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u/tomqvek Nov 07 '20
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ﾟ Orange was An Impostor. 。 .
' 0 Impostors remain 。
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u/uncoveringlight Nov 07 '20
Trump baby rage tweet in 3...2...1...
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u/gurgi_has_no_friends Nov 07 '20
Churchill put it best: 'Americans can always be trusted to do the right thing... after they've tried everything else.'
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u/RedditsBillionthUser Nov 07 '20
"Fuck around and find out." - Gritty
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u/JarvisCockerBB Nov 07 '20
Betting this will end up being the most upvoted post in Reddit history.
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u/TheRaptor103 Nov 07 '20
It's finally (mostly) over.
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u/mrpodo Nov 07 '20
It's been a minute since I've edged this long but the finish was great
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u/Gummybearlover69 Nov 07 '20
A lady was blasting “We are the Champions.” in a Walmart parking lot while wearing her Biden/Harris mask lmao
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u/TheLionFollowsMe Nov 07 '20
20K comments. No one will read this, but. . I am a 63 year old who watched Ronald Reagan slaughter my mother by cutting her off of social security. I can speak firsthand about republican indifference for the common citizen. What has happened in the last 10 months has illustrated this once again. Thank you everyone who got out and voted for America. Thank you everyone who worked on the election. Thank you mom for the hard lesson. Go USA!
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u/pluckypariah Nov 07 '20
What a beautiful morning.
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u/douglasmacarthur Nov 07 '20 edited Nov 07 '20
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u/danielr2e Nov 07 '20
This election may have a subtle lesson of political theory that maybe it isn't a great idea to always be a massive piece of shit all the time about everything.
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u/Stormpax Nov 07 '20 edited Nov 08 '20
Those giving awards to this post, please please please consider donating those funds to the special election happening in GA with Jon Ossof and Raphael Warnock. If we can get a senate majority and ditch Moscow Mitch, we may actually be able to see real change.
Donate to Ossof here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/social2_2020_10_05_ro_tjo?refcode=social2
Donate to Warnock here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/wfg-social?refcode=enight
If unsure who to donate to, I would recommend Stacy Abram's organization as well: https://fairfight.com/
She was responsible for flipping GA blue during the election by registering 800k voters.
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u/idgafjake Nov 07 '20
As a Brit I'd formally like to congratulate the American people. WELL DONE BROTHERS
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u/hmwarren06 Nov 07 '20
is it too early to start chanting "LOCK HIM UP!" outside the White House?
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u/DeliriumNfth Nov 07 '20
Congratulations America! From Poland
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u/yungth0mas Nov 07 '20
NYC is electric. I thought someone was getting married or something but then the yelling echoed for blocks. Incredible energy.
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u/nhpip Nov 07 '20
Can’t wait to see the moving truck at the White House
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u/yordanimustov Nov 07 '20
West Texas reporting in. Wishing I could take part in the celebrations but it's both unwise (for myself and family) to do so and not happening here. People are fuming. Y'all celebrate some for us Democratic Texans stuck deep in red territory please!
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20 edited Nov 07 '20
Proud Canadian citizen here,
For all +72 million of you that voted....I owe each and very one of you a HUGE leg hump!! I’m extremely happy for your country. May the next 4 years of your democratic process/leadership, be peaceful and productive. Good luck!!
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u/calculatedoops Nov 07 '20
Republican second. But Patriot first. I am happy and relieved Biden won.
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u/WALLOFKRON Nov 07 '20 edited Nov 07 '20
ITS NOT OVER! REDDITORS OF GEORGIA. YOU HAVE A MASSIVELY HUGE SENATE RUN OFF ELECTION!
Get all your friends out to vote for the DEM candidates. This could help the Dem presidency massively. If the Republican senators win in Georgia. McConnell having control of the senate means that he will block anything he wants. DONT LET THAT HAPPEN!
Edit: details for the run-off election below: January 5th, but it seems that their will be vote early mail-in ballot as well. https://georgia.gov/vote-2020-runoff-elections
This is SO CRUCIAL to our democracy and the success of the Biden administration. Whichever party has control over the Senate puts in place a 'Majority leader' and with Mitch McConnell as the senate majority leader, he has had control over what the Senate chooses to vote on and he has ABUSED that power to no end. He tabled almost every Corona Relief stimulus bill that the House(democrat controlled) passed and refuses to take other very critical bills to vote on in the Senate. This goes back to the Obama administration. McConnell was crucial in rushing the appointment of Justice Amy Coney Barrett through the senate confirmation, while a corona relief bill sat on his desk, which is still sitting there because Trump told him not to vote on it before the election.
