We Can’t Plot It

Posted on by Sarah A. Hoyt

Or I can’t plot it. The election, I mean. I’m terrified because it’s going to hurt very badly.

Yesterday a friend of mine told me, in absolute seriousness that I keep telling G-d he needs a Writer’s Group. (Yes, that means I’m going to end up you know where, but that’s not the point right now.) Anyway, he thinks that’s why G-d took Terry Pratchett early, so he helps Him with turning the corner on this installment of America! the serial.

He says you can tell because two days before the election, everything went squirrely. We have our very own Lord Winder — Biden, even if he’s fond of ice-cream, not cake — and he was deposed by Lord Snapcase — Kamala, laugh and everything.

All I can tell you is that if he’s right, we have a chance in a million of winning this, which in Pratchett lands would make it guaranteed….

…. anyway, all this to say this is an open thread if y’all want to discuss it.

As for me, I’m trying NOT to drink. Which means I’m going to try to finish a (short) novel tonight and tomorrow.

Pray for me, because I’ll probably have a heart attack either way.

Anyway, the novel is another Rhodes, I already have 10k words. I’m going to post it in public on all my substacks, and then remove it to publish G-d willing. If I don’t have a heart attack….

If you guys are also wanting some distraction, you can read here.

102 thoughts on “We Can’t Plot It”

  1. Sara, she has 6 fingers on the draft cover… Also, don’t joke about having a heart attack, please. I lost my dad this summer and then had a heart attack and ended up in the hospital for a week; I am less than a year younger than you, and never had any heart issues before. I am thinking as a result of the stupid shot, and having covid. Now ejection fraction is back to normal but I have 3 stents after 3 angioplasties. Please take care of yourself and your family!

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    2. it’s not permanent. The cover. I just needed soemthing tonight. I think I have the better cover in hte other computer.
      I should be writing.
      My left arm is having issues, but every time I go to ER it’s heartburn. My heart is always fine.

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  2. Another Teresa de Avila quote:

    “Let nothing disturb you.

    Let nothing frighten you.

    All things are passing away.

    God never changes.”

    Yes, I am a bundie of nerves. But we’re still here.

    BTW, Ted Cruz has been re-elected and his victory speech is on fire. A seriously fed-up sounding man.

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      1. Saw cartoons on X which were using Luce (the anime Vatican character) to promote the defeat of Amendment 4 in Florida. Very well,done.

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                1. For the non-Catholic here, can you explain? I see that Amendment 4 was dealing with abortion, so I’m good there. [MD went the other way. :-( ] But who is Luce?

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                  1. The Vatican’s mascot for the big expo in Japan this year.

                    For folks who don’t know, EVERYTHING in Japan has a mascot. One-time festivals have mascots. One outlet grocery stores have a mascot.

                    So, the Vatican contracted with an Italian artist who is co-founder of one of the rising Japanese merch companies, the folks who do those annoying little mermaid-unicorn-collect-them-all blind boxes.

                    Some folks lost their freaking MINDS, because it’s “childish.” Note that it’s the mascot for the area where there’s going to be multiple priceless works of art on display, but it’s just so horrifying that the UNIVERSAL CHURCH might include harmless aspects of Japanese culture, we need to have a meltdown.

                    Technically, Luce the official mascot is a mascot, and is an it; since it’s named Light and in Italian that’s female, everybody says “she,” and it’s a pilgrim. Mud on the boots, rain coat, a pilgrim’s cross, and a pilgrim’s walking stick.

                    Obviously, I like Luce. And tend to default to ‘her’ because of the name and fan art.

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            1. When you click into the writing thing, there’s a black block with a plus sign on it, now. Also there if you click with your mouse on an empty paragraph.

              You click on that, click image, and you can add from a URL.

              Interestingly enough, those appear to be the Spanish penitent designs, which have been infamously confused with the KKK, usually by American tourists who wake up at the wrong time and are, ah, reasonably confused.

              Capirote is the term to use to look, for what it’s worth.

              And yes, it’s darkly hilarious that a group that hated Catholics stole a costume part from them.

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              1. Actually, that’s part of the Vatican Army from Hellsing Ultimate. Very much of the “kill ’em all, let God sort ’em out” school. Not somebody you’d want as enemies or allies.

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      1. Again.

