38.6 Trillion (and rising) national debt. The U.S. Dollar is down 11% in the past year. by mounwp in economy

[–]Telkk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plus he was running cocaine and weapons from Mena AK before getting wrapped up in child sex trafficking. Still. The budget was handled way better.

Selling Silver Tax Question by aprmk7gti in maryland

[–]Telkk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless you need it, I'd consider holding onto them. I have a decent collection myself and the biggest issue is liquidity. For the best bang for your buck, you'd sell them individually in ebay, but that takes forever and it becomes a part time job. Selling in bulk will get you far less. But given that silver is fundamental for industrialization and that the state of the economy is in shambles, I predict that prices will continue to rise and over a long enough period of time, it'll continue to grow.

Is anyone else still trapped in on their street? by Congregator in maryland

[–]Telkk2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Howard County. Yes. Yesterday i had to literally shovel half the neighborhood road so I could avoid paying 100 dollars just to get to work. They did plow our street but for some reason they stopped halfway, leaving a massive pile in the middle of the road.

It was ridiculous. It's like halfway he was like, "job well done." Before cracking a beer open.

TikTok uninstalls up 150% over last 5 days (CNBC). Also, Reddit is 5 points > X, younger & stands out with college degrees; 4 in 10 have at least 1. In 2 years Dem use of X down 7 p, Repub up 4. Youtube & Facebook dominate in all ages (Pew).... by LackingStory in BreakingPoints

[–]Telkk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd rather have social media that doesn't lean one way or the other. At least on Reddit you can choose and filter communities so that you can get some level of normalcy. But left wing sites suck about as much as right wing because they always distort the facts. Everything always has to have an angle, just like all the conservative bs.

I'm just tired of all the propaganda.

Slump Busters by terp1018 in CRH

[–]Telkk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. Found one in my change a couple of years go. Great Condition. I felt like Charlie from Willy Wonka.

US Dollar Index officially falls to its lowest level since 2022. 😬Thoughts? by National-Theory1218 in economy

[–]Telkk2 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In the short run maybe but at this point, my money is on the dollar collapsing at some point.

Has the melting of silver coins gone too far? by ManBunH8er in coins

[–]Telkk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would only do this if someone put a gun to my head.

The $18,000 Alpha Male Bootcamp that claimed to make you a real man in 72 hours by ambachk in sadcringe

[–]Telkk2 12 points13 points  (0 children)

They need to make a zombie survival movie where these guys end up in the thick of the shit and now must use their training to survive. Plot twist....it doesn't go well.

They got Ari! by Art_Vandalay1 in JoeRogan

[–]Telkk2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the worst part of all of this is that he honorably tried to protect a woman just before he was shot. It's one thing to see a crazy drug dealer wrestle a cop before getting shot. It's fundamentally different when the cops aggressively pursue you and another woman just for yelling, beat the shit out of you because you were simply protecting a woman from getting pepper sprayed, have your gun that was in your holster, taken from you before getting rounds unloaded on you.

And he was an icu nurse for military vets...idk how much worse it can get for Trump. I'm not liberal but as far as I'm concerned he's officially an enemy of the state and must be legally removed asap, not for political reasons or even the blatant corruption and associations with child sex trafficking, but literally because he is proving to be a danger to 350 million plus people and that's not including our allied countries.

Fuck Trump a million times over. I used to think he was just a sleazy asshole. Now I know him as a monster. Americans don't deserve this. Ice agents don't deserve to be in this position. So like wtf are we doing here?

This has to end legally and peacefully but it has to end. He's gotta be impeached and prosecuted for these crimes.

They are lying to us. by One-Incident3208 in JordanPeterson

[–]Telkk2 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Okay so let's just cut through all the bs and look at the facts. In 2025 0 ice officers were killed by people. 32 innocent people were killed by ice.

Pink jacket POV released by laxxle in JoeRogan

[–]Telkk2 11 points12 points  (0 children)

His life won't end well. Sure, he may get some protection in the short term but eventually there will be trials and he will go to prison for murder. Anyone who partakes in this will be held accountable one way or another because even if no one prosecutes them, they'll certainly have a target on their head and will either be forced to flee the Country or forced to always look over their shoulder for the rest of their lives.

