Ben Slusky
@syskill.bsky.social
RHCE, SCSA, SCNA, BOFH, pater familias
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Important: the USPS rule that SCOTUS blocked tonight was Trump’s big plan to control and restrict mail voting.
But a separate policy remains in place: USPS is no longer postmarking mail as soon it gets it, which is hugely important for deadlines.
So people must mail back with plenty of time.
But a separate policy remains in place: USPS is no longer postmarking mail as soon it gets it, which is hugely important for deadlines.
So people must mail back with plenty of time.
In an Intense Election Year, New Post Office Rules Could Trip Up Voter Registration - Bolts
A change in how mail is postmarked could lead some voters to miss key deadlines, including voter registration. Advocates worry the people most affected will be those already facing voting barriers.
boltsmag.org
September 15, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Important: the USPS rule that SCOTUS blocked tonight was Trump’s big plan to control and restrict mail voting.
But a separate policy remains in place: USPS is no longer postmarking mail as soon it gets it, which is hugely important for deadlines.
So people must mail back with plenty of time.
But a separate policy remains in place: USPS is no longer postmarking mail as soon it gets it, which is hugely important for deadlines.
So people must mail back with plenty of time.
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Soooooo there was a big push to get people to sign up as poll workers over the last ~10 days or so and uhhhh
We are now at 27,000 new poll workers. 💪💪💪
This is not a joke, that's twenty-seven THOUSAND people.
We are now at 27,000 new poll workers. 💪💪💪
This is not a joke, that's twenty-seven THOUSAND people.
Here's the signup link! powerthepolls.org/creator-sara...
Signing up to become a poll worker is:
-A good way to help keep elections running properly!
-A good way to stop doomscrolling & DO SOMETHING!
-And it's better than free, it's paid work!
Signing up to become a poll worker is:
-A good way to help keep elections running properly!
-A good way to stop doomscrolling & DO SOMETHING!
-And it's better than free, it's paid work!
Power the Polls
Poll workers power democracy. We help recruit them! Sign up now to make sure we have safe, fair, efficient elections for all!
powerthepolls.org
September 9, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Soooooo there was a big push to get people to sign up as poll workers over the last ~10 days or so and uhhhh
We are now at 27,000 new poll workers. 💪💪💪
This is not a joke, that's twenty-seven THOUSAND people.
We are now at 27,000 new poll workers. 💪💪💪
This is not a joke, that's twenty-seven THOUSAND people.
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The idea that making a sitting president answer for criminal charges would distract him from important official duties has never looked more ridiculous.
September 7, 2026 at 2:30 AM
The idea that making a sitting president answer for criminal charges would distract him from important official duties has never looked more ridiculous.
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Here's the signup link! powerthepolls.org/creator-sara...
Signing up to become a poll worker is:
-A good way to help keep elections running properly!
-A good way to stop doomscrolling & DO SOMETHING!
-And it's better than free, it's paid work!
Signing up to become a poll worker is:
-A good way to help keep elections running properly!
-A good way to stop doomscrolling & DO SOMETHING!
-And it's better than free, it's paid work!
Power the Polls
Poll workers power democracy. We help recruit them! Sign up now to make sure we have safe, fair, efficient elections for all!
powerthepolls.org
September 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Here's the signup link! powerthepolls.org/creator-sara...
Signing up to become a poll worker is:
-A good way to help keep elections running properly!
-A good way to stop doomscrolling & DO SOMETHING!
-And it's better than free, it's paid work!
Signing up to become a poll worker is:
-A good way to help keep elections running properly!
-A good way to stop doomscrolling & DO SOMETHING!
-And it's better than free, it's paid work!
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A string of absolutely bonkers Truth Social posts from Trump in the span of about 10 minutes
September 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
A string of absolutely bonkers Truth Social posts from Trump in the span of about 10 minutes
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 6th 2026 (Hard), in less than 12 minutes
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
cluesbysam.com
September 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 6th 2026 (Hard), in less than 12 minutes
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Gotta go with what worked for Zaphod Beeblebrox.
Post your getaway vehicle
Post your getaway vehicle
August 31, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Gotta go with what worked for Zaphod Beeblebrox.
Post your getaway vehicle
Post your getaway vehicle
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More than 1.2 million Texans' voter registrations were suspended.
Check here to make sure you are still registered to vote in Texas:
www.texas.gov/living-in-te...
If you have been removed here is what you need to do:
www.kxan.com/news/texas/w...
Check here to make sure you are still registered to vote in Texas:
www.texas.gov/living-in-te...
If you have been removed here is what you need to do:
www.kxan.com/news/texas/w...
What to do if you’ve been wrongfully removed from voter rolls in Texas
An investigation from our media partners at the Texas Tribune highlights why all voters should confirm their voter registration status while there’s still time. The Texas Tribune, in partners…
www.kxan.com
August 28, 2026 at 2:27 AM
More than 1.2 million Texans' voter registrations were suspended.
Check here to make sure you are still registered to vote in Texas:
www.texas.gov/living-in-te...
If you have been removed here is what you need to do:
www.kxan.com/news/texas/w...
Check here to make sure you are still registered to vote in Texas:
www.texas.gov/living-in-te...
If you have been removed here is what you need to do:
www.kxan.com/news/texas/w...
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Conspiracism means never having to say you're sorry. It's always somebody else's fault. There are always hidden facts that would exonerate you if the evil-doers weren't hiding them.
August 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Conspiracism means never having to say you're sorry. It's always somebody else's fault. There are always hidden facts that would exonerate you if the evil-doers weren't hiding them.
