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The Green Pill Secret: Voting
In the United States of America, on 5 November, 2024, you have your last chance, as a citizen, to vote for your next President. But, did you know there are also down-ballot elections? Do you know who your Congressperson is? Do you know your Governor? Do you know your state Senator and Representative or Delegate? Because, believe me, fixing the flaws in the system starts in the grass roots and all…
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The Silicon Valley billionaire giving millions to Wisconsin Democrats
Using a loophole in campaign finance law, Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and an investor in several massive tech companies, has donated heavily to the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in recent years.
By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT In the last couple decades, Reid Hoffman has helped build many of the top tech companies Americans now use on a daily basis: PayPal, Facebook, LinkedIn, Airbnb. But in recent years, and unlike the rightward tilt of fellow Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investors Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, Hoffman has increasingly used the fortune made there to try and support…
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Akmodel Group MD Goodwill Message On Democracy Day, Graces South West Advancement Awards
In his words, he said “Democracy is not about politics; Democracy literally means the power of the people.The strength of a nation lies in the minds of its people.” Dr. Odegade further said that “Where you see wrong or disparity or foul play, stand up against it because *this is your nation. This is your Democracy *Make it. Ensure it. Pass it on* Respect the importance of Democracy, it is all…
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President Tinubu to address nation on Democracy Day
President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on the occasion of Democracy Day at 7 a.m. on Wednesday. This is according to Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity). The presidential spokesman enjoined television, radio, and other electronic media outlets to plug in to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal…
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DEMAND A RECOUNT!!
to all my american followers, it is your right as a citizen of this country to have your vote counted. many elements call this election into question. you can directly contact the white house about this.
click on this text to go to the white house's website
submit directly to the president
click the first option and select your reasoning as election security
state these pieces of information in a paragraph:
32 fake bomb threats were called into democratic-leaning polling places, which caused the polls to be closed for at least an hour
people are reporting their ballots weren't counted for various unsound reasons (signature invalidation, information that the vote counter couldn't have had)
this all occurred in swing states (pennsylvania, nevada, georgia)
