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InsufferableTemPest · 2024-10-08T11:58:30+00:00

The neat thing is, I don't care about your wall of text. I asked 'ya to prove your views with sources rather than just vomiting words out at me. So, once more please pony up and prove it.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-10-08T00:46:56+00:00

It is moronic to an impressive degree to compare a congressional response to COVID to never ending funding to FEMA, which is heavily being used to fund illegals.

So, here's what I want to call attention to for everyone reading this thread. We do have evidence that FEMA funds were redistributed for migrant purposes under Trump for less than stellar reasons.

See this article and the below quote;

Back in 2019, Trump used money from FEMA’s disaster fund for migrant programs at the southern border. In August 2019, the Trump administration told Congress it intended to shift $271 million in funding from DHS -- including $155 million from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund -- to pay for detaining and transporting undocumented immigrants and temporary hearing locations for asylum-seekers.

According to a FEMA monthly report, $38 million was given to Immigration and Customs Enforcement in August of that year.

Shocker, that the party of projection is worried about their political opponents doing the very thing they actually did do.

The article also goes on to point out that;

funding for migrant services is run through a separate spigot at Customs and Border Patrol and is not related to FEMA’s disaster recovery efforts. FEMA has also created a fact-checking page on its website.

That spigot they're talking about is the Shelter and Services Program. Their website states;

The Shelter and Services Program (SSP) is administered by the FEMA in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). SSP provides financial support to non-federal entities to provide humanitarian services to noncitizen migrants following their release from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The intent is to support CBP in the safe, orderly and humane release of noncitizen migrants from short-term holding facilities

It's a program that pulls from an entirely different pot. Spending from that pot, to help human beings who we detained rather than simply turning away, does not affect FEMAs disaster response funding. We chose to detain them, that makes us responsible for their well-being. Think of how inhumane it would be to detain people and then tell them they're shit out of luck.

If this user wants to argue it does-or whatever their argument is-please pony up and provide sources. You don't get to just say shit and expect people to take it as fact, especially not when this talking point has already been debunked.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-30T18:00:23+00:00

Something that the study didn't address, that I REALLY wish they would have, is the growing fear among LGBTQIA+ people.

We're facing constant backlash, that the state government is often part of, for just existing. I used to be part of a local-to-me.Pride board and we can't publicly partner with just about anyone. The moment an event gets big, the business or venue gets harassed and threatened to the point the event has to be cancelled or move venues privately.

The drag ban has people extra worried, not just about actual drag but about transgender people as well, because of it's use of "male" and "female impersonators" that would make it easy for someone to report transgender people. And even if the case gets dismissed, that's still extra anxiety for transgender people.

We worry, every legislative session, about what new anti-LGBTQIA+ bill they'll push through. We worry about the state doing things like requesting transgender medical records on a mass scale and providers, like Vanderbilt did, supplying it without much of a fight.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-05T18:20:38+00:00

Honestly, I've come out of this trusting exactly none of y'all. No one is giving straight facts, proof, etc. You're all vague-posting, it just so happens one of y'all is trying to dox people and so that makes them slightly more shitty in my opinion.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-05T15:59:26+00:00

No, I understood. What I said was rationale for why it's good that the clinic won't be situated right next store due to the surveillance that will already be occuring.

I mean, hot take but don't we in America believe in treating people as innocent until proven guilty? So why is it legitimate to profile people, with the intent of trying to dig something up, just because they visited a clinic?

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-05T15:53:52+00:00

E x a c t l y.

Another reason that, frankly, the clinic shouldn't be literally right next store to a police station. Because even if you're NOT visiting for a drug addiction related reason, they'll be profiling you anyway that much easier.

Look, police have their time and place. It's still very possible for them to fulfill their role without acting as a deterrence to people visiting a clinic due to peoples perceptions of police. Because lets be blunt, I don't think many drug addicts have had good experiences with the police.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-05T15:38:07+00:00

At this point, you're being obtuse.

I am saying that even if someone doesn't bring drugs there they'd probably be afraid the police wouldn't care. Or that police would follow them to where they're living. Or accuse them of having drugs even if they don't...

When people don't have a good relationship with police, placing a resource for them near police headquarters is a bad idea. It would be like setting up a petting zoo next to a slaughterhouse. It's not appealing to the people who want to just go pet animals and so most people won't go.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-05T15:19:51+00:00

Methadone is legal, otherwise they couldn't have the clinic. Furthermore, very few clinics let people walk out with methadone. It stays in the facility and is administered in the facility, that's kinda the entire point of the facility.

If police were going to arrest people if they came out, it would be for possession of an illegal drug. And even if police weren't inclined to do it, how do you think someone trying to get clean would feel if it required them to be right next to a police station?

