Not long after I commented that I blocked Gallowboob and a number of other power users/mods and it's made my reddit experience better and more authentic, I received this message.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-11T18:47:07+00:00

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-03-26T19:57:41+00:00

Shit. How much do they pay?

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-03-25T20:00:23+00:00

I dunno man. If one of my children was killed in a school shooting, it would probably send me into a spiraling depression. Suicide is not out of the realm of possibilities.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-03-25T19:52:15+00:00

You mean once the candidates’ campaigns start astroturfing?

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-22T15:33:22+00:00

The man is an avowed conspiracy theorist and thinks every major terrorist attack around the world is some form of government psyop. Don't pay him any mind.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-16T17:18:43+00:00

Yeah. I particularly liked the "Failed basic IQ test" message. And he only banned me from his user page. I never go to people's user pages.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-15T21:32:42+00:00

“Absolute brain genius move by the Globe to edit my story three times then take it down altogether and put up a note saying I’m not on staff instead of perhaps standing by a long time contributor and siding with labor instead of bad faith critics who would hate them no matter what,” O’Neil said on Twitter.

He added: “I will never write for them again.”

Of that, my man, there is no question.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-12T17:04:25+00:00

People are voting for it because anti-Semitism is enjoying a comeback in Europe and America. Any article that calls the Holocaust into question or debases Jews in any way is like honey to these people.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-12T17:02:22+00:00

This is completely disingenuous and taken out of context. Post the whole damn article when you do this nonsense. For those who care, the full article is here.

The article relates speeches given in 1900 in support of the re-establishment of a Jewish state by various Jewish leaders. The quote in question is as follows:

There are 6,000,000 living, bleeding, suffering arguments in favor of Zionism. They come not to beg, but to ask for that which is higher than all material things. They seek to have satisfied the unquenchable thirst after the ideal. They ask to become once again the messengers of right, justice, and humanity.

He's likely referencing the 5,000,000 or so Jews that were being persecuted in Russia and eastern Europe at the time. Numbers are used in hyperbole all the time to convey a message and argue a point. I don't see what the issue is.

Oh wait. It's that 6,000,000 Jews died in the Holocaust. That's what the connection is, right? Are you a Holocaust denier now too? In addition to everything else?

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-10T17:07:47+00:00

Or, and hear me out here, she got the idea from the role that she played. At the very least, it was probably in her subconscious. If everything is a conspiracy, nothing is.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-09T18:27:31+00:00

I use RES, so I rarely see any of these changes they make.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-09T18:15:52+00:00

This is the correct take. It's not "My body, my choice." when that choice has the potential to negatively affect others. You don't want to vaccinate you kids? Fine. Don't take them anywhere in public and don't expose them to any other people (especially kids) unless you explicitly tell them your child isn't vaccinated.

There are plenty of immuno-compromised people and unvaccinated children and infants out there (for legitimate medical reasons) who are put at risk every time they encounter an unvaccinated person. It's irresponsible and borderline immoral to take your unvaccinated children anywhere in public.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-04T17:33:15+00:00

Someone did make a whites only sub and it devolved into racist nonsense almost immediately. Reddit quarantined it after like a day.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-02T18:24:44+00:00

WHAT A COUNTRY CROCK OF SHIT. Margarineization is not ok.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-03-29T05:03:12+00:00

According to all the propaganda I’ve seen, it’s basically 100% the US’s fault that the oceans are polluted with plastic. My state (California) in particular shoves that’s rhetoric down our throats.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-03-27T01:26:16+00:00

So he picks out the most outrageous story in an article full of realistic stories of the horrors of war. Pretty disingenuous and probably the reason he didn’t link the actual article.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-03-26T20:43:18+00:00

That sounds...boring.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-03-26T17:52:15+00:00

However, the Chicago Police Department said it was not notified of the prosecution's decision to drop charges and found out about the news during a graduation ceremony for recruits.

