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[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 134 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That could get interesting.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It certainly could. Not gonna change the election on its own but may start a string of recounts/audits.

[–] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago

I understand the optics of forcing recounts just plays into the traitor's bullshit fraud narrative that the enemies of the United States are using to dismantle our elections.

Still. Why the FUCK didn't we just loudly and immediately investigate the absolute piss out of this past election regardless?

It's not like we need to pretend like we could ever co-inhabit our country with the filthy fucking fascist trash anymore. Justice™ absolutely 100% failed. They needed to be imprisoned, immediately.

Yeah, I’m low key expecting at some point that the books were cooked in 2024. The early vote data in there frankly appears pretty damning. If that pattern of data repeats in more than a tiny handful of other jurisdictions, that’s a pretty clear smoking gun.

[–] mouserat@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago

I hope this will blow up even though they try to mute any unwanted news with their continuously ongoing creation of brown noise.

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 113 points 2 months ago (4 children)

This is like the 8th "odd remark" about vote manipulation by either trump, elon, and even elons fucking toddler. At what point do they become confessions?

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 47 points 2 months ago

In July 2024, former U.S. President Donald Trump told a crowd, "Get out and vote! Just this time. You won't have to do it anymore! Four more years, you know what? It'll be fixed, it'll be fine, you won't have to vote anymore."

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vote-four-years/

[–] fishos@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

It's an article from Jan 20th. I don't think this is a new remark. I don't think anyone read the article because everyone's treating it like it's new.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

One of the DOGE clowns made election hacking software. I'm sure it's a coincidence

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

They did it and they’re all giddy about it. They just can’t help but talk about it…. Which reminds me. Has trump said anything about Epstein?

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 79 points 2 months ago

"Odd" remark? Like an "awkward" gesture?

[–] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 50 points 2 months ago

I'm not smart enough to truly understand some of the data coming out, but some other information to consider:

TRUMP LOST. Vote Suppression Won.

Some more speculation: https://bsky.app/profile/denisedwheeler.bsky.social/post/3lhowh3ijgs2f

I think we might know where all the missing Dem ballots went

This is Ethan Shaotran. He's one of Musk's DOGE takeover hackers

2 yrs ago he won the Berkeley AI Hackathon

But in 2000 won the HackGT7 with a ballot altering program called BallotProof

Here's the deep dive that he couldn't scrub....

She corrects herself later on and it should say he won in 2020

[–] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 47 points 2 months ago

This is the boy who cried voting fraud. Then when it actually happened, no one believed it. Trump stole the election with Elon's help. As far as I'm concerned, this is treason, especially considering the coup in progress. We need to stop this motherfucker before it's too late!

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 46 points 2 months ago

It's vague enough that he could wiggle out of any accusations. Let's hope the crowd really cheered so that he'll start going into more detail and might slip up less ambiguously.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wheres elons birth certificate?

[–] Carvex@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Where's his Earth certificate?

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Bold of you to assume it was ‘born’ - I’d be looking for a QC certificate to be honest

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Given the contest only happens every 4 years, post-election audits should be automatic.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 4 points 2 months ago

By the OECD.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 months ago (5 children)

How long until no one trusts US election integrity anymore?

Republicans say it's rigged when Democrats win. Are Democrats going to start saying it's rigged when Republicans win?

[–] EndlessApollo@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What is it with people being confronted with evidence that republicans stole the election saying "gee are democrats really gonna start acting like trump supporters? you can't just say the election was stolen"

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I want Democrats to wake the fuck up, what are you talking about? Why did it take y'all so long? We've been telling you since Bush!

[–] EndlessApollo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Ah OK, I've heard a lot of people say that because it'll undermine public confidence in the voting system, we shouldn't call it when the right tries to steal elections. Sorry for thinking that's what you meant 🌸

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is there specific evidence for that? "Trump makes odd remarks" could mean he is hinting at something specific and it is true indeed, or could mean he is just lying, or could mean he is just rambling and doesn't comprehend fully himself what he is saying.

It should lead to an investigation, to see if there has been manipulations. Now if Trump blocks an investigation, which is likely, then there should be resistance.

[–] EndlessApollo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There's been a bunch of stuff people say "should be investigated" yet it mysteriously never gets investigated, and people just pretend that the Stealing Elections Party would never steal an election by acting like everything they do to steal elections happens in a vacuum

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[–] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Congratulations. You uncovered the evil genius behind the plan that the traitor's handlers (the enemies of the United States) are successfully using to dismantle our election integrity to cement their fascist authoritarian rule.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 months ago

Bush stole the election in 2000 and y'all acted like it didn't happen.

[–] the_q@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago

It is rigged. It has been for along time. Gerrymandering, electoral college, voter suppression etc... Also, you really think the 78 year old poll worker has a grasp on any of the systems they're there to help with?

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Negative 10 years.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago
[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 months ago

But but buttery males!

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 months ago

It's always been rigged.

If there were actual fair elections where every vote xiutrd, Republicans neould NEVER AGAIN ein any election ever.

Relatively small Christian groups rule the us because the voting system is rigged for that, it has been like that for decades yet nobody bats an eye because it's the American normal

[–] Aeri@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago