Whoa! Thousands of fake registrations were discovered in #Pennsylvania! In just one county! Other counties are also reporting fraudulent voter registrations as well (they are catching them which is good!).

Thousands of suspected fraudulent voter registration forms intercepted in Pa. https://youtu.be/1_UrV3BkMtU

No word on who is behind this (so no accusations against #Republicans or #Democrats please), but government officials are confident they will uncover who is behind this fiasco.

@jwildeboer It technically is the same over here in America . The problem is the GOP are constantly purging voter registrations for pseudo nobale causes.

It's Now Illegal to Post Fake AI-Generated Product Reviews by People Who Don't Exist @[email protected] (Flipboard) https://futurism.com/the-byte/illegal-fake-reviews-ai?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=other

@Mastodon Hurry up with the United States option! Christmas is around the corner! Also, what is the maximum we can order‽

@kevindalley @lauren Scarily, the fate of the #UnitedStates rests in the hands of #Republicans.

I pray #Republican women will vote for #KamalaHarris in #Georgia, #NorthCarolna & #Pennsylvania.

#DonaldTrump will win most of the Southeast (where I live), so my vote against him is irrelevant.

Due to the Electoral College, it statistically will not matter if I vote for #Kamala, as #GOP voters outnumber #Democrats & other political parties combined.

This will be a close race! I am hoping #KamalaHarris wins #NorthCarolina as it would provide a small buffer just in case she loses #Michigan, #Wisconsin or #Pennsylvania.

North Carolina sets record for first day of voting with more than 350,000 ballots https://www.rawstory.com/north-carolina-voters/ @RawStory

Conservative, #Republican women are voting for #KamalaHarris, albeit “quietly‽” I guess we will find out on election day if #Republicans en mass vote for #Kamala & put country over party.

#GOP Official for Kamala Predicts ‘Silent Majority’ Will Win https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-official-for-kamala-predicts-silent-majority-will-win/

@Gargron @mosseri @zuck I remember #Meta employees talking about this on #Threads.

However, @verge published a timeline of when @threads would integrate with the #Fediverse & integration with #Mastodon was late 2024.

A peek at the Threads / #ActivityPub roadmap. https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24035256/a-peek-at-the-threads-activitypub-roadmap

Also @j12t can confirm this roadmap too: https://reb00ted.org/tech/20231208-meta-threads-data-dialogue/

Notes from @tomcoates too: http://plasticbag.org/archives/2024/01/how-threads-will-integrate-with-the-fediverse/

@manton Oh! I almost forgot that @wordpressdotcom owns the .blog domain extension!

https://www.wix.com/encyclopedia/definition/blog-domain

Even though @photomatt via #Automattic owns the domain extension, I doubt he would weaponize it against rivals, as that would bring down the wrath of #ICANN (who would strip the domain away).

@Gargron They will! @threads will enable two-way communication either this month, next month, or in December before Christmas !

@mosseri & @zuck are probably working on scalability & moderation issues before they enable two-way communication.

The official #Mastodon iOS/iPasOS app supports domain blocking!

That feature alone is making it easier to deal with this recent wave of spam.

X reportedly paid its Brazil fines to the wrong bank, causing further delay in reinstatement case @[email protected] (Flipboard) https://www.engadget.com/social-media/x-reportedly-paid-its-brazil-fines-to-the-wrong-bank-causing-further-delay-in-reinstatement-case-164959494.html

@pfefferle Hmmm…I think the permalinks would be different, although I am sure WordPress could be setup in a way where the permalinks are preserved.

A prominent political pundit on #Threads (who has met #KamalaHarris in person) had his account suspended/frozen by #Meta.

I do not know why his account was frozen, but folks should have multiple accounts in the #Fediverse on different platforms as relying on one company is unwise.

TechCrunch for example boasts several:

@[email protected]
@[email protected]
@[email protected]

If your blog supports #ActivityPub, you should activate that too. Protect your voice folks!

@pfefferle Should #WordPress should consider making #ActivityPub a core feature‽ (similar to what #WriteFreely & #MicroBlog have done)