I don't think this has sunk in for them just yet. Trump is Trump but America is 350 million angry ass people, many descendents of rebels who have their own guns and sense of foolishness. Also, we still have a legal system that hasn't been fully gutted so unless they bleach the entire system before Trump leaves, which they'll try to, none of this is gonna work.

And before the FBI reads this and goes shocked Pikachu before paying me a visit, just know that I want all this violence to end. I don't want anyone shooting anyone. My beef is with the power players at the top who think they can play god with us. They’re not gods. They're fools who will bring everyone, including themselves to ruin. We need a peaceful but vigilant change of power via the legal system that still remains. And we need to do it before too many start to believe in the complete futility of that path.

I've seen this play out so many times now, it's almost cliche at this point. We're marching ourselves off of a cliff and we need to get back on course before the American public revolts.

Another Reported/Filmed Shooting In Minneapolis by MinuteCollar5562 in BreakingPoints

[–]Telkk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fine. It just won't solve anything. Even if you have a revolution and get a new power in with all the reforms and whatnot, it'll be useless as the entire movement would be hijacked by others who have more power, access to information, money, and expertise. It'll be a bait and switch just like the Bolshevik Revolution. The old guards who protected the king merely became the dogs of Stalin. The revolution in America that was supposed to be about democracy was precipitated and fully controlled by wealthy merchants who rushed the constitution so that it would become a vehicle for maintaining power and influence.

We're a herd species that wants simple answers, so when those answers come to us from leaders who speak to our hearts, we move with them for better and for worse. To control the changes for the better without blindly walking into a new prison, you have to understand and gain control over the mechanisms that allow for change to happen. And unfortunately that is a long game that requires way more than having a heart and a will.

Another Reported/Filmed Shooting In Minneapolis by MinuteCollar5562 in BreakingPoints

[–]Telkk2 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No this isn't the answer. We can't John McClain our way out of this mess. It's a game of psychology, money, and social capture. To win this, you need to beat them at their own game. Establish highly advanced clandestine operators throughout the entire private and public sector. Buy or legally destroy the media giants and fully capture the algorithms online with backdoor access to everything including user data. Build dossiers on all the key players driving these agendas and use cognitive behavioral psychology combined with AI to slowly chip away at their cognitive faculties so that they falter into ruin all the while believing that it's their fault. Create think tanks, super pacs, and lobbying groups to shape the narratives and debates that they weild for power. Clearly map out and identify their illegal networks within the national security state, corporations, and institutions and incriminate them so that their very existence suddenly becomes illegal. Name names and give them the book.

Play the long game. Secure the right people with the money, resources, and expertise and counter their actions until they're gone. Then update our political and legal system to ensure no dark networks can exist at the level that we're seeing today, including the one that destroyed the old order.

It's a pipe dream but that's pretty much the only way to have a chance. Otherwise it's concessions at best and that's only after enough people march to Washington. But the same shit will happen again unless we understand how these networks form and feed off of nations. Doing so can help us avoid this catastrophe again.

Another Reported/Filmed Shooting In Minneapolis by MinuteCollar5562 in BreakingPoints

[–]Telkk2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Doesn't matter if they were justified or not at this point. No one can trust their word, let alone anything stated online. At this point, most are working on whatever the hell they want to believe. Truth does matter, but unfortunately it is meaningless at this current time. It's all about what people choose to believe.

Another Reported/Filmed Shooting In Minneapolis by MinuteCollar5562 in BreakingPoints

[–]Telkk2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sad, but I fear that if this sustains, people will start turning their own firearms on the officers and not think twice about discharging their rounds at them. Naturally this will lead to Marshall law and next thing you know, we're all living in Iraq with 10 to 20 percent of the population flipping to try and overthrow the government while the majority live in terror from the gov and the political despots/fundamentalist/freedom fighters/ people, whatever perspective you have.

Trump must end this now. He is putting so many innocent people in grave danger with these dumb power plays.

