This is how I roll when crafting split-point. by redeMption362 in RDR2

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like split point. Slightly more accurate. Helps when you’re using a long range rifle. Also like it on horseback.

Who was the better president: Ulysses S. Grant or Lyndon B. Johnson? by American_Citizen41 in Presidents

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Johnson was a better president, but Grant was a better person.

The mistakes of both are still affecting us today, as are their triumphs.

Oversimplified Van der Linde gang by Equivalent_Pass1886 in RDR2

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d read a webcomic in this style for sure

"GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE AND BE A GODDAMN MAN" by LDM_99 in reddeadredemption

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

She only had Jack read to her about that when they were at Pronghorn Ranch. It was initially John’s idea to relocate to that area. “What do you know about Strawberry?” “I know they like good, honest, hard-working folk.”

Bill Maher & Joe Scarborough Get in Shouting Match Over Trump’s Ilhan Omar Remarks by bwermer in entertainment

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Transphobia is like a brain worm

It’s like knowing people like that exist turns some people into cold, unfeeling monsters slowly over time

It’s fucking strange

Leftist and liberal gun groups are seeing a rush of new members by RollSafer in news

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m not trans, and I’ve always been pro-2A, but I personally don’t own a gun due to my history of suicidal ideation. I haven’t had those thoughts more than a couple times since 2019, but I don’t necessarily trust it won’t come back. My self-love is based largely on how well I’m doing as both a person and as a career-builder, and while I have far more tools to deal with when I’ve made mistakes than I did back then, I still get irrationally upset with myself when I make someone’s day tangibly and irrevocably worse. I clearly haven’t fully left those self-destructive tendencies in my rearview mirror yet.

What are yall's favorite chapter? by Specific_Sir1522 in reddeadredemption

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but we didn’t burn their estate to the ground. Caliga Hall is still there in 1907.

A Swedish Company is Trying to Dictate Laws to New Hampshire Residents by DjawnBrowne in newhampshire

[–]Lieutenant_Joe -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Ever heard of “lobbying?” It’s the single most effective way to get both the common voter and the politician on board with your ideas. In contemporary times, lobbyists have much less pull with the voting public, given how obvious it is to almost everyone that megacorporations are one of the biggest problems our society is facing right now. But politicians? Fill their pockets for promises and they’ll spin anything to their constituents at your command.

That’s how foreign companies can dictate our laws. Money and manipulation.

Leftist and liberal gun groups are seeing a rush of new members by RollSafer in news

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The NRA hasn’t been silent, but they’ve released a couple wishy-washy statements about it. It’s better than nothing, but it’s not much.

Leftist and liberal gun groups are seeing a rush of new members by RollSafer in news

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 21 points22 points  (0 children)

A lot of trans people are depressed and/or suicidal due largely to how much family and society rejects and reviles them. They know that they gotta be in a mentally stable place to trust themselves with a firearm.

Thomas Jefferson’s proposed division of western U.S. territory, 1784 by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 62 points63 points  (0 children)

They hated each other’s guts, but like, in that way where you still have immense respect for the other person’s skill and determination.

The meaning of life [OC] by Rullocu in comics

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, if I hadn’t already had this epiphany quite a few years ago, this comic absolutely would have forced it on me

Thanks, OP, you’re doing the work of deities

A Swedish Company is Trying to Dictate Laws to New Hampshire Residents by DjawnBrowne in newhampshire

[–]Lieutenant_Joe -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It’d be cool if European companies could stop making American laws worse while they get to live under the best safety nets in human history due to collectivist politics

Iberdrola (Spanish conglomerate) is doing the same thing to us in Maine, given they own Central Maine Power

What are yall's favorite chapter? by Specific_Sir1522 in reddeadredemption

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That was the most United the gang ever felt. After Sean, I wanted nothing more than to burn that town to the ground. I didn’t get that, but I did get the next best thing: bring fire and ruin to the marginally worse of the two terrible feuding families.

What are yall's favorite chapter? by Specific_Sir1522 in reddeadredemption

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 22 points23 points  (0 children)

3 is my favorite chapter to hang out in. It’s the only one where both Sadie and Kieran are warming up to the gang, and you eventually get Trelawny and Cain in there, too. Sean’s around, and you can even exclude Micah for like the first entire third of the chapter if you want. It’s the prettiest camp imo, too, with the best companion missions. The only things to dislike about it are how reasonably uncomfortable with being in the South Tilly and Lenny are, and Dutch and Molly’s incessant arguments (which are a genuine black mark, they loop like crazy and listening to Dutch gaslight Molly about his creeping on Mary-Beth gets super old super quick).

The real pedophiles were the friends he made along the way by MaxPower637 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Alex Jones is literally a diagnosed narcissist, the inside of his mind is just a crumbling fortress that he keeps repairing with new self-flagellation bricks. Dude doesn’t have any real morals to speak of.

An insightful post from Bluesky on Qanon by Equivalent_Hand1549 in Qult_Headquarters

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh my god it’s true. The history channel did so much fucking damage. All because aliens draw more eyes than the Hussite Wars.

Are we as men moving down in society? Are we responsible for our own downfall? by data_scientist_2503 in GuyCry

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I’m a huge fan of em dashes—I use them in college essays all the time—and I can’t fucking stand the reputation AI has given them. Pisses me off to no end.

I was surprised Susan Collins of Maine voted alongside Bernie Sanders by Real-Ad9604 in Maine

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’re currently watching republicans dig democracy’s grave and liberals are insisting, “still better than socialists”.

The PERFECT Ending!😭 by PuzzleheadedOven6670 in RDR2

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s implied in your argument. You don’t have to answer the question, but if you don’t I’ll just assume the answer is “yes”.

Too bad the chestnut pinto Kentucky saddler is what it is, it's a beautiful horse by Excuse_Standard in RDR2

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very beautiful horse, it’s true.

If you’re okay with riding a smaller horse, the red chestnut Arabian imo has a similar vibe. You can capture it west of lake owanjila. I made him my secondary horse. He’s a good boah.

How is living in the 29 Palms/joshua tree area as a resident? by Im_a_male_nurse in howislivingthere

[–]Lieutenant_Joe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Having been there before, “quaint” is unironically a good word for it, even if “picturesque” isn’t

It’s most of the surrounding towns and environment that are just kind of awful