        You think they would have learned at this point. No matter how much they through at him, or who they pick as an opponent, he continues on. The only thing I can think of is that they *really* hate him.

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      2. Ted Cruz went from getting 35% of the Texas latino vote back in his 2018 win (well, as noted on one of the election streamers, in 2018 he was up against noted hispanic Beto O’Rourke), to getting 52% of the latino vote tonight. A 17% shift is crazy huge.

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  4. May your heart be strong, sister Sarah. May you be strong enough to bear up under what burdens may come, be they joys or sorrows. We are here for you.

    Together, all of us will meet tomorrow as Americans should. Heads high, shoulders back, ready to get to work again. We are not weak cattle-like men. We have the strength of giants within us.

    Recall our history. Before the United States was even a thing, men dreamed of it. A land of prosperity, of liberty, of no kings, no nobles, only men and what men could do. We built an empire that did not conquer, only enticed those with the will and the capacity to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.

    Who can say what the future will hold?

    A world where space, like the dream of America, entices the young and the dreamers to try their luck and with grit and determination make their own fortune? For the work of today is the foundation of tomorrow.

    Let us learn well the lessons of today. Let us impart what we know unto the next generation. A free mind cannot be broken. Punished, beaten, yes. But not broken. We will keep on keepin’ on. Our example will teach the future.

    We are Americans. We are free. But freedom requires a lot of responsibility, as it is the other side of the coin. That, I believe, is a very good thing.

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  6. Remember, Trump was way in the lead at midnight on November 3 2020. Then they ‘stopped the count’ and in 4 hours he was a million ‘votes’ behind. How the situation changed so radically while the count was ‘stopped’ has never been explained, or even addressed. Nor has how Pennsylvania ‘counted’ almost 2.6 million fraud-by-mail ballots, when only 1.8 million were ever sent out. 766,000 ‘votes’ just appeared from nowhere and we’re not allowed to question it.

    I expect another ‘Fuckery is afoot’ post from the International Lord Of Hate by Friday.

    Democrats lie and cheat. In other news, water is wet and fish piss in it.

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      1. So far, Trump is winning the popular vote by almost 5 million, a much bigger margin than he had at this point in 2020. The Democrats will need about 6x more fraud to steal this one.

        Unfortunately, they’ve got those 20 million illegal aliens, and Democrat operatives are collecting their bogus ‘votes’ right now.

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        1. I didn’t say they couldn’t come up with the fraud.

          But if they do, it should be obvious to even the dullest that no one votes their way out of tyranny.

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      2. Also, there have apparently been some *VERY* rapid responses from GOP lawyers when funny business starts to occur at voting locations.

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        1. Saw that in Bucks(?) County PA, a rather heavily red county. IIRC a judge gave them an extra 3 days to vote after early voting was stopped at about 1:30 PM because it was…ummm…”slow and grueling” I think was the phrase used by the local Gestapo. Repeatedly.

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              1. “Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted”

                He has exceeded the margin of fraud. He’s 5 million votes ahead in 4th popular vote, and as noted on Insty and I commented below, winning the popular vote invokes the “National Popular Vote Interstate Compact” so he gets all of CA, OR, WA, CO and NM electoral votes by law.

                And remember totes legit “lol 81million”? Kammy’s currently sitting at 62million votes. Sure, there’s still more to count, but man.

                Rest easy, Sarah.

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    2. That is why I woke up with my heart already hammering in spite of the good signs last night.

      Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, his mercy endures forever.
      Let Israel say: his mercy endures forever.
      Let the house of Aaron say, his mercy endures forever.
      Let those who fear the LORD say, his mercy endures forever.

      In danger I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free.
      The LORD is with me; I am not afraid; what can mortals do against me?
      The LORD is with me as my helper; I shall look in triumph on my foes.
      Better to take refuge in the LORD than to put one’s trust in mortals.
      Better to take refuge in the LORD than to put one’s trust in princes.

      All the nations surrounded me; in the LORD’s name I cut them off.
      They surrounded me on every side; in the LORD’s name I cut them off.
      They surrounded me like bees; they burned up like fire among thorns; in the LORD’s name I cut them off.
      I was hard pressed and falling, but the LORD came to my help.
      The LORD, my strength and might, has become my savior.

