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4 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Just wanted to say that I spent the last 2.5 weeks working for Jefferson County elections, and the amount of work and organization that goes into running an election is absolutely jaw-dropping.

And any fucking moron who claims than an election is rigged in this country should be required to work on one.  

As evidenced by multiple threads in DT (including the ChatGPT thread), as well as the "stupid shit we see on Facebook" threads in Lulz, it's far easier and cheaper (and safer to those doing it) to just run a bunch of fake ads/disinformation posts on social media than to rig an actual election.

You will like this - I went to look up the context of Charlie Strong saying that "Social media is going to be the downfall of society" and I came across this which kind of proves my point:

Shocking Tragedy: Beloved Former Texas Longhorns Coach Charlie Strong Fatally Shot in - AMA SPORTS ARENA

There's going to be a number of people who think Charlie Strong was gunned down in Austin last year.  And that Mack Brown succeeded him as head coach here.

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Posted
21 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:


Thank you for your volunteer work. I try to make it a point to thank every poll worker I interact with on Election Day. One of the shittiest aspects of our current political moment is casting doubt on how our elections are run. 

We actually get paid a very small amount (my take-home last week was something like $145) and I think they mainly do that so that they can fire you if you do something wrong.  They fired these two old guys for losing a ballot box key last week.  

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Posted
24 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

They fired these two old guys for losing a ballot box key last week.  

And to this day, one of them does not understand why his house key doesn't fit the lock on his door.

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Posted
1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

Just wanted to say that I spent the last 2.5 weeks working for Jefferson County elections, and the amount of work and organization that goes into running an election is absolutely jaw-dropping.

And any fucking moron who claims than an election is rigged in this country should be required to work on one.  

 

congrats on living in beaumont 

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Posted (edited)
9 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

They fired these two old guys for losing a ballot box key last week. 

I’m sure they deserved it… 

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Thank you for your service. 

 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Goredho said:

Cool thread.  What did you do to get involved?

The county advertised on social media and I applied.  Mostly retirees -- out of about 50 in my group, there were only 3 people younger than me.  

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My takeaway from the above is that there are nearly half a million assholes in CO who think they kids don’t deserve nutritious meals at school.

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Posted
8 minutes ago, royiv said:

My takeaway from the above is that there are nearly half a million assholes in CO who think they kids don’t deserve nutritious meals at school.

I'm in Jefferson County. I work with a guy who's household makes over $300k/year. He gets pissy whenever people vote for tax increases and he threatens to move to Florida or Texas. If he wasn't on vacation, I'm sure he'd be ranting today. Good guy, but has a weird libertarian bent.

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5 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said:

I'm in Jefferson County. I work with a guy who's household makes over $300k/year. He gets pissy whenever people vote for tax increases and he threatens to move to Florida or Texas. If he wasn't on vacation, I'm sure he'd be ranting today. Good guy, but has a weird libertarian bent.

It’s like $400!  It’s like asking someone to donate 15 cents out of their $100 bill 

God forbid you skip a single date night or something 

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6 minutes ago, Js1 said:

It’s like $400!  It’s like asking someone to donate 15 cents out of their $100 bill 

God forbid you skip a single date night or something 

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Posted
26 minutes ago, royiv said:

My takeaway from the above is that there are nearly half a million assholes in CO who think they kids don’t deserve nutritious meals at school.

Grand Junction is maga af.

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Posted
2 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Grand Junction is maga af.

You don’t have to go that far west to find parts of CO that are MAGA AF. You don’t even have to leave the Denver metro area.

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Posted
1 minute ago, royiv said:

You don’t have to go that far west to find parts of CO that are MAGA AF. You don’t even have to leave the Denver metro area.

Hey now, Doug Co might have done something decent last night! 

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Posting, without comment and for informational purposes only, the Texas constitutional amendment election results by county, because I dig maps and think y'all do, too. Spoilered for those who'd prefer skipping over 17 maps.

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Posted
23 minutes ago, bolverk said:

Not as much as I imagined. Holy cow. Has Colorado Springs made the turn?

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Maybe somewhat. It will always lean red at minimum because of the strong military influence there (Air Force Academy) but sentiment favoring TABOR continues to erode as time passes. 

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Posted
37 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Hey now, Doug Co might have done something decent last night! 

I live in Arapahoe but very close to DougCo border. It’s been turning steadily D for years now. 

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I'm always shocked at the voting for TX constitutional amendments.  It seems like there are a lot of people who will just vote for all of them.  Such as....

How in the blue fuck did this pass?

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Also...

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If the court finds that the accused is a danger to others or is a flight risk, don't they already deny bail regardless of the offense?

