Trust The Vote Project
@trustthevote.bsky.social
The member-supported public election administration software initiative by @osetinstitute.org, to improve the voting experience for all. Retweets # Endorsement. For more info, please visit www.trustthevote.org.
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I haven’t logged how many hours I’ve spent answering questions from angry, scared, and confused people because of this lie. I should have. It’s been a lot. Time that should have gone to actual work.
The apology should be to those poor believing people, election officials, and America.
The apology should be to those poor believing people, election officials, and America.
NEW:
Dinesh D’Souza is issuing an apology over his election conspiracy film “2,000 Mules.”
While largely blaming the group True the Vote, D’Souza admits that the heart of the film - surveillance footage of vote drop boxes supposedly showing illegal “ballot trafficking” - is false and misleading.
Dinesh D’Souza is issuing an apology over his election conspiracy film “2,000 Mules.”
While largely blaming the group True the Vote, D’Souza admits that the heart of the film - surveillance footage of vote drop boxes supposedly showing illegal “ballot trafficking” - is false and misleading.
December 2, 2024 at 3:25 PM
I haven’t logged how many hours I’ve spent answering questions from angry, scared, and confused people because of this lie. I should have. It’s been a lot. Time that should have gone to actual work.
The apology should be to those poor believing people, election officials, and America.
The apology should be to those poor believing people, election officials, and America.
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I am hopeful that the MVRA gets passed this session. Now is the time to protect elections and voters.
Grateful to those who have worked hard on these bills
Grateful to those who have worked hard on these bills
Michigan’s Voting Rights Act would cement the state's pro-democracy legacy by protecting the freedom to vote for all Michiganders. #PassTheMIVRA
Michigan Blazes a Path for Pro-Democracy Reform
In the battleground state, recent moves by voters and lawmakers have made voting more accessible and election subversion more difficult.
www.brennancenter.org
December 3, 2024 at 3:42 PM
I am hopeful that the MVRA gets passed this session. Now is the time to protect elections and voters.
Grateful to those who have worked hard on these bills
Grateful to those who have worked hard on these bills
@umichsieg.bsky.social
We sincerely appreciate you being our first follower on here.
We sincerely appreciate you being our first follower on here.
December 4, 2024 at 1:09 AM
@umichsieg.bsky.social
We sincerely appreciate you being our first follower on here.
We sincerely appreciate you being our first follower on here.
Hi everyone…we really are TrustTheVote Project, we swear! Our magical ballot fairy in charge is currently in the process of prettying up our shiny new Bluesky account, and we’re looking forward to the social media glow-up.
December 4, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Hi everyone…we really are TrustTheVote Project, we swear! Our magical ballot fairy in charge is currently in the process of prettying up our shiny new Bluesky account, and we’re looking forward to the social media glow-up.
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More than two years after widely debunked film “2000 Mules” poured gasoline on right-wing conspiracy theories about election fraud, documentary’s writer & director, Dinesh D’Souza, finally acknowledges its findings based on faulty analysis, @nytimes rpts: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/u...
Dinesh D’Souza, ’2000 Mules’ Director, Acknowledges the Film Was Flawed
The director, Dinesh D’Souza, who is facing a lawsuit over the documentary, admitted that an analysis used to make claims about election fraud that were later debunked had been faulty.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:42 PM
More than two years after widely debunked film “2000 Mules” poured gasoline on right-wing conspiracy theories about election fraud, documentary’s writer & director, Dinesh D’Souza, finally acknowledges its findings based on faulty analysis, @nytimes rpts: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/u...
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We agree that discussions of ‘openness’ in tech *must* engage “issues of context, power and use—how will such systems be used, by whom, on whom…”
The OSET Institute believes in open source software as a critical ingredient in transparent public election tech.
We are nonpartisan and nonprofit.
The OSET Institute believes in open source software as a critical ingredient in transparent public election tech.
We are nonpartisan and nonprofit.
📢NEW: 'Open' AI systems aren't open. The vague term, combined w frothy AI hype is (mis)shaping policy & practice, assuming 'open source' AI democratizes access & addresses power concentration. It doesn't.
@smw.bsky.social, @davidthewid.bsky.social & I correct the record👇
nature.com/articles/s41...
@smw.bsky.social, @davidthewid.bsky.social & I correct the record👇
nature.com/articles/s41...
Why ‘open’ AI systems are actually closed, and why this matters - Nature
A review of the literature on artificial intelligence systems to examine openness reveals that open AI systems are actually closed, as they are highly dependent on the resources of a few large corpora...
nature.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:59 PM
We agree that discussions of ‘openness’ in tech *must* engage “issues of context, power and use—how will such systems be used, by whom, on whom…”
The OSET Institute believes in open source software as a critical ingredient in transparent public election tech.
We are nonpartisan and nonprofit.
The OSET Institute believes in open source software as a critical ingredient in transparent public election tech.
We are nonpartisan and nonprofit.
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We’re pleased to see commentary from OSET Board Member @eddieperez.bsky.social in this fine piece by @annodea.com of @siliconrepublic.bsky.social.
Elections and thoughtful tech design should be natural allies, supporting the free exchange of ideas based on facts and transparency.
Elections and thoughtful tech design should be natural allies, supporting the free exchange of ideas based on facts and transparency.
Just me talking about Bluesky on Bluesky again, with added words from the great @eddieperez.bsky.social ex director for civic integrity at Twitter, and @oset.bsky.social board member
Bluesky plans to tackle verification and account authentication
X rival Bluesky has responded with more details about ongoing plans to tackle impersonation and verification on the platform.
www.siliconrepublic.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:53 PM
We’re pleased to see commentary from OSET Board Member @eddieperez.bsky.social in this fine piece by @annodea.com of @siliconrepublic.bsky.social.
Elections and thoughtful tech design should be natural allies, supporting the free exchange of ideas based on facts and transparency.
Elections and thoughtful tech design should be natural allies, supporting the free exchange of ideas based on facts and transparency.
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December 3, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Happy #GivingTuesday ! For 2025, our new OSET-Rosetta technology has the power to lighten the administrative burden on hard-working local election officials. Our TrustTheVote Project members allow us to develop innovative projects that improve elections. Join us:
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The OSET Institute is all about open-source election technology, and we approve of this message.
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November 15, 2024 at 3:36 AM
The OSET Institute is all about open-source election technology, and we approve of this message.
Indeed, flattered.
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Indeed, flattered.
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