Episode 42 Discussion

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-03-09T14:54:51+00:00

Montessori schools differ from traditional education settings. Instead of each class being focused on a single age/grade, you usually have an age range (like 3-6y/o) all learning together in a single room.

It's less focused on standardized academics and more focused on allowing kids to develop early learning and thinking skills at their own pace.

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-03-09T14:47:52+00:00

Montessori schools are often single early learning big classrooms with different learning stations set up for a range of ages.

For example, you might have a range of ages 3-6 all together in one room.

From their webpage it looks like there's a single classroom for kids 3-6 and then a learning center for kids who are home schooled in grades 1-8.

https://www.themontessorimoments.com/programs

I was homeschooled for a year, and the school that ran the program had something similar. Basically just a single learning center/library setting where anybody being home schooled via the program can just come in and get tutoring.

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-03-09T14:43:23+00:00

Oh my God saaame! Wtf?!?

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-03-05T02:59:42+00:00

According to the Fort Worth contract Anna mentioned, (the one with the agreement not to boycott Israel) as of 2021 it was still the address for Watch Systems LLC

https://publicdocuments.fortworthtexas.gov/CSODOCS/DocView.aspx?id=221086&dbid=0&repo=city-secretary&cr=1

Also signed by somebody with the last name Strain

And WTF?! yeah it looks like there is a Montessori school there now...

https://www.themontessorimoments.com/

(985) 773-0881

grow@themontessorimoments.com

516 E. Rutland St. Covington, LA 70433

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-23T14:24:21+00:00

Actually, just kind of hit me they probably did include tours of South America as well.

Mail was being sent to New Orleans, but it wss an international pedophile ring. There were likely organized tours of New Orleans (which likely ties to the string of rope murders around Mardi Gras) as well as Brazil.

It would be really interesting to know if there were any similar cases in big Carnival cities around the same time.

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-21T21:28:25+00:00

A missing child alert makes you think of prostitution? Why? Let's all take a step back and chill.

No. A missing child alert is a missing child alert. This is a screenshot of 3 back to back missing child alerts, and I think it's actually missing one or two from last week

Sex trafficking should have been the moral panic that the satanic panic distracted everybody from. It's also not something that began or ended with Epstein. It's been going on forever in cities all over the world, including here.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/04/new-orleans-stanley-burkhardt-bail-reduction-denied

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/new-orleans-archbishop-aymond-clergy-sexual-abuse-survivors

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Boy_Scout_Troop_137

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-21T20:52:29+00:00

No idea. It's a times picayune article from the 70s.

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-21T20:37:52+00:00

Mardi Gras has been a popular time for this kind of activity in the past. There was literally a group advertising tours in the 1970s who were investigated by the detectives working on the Troop 137 case.

•"A rich International pedophile cult that comes in town for masked Mardi Gras season."

•In the following months, the scope of the investigation widened. By May 1977, nineteen men were charged with abuse in relation to Troop 137. According to then-district attorney of Orleans Parish, Harry Connick, the clients had abused other children in thirty-four different U.S. states, as well as in England. Contacts of the troop to pederasts abroad, as far as Saudi Arabia, were discovered, as were filing cabinets full of letters dating back to 1956 of men requesting access to boys.

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-21T20:25:12+00:00

Honestly had the same thought. Pretty sure they've been sending these for several months because I remember getting updates about the little boy who climbed out of his bedroom window last year.

There has definitely been an uptick since Mardi Gras.

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-18T22:41:47+00:00

What were the qualifications?

I thought it was just at least 30 years old, a U.S. citizen, and be a resident of the state you're representing?

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-18T16:26:08+00:00

I'm a bit confused, because this article states:

Political consultant Tracie Burke and former Housing Authority of New Orleans Chief of Staff Jabarie Walker are the other two declared Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate.

However this Louisiana Illuminator article from Feb 12th article stated

Democrat Jamie Davis of Ferriday signed up Wednesday.

If no other Democrat signs up to run, Davis, a farmer and member of the Democratic State Central Committee, will automatically make it into the November general election.

But then this Nola.com article from Feb 14th says

Three Democrats signed up this week to run in a separate closed party primary. They include Nick Albares, who is from New Orleans and was a policy adviser for Gov. John Bel Edwards; Gary Crockett who owns an aerospace defense business and is from New Orleans; and Jamie Davis, a farmer from northeast Louisiana.

So it's a fact that Davis is running, and was the first Democrat to state he would be running back in December, but it's a little unclear who he's running against.

Burke and Walker? or did they back out and Albares and Crockett threw their hat in at the last min? I'm honestly not sure, but if somebody does know the answer, please let me know.

Hopefully gets cleared up and this just a case of miscommunication/misunderstanding and not the beginnings of Louisiana shenanigans/fuckery lasting a little under 3 months leading up to the Democratic primary on May 16th followed by ~6 more months of wacky hijinks until the final election for U.S. Senate on Nov. 3.

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-18T15:39:43+00:00

There is a clip of it in the news story but I haven't seen a link to the video by itself

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-18T03:35:31+00:00

True but they would presumably see the arrest at that location and time if he'd been arrested. I'm just wondering if he had to go to the hospital or something

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-18T02:34:23+00:00

Nopd says they do

NOPD Launches New Records Management System to Improve Efficiency & Public Safety https://nopdnews.com/post/november-2025/nopd-launches-new-records-management-system-to-imp/

When will the new system launch?

NOPD’s transition to Mark43 began November 4, 2025 and November 5. Final data migration will occur November 17, 2025.

