I mean what else would you do when you see a guy talking about eating humans on the streets and carrying around a black snake (according to eye witnesses).
Key West elected Teri Johnston, Florida’s first openly lesbian mayor
New York elected Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress
Colorado elected Jared Polis, the first openly gay governor in the US
Minnesota elected Ilhan Omar, the first Muslim woman (alongside Rashida Tlaib) and the first Somali-American woman elected to Congress
Massachusetts elected Ayanna Pressley, the first black woman elected to Congress in Massachusetts
Kansas elected Sharice Davids, an openly gay ex-MMA fighter and one of the first Native American women (alongside Deb Haaland) elected to Congress
Michigan elected Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American (and first Muslim woman, alongside Ilhan Omar) elected to Congress
Kentucky elected Nima Kulkarni, the first Indian-American elected to Kentucky House of Representatives
New Mexico elected Deb Haaland, one of the first Native American women (alongside Sharice Davids) elected to Congress
New Hampshire elected Chris Pappas, the first openly gay member of Congress from New Hampshire
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)
These history makers are here because young people are voting and changing things! Get ready for 2020 y’all, there will be more amazing candidates to come!
learning a language on your own is so weird because you can get to a point where you’re carrying on conversations with native speakers for months and suddenly realize that you’re still not totally sure how like, numbers work
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