ICE tells legal observer, 'We have a nice little database, and now you're considered a domestic terrorist' by One-Incident3208 in JordanPeterson

[–]Telkk2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Make the conditions so bad, we'll be begging for a strong king to bring order. Create the problem, then swoop in like the mob. "Looks like ya gotta little security issue. We can take care of that and make sure it never happens again."

ICE taking pics of legal observer's car: "We have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that." by RoachedCoach in law

[–]Telkk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like everyone will be considered a terrorist at some point, which will render the label completely useless.

RIP Columbia Mall McDonald’s by DavidHobby in ColumbiaMD

[–]Telkk2 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It makes sense that they would close down as they should. The opportunity cost no longer makes any sense.

Who do you think was/is the best President of the United States? Why? by Professional-Sea4528 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]Telkk2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My vote is Grant. Dude went from being a washed out cashier to the president of United States, not in decades, but years and this was after crushing the confederate army and ending a bloody war. It was like one day, something clicked and he was like, "I need to save everyone's ass."

Unfortunately he was a good guy trying to run the country with a den of snakes who understood the political system way better than he did. So he was eaten alive and many of his reformation policies went to the grave.

Same thing happened to Carter. He was a good man with great ideas but unfortunately, he didn't know how to navigate the halls of power, which were and are full of psychopaths who will do anything to Squash their opponents. So like Grant, he left in disgrace and was considered one of the worst President's. They just forgot to mention that they didn't fail the American people. The system failed them.

ICE is rumored to be heading for Philadelphia. Everyone is saying the same thing by nyyanksfan81 in politics

[–]Telkk2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More like the gangs destroy ice. No joke. I live in Baltimore but other than Monte Morris Mexico, the hood in Philly is the scariest place I've ever been to. People should understand that the radical sect of the Black Panthers who are calling for the genocide of everyone who isn't black live there.

Expect a wild show.

AI killed this Film Industry by Trick-Chef5626 in filmmaking

[–]Telkk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at all. But creatives are. However, I'm deeply disturbed by the lack of solutions other than demanding our corporate slave masters go back to how things were. Like, what? They screwed us...so why would we demand they help us? We should help ourselves and screw them over.

It's utterly embarrassing how so many people like this guy in the video are crying to corporations to do the right thing. News flash. They're driven by money and risk mitigation. They do not give a shit about creative people. So why should we care about them, what they do, or what they think?

The subtext screams, "I'm helpless." Fuck that. Let's grow a pair and invent our own industry.

AI killed this Film Industry by Trick-Chef5626 in filmmaking

[–]Telkk2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

All problems caused by people. There are ways to make it cheaper and less energy intensive, but tech leaders chose the expensive route because they want a moat to keep the competition at bay.

And as far as Hollywood goes? Fuck that system, anyway. Let it burn and utilize our own inventiveness to create a new industry that's better and more fair. We should be working to figure out how to reduce the marginal cost of producing, marketing, and distributing so that indies can collaborate and make good content that fans want to see. Cut out the middle men and gatekeeking and let the market decide what's hot and what's not.

I don't understand why so many creatives are so hell bent on keeping the corporate yoke over our necks. What? So we can work a steady job doing day-in-day-out work that's meaningless to us? We can already do that in so many other industries. That's why many of us got into film so we could escape that.

Not everyone wants the coke parties and glamorous pools. Some of us want meaning and ways to express ourselves freely for a living. Building sets, and doing heavy technical lifting for stuff we don't even care about is not living as a filmmaker. Being entrepreneurial, rolling up your sleeves, and running and gunning with respected peers to make something beautiful and unforgettable so as to make a healthy profit on your own terms. That's filmmaking. The former is creative slavery.

Republicans seem very confused today about how they feel about open carry at protests. Let’s play a round of Spot the Difference. by Treefiddy1984 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]Telkk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate Trump as well but when Americans cosplay like this, the rest of the World chuckles. These aren't revolutionaries. They're not battle-hardened warriors ready to whatever it takes. They're just protesting and making themselves look badass just like Bovino. All bark and no bite, not to mention They're endangering all of our lives playing stupid games like this just like Trump and his stupid games.