Ballot Box Fires

2ndtimer · Oct 29, 2024

BillyJean said:
Really a BS post without citing sources, but based on locations you mention it would obviously be Republicans doing it, since both of those cities will be some of the bluest voting places in the country.

I think it more likely to be neither "side". My bet would be one of the antifa crowd that is missing the "summer of love" and Black Lives Matter mostly peaceful protests. They would like to start with ballot boxes and work their way up from there.
Was surprised that the Multnomah box actually had an automated fire suppression system in place, but good idea for the area.

Indy62 · Oct 29, 2024

Well....in my 55 years on this earth, I can't think of any right wing conservatives that drove Volvo's..

Just sayin!

Certaindeaf · Oct 29, 2024

Indy62 said:
Well....in my 55 years on this earth, I can't think of any right wing conservatives that drove Volvo's..

Just sayin!

Ocams finger!

Indy62 · Oct 29, 2024

Certaindeaf said:
Ocams finger!

Well yeah..duh..just cut through all the guessing and go to the evidence. As some on the left love to say, OBVIOUSLY

nwslopoke · Oct 29, 2024

RVTECH said:
Well, deductive reasoning would support this but someone stupid enough to do this could also be a Democrat who thinks the few Repub ballots he or she destroyed will make a difference - but forgot about the majority of Dem ballots that were destroyed as well.

Maybe they thought it was a smart bomb. Only attacking the ballots they didn't like.

Remember the Star Trek episode where the two protagonist are half white and black but on opposite sides of their bodies. They hated each other and said they were nothing alike.

The last 12-13 years has been the experiment. This election I think will be the final test. It's not just here. BRICS, wars abroad and other stuff just waiting to see what we do.

albin25 · Oct 29, 2024

Could be It was the lithium battery powering the fire suppression system that caused the fire?
:s0153:

The irony of it….
…. Burning the Green New Deal votes

Indy62 · Oct 29, 2024

albin25 said:
Could be It was the lithium battery powering the fire suppression system that caused the fire?

The irony of it….
…. Burning the Green New Deal votes

Interesting..

Maybe some loner Hezbollah threw away his old beeper

Knobgoblin · Oct 29, 2024

RVTECH said:
Well, deductive reasoning would support this but someone stupid enough to do this could also be a Democrat who thinks the few Repub ballots he or she destroyed will make a difference - but forgot about the majority of Dem ballots that were destroyed as well.

Old Dog · Oct 29, 2024

From one of the news articles -- again:
Surveillance images captured a Volvo pulling up to the drop box in Portland just before security personnel nearby discovered a fire inside the box,

Indy62 said:
Well....in my 55 years on this earth, I can't think of any right wing conservatives that drove Volvo's..

Nailed it!

ilikegunspdx · Oct 30, 2024

Someone probably already mentioned it but there were pro-Palestinian messages with the bombs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/us/ballot-box-fires-oregon-washington-gaza.html

salmon creek gary · Oct 30, 2024

Alexx1401 said:
Does OR give you a postage paid envelope to mail in? I was voting by mail here in WA LONG before we were pushed into doing it that way. For me it was just easy. You did have to provide your own stamp. They a while back even did away with that but we have those stupid boxes all over too. Since the envelope here is just set up to let you drop it in any USPS mail box I never could see the point in those boxes here.

Believe it or not, there are some folks who don't trust USPS to deliver their ballots on time. That is incredible, of course, given that the postal service has a commendable day in, day out record of 100% timely delivery to the correct address.

monkeybutler · Oct 30, 2024

https://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-t...intimidation-polling-place/story?id=115310490

Tards is as tards does.

salmon creek gary · Oct 30, 2024

BillyJean said:
Really a BS post without citing sources, but based on locations you mention it would obviously be Republicans doing it, since both of those cities will be some of the bluest voting places in the country.

A local TV newscast reported (on the night of Oct 28 or 29th) authorities had revealed that the incendiary devices in OR and WA were marked with a pro-Palestinian message, but acknowledging the "false flag" possibility.

Alexx1401 · Oct 30, 2024

salmon creek gary said:
Believe it or not, there are some folks who don't trust USPS to deliver their ballots on time. That is incredible, of course, given that the postal service has a commendable day in, day out record of 100% timely delivery to the correct address.

Hell I always figured they are going to lose a few but odds are just as good they lose the ones who voted blue as they lose mine. Hey for those who want to use the drop box hell why not. For those who really want to know each state has a way to check online and see if your vote got there.