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I think this is a good idea though. Would there be a way to do third party verification like exit polling? I would like to receive a crypto receipt that can be used for exit polling. arstechnica.com/security/202...
Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.
Voting system required three keys. One of them has been “irretrievably lost.”…
arstechnica.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I think this is a good idea though. Would there be a way to do third party verification like exit polling? I would like to receive a crypto receipt that can be used for exit polling. arstechnica.com/security/202...
confirms something i have long suspected. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Many prominent Maga personalities on X are based outside US, new tool reveals
Users posing as rightwing Americans are operating internationally, per the platform’s transparency feature
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
confirms something i have long suspected. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
police state shakedown big brother is watching 👁️ violates the 4th amendment youtu.be/MQxw9fhmBv4?...
Secretive Border Patrol program is detaining US citizens for ‘suspicious’ travel
YouTube video by Associated Press
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
police state shakedown big brother is watching 👁️ violates the 4th amendment youtu.be/MQxw9fhmBv4?...
What happens when you support a guy who then deports half your customers www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
Home Depot cuts earnings outlook as home improvement demand falls short of expectations
Home Depot has tried to attract more business from contractors, roofers and other professionals during a slower housing market.
www.cnbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
What happens when you support a guy who then deports half your customers www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
3/4 republicans that voted with Dems to release the Epstein files are female; Boebert, MTG, and Nancy Mace. It reminds me of the time Tim Scott was the only Republican to vote with Dems against that racist judicial nominee www.nbcnews.com/think/amp/nc...
Tim Scott killed Trump's judicial nominee over voter suppression. It shouldn't have been that close a call.
But Thomas Farr’s history of supporting efforts to stop African Americans from voting underlines a trend in the GOP.
www.nbcnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:43 AM
3/4 republicans that voted with Dems to release the Epstein files are female; Boebert, MTG, and Nancy Mace. It reminds me of the time Tim Scott was the only Republican to vote with Dems against that racist judicial nominee www.nbcnews.com/think/amp/nc...
Rememember these are the guys that saw pictures of Hunter Biden in his tighty whities and they said 'show us everything on this laptop! We want to see more!' abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
Massie: '100 or more' House Republicans could vote to release Epstein files
"There could be 100 or more" Republicans voting to release the Epstein files, Rep. Thomas Massie says.
abcnews.go.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Rememember these are the guys that saw pictures of Hunter Biden in his tighty whities and they said 'show us everything on this laptop! We want to see more!' abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
When Dick Cheney shoots you in the face, Dick Cheney doesn't apologize to you. You apologize to Dick Cheney. Yes, that actually happened.
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
When Dick Cheney shoots you in the face, Dick Cheney doesn't apologize to you. You apologize to Dick Cheney. Yes, that actually happened.
this is the way www.alternet.org/national-gua...
'Not what we signed up to do': National Guard officers vow to refuse Trump’s orders
Even though President Donald Trump wants to deploy the National Guard to patrol the streets of Chicago, Illinois, two officers are now directly disobeying those orders.CBS News reported Monday that St...
www.alternet.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
this is the way www.alternet.org/national-gua...
serious question. Is North Carolina essentially transferring state resident's debt onto the federal government? apnews.com/article/nort...
North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people
Officials say a North Carolina government initiative is eliminating over $6.5 billion in medical debt for more than 2.5 million residents.
apnews.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:27 AM
serious question. Is North Carolina essentially transferring state resident's debt onto the federal government? apnews.com/article/nort...
I have always voted Dem but I am not a fan of the ACA, I feel like fining people who don't purchase a crappy health care plan is financially backward and also unconstitutional. If you want everyone to have health care, just give them health care. Cut out the insurance middle man
October 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I have always voted Dem but I am not a fan of the ACA, I feel like fining people who don't purchase a crappy health care plan is financially backward and also unconstitutional. If you want everyone to have health care, just give them health care. Cut out the insurance middle man
Swear in Adelita! www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
Who is Adelita Grijalva and why hasn't she been sworn in to Congress yet?
Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father.
www.pbs.org
October 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Swear in Adelita! www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
we really need an open source mobile os alternative to android and apple to circumvent stuff like this. Is AI programming making progress on this? Seems like if AI is any good this should be doable. Making Ubuntu touch more robust, for example www.bbc.com/news/article...
