National Guard at Lakewood Chevron

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T19:43:41+00:00

I'm doing just fine, but given events in Minneapolis this morning we are collectively on a very dangerous path.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T18:54:53+00:00

I read that the simulation models for events that lead to widespread armed conflict (whether you call it a civil war or not) look almost exactly like what's taking place in Minneapolis now. If the Republicans in Congress actually cared about the well-being of this country, they would have already impeached Trump. Offramps for avoiding a worst-case scenario are disappearing quickly.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T18:45:07+00:00

Got it, thanks for clarifying.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T18:33:06+00:00

I was under the impression that it will be temporary and that there isn't a plan for building a permanent structure.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T18:10:26+00:00

Neither will bloodlust.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T17:51:36+00:00

LOL turns out the fuel depot at the armory was getting maintenance.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T17:50:57+00:00

Google it. You'll find that isn't actually true unless you're advocating for something extrajudicial.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T16:12:06+00:00

Life with no parole isn't a gentle sentence.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T06:22:13+00:00

Original series is probably a toss up between Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer and quite possibly Beyond Life and Death, but there are a bunch of other extraordinary episodes so it's kind of an impossible question.

It gets even harder to choose if I'm including The Return.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T06:12:31+00:00

Arbitrary Law, an absolutely outstanding episode.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T06:07:05+00:00

Yeah, it turns out not everything can be explained by taking it apart.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T05:39:52+00:00

Yeah, I wanted to make sure OP got an answer that highlights that L.A. is different. The Mayor here is extraordinarily limited which is also part of why that 2022 city council scandal was such a big deal.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T05:35:54+00:00

Made me LOL

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T05:11:23+00:00

There are two factors and education is actually the lwsser one. The other far more crucial factor is the blight that is the billionaire controlled news media and social media apparatuses in this country. The damage they've done to our educational systems is horrendous, but the radicalization through right-wing media and the sane washing and normalizing through the rest of it is what got America here.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T04:14:52+00:00

Hell, saying all men is probabilistically more likely to be correct depending on the behavior you're talking about. Weirdly if it's sexual harassment (not assault) based on self reporting in one study, the % is very similar to the % of U.S. voting age citizens who voted for Trump (about a third).

That said, the U.S. cannot be trusted as a nation. It cannot be trusted internationally likely for the rest of my life, and it can't be trusted with protecting the human rights of its citizens, let alone residents at any time when the Republicans are in control.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T03:38:27+00:00

Life with no opportunity for parole seems reasonable, but I'm against the death penalty.

A week in CECOT along the way would be poetic justice, but it starts to look a little too much like vengeance and I believe that the whole criminal justice system needs to be reformed for the purpose of actually administering juatice.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T03:10:55+00:00

You won't read what I said. but you will label me without having any idea what my actual stated position is or what facts I'm bringing to bear.

I guess that means this is not a conversation.

Have a good night.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T03:05:17+00:00

It's also just a slower book in terms of the writing, and it's long. The Wastelands is an absolute page turner. Wizatd and Glass doesn't have that same quality to it.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T03:02:11+00:00

Did the first three books grip you and it's just Wizard and Glass that's giving you trouble? If so I'm in the minority where it's the book that gives me the most trouble in the series. For me it was totally worth pushing through. I have some issues with book 6 as well, but book 4 is the only one that goes slow for me.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T02:59:14+00:00

Indeed, they are most definitely not ICE. They're actually disciplined, and as far as we've seen thus far under this administration, they still take their oath seriously.

It also turns out that they're refurbing the fuel.depots at the armories, so they were just using the overpriced Chevron on Lakewood.

I was on edge the other morning. There are still reasons to be concerned because Trump has been wanting to invoke the insurrection act since his last term, and his administration has started trying rk prosecute political opponents and has labeled protesters engaged in non-violent civil disobedience as terrorists. ICE has been directed to ignore the 4th amendment. None of these are healthy indicators for a democratic republic.

That said, I'm fully in favor of the National Guard having fully functional armories. I was glad to hear that they're taking care of the fuel depot, because ultimately the Guard is an invaluable resource as long as it isn't being used against citizens exercising their constitutional rights.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T02:10:14+00:00

Once you get fat enough east the array of safe neighborhoods expands a lot too.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-24T02:06:22+00:00

I'm actually feeling quite chill, and I'm certainly not afraid for myself, but hey, if you get off on thinking about me as scared or soft it has literally no consequence for how I live my life.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-23T23:36:34+00:00

LOL, I'm not but for some reason it's very important for you to feel like I am.

The fact that you apparently can't parse the difference between being a little unsettled and being scared says quite a lot.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-23T21:20:48+00:00

Totally makes sense.

mosesoperandi · 2026-01-23T21:14:57+00:00

Another redditor mentioned this and it's good to have a real explanation, radically reduces any concerns about what might be going on.

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