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You say you want "ranked choice" voting? No. You don't! There are several ways it doesn't do what you've been told it does. This early on, real elections have already shown that. One important failure is the center-squeeze, or centrifugal, effect. That drives polarization. And false outcomes.

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1962, #Soviet naval officer #VasiliArkhipov likely prevented a #NuclearWar by vetoing launch of a nuclear torpedo during the #CubanMissileCrisis. Three men had to agree to fire and only #Arkhipov opposed it. Doing so prevented full-scale nuclear exchange.

The knock-on effect is that if you really want to do something to help others, you might not be able to as with the current cost of living, you'd not earn enough to survive.

Four Killed at Hebron, Grief Selective

I’ve seen a lot this week and I’ll have more to say about in the coming days (I’m on my way home shortly). There is a path to ending this excruciating cycle of violence. It starts by insisting that every life is sacred, that everyone is created in God’s image.

According to details, the event will feature 20 contestants who will compete remotely, with a rotating group of guest judges participating throughout the competition. The final four will then advance to an in-person event.

"It turns out that creating new internets is not an either-or proposition, nor a zero-sum game." c4ss.org/content/53903

The Street Dog Coalition provides free veterinary care to pets of our unhoused neighbors. Veterinary technician Calen has experience in the full circle of why. Say hi to @thestreetdogco.bsky.social when you can.

🧟‍♂️ We've officially got the funding page set up on Post A Bounty! 📺Help us reach our goal so we can film the pilot episode and determine who will be Vermin Supreme's running mate. ‼Please share, like our country depends on it. #verminsupreme #vices4vermin #grizzmedia #FDT #VPOTUS

White Christianity has nothing to do with the teachings (good or otherwise) of Jesus; it’s about exclusivity, predestined supremacy, goodness achieved without having to pay, forgiveness by proxy, and the eternal punishment of everyone else for the crime of noncompliance. It’s a spiritual gated HOA.

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Watch on YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Wg...

You'll never guess who we just hired in our legal department!

'When you're accustomed to #privilege, any demand for more equality feels like oppression.' (cartoon by IG @fabiantodorovic)

Clock ticking for leap second: Why timekeeping could change forever https://aje.news/xshjdr

Up in Smoke for Tax Purposes

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Congress just demanded the names of everyone who attended public talks on jury rights in D.C. No jury tampering alleged. No law cited. Read FIJA’s statement:

FIJA stands with all activists educating on the right of all jurors to conscientiously acquit. Jury Nullification is not "right" or "left;" it is a critical means by which local communities can check state power. This is an attack on free speech.

The headline the day after a 1939 rally in Madison Square Garden.

Very intense Israeli bombardment is targeting Gaza City at this very moment, with warplanes and helicopters filling the skies of Gaza, alongside the heavy buzzing of reconnaissance drones. Do not forget Gaza, for it is being violently bombarded, and its blood is being shed

"I’m thinking of a labor movement, but one very different than the kind we’ve already seen. A labor movement that manages to finally ditch all traces of the ideology that says that work is a value in itself, but rather redefines labor as caring for other people." - David Graeber

Amazing how Israel can work out in seconds what happened in a cockpit,but can't see when they've murdered Palestinian children or foreign aid workers.

use what u got 2 get what u need

Convo tonite in a bar with a stranger who's an ICE supporter "cuz all the migrants are rapists & murderers" I said, "500,000 rapists & murderers?" He stuck to "his research" that only violent criminals are targeted. I said I was more concerned about the Cornell rapists & he responded "what is that?"

A truly heinous man has doxxed the Cornell victim on X and the comments are predictably vile. Based on countless interviews I’ve done with survivors, the trauma they are subjected to for coming forward is oftentimes even worse than the initial trauma they experienced. There is no real justice system

The Center for Election Science is ending operations after over a decade of advocating for election reform, with its board voting to formally dissolve the organization and shift portions of its work to other groups.

Reddit wipes accounts made over Tor or a VPN. A user they cannot track is a user they cannot sell. Your privacy lowers your resale value, so they delete you. https://youtu.be/TdulsXno-Tw

#OPSEC365 182/365 Your VPN provider sees everything your ISP would have seen. You moved the trust, not the exposure. In 2020, seven "no-log" VPN providers leaked 1.2TB of user data including connection logs they claimed not to keep.

From David Graeber's book, The Utopia Of Rules.

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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1676, the #TrueLeveller/#Digger ideologue #GerrardWinstanley died. He opposed the growth of #enclosures to cut people off from free land in the #EnglishCivilWar. Diggers broke through to grow food, and this challenge to #capital power was stopped by force.

The average person commits three felonies a day. Not because you're bad, but because the federal code is so vast and vague that Harvey Silvergate says compliance is impossible. You're already a criminal. They haven't picked you yet. https://youtu.be/RUxL-KMCeHk

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Pro Tip: should you need to disconnect your quick link without the aid of pliers, because, say, you accidentally routed your chain incorrectly you can push the link against your big chainring assuming you have something narrow to push with like this pocket knife I happen to carry in my saddle bag

Trump may act like he is all-powerful, but no president has intrinsic power. All rulers require others to carry out their commands. When those agents refuse to comply, power evaporates. Attacking Trump's pillars of support—the cowardly businesses & institutions that prop him up—is good strategy.

In 2022 in Oakland, one of the most significant RCV errors occurred. The wrong person was elected, even after certification. Arend presents about what went wrong and how better voting methods could have prevented this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7c7...

Running xorg in 2025 is leaving your house keys under the doormat with a sign pointing to them. The difference is grandpa's house didn't have hackers draining his crypto wallet. Your threat model changed. Your desktop didn't. https://youtu.be/rwTo6wvX768