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Posted • As Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was pausing in a moment of rapturous applause during his Vice Presidential acceptance speech at the DNC, the camera panned to his family, whose effusive joy and pride were unmistakable.

Suddenly, the Governor’s 17-year old son Gus rose to his feet, tears erupting from his eyes, as he pointed toward the stage and shouted “That’s my dad!”

Within seconds, social media was flooded with a furious sewage of Conservative cruelty: mercilessly ridiculing Gus, showering him with slurs and insults, and speaking unthinkably vile things about the teenager.

And why?
Because Gus Walz openly loves his father?
Because he was so filled with pride watching someone close to him doing something wonderful?
Because he cried in public?

How in the hell did so many of us become this?

Now, Gus Walz is Neurodivergent. He lives with ADHD, anxiety, and a nonverbal learning disorder. These conditions often result in a struggle with controlling feelings in social situations.

But that isn’t the point.
In fact, that’s almost irrelevant.

It shouldn’t matter if Gus Walz has any special needs or medical conditions. He could be the most typical or “normal” (whatever that means) of teenage boys—and the mistreatment and bullying he has faced should still be disgusting and unacceptable to decent people.

We should normalize young men crying.
We should celebrate families like the Walzes.
We should value tenderness and empathy whenever they show up.

What we are seeing directed at Gus Walz isn’t a mystery. It is the rotten, putrid fruit of generations of conservative toxic masculinity resulting in men who were never emotionally mature enough to show or receive love; millions of people whose default instinct is to be so threatened by authentic joy that it needs to mock and attack and eliminate it.

And we need to vote for an America that will provide safe harbor for every Gus Walz and to demand leaders who will not nurture the worst in us but call us to our better angels.

Gus Walz deserves this.
All our sons deserve this.
America deserves this

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People talking about 2008 has made me think back. I found the first sheet of Obama buttons that Sachi made. One step up after her first batch which were hand-cut text for each individual button. Our first month of Obama button sales was September 2008. We sold 105. We've sold 1371 in the month since Biden passed the baton to Harris. I know people are talking about energy level but I'm actually feeling more powerful, more connected, more grown compared to 2008.

The pet series keeps growing.

A flurry of good things/small packages awaiting me this morning and the current challenge is a $100 good things/small package with NO STICKERS. Oh, who am I kidding? I can spend that much in note cards with no problem. (Don't worry, it won't be only note cards).

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Who else is feeling all the feels after day 1 of the DNC?!

Remember this? If you don’t or if you are new to Anthology, here’s the deal: we don’t list items individually on our website because the stock changes too quickly. We are a brick & mortar store first because that is our love language. A lot of times, we only buy one or two of a print or six of a card. That doesn’t really translate to an online shop. SO, we’ve developed our good things/small packages in $25, $40, $60 and $100 amounts. You spend what you want to spend, tell us what you’d like. Caution: some math is involved but we can help. For example, you cannot buy 13 stickers (which average $4) with a $25 good things/small package. You can buy 13 Harris/Walz buttons for that amount. You can send us screen shots of what you’d like or you can email us for more information. Instagram is the best catalog of what is in store but we can always send more pictures. The link the good things/small package in is our bio. Email questions to [email protected]

All the reason I need.

Also, it's worth checking the Harris merch store. I'm a big fan of the pride flag suit series of stickers, but this shirt is pretty great.

Cleo Wade "First But Not Last" T-shirt Official webstore of Harris Victory Fund

We had a lot of questions about t-shirts for Harris & Walz but that gets a lot more complicated than buttons and stickers as there’s a big jump in time and cost. We’re not ruling it out, but buttons are our focus right now. That said, there are some great makers out there. Raygun makes so many awesome shirts, and then, of course, there’s Etsy, or revisit artists you love on Instagram and see if they are making shirts. Have you found a favorite election shirt? Please share!

"We're going to Batch, then we're going to Anthology, and then we're going to the Farmer's Market. And if we miss out on the spicy cheese bread, it'll be worth it because we'll have all the Kamala merch."

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Gertie in store!

Stickers in store!

"And again, I'll I'll add that they young, young women, teen girls have a kind of power in creating and shaping narrative right now that is sort of unprecedented. From their bedroom, they can make, create, send something out into the world. And even if they only have 100 followers, that fan could still get millions of views, could still land in a CNN segment. Right? And if I could tell young women and girls anything in this election, it would really be to own that power, right, to own the social media super power you have and and to go out there and, like, show them how it's done. Like the best things in this election are going to come from you are going to come from the organic messengers out there saying what they feel, telling their own stories, showing why they're connecting, why they're going to get out and vote, how this is going to impact their lives, and also just bringing joy and fun to this. Right? The best things in this election are going to come from teen girls online. They're going to come organic. They're probably not going to come from from people on the inside." - Deja Foxx

Coconuts, brat, and Kamala Harris: What Does it Mean? - The Assignment with Audie Cornish - Podcast on CNN Audio Every presidential campaign eventually finds ways to take advantage of the cultural moment. Vice President Harris’s current moment in the viral sun happened as soon as she became the frontrunner of the Democratic ticket. How and why did it happen? Audie talks with two observers: researcher Nina Ja...

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You betcha we can ship out Harris/Walz merch! Order through our website: $25 good things/small package = 13 buttons, or approximately 2 fewer buttons for every sticker your order. $40 good things/small package = 22 buttons (ditto on the sticker-to-button replacement value). S/h is included. If you have specific designs you want, just tell us in the notes.

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Gertie on a button! In store today!

It's a brat and tot summer

492 buttons sold since last Tuesday! And, yes, there are more to come including Sachi's casserole series and more dogs and cats for Harris & Walz. New designs in store by the weekend.

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We love all the "I voted" stickers coming into the shop today. Yay for democracy! Yay for voting!

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Not every state can do this (weird, right?!) but if you are not registered to vote and you live in Wisconsin, YOU CAN STILL REGISTER TO VOTE on election day. How 'bout them apples?!

Voter Registration My Vote

Tomorrow is TODAY. Vote No and No.

It's election day, Wisconsin! The only thing I miss about not voting on election day is getting my number, so give me yours! Where'd you vote and what number were you?! Lay 'em on me!

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