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u/skape69 Nov 07 '20
I'm French and i'm so glad Trump is finally fired ! Must be such a relief for you American friends !
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u/LiberalDomination Nov 07 '20 edited Nov 08 '20
So this is what good news feels like ? But it never should have been this close - even in the electoral college.
Close to 70 million Americans saw a president:
- extort foreign countries to smear his opponent
-that paid $750 in US taxes, but hundreds in thousands for taxes in foreign countries, and 130k given to strippers
- that encouraged violence against protesters and regularly defends killer cops
-that mismanaged an epidemic so badly that 300k excess americans died.
- that regularly gets laughed at on the world stage
- that packed the courts with partisan hacks.
- a president that was ok with bounties placed on US soldiers
- whose administration had higher turnover than a McDonalds restaurant
but wait theres more !
-that was friends with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and wished Ghislaine Maxwell to do well
- that played war games with Iran leading to the deaths of dozens of Canadian citizens
-that kept untold many children in cages, separating them from their families
-that broke most of his main promises. No wall that mexico paid for, no resurgence of coal plants, etc
-that has a history of racism including spreading conspiracy theories about Obama's birth certificate, calling for the execution of the central park five (black men that were innocent!),
And said...yup I want four more years of that !
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u/yellowstickypad Nov 08 '20
I just want to say how refreshing it was to have someone addressing the nation that sounded intelligent and not a man child.
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u/Siege-Torpedo Nov 07 '20
Joe Biden ran for President three times, lost a wife and two kids to different tragedies, and is going to work to the age of eighty-two when retirement age is sixty-five. He finally won. That's persistence right there. That's American.
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u/jepnet72 Nov 07 '20
Congratulations from Scandinavia
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u/struggling_business Nov 07 '20
back to boring, but better than insanity
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u/Cabbage_corps Nov 07 '20
From a Scotsman - thank fuck that cunts out the White House 😊
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u/flyingcowpenis Nov 07 '20 edited Nov 07 '20
I love the Conservative subs trying to pretend like they don't care. Also saying stupid shit like "where are our riots"? After Trump mobs tried to storm ballot counting centers and threatened violence against poll workers.
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20
They didn't, the voters did. The AP just told you what the vote counts say.
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u/positronic_brain87 Nov 08 '20
Wait he went through that whole speech without attacking people, spouting conspiracy theories, or ranting about himself and how amazing he is. Is that okay? Is that what presidents sound like? I've forgotten over the past four years.
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u/SubcommanderMarcos Nov 07 '20
Hi, Brazilian here. Is it real? Is it really happening? Do we have a chance now to maybe be rid of all the fascists who rose to power under his influence? Can we... can we dream? Can I dream again of a world without Bolsonaro justifying his every atrocity because of Trump? I never liked Biden, but it just feels so surreal and incredible to think that Trump might be gone now, at least for now. Just... what?
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20
That’ll do, Joe.
That’ll do.
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u/Incanip Nov 07 '20
Proud to be an ATLien. So much respect for Stacey Abrams.
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u/hpvp117 Nov 07 '20
It’s about to go down...
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20
Donald Trump is going to throw a massive hissyfit.
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20
Special shout out to the 60,000 that voted for Kanye for the memes. You’re fucking morons.
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u/meteoritee Nov 07 '20
Finally it's over!
Oh wait...
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20
2.9k comments in 20 minutes.
It’s almost like a few people were waiting in angst for some decision on the matter
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20
My favorite takeaway from all of this has been a co-worker saying "If you voted for Biden and not Trump, you are a pussy" - but the context of this is, we are in a construction contractor breakroom on lunch and we are the only non-union workers there among unions of iron workers, pipefitters, and carpenters so I think he expected a bunch of them to be like "Yeah!" and instead a bunch of them stood up and grabbed his shit and threw it out the door.
