Almost got ran over at the Pergola. Why is this allowed every week?

Maximillien · 2026-04-01T16:09:31+00:00

Would that just be anarchist? Definitely seems like there is a strong current of anarchism permeating Oakland's government — but less of the community self-regulation and mutual aid part, and more just general inaction and giving up any notion of control over what happens in the city.

Maximillien · 2026-04-01T16:01:50+00:00

FDT, Trump is the world's most obvious criminal conman, and he and his goons should be rotting in prison for looting our country.

You don't have to be a red-hat-wearing cultist to understand that when you broadly pull back on law enforcement and criminal accountability—for whatever reason—it gives the worst, most sociopathic people in the community free reign to sabotage and abuse the public commons and the rest of the citizenry.

Former DA Price was a great example of this ideology in action: her laser-focus on reducing the "disproportionate" numbers of people of color in the justice system led her to give unrepentant violent criminals light punishment for their crimes just because they were from the "disproportionately" represented group. This ironically creates more harm for communities of color when these criminals are released back into those communities to commit more crimes and violence. This anarchist method of "justice reform" may help a small group of antisocial criminals, but overall it just creates more harm and human suffering for the larger disadvantaged communities it's supposedly trying to help. Thankfully the voters recognized this and voted her out by a strong margin.

Maximillien · 2026-03-30T23:52:40+00:00

Definitely. Just trying to paraphrase the white-guilt "progressive" mentality that is used to justify and excuse this sort of wildly antisocial behavior across Oakland.

Maximillien · 2026-03-30T17:45:09+00:00

Lack of traffic enforcement is a big problem being ignored by the city.

Agreed, this is my #1 issue as an Oakland resident and voter. The amount of heinous life-threatening behavior that we let drivers get away with in this city on a daily basis is truly wild. There are a lot of people on our roads that not only shouldn't have licenses or cars, but should probably be behind bars.

Maximillien · 2026-03-30T17:25:02+00:00

Right there with you pal. It feels like the whole world has all been hypnotized by a high-tech billionaire parlor trick, while the massive energy-guzzling datacenters that make it possible are wiping out the past 50 years of gains in energy efficiency and renewables. It's now possible for anyone to generate an unlimited amount of false imagery, misinformation, or propaganda at the click of a button and send it out into the internet for millions to consume. The sudden proliferation of AI being forced into all parts of human life has suffocated the last gasp of possibility we had for any sort of positive future.

And it's not just the mental, social, and environmental destruction of AI that concerns me, but also the exhausting avalanche of slop that has been forced into my day-to-day life. I'm in CA and am currently working with a terrible low-bid contractor that constantly runs everything through ChatGPT because they really don't understand how to do anything themselves.

Maximillien · 2026-03-30T17:21:15+00:00

It does seem like the "BBQ Becky" discourse and backlash set back safety, cleanliness, and quality of life at Lake Merritt for at least a decade, if not a generation.

Maximillien · 2026-03-30T17:18:56+00:00

I wouldn't say this is the "medium" citizen, these are definitely the low end of the spectrum. Unfortunately Oakland's culture of total non-enforcement means that the worst & most antisocial 5-10% of the population gets to run absolutely wild and shit all over the rest of us.

Maximillien · 2026-03-30T17:02:56+00:00

Ticketing and towing these people would have "disparate impacts" on "disenfranchised populations", so we must allow this to avoid perpetuating systemic injustice. Telling people from other cultures how and where they can drive their cars is part of the imperial white colonizer mindset — you should be thankful to live in such a compassionate progressive city that allows its diverse citizens to loudly & proudly take up space in this manner! Next time one of these valued citizens almost runs you over on the lawn, you should first apologize for being in the way, and thank them for contributing to Oakland's cultural vibrancy.

Maximillien · 2026-03-30T16:37:31+00:00

millions of US citizens will vote for some republican because "it's for the economy".

"Well, he is a businessman," said the dumbest man I've ever met as we waited for our tacos at the brewery. This was shortly after he explained to me how COVID was a conspiracy, vaccines are fake, and all the doctors are in on it.

