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[–] giantripdrop@piefed.social 89 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why is Immigration and Customs investigating voter fraud?

...

oh, thats right. They are just the brownshirts. I at least can look forward to the infighting for power between the polyp and whiskeydick.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

The (not so) secret ingredient is racism

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Sturmabteilung says: papieren bitte!

[–] ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world 53 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Article states Thomson Reuters has a database

which includes peoples’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers, ethnicity, social media posts, and geolocation information

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago (2 children)

All this is gonna accomplish is painting a massive target on the back of TR for hackers

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

We need the hackers more than ever.

Let's hope for our sakes they didn't turn.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would rather have all that info hacked and released then for the US government to have a monopoly on it.

Maybe that would be the wake up call for pito take their privacy seriously.

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago
[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

What's the geolocation information for Trump, Thiel, Lutnick, Miller?

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 49 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh for fucks sake, more Republican government fraud, waste, and abuse.

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

That's one of the things I hate the most- they say they will combat waste, while being the single most wasteful motherfuckers of all time, and people are like "yeah! We hate waste!", but how much is really wasted, and where is that "wasted" money going to go? Back into the pockets of the people? Into improving society for everyone? I don't get that feeling!

[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

You mean the same group who don't shut up about "freedoms" but it mostly involves taking away the freedoms from significant portions of the population?

Or the group who touts the party of fiscal responsibility but the last 3 have done nothing but nuke the economy?

Or the group who constantly makes claims about protection of children yet they have disturbingly high rates of trafficking, pedos and sexual assault against minors?

[–] DrakeAlbrecht@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If you look for something hard enough, you'll find it whether or not it's actually there.

And there's a 125 million dollar incentive to cherry pick data that suggests some sort of fraud as DHS wants.

[–] magnue@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

Find 'evidence' of voter fraud in order to implement a system where you can easily commit voter fraud.

[–] joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

every day new fascist shit

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

They march forward quite steady. We need to get our shit together and organize or we are going to have to fight them on the beaches of Normandy in half a decade.

[–] Rusticus@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

That’s an expensive mirror.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How does Reuters have access to people’s social security numbers???

[–] who@feddit.org 31 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

The USA doesn't have laws against collecting people's personal information. Companies have been quietly taking advantage of this for decades.

See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LexisNexis

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

SSN’s aren’t something that are shared with others that often though. Mostly in banking/credit/medical/legal. Medical and gov probably isn’t allowed to sell that info, so it makes me wonder who is.

Considering the amount of identity fraud in the US, it amazes me that a data broker not only has the info, but is allowed to sell it.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I was once asked for my SSN number for a new phone at the mall. I just stared at the guy until he only asked for the last 4 digits. I still wasn't exactly happy about it, but at least I wasn't speaking the whole number out load at a fucking mall.

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

"What you see is what you get. No one's been disappointed yet. Don't be scared give me a try, There is nothing you can't buy."

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 2 months ago

Facebook has pixels that collect info of websites

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That's why EVERYONE needs to install

uBlock Origin

Privacy Badger

ClearURLs

Decentraleyes

HTTPS Everywhere

Cookie AutoDelete

CanvasBlocker

And use Firefox Multi-Account Containers

Shit if you can get access to your friends' devices when they're not looking, do it FOR them.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 2 months ago

Hacks, leaks, databases that stored information in plain text

[–] theblurstoftimes@leminal.space 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So that’s why they probably got that giant funding for ic k passed. Bunch of self serving narcissistic bullshit.

But what else can we expect from the party of fiscal responsibility according to people who are all about facts and logic. /s

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This is the South finally winning the civil war.

They never stopped waging it, they just kept waging it by other means.

They won. We fell asleep at the wheel. We are never going back.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

3rd times a charm, right?

[–] Burninator05@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why is ISE involved in election fraud? That isn't their lane.

[–] who@feddit.org 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Because despite its name, ICE is no longer about immigration and customs. The Trump administration (and the people behind Project 2025) have appropriated and expanded it into their own private army, circumventing constitutional law for the purpose of turning the USA into a dictatorship.

This is why you might see people comparing ICE to a modern day Gestapo, and part of why many Americans fear that there will be no more elections.

[–] Colonel_Panic_@eviltoast.org 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why is someone that committed treason and insurrection allowed to be president when it is clearly stated in our constitution it is illegal to do so?

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago

The Constitution is not self-enforcing. With a lawless Supreme Court, a captive congress and an oligarch-controlled media, there are no effective limits on executive dictatorship.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I love this step:
"Enter your personal information: first name, last name, email, date of birth, phone number, current street address, city, state, and zip code Submit the form"

So uh... I was asking you to delete that data if you had it, not have me give it to you again

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Standing at the checkout and they go: I need your number.

Like, no you don't, for what?

"sir, I need to put something in the machine, siir."

"Too bad! Just put your finger on the number row and go drrrrrrrrt! That's my number!"

"but Sir, we're not gonna DO anything with it!"

"REALLY? What, you're collecting them just for fun??"

No you ain't getting it. You know why?

BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE UP TO SOMETHING!!!"

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

I work through a nonprofit where we have to report the names and addresses of our visitors to the local government which gives us a grant.

Their thinking is they want to know how many people that visit the nonprofit are residents and taxpayers of the local municipality.

Still, it sucks to ask people to give us their name and residential address, even though I tell them this is just for reporting for grants. We don't mail you anything.

I don't think the local government does anything nefarious with this, but they could, I guess.

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Does anyone know how to sign up for that? Because I have some people on my mind that I'd like to keep track of. They're all very public figures, should be a breeze, right?

[–] bigbangdangler@reddthat.com 6 points 2 months ago

The SA is slowly becoming the SS. But not as slowly as you might think.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

~~find~~ fabricate

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fuck all I recall what about making huge slaps of metal super sharp

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Maybe make some sort of wooden construction to hold it.

[–] 7rokhym@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why would a company want this contract? Fun fact, it is owned by the Thomson family who inherinted the company, and the company is run by management consultants.
Rich list

[–] core@leminal.space 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why wouldn't you want the contract? Its pure grifty profit.

[–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Because a reputation has market value.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

The impact of bad reputation extends beyond the next fiscal quarter, a time horizon wich bean counters seldom look past.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Pay them to find the conclusion they already started with.