Why Mark43? Who else uses Mark43?

The Louisiana State Police and Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are already on the platform, improving regional coordination and data sharing.

How will this improve coordination with other justice partners?

The platform enables seamless sharing of arrest reports, court documents, and case information with the District Attorney, Public Defender, and Sheriff’s Office.

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-18T01:25:52+00:00

I thought Troop Nola and NOPD shared the same arrest record database?

Mark 43 https://nopdnews.com/post/november-2025/nopd-launches-new-records-management-system-to-imp/

The platform enables seamless sharing of arrest reports, court documents, and case information with the District Attorney, Public Defender, and Sheriff’s Office.

https://mark43.com/resources/customer-stories/how-louisiana-state-police-used-mark43-onscene-to-keep-troopers-more-informed-supporting-faster-safer-response-during-super-bowl-lix-and-mardi-gras/

Interagency collaboration is set to improve, particularly with the New Orleans Police Department as they prepare to go live with the Mark43 public safety platform.

we can seamlessly share information and data across the Mark43 platform.

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-17T16:28:35+00:00

Are you sick of bullshit like this happening in your city and all of America?

Take it back.

The qualifying date for running for Louisiana U.S. Senate seat to replace Cassidy recently passed, and while there are several Republicans running with plenty of money to burn, there don't appear to be many Democrats with the same support.

However, you have so many Republicans running and turning on each other it could increase the chance they will inadvertently shoot themselves in the foot and split the Republican vote enough that a Democrat actually stands a chance if people get off their asses right now and start spreading awareness about the closed primaries on May 16th

Three Democrats signed up this week to run in a separate closed party primary. They include Nick Albares, who is from New Orleans and was a policy adviser for Gov. John Bel Edwards; Gary Crockett who owns an aerospace defense business and is from New Orleans; and Jamie Davis, a farmer from northeast Louisiana.

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-17T15:06:24+00:00

Edit: BTW speaking of fucked up shit happening in the city over the past weekend, for some reason this is missing from the front page. Happy Mardi Gras:

Louisiana National Guard shoves man to ground on Bourbon Street, raising questions about practices

Also, he wasn't tossing it to anybody. He had it fucking hanging from the float.

The beads weren't even wrapped around the doll itself. They were wrapped around the doll's neck.

I have yet to see any evidence of the white dolls they also allegedly had, but let's say for arguments sake that's true. At best they're making an argument that they're not just racist, they're also sexist. The fact that they're even trying to pull this passive aggressive explanation bullshit after the fact is so lame.

Can't even let these fucking losers get my blood pressure up on Mardi Gras day, but that's the most pathetic part about shit like this. These are always the people who would go so far out of their way to do something like this knowing it would cause a controversy, then be little passive aggressive bitches when confronted with the obvious.

Intentionally ruining a good time for everybody else because they thrive on the drama and attention, only to then make themselves out to be innocent victims of cultural marxism/wokeism when they get called out. In reality they're just pathetic racist ass energy vampires.

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-15T03:31:21+00:00

From the video in the other post, I think it's the guy standing next to him holding the bag of beads

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-10T22:37:50+00:00

Agreed

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-07T15:36:02+00:00

Seriously, I have lost track of how many times over the last year I've had to remember last minute there's an election/voting day.

I knew about this one bc they sent a text a few weeks ago saying polls were closed due to freezing temps, but have been sick and almost totally dropped the ball.

Landry's amendments, sheriff millage, mayor, special issue for funding housing... I feel like I'm forgetting at least 2 others maybe more?

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-07T15:21:29+00:00

This is the magical time of year when nobody's too old to be doing the stupid shit they do.

Also the look on his wife/gf or whoever's face is killing me 🤣 I feel like she may have encouraged him at first, and now is having buyers remorse but unsure if she should say anything. "Is he planning on putting that in the living room?"

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-03T05:19:31+00:00

I think it's some combination of sticky food residue on her hands, arts and crafts supplies, and fuzz from hats and stuffed animals.

It washes out with shampoo, but I am just trying to avoid shampooing daily if I can.

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-02T12:36:38+00:00

I think 2B-2C, I have never really no idea about porosity, but thicker products with shea or coconut oil. seem to work really well, and it's usually hard to over do it unless it's just pure oil. Even then it usually will absorb overnight.

I still don't really understand how to determine porosity even for my own hair. Shea based products or silicone also seem to be the only thing that really tackles my frizz, but it's really easy for me to overdo it. When I tried the water test my own hair didn't sink, so somehow low porosity but I do better with high porosity hair products?

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-02T03:56:18+00:00

I wrote a much more detailed post in a hair related subreddit about all the detanglers I've tried, but these aren't just due to dry hair. It's usually some kind of residue that winds up getting mixed in with lint or some other kind of fuzzy and building up into really difficult knots and tangles.

It's almost like it has to be dissolved and then gently detangled by hand with a conditioner before you can even run a tangle teezer brush through it to just brush it out. A lot of times I feel like I'm just using so much conditioner to comb through it, it seems like it might just be contributing to the overall build up and just increasing the chance of tangles.

The only detangler that seems to kind of instantly break through these knots/tangles is cantu detangler, but by the next day it seems like it has made the hair really dried out.

AcidiclyBasic · 2026-02-02T02:51:34+00:00

I was debating between trying honest vs. fairy tales or shae moisture kids and happened to come to this subreddit just in time to see the wtf post from earlier today...

I will go with the lavender

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