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

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848 points coloneltcb | 4 comments | 25 Apr 25 23:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.752s | 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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Braxton1980 ◴[26 Apr 25 04:24 UTC] No.43800929[source]▶
100% of voter age Americans made a decision. That includes not registering to vote or not voting.

Pretend I want a snack, I can choose between a cookie and an apple. If I dislike both then I also have the option to not get a snack. Neither is selected.

This is different from not voting because a candidate still wins.

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Supermancho ◴[26 Apr 25 04:34 UTC] No.43800965[source]▶
If the US wanted voting to be more popular, there would be a Federal Holiday to promote it. There is no incentive when there are known costs...at least since the wild inflation of the 80s when it got prohibitive to lose a shift and the slow dissolution of union jobs. This is the result of the tyranny of indifference. Those that benefit continue to promote and benefit, those that do not, are disenfranchised. It's a common theme in history.
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1. HDThoreaun ◴[26 Apr 25 13:36 UTC] No.43803502[source]▶
stop. Voting is incredibly easy. Voting by mail is incredibly easy. Theres no reason you cant vote by mail. The reason people arent voting is because they dont want to/cant be assed
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2. Supermancho ◴[26 Apr 25 17:22 UTC] No.43805443[source]▶
> stop

No.

> Voting by mail is incredibly easy.

This missed the point entirely.

This is about changing behavior and making it "easier" isn't the blocker. People often do not behave the way you expect them to due to simple socialization. Regardless of the specifics, making it more of a celebration (because that's how the vast majority of PTO is perceived) will make it seem like it's more important beyond the lipservice that, frankly, has been ineffective.

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3. Braxton1980 ◴[26 Apr 25 20:13 UTC] No.43806737[source]▶
>making it more of a celebration

Then wouldn't people not want to spend hours waiting to vote if they could party?

4. HDThoreaun ◴[26 Apr 25 20:18 UTC] No.43806792[source]▶
Voting for the sake of voting is a horrible idea. Voting as a celebration seems bad too. Voting is a privilege that has a lot of responsibility entwined and it is ok to bow out if you arent sure. Politics these days is fully maximizing for psychological tricks so I dont think theres any shame in feeling overwhelmed.

The issue with complaining about non existent problems is that it leads to everyone ignoring you. My issue with that is that when you hijack my political movement with this non issue now my movement is being ignored because of your dumb non issue. So basically Im ok with you feeling this way but dont hijack the democratic platform