Hacking Democracy
Just a little bit more about elections. You can check out HBO’s special Hacking Democracy in its entirety on Google Video. (The total run time is about an hour and twenty minutes, just so you know.) The documentary covers a lot of the known problems with electronic voting and focuses on how much of what’s [...]
...read moreThis makes me uncomfortable.
Is it just me, or does this just feel… wrong?
...read moreElection Thoughts
Tomorrow’s the big day. Hopefully all of you are going to get out and vote. If you’re in New York, I hope you’ll vote on the Working Families Party line — they support the most progressive candidates, and are certainly more in line with my values than the Democratic party is. And you won’t be [...]
...read moreHelp! Help! Voter Suppression!*
*A Get Fuzzy quote, used only half in jest UPDATED: So I voted this morning with my passport and a bank statement. No one batted an eye. So much for my confrontation with poll workers. So I have been poking around online, reading about candidates and ballot measures for tomorrow’s elections. (I’m voting in Ohio.) [...]
...read moreDear Mom and Dad,
I need to take a break from our relationship. I mean, I love you–I do, really! And thanks so much for the cooked meals and toilet traning and stuff!–but recent events in my life have caused me to question the political utility and, yes, the emotional return on our interactions. I feel stifled. I feel [...]
...read more“No, it’s getting worse because you drew up the postwar plans on the back of a cocktail napkin at Applebee’s.”
Bill Maher tells us how Democrats should respond to GOP talking points. Brilliant. Thanks to Chrissy for the link. Don’t forget to vote tomorrow.
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