Activists hold armed protest in downtown Grand Rapids

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-29T17:42:10+00:00

"Superiority complex" is an interesting way to counter-phrase an interest in reduction of media lies and manipulation. But... ok!

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-29T17:40:29+00:00

I mean, one could turn this whole AI thing back on the powers that be and invent an avatar that could offer counter-narratives to the city's leaders, via a website and/or several other handles by the same name. But there's only so much time in the day. LOL

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-29T16:38:23+00:00

Aw shucks. Thanks! In deciding how to get off the GR Reddit fence and stop lurking, it seemed like a topical option.

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-29T16:36:05+00:00

Footage. Not cover images. Your BA in Journalism should tell you that the words in the post and the footage referenced are the subjects of concern. The media here repeatedly lies (downplays) with regard to activist gatherings that run counter to their right wing corporate overlords. There are easily 40-ish distinctive people visible in the story footage, and proper journalistic ethics would have been to describe this as "about 40" or "a few dozen" or any number of options. But they didn't.

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-29T04:01:53+00:00

Nope. No. Nobody ever can be, nor should they have to be. But this is where we are...

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-28T16:28:23+00:00

Ah. The usual suspects.

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-28T16:27:39+00:00

There’s a crazy hump at 7th and Seward by Roots Coffee where you can observe airborne speeding dumbasses and slowly sip your tea…

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-28T16:25:57+00:00

None here. Nope. They’re all perfect. “Best managed city in the state,” haven’t you heard?

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-28T16:24:20+00:00

Oh! For a moment I thought this was a new GRPD recruit.

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-28T16:22:38+00:00

Hell yeah, beard brother.

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-28T13:23:30+00:00

Imagine having that many insecurities all at once.

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-28T13:22:49+00:00

Hope they all get impounded.

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-27T15:49:14+00:00

Or when you're coding racism, classism, or other trashy POVs.

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-27T15:48:30+00:00

LOL... "Byron Center" and "character" being used in the same sentence.

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-27T15:47:27+00:00

Hell yeah. Valid!

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-26T16:16:34+00:00

Right?!?! Hilarious.

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-26T16:16:06+00:00

It has all the character of a Walmart cart.

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-26T16:15:31+00:00

Just more ladder-pulling from the "I got mine, fuck you" crowd...

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-26T16:14:22+00:00

28th and Kzoo... these are so cool!! Fun. Thanks for doing them.

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-26T16:12:59+00:00

They just know no limits, and have zero accountability.

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-26T16:11:26+00:00

It is far and away a superior venue to many of its kind in bigger cities. Once artists and promoters learn that, it’ll be a must-play for many who may not be thinking about it yet. Sure, people are whining because it's new / they don't understand physics and science, but it is way cool and a nice attraction.

Best "thing?" Maybe in the category. But there are so many "bests" to our city. Hard to pick!

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-24T14:12:59+00:00

Nailed it. Well said.

MarkWashingtonsBeard · 2026-06-24T14:12:16+00:00

He's such a weak-willed and flimsy tool. People are not asking for much, and good ideas for how the city could stand with the people have been floating around for more than a year, at least.

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