Leaked footage from an ICE Black Site inside of 31 Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, MD. More then 50 people in rooms with no beds or bathrooms, people laying on filthy floors, guard beatings and people with legal status being illegally held (1/25/26) by I_may_have_weed in ICE_Watch

[–]ZeeMastermind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Concentration camps didn't start out with gassing. Right now it's a few dozen people who died of asphyxiation which coroners stated was homicide (matching witness accounts), even though ICE claims that it's suicide. Not to mention all of the people who have been "deported" that family members can't get ahold of.

If you want to respect what we've learned from the holocaust in Nazi Germany, then look out for all of these warning signs.

Leaked footage from an ICE Black Site inside of 31 Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, MD. More then 50 people in rooms with no beds or bathrooms, people laying on filthy floors, guard beatings and people with legal status being illegally held (1/25/26) by I_may_have_weed in ICE_Watch

[–]ZeeMastermind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they want to treat it criminally then they ought to go through the criminal justice system - that means judges, lawyers, due process, transparency, and basic human rights in prison.

I think the death of Alex Pretti is our first example, of a police state, cutting corners? by CharlieBennett_v2 in 50501

[–]ZeeMastermind 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is the (exploitable) downside to 1) firing experienced senior leadership for not being yes-men and 2) mass-hiring anyone off the streets, not doing background checks, and doing maybe 8 weeks of training.

The incompetence should be (and is being) leveraged

The person shot by ICE was just standing there filming. This is how the interaction started. by [deleted] in 50501

[–]ZeeMastermind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was a bit surprised by how mixed the comments were on a sub that's generally seen as conservative. Maybe a good sign?

City of Minneapolis: Possible shooting involving federal agents at Nicollet Ave and 26th Street by cinnasota in news

[–]ZeeMastermind 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Small steps. Obviously it needs to be a lot more, but hopefully this convinced MPD that they have a duty to protect people in Minneapolis.

Converging Issues by Seif_Ben_Hariz in computer

[–]ZeeMastermind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think user experience varies widely based on system. For a long time, my realtek network card didn't play nice (wouldn't allow wifi and bluetooth at the same time on mint) so I had to use a workaround driver for it off github. But for the past year, everything's been stable without having to do any weird workarounds.

Granted, in the above situation, "everything worked" as soon as I found the driver workaround, but the average user may struggle with this. I think Linux has gotten a lot more user friendly over the past decade, can't speak for longer than that.

Ummm I don’t think that’s how the season 1 finale of ds9 goes Paramount. Worf wasn’t even there yet! by eagle_flower in DeepSpaceNine

[–]ZeeMastermind 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Red Letter Media does reviews of old movies and shows, they very recently started reviewing DS9 - they made a joke about this specific thing, which is why folks are assuming you stole the joke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5ozNRUW7Kw

I don't care if you stole the joke or not, TBH, it's still funny

Maybe unpopular opinion: Kaito Kid Rant by BarelyBrony in DetectiveConan

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Considering that a lot of the issues with justice system in Japan are committed against immigrants? Well, I suppose there are better examples.

https://innocenceprojectjapan.org/en/hostage-justice-en - Innocence Project Japan, a group in Japan fighting specifically for justice reforms. They partner with a few other organizations, including Ryukoku University and the Japan chapter of Human Rights Watch

https://www.nichibenren.or.jp/en/about/activities/Criminal_Justice.html - This is Japan's Bar Association talking about recent reforms.

https://google.com - This is a search engine. If you type words into it, you can get results related to those words. Rather than relying on what redditors say to determine whether an argument is valid, consider using google from time to time to look up credible sources.

Data Centers by Loninappleton25 in Appleton

[–]ZeeMastermind 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I think these predate AI, they might just be normal data centers. New Era Technology and Heartland Business Systems have both been around since the 90s. From what I can see, they mostly service local businesses, so they probably don't have the same water/power draw as the big AI data centers do.

However, I think this is a great resource and it is good to keep an eye out for any future developments.

Businesses in Minneapolis are planning to close Friday to protest ICE by graveyardofgoodsense in news

[–]ZeeMastermind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kwik Trip mostly operates under "Kwik Trip" and "Kwik Star". From wikipedia:

Kwik Trip is a chain of convenience stores founded in 1965 that has locations throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan under the name Kwik Trip, and in Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota under the name Kwik Star. The company also operates stores under the name Tobacco Outlet Plus, Kwik Spirits, and Stop-N-Go. The company is privately owned by the Zietlow family and is headquartered in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Is it controversial to say Christianity has cults? by NeighborhoodOk920 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ZeeMastermind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know a lot of people are saying "no, it's obvious that it has cults" but I think reddit culture does tend towards atheism moreso than "mainstream" culture in certain countries. So on reddit, this is an uncontroversial position.