it's all too coincidental that these things happen and swing in trump's favor after months of hinting at foul play
directly state that an investigation for tampering/interference/fraud is required -- not just a recount
(this information is ripped from tweenyseeks on twitter, but i feel justified in sharing it, as the fate of the american people is in the balance)
#us politics#election 2024#american politics#2024 election#uspol#voting#presidential election#us elections#election day#election fraud#politics#democracy#2024 presidential election#kamala harris#kamala 2024#vote kamala#kamala for president#donald trump#fuck trump#jd vance#democrats#republicans#elections#us news#recount#harris walz 2024#current events
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ہر جمہوریت ، جمہوریت تھوڑا ہوتی ہے
گزشتہ روز ( پندرہ ستمبر ) عالمی یومِ جمہوریت منایا گیا۔ اقوامِ متحدہ کے سیکریٹری جنرل انتونیو گوتریس کے بقول عالمی تنازعات میں شدت کے سبب بڑھتی کشیدگی، اقتصادی اتھل پتھل اور ماحولیاتی اتار چڑھاؤ کے نتیجے میں جمہوریت بھی بحران کی زد میں ہے اور شہری آوا��وں کو دبانے کے لیے دیواریں اونچی ہو رہی ہیں۔ گمراہ کن اور غلط اطلاعات کی وبا تیزی سے ذہنوں کو آلودہ کر کے سماجی فاصلے بڑھا رہی ہے اور اداروں پر عدم اعتماد برابر بڑھ رہا ہے۔ اس صورتِ حال سے سب سے زیادہ متاثر وہ جوان نسل ہو رہی ہے کہ جس کے کاندھوں پر اس دنیا اور جمہوریت کا مستقبل ہے۔ چنانچہ اس برس کے عالمی یومِ جمہوریت کا موضوع ہے ’’ اگلی نسل کی با اختیاری ۔‘‘ یعنی عالمی، علاقائی و ملکی سطح پر کیے جانے والے دوررس فیصلوں کے عمل میں نئی پود کی رائے اور امنگوں کا خصوصی دھیان رکھا جائے۔ جمہوریت کی بیسیوں قسمیں ہو سکتی ہیں، لیکن آزادیِ اظہار ناقص یا برائے نام یا مشکوک ہو تو ایسا نظام کچھ بھی ہو سکتا ہے جمہوریت نہیں ہو سکتا۔
انسانی حقوق کے عالمی میثاق کی شق انیس میں کسی بھی چونکہ چنانچہ ہچر مچر کے بغیر واضح لکھا ہے کہ ’’ ہر انسان کو بنا کسی رکاوٹ ، دباؤ اور مداخلت کے اپنی رائے رکھنے اور اس کے اظہار کی بنیادی آزادی حاصل ہے۔ کسی بھی شہری تک اطلاعات کی آزادانہ ترسیل میں کسی بھی طرح کی اڑچن پیدا کر کے اس کی رائے بدلنے یا اثرانداز ہونے کی کوئی بھی کوشش اس بنیادی حق کی پامالی ہے ۔‘‘ اس حق کو شہری و سیاسی حقوق کے بین الاقوامی کنونشن کے توسط سے ذرائع ابلاغ کی بنیادی آزادی سے بھی مشروط کر دیا گیا ہے۔ اس آئینے میں وہ تمام ریاستیں اور حکومتیں جنہوں نے انسانی حقوق کے عالمی میثاق کی توثیق کی ہے۔ اپنی اپنی جغرافیائی حدود میں جمہوریت کا پست و بلند معیار باآسانی دیکھ سکتی ہیں جمہوریت کی موجودہ شکل ہزاروں برس کی انسانی جدوجہد کا نتیجہ ہے اور اس تصور کے تحفظ یا اس کی خامیاں دور کرنے اور اسے صحیح معنوں میں بنی نوع انسان کا آدرش بنانے کے لیے مسلسل کوششیں جاری رہنی چاہیں۔
یونانی شہری ریاستوں میں جمہوریت کی ابتدائی شکل سے لے کے اکیسویں صدی تک کی ڈیجیٹل دنیا میں اس نظام کو بہتر سے بہتر بنانے کے لیے لاتعداد قربانیاں دی گئی ہیں۔ جن جن ممالک میں بھرپور عوامی نمایندگی کے اصول پر جمہوری اقدار جڑ پکڑ چکی ہیں ان کے لیے بہت آسان ہے کہ وہ بنیادی آزادیوں کے روزمرہ ثمرات کو ایک معمول کا طرزِ نظام سمجھ کے لطف اندوز ہو سکیں، مگر اسی دنیا میں نصف سے زائد آبادی ایسی بھی ہے جس کے لیے بنیادی حقوق کا حصول ایک پر آسائش خواب ہے اور انہیں اس خواب کی تعبیر پانے کے لیے آج بھی بظاہر ناقابلِ عبور چیلنجوں کا سامنا ہے۔ اگر ایک عام شہری ریاستی فیصلہ سازی کے عمل سے باہر ہے اور اس کا یہ بنیادی حق کسی بھی حیلے، بہانے یا جبر کے بل پر ایک طاقتور اقلیت نے نظریے، قوم پرستی یا قسمت کے پردے میں غصب کر رکھا ہے۔ یا کسی بھی شہری کو نسل، رنگ، علاقے یا تعصب کی کسی بھی شکل کے ذریعے ووٹ کے حق سے ایسے محروم رکھا جا رہا ہے کہ جس کے نتیجے میں انسانی مساوات کے ازلی قانون پر آنچ آتی ہو تو پھر اس نظام کا نام جمہوریت کے بجائے کچھ بھی رکھا جا سکتا ہے۔
