Happy Fucking Birthday to me...

[Wounded Bear]

Yesterday was my 72nd birthday and American assholes have given me my present.

Buckle up. Gonna be a rough ride for the next few years. My fellow men have let me down big time.

I assume trump will be dead in 2 years and we'll get JD. Repubs will expand the Supreme Court and appoint a couple/few more Heritage assholes so we'll never get it back to some semblance of normal.

I'm in my twilight years, watching my country drift into darkness.

[True Dough]

1. Happy belated, Wounded Bear

You lived through some good eras and some tough ones. Life is a rollercoaster. We're heading for a derailment at this time, beyond our control.

Look for the good in people around you and the small deeds that make people's days better. Keep coming back here to the DU. We're still strong in number, even though we're the political minority, for now.

[malaise]

2. Hard indeed

[Clouds Passing]

3. Happy Birthday Wounded Bear

Things in life were supposed to get better for us.

[barbtries]

4. Happy bittersweet Birthday Wounded Bear

from wounded Barbara.

Today is my grandmother's 135th birthday. My granddaughter just got relegated to semi-permanent second class status. My friends of many stripes - immigrants, Black people, women, LGBTQ, more than half of the population actually - have been dealt a huge blow.

Somehow we need to stay in touch with each other and be continually reminded that we are not alone and we are not wrong. Though I suppose I will have to admit that I have been wrong all along, when I refused to believe that the majority of the American people would not do what they apparently just did.

devastation. .
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[2naSalit]

5. Sorry about that...

Plight of the Scorpio, it's a rough road from start to finish.

Happy dreams on your birthday, looks like that's all we'll have left soon, that and some memories.

[Marthe48]

6. Happy belated birthday

I'm thinking of Dewey Defeats Truman.

[jfz9580m]

7. Happy Birthday Wounded Bear

Maybe being apolitical does lead to a less anxious life.

[TNNurse]

8. I am 75

If I were younger and had children, I would find another country. America has been defeated.

[Old Crank]

11. We went to Germany

In 15. Didn't realize how ugly things were going to get.
I'm afraid it will get worse.
This means we will be getting German passports.

[70sEraVet]

9. Happy birthday, Wounded Bear

Sorry your birthday present sucks.

[Old Crank]

10. My wife's birthday also.

We are not happy campers.
We got to wake up to this just like 16.
It is very discouraging to see the results. Even the turnout was horrible.

[marmar]

12. Happy birthday Wounded Bear.

I agree that Trump won't be around for the full term and Vance will become president, which is exactly what Project 2025's architects want.

[DemonGoddess]

13. Happy Birthday

I wish you had better news than this.

[Fla Dem]

14. Exactly how I'm feeling

I'm in the last part of my life. Hopefully 10 more years, but can't believe I'll live them under Trump and perhaps Vance.

Was so hopeful for Harris, 1st woman president, smart, empathetic, courageous and a good sense of humor. Now I probably won't ever see one.

I feel like I'm living a nightmare. I fear for the generations behind me. Not only my family but all the younger people. Will they see the freedoms we had? Or will we become authoritarian dictatorship like Russia. So sad today.

[mountain grammy]

15. Happy Birthday a day late

Don’t be a dollar short

[msfiddlestix]

16. I'm 74, and I do agree. Dark Times are ahead, I'm very worried for my granddaughters.

Wishing you better moments on your Birthday.

[wolfie001]

17. Sorry about that

Stay the course and let's work towards a brighter future. Happy Belated Birthday!!!

[calimary]

18. I wish you had a better birthday to celebrate today, Wounded Bear.

At least here, you’re surrounded by love, empathy, and solace.

[Hotler]

19. Just for you.