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Published: September 8, 2024 00:29

this buffalo looks weird where are the horns

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Published: September 8, 2024 00:18

This is all intentional. 4 years ago, by-mail voting was Trump’s theme to undermine the election & “prime” his audience in case he lost. It yielded four years of the Big Lie Now, *everything* is Trump priming his audience in case he loses…Harris’s “fake”…

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Published: September 8, 2024 00:17

There’s more going on here 4 years ago, by-mail voting was Trump’s theme to undermine the election & “prime” his audience in case he lost. It yielded four years of the Big Lie Now, *everything* is Trump priming his audience in case he loses…Harris’s…

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Published: September 7, 2024 23:36

I’m a Board Member at @oset.bsky.social On Mon Sept 9, CBS News will air extended interviews w/ me & my colleagues. We focus on the mass exodus of patriotic, experienced election officials due to threats of harassment and violence that Trump incited. …

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Published: September 7, 2024 23:05

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Published: September 7, 2024 22:59

If you’re not already registered to vote… Do it now. And then please re-post and share this link with all of your networks. 🗳️🇺🇸 www.vote.gov https://www.vote.gov

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Published: September 7, 2024 20:16

As an ex-PhD political science student, reading this made my blood boil. Anyone in a position to give the American Political Science Assn a strongly worded letter should do so. “…membership dues ought not be spent in support of an organization trying to…

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Published: September 7, 2024 20:09

because “freedom” [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 7, 2024 20:06

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Published: September 7, 2024 20:02

Voting practices vary across the states, so get how-to info from trusted sources The .gov site below has links that will take you directly to your local election offices, which often provide shortcuts such as “update registration,” and sample ballots …

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Published: September 7, 2024 18:35

If the article below makes you angry, take a look at the state’s reasoning on why the petitions for a ballot amendment protecting reproductive rights and access to abortion are invalid. It’s infuriating. Infuriating for stopping abortion rights …

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Published: September 7, 2024 06:20

such a stupid man [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 7, 2024 05:59

🦋 i love the butterfly it was a good choice 🦋

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Published: September 7, 2024 04:04

“A state appeals panel upended election preparations in North Carolina on Friday, ordering a halt to the distribution of mail ballots in the battleground state after granting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s request that his name be removed from contention for the…

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Published: September 7, 2024 03:43

police shouldn’t be around polling places democracy abhors the use of force, even if it’s the state’s monopoly on the use of force [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 6, 2024 23:56

“Liz Cheney & Dick Cheney, AOC and Bernie Sanders have all gathered together around a cause. That cause is democracy and its standard bearer is Kamala Harris. This is a momentous time in the United States, unprecedented at least in this century and likely…

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Published: September 6, 2024 23:36

recently, I was trying to describe a media interview that I’m going to do soon to my 14-year-old daughter and I asked her, as an example, “have you ever heard of the TV show ‘60 Minutes’?” and that’s when she sort of turned her head, stared with a blank…

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Published: September 6, 2024 23:29

Scariest line? “…how to respond to alerts is left to the discretion of the school districts themselves. Due to a lack of resources to deal w/ mental health, schools often refer these alerts to law enforcement officers [!!!] who are not trained &…

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Published: September 6, 2024 21:37

i like this, I really do it reflects hard work, & it’s valuable and I also feel compelled to say that debunking the nonsensical ravings of a reality TV authoritarian with a long article & well-vetted GDP statistics is very on-brand for the people that…

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Published: September 6, 2024 21:28

after trying lots of different platforms, i’ve figured it out: X: Left-wing pundits in a dunking war vs Nazis Mastodon: Historians explaining why the Nazis were horrific, with links to peer-reviewed academic research Bluesky: Lefty PhDs rapidly blocking…

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Published: September 6, 2024 19:23

but the ny times just said this so maybe scientists and teachers are exaggerating smh [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 6, 2024 19:06

feels appropriate https://youtu.be/zLO5IZcNOXg?feature=shared

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Published: September 6, 2024 19:01

pissed off? get ready to vote 👇👇👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 6, 2024 19:00

While the audience on Bluesky likely skews older, I am sending this thread on voting with a shout-out to all new voters for 2024, and especially to college students, who might be voting in a presidential election for the first time. Please feel free to…

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Published: September 6, 2024 18:57

our justice system is making me angry, so I’m going to go read this to redirect [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 6, 2024 18:54

Saw this over on Mastodon. Insightful.

