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#hopescrolling

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#Hopescrolling instead of #Doomscrolling …just seen that it is a thing!

And then the penny dropped - this is what I’ve been doing all week.

Kamala #Harris is Hope.

She gives it.

She makes you believe the worst doesn’t have to happen.

She’s clued up without being smug.

You feel she gets the frustrations that everyone who is NOT a white, straight, Republican voting man has been feeling for a very long time.

This is hard for me. Since 2020 I’ve been scared of politicians offering Hope.

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@Geewhizpat Pat, the momentum of the exploding Harris campaign is like nothing I have seen. Closest thing is when Barack Obama won his first term. She is tapping every needed group, women, LQBTQ+, young people, unions, teachers, etc. Messaging is perfect.

To see this kind of support in (of all places) The Villages in FL is a frikkin’ miracle. This is solid Trump country. Is it too soon to wish for her to win Florida?

So refreshing to now be #hopescrolling instead of #doomscrolling.

For all my lovely 763 followers, I am going to be posting more politics than usual to try and support #KamalaHarris so might want to mute me until 2025 if not interested.

Last week I had swore off the “news” online because doomscrolling is so unhealthy for me. But now, #hopescrolling has poured 5,000 gallons of premium rocket fuel onto my interest in the election .

I’ve seen many posts recently about how Things Are Bad. Mostly about how billionaires and republican leaders are oppressing people.

And I want to keep seeing these things! But I also want to see Good Things in the world. Not just kitties and doggos, but good people doing good things. Hope. Inspiration.

What are some good accounts to follow to make my timeline more hopeful?

Consider boosting for reach. ❤️