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mlanguishi said:
I guess I'll start drinking around 5pm eastern on Tuesday as per my tradition. Not hard, but enough. Not going to pass out too early so I don't go to sleep around 10pm thinking it's good and then awake up to the recounted 'true and honest' results either.
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I'm going to drink a lot. So much so that I pass out and wake up at 4AM, just in time to watch the hockey stick come in to win the election for Kamala. Ya know, after the entire country stopped counting ballots hours ago, Kamblah will Queen Coconuty after everyone's asleep. Just like Biden! Kamblah will be most voted for President in US history! Her popular vote will even out number the people who live in the US! DONALD DRUMPF WILL FINALLY BE DEFEETED.
 
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Dems are once again shilling for the death of online anonymity.

To save our democracy, we must get rid of online anonymity
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As the presidential election approaches, a Pew Research survey this year found that “about two-thirds of Americans say they think social media is bad for democracy.” A similar Pew survey reports that about 70 percent of Americans believe social media makes people “less civil in how they talk about politics.”
Baked into our continuous scrolls and clicks, social media has inadvertently fostered the rise of anonymous human bad actors along with “bot farms” — that is, networks of fake accounts. These bot brigades are frequently operated by foreign governments, including Russia, Iran and China, in order to impersonate Americans and interfere in elections. They deliberately spread misinformation, sow discord and poison the well of civil discourse. Russian operatives recently bragged that social media companies detect only 1 percent of their fake accounts.
How do we balance protecting a user’s privacy while holding them accountable for actions violating the law or a site’s Terms of Service? How do we eliminate anonymously boosted content from all originators and the manipulation of our opinions? How do we protect the rights of free speech by nurturing civil discourse among real people? That’s the backbone of democracy.
There certainly are many circumstances where anonymity must be protected, as for whistleblowers, journalistic sources, political dissidents and others speaking truth to power. But when it comes to social networking, anonymity creates far more problems than it solves.
Online platforms that market themselves as anonymous, such as 8kun (formerly 8chan), have enabled their users to engage in violent and sometimes illegal activities without fear of consequences. Similar dynamics play out on the larger mainstream networks like Facebook and X, where countless anonymous accounts routinely wreak havoc.
How do we solve this puzzle? It’s time for a non-tracking user ID verification system, requiring social media platforms to verify the true identities of their users.
Previously, I have been outspoken against verification systems. A decade ago, as a steering committee member of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace and the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group, I fought against the proposed “national identity system.” It was, I believed at the time, a violation of the individual right to privacy.
Fast-forward to today, however, and user ID verification has become a necessity. True verification is the only viable way for a social media platform to avoid the onslaught of bots, trolls and manipulative human forces hiding behind the curtain of anonymity. The present and future of democracy is at stake.
It’s also the only way to protect kids. According to the U.S. Surgeon General’s national advisory in 2023, “nearly 40 percent of children ages 8–12 use social media.” At the same time, adults can pretend to be kids to deceitfully interact with them.
Here’s the reality check: Our personally identifiable data is already out there. It’s in the hands of marketing companies, data brokers, the dark web and governments worldwide. It’s time to end the charade and acknowledge that our human and digital identities are known. We should leverage this data constructively, while vigorously protecting our privacy as much as possible.
The ideal user ID system has the sole purpose of verifying legitimate users. It won’t track or monitor, and won’t collect user data beyond the minimum necessary for verification. The system needs to work not just for users on our shores but for users worldwide. It can be supported by exceptional AI tools.
The movement toward user ID verification is gaining legislative traction. Last year, a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act. If passed, this federal bill would require social media platforms to verify the age of account holders. In September, California Gov. Gavin Newsome signed a bill requiring social media companies verify users’ ages. Several states have introduced similar laws, although many face challenges in court.
Momentum is also building abroad. Australia announced plans in September to implement mandatory user ID verification to prevent young children from joining social media.
Social media companies aren’t going to do this voluntarily; federal legislation is required. Instead of relying exclusively on government-controlled verification processes, an alternative is for social media companies to partner with a vendor or create their own verification systems. Of note, a handful of independent companies already provide user verification for financial services and other industries.
No solution is perfect, but in weighing the benefits versus the risks, user ID verification is the best option we have. It will give social media platforms the upper hand in the battle against bad actors creating fake accounts online to disrupt the genuine communication of real human beings.
Kids win, democracy wins, and anonymity is the loser
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Local Farmer said:
If Kamala wins all the woke bullshit will be codified into law

Edit: Is Sam Harris Retarded? Yes, verifiably so by his own publisher
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If Kamala wins we can forget about ever standing up against globalism. It'll be game over for anyone who values freedom.
 
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The 6th Jester said:
Oh my god, my dad used to read that shit incessantly and he was Conservative as fuck (I got most of my political opinions from him, thank god.) You telling me it's been shittified too?
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Same. My mom used to read Drudge all of the time. I remember her becoming a fan of his during the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal.

Dude's lost the plot big time. Literally sold out.
 
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FMW13 said:
On a serious note, does anyone know a good stream to watch? Should I use Kino casino or Tucker? I'd love to watch the young roaches, but I don't care for Chunky Yogurt.
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YOU GOTTA WATCH THE ILLUSTRIOUS KILLSTREAM, BISH!

WITH SUCH INFAMOUS GUESTS ON ELECTION NIGHT AS UHH…MERSH! BE THERE OR BE A BROKE DICK SQUARE FAGGOT BISH!
 
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Fatpacks said:
Dems are once again shilling for the death of online anonymity.
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How about they start in a gesture of goodwill by sharing all their papers for all the ActBlue, bots and other paid shills that infest reddit and other shitholes during election time and upvote circlejerk their totally organic shill threads on r/pics and other default subs, and we'll think about it?
 
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Nate Higgers said:
YOU GOTTA WATCH THE ILLUSTRIOUS KILLSTREAM, BISH!

WITH SUCH INFAMOUS GUESTS ON ELECTION NIGHT AS UHH…MERSH! BE THERE OR BE A BROKE DICK SQUARE FAGGOT BISH!
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Ralph needs to lay off the drugs. Seriously his infected arm will be the death of him.
Side note, does anyone here have any non-beer or wine drink recommendations for election night?
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Arnold Palmer Arizonia. I'll be on that shit on Tuesday.
 
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0713 said:
I believe it.
Listening to People's Pundit and Rasmussen for the last few days, explaining how shit works and the whys, will make anyone believe it.
But I don't want the retards having access to that information.

Vote like we're ten points behind!
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I've heard Don Jr. repeat it twice now and it makes no sense, but "Vote like you're the third monkey in line for the Ark"
 
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