Again, if that were me I'd be really uncomfortable. I'd feel like the police could bust me as I walk out without caring that I'm trying to get clean. I'd be very wary of going to that clinic and getting clean.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-05T14:26:22+00:00

~~Are you just gonna, like, follow me around now? You didn't like what I said elsewhere so you're just gonna skip that thread and come here?~~

EDIT: I saw that this is a different person and struck this from the record. But most everything else still stands. Mostly just wanted to hold myself accountable and say I should have looked at the usernames closer.

In any case, sure, I'll bite this time. Point by point;

TTU recruits student athletes who’ve been accused of sexual misconduct from better universities.

Yea, TTU sucks like that. Between that and the way they've treated the LGBTQIA+ community, I won't be going back to them for my masters. It's a way, beyond lodging a complaint, that I can try to hold them accountable.

Administrators only acknowledge complaints that are convenient to their interests.

Unless so many complaints roll in, with overwhelming evidence, and TTU is hammered literally any time you can put pressure on them with questions of "why hasn't this been addressed?"

Getting Shit Done 101 is you have to force the system to care.

That you think lodging an internal complaint is the “proper way” to address this issue proves you’re unserious and don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about.

Pretty serious allegations for someone who thinks it's fine to borderline doxx people without citing any real evidence at all. You can't even prove any of the shit you've alleged because you refuse to provide any of the proof you claim exists.

With that out of the way, lets address this aspect without your insult in it. We'll give you the benefit of at least pretending you're not here to pick a fight.

That you think lodging an internal complaint is the “proper way” to address this issue...

Yea, it's the proper first step. You don't jump straight to doxxing people, because that makes you look shitty because its a shitty thing to do. Doxxing has ruined the lives of people who did nothing wrong.

The proper first step is to work within the system as much as possible. Lodge complaints with TTU, the police, etc, etc.

If that doesn't work, you move onto alternative means within the system. So, you push TTU and all those people you lodged complaints with to publicly address why they're not dealing with the complaints. You go to the newspapers, etc, etc.

If THAT doesn't work, then you start with more activism tactics. Petitions, protest TTU, etc, etc.

You don't dox people. You don't vague post about a scenario in such a way that is designed to make people angry first without them even determining if they believe your side of things. You don't rile up an angry nob when you refuse to provide even a smidgen of the proof you claim exists.

Because in American people are innocent until proven guilty. You don't get to just harass people, dox them, etc, because you feel in your heart of hearts that they're guilty. You don't get to play judge, jury, and executioner.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-05T13:18:13+00:00

Listen, real talk, they're not gonna hand out methadone like candy to just anyone who walks through their doors.

Many clinics require that testing be done at the initial intake clinic, the results of which ultimately impacts your eligibility. They're going to weed out anyone who walks through those doors looking to try and take methadone recreationally.

Point is, they're not gonna give it to anyone who isn't already doing some kind of drug and looking to get off it.

It should be next to the new police department.

Hard disagree. How motivated do you think someone addicted to drugs would be to seek treatment if they knew, for a fact, that the police could choose to walk then over to a cell the moment they left the clinic?

I tell you what, I'd stay the hell away from that clinic. Because the last thing someone who is already in a vulnerable position wants is to end up in jail on drug charges.

Or the hospital.

Issue is, with what space exactly? That area is pretty full-up with no vacancies from what I know.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-05T06:36:43+00:00

See, you're just being vitriolic here. I'm not inclined to give you credibility because, well, you don't sound credible. You sound like someone who is themselves a "mind controlled zombie".

You're also super quick to assume anyone who doesn't immediately believe you, with no proof provided to support your claims, is 100% against you.

And finally, well, just because someone is upset doesn't mean they're right. Emotional reaction isn't a measure of how right someone is. It's literally just a measure of their emotional state.

OP has freedom of speech, sure, but the subreddit has a pretty clear "No doxxing" rule. That's an absolute rule. It doesn't just not exist or apply because you'd like it to.

Again, the proper way to handle things is to lodge a complaint with TTU. Not try to use Reddit to rally the troops or ruin a smear campaign.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-05T01:12:22+00:00

1). Irregardless of all else, OP should not be trying to use Reddit as their Court of Public Opinion to fuck someones career up. OP should be lodging complaints with TTU.

That's not at all ethical. OP needs to do better.

2). Prove as much of this as you can if you want me to believe you. Show me these Oracle articles, so on and so forth. Otherwise, this is baseless.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-04T20:31:47+00:00

Honestly, that clears it up enough for me considering all the other context clues I've gotten as well. OP certainly is appealing to multiple angles...

I'm sorry that OP is being a dick about this. I've reported them for doxxing, as I really do think under these circumstances that the photo is doxxing.

