Connor Saparoff Ferguson
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Connor Saparoff Ferguson
@csferguson.bsky.social
Writer, etc.
Yet another thing to thank unions for, along with weekends and child labor laws.
Odds lookin pretty good that the NYT strikers have killed the needle. ✊

www.wired.com/live/us-elec...
November 5, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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Bobby says hang in there.
November 5, 2024 at 8:38 PM
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Q: You’re a Republican and you just voted. Who did you vote for?

GOP voter: I voted for Kamala Harris because I cannot forget January 6. It is ingrained in my mind
November 5, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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Sounds good, friend working the DC Harris campaign!
November 5, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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#Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says the state is "on track to to break turnout records" today.
"Michiganders are already voting in record numbers."
"We've seen 3.3 million citizens vote before 7 a.m. today even hit."
#Vote #VoteBlue
November 5, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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I love the smell of democracy in the morning. Voted for my first time as an American citizen. After 7 years in the USA it’s nice to do my democratic duty. Everyone else who can needs to get out there and vote, it really matters.

And for the love of god, Don’t vote for Trump.
November 5, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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I find it very easy to avoid NY Times coverage of the election as their tech staff walks off the job by merit of the fact that the paper's coverage of this election is the worst in the world maybe, of any organization that's not obvious state propaganda like Fox News 👍
November 5, 2024 at 4:32 PM
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State voter protection hotlines:
November 4, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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I see you, People Magazine, the day before the election. 👀
November 4, 2024 at 11:05 PM
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It isn’t. No one ever tells the Trumpers this. Only the liberals and progressives.
November 4, 2024 at 10:35 PM
I'm not convinced that most mainstream media outlets actually *want* Trump to win, but I am convinced that they're hedging their bets with the correct assumption that Harris won't retaliate for their coverage if she wins, but Trump definitely will. Just as cowardly, though.
November 4, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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It’s the part where most health standards/research/advice are mostly from research about men that is really overlooked.

Cannot stress enough how batshit this is when you look at the research.

We deserve better — dare I say equal — treatment and rights for our healthcare access.
my point is that even though not every woman has had an abortion, she understands how unpredictable our bodies are and how under-researched women’s health is, and having even LESS control over our bodies than we already do isn’t an option
November 4, 2024 at 8:31 AM
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If there is anyone who needs help to cast their ballot for Harris-Walz, please raise your hand. I guarantee that I can find people to help you get to the polls, in these states: ME, NH, MA, VT, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, NC, GA, FL, OH, MI, IL, WI, IA, MN, MO, OK, KS, TX, CO, UT, AZ, NV or CA.
November 4, 2024 at 11:35 AM
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Good morning!

Election Day is TOMORROW!

Remember: If you have a mail-in ballot, put it in a secure ballot drop box, NOT a mailbox. In Pennsylvania, ballots must be RECEIVED, not postmarked, by 8pm on Nov. 5.
November 4, 2024 at 11:27 AM
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NYT Games and Cooking are BEHIND THE PICKET LINE. Please don’t play or engage with Games or Cooking content while the strike lasts!

News coverage — including election coverage — is NOT behind the picket line. It’s okay to read and share that, though the site and app may very well have problems.
November 4, 2024 at 12:41 PM
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Wow seems pretty stupid of management to let it get to this point right on the cusp of a presidential election. But it's not like people will be refreshing the page 30 times a minute or anything...
During the strike, you may notice technical problems with the NYT website or app. Normally, Tech members are constantly monitoring them, troubleshooting glitches, fixing small problems before they get big, and leaping into action on big problems. Now they aren't! Problems are to be expected.
November 4, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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We are on ULP strike. We gave @nytimes.com management months of notice of our strike deadline, we made ourselves available around the clock, but the company has decided that our members aren’t worth enough to agree to a fair contract and stop committing unfair labor practices.
November 4, 2024 at 12:45 PM
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Pour one out for all the poor dogs who don’t understand why dinner is an hour late tonight.
November 3, 2024 at 10:51 PM
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(from Evan)

Here's what I've been hearing from the trans community, from organizers to journalists to random folks:

If Trump wins, many of us won't make it. GTFO of the fucking country, don't trust blue states.

If Harris wins, we'll have long fight on our hands, but at least we'll have a fight.
November 3, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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lol i knew this was going to happen

the right really thought that Biden garbage quote was going to be something

but way more people saw the garbage "joke" about Puerto Rico at Trump's rally so when Trump pulled his garbage truck stunt, some thought he was doubling down on that
November 3, 2024 at 7:37 PM