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Published: September 6, 2024 18:48

how this story can talk of musk and trump and not raise their mutual love of amplifying nazis is beyond me (h/t @jeffjarvis.bsky.social ) [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 6, 2024 18:37

My political analysis: This decision does at least one thing that has the potential to affect the election. It adds a *tremendous* boost to the “get out the vote” argument for those who oppose a Trump reelection The energy behind the importance of…

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Published: September 6, 2024 18:31

My sober political analysis: This decision does at least one thing that has the potential to affect the election. It adds a *tremendous* boost to the “get out the vote” argument for those who oppose a Trump reelection The energy behind the importance…

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Published: September 6, 2024 18:12

My sober political analysis: This decision does at least one thing that has the potential to affect the election. It adds a *tremendous* amount of energy to the “get out the vote“ argument for those who oppose a Trump reelection. The importance of…

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Published: September 6, 2024 17:27

cool cool cool doing the people’s work [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 6, 2024 17:23

yeah conflicts of interest are not good but then they also both amplify Nazis so [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 6, 2024 17:09

this sounds awful i’d rather work for a vp who is foolish, disorganized, and uneducated about policy [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 6, 2024 16:58

i like NPR just fine, but sometimes, they get *really* nerdy [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 6, 2024 16:39

this sounds awful i want elected officials who are foolish, disorganized, and uneducated about policy

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Published: September 6, 2024 16:37

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH MAJOR NEWSPAPERS THEY ARE INCAPABLE OF FRAMING UP CANDIDATES WITHOUT DOING HARM sorry… I just had to get that off my chest it’s maddening

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Published: September 6, 2024 15:00

Speaking as an ex-director for civic integrity at Twitter, I know that monitoring election-related rumors is really hard They are constantly changing; they mix truth & falsehoods; and sometimes they spread even w/ good intentions Here’s a great resource…

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Published: September 6, 2024 14:44

@katestarbird.bsky.social is my trusted, go-to source for academic research re online information integrity & elections. If you’re not following Kate, you should. And I just learned about this fantastic resource…a TL of anticipated election rumors…

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Published: September 6, 2024 14:38

imagine if the Washington Post wrote this about Musk, or Trump…or any other white male billionaire

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Published: September 5, 2024 22:54

what a tragic indictment of how badly our culture has been degraded by the NRA, who turned ownership of the AR-15 into a “lifestyle” choice (w/ weapons of war available at your neighborhood sporting goods store) …and all of the (mostly Republican)…

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Published: September 5, 2024 22:39

Elon Musk doesn’t know a goddamn thing about government or its budgets. Trump and Musk together is as serious as a cheap-ass reality TV show where two dumb strangers say “Let’s get married!”

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Published: September 5, 2024 20:58

I’m 55. I’ve worked in tech for decades. As an observer of this space, I’ve never heard anyone asking for AI. So why are VC money & tech press cramming AI down our throats? Esp when so many humans are saying, “uh, thanks but no thanks; doesn’t sound…

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Published: September 5, 2024 20:35

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Published: September 5, 2024 20:32

I hate this shit, intensely. And the credulous reporting that supports it. Start the clock on when police abuse it, and the “what happened?!” stories. https://www.kxan.com/news/license-plate-reader-cameras-operating-in-austin-under-new-updated-policy/

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Published: September 5, 2024 20:28

circle jerk is complete [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 5, 2024 19:08

Isn’t it weird to see the sheer number of people associated w/ Republican Party circles & right-wing media that are also (oddly!) associated with Russian actors and their money? And how it appears that this has been going on for yrs? (Mike Flynn? Paul…

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Published: September 5, 2024 15:57

For Trump, it must be exhausting to lie constantly. Like…anything real that the public might have a non-controversial opinion about would need to be assessed constantly as something to perhaps attack and tear down, if there’s a possibility it could make…

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Published: September 5, 2024 15:30

Ginning up false fears of “non-citizen voting” is a perfect example of what I am calling “manufactured chaos” in an article that I wrote days ago for the OSET Institute @oset.bsky.social. Here’s the link:…

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Published: September 5, 2024 15:26

Yup, I’m sure this was the original intent of the law 🙄 “U. of North Texas professors can no longer have student-led voter registration groups in classes, as university officials point to a 1993 law that prohibits ‘state officers’ from interfering with…

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Published: September 5, 2024 15:22

“The Republican National Committee & Repub Party of PA are appealing a Commonwealth Court ruling that mail-in ballots w/ incorrect or missing dates on their outer envelopes should be counted. Whatever is ultimately decided could have ramifications for the…

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Published: September 5, 2024 15:17

“Anytime someone feels they have either been threatened, harassed or abused in a way that impacts their mental and physical well-being, that, to me, is violence. “Whether they ever lay a hand on them or not, it is impacting them in a way that can be…

