2026-10-22T00:35:32Z https://nostr.now Matt Blaze https://nostr.now/npub1jslger4ddlhwe50rluftrw4k9rjvvz4e9lutj29g45acyl78uwxsty93xu https://cdn.masto.host/federatesocial/accounts/avatars/109/288/381/829/798/149/original/7b8338f6c0b27b2e.jpeg https://cdn.masto.host/federatesocial/accounts/avatars/109/288/381/829/798/149/original/7b8338f6c0b27b2e.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg76un4fkggp693zk9cxykl50y6aq9v3mu4ng6pnll7pe8n7q2h9szyz2raryw44h7amx3u0l39vd6kc5wf3s2hyhl3wfg4zknhqnlcl3c68y2vfv It&#39;s nowhere near the worst or most consequential thing he&#39;s done, but I think Trump&#39;s threat to demolish the Kennedy Center if he isn&#39;t allowed to name it after himself is the clearest demonstration yet that he&#39;s gone mad with the imagined power of his office.<br/><br/>It doesn&#39;t advance any policy goal, and no constituency has been calling for it. He doesn&#39;t even particularly benefit from it. It&#39;s just a pure, simple expression of a corrupt ego out of control. 2026-09-19T18:12:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz0a9s9z7y57t4kcp3z7p7cx0dhtrmtdqjlm6mt059a55da58nhrqzyz2raryw44h7amx3u0l39vd6kc5wf3s2hyhl3wfg4zknhqnlcl3c6w60aq2 Just upped my monthly contribution to my local Mastodon instance. Please support your local instance if you have the means. Decentralization is what keeps the fediverse free and weird. 2026-09-13T03:03:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr5yw0njf84q0j4u9kvpnqm6tkfflra930gpc3elusz2pq7238faqzyz2raryw44h7amx3u0l39vd6kc5wf3s2hyhl3wfg4zknhqnlcl3c66xfyty RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/117209346171417433">https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/117209346171417433</a><br/><br/>Great (as usual) thread by [@heidilifeldman](<a href="https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman">https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman</a> ) on the current status of the various cases challenging the administration&#39;s executive order on vote-by-mail.<br/><br/>Note that how / whether the exec order will affect mail voting in the midterms effectively rests entirely on procedural issues at this point. The merits haven&#39;t been addressed (or even fully briefed) yet, and won&#39;t be before November. 2026-09-03T22:26:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqtvjh8jugd4pjn2vx2px5ldaqwrvm0dpa597psta2pmlh89x4p6szyz2raryw44h7amx3u0l39vd6kc5wf3s2hyhl3wfg4zknhqnlcl3c670ancc RE: <a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/116982022921976813">https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/116982022921976813</a><br/><br/>The administration’s politicization of election security is extremely unfortunate and unproductive, and now it’s spreading internationally.<br/><br/>I’m not familiar enough with Brazil’s election technology and processes to comment authoritatively, but it similar like the situation there is similar to the US: the use of insecure voting technology (such as DRE voting machines) introduces some real security vulnerabilities, but there’s no evidence of actual fraud.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1hlegkqv3sjem475ef28avd435p5hl0wppu6dc2cawq59pk9pdzvqg66rv4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1hle…6rv4</a></span><br/> </div> Good on #Brazil. Give #Trump admin a taste of their own medicine.<br/><br/>Brazil denies visas to #US delegation aiming to impugn #election system.<br/>
The US delegation had planned to visit the Brazilian capital & cast doubt on the integrity of the #voting system before a presidential election this fall, officials said.<br/><br/>#law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #BigLie <br/><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/24/us-sending-envoys-question-brazilian-electoral-system-officials-say/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/24/us-sending-envoys-question-brazilian-electoral-system-officials-say/</a> </blockquote> 2026-07-25T18:58:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8h8w7rva2qcwr28dexqmcu7cdnk2mn5y8dwrn8ck62vz5np4fxxqzyz2raryw44h7amx3u0l39vd6kc5wf3s2hyhl3wfg4zknhqnlcl3c6ftrxev Oof, that just went from bad to worse. Blockety block block. 2026-07-22T01:39:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgtgjlqcvjzukvyn879rw7nnjyczszqnt5wupxfakhd75473gy00czyz2raryw44h7amx3u0l39vd6kc5wf3s2hyhl3wfg4zknhqnlcl3c6nv0fl0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvmsr5tndrcx2czw0rkk2nq9rccdnepdk8smf0djnvntk62l78nwqn52cvd'>nevent1q…2cvd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m not sure what your point is. That looks like an Australian ballot , with a single contest. It’s large because there are a large number of ranked candidates. <br/><br/>US ballots typically have fewer candidates, but many, many contesrs, often with multiple voting methods represented. 2026-07-21T13:56:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr6c44esgl9knw2qxr9dv43t8edqu4jcvqgura9kp3tpy29gjvytgzyz2raryw44h7amx3u0l39vd6kc5wf3s2hyhl3wfg4zknhqnlcl3c6kgdrgx I find UK politics pleasantly incomprehensible. 2026-07-18T13:24:43Z