"It’s a punch in the gut. Is absolutely a punch in the gut," said Commander Ed Wodnicki. "We worked closely throughout our three-week investigation to get to point where we arrested the offender. For the state's attorney at this point to dismiss charges without discussing this with us at all is just shocking."

That's gotta suck for the CPD. They wasted time and manpower investigating a fraudulent attack. The police chief seemed genuinely upset about the whole situation when he held his press conference all those weeks ago. I'd be pissed too if the district attorney just decided to drop the charges without at least consulting with the PD.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-03-25T18:18:20+00:00

Currently I have one on cartoons, TV shows, and movies, mostly from my youth (80s and 90s) but also from all over. That shows been on hiatus for a bit because of some personal stuff. I'm hoping to get it going again soon. I'd also like to start doing another one. Possibly an advice show or a D&D actual play.

Are you a podcaster too? Or just a listener?

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-03-22T20:14:47+00:00

So do you own this site or are you just a frequent visitor there?

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-03-22T19:07:17+00:00

Or maybe that sheriff is just a freaking loon. I've seen plenty of injuries from airsoft guns. That's why you wear protective gear (or at least you're supposed to) when you are shooting at each other with them. That shit can hurt.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-03-22T18:47:51+00:00

She does have a point. It's the age old dilemma. If you pay politicians below average, you tend to find yourself governed by wealthier people who can afford to live off that low pay. Either that, or you wind up with people taking bribes, "gifts", or whatever else in the form of campaign donations to make ends meet. The solution would be to pay politicians enough that they don't feel the need to accept those bribes, but that's a pretty distasteful proposition as far as the public is concerned.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-03-22T17:17:09+00:00

I totally believe an infographic with no supporting information! Quality content right here.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-05-10T18:31:48+00:00

“We know this country is hungry for Tulsi’s message and her kick-ass, balls-to-the-wall, take-no-prisoners approach to speaking truth to power — no matter the cost to her politically,” the email says.

So many buzzwords that don't actually say anything about her.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-22T15:57:06+00:00

I've always said I am a lowercase L libertarian and not an uppercase L libertarian. I like libertarian ideals, but the Libertarian party is, by and large, nuts. There are too many fringe groups that seemingly speak for the entire group. You wind up with people arguing for pedophilia and that everything should be made legal and other nonsense that won't work in the real world.

I think that's why so few people take libertarian communities seriously. You wind up with the kooks and lunatics crafting the message (at least the most audible message) and that turns a lot of people off. You can't build a coalition when you're alienating the vast majority of people out there.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-16T22:08:30+00:00

Suddenly, every business becomes a non-profit.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-16T20:05:43+00:00

Unfortunately, no. As far as I know, blocking someone on reddit just means you can't see their posts. They can still see yours.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-15T21:40:32+00:00

Not that I agree with their rationale, but think about it this way. If your unlicensed dog gets out and is picked up by local municipal or county animal services, you will have to pay to have it licensed before they release it back to you. If you refuse to pay and animal services keeps the dog, they will eventually either adopt it out or put it down. That's no different than what the police do.

It's an interesting thought experiment -- unlicensed dogs are contraband.

The petition goes on to compare Smith’s unlicensed possession of the dogs to that of “heroin...moonshine whiskey...and sawed-off shotguns.” The City’s petition puts it bluntly: “Under Michigan law, possession of an unlicensed dog is contraband per se...”

I, for one, believe most cops need better training when it comes to interacting with animals in general and dogs in particular. I was a delivery driver for over a decade. I dealt with plenty of dogs. Some were aggressive, most were not. Knowing how to deal with them can mean the difference between deescalating a situation and potentially killing a family pet.

But we all know how good most cops are at deescalation, don't we?

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-15T21:09:35+00:00

This story is from 2017, reflecting calendar year 2016. This apparently stems from the average citizen's distrust of government, among other things.