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Published: September 5, 2024 14:52

Michigan recently held a contest for students to design “I VOTED” stickers. The winning designs will be available for clerks to order and give to voters this fall as the state’s official stickers for the 2024 Presidential Election. These are 🔥🔥🔥🔥 A…

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Published: September 5, 2024 14:33

“The court’s late August proof-of-citizenship ruling muddied the voter registration process [in Arizona] in the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election. Liberals cringed. Republicans cheered. Legal scholars frowned.” …

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Published: September 5, 2024 14:28

Who knew? According to a Christian evangelist, God apparently spends his/her/its time in the the weeds of the US tax code. Why? To build Trojan Horses for election-related mischief.…

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Published: September 5, 2024 14:20

“In late July, a group of Republican activists met on a Zoom call to discuss preparations for the Nov election. The topic was how to keep undocumented immigrants from voting in November.” Among their great ideas? Lots of racial profiling. For a made-up…

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Published: September 5, 2024 14:17

Tinfoil hats are running for election administration in some states. Among their stupid ideas: only one day to vote; no voting machines; hand-count ballots. See the article for an interactive map. Though none of these are swing states, it’s sad this is…

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Published: September 5, 2024 13:43

Most states offer ways to cast a ballot before Election Day (Nov.5). PLEASE EXPLORE THESE OPTIONS. 🗳️🇺🇸 “Early Voting,” “Absentee,” or “In-person Absentee.” *Voting early helps election officials and the whole country* …by accelerating the time to…

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Published: September 5, 2024 13:36

Please, explore EARLY VOTING options in your community “While polling sites around the country are gearing up for huge voter turnout on Election Day, data & experts predict that a majority of the votes that will decide this year’s key races will be cast…

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Published: September 5, 2024 13:31

“Before voters even begin casting ballots, Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a sprawling legal fight over how the 2024 election will be run, a series of court disputes that could even run past Election Day if the outcome is close.” …

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Published: September 5, 2024 13:25

This year, more than ever, as we like to say in the elections community… *High turnout, wide margins.* Make it happen. 👇👇👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 5, 2024 13:12

I disagree with your take on JD Vance. As you can see in the embedded video, everyone knows that the best way to tell a joke is to open with the words, “I have a joke…” [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 5, 2024 13:06

one-page Russian memo neatly summarizes GOP campaign playbook since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 5, 2024 12:46

Now that we’re in the final sprint to the 2024 election, it’s critical to know the difference between real issues in election administration & what I’m calling “manufactured chaos.” (aka ratfuckery) I wrote about this, for the OSET Institute.…

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Published: September 5, 2024 12:30

sounds legit [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 5, 2024 12:27

Fantastic work by @gregsargent.bsky.social. Ya gotta see the real headlines, re-written (illuminating, painful). Seriously, think of how different the world would be… [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 5, 2024 12:21

libraries are among the greatest public spaces on the planet the only close competition are beaches and polling places

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Published: September 5, 2024 12:15

[Russia:] We need some useful idiots. [Right-wing trolls:] I can be useful. Will you pay me? [SpongeBob voice:] a few months later… [DOJ]: We discovered that Russia has been paying off useful idiots. [Right-wing mediaverse:] Total bullshit. Why doesn’t…

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Published: September 5, 2024 12:05

how this story can talk of the far-right and babies and not raise creepy incel energy among frustrated white bros is beyond me [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 5, 2024 11:53

The single best, most perceptive commentary I’ve ever read that perfectly *nails* all of the psychological angst & resentment at the heart of Musk’s purchase of Twitter two years ago — and in the hearts of his fanboys — is below. …

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Published: September 5, 2024 11:33

libraries are among the greatest public spaces on the planet the only close competition is polling places

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Published: September 5, 2024 11:22

The stuff of nightmares: “While Blink-182 and Migos were billed as headline acts for the original [Fyre] festival, acts and events for Fyre II are still being considered. ‘Karate combat on the beach, I think that would be amazing. Having some extreme…

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Published: September 5, 2024 11:18

Welcome newcomers to 🦋Bluesky! It’s nice to see so much growth lately (and kudos to the team for managing it so well!) On my Bluesky birthday, for my first post, I shared this: “Why I'm Leaving Twitter: A Reflection on Elon Musk's Takeover and…

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Published: September 5, 2024 11:09

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Published: September 5, 2024 04:28

Pretty wild how the former president and his minions have re-defined “election interference” to mean… “any unwelcome investigation or scrutiny of corrupt things we do during election season.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 5, 2024 01:17

