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  • As stated in the screenshot, this happened in August. The team DID actually talk about this, and I put it to rest by hashing it out amongst both parties.

    The person posting this is doing so WELL after the fact, out of context, and after resolution.

    Neither side shared the screenshots with me, but the ones being shared proved they were shared by Blackbeard to someone. That’s their prerogative, but I would have asked the other involved party prior to doing that.

    It sucks that we lost a good mod, and that this event happened (again, resolved 2 months ago).

    If the parties involved want, I can explain the entire situation. I’ll DM both before I do that, though, as this wasn’t my fight.









  • I called the top number (the “NATIONWIDE” number).

    They were very prompt. I asked them if someone - regardless of political leaning - were to call, what they would actually do, and how this would be a better solution to other services like the ones listed by @mox@lemmy.sdf.org.

    One thing is there’s no real-time solution available anywhere in the U.S., from what I can find, nor what they are aware of.

    Next, when we call, they will route your call to the proper escalation path, depending on the nature of the call. This also means that if you’re being intimidated, they will reach out to the law enforcement for your polling station (city/county/state as needed). This is regardless of your political leaning. They would be contacting the proper authorities on behalf of the Democratic National Support Hotline, which carries a bit of weight, as they do have an army of lawyers at their disposal, for if it’s not resolved in a timely fashion.

    I was on hold for a while to get a better understanding of how things worked, to see if this was, in fact, a valid and viable option.

    Yes, it IS partisan org, but they state they will not play partisan politics with intimidation.

    TL;DR: they are there to do something the government can’t/won’t - provide immediate resolution to voter intimidation regardless of your political leaning.