      The joyful shout of deliverance is heard in the tents of the righteous:
      “The LORD’s right hand works valiantly; the LORD’s right hand is raised; the LORD’s right hand works valiantly.”
      I shall not die but live and declare the deeds of the LORD.
      The LORD chastised me harshly, but did not hand me over to death.

      Open the gates of righteousness; I will enter and thank the LORD.
      This is the LORD’s own gate, through it the righteous enter.
      I thank you for you answered me; you have been my savior.
      The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
      By the LORD has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes.
      This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice in it and be glad.
      LORD, grant salvation! LORD, grant good fortune!

      Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.
      We bless you from the house of the LORD.
      The LORD is God and has enlightened us.
      Join in procession with leafy branches up to the horns of the altar.

      You are my God, I give you thanks; my God, I offer you praise.
      Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, his mercy endures forever.

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  7. Take your meds, take some vitamins, get some rest. Whatever happens, we’re going to have a lot of work to do, we need to rest too.

    …Some of the work may just be more interesting with one result than another.

    (Yes, the curse version of interesting. Oy.)

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        1. “just trying to get out of debt. Again.”

          Been there, done that. It is possible. Seems like it takes forever though. Never ever, pay their “minimum” required payment. That won’t pay the interest (unless it is a house or vehicle payment, even then add more).

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          1. Yep, know that.

            The real problem is work cutting hours at the same time all the bills keep going substantially up… and the stress from never having a predictable schedule was a major contributing factor to coming down sick. Again.

            Keeping on. Keeping on.

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      3. Be careful what you wish for. We have been warned that the times will be more interesting than they have ever been as part of the End Times.

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    1. The heavily left counties did that in, along with any chances for a R OR-SoS. OTOH, the measure votes have been wonderful, with 118 crashing and burning in every county, and rank-choice (and that choice is really rank) fraud going down.

      Very locally, we got the sheriff I think we need, and I can live with the county commissioner who got voted in. The Commish board is a bit more liberal than the county should go for, but the GOPe hasn’t finished dwindling here. It’s heading that way, but it’ll take time.

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    2. I was watching NBC’s website when the polls closed in the Pacific time zone. At eight local time. Their webpage kept saying “the polls are not yet closed” right up until eight. Then, click! CA was blue. Not even thirty seconds later.

      No need to count or anything. (I live in WA, for my sins, which must’ve been crimson.)

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      1. “I live in WA, for my sins”

        Oregon. For 62 years (was in Washington for 6 of my 68). My Oregon ancestors, who arrived here 1843, would be spinning in their graves. Well maybe not one, as bad as Oregon PTB screwed him (business as usual) … All because he was for natives and blacks being allowed to own land in Oregon, and said so, loudly (sure it was for “something” else, all while the state owed him a lot, in those times, of money).

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        1. I’m fifty-four next month, and I was BORN HERE. (Hear that, you scumsucking expletive deleteds? ….sorry for my intemperate outburst.)

          I am familiar with some of the early laws in OR. They didn’t teach those in school.

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          1. If I wasn’t clear. I was born in Oregon, too. (Gone for first job after graduating college, Mar ’79 – June ’85.) Specifically, Cottage Grove Hospital. Folks lived in Drain. Moved to Eugene in ’60 or early ’61 (youngest sister still born in Cottage Grove Hospital, don’t know why not either Eugene or Springfield hospitals, and we weren’t that far from either.

            Same here. Don’t remember much about said relatives in school either. We of coarse grew up with “knowing” between the family private historical graveyard. Plus paternal grandmother and great uncles repeating their grandfather’s (great-great) tales of the Oregon Trail voyage from the view of one of the 30+ children (between the 3 brothers), and everything after. It comes as a surprise that Oregon residents don’t know. Pretty much most the recent books are written, and published, by extended family historians.

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  9. Plot things out???

    Two thoughts.

    One is “The Great Writer Is A Pantser”.

    Two is “If somebody gets close to guessing his plot, the Great Writer teaches that person humility by changing his plot”.

    [Very Big Crazy Grin]

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    1. I don’t think He is a pantser.

      I think He knows the plot very well, but – like JMS – he keeps the plot in a locked box, and is prepared to make changes when we foolish human characters try to do things our way. (Just be very worried when He does decide to make those changes. Those changes can be very … uncomfortable.)