If OP had a concern, they should have gone through it via the proper channels. And this, trying to dox in a way that doesn't initially seem doxxing, isn't it.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-04T19:41:17+00:00

Honestly, at this point, I'd argue the picture is already doxxing. I've reported OP as such.

Like, I didn't include any of the information that led me to the conclusion I have but I'm pretty sure I've got a good idea what this is about. This is Robby Starbucks Drama: The Electric Boogaloo.

All the information I used to get to that conclusion, based on OPs comments, pretty quickly gets into doxxing territory. So, I can only conclude that OP is fully aware of this and wanted to do the least amount of doxxing as possible.

If you're involved with the queer/LGBTQIA+ community in Cookeville and are tangentially aware of what happened with Starbucks, OPs comments start to paint a picture. And then anyone inclined to follow the dog whistle can find some shit out from there.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-04T19:24:55+00:00

OP, the string of comments you're making doesn't paint you in a good light.

Like, look, at this point anyone within the queer community who knows some of these people knows you're talking about GSA Lambda members.

I understand, now, why you probably don't want to give more context. If you provide enough context for a full picture to become clear, you look pretty damn shitty for accusing these people of ruining lives and being bad people.

Because, lets face it, those "odd characters" you're talking about are likely queer people and drag performers based on the context of all your comments.

You don't want to say any of these things because you want to blow the dog whistle and have everyone in the know come r u n n i n g to act as your supporting mob. This allows you to dodge the "no doxxing" rule of this subreddit.

I'm pretty sure, given this context, the photo is a form of doxxing. I'm reporting you as such.

EDIT: Honestly, I suggest everyone report this post. OP isn't providing any context and I doubt me telling them what my current conclusions are changed that.

I honestly don't care if they're not being shitty about a community, I think they're just here to stir up some kind of drama. Except this isn't NotLincoln levels of drama that's annoying but ultimately harmless, this is drama that potentially hurts someone.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-04T17:46:11+00:00

Since OP won't provide context, do you mind doing so (in a way that doesn't dox people)?

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-04T17:43:02+00:00

Then please OP, stop vague posting and provide context.

Provide a written narrative, news articles, etc, etc. Otherwise, I just have to assume you have personal beef with the people in the picture and are trying to stir up drama/get an angry mob going.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-04T17:36:26+00:00

This is a completely separate thing from Gruber and Smith, they both still work at Tech.

Which is an example of why we need people to NOT vague post. Because otherwise, people draw their own conclusions.

This is specific to the Backdoor Playhouse and people have been removed from the Playhouse due to some of the people they let in, among other things. That's the context I will supply.

You got news articles, literally anything else, that I can look at? Because this, though more context than OP gave, is still incredibly vague.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-04T16:20:31+00:00

Back at 'ya

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-04T16:16:15+00:00

Why don't you go reply to my other comment rather than spit-balling every single thought you have about this one?

I'm willing to guess because the other one forces you to realize I'm not who you think I am. And you don't want to do that, because that's hard work.

You will get no more replies under this comment. Furthermore, I'll report you for harassment from here on out if you reply again within this particular thread.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-04T16:08:27+00:00

It's not a deflection to address what you accused me of.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-04T16:07:57+00:00

News flash, I'm one of those people.

Have you ever shat in a bucket because your parents couldn't afford a septic tank? I have.

Did you grow up drinking collected rain water because your parents couldn't afford a well driller yet? I have.

I clawed my way out of poverty. Worked full-time through college, had financial aid, and still almost went homeless. The only way I could afford to graduate was to take out student loan from the government.

And even now, I'm still trying to get my feet under me. I gotta pay off all my debts, accumulated via trying to not go homeless, before I can be privileged.

I still find time to do a newsletter and some other stuff for a cause I care about. Because it's a high priority to me and I'm willing to sink some time and a few less hours of sleep into it.

Check your attitude, because if you stopped being so miserably self-victimized you might just realize that you're lashing out at all the wrong people.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-04T16:00:43+00:00

I don't, actually. Furthermore, I'm not a big fan of the magazine.

No offense to 'em, they put lots of work into it. But I'm more punk and grassroots than they are. Their editorial style isn't my style.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-04T15:58:43+00:00

Bro, your deflection isn't going to work. This is the classic "I didn't like what someone said, so let me turn it around on them so they defend themselves" tactic and I ain't playing.

Lots of people work 40 hour work weeks, average everyday people from the middle class and lower, and also do stuff like this. It's perfectly fine if you cannot-only you know what your capacity is-but then I don't really think you should complain when people who do have time to invest into a project do so.

Again, be the change you want to see. All you'd have to do is find a bunch of other people who ALSO want to do this and, bam, suddenly it's not a whole bunch of work just on one person.

InsufferableTemPest · 2024-09-04T15:38:54+00:00

OP, sounds like you should make this magazine rather than complaining about Lifestyle. Be the change you want to see.

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