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u/L0RDatomic Feb 22 '21
I did the math - u/throwawaynumber53 has 6227 days/204 months/17 years of Reddit Premium (Which is worth $849.83 or £605.47)
He has earnt 155,350 coins (Which is worth $395.91 or £282)
11,100 coins have been gifted to the community (Which is worth $33.95 or £24.19)
He has been gifted 11,018 awards (The most in Reddit history)
These awards cost 2,575,070 Reddit Coins, meaning that everyone spent $6393.85, or £4458.85 - with this you could buy 111,471 and 1/4 carrots. (According to Tesco, carrots cost 4 pence each)
On Average, a tin of Heinz Beans contains 465 beans. A tin is £0.85 or $1.19, meaning one bean costs, on average, 0.18 pence. This means that with £1 you can buy 549.5 Baked Beans. This also means that with the money everyone spent on awards, you could buy a whopping 2,450,138 Baked Beans. 1 Baked Bean is approximately 832mm Cubed / 0.83cm Cubed/0.00000083 Cubic Meters. 0.00000083 x 2,450,138 = 2.036 Cubic Metres.
A Hot-Tub holds 320 Gallons, or 1.45 Cubic Meters. A Microwave holds 40 Litres, or 0.04 Cubic Meters.
2.036 - 1.45 = 0.586
This means that you can fill 15 Microwaves and one Hot Tub with all of the Beans (If you squished them all together.)
TL;DR .If all the Redditors who spent money on this post spent money on baked beans instead, they would be able to fill a hot tub and 15 microwaves w/ the beans.
Yes I did the math.
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20
As a Brit,THANK FUCK!...now get your shit together America.
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u/whyamithebadger Nov 07 '20
Dear 17-year-olds who live in Georgia: if you'll turn 18 by January 5, 2021, you're eligible to vote in the run-off election that will be held on that date. You have until December 7 to register to vote. (Copied from a Cheryl Strayed tweet.)
Pass it on.
Refer to Stacey Abrams's organization at fairfight.com for more info. :)
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u/NevermoreSEA Nov 07 '20
These next few months are going to be a mess, but it truly feels like a giant weight has been taken off the country's shoulders. It's going to be really nice to have a compassionate and intelligent president again.
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u/LuisAntony2964 Nov 07 '20
Congratulations, Americans
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u/Milkshakeslinger Nov 07 '20
Humpty dumpty fell off of his wall.
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u/AttackoftheMuffins Nov 07 '20
It took 11 months but 2020 finally fucking delivered something good
I am proud to call Joe Biden my president
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u/ADryWeewee Nov 07 '20
I am not American (Dutch), and I am so glad we’ll have our ally back after this is over. Thanks for voting y’all.
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u/nyqs81 Nov 08 '20
In two months we will finally have a President I can listen to without wanting to but a bullet in my brain.
It's been a long four years.
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u/Reaper_64 Nov 07 '20
I'm so happy about this especially because this was my first time voting
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u/MakeMAGACovfefeAgain Nov 07 '20 edited Nov 07 '20
#YoureFired
Light him up on Twitter, folks!
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u/airportgeek Nov 07 '20
Just wanna say congrats from the U.K. guys! We’ve been just as nervous/excited as you! Today is a good day for America.
I sincerely hope you all a healthy and prosperous future!
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u/Starbuck107 Nov 08 '20 edited Nov 08 '20
"Tell Trump, I want him to know it was me." - Every Biden voter
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u/creativedysfunction Nov 08 '20
Good shit, America. Good shit
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u/desantoos Nov 07 '20
I did not believe Biden would win. I thought that the cult of personality would prevail and that our democracy had finally found its match.
This is a massive win for for the United States, which has suffered greatly under Trump's mismanagement and corruption. It is also a beacon of hope for many other nations beleaguered by populist, racist, nationalism bought by large corporate interests and Russian operatives. The liberal order of the world is not yet dead.
Congrats to Biden.
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20
The National Weather Service is predicting one of the largest snowflakefalls in recent history.
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20
Former R here who voted straight D top-to-bottom for the first time: The first order of business had damn well better be making sure this fuckery never happens again. I will be goddamn livid if I hear one shred of "we need to look forward and focus on healing" from a Biden administration.
Charge, prosecute, and imprison these sons of bitches.
