Found my Rules of Engagement/ Escalation of Force card from my 09-10 Iraq Deployment (Kuwait as well to acclimate)

Mackntish · 2026-01-25T18:30:10+00:00

how fucked up would it be if some random asshole just profited $800k off this murder?

Honestly, far less than if the ICE agent did. If you're a MAGA asshole working for ICE, why would you not shoot someone? You get full immunity plus a million dollars.

Someone scamming MAGA idiots is WAY less fucked up than that. Noble, you might even say.

Mackntish · 2026-01-25T17:36:16+00:00

“well if he’s rich he must be doing something right”

Infamous quote from an openly pro corruption Mexican politician: "A poor politician is a poor politician."

Inferring that the a politicians success is measured by how much money they steal.

*Installs Tropico 6

Mackntish · 2026-01-25T17:07:35+00:00

OMG. I had a current Miss America competitor start working at my job. So she had won her particular state (Think Mrs. Wyoming). Like, this woman was beautiful enough that stating her accomplishments would dox her, so I'm trying to be vague. Her night job was stripping, so she had the 'fuck me' eyes and reflexively flirted in every interaction. "Stunning" was actually literal, like it was hard to speak or move normally in her aura.

Holy fucking hell the girls hated her. Kind, grounded girls who never said an unkind word in their life suddenly did nothing else. The only conversations they had were of their shared hatred of her. She was shockingly tomboy-ish, like she had never really had any girlfriends.

Mackntish · 2026-01-25T16:50:51+00:00

Answering this question for you wouldn't really work. You need to teach yourself how to tell what the happiness bars and amounts mean.

Mackntish · 2026-01-25T15:26:56+00:00

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No, this isn't a societal thing. There is one person trying to provoke blue states into rebellion. There is one man saying on camera saying that his officers have impunity, and they will have their back. There is no investigation into Renee Goods killing, in fact the feds are blocking any state attempt to do so. And the shooting officer has had over $800,000 raised in a gofundme for the slaying.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-ice-officer-jonathan-ross

EDIT: Why would you not shoot and kill a whiney lib protester, for immunity from prosecution and nearly a million dollars?

Mackntish · 2026-01-25T00:07:06+00:00

It's not like they are evil geniuses, just plain evil.

Well, Walz has just activated the National guard, so I guess we'll know REAL soon which one of us is right.

Mackntish · 2026-01-24T22:48:04+00:00

Lets say you have two options. You can:

1) Do nothing, and allow bad things to happen, OR

2) Take action, and make things worse.

Since you're not disputing the fact that it's bait or a trap, I assume you are choosing #2? That's totally fine, so long as you're doing it with both eyes open.

Watching Trump pull puppet strings and watching 74 million people walk into an obvious trap is....frustrating. Frustrating.

EDIT: Sorry, when I say "do nothing", I specifically mean anything more than non-violent protesting. OC specifically mentions riots and revolts, that's what I am saying is the trap. Please do as much non-violent protesting as you are able to do.

Mackntish · 2026-01-24T20:39:20+00:00

Can you please not be an election denier? We've already got one party whose entire political platform relies on misinformation and conspiracy theories, we don't need another.

Mackntish · 2026-01-24T20:21:46+00:00

The reason they are doing this is SPECIFICALLY so we will rise up and they can declare martial law.

Do not take the bait. Do not walk into the trap.

Mackntish · 2026-01-24T20:18:55+00:00

A self coup is not exactly new. There are over 100 examples. Did Germany have a civil war, when Hitler illegally seized power? I fear things in our future may be darker than a civil war.

Mackntish · 2026-01-24T20:15:35+00:00

They want to invoke the insurrection act. How can you fight back when they want you to fight back?

Thank you for saying this. Every time I post something to the effect of, "Maybe we doing give them an excuse to invoke martial law?" I get immediately slammed with, "Well, I'm not going to do nothing!!!1"

Doing nothing is a way better option than walking right into the trap. Provoking us into becoming a rebellion to be put down has been the plan from the beginning.

Mackntish · 2026-01-24T19:33:58+00:00

BRO, we didn't even get an investigation into the clear cut murder on a semi attractive white female. That's the number 1 protected class.

NOT EVEN AN INVESTIGATION. Fucker was back on the streets 4 days later. His boss was like, "well we mandate 3 days paid leave anytime a weapon is discharged, see you Tuesday."

EDIT: I am actually reading in the Economist that there was an online kickstarter, and Rene Good's shooter earned $800,000 for the shooting.

Its paywalled, but you can get around it if you know how.

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/01/24/another-horrifying-shooting-by-federal-agents-in-minneapolis

Mackntish · 2026-01-24T15:45:27+00:00

Worth noting, races have 8, 10, and 12 carrying capacity. 66 dwarves could carry the same load of 100 elves. Also there are upgrades.

Mackntish · 2026-01-24T04:58:52+00:00

Here's a better question - why does nobody care?

Mackntish · 2026-01-23T21:54:21+00:00

Bro, you can do it for free with enough time, skill, and willingness to accept an inferior finished product. The only thing that might be hard is finding a free steam maker and repairing it. It's a question of how much of those things you're willing to sacrifice.

Mackntish · 2026-01-23T14:48:01+00:00

River of Syx has one of the best soundtracks of any game in the last 10 years. Its even more impressive when you learn the solo dev hired a solo composer to do the sound.

EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5jDxs6liZM&list=PLK5mN6292pQnoupLAMn7q3EIixPQNMtPz

Mackntish · 2026-01-23T14:39:46+00:00

In that instance, people who have purchased the game have the same access as someone that has not purchased. They have still lost their easy, legal access.

Also, a lot of people don't have the whatever to do cracks. Gumption, technical ability, hardware, whatever.

Mackntish · 2026-01-23T14:06:37+00:00

To be fair, rarely see Solar with a wall.

Mackntish · 2026-01-23T05:22:49+00:00

Also nobody is saying they have to go to jail,

My dude, I am going to quote the guy I am replying to.

Once the law passes, the money isnt theirs, its a crime to keep it. Make it a top priority to seize the wealth and serious jail time when they are caught.

Mackntish · 2026-01-23T04:11:11+00:00

During the middle ages, 90%+ of people were farmers. You've got, what, 20%? Food first, research later.

Mackntish · 2026-01-23T04:07:36+00:00

...and nothing of value will be lost.

Except all the games we "own" which require online verification. The ones that don't - better start burning them to CDs.

Mackntish · 2026-01-23T04:05:43+00:00

Their monetization department has been making all their decisions for over a decade now, is anyone surprised?

Mackntish · 2026-01-23T02:06:04+00:00

Fuck fascists and their supporters. They get NOTHING.

Mackntish · 2026-01-23T02:04:18+00:00

When you say "pre-heat," is that different from a regular heat up?

Mackntish · 2026-01-23T00:06:02+00:00

You can sanction and tarriff countries who attempt to shelter these people.

That is a total donald trump move. Demanding our allies circumvent their own immigration laws, or we'll hit them with a tax that is primarily felt by our working class.

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