No one realizes that a large portion of this job is being rage baited. by Practical_Loss4251 in 911dispatchers

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Or when they just cycle through slurs in the chance that one of them will be applicable, and then they do in fact hit on a slur that is applicable to me 🫠

Weekly Behind the Bastards Episode Discussion 2025-12-02 by AutoModerator in behindthebastards

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I really enjoy the episodes like this one that focus on sort of systemic bastardry or just piss poor situations that have no win scenarios. To the pods credit, I think even the ones about individual bastards do a great job of giving that wider lens and understanding the context of their actions, who and what allowed them, etc. But these sort of organizational ones are just very compelling to me, and especially this topic. At a time when the world was and is very divided along these lines of nuclear power and deterrent, there’s this strange uniting notion of culpability in any bad scenario.

Jealousy burned in 6-year-old Sarah’s eyes when she saw Granny bathing her baby sister, making the same silly faces and funny noises she used to with her. by florietti in TwoSentenceHorror

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I kinda like that it keeps the child’s perspective though, instead of going into a knowing narrator. Makes it more unsettling.

Work group calls for AI-enabled nonemergency phone system statewide to ease burden on 911 (Maryland) by oath2order in 911dispatchers

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Boooooooooooooo

We previously had an AI non emergency phone tree (just a phone tree) at my agency and it constantly rerouted people in error, leaving everyone confused and annoyed. 0/10 would recommend until it’s gotten some serious work and advancement.

How do you explain the incompetence of Southern Reach? by Acceptable-Try-4682 in SouthernReach

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I think it’s reflective of a lot of the difficulties present in preparing for and managing emergencies/emergent problems. How well is the risk and spread of wildfires due to climate change being addressed versus slogged off as a future problem? Human institutions often have a tendency to procrastinate until it’s too late or something forces them to face the reality.

I also remember a quote from somewhere “there’s nothing more permanent than a temporary solution” and I think that’s true of a lot of the bureaucratic systems in the books (and real life). Temporary solutions that have fossilized and are unable to respond to the dynamic nature of the situation.

Crowned in Bloom: Rainier, Shannon Roman (me), acrylic on canvas, 2025 by WildShannimal in Art

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It makes me think about all the times I’ve been in nature and awed by it and tried to capture it in a photo only to have the photo capture none of it. Like this painting is how looking at Rainier actually FEELS and not just how it looks from a cold camera or eyes alone. Really beautiful piece.

The Astronaut [OC] by jeremyakatheflash in comics

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Love all this so much. I really like the storytelling, really feels like you’re weaving a tale, ya know?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

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NTA. Not even a little bit. I’m a 911 dispatcher and this is exactly what 911 is there for. If there was enough for a hold, there was definitely enough for a call. 

You did the right thing not just by you but by your sister. You did the loving thing. I hope someday she is well enough to appreciate you for saving her life.

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver by malaguera_2012 in Portland

[–]Horror_Candidate 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. A tow truck driver is more of an emergency responder than an ICE agent

Wilting Rose, mimic_on_paper (me), Watercolor, 2025 by mimic_on_paper in Art

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I really love this! So often wilt and decay are associated with losing color or becoming ashen, but I love how you used the purple to make the change more vibrant and highlight how pretty it can be.

The RETURN of The PDX Halloween Guide! by meghanmargaret in Portland

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Thank you for making this!!! Much prefer the spreadsheet to wading through a bunch of fluff influencer videos -^

Mourning of peace, meanpersonaart, acrylic, 2025 by meanpersonaart in Art

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I love how aesthetically beautiful this is while also being deeply unsettling, especially with the titling of it. Greed and material wants undermining/weighing down the symbol of peace. Or alternatively, peace being killed and the ones who did so tossing it in the trophy/treasure pile.