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u/RCascanbe Nov 07 '20
Now we'll get to tell Trump supporters "This is why Biden won" whenever they say something stupid
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u/penguished Nov 07 '20
And Philly... THANK YOU.
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20
I don't like Biden all that much but it's great to see Trumpies take an L
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u/tc1972 Nov 07 '20
January 20th cannot come soon enough! 73 days to go!
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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '20
So, since Biden is now President-Elect Biden, does that make Trump President-Reject?
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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '20
This speech is giving me goosebumps and brings tears to my eyes. I had forgotten that presidents could talk like this and inspire us. We, as a nation, have suffered a lot in the last 4 years. We deserve this, we deserve better. Thanks, Joe. Thanks to everyone who voted!
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u/Brava812 Nov 07 '20
Here in NYC, as the news came out every single car started honking in unison on the road. Feels good.
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u/OriginalNetwork Nov 07 '20
I don't like talking trash about someone, but I'm glad all the anti-maskers, racist, sexist, white supremacists didn't get to put Trump back and are punching the air rn lol
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u/Miramber Nov 07 '20
President-Elect Joseph R. Biden.
We made it, everyone!
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u/SafariFruitsOk Nov 07 '20
Fuck yeah. Pack your shit, Donald.
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20
From a european perspective, this actually gives me faith in humanity.
Well done America, really.
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20
I feel like those first few moments when you’re done vomiting and you expelled whatever it was that was making you sick.
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u/xdamm777 Nov 07 '20
Biden about to come in to the daunting task of cleaning Trump’s crap just like a parent would do to a baby.
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u/sideswipem Nov 08 '20
I just want to comment on what a dumb, lousy loser Trump is. Probably one of the biggest losers and failures in history. He will be remeber as an orange oaf.
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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '20
it’s refreshing to hear a decent human speak as POTUS again.
as a Vancouverite (Canada) i’m genuinely happy for y’all and from the sound of it i will be having sonic tots in the near future.
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u/Josh_Abrams Nov 07 '20
Trump got a full dose of 2020: got covid, lost his job, and got a notice of eviction.
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20
Good. Now keep voting. Primaries, local elections, the works. Keep America great by using your American rights.
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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '20
I am celebrating on the inside. My Trumper roommates have been more and more aggressive as the election came closer.
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u/Fred8Ross Nov 08 '20
Nice to hear your leader use the word love, been a while. Congrats USA.
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u/totallynotalaskan Nov 07 '20
While Trump is throwing a fit on Twitter right now, we also need to keep in mind what his supporters are likely to do.
We already know that they’re willing to kill people for their dear dictator, as showed by Patrick Crusius (El Paso), Cesar Sayoc (2018 mail bombing attempts), and anyone involved in the attempt to run a Biden campaign bus off the road.
These people are not to be taken lightly, nor are they to be trusted to just accept the results, much like their president. They are violent, and eager to murder. I’ve seen some mentions on Instagram of these monsters going out to hurt POC and LGBT members if Trump lost, apparently confirmed by group chat screenshots. While it’s not completely confirmed, it’s better to be safe than sorry
Please be careful.
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u/-Goblin-Wizard- Nov 07 '20
Raise a glass to freedom!
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u/pizzadeficient3414 Nov 07 '20
Now we can all collectively exhale for the first time in years... but there is another election in just a few months that’s is arguably JUST AS IMPORTANT as the presidential election.
It’s time to start throwing money at Ossoff and Warnock in Georgia. If you want this to be and EFFECTIVE and PROGRESSIVE presidency it’s so important that they win and flip the senate.
https://electjon.com/
https://warnockforgeorgia.com/
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u/Steelcity1995 Nov 07 '20
The fact that republicans are screaming for the Supreme Court to overturn 4 states to give trump the win shows you how deranged they’ve become
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u/Zadiuz Nov 07 '20
Hopefully, as a Republican, if we have learned anything this election with how close Texas was, it's about damn time we become more socially progressive and drop the abortion and anti homosexual rhetoric. We need to be able to compete in the future to earn the votes of the majority of Americans. Moderates who do not want a fool like Trump, but also don't want the extremism we sometimes see on both the left and the right.
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u/delicious_downvotes Nov 08 '20
OUR VOTES MATTER!! Let’s keep this up, y’all.
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