One of a few things I want to talk about today is Elon Musk or as he hates to be called, Space Karen. In my previous (deleted) post I mentioned a bunch of things Trump has done in his first few months in office, which legit feels like years at this point. It was all really to get to why I was writing, something I’m still reeling about…. you guessed it— DOGE. The Department of Government Efficiency. An insulting title within and of itself. A meme-ification of an entity that has the ability to devastate the lives of billions. The stupid acronym a proclamation of the group of unserious, unqualified underlings that have infiltrated the government by means of a South African billionaire who undoubtedly has some salacious intel on the president or else he simply wouldn’t be in that position. The whole thing feels like a Marvel plot.

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I have been floored by the sheer number of rude, callous, stunningly cruel comments I’ve seen recently. There is a truly, evil cynical energy engulfing this country and stifling the dreams of change, of standing against the status quo, of believing in solidarity as communities fracture and hope is crushed under hubris and greed. This past omg has it only been a week?! - This past week has established a hypersensitivity in me that is sometimes overwhelming and is a constant reminder that these are yet again unprecedented times. I feel like I haven’t been able to truly relax since the 20th. I’ve had moments, but my mind continuously returns to the impending collapse they all seem to be rushing towards. Speeding towards destruction with a boldness and vigor that makes my stomach churn. It’s doubly scary because so many people still don’t seem to get it.

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It’s finally here. The 31st. The end of an entire year filled with all sorts of emotions, experiences, endings, and beginnings.

We were mesmerized by Moo Deng, disappointed by Donald, and astounded by AI to name a few things.

Personally, I had a pretty intense year. Lots of feelings. Lots of change. Lots of discovery. I wouldn’t change it for the world as it has been filled with lots of learning as well. Instead of writing a bunch of resolutions, I wanted to share some things I learned about myself this year:

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I don’t even know where to start. I don't even know what to say. We all had the same information. We all had access to the same internet to do the same research. We all have seen and heard what this man is capable of and the buffoonery and carelessness he brings to the highest office. With all of that more of this country decided he was the better option than Kamala Harris who runs circles around him intellectually.

This country would rather an alleged sex offender, racist, convicted felon, rambling moron than a Black Indian Woman. That is what the polls have shown. That is what this country has decided and we all have to live with this decision for the next four years. We all have to be subject to the unthinkable consequences of this man being elected to office and how he will unravel our tenuous fabric of democracy.

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This is going to be extremely brief, but I wanted to share that I’ve rebranded my blog to not just be my name but an actual title. I also updated the colors, because I wanted a change. I chose “Your Ordinary Citizen” because I think it genuinely reflects the feel and nature of this blog as it’s evolved over the years. I am a tiny voice in the masses but I do feel a lot of my opinions reflect those of ordinary folks who are out here just trying to make sense of the chaos and question the status quo.

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