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One of the foremost experts on election security is right here on Mastodon: @npub1jsl…93xu. Tools such as risk-limiting audits can enhance security considerably.
That said, R’s have been working hard to put their collective thumb on the scale, often right out in the open.

2026-03-19 20:33:23 UTC

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By “viable” I simply mean that it was credible that Agent Orange might win. The vote in 2020 was far closer than it should have been.

2026-03-19 15:52:56 UTC

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Y’all have more faith in the electorate than I do. The fact that Agent Orange’s candidacy was even viable in 2020 or 2024 tells me we have many millions of voters sitting on the continuum between having no scruples or having no idea what is going on.

2025-06-19 04:18:47 UTC

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You’ll enjoy the ride, regardless. I read all the novels in release order, then the novellas. Maybe my next time through I’ll do pure chronological.
Have you seen the TV series? That’s excellent to and rewards having read the books. Be warned: Many people, including me, bounce off the TV series their first couple times. Stick with it. The payoff is big.

2025-06-14 20:28:31 UTC

Sign at the #oakland #protest:
“Billionaires have decided that the people with nothing have too much.”

2025-06-07 16:48:10 UTC

I learned a new word this morning and I can’t say it makes me happy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precariat

2025-05-24 17:09:18 UTC

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Superb!
What that shot with a long lens from far away?

2025-01-27 04:54:59 UTC

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How did I make it to 2025 before learning MacKaye was also in Minor Threat? #alittleslow

2024-12-01 19:11:25 UTC

Our man in DC, one @npub16gw…a2j5 conducted another of his Special Military Operations last night, projecting messages about the #Ukraine war on the side of the Russian Embassy.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/579/149/334/203/950/original/423af71da9a62a19.jpeg

2024-10-12 05:06:12 UTC

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Milley has been warning about Trump for a few years now.

2024-09-22 16:56:13 UTC

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20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just book covers. #20Books #20Books20Days #books #bookstodon #20Days20Books
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2024-09-21 17:10:24 UTC

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2024-09-20 14:43:43 UTC

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2024-09-09 18:53:08 UTC

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Ugh. That sucks. I hope it passes soon.

2024-09-09 18:04:17 UTC

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Sorry you are going through that. FWIW, good advice I got for panic attacks was to remember two things: As much as this sucks, it won’t kill me. The panic is temporary, it will pass.
At least for me, it’s also helpful to check in to ask whether I am hungry or cold since those make it worse.