Idris Elbow Macaroni @solder_on@hackers.town

Winner take all states are a form of voter suppression.

Computing resources are so cheap.

We should do more.

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For anyone planning on protesting and especially in DC please please please remember:

• always have an extra means and multiple routes to get home! Especially if you're relying on public transit or bikeshare.

Transit could be shut with little to no notice, bikeshare or scooters can be locked remotely.

#wmata service hours are currently also reduced

https://www.wmata.com/service/covid19/covid-operating-status.cfm

Specific Bus Routes:
https://www.wmata.com/schedules/timetables/printable.cfm

I have some examples of what I mean by multiple routes here:

https://nitter.net/anelki/status/1323704799812939776

• Please read this guide from the EFF and please take their advice seriously. Tracking devices like Stingerays (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_phone_tracker) will almost certainly be deployed.

https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/attending-protest

• Here's an important guide from a group of political scientists and others on opposing attempted coups. We can do this.

https://holdthelineguide.com

• Wear a fucking mask. It's still a criminally mismanged pandemic.

• Stay safe. Godspeed.

For those who like counts, we are now up to 4 mutes for un-CW'd USPol.

This is for my, and most likely other's, MH and enjoyment of the platform - please do this. I had a breakdown in 2017, and the political situation was a large part of that.

As I said before, I'll revisit mutes if/when the dust settles, but please... it's not hard... give me the choice whether or not I see this shit.

If you lack transportation to go voting in Atlanta, Georgia (Fulton, Dekalb counties), Plus 1 Vote is partnering with Lyft to get you to the polls. Use code Plus1VoteGA in the Lyft app during early election or on Election Day to help get you to a polling place.

fine print: redeemable for up to a ten dollar charge. you could have to pay the difference if your trip is more than $10. some polling locations and areas may be unavailable.

Did the republicans streisand effect themselves with voter suppression efforts?

How Facebook derailed Nigeria’s #EndSARS movement https://advox.globalvoices.org/2020/10/28/how-facebook-derailed-nigerias-endsars-movement/

Internet throttling, SMS blocking in days leading up to election in Tanzania https://advox.globalvoices.org/2020/10/28/internet-throttling-sms-blocking-in-days-leading-up-to-election-in-tanzania/

Bizarre Design Choices in Zoom’s End-to-End Encryption
https://soatok.blog/2020/10/28/bizarre-design-choices-in-zooms-end-to-end-encryption/

https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-wisconsin-elections-641a8174e51077703888e2fa89070e12

I can't imagine where this got embezzled to.

Miami-Dade county is reporting 23% of early ballots are being rejected for supposedly missing signatures.

If your ballot was rejected, go to this link for help, you can get someone at the local Dems to help you or you can do it yourself:

https://www.miamidadedems.org/cure

Senate panel delays vote to subpoena Twitter, Facebook CEOs as some Republicans waver https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/19/senate-subpeona-facebook-twitter-430245

its fucked up that about 2 years after i worked out how to be cool, and after 10-15 years of learning that being cool was cool, it became uncool to be cool

If you were forced by a for profit group to buy a new phone at the same price as your rent

Because of a non-optional system update that messed it up and it *was* working fine

First off that's their property not yours.

Second off, your very wellbeing is compromised because you cant pay rent, living paycheck to paycheck,

Your only two choices were to go into debt or pay a lump sum and instead of your human lodging.

That's techsploitation.