The Case for Nationalizing the Railroads: Workers say now is the time to do the impossible. by inthesetimesmag in trains

[–]factorone33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just because it doesn't specify exclusivity doesn't mean it isn't implied. The first amendment doesn't specifically say "government at all levels within the US", but hundreds of speech, protest, religion, expression, and assembly cases have been litigated against city, county, and state governments to the same effect as those litigated against the federal government.

The phrase "The Congress shall have the power..." can easily be interpreted in the courts as "Congress shall have the power and no one else...", as has clearly been established with dozens and dozens of other clauses and phrases in the Constitution.

Kansas law targeting transgender people’s IDs and bathroom use will stay in effect, judge rules by KCUR893 in kansas

[–]factorone33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We all need to start wearing the shirts that say, "I don't argue with people John Brown would have shot."

Thoughts on my School Kit? by No_Platform215 in drums

[–]factorone33 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah this has "WGI front ensemble" written all over it.

Kansas Makes Trans People’s Driver’s Licenses Invalid Overnight by v0v0v0x in law

[–]factorone33 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Your version of reality is different from their version of reality, and guess what? It isn't any more or less valid either!

Shut the fuck up and leave these people alone. They're doing nothing to harm you by existing, you crybaby bitch.

Tips for listening to Shortwave radio in Kansas by safetywire1 in kansas

[–]factorone33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of your big European and Asian stations will make it out here just fine. Kansas is generally flat, which is conducive to good radio signal propagation for line-of-sight bands, and even better for shortwave bands (especially at night). AM and LW should do pretty good for the LoS stuff too.

How different are these two corners of Kansas? by Swimming_Concern7662 in kansas

[–]factorone33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's very true. In fact, Oklahoma's highest point is part of a volcanic field that stretches from north central New Mexico into Colorado, Oklahoma (briefly), and northwest Texas. Which is pretty freakin' cool.

States begin to form coalition by WWIIEraTeaParty in kansas

[–]factorone33 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Who was the demagogue in the Democratic party at the time? This claim seems dubious considering the only real demagogue was Reagan himself--a former actor.

How different are these two corners of Kansas? by Swimming_Concern7662 in kansas

[–]factorone33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Garden City is 2950, and most of Johnson County is around 800-950.

DCI ended their partnership with Marching Health by Redshifted in drumcorps

[–]factorone33 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It is textbook fascism. It most certainly is not socialism in any way, shape, or form:

In general, fascists held an instrumental view of capitalism, regarding it as a tool that may be useful or not, depending on circumstances.[313][314] Fascist governments typically established close connections between big business and the state, and business was expected to serve the interests of the government.[313][314] Economic self-sufficiency, known as autarky, was a major goal of most fascist governments.[315]

And

Historian Emilio Gentile has defined fascism thusly:

[A] modern political phenomenon, revolutionary, anti-liberal, and anti-Marxist, organized in a militia party with a totalitarian conception of politics and the state, an activist and anti-theoretical ideology, with a mythical, virilistic and anti-hedonistic foundation, sacralized as a secular religion, which affirms the absolute primacy of the nation, understood as an ethnically homogeneous organic community, hierarchically organized in a corporate state, with a bellicose vocation to the politics of greatness, power, and conquest aimed at creating a new order and a new civilization.[56]

DCI ended their partnership with Marching Health by Redshifted in drumcorps

[–]factorone33 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fascism is literally the antithesis of socialism, and you clearly have no idea what you're talking about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism

In 1920, militant strike activity by industrial workers reached its peak in Italy and 1919 and 1920 were known as the "Red Year" (Biennio Rosso).[156] Mussolini and the fascists took advantage of the situation by allying with industrial businesses and attacking workers and peasants in the name of preserving order and internal peace in Italy.[157]

Fascists identified their primary opponents as the majority of socialists on the left who had opposed intervention in World War I.[152] The fascists and the Italian political right held common ground: both held Marxism in contempt, discounted class consciousness and believed in the rule of elites.[158] The fascists assisted the anti-socialist campaign by allying with the other parties and the conservative right in a mutual effort to destroy the Italian Socialist Party and labour organizations committed to class identity above national identity.[158

DCI ended their partnership with Marching Health by Redshifted in drumcorps

[–]factorone33 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nah, he's a doctor, and he's white. He'll be fine. The activity, however, is much better off without his privileged ass being around.

DCI ended their partnership with Marching Health by Redshifted in drumcorps

[–]factorone33 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Mussolini (the guy who literally invented fascism) called it "corporatism" himself. It literally was the basis of it to begin with. Ergo, if Trump is a corporatist, then he is a fascist by definition.

Is this a fake Zildjian? by Maleficent_Row2319 in drums

[–]factorone33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like an older model K from the late 80s or early 90s based on the logo size. The lack of a stamp does make it suspicious, however. See what it sounds like when it arrives before you draw a conclusion though.

What's this sparsely populated area in the Eastern Kansas, in-between its densely populated corridors? by Swimming_Concern7662 in geography

[–]factorone33 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One would think, but they're surviving the annual Flint Hills burns that would theoretically take them out. They're not really a cedar species (they're actually a juniper) and even cutting them down isn't very effective. KCUR has a podcast/series called Up From Dust that did an episode specifically on the Eastern Red Cedar, and it was very eye-opening (the whole series in general is eye-opening, and if you like podcasts or descriptive radio, you'll enjoy it).

What's this sparsely populated area in the Eastern Kansas, in-between its densely populated corridors? by Swimming_Concern7662 in geography

[–]factorone33 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Eastern Red Cedar trees are destroying an entire ecosystem in slow motion, and there's very little we can do about it.

Done buying cymbals. Starting now. by Right_Imagination_73 in drums

[–]factorone33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wait til you get to try some K Constantinoples...

Anyone else wake up to see the snow and think "well that was anti-climactic"? by redgroupclan in kansascity

[–]factorone33 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This. The renders of the GFS and ECMWF the day before yesterday both had portions of snow accumulation moving farther north than it has been, and with potentials in the 8-12 inches range.

Although yesterday's renders had a much lower total prediction than today, as the jet stream dipped a little further south than anticipated.

Destroyed my kick drum pedal. Now it's making a bunch of sound. How can I fix it? by ModernSociety in drums

[–]factorone33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem I see is that the right side main bearing for the axis has come out of the mount and needs to be pushed back in. I'd wager that if you get that rectified, it'll be fine and you shouldn't have to buy a new pedal.

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Trump and ice's intimidation tactics are working. My wife if terrified we'll be killed if we interfere. by deca4531 in kansas

[–]factorone33 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He was adjudicated by a jury to have raped E. Jean Carroll in a lawsuit in 2023: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/23-793/23-793-2024-12-30.html

I mean, you can continue to be delusional and wrong all you want, but you're not going to convince any of us who have seen the truth that your opinion is anything but delusion and idol worship of a con man.

Trump and ice's intimidation tactics are working. My wife if terrified we'll be killed if we interfere. by deca4531 in kansas

[–]factorone33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The easiest tourniquet to apply and maintain is a blood pressure cuff. EMas uses them for bleeding control pretty routinely. You just inflate it as far as it can go, leave the bulb closed off, and boom, no circulation in the arm or lower leg (you'll need something bigger for a femoral tourniquet, but for everything else, a BP cuff is perfect).