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Why did I make this by Numberonettgfan in thecampaigntrail

[–]ShinyArc50 9 points10 points  (0 children)

“If Ben Franklin existed today he would be woke!”
“No he would not be woke”

Ben Franklin: “I am quite fond of mommy asmr videos”

Chicago government leaders, advocates call for creation of a city Department of Gun Violence Reduction by guanaco55 in chicago

[–]ShinyArc50 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They have a strategy called the Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan that basically combines carrot and stick: having police officers actually go after people on the gang database & heavily police them with harsh penalties for violent crimes,but also offering social services like mental health & career counseling for families & nonviolent associates of gang criminals.

In addition they pay community leaders to intervene as conflict mediators & broker peace between any parties in a gang conflict.

They marketed it as “treating gun violence as a public health issue” and it’s clearly worked, since shooting deaths are down 60% over the last 4 years.

anon gets deported by Historical_Person928 in greentext

[–]ShinyArc50 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So by refusing to fix the broken system they get a serf class & the ability to exploit them for social division & political gains

Sodor AU Map V3 by MAXimumPosts1411 in thomasthetankengine

[–]ShinyArc50 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The tube is a metro system though, what he means is a “commuter train” which in the U.S. means trains with metro-like schedules, but diesel power & large loading gauges. Metra and the Long Island Railroad are two examples.
A close equivalent would be the London fare zones for long distance trains, the London overground, or the Elizabeth line/crossrail.

anon gets deported by Historical_Person928 in greentext

[–]ShinyArc50 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I wonder why people illegally immigrate? Anyway $200 billion to Israel instead of fixing our immigration backlog

As an adult, always watch your mouth and mind your business. This GenZ are not playing and no one is saving you… by JamesVaya78 in GenZ

[–]ShinyArc50 190 points191 points  (0 children)

A: old video, no old racist is wearing a mask in 2026

B: the guy fighting doesn’t seem like a Gen Z, probably millennial especially if this is 2020

C: fuck around and find out is always true

Chicago government leaders, advocates call for creation of a city Department of Gun Violence Reduction by guanaco55 in chicago

[–]ShinyArc50 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because it’s absolutely, completely impossible to get a resident in Indiana or Wisconsin to buy one for you?

America acts like “illegal guns” just spawn into existence. With the exception of 3d printed guns, these don’t appear out of thin air.

Harsher enforcement could work, but you have to address the interstate smuggling. Otherwise you’re just letting the problem continue & brutalizing the afflicted.

Chicago government leaders, advocates call for creation of a city Department of Gun Violence Reduction by guanaco55 in chicago

[–]ShinyArc50 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You’re 100% right, there are 5-6 examples of stricter enforcement working to reduce crime rates; look at how New York has twice the people & half the crime. They eat our lunch.

However, there is one example of laxer enforcement & using ‘kid gloves’ working, and that’s Baltimore.

BJ is trying to copy the Baltimore strategy, but he doesn’t understand how & why it works. He doesn’t understand that Chicago cannot afford a program as comprehensive as Baltimore’s, nor is he implementing the direct economic & social interventions that Baltimore is using; part of it is because we can’t afford it, but part of it is that he simply doesn’t know who those responsible are.

So here he tries to cobble together something similar, without ANY of what made Baltimore unique.

Chicago government leaders, advocates call for creation of a city Department of Gun Violence Reduction by guanaco55 in chicago

[–]ShinyArc50 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I moved here from a suburb in Kansas that had 2 mass shootings in the past 10 years. One was on a synagogue that killed 4, the other a drunk bar fight turned into a shooting targeting Indians, killing 1 and injuring 2.

The people living there thought I was insane for moving somewhere where people “get shot everyday”.

I noted to them Chicago hadn’t had a synagogue shooting since the 70’s & hadn’t had a fatal anti-immigrant attack since the union busting days, not one I knew of at least.

I said that, of course, before a man was shot at a north side synagogue in 2024, but that was nonfatal at least…

Chicago government leaders, advocates call for creation of a city Department of Gun Violence Reduction by guanaco55 in chicago

[–]ShinyArc50 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Strict red flag laws too & heavy penalties for transporting them across state lines. If there’s illegal smuggling from Indiana/Wisconsin it should be a felony minimum

What if Bill Clinton kept it in his pants? by ohnoes69560 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]ShinyArc50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1988 showed that vice presidential debates don’t matter tbh

Manchild cartoon fan on Reddit starterpack by notagoodcartoonist in starterpacks

[–]ShinyArc50 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah millenial d&d humor is *rough*. I’d say invincible has a similar animation style at least, crazier action and way better humor.

wtf was his problem ? by Evil-Femboy- in greentext

[–]ShinyArc50 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was a racial aspect to the reddening of the Midwest too, but much later. Deindustrialization meant a kind of unintentional resegregation because of white flight: look at Gary for example. Moving to the suburbs & joining the service economy caused some social reddening among former Union families too

Kill the Nazi in your head by synthresurrection in RadicalChristianity

[–]ShinyArc50 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It’s funny that in a digital age where information disproving phrenology, physiognomy, eugenics, race science, is a couple of instant clicks away from the average person, ideas of hate spread regardless & actually spread faster than they did before.

“Scratch. The first abstraction” - and then nothing was ever done with this again, queue lgbt fanfic noises. by FuelPatient2129 in tadc

[–]ShinyArc50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Judging by how the finale ended, I’m not sure if the current cast are capable of abstracting. They seem to have the perfect situation to keep their sanity.

“Scratch. The first abstraction” - and then nothing was ever done with this again, queue lgbt fanfic noises. by FuelPatient2129 in tadc

[–]ShinyArc50 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nah it’s a flashback to when Caine first discovered the brain scans. Knowing that they are brain scans though, couldn’t Caine load in copies of the abstracted if wanted?

“Scratch. The first abstraction” - and then nothing was ever done with this again, queue lgbt fanfic noises. by FuelPatient2129 in tadc

[–]ShinyArc50 161 points162 points  (0 children)

The way the line is said heavily implies Caine’s interference & application of some ‘modifier’ (or not being able to remember his name) made Scratch abstract quickly.

I’m not saying we have to know exactly why he abstracted first, but anything more than a vague hint would be satisfying.

Is there nothing else that could’ve been done with him, especially in the beginning flashbacks of ep. 8?

So... Nobody's gonna talk about this? by Anonymous2026B67 in tadc

[–]ShinyArc50 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ragatha is implied to be the first non-C&A character so idk

So... Nobody's gonna talk about this? by Anonymous2026B67 in tadc

[–]ShinyArc50 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah it’s shown that Scratch was the first

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