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@Xalef @colonelj
It looks weird because the angle is bad for filming his hand. From the first camera's point of view, that is somewhere to the left of Biden, the hand comes between it and the microphone.
But when you switch to a different camera, far to the right of Biden, we see indeed that the hand doesn't come "in front" of the mic, but it does rise enough, to where a camera filming from the opposite direction would get it's view of the mic covered by the hand.

@colonelj
I repeat my statement: imagine not understanding perspective.

@Nonetrix
Why the hell are you watching me take a shit?! And you're calling me a sick fuck... you sick fuck!

@alyx
My short answer to voter ID has always been: If people can't vote because they can't access ID, then fix *that* problem! By solving the underlying problem, and getting people access to identification, you'll likely also be removing a whole bunch of roadblocks from their life at the same time.
@TonyStark @djsumdog @PixxburghGirl @artilectzed

@original_fractalator@mstdn.io @djsumdog @realcaseyrollins @TonyStark
Thanks for letting us know! I don't want to waste my time with a disingenuous hack, so this is good info for me.

@TonyStark You do realize a fucking comedian found tons of non-existent mail in addresses. He sent interns to these addresses and looked up country deeds to prove they didn't exist:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fxKc874hDI

and when someone "fact checked" one of the addresses as being wrong .. they discovered the country changed the address overnight ... also the new address didn't have the person living there either .. also the person was a Clinton aid.

So there are provable issues with the mail in votes.

@TonyStark @r000t @djsumdog @PixxburghGirl @artilectzed
Are minorities not smart enough to get or carry an ID? And you literally have homeless people with smartphones, you're really gonna claim they can't afford a few dollars every 10 years to get a small piece of plastic?
Lets cut the bullcrap. Stop pretending you're protecting minorities. You're looking down upon them and treating them as if they're stupid children, and then you're taking advantage of them by telling them how to vote.

@r000t @TonyStark @djsumdog @PixxburghGirl @artilectzed
Take it from someone outside America: not requiring ID when voting is the most absurd thing you people do.

@TonyStark @djsumdog @PixxburghGirl @artilectzed

I just find it very interesting that *this* is the hill to die on. Anybody must be able to claim they are anybody else, present no proof, and be able to cast that person's ballot, period, end of story. Just seems off...

And again, I get it, the DMV sucks. But you're honestly trying to tell me that there's an enormous block of people who don't do *anything* in their lives that they have a legal and/or constitutional right to do, but that requires identification? You're trying to sell me on the idea that there's large groups of people just exist idly, maintain a pulse, and emerge only to vote? Horseshit.

Should forms of acceptable ID be reigned in? Yes, of course. Nobody's saying otherwise.

Should minor discrepancies on paperwork be used as excuses to turn people away? No, of course not. Nobody's saying otherwise.

Zero fraud is impossible. Nobody's expecting zero fraud. But at the same time, the terms "due diligence" and "duty of care" come to mind. The local gas station can be fined or shut down and the owners brought up on criminal charges if they sell cigarettes or alcohol to a 70 year old man who forgot his ID, but that's too much to ask for to vote?

I'm a victim of identity theft. With data available on Google, it is trivial to register to vote in my name. All of my utilities and service providers (are supposed to) demand ID out of anybody saying they're me. Why can't I expect my local pollworker to do the same?

Unpopular opinion:
Norefills was not wrong. Posting spam is nice and fun, sure. But from time to time it's also nice to have serious discussions. Fedi has plenty of the former, but not much of the latter.

@Stellar
I'm gonna be honest... I like this better than the original Rainbow Dash jar.

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