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[–] SoPunny 31 points 1 year ago (4 children)

War sucks, and most veterans and their families know it. But when forced to fight Ukraine is standing, and I hope that Western support doesn’t waiver. I’m sure Putin is hoping to interfere in moar elections as an out.

Could you imagine if his lil orange minion was in power?

Shudders.

Ps, people make sure you are registered to vote.

[–] finder585 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And if you are registered to vote, periodically check if you are still registered.

[–] SoPunny 9 points 1 year ago

Great advice!

My other tidbit is always research the Board of Education, you would not believe the policies some want to put in place. Texas didn’t want to teach higher order thinking skills because they encourage teen rebellion. The book banning we are seeing start up again etc.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/texas-gop-rejects-critical-thinking-skills-really/2012/07/08/gJQAHNpFXW_blog.html

[–] zacher_glachl 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ps, people make sure you are registered to vote.

I keep reading that. Does one need to get actively registered to be allowed to vote in the US? That completely contradicts that people say you can even vote without any personal ID card (both sound ridiculous to me)

[–] Moops 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, you have to be registered to vote in the US. It's typically an easy process, although some areas do try to complicate it to limit one side or the other.

I believe there is a process that allows someone to vote if they don't have an ID, but it does involve verification. Contrary to what some extremists would tell you, It's not like anyone can just walk up and vote a bunch of times. The voters and votes are verified at multiple points along the way.

States govern the election process, so the details are going to vary but that's all true for the couple states I've voted in during my lifetime.

[–] SoPunny 1 points 1 year ago

It is dependent on the state, and there has been registry fuckery especially among minority populations so it’s good to check like that person said. We are still having to actively fight for our democracy, it’s not the time to be lackadaisical

[–] lightingnerd 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Well, with Putin suddenly deciding to unveil his newest intercontinental dildos, I doubt even the orange rapey puffball could have stood against the urges of the military industrial complex. This is it folks, we're once again comparing explosive rage boners for sport, what fun!

Humans are interesting, a little disappointing, but interesting nonetheless...

[–] SoPunny 1 points 1 year ago

Ukraine is very grateful for that MIC right now, and Russia is finding out the price of its corruption.