اس دنیا میں سوائے چھ خلی��ی ریاستوں ، برونائی ، افغانستان اور ویٹیکن ہر ریاست کے سرکاری نام میں آپ کو ڈیموکریٹ یا ری پبلک یا پیپلز ریپبلک یا اسلامک ریپبلک کا لاحقہ مل جائے گا۔ محض لاحقہ لگانے سے کیا جمہوریت کے بنیادی تقاضے پورے ہو سکتے ہیں ؟ محض ایک خاص مدت کے بعد انتخابات کروانے کے عمل کو ہی جمہوریت کہا جا سکتا ہے ؟ کیا یک جماعتی نظام بھی جمہوریت کی مروجہ تعریف پر پورا اترتا ہے ؟ کیا کثیر جماعتی نظام کے باوجود کسی بھی ریاست کے وسائل اور سیاست پر اکثریتی گروہ کی اجارہ داری اور اس اجارہ داری کے منفی اثرات سے اسی ریاست کی مذہبی ، لسانی و نسلی اقلیتوں کو تحفظ دینے کے لیے کوئی موثر آئینی و قانونی ڈھال تشکیل دئیے بغیر اس ریاست کو جمہوری کہا جا سکتا ہے ؟ اور اگر کوئی ریاست انتخابی عمل، کثیر جماعتی نظام اور اکثریتی گروہ کی بالادستی کی زد سے اقلیتی گروہوں کو محفوظ رکھنے کا نظام بنا بھی لیتی ہے مگر سب کو پابند کر دیتی ہے کہ طے شدہ ریاستی نظریات سے ہٹ کے اپنی رائے کا اظہار غداری کے مترادف ہو گا تو کیا ایسے نظام کو بھی جمہوریت کی دستار پہنائی جا سکتی ہے ؟
اگر ریاست محض لیپا پوتی کی خاطر جمہوری سمبلز اپنا لے اور جمہوری اداروں کی نقالی بھی کر لے مگر اس کے خمیر میں آمریت و فسطائیت گندھی ہوئی ہو، کاغذ پر بہترین آئین چھپا ہوا اور قوانین کی کتاب میں بظاہر تمام شہریوں کی قانونی برابری کا عہد بھی کیا گیا ہو۔ مگر ریاست کا عمل اس کے قول کی چغلی کھاتا ہو اور آئین کو بھی موشگافیوں اور خود ساختہ منطق کی دھول اڑا کے اپنے پوشیدہ و اعلانیہ مقاصد کے حصول کے لیے موم کی ناک اور غریب کی جورو میں تبدیل کر دیا جائے تو کیا ایسے ماحول کو بھی جمہوری کہا جا سکتا ہے ؟ جمہوریت کوئی وقت گذاری کا مشغلہ، خوش وقتی یا کتابی شے نہیں بلکہ انتخابی عمل برقرار رکھنے اور آئینی روح کے مطابق چلنے کا مطلب ریاستی سطح پر جمہوری تحمل کا مظاہرہ کرتے ہوئے ایسے سماج کی تشکیل میں مدد دینا ہے جہاں قوتِ برداشت ، تحمل ، بردباری ، ہمدردی کے اوصاف نمایاں ہوتے چلے جائیں اور ہر شہری اس اصول کو دل سے تسلیم کرنے کے قابل ہو جائے کہ جہاں سے میری ناک شروع ہوتی ہے وہاں پر آپ کے مکے کی حد ختم ہو جاتی ہے۔ جہاں ہر شہری اور ادارہ اتفاق کے ساتھ ساتھ اختلافِ رائے کا بھی مکمل احترام کر پائے۔ تب تو یہ عمل جمہوریت کہلا سکتا ہے۔ورنہ ادھ کچی پکی ، لولی لنگڑی جمہوریت تو کہیں بھی بازار سے بارعایت ہر وقت دستیاب ہے۔ بس آواز دے کے طلب فرما لیں۔
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Let's make January 6 "Democracy Day" to commemorate the day we survived the insurrection and overthrow of the Constitution.
McCarthy would protect the biggest criminals if it meant he could become Speaker.
Even after 100s of MAGA are in prison, McCarty will never see the crimes, the intent, the conspiracy, the complicity. It's staggering.
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Stolen from an internet comment:
I mean think about it. Republicans got the endorsement of almost nobody. Kid Rock and Hulk Hogan were their front runners. Vance’s approval rating was like 30%. They had so many people vocally against them from media to celebrities to public figures.