 

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Posted
1 hour ago, bolverk said:

Not as much as I imagined. Holy cow. Has Colorado Springs made the turn?

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Springs is like most Texas cities -- the city itself is blue (they have a Dem mayor), but the suburbs are deep red.  It's just hard to picture that because of the prominence of Dobson's organization and the AFA. But most of the AFA people live in Monarch or Falcon or one of the other suburbs.

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Posted
6 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

Also...

If the court finds that the accused is a danger to others or is a flight risk, don't they already deny bail regardless of the offense?

You must not be familiar with the most recent manufactured panic over bail? Heaven forbid we open more judicial benches to scale with the population - just find reasons to deny bail

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Posted
11 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

I'm always shocked at the voting for TX constitutional amendments.  It seems like there are a lot of people who will just vote for all of them.  Such as....

How in the blue fuck did this pass?

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Also...

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If the court finds that the accused is a danger to others or is a flight risk, don't they already deny bail regardless of the offense?

 

Yes.  

One of the main problems with bail was that it had become cookie cutter.  This offense = $x bail.  Recent bail reform focused mostly on eliminating that and forcing an actual analysis of defendant risk and commensurate bail.  It does kind of default to "personal recognizance."

Most of the controversial bail decisions are probably a result of judicial atrophy.  They don't know how or care to perform the danger/flight risk analysis and set commensurate bail.

So bail reform is kind of at fault in the "but/for" sense, but doesn't require low/no bail when the defendant is a risk.

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14 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

I'm always shocked at the voting for TX constitutional amendments.  It seems like there are a lot of people who will just vote for all of them.  Such as....

How in the blue fuck did this pass?

My best guess is that about half the people who approved it couldn't actually grasp what they were voting for, other than the part that said "prohibit taxes."

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Posted
14 minutes ago, Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand said:

Looks a lil' nippy.

It was 75 yesterday.  People (including me) are starting to freak out because it hasn't snowed yet this fall.  

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Posted
4 minutes ago, bolverk said:

My best guess is that about half the people who approved it couldn't actually grasp what they were voting for, other than the part that said "prohibit taxes."

I have no doubt that you're correct, but I just cannot imagine a majority of Bexar County residents voting for this:
 

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A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to prohibit laws that impose an occupation tax on a registered securities market operator or a securities transaction tax.

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Posted
5 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

It was 75 yesterday.  People (including me) are starting to freak out because it hasn't snowed yet this fall.  

Kinda reminding me of when I left Denver in 2021 - made it all the way to Thanksgiving without snow when I left and didn't have a recordable amount until December.  Ended up just under 50 inches for the season - Jan/Feb/Mar were double digit months.  About 7 inches below normal

 

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Posted (edited)
16 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

It was 75 yesterday.  People (including me) are starting to freak out because it hasn't snowed yet this fall.  

Yeah. It’s warm right now. Those were pics from last year.

To get this back on elections instead of weather. One of the best things about Colorado is how they inform the voters on the topics. The first time I received the official ballot information book with each agenda clearly explained with arguments both for and against the law/amendment, I was genuinely shocked. The state actually wants voters to be informed as to the pros and cons of each issue. Being able to sit with a computer, the Blue Book and a cup of coffee may be the best voting experience anywhere. Then just find a drop box or mail it in. So much better than "what the F are you up to with this proposition?" while standing in a voting booth in Texas.

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39 minutes ago, topochico said:

One of the best things about Colorado is how they inform the voters on the topics. The first time I received the official ballot information book with each agenda clearly explained with arguments both for and against the law/amendment, I was genuinely shocked. The state actually wants voters to be informed as to the pros and cons of each issue. Being able to sit with a computer, the Blue Book and a cup of coffee may be the best voting experience anywhere. Then just find a drop box or mail it in. So much better than "what the F are you up to with this proposition?" while standing in a voting booth in Texas.

Fucking truth right here.  It's incredible to see the blue book for the first time.  

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1 hour ago, topochico said:

Yeah. It’s warm right now. Those were pics from last year.

To get this back on elections instead of weather. One of the best things about Colorado is how they inform the voters on the topics. The first time I received the official ballot information book with each agenda clearly explained with arguments both for and against the law/amendment, I was genuinely shocked. The state actually wants voters to be informed as to the pros and cons of each issue. Being able to sit with a computer, the Blue Book and a cup of coffee may be the best voting experience anywhere. Then just find a drop box or mail it in. So much better than "what the F are you up to with this proposition?" while standing in a voting booth in Texas.

Yeah, my sister and her family have lived in Westminster since the early to mid-90s, and I've seen the process firsthand. Definitely jealous about that.

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