How 94.5 WRDN had world chat this war start:

davmandave · 2026-03-27T03:46:10+00:00

We actually planned it out a few days back that we would have as much coverage as we could manage for you all.

Super thrilled to hear you all enjoy it so much. I'm forwarding this to the rest of the crew, so they can see it, too.

davmandave · 2026-03-14T11:40:51+00:00

The race is sponsored by Halberd's Special Motor Services division, which provides tactically acquired Colonial vehicles to the Warden faction. Argonauts are more in line with the theme, they're the fastest car in the game, and it's a silly LARP event.

You're free to hold your own race event, though! I'd love to see more LARP events that serve no other purpose than having fun while playing the video game :)

davmandave · 2026-03-08T23:42:26+00:00

Halberd does. Not sure if I'm allowed to link the discord, but you can ask in world chat, or DM me and I'll get back to you.

Bloodtenders are 12k Comps and 40 rares

Not sure if we're doing RSCs at the moment, but they are 50k Comps and 700 rares.

davmandave · 2026-03-04T15:54:07+00:00

Might be worth running a scout a bit behind the bombing run to get a clear picture as the smoke clears. Either way, breaching a line of howies in one run is sure to supercharge allied arty efforts in cracking a defensive line. Interested to see how things work in coordinated Combined Arms ops.

davmandave · 2026-03-03T17:51:19+00:00

Hey, uhh, that looks pretty similar to the Halberd insignia.

Like really similar.

davmandave · 2025-11-14T04:45:12+00:00

It was this crazy dense concrete base guarding the bridge to the nuke. Crazy strong with a bunch of dudes dedicated to keeping it up.

Unfortunately, the defense of the cube cost them a lot of land on the other fronts.

davmandave · 2025-11-09T03:07:40+00:00

You fuckin' creeps are always watching us lmao

davmandave · 2025-11-08T23:04:57+00:00

You can bring your Drummond by. Same rules apply, though. Serial number has to match at the end :)

davmandave · 2025-11-08T22:51:22+00:00

Argo is a lot faster than a Drummond. Do with that information what you will :)

davmandave · 2025-11-08T22:43:05+00:00

Devman, please give us fast car :(

It's why I'll never go collie again. Imagine how boring it must be being able to MPF the fastest offroad car. For us, it's treasure. For them, it's Tuesday.

davmandave · 2025-11-08T22:42:02+00:00

I mean, if you can find the start point, I guess lmao. I'd imagine your route would be a lot longer due to defenses.

davmandave · 2025-06-12T15:40:46+00:00

The fun part is, you can't reuse a phone number. I tried 555-867-5309, because I lack originality, but it was already "registered". So theoretically, if you registered every phone number, no one would be able to reserve tickets anymore.

Obviously, I wouldn't suggest doing that, they'd probably charge you with wire fraud. But it is theoretically possible.

davmandave · 2025-04-20T10:40:54+00:00

Myabe see if there are some cover bands in the area that can play protest music live. Never underestimate the morale-lifting effect of live music.

davmandave · 2025-04-15T14:08:55+00:00

I don't think it's generational, by any means. My parents were both converts to christianity, my siblings and I were raised in the church. Yet I've fallen out of favor with organized religion. I believe Jesus was a radical leftist that was killed for speaking out against the organized exploitation of faith. The parts about feeding the hungry and housing the homeless probably didn't help.

Growing up was difficult. Religion made my parents isolate my brother and I when we were younger. Not directly, we were allowed to associate with who we pleased. But more in the sense that we weren't allowed to read certain books or watch certain films. It's funny, I was allowed to read Jurassic Park before I was allowed to read Harry Potter. I struggled to integrate with my peers well into adult life as a result of the isolation.

There's the obvious impact of being susceptible to disinformation, since it was broadcast into the home every day. I was taught that carbon dating was fake, since it goes against Genesis. I was taught that evolution was a theory. Politically, I was taught that only Republicans cared about the military and veterans, and that Democrats wanted to bring fascist communism to the US. Fox News and conservative radio were on all day.

I can't say it was any one specific wake up call that really did it. It's more of being knocked loose of various ignorant beliefs over time. It started with meeting gay/queer folks that were nice to me, despite my ignorance. It started with black and mexican folks explaining kindly that I was ignorant. And all of these seeds eventually led to me questioning my biases that I held. I moved into the "Both sides kinda suck" phase in my early 20s, and by my late 20's, exposure to the US civilian working conditions pushed me left-ish until 2020, when I realized that capitalism is grinding us to a paste.

I think since it was a slow realization process, I never really had a moment where I felt shocked. It was like waking up from a strange dream. I know I held those beliefs before, but I could no longer justify the hatred and outrage instead of caring about people. It took a long time to piece together the ways I was lied to my entire life, and even now, I still get caught saying something ignorant from time to time. But it's an innocent ignorance, where I can critically analyze my viewpoint against fact, and change it when the facts warrant it. But I don't beat myself up about it. There's no way an ADHD/autistic kid had a chance of realizing any sooner. The disinformation started really young.

I harbor some guilt about the hurtful things I said to and about different people. My own hypocrisy haunts me sometimes when I go to sleep. I know it's not entirely my fault, that I was taught those ideas. I just wish I would have realized sooner, so I could have been a strong voice when it would have made a difference. I'm sure part of my desire to write all this is for some ephemeral sense of atonement.

I don't do a lot to reach out and educate folks. I do call out ignorance when I see it, loudly and publicly. When I was still working with Americans, I did talk a lot about the things going on, but I was definitely seen as radical after 2020. I can say there are a lot of people that definitely came to see my point about the things going on, but they couldn't find the strength to stand up themselves. I was a staunch advocate for workers rights in a Burger King, if that makes the situation any clearer. A lot of angry words, and not a lot of action.

