The ballot drop boxes in Washington and Oregon both have fire suppression systems that are designed to activate when the temperature inside reaches a certain point, coating ballots inside with a fire-suppressing powder.

For unknown reasons, the system failed to prevent the destruction of hundreds of ballots in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland.

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This is the Republican plan to steal the election. When does the civil war start? I give it 6 weeks before the first casualties pile in.

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I doubt anything happens.

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We might not hear about it, but there will definitely be consequences for these people when they’re caught.

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I was replying to the comment about the civil war starting.

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Are you kidding? Election day is a week away and an election clerk in San Antonio already got punched for telling somebody to take off his MAGA hat. I’m surprised nobody’s been shot already.

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Let’s not normalize it.

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Yes you’re right, we should try toning down our rhetoric

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Assuming they catch the shitbags, I see no need for further violence.

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If it is a plan, it’s pretty dumb. Of all places this act could sway the results, Oregon and Washington are pretty low on the list.

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Courts should fast track this one to make an example of them. Arrest them and sentence them this week.

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No, you want to wish them a complete and fair due process. Keep them behind bars in accordance with the maximum of sentencing guidelines.

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I think you’re seeing the reflection of your monitor, you can stop posting that everywhere.

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Ah yes wiping out hundreds of democrat (and some non Democrat) votes in two of the bluest cities in the north west will surely have an impact on the election.

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The Washington district that includes Vancouver has one of the most contested House races in the country this year.

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Glusencamp-Perez ran on opposing Biden and working with Republicans.

Kent ran on opposing Perez for being a Democrat.

Absolutely insane.

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Hey I just learned about her. Sinema 2.0!

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One article I read said that the representative race was much closer. It might not affect the president, but could affect other positions.

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This was my first thought. Not only are they evil, they’re also stupid!

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fire suppression systems that are designed to activate when the temperature inside reaches a certain point

For unknown reasons, the system failed to prevent the destruction of hundreds of ballots

I don’t think it’s an “unknown” reason; the system requires a fire to have already been lit in order to activate. It’s fire a suppression system, not fire prevention.

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The person who wrote the story doesn’t know. It’s unknown to them.

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I hope that vehicle ends up in a trash compactor with the occupant inside

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yOu HaVe BeEn PeRmAnEnTlY bAnNeD fRoM rEdDiT

ThE lEfT hAs SuCh ViOlEnT rHeToRiC

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When ya do sarcastic text, I recommend keeping all of your “i”s lowercase and all your “L”s capital.

…though with autocorrect on a phone, doing so can be a huge pain in the butt, more effort than it’s worth.

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Writing in kArEnCaSe is more Karen-y if it’s more annoying to read.

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I hope they catch the guy alive and we prosecute the asshole and make a public example of this guy who is most likely Republican.

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I would bet up to $1k that this guy is Republican, but I don’t actually care what party they belong to. Make an example of them.

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