singer-songwriter | same handle elsewhere
Ojai, CA
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Rain Perry retweeted
Much of our “messaging problem” would be solved if the people speaking on behalf of the Democratic Party actually liked the party and wanted it to succeed. Too many pundits and talking heads speak about the party through a lens of criticism and borderline disdain. Of course 4 years of that is going to affect the party in the eyes of potential voters.
In fact, better yet, just be quiet and be trustworthy. You don’t have to prove it. People will see it if it’s true.
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Rain Perry retweeted
“Young men need a space where they can act traditionally masculine.”
Mosh pits.
“And express their emotions in a healthy way.”
Mosh pits.
“Where they can find community.”
Mosh pits.
“Somewhere they can gain a basic understanding of consent.”
*STARTS DOING WINDMILLS*
Rain Perry retweeted
OK folks, this is the response to “your body my choice“: deep belly laugh and pointing followed by “OK little buddy“
OK folks, this is the response to “your body my choice“: deep belly laugh and pointing followed by “OK little buddy“
May I add to this to say that the hotline is still here to help you if you have ballots to cure! Just call 833-VOTE-4-AZ if you have questions about how to do it.
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Rain Perry retweeted
Very well said & honestly it’s the crux. When you’re Black in America, you don’t have the complexion for protection so there’s nowhere and no way to flee the animosity/maltreatment engendered by your melanin content. Nowhere in America, IRL or social media, is “safer”. We adapt.
I posted this a few days ago in a moment of sentimental hope. But I still feel it in a moment of grief and dread. This is America too and I will be damned if I don’t fight for it.
I’m sentimental tonight. Here we go. Four days. But this is my motherfucking America. Bruce Springsteen and Michael Stipe singing a weird ode to Andy Kaufman – here’s to the freaks, the artists, the openhearted people. I love you.
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Rain Perry retweeted
However ANY of us feel right now? Stick a pin in it.
January is less than 2 months away.
Rain Perry retweeted
Over 30k Voters have checked in during the first 90 minutes. Average wait time is currently 1 minute. Of 246 voting centers only 4 locations with over 20 minutes wait times.
You’re rockin’ & rollin’ Maricopa County voters, keep it up! 👊🇺🇸
Maricopa County opened 97 voting sites today, there are now 153 voting sites operating. 300 voters checked- in during the first 2 minutes. 800 voters in first 5 minutes. Many locations with waits, but all under 15 mins. Mesa Convention Center has 68 voting booths! @MaricopaVote
Rain Perry retweeted
Maricopa County officials confirm at press conference there are no major or widespread issues with toner/ink/printers at vote centers.
Just typical maintenance.
We have reports of multiple vote centers with ink issues in Maricopa County.
@tpaction sending buses to move people to functioning Vote Centers
Rain Perry retweeted
Need some help making it through today's election stress? Andy Borowitz included Los Lobos on his "Election Therapy Playlist" - check it out at open.spotify.com/playlist/24… 🎶
If your ballot is rejected because of a signature, you can cure it! Every state has the ability to do this. This thread is about Arizona. Pass it on.
Make sure that he cures his ballot! You have until November 10 to do it if the signature is rejected. elections.maricopa.gov/votin…
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Rain Perry retweeted
They're letting me out of the ballot processing cave for the first time in a while.
I'll be at today's 1:30 PM election process conference with @maricopacounty and @billgatesaz.
I'll be giving updates on:
- Voter registration statistics
- Voter registration deadline dropoffs
- Call center statistics
- In-bound email statistics
- Signature verification statistics
- Ballot processing statistics
- Night shifts (5 PM - midnight)
- Overnight shifts (midnight - 6AM)
If you're credentialed media, you can attend the press conference live.
Anyone can watch at @maricopacounty's YouTube page (youtube.com/@MaricopaCountyA…) or it will be livecast at @MaricopaVote.
Rain Perry retweeted
Nothing can make me feel the full range of emotions like watching videos of Americans waiting in massive lines to vote on Election Day. Love the enthusiasm, hate the fact that we can't make voting easier.
Proud to support all your hard work here at the voter assistance hotline!
Stats from today's press conference:
Maricopa County:
- Approx 1.4 million ballot packets signature verified
- Approx 2.2 million ballots processed (chain of custody and authentication component)
- Approx 1.1-1.2 million voters processed in time for Board's 8:00 PM results release tomorrow
- Approx 425k-475k ballots (200-230k voters) will be processed for Wednesday's results
- Approx 27k voter packets sent to curing because we would not confirm signatures
- We have cured approx 15k of the 27k already. We have until 5 calendar days after the election to contact voters
- We received approx 24,000 emails to "voterinfo" in past month
- We received approx 88,000 election calls to our call center in October
- We had 2.4 million active registered voter in November 2022
- We had 2.5 million active registered voters at end of August 2022.
- We are now just below 2.6 million active registered voters.
- We received approx 90k voter registration forms on the day of the voter registration cutoff. This was the biggest drop off in any one day in Maricopa County history.
- This did include a large number of damaged, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, and nonsense forms. Potentially fraudulent forms.
- It also included a large number of forms from groups that have been problematic for our office in the past.
- We have asked our lawmakers repeatedly in years past to address the integrity of paper voter registration forms dropped off by third party groups. Sadly, nothing has been done.
- These problematic forms have caused an immense amount of work and will potentially harm voters.
- We are currently working three shifts for all components of the process: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM. 5:00 PM - Midnight. Midnight - 6:00 AM. We have been doing so for three weeks.
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