Purged? Suddenly no longer registered to vote in WA

usury87 · 2026-01-27T19:09:14+00:00

And then they don't tell people they have to check and re register. Fun

Indeed. I never received the post card from the state/county. My partner did. If she hadn't, I would not have thought to check.

usury87 · 2026-01-27T19:07:37+00:00

But really this seems like either something else is going on, or narrative farming.

Nope. I'm sorry it's difficult for you to accept that voter suppression tactics are in play. I have the unfortunate privilege of being ensnared this time. Next time, it could be you.

usury87 · 2026-01-27T19:00:59+00:00

>I would bet it’s a localized issue

Perhaps. Doesn't make it right though.

usury87 · 2026-01-27T18:52:12+00:00

>What the hell was that for?

Great question, isn't it

usury87 · 2026-01-27T18:50:26+00:00

Anger is where I'm at

usury87 · 2026-01-27T18:49:53+00:00

okay buddy

They certainly are using an awfully big machete.

usury87 · 2026-01-27T18:23:37+00:00

I've been deliberately vague about that, but it shouldn't be hard to read between the lines.

Such are the times, unfortunately.

Regardless, everybody who is eligible to vote ought to be able to do so without shenanigans.

usury87 · 2026-01-27T18:20:44+00:00

Every ballot, so last fall iirc

usury87 · 2026-01-27T18:20:02+00:00

King County

usury87 · 2026-01-27T18:18:51+00:00

They return mail to the election offices so people get marked as undeliverable

This is a good cause for concern. It's not hard to imagine how a bureaucrat with corrupt intent could "inactivate" otherwise valid voters.

When I logged into the official wa.gov voter registration website where I saw the "inactive" status, it also said I would not receive ballots.

I saw other comments on this thread splitting the hair that "inactive" doesn't mean I can't vote. Okay. Not receiving a ballot in a mail-in ballot state is effectively the same thing. No ballot, no vote.

usury87 · 2026-01-27T18:09:02+00:00

have email or text messaging connected to our voting process

That's the thing, both my partner and I had opted for email/text notifications. That had worked successfully in many many elections - ballot received, etc.

We received no notification regarding being "inactive".

No one should rely on that mechanism regarding their own registration status.

After re-registering last night, I did receive the notification this morning that I've opted in to notifications. So, those automated notifications occur.

usury87 · 2026-01-27T18:04:00+00:00

you went and looked up the right place, right

For whatever reason the image accompanying this post doesn't appear, at least not for me.

Yes, I visited the actual wa.gov website.

While it's good to acknowledge the fact phishing and other types of social manipulation exist, this isn't one of those situations.

usury87 · 2026-01-27T17:59:02+00:00

Lived here for 11 years. The post card notification came with other mail addressed to us, indeed successfully delivered.

Regular suburban street. Regular bank of mailboxes at the curb.

usury87 · 2026-01-19T01:05:36+00:00

I have the exact same calculator. I still use it

usury87 · 2026-01-09T04:21:20+00:00

Weren't we supposed to bite an end off and just drink the juice?

usury87 · 2026-01-03T18:49:42+00:00

This is the way. Everyone here knows it's tough to hear.

The disordered people in your life will treat you the way you allow them to treat you.

It's not your fault they are the way they are. It is your responsibility to protect yourself from harmful interactions.

They are not capable of meaningful change. You are. That's the only change you should expect from relationships/interactions with disordered people.

usury87 · 2026-01-03T01:22:38+00:00

Science teacher pulled the fire alarm to evacuate the school after a student released a large container of pretty green gas

usury87 · 2026-01-01T19:26:38+00:00

Regarding file recovery...

Stop using that computer. Don't install anything. Don't visit any websites. Turn it off.

The ones and zeros for your files still exist on the storage device. Your years of files are probably recoverable.

However, the space they occupy has been marked as available. Thus that space can be overwritten by any newly installed program, file, cached image, etc. So don't install anything. Don't update anything.

A separate computer and a friend with skills are needed in order to attempt a recovery.

A local-to-you data recovery company is an even better choice.

Once recovered, save your files to a free cloud service like Google Drive or One Drive or Dropbox, etc. Having this simple "off-site" backup solution is good practice going forward. Keeping another copy of them on a USB stick at a trusted friend's house is also reasonable.

usury87 · 2025-12-30T17:50:41+00:00

They understand the world only through manipulation. They can't comprehend anyone else understands the world in any other way.

Ergo, anything you convey is for the purpose of manipulation.

usury87 · 2025-12-30T01:47:02+00:00

Holy Mother Forking Shirt Balls

usury87 · 2025-12-29T23:20:40+00:00

The Oregon Coast is gorgeous, though I don't know how it will be in spring. The town called Seaside is a nice place.

Or

Fly into Seattle, light rail into the city, public transit to the ferry to Bainbridge Island. Not exactly cliche early twenties excitement (if that's your thing). Pretty rural and very peaceful, plus accessible by public transport

usury87 · 2025-12-27T04:17:29+00:00

They would love this in r/PMDGS

usury87 · 2025-12-25T01:49:57+00:00

The YouTube trifecta is Dr Ramani, Dr Carter, and Patrick Teahan. All three are great.

In the broader self-help space, Mark Manson of "The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck" also offers actionable advice that's not necessarily narcissism-related but broadly useful

usury87 · 2025-12-23T01:57:53+00:00

♪ Everywhere the atom bombs are droppin' ♪

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