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Pat Flood (@rebarcock) passed away 9/21/25. Pat played a huge role in encouraging the devolopmemt of this site and donated the very first dollar to get it started. Check the thread at the top of the board for the obituary and please feel free to pay your respects there. I am going to get all the content from that thread over to his family so they can see how many people really cared for Pat outside of what they ever knew. Pat loved to tell stories and always wanted everyone else to tell stories. I think a great way we can honor Pat is to tell a story in his thread (also pinned at the top of the board).
Master Thread Dance Your Cares Away/Fraggle/Law Abiding Citizens
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Goldhedge
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Nearly 100 Minnesota Mayors Send Panicked Letter to Lawmakers Complaining About Fraud Scandal and the Leadership of Tim Walz
- Almost 100 mayors in the state of Minnesota have sent a letter to state lawmakers complaining about the fraud scandal and how it is going to impact the communities they serve.
- They are clearly not happy with the leadership of Governor Tim Walz and his connections to the fraud scandal that has rocked the state in recent weeks.
- The scandal is still unfolding and it’s unclear what the final tally will be, but it’s looking like something in the tens of billions.
- FOX News reports:
Goldhedge
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Our crooked politicians have set up the biggest money laundering operation in the world and that 38 trillion in debt is almost all tied to fraud. this is the tip of the iceberg. Buckle up, its all being exposed. Your harder earned money was used to support a criminal syndicate.
Goldhedge
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National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Contains Hidden Election Integrity Gem – Could Have Huge Implications for Voting Machines
Penetration testing, often abbreviated as “pen testing,” is a cybersecurity practice where authorized experts simulate real-world cyberattacks on a computer system, network, or application to identify and exploit vulnerabilities before malicious actors can do so. The goal is to uncover weaknesses in security measures, such as software flaws, misconfigurations, or inadequate defenses, and provide recommendations for remediation. It typically involves several stages:
- With the National Defense Authorization Act signed by President Donald Trump on December 18th, 2025, a little-known section was snuck into the 3000+ page bill: Section 6805. Requiring Penetration Testing As Part Of The Testing And Certification of Voting Systems.
- This section amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 by adding a “Required Penetration Testing” section that “provides for the conduct of penetration testing as part of the testing, certification, decertification, and recertification of voting system hardware and software” by an accredited laboratory.
- The amendment now requires the penetration testing as a condition of certification from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and allows consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology or any other federal agency on “lab selection criteria” and “other aspects of the program.”
- While this is still short of a legitimate attempt at ensuring election integrity, it is an effort toward scrutinizing the voting systems by finally requiring cybersecurity experts to do what Clay Parikh was restricted from doing during his time as a VSTL contractor.
- Hand-marked paper ballots hand-counted at the precinct level, is being utilized in Dallas County, TX for the 2026 midterm primaries, and is still the ultimate goal of the election integrity community to ensure free and fair elections in the United States.
Penetration testing, often abbreviated as “pen testing,” is a cybersecurity practice where authorized experts simulate real-world cyberattacks on a computer system, network, or application to identify and exploit vulnerabilities before malicious actors can do so. The goal is to uncover weaknesses in security measures, such as software flaws, misconfigurations, or inadequate defenses, and provide recommendations for remediation. It typically involves several stages:
- Planning and reconnaissance: Gathering information about the target system.
- Scanning: Using tools to probe for potential entry points.
- Gaining access: Attempting to exploit vulnerabilities to breach the system.
- Maintaining access: Testing how long access can be sustained without detection.
- Analysis and reporting: Documenting findings, risks, and fixes.
I agree with this, who on here disagrees with it?
Que up Marco couch got a new gig gif
I take free speech. They can shove multiculturalism right up their asses.
dirtytoeddawg
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dirtytoeddawg
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This is great it’s codified and not some EO, but I’m skeptical. There will be states with old software versions with back doors that will fail, but will still be used. They will just ignore the law.
There hasn’t been consequences for any mass corruption or ignoring the law like sanctuary cities.
Re: Kennedy Center Honors
It was shown last night. They honored Gloria Gaynor, Michael Crawford, George Strait, Sly Stallone and KISS.
Stallone overcame some very long odds to get to where he got. Miserable childhood and turned down everywhere trying to become an actor. Amazing story.
KISS was the last honoree. The audience was rocking and Simmons, Stanley and Criss were singing along. Cheap Trick played the final tribute. Melania was dancing and singing along. Trump received well.
It was shown last night. They honored Gloria Gaynor, Michael Crawford, George Strait, Sly Stallone and KISS.
Stallone overcame some very long odds to get to where he got. Miserable childhood and turned down everywhere trying to become an actor. Amazing story.
KISS was the last honoree. The audience was rocking and Simmons, Stanley and Criss were singing along. Cheap Trick played the final tribute. Melania was dancing and singing along. Trump received well.
Confiscate their money, cars, real estate and anything else. Take it all.
Minnesota mandates new requirement to teach ethnic studies in all K-12 schools, this must be implemented in 2026.
Students will learn
- Transgender affirmation
- Dismantle cisgender privilege
- Distrusting the nuclear family
- Black Lives Matter principals
- Watch a video about George Floyd Square produced by Unicorn Riot, a nonprofit left-wing media collective that films Antifa and Black Lives Matter rallies across the country
Yes, this is real “Ethnic studies includes three distinct standards: identity, resistance, and ways of knowing and methodologies. The Center for Race, Indigeneity, Disability, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota, or Ridges, is converting these new ethnic studies standards into free lesson plans for school districts.
- This first one is for sixth graders, 12-year-olds, and fulfills the ethnic studies resistance standard, which instructs students to organize and describe how individuals and communities have fought for freedom and liberation Against Systemic and Coordinated Exercises of Power.
It's called Protest Art and the Movement for Black Lives. Designed to take place over three days, the lesson focuses on the Movement for Black Lives and the role of protest art in mediating power in the city.
Students will watch a video about George Floyd Square produced by Unicorn Riot, a nonprofit left-wing media collective that films Antifa and Black Lives Matter rallies across the country.
Students will also learn how local artists responded to the death of George Floyd during the 2020 riots through mural art. Students will create their own protest art for a cause of their choice.
They will even research where in the city the art could go. One of the suggestions for protest art from the U of M is defunding the police.
Next, they will work through the Black Lives Matter Principles Activity Book, which features all 13 Black Lives Matter principles and definitions.
The principles reflect the organization's thoughts on families, disrupting the Western prescribed nuclear family structure, and transgender affirmation to dismantle cisgender privilege. Again, this will be coming to all Minnesota public schools beginning in 2026.“
