This Midnight Feels Different

This feels like the countdown to doomsday.

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...Proposing all branches be put under presidential control...

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They don’t even include a death toll in the Middle East coverage anymore.

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…Threatens military force against protestors nationwide…

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Far-right movement gaining traction in Europe…

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The top 1% owns 43% of  all global financial assets.

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“You won’t have to vote anymore.”

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Pushing to eliminate the term "gender equality" from school curriculum...

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“The ceiling is made out of fucking bricks. Your body, my choice.”

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Hundreds of anti-queer laws passed this year…

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I can't—

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1 in 6.

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Please let us be ok.

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Please let us be ok.

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Let us be ok.

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Please let us be—

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Please let us be ok..

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Please—

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Please let us be ok.

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Please let us—

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Please let us be ok.

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…Please let us be ok.

 

My New Year’s Resolution is to live.

Posted in response to the challenge 2025.

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