CouncilOfFriends

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[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Most important for me is being able to simply read the ballot and research candidates at my leisure. Not sure about failure points, my state has used mail voting for many years without issue and if Trump's lackey makes ballots go missing I will know because I can track my ballot on the state's website.

A really important point is some voting machines are 'ballot marking devices' which give you a human readable paper ballot with your choices (good) however the actual counting is done using a barcode or QR code (bad). There is never a good reason to prevent voters from verifying their ballot has their intended choices, yet some areas still insist on using these absurd machines.

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 8 points 4 days ago

Some of us attempt to take reality on reality's terms, rather than pretend we have national ranked choice voting. The only signal people are sending by voting for a third-party presidential candidate is that they are easily fooled into voting against their own interests. Feel free to organize for your preferred alternative during primaries and local elections, and know that the Republican party is not going implement RCV or give one single fuck about Netanyahu continuing his genocide.

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I haven't used this advice myself yet, I stole it from Kevin

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jkKqxNqzuWE

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 25 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

Every time you buy a Big Mac, set one ingredient aside. Then at the end of the week you have a free Big Mac. And you love it even more, because you made it with your own hands.

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 29 points 1 week ago

Just today I was listening to Peter F. Hamilton's "Exodus: The Archimedes Engine" and the mention of attack dogs with diamond-tipped teeth sounded a little wacky for sci-fi. Sometimes life can be stranger than fiction.

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

Well that's not accurate. By weight, Trump is one of their largest customers.

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

Trump is exceptionally unequipped for this because the presidency is the only job Trump ever "applied" for in his life and when we fired him he organized a violent coup, including a gallows for Vice President Michael Pencil. He might really believe resumes contain all of someone's job history, or he may be throwing ketchup at the wall again.

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

There's a difference between asking the same question again after a non-answer (which is what all interviewers should do) and interrupting someone to prevent them from answering the question.

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 18 points 3 weeks ago

The rules were you guys weren't going to fact check

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If a neighbor asked me I would be happy it's not going into a landfill and offer to help carry it. Or I would tell you about the ancient curse it holds, and why no mortal should possess it.

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Slow down there. We all need to take a beat to find out the opinion of a Real American in Ohio or some other swing state.

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