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Okay, everyone:

Not only is the butler not any sort of an oracle, he has no idea of ANYTHING that's happened since about mid-2021.

Jeeves cannot tell you ANYTHING about "current events".

May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather.

Today's the day, Citizen. If you never do your duty any other day, ever, in your entire privileged life, do it today. Not for yourself, but for all those who can't stand up for themselves, all those who gave their lives to defend democracy, and for the generations yet to be born. You want a better nation? You have to be a better citizen.

Today is the day. Now, get after it.

A little animal silliness

#MAGAts in garbage bags will always be funny to me. From the maxi-pads on their ears to made in China "God Bless the USA" Bibles to their trash bags, they remind me of that kid in elementary school who would eat bugs for attention. Hate destroys everything including the haters.

The free world

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October reading stats
#CoSoBooks

22 titles
3,758 pages
10 titles 110 pages and over

More print books than usual.
Apparently I didn't read any non-fiction.

No five stars for me this month, but several four+.

House of Leaves
It Would be Night in Caracas
Bury Your Gays
A Botanical Daughter
Patricia Wants to Cuddle

And of course the Swamp Thing volumes and the 1818 Frankenstein.

Thinking of starting a reading blog. House of Leaves would be a fantastic book to start with.

#NYT

What makes this piece so effective is its plain language and its information density. This density is a real strength of hypertext that is often overlooked and taken for granted. Only 110 words in that paragraph but it contains 27 links to other NYT opinion pieces published over the last several months that expand on each linked statement or argument. If you were inclined to follow these links, you could spend hours reading about how unfit Trump is for office.

https://archive.ph/nxM8y

Curious minds. You into #motorcycles :)?

Pro-Trump activists are using Jim Crow-era laws to disenfranchise voters. Unfortunately, while the The Georgia NAACP, Black Voters Matter Fund, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and other frontline organizations have sued over these challenges, the U.S. Justice Department is, so far, nowhere to be seen.

▶️ My latest for Truthout: https://truthout.org/articles/pro-trump-activists-are-using-jim-crow-era-laws-to-disenfranchise-voters/

#SaveYourVote #Election2024

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Look up your state in this infographic, and sharpie the hotline to the back of your hand.

If you see *anything* *ANYTHING* that makes you or anyone else feel unwelcome, intimidated, threatened - don't doubt yourself and CALL IMMEDIATELY.

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Sharpie these words to the inside of your arm:

"Give me a provisional ballot with receipt as required by law."

If you are told there is a problem with your registration and you are turned away from voting - SAY THESE EXACT WORDS TO THE ELECTION CLERK.

❗ Stay at the polling place ❗
❗ Do not leave until you have are given a provisional ballot and a receipt, with instructions on how to track your ballot ❗

Canvassers for Elon Musk’s America PAC Were Fired and Stranded in Michigan After Speaking Out
A dozen Black canvassers were tricked, threatened, and driven in seatless U-Haul vans. They were fired after WIRED reported on their plight—some without full pay or a way back home.

https://www.wired.com/story/canvassers-elon-musk-america-pac-fired-stranded-michigan-mistreatment/

ANNOUNCE: There WILL be a COSO BYOB Election night LIVE WATCH PARTY tomorrow night - starting 7PM Eastern. Coverage will continue throughout the night
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I'll post the COSOCall link in the hour before we kickoff tomorrow evening. All welcome. 👍