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  10. Oh, apparently some Black-Lives-Matter idiots tried to cause problems in Seattle but the Seattle police dealt with them.

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        1. For those with ears to hear:

          AP, ABC, and even Decision Desk do not determine who gets sworn in, at any level.

          As long as election “officials” are allowed to continue “finding” and counting votes until they have the results they want, the cheat is still ongoing.

          It’s already cost us at least one Senate seat, in AZ, and may yet reverse Pennsylvania. And installing a Senate with a one or two vote majority at the “mercy” of RINOs is an even better outcome for the enemy. Remember that personnel and policy are both determined by it; see Trump’s first term.

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    1. Sweet. Now we see if the spotlight is sufficient to prevent another “surprise”.

      The absence of Harris suggests they do not expect to win, or to “win”.

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      1. The scary thing is not the supposition that she’s sloshed all the time, it’s that she functions the way we clearly see stone sober.

        But I bet she’s sloshed.

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    1. Fun point on Insty:

      Remember the “National Popular Vote Interstate Compact”, where a bunch of states, including all the west coast states, Colorado, and New Mexico, all already called for Kammy, agreed to award all of their electoral votes to the popular vote winner?

      Heh.

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        1. I can hear the whine now –

          “We didn’t really mean it!” Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa Reeeeeeeeee

          As far as Oregon? Hear the cheers of those of us who agree that the electoral votes should go to President Trump. Take that greater Portland.

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      4. As memory serves, they’ve claimed they can’t pull the trigger on that abomination unless a majority of the states go along. There might be some that have already gone that way, and I’ll be looking for the backtracking, popcorn in hand.

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  16. Fox just called Wisconsin and the election overall for DJT.

    Decision Desk HQ has also called the election for DJT.

    Note he is also winning the popular vote, foreclosing that avenue of whining.

    Quite a night.

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  17. I suspect the Donk puppeteers informed Comrade K that there would not be a shenanigans miracle.

    If they blatantly steal it, half the rubes immediately quit playing the game. What those folks then play, instead, might be a bit hard to manage. Possibly frightening, definitely annoying.

    So a Gallic shrug, and a pivot to “Operation Monkeywrench” and “Opetation Howl and Fling”. Depend on the Swamp to again bog down Orange Man. Then try again in 4, with Orange Man sidelined.

    Problem with that last is Orange Man likely has a successor in mind. His kids seem competent. Vance, so far, is an asset.

    And Trump does seem to think ahead when building.

    …

    Newsmax and Fox have called it for Trump. Hopefully “Trump speaks soon” doesn’t take another hour. (Grin)

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  18. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
    Praise Him, all creatures here below;
    Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host;
    Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

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      1. Since it’s daytime here and I’m on sick leave I’ve been watching for about 5 hours, and happened to be on the Townhall.com election results page when Trump’s count went to 270 – a bit early, but still – and I nearly fell off my chair. Seems to be 283 now. :D

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  20. Ah, pessimism! Pessimism gives us the consolation of being right most of the time, and it takes the sting out of being wrong.

    I still expect a Democratic Whammy sometime in the next day or so. Prayer and fasting continues. Dear Lord, keep Your hand upon us!

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    2. My biggest fear now is an assassination attempt. Whether successful or not, the .223 caliber pushback will be fearsome.

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  21. What a glorious morning!

    Now the battle begins anew, because evil is never defeated forever. They’ll start working immediately to keep the government bureaucracies in the hands of their fellow deep state actors. But it’s also okay to celebrate today. I’m celebrating!

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  22. When I went to bed last night I was…concerned, shall we say, that the Democrats would pull another middle-of-the-night anti-miracle out of their asses and I’d wake up in Clown World. Relieved to see that it didn’t happen.

    Yet.

    4 states have still not been ‘called’ but Trump is leading in all of them. If he gets all 4 that will give him 308 electoral votes — a symbolic number I can really get behind. :-D

    So now millions of Leftroids are going to flee the country!

    Any minute now, right?

    Right?

    [crickets]

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  23. They impeached him.
    They impeached him again.
    They stole an election from him.
    They painted him as a traitor for objecting.
    They persecuted him and his followers.
    They tried to kill him.
    They tried to kill him again.
    They vilified him in the press.
    And he still won.

    This election was already one for the history books. Now it’s legendary.

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