After some further reading it seems obvious that the two incidents are entirely unrelated, but it was a fun rabbit hole for a sec!

Edited to say “usually”, apologies, lol

This is going to be used to suppress legitimate votes, guaranteed. When they get caught, it’ll be “a bug in the system” I’m sure…

Use a trusted VPN and/Tor while surfing

Banana slug mucus makes your tongue go numb, and they aren’t half bad when cooked/cleaned properly! (I went to a living history camp as a kid)