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

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754 points coloneltcb | 3 comments | 25 Apr 25 23:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.002s | 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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mulmen ◴[26 Apr 25 03:33 UTC] No.43800701[source]▶
There’s also no evidence that increased turnout would have had the same result.

What seems to be overlooked in these conversations is the skill with which American voters have been disenfranchised by partisan forces.

It’s easy to blame people for not voting if you ignore the real difficulties in actually casting a vote for many Americans.

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1. A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 ◴[26 Apr 25 09:56 UTC] No.43802251[source]▶
<< It’s easy to blame people for not voting if you ignore the real difficulties in actually casting a vote for many Americans.

I hesitated while reading this part, because I wholly agreed with the first 2 sentences. Do you mean physically difficult in terms of barriers to voting or making a less direct comment about the usefulness of that vote? If the former, I think I disagree compared to other countries ( and the levels of paperwork needed ). If the latter, I would be interested to hear some specifics.

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2. mulmen ◴[26 Apr 25 14:47 UTC] No.43804125[source]▶
Physically more difficult. Purging voter rolls. Moving polling locations. Voter ID requirements. Restrictions on mail in ballots. Etc.
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3. A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 ◴[26 Apr 25 16:16 UTC] No.43804910[source]▶
I willing to give you moving polling locations, but with that minor concession.

Can you explain to me like I am 5 why those are bad things? For a simple person like myself, one would think, data accuracy, voting system integrity, and verifiability would be of use and value to everyone.

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