Trump campaign fishing for disturbingly specific security info from PA county election offices (x1)

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Monday November 02, 2020 · 6:35 AM PST

2020/11/02 · 06:35

This will be a quick and dirty diary, since I rarely post and haven't got the time to polish it up. Haven't seen this story here yet, so I figured I throw it up. This is from close to my neck of the woods, here in PA, and it's more than a bit unnerving.

Cumberland County officials received an email this week from the Trump campaign requesting highly specific details about the county’s ballot security.

The email, obtained by The Sentinel, went so far as to ask for the address and room numbers of ballot storage locations, and requested that the information be sent to the Gmail account of a Florida-based Trump operative.

County officials said they have not responded to the request and do not intend to, according to the county commissioners.

The Trump campaign described the request as “standard election transparency details,” but local officials find the implication — that the President’s campaign staff is harvesting election security plans through what appears to be a personal web-based email account — to be extremely concerning.

Full story here.

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Sunday October 16, 2011 · 11:48 AM PDT

2011/10/16 · 11:48

This started out as a comment, responding to an individual who expressed a sentiment that is common of late: that the protests are ultimately ineffective, because they are a leaderless group making inconsistent demands of nobody in particular, toward an indiscernable end. That they are a statement, and not a solution. That they may just as easily devolve into senseless looting and violence, communism or anarchy.

This view, I feel, is somewhat unfair.

(Continue to follow "the Rant That Accomplishes Nothing" below)

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Sunday October 02, 2011 · 12:13 PM PDT

2011/10/02 · 12:13

I'm a rather infrequent reader here, I rarely post, and typically, as now, have little of any real substance to contribute to the weighty discussions on the site. But the recent events transpiring on Wall Street and across the country have stirred me, and I feel the need to add something, even if it seen as a frivolous waste of bandwidth by an anonymous hack (kind've a loaded phrase these days).

As I am somewhat musically inclined (as are most people, to some degree), I have several songs on my playlist that I find inspirational in times like these. I wanted to share, and figured others might want to add their own to the list. If I have any hope for such a thread, it's to amass a collection of inspiring tunes to gladden the hearts of those who have been so heroically taking to the streets.

And if by doing so I happen to break some site rule that I was unaware of, or at the very least annoy a significant number of people, feel free to mock me. Otherwise, enjoy!

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Monday September 21, 2009 · 6:48 PM PDT

2009/09/21 · 18:48

I realize this is a bit late, considering I wrote it back in February of 2008, but since I didn't know about Kos back then I wasn't in a position to share it until now. I'll admit it doesn't have much relevance to anything going on now, but it's a delightful little piece of parody, the writing of which was highly amusing. Granted, most people won't catch all the gaming references, but I expect those who do play D&D will also be amused by it. I'm a geek, so sue me.

Anyway, enjoy.

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Friday September 11, 2009 · 4:25 PM PDT

2009/09/11 · 16:25

So by now I imagine everyone is aware of the furor generated by Mount Vernon, WA mayor Bud Norris planning to give the key to the city to Glenn Beck. Well, in response to this, Dan Pike, the mayor of Bellingham, Mount Vernon's neighbor to the north, has offered the key to Bellingham to Comedy Central's Jon Stewart.

Poll

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To whom would you award Bellingham's city key?

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To whom would you award Bellingham's city key?

Jon Stewart

155 votes

Stephen Colbert

16 votes

Hilary Swank

8 votes

DC Sniper

1 vote

Ryan Stiles

6 votes

Death Cab for Cutie

8 votes

Glenn Beck

5 votes

pie

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