DPoisn.com - Countdown to Election Day

I originally created this program as one of many countdown timers that lead to various events like, Christmas, Halloween, or next year. Unlike all those others, this one is actually important! Because, make no mistake about it, election day is tremendously important! The original versions of this page got rather long and I decided it was time to clean the slate and start over. But you can still read them if you'd like, because I've archived them. I don't like to delete things

Post: 2025-11-08
A new trend that has come up since the election is saying that Mamdani is a "Radical Islam Terrorist." This is usually part of a meme showing the World Trade Centers on fire. To be sure, that is about the most F'd up racist take that a person can have on that dude. But Let's explore why...

Let's start with people saying that because 9/11 happened, all Muslims are radical terrorists. No. They called themselves "Muslims." But every other Muslim on the planet denounces them as, "No. They are not of our kind." Whatever those guys were, they did NOT represent all Muslims.

Do you know what this reminds me of? Here in America, we have mass shootings in schools and workplaces all the time. Something I like to call terrorism. Almost all of them are white, conservative, Christian men. Are we to conclude from this that all Conservative Christians are terrorists? Of course not. Those people immediately denounce that person and say, "They are not of our kind."

To put this another way, and in plainer language, Mamdani is no more a terrorist for being Muslim then YOU are for being a Conservative Christian.

What's the difference? Seriously... If YOU are one of those people that thinks Mamdani is no different than the terrorists on 9/11 simply because he was born Muslim, you are wrong, just SO wrong. And you don't even see your own hypocrisy.

It seems to me that people like that simply HATE Mamdani, but they can't find anything to hold up as a reason for that. They can't argue his political positions, mostly because they completely misunderstand them. They can't find a flaw in his behavior, or how he treats people. There are no legal issues because he has not done anything wrong. They can't help the fact that he is SO well liked by the majority of the people.

But they have to find something. So racism it is. When you've got nothing else, play that card.

He is smart, articulate, caring, well spoken, and has some really great ideas about how to solve some pretty major problems in NYC. If you still think that he is some sort of radical terrorist because of his religion, I'm sorry, but that is just wrong. It's un-American too. Think about that.

Post: 2025-11-05
This is the morning after the first real election in this country since Trump's new term started. In short, my overall impression is this... Every Democrat win was an indictment of Trump and his government. Or, as I like to say it, It was a "fark you" to Trump. A rejection of Trump. The 4 biggest things to look at were as follows...

The NJ Governor race

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This was the biggest one for me. Because I live in NJ. And I was quite terrified that a proud MAGA would win this state. It would have been a disaster! I honestly don't really much care how great of a governor Sherill ends up being. Whatever that amounts to will be FAR better than what the MAGA guy would have done.

Governor's race in Virgina

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This is the one in which I had the least real concern. Mostly because I don't live down there. But setting aside the fact that it doesn't directly affect me, I will acknowledge that it is a HUGE win for the people of that state. I am honestly not qualified to speak about the politics in VA. All I know is that they had a Democrat governor, and they went Republican in 2022. Evidently that didn't work out very well. Because in one term, he lost to the Democrat.

New York City

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This one is almost certainly the biggest win of all. Because wow did the Republicans try to make Mamdani out to be some sort of villain, or terrorist because he happens to be Muslim. Racism is their immediate go-to when they've got nothing else. They failed. Among my favorite arguments they tried to make about him is that he calls himself a "Democratic Socialist."

A word on "Socialism." That word. If you are a Conservative, that word does not mean what you think it means. YOU seem to think that because Venezuela calls themselves "Socialist", THAT is what socialism looks like. No. That is what a powermad authoritarian dictatorship looks like. If you think that that is Socialism, you are an idiot. You really need to educate yourself. Otherwise, you look like Andrew Cuomo, when he stands in front of the cameras and says, "Socialism doesn't work in Venezuela, and it won't work in New York City."

I remember once a person I know had recently returned from a trip to Switzerland. He was amazed how how clean the cities were, how public transportation was so efficient, how well the people seemed to be getting along. He was wondering out loud why this country can't get our shit together like that. This person, mind you, is a staunch Trump supporter. I had to hold myself back from screaming in his face, "THAT IS SOCIALISM!!!"

Because that, make no mistake, is what socialism looks like. Not Venezuela. The really stupid part about this entire thing is that Trump is LITERALLY trying to position himself as an authoritarian dictator. And people like Cuomo support HIM. They oppose what they THINK is authoritarian, and support what ACTUALLY IS. That is some incredible stupidity right there.

So yeah, Mamdami's win is HUGE for New York City. And as long as he is allowed to do his job, there may be some real changes for the good in a city that sorely needs it.

The 3 Supreme Court Judges in PA
This was probably lesser known to many people outside of the Philadelphia demographic. In short, justices Dougherty, Donohue, and Wecht were targeted in a referendum to have them removed from the court, to pave the way for Conservative replacements. All 3 of them won their retention vote with roughly 20% margins. That is an absolute landslide. And it sends a message to all those billionaires that were paying for the ads trying to get them removed.

The ads for those judges were running for weeks before the election. Anyone watching those ads could clearly see what was happening. Those judges are all liberal progressives. They protected a woman's right to choose, among rather a lot else. The conservative billionaires were trying to boot them out to get a more favorable court.

The attempt failed. Thank you, PA voters.

One more thing
California passed Proposition 50. If you don't know what that is, it is a redistricting map that favors Democrat candidates for the House of Representatives, likely giving them 5 seats in Congress. This was done in a direct response to Texas redistricting THEIR maps to give themselves 5 more Republican seats.

