Notices by Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io), page 3

@RnDanger
Yes, I tried to make it so

@lonepundit
There is no credible evidence I'm aware of that Russia et al have ever manipulated vote totals, and there's •ample• reason — both in process and data — to think they haven't.

There is, on the other hand, overwhelming evidence that Russia at least has manipulated •voters• with disinformation and fake engament designed to foster infighting, exacerbate divisions, and de-motivate people. That, I think, very much shows in the numbers I posted.

A relevant article:
https://www.wonkette.com/p/donald-trumps-margin-size-is-almost

(Please lmk if I screwed up the math; I haven't had lunch yet)

The actual outcome of this election with •the whole US population• as the denominator:

22% voted for Harris
23% voted for Trump
<1% voted for other
26% eligible but did not vote*
28% not eligible to vote

* (whether by choice or by voter suppression)

Numbers might shift a tiny bit as last votes are counted, but this is close to the final tally.

Just sit with that for one quality minute. Think about what stories people are telling about this election. Then think about what stories are true.

When Goldstein says "the people have spoken," let's remember that the MAGA bloc is less slightly less than half of those who voted, which is less than half of the population.

Also, they didn't say a thing about these cases, which they didn't weigh as the law requires; by casting a vote, they just said something about who they want in power.

Many MAGA voters concede that he is a criminal, but choose to empower him anyway.

More much-needed sense-talking on this general theme from @_L1vY_:

https://mstdn.social/@_L1vY_/113505523103645877

@evacide
This is substantially less unreasonable than most of the responses to current events I’ve seen in my feed today

This, except not just for •constitutional• checks and balances. Social pushback matters. Reporting matters. Organizing matters. Sabotage matters. Support matters.

We are under no obligation to make •anything• easy for these fascist knuckleheads.

From @froomkin:
https://journa.host/@froomkin/113507526398254204

@jawarajabbi @gilduran
I mean, I for one am willing to speculate wildly about Musk assassinating Trump no matter how hypothetical it might be.

@vruz
Just one trollish reply will suffice, thank you

Not a prediction — too far-fetched to be an actual prediction — but just something wild to add to your bingo card:

Trump and Musk get in some pissing contest about who owns who, Trump tries to kick Musk to the curb, and then Musk has Trump assassinated because Vance will take orders better.

Just imagine.

Re this from @gilduran:
https://journa.host/@gilduran/113507033831952315

Not to excuse the Democratic Party for its many shortcomings, but this from @billyjoebowers really is pretty damn spot on.

The mainstream US press is pretty much is full-scale failure mode at this point. Whatever role we thought it served in society, it just…doesn’t anymore. https://mastodon.online/@billyjoebowers/113506837692000934

Elon Musk calling EU Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen:

🧑🏻🦱 "Do as I say, or I will turn off Starlink in your home neighborhood"

👩🏻🦳 "I am not a Starlink user."

🧑🏻🦱 "Do as I say, or I will cause your Tesla to malfunction!"

👩🏻🦳 "I drive a Mercedes!"

🧑🏻🦱 "Do as I say, or you will NEVER go to Mars on MY spaceships!!!"

👩🏻🦳 "I predict, neither will you."

🧑🏻🦱 "AAAARGH! ☠️🤬😡👿"

@Catfish_Man@mastodon.social@steve@discuss.systems
A great team is a true treasure indeed. (If you all relocate to MSP, drop me a note and ask me if I’m tired of teaching!)

Here’s a thread to read to the end, one that somebody out there maybe needs right now. From @KydiaMusic:
https://mastodon.social/@KydiaMusic/113507037654644069

“Holy hell, these two have the memories of concussed goldfish.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/wonkette/p/suckers-make-up-with-fascist

I can't believe that this is still a thing, but if your risk model is noticeably impacted by the adversarial capability of _writing an email in the English language_ then I'm pretty sure your threat model is already broken.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/nsa-hacker-ai-bot-chat-chatgpt-bard-english-google-openai-rcna133086

#threatmodeling #phishing

@jornane @The_Turtle_Moves @dalias "You must click this link to learn why you must never click links."

@tehstu
To state the obvious:

1. It doesn’t matter. “Deport” just means “hardship and chaos.” Stateless? Stuck in an airport? Dropped in a random country unrelated to you? Sent right back to your house after jail overnight? Tied up in court for years? Who cares! They sure don’t!

2. If you look sufficiently white, you will not be caught up in this. At first.