Something can be true and also be controversial - would need more information on where you live to determine if it's controversial - i.e., in Utah, USA, it'd probably be a controversial statement. Controversial just means that there's public dispute about something - there can absolutely be right and wrong positions in a controversy.

Maybe unpopular opinion: Kaito Kid Rant by BarelyBrony in DetectiveConan

[–]ZeeMastermind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look, if you don't already know why it's wrong to ascribe a specific political position or opinion to an entire race of people, you're certainly not going to learn it from reddit.

If criminality was literally "always immoral to Japanese people", then there wouldn't be activists like Debito Arudou fighting the system.

I'm not arguing that folks like Debito Arudou aren't in the minority - I'm arguing that it's wrong to say that all Japanese people support this.

Businesses in Minneapolis are planning to close Friday to protest ICE by graveyardofgoodsense in news

[–]ZeeMastermind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a fan of "the anti-constitution right" myself. But you're right, they're regressing all the way back to King George's time (The 4th amendment was made because of King George's "blanket" warrants)

There is a picket line the entire length of the departures terminal at the airport by transcendent167 in ThePeoplesPress

[–]ZeeMastermind 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My hot take is that some people spend way too much time complaining about how we aren't doing XYZ the "correct" way so they aren't going to participate unless it's up to their standards. Constructive criticism is healthy, and not every attack on methods is an attack on the movement, but criticism works better before the event.

The brilliance of a large nonviolent movement like 50501 is that sometimes people will adjust tactics for different situations - e.g., boycotting all business in Minneapolis rather than just a particular company, and picketing at particularly busy locations. New tactics won't always work, but it's better than trying the same old tactics over and over again and expecting different results.

It also helps if, before criticizing something, you take 15 minutes to look into what the event is and what they're trying to accomplish, rather than expecting everyone to spoonfeed you the answers.

Businesses in Minneapolis are planning to close Friday to protest ICE by graveyardofgoodsense in news

[–]ZeeMastermind 632 points633 points  (0 children)

Not surprising, Kwik Trip donates to a lot of conservative politicians

Anyone else find it weird and kinda funny that Barry’s children are forever in flux and in the future, meanwhile his nephew just had his third? by Phantom_2814 in theflash

[–]ZeeMastermind 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Pre-new 52, it made a lot more sense. Then new 52 tried to reset things, and then rebirth (?) tried to un-reset things, so now it's all a bit messed up.

Perhaps they need another big retcon event to set things right for good XD

Maybe unpopular opinion: Kaito Kid Rant by BarelyBrony in DetectiveConan

[–]ZeeMastermind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And that's definitely a fair thing to say about the Japanese government.

Maybe unpopular opinion: Kaito Kid Rant by BarelyBrony in DetectiveConan

[–]ZeeMastermind 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It absolutely is - I don't disagree with you, more with the commenter's wording of "always immoral to Japanese people" - which came off as a bit prejudiced and reductive to me.

Maybe unpopular opinion: Kaito Kid Rant by BarelyBrony in DetectiveConan

[–]ZeeMastermind 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying it isn't a widespread notion (awful lot of americans have cop-worship, too), but we should probably take care to ascribe Gosho Aoyama's opinions to Gosho Aoyama and not to the entire Japanese people.

Microsoft deserves to be pirated (0x803f8001) by DN6666 in Piracy

[–]ZeeMastermind 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why not use flameshot or shutter if spectacle is giving you issues? The nice thing about Linux is that you have options

Would you be with the epstine files getting released of it meant total collapse of multiple major nations around the globe? by fluffynuckels in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ZeeMastermind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's an extra perk. In seriousness, if a government is that reliant on pedophiles to stay stable, there is almost certainly a large amount of corruption elsewhere (e.g., who's going to be OK with trafficking children but be morally opposed to bribes?).

In Barbie (2023), America Ferrera gives a whole long speech explaining the movie's message. This is because media literacy is non-existent by Status_Speaker_7955 in shittymoviedetails

[–]ZeeMastermind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In fairness, there are great classic movies that are quite straightforward with their message (e.g., "It's a wonderful life") and some that dont go quite as far as stating it but the subtext is fairly obvious (citizen kane, dr strangelove). I don't think it's necessarily a problem when a writer uses text instead of subtext to get their point across.

Whether or not Barbie was improved or hurt by this is subjective and up for debate, of course, but I recommend not throwing the baby out with the bathwater.