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I was pretty nervous about voterfile / irs data merges. I sensed this was headed towards building retribution tools for those who didn't vote for the admin.

myko 2y ago
It certainly seems to be the goal. Military purges will be starting soon.
- myko 2y ago
  I know it is hard to stomach reality here but turns out I was right: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/21/fired-joint-chiefs-chairman-top-navy-leader-air-force-vice-chief-service-judge-advocates-general.html https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/21/fired-joint-c...
- JoshTko 2y ago
  This, they don't care about normal citizens, they just need to purge democrat military personnel
  - scarab92 2y ago
    [flagged]
    - portaouflop 2y ago
      Yea I think it’s soon time to flag all Us politics/DOGE threads — it’s a bit tiring, especially for the majority of the world that lives elsewhere
      - deleted 2y ago
        [deleted]
      - maeil 2y ago
        1936: Think it's time to start flagging all posts related to the takeover of that Nazi party, it's getting a bit tiring for everyone outside of Germany.
      - fsckpg 2y ago
        Oh, this is now the entire world's problem lol.
9283409232 2y ago
That's the point. That has always been the point.
throw16180339 2y ago
I think it's premature to rule this out. Trump has previously abused government agencies to harass his opponents, so why wouldn't he and Musk use IRS data for this purpose?
y33t 2y ago
Could you provide me some links or background on this? I did a couple of lazy searches and didn't find anything. I knew they tracked that you voted, but not who/what you voted for, if that's what you're saying, unless you mean party affiliation.
- saturn8601 2y ago
  Join SSN column with Driver License table Join that with Drivers license -> Voter registration number. Search the voter records (if the states still have them) with the issued ballot number to that voter registration number and bingo. You got voting records. Think most states discard actual ballots over time though so maybe old data might be gone. Republican states garbage as they are probably stored this election for some reason. I bet you can guess what that reason is.
  - duped 2y ago
    > Search the voter records (if the states still have them) with the issued ballot number to that voter registration number and bingo. You got voting records. I believe this involves a court order and to physically access the ballots in most states, where the ballots haven't been destroyed. I would be very surprised if such a database existed in most states and if it was easy for someone from the federal government to make a query without many hoops and ladders.
    - saturn8601 2y ago
      In my opinion I think the only thing that has prevented this thus far is the data being held in separate databases maintained by separate entities as well as the rapid destruction of old voting records by states(some states still use DRE: Direct Recording ELectronic so they just wipe the memory card). Blue states will probably resist, trump will probably threaten loss of federal funding(if he hasn't already taken it away by then) and the states will either comply or resist by doing things like rapidly destroying records.
  - bwestergard 2y ago
    What are "voting records"? Are you suggesting that how I voted is stored somewhere by my Social Security Number?
fsckpg 2y ago
Year's not over.
foxyv 2y ago
Why bother when you can delete all the organizations responsible for ensuring a valid election then rig it using the same methods as the Russians do. Only thing in your way are state level officials, but they are easy enough to steamroll with "Federal Investigations" by your newly appointed investigators. Who cares how someone voted at that point. Voting just becomes an exercise in futility.

myko 2y ago

It certainly seems to be the goal. Military purges will be starting soon.

myko 2y ago
I know it is hard to stomach reality here but turns out I was right: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/21/fired-joint-chiefs-chairman-top-navy-leader-air-force-vice-chief-service-judge-advocates-general.html https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/21/fired-joint-c...
JoshTko 2y ago
This, they don't care about normal citizens, they just need to purge democrat military personnel
- scarab92 2y ago
  [flagged]
  - portaouflop 2y ago
    Yea I think it’s soon time to flag all Us politics/DOGE threads — it’s a bit tiring, especially for the majority of the world that lives elsewhere
    - deleted 2y ago
      [deleted]
    - maeil 2y ago
      1936: Think it's time to start flagging all posts related to the takeover of that Nazi party, it's getting a bit tiring for everyone outside of Germany.
    - fsckpg 2y ago
      Oh, this is now the entire world's problem lol.

9283409232 2y ago

That's the point. That has always been the point.

throw16180339 2y ago

I think it's premature to rule this out. Trump has previously abused government agencies to harass his opponents, so why wouldn't he and Musk use IRS data for this purpose?

y33t 2y ago

Could you provide me some links or background on this? I did a couple of lazy searches and didn't find anything. I knew they tracked that you voted, but not who/what you voted for, if that's what you're saying, unless you mean party affiliation.

saturn8601 2y ago
Join SSN column with Driver License table Join that with Drivers license -> Voter registration number. Search the voter records (if the states still have them) with the issued ballot number to that voter registration number and bingo. You got voting records. Think most states discard actual ballots over time though so maybe old data might be gone. Republican states garbage as they are probably stored this election for some reason. I bet you can guess what that reason is.
- duped 2y ago
  > Search the voter records (if the states still have them) with the issued ballot number to that voter registration number and bingo. You got voting records. I believe this involves a court order and to physically access the ballots in most states, where the ballots haven't been destroyed. I would be very surprised if such a database existed in most states and if it was easy for someone from the federal government to make a query without many hoops and ladders.
  - saturn8601 2y ago
    In my opinion I think the only thing that has prevented this thus far is the data being held in separate databases maintained by separate entities as well as the rapid destruction of old voting records by states(some states still use DRE: Direct Recording ELectronic so they just wipe the memory card). Blue states will probably resist, trump will probably threaten loss of federal funding(if he hasn't already taken it away by then) and the states will either comply or resist by doing things like rapidly destroying records.
- bwestergard 2y ago
  What are "voting records"? Are you suggesting that how I voted is stored somewhere by my Social Security Number?

fsckpg 2y ago

Year's not over.

foxyv 2y ago

Why bother when you can delete all the organizations responsible for ensuring a valid election then rig it using the same methods as the Russians do. Only thing in your way are state level officials, but they are easy enough to steamroll with "Federal Investigations" by your newly appointed investigators. Who cares how someone voted at that point. Voting just becomes an exercise in futility.