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gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

Election systems feared to be vulnerable as Trump administration cuts workers tasked with security

www.cbsnews.com

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Election systems feared to be vulnerable as Trump administration cuts workers tasked with security

www.cbsnews.com

gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months ago
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Cuts to the U.S. cybersecurity agency and FBI affected the federal workers tasked with stopping foreign interference in elections.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20250227120120/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-firings-election-systems/

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  • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.world
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    Totally normal to claim past elections were fraudulent and then hamstring the departments responsible for election security.

    it’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine, you won’t have to vote anymore

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      “He knows those computers better than anybody. All those computers. Those vote-counting computers,” Trump told the crowd. “And we ended up winning Pennsylvania like in a landslide.”

      https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-elon-musk-voting-machine-2017657

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    Intentional.

    Can’t be letting the PEOPLE, of all people, vote. They might not vote for the right person.

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      To be fair, the people didn’t vote for the right person last time and that was a completely free election. Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms of government…

      • some_designer_dude@lemmy.world
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        Well it’s not a Democracy now is it? Elon bought his power. It’s an Oligarchy.

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        Our democracy was low quality to begin with because of the electoral college creating a two party system. Many countries have things like referendums and proportional voting. Any pushback to trump that isn’t fundamentally compromised and shortsighted will campaign on improving democracy. Unfortunately we have the democrats.

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        There hasn’t ever been a real democracy in America. Only by comparison to obvious autocracies can you call it a democracy here.

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    Next US election: Trump wins 98% of the vote (maybe 95%, to make it look legit)

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    Don’t worry, I’m sure they will keep the ratfucking of the election machines to just Federal level /s

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    2028: “See, 99% of voters elected me for a 3rd term”

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    The only way we can have a fair election in 2028 is for the states to collectively ensure that.

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      Which states do you mean? The ones run by Trump bootlickers?

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        Unfortunately all states. Can’t depend on the Feds any more.

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    deleted by creator

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    Talk about rearranging chairs on the freaking Titanic.

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    If they weren’t previous, they are likely to be now…

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    https://youtu.be/w3_0x6oaDmI

    https://youtu.be/LkH2r-sNjQs

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