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I hate bullies no matter what side they\u2019re on. I&#39;m kind, until you push me. Three kids. Seven grands. AI Hater. American not USian. Pizzaiolo Extraordinaire. I have been known to counsel brands for cash and tell stories. Former Photographer and filmmaker. Quickly running out of fucks to give.Phillies. Eagles. Liverpool.Signal: dtm.13","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.cc\/@dtm","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"dtm","displayName":"David Todd McCarty","note":"Brand Mechanic + RaconteurI live in Cape May County, New Jersey, USA, where I write about writing, culture, science, history, food, religion and travel. I hate bullies no matter what side they\u2019re on. I&#39;m kind, until you push me. Three kids. Seven grands. AI Hater. American not USian. Pizzaiolo Extraordinaire. I have been known to counsel brands for cash and tell stories. Former Photographer and filmmaker. Quickly running out of fucks to give.Phillies. Eagles. Liverpool.Signal: dtm.13"}},"content":"<p>I only vaguely remember doing so, but I must have signed up to volunteer to be a poll worker. Today I got a letter provide a dozen dates to take a maditory class which has to be completed in order to do it. This seems more important than ever, but none of our polling places are that busy and it\u2019s largely a red district in a blue state, so little chance of shenanigans, or so I believe. <\/p><p>I have to decide if this is worth my time. It looks incredibly boring from the outside, as a voter. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.cc\/tags\/Voting\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Voting<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-05:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.cc\/ap\/users\/115832535183301911\/statuses\/117214661612333290","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.cc\/ap\/users\/115832535183301911\/statuses\/117214661612333290","objectType":"note","content":"<p>I only vaguely remember doing so, but I must have signed up to volunteer to be a poll worker. Today I got a letter provide a dozen dates to take a maditory class which has to be completed in order to do it. This seems more important than ever, but none of our polling places are that busy and it\u2019s largely a red district in a blue state, so little chance of shenanigans, or so I believe. <\/p><p>I have to decide if this is worth my time. It looks incredibly boring from the outside, as a voter. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.cc\/tags\/Voting\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#Voting<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.cc\/@dtm\/117214661612333290","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"voting"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-04:objectType=thread:nonce=42a2e9044e4df859","notice_info":{"local_id":"13127868","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-04T23:30:12+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.cc\/@dtm\/117214661612333290"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/WarnerCrocker","displayName":"Warner Crocker","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/43566-original-tmp20221130221228.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/43566-96-20230122170559.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/43566-48-20230122170559.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/43566-24-20230122170559.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"43566"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/43566-96-20230122170559.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Gadfly. Flying through life as a gadget geek and theatre artist...commenting along the way. Every day I learn something new is a good day. Boosts offered without endorsement. Comments on the other hand\u2026\u2029#theatre #arts #culture #apple #tech #chicago #chicagosports #comedy #politics #chicagopolitics #politics #socialmedia #music #mobiletech #OldPeopleofMastodon #photography #history #diabetes","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@WarnerCrocker","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"WarnerCrocker","displayName":"Warner Crocker","note":"Gadfly. Flying through life as a gadget geek and theatre artist...commenting along the way. Every day I learn something new is a good day. Boosts offered without endorsement. Comments on the other hand\u2026\u2029#theatre #arts #culture #apple #tech #chicago #chicagosports #comedy #politics #chicagopolitics #politics #socialmedia #music #mobiletech #OldPeopleofMastodon #photography #history #diabetes"}},"content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.cc\/@dtm\" class=\"u-url mention\">@dtm<\/a> I was an election  judge for 5 years. Stopped after COVID. Always an eye-opener given those you serve both good and bad.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-05:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/WarnerCrocker\/statuses\/117215369943030569","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/WarnerCrocker\/statuses\/117215369943030569","objectType":"note","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.cc\/@dtm\" class=\"u-url mention\">@dtm<\/a> I was an election  judge for 5 years. Stopped after COVID. Always an eye-opener given those you serve both good and bad.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@WarnerCrocker\/117215369943030569","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.cc\/ap\/users\/115832535183301911\/statuses\/117214661612333290","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.cc\/@dtm\/117214661612333290"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.cc\/ap\/users\/115832535183301911"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-04:objectType=thread:nonce=42a2e9044e4df859","notice_info":{"local_id":"13127869","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-04T23:30:09+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@WarnerCrocker\/117215369943030569"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6670371","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}