Getting out of the electoral hangover: the big American media are already on it. Voters across the U.S. headed to the polls on Tuesday, November 5, to elect the 47th president of the United States, and the results are now official: Donald Trump succeeds Joe Biden, as his vice president Kamala Harris didn’t quite make the cut. According to the count from Associated Press, the Republican candidate currently has the backing of 277 electoral votes, out of the 270 needed to win, after winning four swing states, including Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina. For now, the Democratic candidate has only 224.
🇺🇸 Donald Trump a remporté l'élection présidentielle américaine. A 10H44 GMT, il accumule un total de 276 grands électeurs contre 219 pour la vice-présidente démocrate Kamala Harris #AFP #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/YUJuEGGuYZ
— Agence France-Presse (@afpfr) November 6, 2024
A bitter victory that plunges thousands of left-leaning readers into a turmoil. Just the thought of another four years of a Trump administration is enough to shake one’s mental health. To protect Americans (and citizens around the globe) from a devastating mental breakdown, the Washington Post, Time, and The Atlantic have shared their tips for combating the blues, which were relayed by Libération. Here they are!
me finally trying to get my depressed life together by applying for disability and medicaid... trump wins.
— sug🍰 (@illSuga) November 6, 2024
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Bouncing Back from Trump's Re-election in 7 Steps
1. Follow the Instagram account of the lovable characters from the puppet TV show Sesame Street. Choosing to read the sweet, comforting messages from Cookie Monster, Rosita, Grover, and Elmo instead of Donald Trump’s misogynistic and racist speeches is a great way to embrace zen and keep your cool, too!
2. Relax your facial muscles using a tried-and-true method: the half-smile.
3. Listen to bird chirps through your earbuds. Spotify has a wonderful collection of calming sound podcasts: check out the playlist Birds in Nature
sp;will do the job very well. But the Washington Post has also taken care of recording and broadcasting bird sounds, which you can listen to right here.Voir cette publication sur Instagram
4. Practice cosmo-escapism. This is, in any case, the miracle recipe revealed by the monthly The Atlantic: « It’s good to remember that there’s a cosmos beyond Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. It’s not too hard, once you have the necessary willpower. Whatever the cruelties facing our current historical era (and there are many), we have cameras capable of seeing through the universe. So go visit the photo archives of the James Webb Space Telescope, the most spectacular of them all! » Just be careful not to stay too high up in the stars : even with a Donald Trump at the top of the State, our world has its share of wonders as well, we promise.
5. Listen to the "Messiah by Handel, the most famous oratorio in music history that tells the great episodes of Jesus' life. A majestic composition, born "in the turmoil and uncertainty"; a work created for the occasion, that is.
6. Buy Christmas gifts. Drown your savings along with your denial in consumption? Why not, the moment is serious.
7. Spend time alone with your thoughts. Indeed, Time wasn’t joking around. “Solitude is like any other social interaction. Sometimes brunch with friends goes smoothly and the energy is great. But other times, someone complains a bit too much about their job or ex, and the mood isn’t so bright. On the other hand, when you dedicate delicious moments just to yourself, everything feels different.”
For you – shopping, hiking, roller skating, etc. – you are the only architect of your experience », write the journalists of the magazine. In this case, dedicating time to your thoughts, even if they are gloomy, at least helps you avoid bumping into a neighbor or a colleague thrilled with the outcome. Not too shabby.
