flabbergasties:

No matter what happens:

Key West elected Teri Johnston, Florida’s first openly lesbian mayor

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New York elected Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress

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Colorado elected Jared Polis, the first openly gay governor in the US

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Minnesota elected Ilhan Omar, the first Muslim woman (alongside Rashida Tlaib) and the first Somali-American woman elected to Congress

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Massachusetts elected Ayanna Pressley, the first black woman elected to Congress in Massachusetts

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Kansas elected Sharice Davids, an openly gay ex-MMA fighter and one of the first Native American women (alongside Deb Haaland) elected to Congress

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Michigan elected Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American (and first Muslim woman, alongside Ilhan Omar) elected to Congress

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Kentucky elected Nima Kulkarni, the first Indian-American elected to Kentucky House of Representatives

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New Mexico elected Deb Haaland, one of the first Native American women (alongside Sharice Davids) elected to Congress

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New Hampshire elected Chris Pappas, the first openly gay member of Congress from New Hampshire

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Florida elected Anna Eskamani, the first Iranian-American state lawmaker in Florida

And for the first time ever, over 100 women have been elected to the House of Representatives.

Representation matters. Diversity matters. This is progress.  

(As of 11/6/18 – 11:23 CT)

phantomdoodler:

canadiananimatorguy:

Write out the name Donkey Kong but replace the “D” in Donkey with the first consonant of your first name and replace the “K” in Kong with the first consonant of your last name. That is your official DK Crew name.

I have been personally victimized by this post.  It was written just to spite me.  Just to rustle my jimmies.  Just to call me Monkey Dong.