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Nearly a decade after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, New Mexico alone is taking Facebook to trial (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 2 points 22 hours ago (1 child)

This is way. I mean if you are going to vote otherwise vote third party to help them get that 5% mark for federal funding and better ballot access.

But honestly we have to choose the most effective strats at all levels. Vote in the primaries Dems for progress or repubs for harm reduction choices. Vote for local politics where shit actually gets done. Vote state level where voting changes and law enforcement actually gets decided. Vote for the best of the two if your state is close, vote third if the worst evil is slated to land slide your state.

Get support and support mutual aid. Join resistance networks. Support your community and worker coops. Boycott everything that supports evil where you can. Etc etc.

Honestly it seems like a lot but most of the nations politics don't fucking matter. Filter for politicians that are on your ballot boxes otherwise they are just idealogues you like to listen too. AOC and John Thune are like 80% relevant for most Americans. They can't vote for or against them.

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  • [–] 4 points 22 hours ago*

    God that 5% is just such flagrant bait, too.

    Yeah, that seems achievable...on the surface.

    Except almost every presidential election of my lifetime was less than a 5% margin to begin with. With the exception of Reagan, every single one has been <10%.

    That 5% is legit the most important part of the fucking election. And it's a carrot to draw out "enlightened centrists" who can't see past their own eyebrows.

    If the greens get it, it's essentially a "thanks for the assist!" from the Republicans, no matter what...because that margin is enough to enable them to win.

    And the way this government is going, do you think they'd even see the money 4 years later?

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