Then in swoops the richest guy in the world who goes full bananas MAGA and puts his entire reputation on the line for Trump’s promise of a seat in the White House. Why risk it all unless you knew that promise was going to happen?
Why did Trump routinely say to not bother voting because they had all the votes? Why did Trump insist the only way Dems would win is if they cheated, is it because he knew he rigged it already so literally the only way Harris could win is if she somehow cheated and undid/redid the rigging? What was the “little secret”? Why did it seem like nobody on Trump’s team was excited to win and they took the stage like nothing happened, is it because they knew it was going to happen? How did states like Florida get called almost instantaneously? Why were there numerous bomb threats from Russia at only heavily Democratic polling stations? Why was there numerous reports of tabulators malfunctioning at only heavily Democratic polling stations? Why was every single person who has accurately predicted elections over the last 5-10-15-20+ years wrong? Not one or two, all of them were wrong, how?
How is it that none of the heinous stuff Trump did matter? Jan 6, felonies, racism, misogyny, questioning when Harris turned black in front of a room of black people, threatening to jail or kill people that didn’t support him, calling Puerto Ricans garbage, calling the military losers and suckers, saying Haitian immigrants are eating dogs, I mean you name it. How can he do all of the stuff over the last 4 years that would have sunk any politician’s career dead in the water and yet he gained supporters from literally everywhere?
How does sentiment analysis show Democrats with the highest voter enthusiasm and engagement since Obama and yet deliver an absolute abysmal showing in the election? How does Harris/Walz sellout enormous stadiums multiple times a day all over the country while Trump can barely fill a 2,000 seat auditorium, yet that translates into not even winning the popular vote?
Maybe they didn’t cheat. But you ask yourself the above questions and you really start to wonder if they did…
#us politics#us polls#vote democratic#vote democrat#democratic party#democracy#election 2024#us elections#presidential election#election day#election fraud#vote blue#vote harris#vote kamala#fuck the republikkkans#republicans#republican
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An unseen problem with the Electoral College – it tells bad guys where to target their efforts
A Wisconsin elections researcher discusses issues with the Electoral College - how it works and potential issues with the system:
By Barry C. Burden | The Conversation Over the past four years, Congress and state governments have worked hard to prevent the aftermath of the 2024 election from descending into the chaos and threats to democracy that occurred around the 2020 U.S. presidential election. A new federal law cleaned up ambiguities that could allow for election subversion. New state laws have been enacted across…
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I am so sick and tired of seeing all these “I know biden is bad, I know biden has done some bad things but vote for biden because trump will destroy our democracy” posts bc a) clearly our democracy is a sham and b) STOP DEFENDING BIDEN, STOP DOWNPLAYING WHAT HE HAS DONE! you do not need to, nor should you, defend biden to any degree. you can say that we cannot let trump win without that other bullshit. biden is pure evil, he is scum. and part of what makes him so horrendous and disturbing is the charade he puts on like he’s the good guy and trump is the evil, the bad to his good. quite literally the only thing that he has going for him is that his opponent is somehow even worse than him. that his opponent has no pretense of even trying to act like he doesn’t want to fully be a dictator. stop fucking defending biden. stop fucking downplaying all the horrendous, despicable, evil things he has done and is continuing to do. he is fully funding and supporting and enabling a genocide. it helps no one.
and if/when biden loses, he only has himself to blame.
ideally we would all rally behind a third party candidate and the electoral college wouldn’t exist. ideally these wouldn’t be our “choices”. idfk what to do because trump cannot win but how can any of us in good conscience vote for biden’s evil, fascistic, decrepit ass ??
what makes biden so different from or better than trump? nothing!!
- he is unconditionally supporting netanyahu and his genocide of Palestinians
- democrats have done nothing to protect nor help us as roe v. wade was overturned, we still have student loan debt, the cost of living is unaffordable and the minimum wage remains unchanged, biden has increased police presence and funding for police (more so than in 2020, despite the eruption of BLM protests and the murder of George Floyd and his promise to George Floyd’s family that he wouldn’t let his murder become just another number, another hashtag), and so. much. more.