The Congress Avenue Bridge, located in the heart of downtown Austin, hosts the largest urban bat colony in the world, estimated at 1.5 million Mexican free-tail bats, and I approve this message. 👇👇👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 5, 2024 00:46

“unwitting” [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 5, 2024 00:33

On this day of indictments for Russian-backed content farms; & with the Nazification of ExTwitter; & the ongoing spectacle of two insecure, needy billionaires (now aligned, and stroking each other); and with elections around the corner… it’s a good day to…

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Published: September 5, 2024 00:19

yup this tracks [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 4, 2024 23:34

because “freedom” [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 4, 2024 23:10

unwittingly 🙄

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Published: September 4, 2024 22:37

audobon society????!!! jfc [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 4, 2024 22:25

Can you imagine a Trump administration doing this? That is all. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 4, 2024 22:07

The list of compromising connections between one of our two national political parties & Russia — a nation-state hostile to US national security interests — is exceedingly long. And growing. Smoke, 🔥, etc. Looks like a 🦆, quacks, etc. Seriously, how do…

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Published: September 4, 2024 22:05

can’t wait to hear from patriots who are outraged at how wrong this is [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 4, 2024 21:44

A hostile foreign nation-state: “The Depts of Justice, State and Treasury announced Wednesday a joint effort to target with sanctions and criminal charges what the Biden administration says are Russian government-sponsored attempts to manipulate U.S.…

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Published: September 4, 2024 21:41

A reminder that social media isn’t a quaint digital town square for “free speech.” It’s an adversarial space, manipulated & distorted by hostile nation-states seeking to undermine our unity & trust in our own system of democratic governance. We are their…

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Published: September 4, 2024 21:37

It’s just social media, right? A quaint digital town square, with “free speech,” right? Wrong. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 4, 2024 19:27

Be vigilant in coming weeks. We’ll see more… “Manufactured chaos.” i.e. Coordinated attempts to interfere w/ normal election admin tasks, based on claims of malfeasance that are not supported by facts. We can fight this. My piece, w/ oset.bsky.social…

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Published: September 4, 2024 18:57

Be vigilant in coming weeks. We’ll see more… “Manufactured chaos.” i.e. Coordinated attempts to interfere w/ normal election admin tasks, based on claims of malfeasance that are not supported by facts. We can fight this. My piece, w/@oset.bsky.social …

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Published: September 4, 2024 15:56

“Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has asked Statehouse leaders to create a law eliminating ballot drop boxes after a court ruled that people with disabilities should have more opportunities to vote.“…

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Published: September 4, 2024 14:22

"Throughout the next few months, you are going to hear a lot of different things from different sources. The most impt thing is to recognize the signal through the noise, the facts from the fiction…” Jen Easterly, U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…

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Published: September 4, 2024 14:19

Poll workers are charged with operating the very sites of democracy where voters exercise their right to vote. They deserve our appreciation and support. 100% “Poll workers used to have a quiet job. Now they face misinformation-fueled violence.”…

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Published: September 4, 2024 14:16

GovTech.com: “As Nov. 5 approaches, we asked state CIOs what role they play in keeping elections fair, valid and cyber-safe…” https://www.govtech.com/security/state-cios-weigh-in-on-securing-the-2024-election

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Published: September 4, 2024 13:50

“…election experts & the people actually in charge of tallying the votes are still projecting confidence in the certification process…partly because of changes implemented since 2020… partly because the legal system has shown an ability to be a backstop…”…

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Published: September 4, 2024 10:33

Today I learned that chilled honeycrisp apple wedges are really good with a little bit of ranch dressing on them. It’s a bit like sour cream, for a savory/sweet combination.

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Published: September 4, 2024 09:53

On “Election Day” in the US, there is not “one” election happening. Because the US has a decentralized system of elections (10th Amendment), depending on how you count, it’s more accurate to say there are between 8,000 and 10,000 elections taking place…

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Published: September 4, 2024 01:16

“What happened in our country that allowed someone to insult a hero, a POW who was tortured for years, and then survive and thrive in American politics?” [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 3, 2024 22:56

I missed this a couple weeks ago, but I want to say thank you, thank you, thank you, @mmasnick.bsky.social. Ever since I worked at Twitter & Musk came along, I have resisted and hated the “absolutist” frame w/ the heat of a thousand suns. So glad you…

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Published: September 3, 2024 20:17

“…the press often asks insipid questions, and indeed can easily be manipulated to serve as conduits for entirely bogus claims and theories pushed by GOP partisans.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: September 3, 2024 15:51

Today's lesson on Orwellian terms: As someone with expertise in elections, I can state with confidence that “voting integrity” and “election security” do not mean “stop the votes of people we don’t like.”