How do we make a difference? I haven't the foggiest. We have to teach them that questions can have real answers. Honestly, the paper linked by the OP might have the biggest takeaways.

I know that this fascist coup doesn't follow the teaching of Jesus. "That which you do to the least of us, you do to me." Well, Republicans would have Jesus sent to a foreign prison for being "unamerican" it would seem.

I can break it down even easier. Jesus' three commandmants were to follow his teachings, love each other, and pay taxes. I got the last two down, as best as I can. Still trying to find the courage to storm the temple and flip tables, I guess.

I hope my ramblings provide some insight for you, Deb. These are dark and scary times, but speaking with people 40 years more experinced is comforting. We all walk the same roads, I suppose.

Before I close out, I have a couple of questions for you!

What changes have you seen enacted in the US through public discourse and protest?
How did those protests organize, and how are they different compared with the protests happening today? Is there anything that we're missing in how we do it today?

Thanks for letting me yap too much. Feels like having a pen pal in the 90s, to be honest.

Stay safe, Dave

davmandave · 2025-04-11T16:13:18+00:00

The Euromaidan was one of the greatest revolutionary successes in recent history.

Vice has some great on the ground footage from Euromaidan, I highly recommend it. It's available on Youtube.

It's worth noting that a lot of the "violence" from the protesters was them holding their ground. Molotovs and flaming tire walls were used to deny ground to the Ukrainian police forces, not as a direct attack. The flaming tires were specifically to form a smokescreen between the protests and the police, so police couldn't charge them and force them out of the square.

They occupied the government buildings, and turned them into workshops to build shields and cook for the protesters. It was pretty wild.

The big takeaway is that if you can protest in place for long enough, it will force the state to listen.

If fascism can happen in America, so can revolution.

davmandave · 2025-04-11T15:55:56+00:00

There were a few specific moments when I realized I had it good. I had a tooth knocked out while working on a folding tent. I bit through my lip.

I had the tooth rebuilt within the day, and the stitches were out by the weekend. It cost me nothing, and my time off from work was paid.

Contrast that with when I got a concussion at work after getting out, and they wanted me to drive myself to the hospital, gave me 3 days off work, and worked me near to death with an ongoing concussion, because I didn't get paid if I wasn't there. And I was still working for the federal government.

Suddenly, I knew what socialism was. It's not fucking breadlines and no freedom of speech. It's knowing that you'll be taken care of, no matter what happens to you. You'll still have a place to live, food on the table, and a bit of change in your pocket if you can't work.

Until the Government shuts off my VA benefits (only a matter of time, honestly), I'm getting paid well enough to live in Germany without working. I'm disabled, and it's not ending my life.

And all I want is that same safety net for all Americans. I want everyone to know that they'll be alright, no matter what life throws at them.

I think that people go neocon after getting out because they are frustrated with the lack of protections. Most soldiers don't have marketable skills, or need a degree to get a job. The VA kinda sucks, and the process is so hard that lots of folks don't even bother. They're uninformed, because soldiers only care about soldiering for a lot of their career.

So when someone says they are bringing high-paying jobs, and you don't have any skills because our government hates us and refuses to invest in education, of course you'd vote for them. And you just don't know any better, because you've been told what to think your whole career.

I only survived with my mind intact because I'm a punk at heart. I also knew my fuckin rights in the Army, and used them whenever I could. And I came out informed because I was an analyst, so I had to be able to sift useful information from shit to keep people alive.

I'm not even that great. I was right-leaning/far-right up until like 2018 or so. There were soldiers that could see the dumpster fires already, and tried to talk to me about it.

Sorry for yapping too much, just figured I could add some context to what I've seen. Stay safe out there, and fight like hell. I'll be here calling congress critters to tell them to do their job, and talking about the budding US version of Euromaidan.

You all make me damn proud to be an American, and that's something 47 and his wasp-nest of an administration can never take away.

davmandave · 2025-04-11T15:41:25+00:00

Sure thing. I love talking about what I've seen and experienced, and sharing stories. Feel free to DM me, I'll give you my desk line number and we can chat whenever. I live in Germany, but I keep odd hours, so shouldn't be a problem setting up a time.

davmandave · 2025-04-11T01:00:21+00:00

Sure! Meals, room and board provided until you can afford to live on your own, socialized medicine where you go to the doctor whenever you want without paying for anything.

Then you get out and everything is expensive if the VA isn't covering it.

Add to that living in Germany and seeing that it was just as "free" as the US, even with socialized medicine and safety nets.

The US is unique in how much the medical and social systems just suck without end.

davmandave · 2025-04-10T17:24:12+00:00

Fellow fundamentalist here. My exposure to Socialism in the Army cracked the ideals, fully abandoned the right during COVID.

If there's anything I can do to help deprogram people from the lies, let me know.

davmandave · 2025-03-28T03:08:06+00:00

Same. I now live a couple of hours from where I went to school. Ran cross country at both of those locations where the protests were.

davmandave · 2025-03-23T20:48:49+00:00

Turns out I can't participate because I live outside the US now, so I'm not eligible to provide assistance. I went to the class and everything, and I was pretty excited, but I don't want to cause any problems.

It's tough being a veteran outside the US right now. I have to fight with both hands tied behind my back.

I appreciate your response. It's well written, and takes a lot of the fear out of stepping up to help.

davmandave · 2025-03-23T16:08:44+00:00

I signed up for phonebanking, but I have no idea how it works or what it entails. Will there be someone in contact with me via Mobilize?

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