I want to like this post at least 12 times
it's so easy to Not Do Things
August 27, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I want to like this post at least 12 times
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Aug 23rd 2026 (Brutal), in less than 11 minutes
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cluesbysam.com
Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
cluesbysam.com
August 23, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Aug 23rd 2026 (Brutal), in less than 11 minutes
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cluesbysam.com
Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
cluesbysam.com
August 23, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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These posters just went up all over every courthouse in New York State, and, man, what an excellent policy.
August 19, 2026 at 2:33 PM
These posters just went up all over every courthouse in New York State, and, man, what an excellent policy.
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In the Renaissance people theorized, since the Aeneid is great, if you wrote poems made only of words & phrases from the Aeneid rearranged they should be great too, since a great source regurgitated should yield greatness.
They produced NOTHING we still read.
Thinking about that a lot lately.
They produced NOTHING we still read.
Thinking about that a lot lately.
August 18, 2026 at 4:05 PM
In the Renaissance people theorized, since the Aeneid is great, if you wrote poems made only of words & phrases from the Aeneid rearranged they should be great too, since a great source regurgitated should yield greatness.
They produced NOTHING we still read.
Thinking about that a lot lately.
They produced NOTHING we still read.
Thinking about that a lot lately.
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Aug 15th 2026 (Hard), in less than 9 minutes
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
cluesbysam.com
August 15, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Aug 15th 2026 (Hard), in less than 9 minutes
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OMG, I thought I was joking. www.businessinsider.com/trump-magnet...
August 13, 2026 at 9:26 PM
OMG, I thought I was joking. www.businessinsider.com/trump-magnet...
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A bunch of cops cheering at a political rally — in uniform — as the president and AG endorse a candidate and attack their political opponents is not normal. And it is not okay.
Newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche is speaking at a Trump rally to endorse Bruce Blakeman
August 14, 2026 at 10:05 PM
A bunch of cops cheering at a political rally — in uniform — as the president and AG endorse a candidate and attack their political opponents is not normal. And it is not okay.
Their secure coding practices were not gouda nough
"A browser extension central to Belgium's national identity card system was built like Swiss cheese, letting hackers steal victims' identities and payment information, and even perform code execution on their local machines, a researcher warns"
Homebrew security is usually not very secure
Homebrew security is usually not very secure
Belgium's eID Authentication Opens Citizen Accounts to RCE
The trust framework underlying Belgium's electronic ID system was totally compromised by severe vulnerabilities in a key browser extension element.
www.darkreading.com
August 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Their secure coding practices were not gouda nough
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I think the Supreme Court's decision to legalize ubiquitous sports gambling is likely to have negative long-term consequences.
"more than a quarter of Gen Z investors saying they see gambling on sports as part of their long-term financial strategy,...More than half of young investors said they had redirected money originally earmarked for investing into sports betting over the past year,"
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Gen Z Is Moving Money From Stocks to Sports Betting in Wealth Plans
Sports betting is increasingly competing with traditional investing for younger Americans’ attention, with more than a quarter of Gen Z investors saying they see gambling on sports as part of their lo...
www.bloomberg.com
August 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM
I think the Supreme Court's decision to legalize ubiquitous sports gambling is likely to have negative long-term consequences.
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yeah man people online will form mobs to harass each other at the drop of a hat.
Hey which side actually integrated that into their sanctioned political activity and promoted some of the ringleaders to government?
Hey which side actually integrated that into their sanctioned political activity and promoted some of the ringleaders to government?
August 11, 2026 at 7:07 PM
yeah man people online will form mobs to harass each other at the drop of a hat.
Hey which side actually integrated that into their sanctioned political activity and promoted some of the ringleaders to government?
Hey which side actually integrated that into their sanctioned political activity and promoted some of the ringleaders to government?
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"It wasn't the future after all" is the tagline for America and Europe since 2014 or so
August 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"It wasn't the future after all" is the tagline for America and Europe since 2014 or so
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I'm not saying the solution is easy, but it's a real problem that we're not able to parse "I want to see hot famous people naked" as a normal and basically good human sentiment
Like for autistic, RT for degenerate goblin
August 8, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I'm not saying the solution is easy, but it's a real problem that we're not able to parse "I want to see hot famous people naked" as a normal and basically good human sentiment
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There is a point at which the sheer volume of lying becomes self-reinforcing. Maybe you can get through to people with a fact-check on a couple specific points. If you have to explain that virtually everything they “know” on a topic is a lie, you end up sounding like the crazy one.
August 3, 2026 at 12:25 PM
There is a point at which the sheer volume of lying becomes self-reinforcing. Maybe you can get through to people with a fact-check on a couple specific points. If you have to explain that virtually everything they “know” on a topic is a lie, you end up sounding like the crazy one.
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Aug 2nd 2026 (Hard), in less than 8 minutes
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
cluesbysam.com
August 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Aug 2nd 2026 (Hard), in less than 8 minutes
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The overwhelming right wing sentiment is that COVID was an engineered bioweapon that was also harmless. Trump overreacted to it by shutting down the country, then engineered a drive to create a vaccine that was the real bioweapon that killed millions, and it's Joe Biden's fault.
July 30, 2026 at 1:33 PM
The overwhelming right wing sentiment is that COVID was an engineered bioweapon that was also harmless. Trump overreacted to it by shutting down the country, then engineered a drive to create a vaccine that was the real bioweapon that killed millions, and it's Joe Biden's fault.