This election has proven to be stressful as hell
How to make the Nasty Woman: An election night cocktail. See also: Life lessons from Sasha Petraske’s posthumously released book Regarding Cocktails.
↩︎ posted Nov. 8, 2016
At this, point there are five equally-likely outcomes in this election: 1) Your candidate wins. 2)You take up smoking again. 3) You send a series of threatening letters to Wolf Blitzer. 4) You fill out an online application for permanent residence in the Netherlands. 5) You wear your pajamas to work because, seriously, who cares.
FiveThirtyEight predicts you’re going to freak the fuck out this election.
↩︎ Fusion, posted Nov. 7, 2016
Vancouver atist Annette Labedzki posts mesmerizing videos of mixing paint—perfect for easing your election stress.
↩︎ posted Nov. 7, 2016
Neither side is going into Election Day expecting to lose. Whichever party ends up being shocked by the results will have a protracted, painful, but perhaps rejuvenating, period of soul-searching ahead.
Tens of millions of Americans are going feel like they got punched in the gut.
↩︎ Real Clear Politics, posted Nov. 7, 2016
Hillary Clinton feels your pain—but it’s a good thing
Clinton tells voters that their stress is real because the election is a big deal. “She says people have told her they can’t sleep or their stomachs hurt because of the election. She says those reactions underscore what’s at stake.”
↩︎ posted Nov. 7, 2016
In the voting booth, recognize that you are alone. This is a moment of your personal truth, no one else’s. Feel your body; what is your body telling you? How is the heartbeat? Palms? Throat? Stand still for several moments. Feel your feet solidly on the ground. Take a few slow, deep breaths.
In case you actually vote in a booth, try some mindfulness.
↩︎ New York Times, posted Nov. 7, 2016
No, there are not two million dead people lined up to vote
A thorough debunking of four big myths about voter fraud.
↩︎ posted Nov. 7, 2016
We call this our Selma because this is the worst attack on voting rights we’ve seen since the days of Jim Crow.
If you really want something to stress about, here’s North Carolina’s discriminatory voter ID law explained.
↩︎ Vox, posted Nov. 7, 2016
The New York Times produces its first ever video-game-as-op-ed, “The Voter Suppression Trail.” You can play as a white programmer from California, a Latina nurse from Texas, or a black salesman from Wisconsin. Guess which character has it easiest?
↩︎ posted Nov. 7, 2016
No party has won the popular vote six times in seven tries since the formation of the modern party system in 1828.
A Clinton win would be unprecedented. Here are the four groups that will determine whether “restoration” or “transformation” become the theme of the next four years’ politics.
↩︎ The Atlantic, posted Nov. 7, 2016