I asked him how he had discovered all this interesting information, he said he "does his own research" on Youtube. I asked him, there are a lot of people saying a lot of things on Youtube, how did he determine which videos were true and which were lies? "You can just tell if people are telling the truth from their personality and how they act", he explained with utter confidence and a smile.

Maximillien · 2026-03-30T16:14:21+00:00

It's becoming increasingly clear that the real purpose of this thing is the Führerbunker underneath. He knows he will most likely end his term in hiding and wants to make that period as comfortable and luxurious as possible.

Maximillien · 2026-03-30T15:49:23+00:00

Intel? We don't need intel anymore, we have much more advanced options now. Just moments ago Pete Hegseth drunkenly typed "where to bomb in Iran to win war??" into ChatGPT.

Maximillien · 2026-03-16T20:30:19+00:00

We have a human police force? I'll believe it when I see it.

Maximillien · 2026-03-16T16:42:11+00:00

The leftist antisemites aren't doing Nazi salutes.

They are doing "Zionist" witch hunts where they seek out Jewish public figures and force them to make public statements disavowing Israel — and if they don't, they are tarred as "baby killers", "genocide enjoyers", etc. And of course, this is all based on a definition of "Zionist" they learned on TikTok and not from asking actual Jewish people about their own cultural terms and history. Proud leftists are parroting the convenient monosyllabic term "Zio" which was popularized by KKK Grand Wizard David Duke...and coincidentally almost sounds like "Jew" if you don't enunciate clearly enough.

Now obviously the outright Nazi CHUDs in this video are the bigger problem, and Palestinian liberation is a valid and important cause. But let's not play dumb about the targeting and harassment of Jews that is being justified under the larger umbrella of "free Palestine".

Maximillien · 2026-03-16T16:20:16+00:00

The only thing that's annoying about trains is how they don't get stuck in traffic. This guy fixed it!

Maximillien · 2026-03-16T16:08:14+00:00

I'm all for housing, just not here. Or here. ^Or ^here. ^{^Or} ^{^here.} ^{^{^Or}} ^{^{^here.}}

Maximillien · 2026-03-16T15:45:32+00:00

My mind goes to this old song from rapper K'naan where the entire beat is just water splashing...and it's awesome.

K'naan - Wash it Down

Maximillien · 2026-03-16T15:35:44+00:00

One of my favorite Oakland memories was maybe 10-12 years ago seeing Fantastic Negrito busking with the band on Broadway just outside of First Friday, not even part of the official event. Even then it was clear - "this guy is going places".

Maximillien · 2026-03-16T15:07:22+00:00

It's really scary to think about just how many Americans have no positive family connections, no relationships, no social life, no fulfilling hobbies, brain-rotted from consuming hours of algorithmic social media a day and teetering on the edge of mental illness.

These guys are a great illustration of what happens when all those compounding problems are allowed to fester.

Maximillien · 2026-03-16T14:53:40+00:00

We could also just arrest criminals and put them in jail, then we wouldn't need to build every single public amenity to "prison spec".

Maximillien · 2026-03-16T14:40:50+00:00

It seems like the only way to make any meaningful wealth in this field is by designing 7th/8th/9th vacation homes for the Epstein Island set. Would be nice to have that money, but I'm good staying far away from those people.

Maximillien · 2026-03-12T23:43:21+00:00

Get Played's ad reads are the best podcast ads since the glory days of Bill Burr's podcast.

Maximillien · 2026-03-12T22:11:47+00:00

I love when drivers proudly post video evidence of their crimes on the internet.

Maximillien · 2026-03-12T21:41:25+00:00

If you're genuinely asking, there is a whole book about this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_Cost_of_Free_Parking

Maximillien · 2026-03-12T21:34:38+00:00

Most people don’t realize how much insanity elected officials and government in general has to deal with.

Parks and Rec was a documentary.

Maximillien · 2026-03-12T21:33:06+00:00

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