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[–] SassyRamen@lemmy.world 141 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why doesn't it read "Far Right Extremist, White Nationalist, Christofacist, Terror Group 'MAGA' Reaking Havic Around The U.S."

Call a duck a duck

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 80 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is why I took my mail in ballot to the post office instead of trusting a mailbox or my conservative mailman.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I did so and I'm checking my county's ballot tracker like a hawk to make sure it registers.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I got the email saying they received mine yesterday.

Still double checked the website because it could have been a Republican trick.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah yes, the stable democracy of a first world country...

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Anyone who claims it's stable is not paying attention

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Well, we have a set of billionaires/millionaires and one specific party that are actively seeking to break democracy in this country.

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Or they're hoping whoever is listening to them is not.

[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

The people who are most concerned about voter fraud are the ones committing voter fraud. Go figure.

[–] sudo_shinespark@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

This is the way

[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

I dropped mine in the county's drop box so I don't have to risk letting USPS destroy it or "lose" it. Make sure you follow up to verify that your ballot was received AND accepted.

[–] CreativeCider@lemmy.world 50 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Headline should be something along the lines of "Fascists try to meddle with the election"

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 month ago

Not trying, already did. When Trump loses, he will use all of this as a reason for congress to appoint him president.

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago (3 children)

If there's one branch of law enforcement you don't want to fuck with it's the US Postal Inspection Service. This person is about to do some time. They do not fuck around with the mail.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Don’t piss off the PIS!

They don’t have their own special agents or something anymore right?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The USPS? Yes, they have agents and they are armed.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Wow what could I have been remembering…

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

They have their own police.

[–] Myxomatosis@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just ask the Post Master General

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Louis DeJoy is a fucking disgrace, for real.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I think DeJoy has pulled back their enforcement somewhat - to the point that violence against mail-carriers has had a HUGE spike. Hopefully this is still covered though.

Oh, and fire that fucker DeJoy, too...

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago

Here comes the terrorism

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

Gosh, I wonder what the party affiliation of the perps might be....

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

It's good to vote early in case extremists try to take your vote away from you. Also, track your ballot, if you're able to.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

when you can't win by the votes, and you know it, then comes the violence.

[–] LavenderDay3544@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

I wonder whose supporters did this...

[–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

Given the municipality, it wouldn't surprise me if it was a Phoenix PD officer who did it.

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

That is several US broken laws. There's an orange jumpsuit is that persons future.

[–] quichequeen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

This is actually my local post office, where I dropped off my ballot last week. They have taped signs above the mail slots in the extended-hours lobby that said “ballets” need to be handed to a specific window (meaning a worker during business hours). I can imagine there may have been some people who couldn’t visit during the 8:30-4:30 USPS hours who utilized the outside mailboxes. This really sucks for them.

[–] sorval_the_eeter@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Political violence aimed at voting, I wonder if it was dems or repubs committing the crime?

Aw, I'm Just kidding, No one wonders about this. Its always republicans doing terror acts on our soil.