- biden is building off of trump’s policies - specifically and most recently, biden has just announced an executive order to deny asylum requests. the increase in police funding and the further militarization of police was also built off of trump’s policies
the u.s. is an evil sham of a country.
as ethel cain said …
#I think i’ll vote third party. we have no real fucking choices.#we can’t not vote but we also can’t vote for evil genocide joe#but also it’s like#it doesn’t even fucking matter bc it’s all a sham and they’re not even trying to pretend that it’s not#every fucking day they further rub it in our faces that our so-called democracy is a complete and utter sham#one prime example being the violent suppression of peaceful pro-palestine protests#where are the debates? where is any of the bullshit from previous election years??#genocide joe#FREE PALESTINE#CEASEFIRE NOW#END THE OCCUPATION#signal boost#gaza#tw cussing
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Dear lord please double Logan Sargeant’s misfortune and give it to the British this weekend 🧎♀️
Tag list: @st-leclerc @rubywingsracing @saviour-of-lord @three-days-time
#i’m not even joking#I hope Logan scores points and every British driver dnfs#just for Independence Day weekend ‼️‼️#except for Alex albon ofc my bb#he’s not even being acknowledged as British for some reason rn so he’s excluded#I can’t believe he has to drive a Union Jack car this weekend…#my boy deserves reparations#USA USA USA#I hope the power of democracy (fake) fireworks and guns and hotdogs fires his spirit this weekend#i know my goat#listened to American boy by Estelle and all American bitch exclusively for the 4 hours this took me#f1#formula 1#f1blr#f1 fanart#formula one#f1 art#annie’s art#formula one fanart#formula 1 fanart#logan sargeant#ls2#williams racing#williams f1#british gp 2024#formulanni
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man it’s really not okay how normalized it is to ask people about their bodies nowadays. I try to go to the gym and all of a sudden it’s "why are you dragging the dismembered corpse of american presidential candidate donald trump in a body bag while your doing leg day" my bodies my business
#donald trump#election 2024#presidential election#election day#please vote#go vote#vote blue#vote democrat#vote harris#vote kamala#get out the vote#vote vote vote#register to vote#2024 presidential election#kamala for president#harris for president#2024 presidential race#kamala harris#kamala 2024#harris walz 2024#vote harris walz#tim walz#kamala walz#walz#politics#fuck trump#trump#traitor trump#trump is a threat to democracy#defeat trump
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I firmly believe that any movement focused on how you *think* people should act instead of how they *actually* act is doomed to failure. In light of that I think it's clear that Democrats have failed to engage voters and drive turnout, and they desperately need a new strategy before 2026.
My sympathy for the absolute children who think it's a candidate's responsibility to get them "excited" about politics in exchange for spending the time to vote one day out of every 1460 instead of viewing being an educated voter as a civic responsibility is at an absolute fucking zero right now
#'oh so i'm supposed to vote JUST because trump is a fascist?? even though i don't feel like dems really CARE about me???'#you're always supposed to vote dipshit it came free with your democracy#and yes i'm aware that elections happen more often than every 1460 days#but i suspect the people who can't be bothered to vote for president are not showing up for midterms and primaries either#us politics
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Abortion was on the ballot in 10 states this year, and in seven of them, voters enshrined abortion in their state constitutions.
Each state has a different threshold for ballot measures to pass, so while a majority of Florida voters support abortion access in their state, it failed to meet the threshold to pass.
Since the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade in 2022, voters in a total of 14 states have protected abortion at the ballot box.
#vote#voting#when we all vote#election#register to vote#democracy#voter#voter registration#election day#abortion#abortion rights#reproductive health#reproductive rights#reproductive justice#reproductive freedom#election 2024
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#good luck with burning a real man on the bonfire over there we’re gonna celebrate this rando guy not blowing up parliament#i usually love#bonfire night#but on#election day#all the kids are having fun and the adults are on the phones like#donald trump#better not get elected so help me god#the americans go make it stressful#i don’t wanna be setting off fireworks if democracy is crumbling#presidential election#kamala harris#good luck
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