As a reference point, other countries that qualify as "flawed democracies" and have similar scores on the EIU metrics as the US include Japan, Italy, France, South Korea, Israel, Estonia, India, and Chile.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-12T21:01:22+00:00

If not the CDC, whom do you trust?

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-12T21:00:59+00:00

Shit dawg. I wish someone were paying me.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-12T17:15:58+00:00

Someone needs to tell legislators in Texas that vaccines already go through a number of tests before they're approved and after the vaccine is administered.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-12T17:08:11+00:00

Nice copypasta. What does it have to do with the article?

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-12T15:18:31+00:00

We need a new plague.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-12T15:18:01+00:00

Well, 1. I'm not a politician, but 2. I would absolutely introduce a bill like that if I were.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-12T15:17:24+00:00

Happens all the time in law enforcement and it's 100% legal (well, most of the time). I'm ok with governments at any level passing laws to ensure people get vaccinated.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-12T00:38:26+00:00

No one has a right to infect vulnerable people.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-11T20:38:20+00:00

I think it has every right to protect the most vulnerable. When some jagoff reads a mommy blog article about vaccines and decides to endanger the immunocompromised and young children, I have a problem. The government should 100% step in. Your personal choices and freedom end when they endanger other people.

You want to get sick and possibly die from something? Great. Just don’t go out in public and never interact with anyone else for the rest of your life. There’s your freedom.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-11T19:37:05+00:00

It's a completely preventable disease. The only reason people are getting it is because they're ignoring science. I'd say that's an emergency.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-11T18:49:42+00:00

While I'm usually the first to decry identity politics, it is worth noting that this woman accomplished something amazing and unprecedented in a field that is overwhelmingly male. If she inspires more girls to go into STEM fields, that's good.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-11T18:45:01+00:00

There should be no personal or religious exemptions from getting vaccinated. None. The only legitimate excuse is medical.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-10T18:35:39+00:00

Vaccines, by and large, are safe and effective. Yes, money has been paid out to people who have had adverse reactions to them, but it's ultimately a small number in the big scheme of things. Society as a whole is better with people getting vaccinations.

Also, I've never met or heard of a medical professional who wasn't willing to delay or space out vaccination protocols for young children or those who may have adverse reactions.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-10T17:19:28+00:00

It's just that a lot of the things that you claim are conspiracies and/or psyops are easily explained away. I get that mundane conspiracies are the hardest to prove, but I fail to see what they accomplish. Distraction? We do that to ourselves without anyone else's help.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-10T17:03:22+00:00

Not spam. I'm a real boy. It's a California specific sub, and everyone who joins saidit gets automatically subbed. It's impossible to tell which people actually have an interest in California. I'm just trying to provide news stories that people in the state might find valuable.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-09T18:17:56+00:00

Exactly. It doesn't really work because not vaccinating can have a direct negative effect on other people -- often times, some of the most medically vulnerable. It'd be more apt to say "Everyone else's body, my choice" when talking about vaccinating.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-04T16:33:37+00:00

During a March 27 education hearing, Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, R-Granite Bay, lashed out over a Democratic proposal to prevent Teach for America members from working in the state’s poorest schools.

Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, D-Bell Gardens, proposed the bill because she worried that Teach for America does more harm than good by enabling schools to cycle inexperienced educators into classrooms. Teach for America is a nonprofit organization that recruits college graduates for two-year positions in public schools.

A Teach for America alum himself, Kiley grilled Garcia, for 20 minutes, accusing her of drafting an unconstitutional bill that would discourage aspiring teachers from entering the workforce.

“We have 7,000 TFA alums in California who know better than anyone that our public education system is failing our kids,” Kiley said at the hearing. “We have a committee here and a Legislature that is not focused on kids and that operates a default mode of policymaking that’s anti-student, anti-teacher and anti-equity.”

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-01T18:51:02+00:00

I'm incredibly hyped for this game. I've loved every Borderlands game. This certainly looks good.

cmdrrockawesome · 2019-04-01T16:19:33+00:00

Don't forget the pre-sequel.

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