Apple pulls US immigration official tracking apps
The creator of ICEBlock accuses the tech giant of "capitulating to an authoritarian regime" by removing his app.
www.bbc.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
we really need an open source mobile os alternative to android and apple to circumvent stuff like this. Is AI programming making progress on this? Seems like if AI is any good this should be doable. Making Ubuntu touch more robust, for example www.bbc.com/news/article...
i know a lot of people that complain about democracy being threatened but most of them are making holiday plans, not stockpiling canned goods. At least so far. How much has your lifestyle really changed? or your friends lifestyles?
October 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
i know a lot of people that complain about democracy being threatened but most of them are making holiday plans, not stockpiling canned goods. At least so far. How much has your lifestyle really changed? or your friends lifestyles?
so he can just promise funding Dems want to end the shutdown and then cancel it after. Like he did the foreign aid funding. www.vox.com/politics/463...
The Supreme Court’s newest decision could make it impossible to end the shutdown
How do you negotiate with a man who can break his promises at any time?
www.vox.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
so he can just promise funding Dems want to end the shutdown and then cancel it after. Like he did the foreign aid funding. www.vox.com/politics/463...
thinking of dressing up as an illegal alien and trick or treating ice for halloween
October 1, 2025 at 3:55 AM
thinking of dressing up as an illegal alien and trick or treating ice for halloween
It's bad enough getting a root canal, but playing what passes for country music these days during the procedure is adding insult to injury
September 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It's bad enough getting a root canal, but playing what passes for country music these days during the procedure is adding insult to injury
put some honda wheels and hubcaps on my toyota so technically now it's a hybrid
August 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
put some honda wheels and hubcaps on my toyota so technically now it's a hybrid
when the national guard or army shows up to whatever city they are deployed to, put them to work on building some affordable housing
August 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
when the national guard or army shows up to whatever city they are deployed to, put them to work on building some affordable housing
who wants to do a peaceful protest? we all get sub sandwiches and find some federal agents and just eat the sandwiches right in front of them! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Man accused of throwing sandwich at US border agent charged with assault
Sean Dunn charged with assaulting federal officer over incident in Washington, which could result in a year in jail
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
who wants to do a peaceful protest? we all get sub sandwiches and find some federal agents and just eat the sandwiches right in front of them! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
new rug it was a good deal I got it for free.99 at the DumpStore
August 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
new rug it was a good deal I got it for free.99 at the DumpStore
I think there's still so many out there that see all of this as 'just politics' and won't wake up unless there is a mass extermination happening literally TO THEM or their loved ones right in front of their eyes. It just has to keep getting worse before it can ever get better. 😭
August 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I think there's still so many out there that see all of this as 'just politics' and won't wake up unless there is a mass extermination happening literally TO THEM or their loved ones right in front of their eyes. It just has to keep getting worse before it can ever get better. 😭
Law enforcement,National Guard,Armed forces. This is a test of who we are as people. All I see is a racist attack on immigrants and blacks. Are you okay with this? He will be asking you to attack your own people. When asked to kill your own citizens to clear out a homeless camp, PLEASE DON'T DO IT
August 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Law enforcement,National Guard,Armed forces. This is a test of who we are as people. All I see is a racist attack on immigrants and blacks. Are you okay with this? He will be asking you to attack your own people. When asked to kill your own citizens to clear out a homeless camp, PLEASE DON'T DO IT
baffled again, as I was during in 2016, how the economy hasn't collapsed. A lot of people might complain, But don't actually do anything differently. Their spending habits don't change. Still, I think a crash is coming.
July 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
baffled again, as I was during in 2016, how the economy hasn't collapsed. A lot of people might complain, But don't actually do anything differently. Their spending habits don't change. Still, I think a crash is coming.
Hoping he is just too lazy to start a new war.
June 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Hoping he is just too lazy to start a new war.
cutting 7.6 million people's Medicaid is going to increase costs for everyone, insured and non insured alike, and overwhelm the already stressed Emergency Rooms, making any trip there even more of a nightmare for everyone.
May 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
cutting 7.6 million people's Medicaid is going to increase costs for everyone, insured and non insured alike, and overwhelm the already stressed Emergency Rooms, making any trip there even more of a nightmare for everyone.