In one of the silliest, most obviously hypocritical moves in history, the Trump administration wants to take California to court because they say their map is illegal.

I mean, seriously, guys. You aren't even trying to be discreet with your "it's okay when we do it."

For the record, I agree with the essence of the complaints about this. BOTH of those maps should never have been redrawn. I think gerrymandering should not be allowed. The whole idea that candidates can choose who votes for them, and not the other way around, is wrong. And it should not be allowed ever.

Californian did it because Texas did it. Neither one of them should have been able to. The obvious fear is now that Trump will win in court, and Texas' map will be allowed to stand while CA's fails. Let's hope not.

Election Image source: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/election-day-2025-voting-results/

Post: 2025-09-12
I had hoped against all hope that I would be able to go for many months without writing anything in this blog of sorts. I made it about 10 months. And then 2 days ago, something truly terrible happened. Your impression of how terrible that event is, and why, depends apparently on which side of the political aisle you sit. If you are a Conservative, you are upset because one of your most outspoken people was assassinated. If you are on the other side, you are upset because of the coming fallout from that event. There is a very real concern that this event is exactly what the authoritarian Trump regime needs to REALLY clamp down on the citizens of this country. You can expect many more National Guard deployments. You can expect crackdowns on every marginalized group in the country. If was already getting really bad. It's about to get worse.

The words and accusations started flying immediately. The Conservatives straight up blame the "radical left" even though there was no evidence that the shooter was a liberal. There were rumors of evidence showing that the shooter is "trans" or "hates Trump." Meanwhile, no such evidence was found. The Conservatives started screaming about revenge. At the same time, the people on the Left have been exceedingly clear about how wrong political violence is, and how it needs to stop.

I should note that as of the time of my writing this, they evidently have a person in custody. And if the initial reports are true, he is a Far Right Conservative who took that shot because he thought the Kirk was betraying the Conservative movement by not being fascist enough. Or, an alternate idea, is that once Kirk started proclaiming that the Epstein files need to be released, that was the last straw. I don't know how much of ANY of that is true. I will update this article once new reliable information becomes available. Unlike the likes of the Wall Street Journal, I will UPDATE my stories with factual information, rather than leaving the bullshit.

UPDATE 2025-09-13: The identity of the shooter shows that he is young, male, white, Mormon raised, straight, and from a family of gun loving MAGA. Sorry, Conservatives. Once again, he is one of yours. And what is the response from MAGA? "It's the fault of universities. He was indoctrinated with their radical Leftist agenda."

I swear, I wish I was making this up. But that was all said over the past 24 hours.

Now where was I?

What is SO incredibly hypocritical about this is that the Conservative Right has been calling for political violence for decades. When Trump got shot last year, assuming that he really did, he didn't call for an end to the violence. No! He stood up bleeding, with the flag blowing behind him in the greatest photo-op in history, threw up his fist and yelled "FIGHT!!!"

The Left has been calling for more sensible firearms legislation forever. People like Charlie Kirk have said that, "It's worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights." He said that. That is a direct quote from a 2023 event.

Seriously... How does the Right spend so much time screaming about their love of guns, and the need to use them, and literally calling for political violence - but when it happens, it's the radical Left?! The Left that has been saying all along to put the guns down, and stop the violence.

Every writer, YouTuber, and social media influencer has already jump up and given their words about what happened here. There really is no reason for me to just say the same things, repeat the same quotes, or make the same points. I just wanted to get this bit documented for my own self, so I could remember how I felt about it 2 days later. Also, what you choose to think about Charlie Kirk is entirely up to you. No matter what I write here, it is not going to change your mind.

The social media activity about this has been most astonishing really. Especially the people on the left. The Conservatives are pretty consistent that Kirk was a good guy, and family man, generous, and all sorts of other flowery things. The Left is split right down the middle between people who think that it was wrong, but they understand it, and the rest saying that his own rhetoric is what got him killed.

And with that... Here is my opinion on this:

Let me be perfect crystal clear right NOW. Political violence of ANY kind is WRONG. Violence will only bring about more violence. If you don't like what a politician or activist says, speak up about it. Shooting them doesn't solve anything. It only makes things worse.

I am sorry for Charlie Kirk's children. They are innocent and don't deserve this. I am sorry for his wife. But Charlie Kirk... He was a racist, xenophobic, homophobic asshole who repeatedly made claims about how gays should be locked up and/or executed (stoned to death), how black people don't have critical thinking skills, and it worried him to see a black pilot flying a plane. He said that women shouldn't be allowed to vote. I recently saw a clip where he said that a 10-year old rape victim should bring that child to term, even if the 10-year old his child. In short, he had some of the worse opinions any human being could wrap into a single package. But the worst part is that he influenced millions of people to think the same way.

His words were not just a "matter of opinion" as the Conservatives keeps saying. His words were HATE speech. His words caused measurable harm to millions of people in this country.

So I will not mourn his death. I won't celebrate it either. But I'm not sorry about it.

One more thing... Speaking of the hypocrisy and double standard of this whole thing. Melissa Hortman, an actual elected lawmaker, one who was loved and respected by millions, was gunned down in her house, along with her husband. Why no moment of silence in Congress? Why no flags at half staff? Why no calls for revenge from the Conservatives? Yeah, I think pointing out that foul smelling bit should really drive this home for you.

Update: 2024-11-15
Before I was shooting my mouth off about elections and politics, I was writing a long blog to chronical the time of COVID. I have now compiled and released that entire thing as a Kindle eBook!

Behold my new book, Echoes of Isolation: A Personal Journey Through the Pandemic.

The Print version is now available for $22.50.

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