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Wikipedia’s nonprofit status questioned by D.C. U.S. attorney

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754 points coloneltcb | 5 comments | 25 Apr 25 23:03 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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tzs ◴[26 Apr 25 00:00 UTC] No.43799641[source]▶
> Before being named U.S. attorney, Martin appeared on Russia-backed media networks more than 150 times, The Washington Post reported last week. In one appearance on RT in 2022, he said there was no evidence of military buildup on Ukraine’s boarders only nine days before Russia invaded the country. He further criticized U.S. officials as warmongering and ignoring Russia security concerns.

This is getting ridiculous. Is there anyone associated with this administration who does not have a record of promoting Russia's positions?

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r053bud ◴[26 Apr 25 00:43 UTC] No.43799885[source]▶
We voted for this! This is “democracy” at work
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candiddevmike ◴[26 Apr 25 01:17 UTC] No.43800056[source]▶
Less than 30% of voter age Americans voted for this
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rchaud ◴[26 Apr 25 02:38 UTC] No.43800437[source]▶
The majority that did vote, voted for this. The participation rate has always been low in rich western countries. Given the standards of media literacy and civics education, there's no evidence that a higher participation rate would have changed the outcome.
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Narkov ◴[26 Apr 25 03:04 UTC] No.43800545[source]▶
> The participation rate has always been low in rich western countries.

Australia has entered the chat.

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1. extra88 ◴[26 Apr 25 04:04 UTC] No.43800845[source]▶
You can't bring them up without including that voting is compulsory there.
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2. crabmusket ◴[26 Apr 25 04:07 UTC] No.43800861[source]▶
See my sibling comment. Getting your name checked off is compulsory but nothing stops you from handing in a blank ballot.
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3. swat535 ◴[26 Apr 25 10:06 UTC] No.43802297[source]▶
Why would you hand blank ballot at. That point? You might as well vote.
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4. aloha2436 ◴[26 Apr 25 11:00 UTC] No.43802529{3}[source]▶
"I don't like any of the rat-bastards." "I don't care." "I think it's funnier to draw a dick. (And I don't care.)" "I trust other people to make the right choice." "I refuse to participate in this bourgeois sham election." ...are all reasons I've heard, even if I don't actually understand any of them.
5. extra88 ◴[26 Apr 25 12:11 UTC] No.43802911[source]▶
For the purposes of this comparison, those "informal" votes still count in the typically used participation statistics. Voters intentionally case "wasted" ballots in other countries too.