Normally this would be an Untroll Thursday but I think we all need something to sooth our hearts before US election result anxiety explodes all over us.
Vox reports on Pantsuit Nation, a secret Facebook group of 1.3 million Clinton fans:
Now that its membership has ballooned, the community has evolved from a place to coordinate Election Day attire into a place where members (of all genders and political parties, according to founder Libby Chamberlain) not only rave about their chosen candidate, but also provide moral support each to other in the face of what many feel is a hugely stressful run-up to voting day.
“We share stories about our grandparents, our children, and our families,” Chamberlain said. “We support each other during this highly contentious election season and have created a refuge from the vitriol that is sweeping the nation.” Administrators encourage members to adhere to the “go high” mantra made famous by first lady Michelle Obama, and so far, she says, “the response has been astounding.”
Beyond the election, things like this really do give me hope. Internet forums don’t have to be hives of shitposting and misogyny. Moderators can build positive discussion and lay down the law about the kinds of environments they want to oversee, and it doesn’t have to end just because a bunch of agitating douchebags scream about free speech. They have the rest of the internet, you know?
I see so many people – predominantly women – who have just stopped posting about the US election on social media, because even on their own pages they’re not safe from other people – predominantly men – being negative, disingenuous and outright abusive. Who feel they have to let those comments stand, or go unchallenged, because it’s not worth the grief and whinging and social stigma of rebutting even the most obvious bullshit.
We can have online spaces where people just squee about the things they love. We can set the limits for what behaviour is acceptable in those spaces, exactly the same way we set limits for what’s acceptable in our homes and communities. We don’t have to subscribe to the idea that sharing our platforms with people whose sole purpose is literally to antagonise and derail discussion is somehow noble or desirable.
Let’s make a better internet.
Stephanie Rodgers 
I’m in the Pantsuit Nation group, and I’m loving it. A friend asked me if I wanted to join last night. After a day spent fighting off horrid comments and commenters on my timeline, it was really refreshing to be able to see just how much support and enthusiasm there is for Hillary Clinton, and sheer joy at being able to vote for a woman for president.
Ah yes…“There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other.”
Stephanie Rodgers – I love Lizzo. This is her on the equally wonderful Samantha Bee.
I hope this video will help with the doldrums you may be feeling.