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The community dedicated to boycotting the US until they stop fascism, restore full democracy and start following international law.

Americans have a moral obligation to resist Donald Trump and project 2025 at every turn.

America is a flawed democracy currently being ruled by oligarchs. Stop the backslide! Dont let America become the next Hungary.

America needs to get rid of citizen's united and implement independent district drawing and single transferable vote so they don't end up having people stay home in life-changing elections because they cannot vote for their favourite candidates.

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US Tariffs Spark Devastating Canadian Travel Boycott Threatening Michigan’s Tourism Industry (self.boycottus)

submitted 4 days ago by ehpolitical to c/boycottus

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Travel and Tour World - Feb 16/25

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The recent announcement of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods has ignited a strong backlash among Canadian travelers, leading to widespread cancellations of vacations to the United States. Michigan, a state that relies heavily on Canadian tourists, stands to lose millions in revenue as a result of this growing boycott. With Canada serving as the top international source of U.S. visitors, a decline in Canadian tourism could severely impact Michigan’s tourism sector, which contributes significantly to the state’s economy.

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[–] ehpolitical 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If there is a next election...? Apparently he said that if people voted for him, they'd never have to vote again... can't help wondering what craziness he's planning for the future.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There is something to be optimistic about on that front- there is no federal election. Instead, there are 51 state elections (inc. DC) that are mostly independent.

While I'm sure that Trusk will try their damnedest to corrupt the whole process, there's not much requiring states to listen to the feds.

That said, election security will need to be paramount. Not just the integrity of the voters (but that too), but all of the staff, the election machines themselves, outside attackers, intimidation, and so on.

There's a report going around of voting machines reporting a red shift once a certain number of votes have been counted. If I were trying to hide that sort of attack in the code, that's exactly how I would do it. Which means audits will need to be very thorough.

[–] ehpolitical 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sorry, what's the difference exactly between a federal election and all States voting independently? Doesn't that amount to the same thing?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

The difference is the center of power and control. Michigan sets most of their own rules and administers it within the state.

Ohio does the same, following its own internal standards. The process and results might look similar, but they really don't have to be.

Which means that Trusk can't dismantle it from the inside. They have limited power to tell each state what to do or how to do it.