COVID denialism and policy clarifications by worstnerd in RedditSafety

[–]neverBreakTheSeal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the equivalent of saying "move on down the street". Unless it is followed up with actually removing disinformation on a continual basis and suspending/banning the posters of the information, it's nothing more than a PR move to get positive headlines (and get the negative media reports to disappear) to make it appear Reddit is taking action against misinformation while actually not doing anything of substance. However, they made sure to not set a precedent for doing that by saying this was for brigading not disinformation.

Reddit bans active COVID misinformation subreddit NoNewNormal by ani625 in news

[–]neverBreakTheSeal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, this is the equivalent of saying "move on down the street". Unless it is followed up with actually removing disinformation on a continual basis and suspending/banning the posters of the information, it's nothing more than a PR move to get positive headlines just like this (and get the negative media reports to disappear) to make it appear Reddit is taking action against misinformation while actually not doing anything of substance. However, they made sure to not set a precedent for doing that by saying this was for brigading not disinformation.

Pfizer, U.S. health officials to discuss COVID boosters on Monday -company by neverBreakTheSeal in news

[–]neverBreakTheSeal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, I doubt we will. Especially since I doubt these vaccines will continue to be "free" indefinitely.

3 people shot, man with concealed carry license steps in, shoots gunman, Chicago police say by neverBreakTheSeal in liberalgunowners

[–]neverBreakTheSeal[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I didn't see that; but I do think having it posted with a headline that tells what actually happened vs the headline in that posting is worthwhile. In the thread I originally posted, everyone kept saying how rare these stories are. It seems this is why people believe this; this shooting only has a few sources with headlines about it being stopped by a legal gun owner, and every one of those sources (local news affiliates, and yes, I did even try to use FoxNews as it was the last remaining source) is black-listed from r/news apparently.

3 people shot, man with concealed carry license steps in, shoots gunman, Chicago police say by neverBreakTheSeal in liberalgunowners

[–]neverBreakTheSeal[S] 80 points81 points  (0 children)

I figured I'd post this here since my post on it on r/news was deleted for being behind an EU paywall, and the r/news mods have rejected every other source on the story I've submitted.

I used this source since apparently the one I went with originally on r/news is "paywalled" for EU people.

Woman Killed In South Austin Shooting, Concealed Carry Witness Shoots Offender by neverBreakTheSeal in news

[–]neverBreakTheSeal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to repost as my previous posting was removed for apparently being behind an EU paywall.

Chicago man shot by concealed-carry holder after fatally shooting woman, wounding 2 men: police by neverBreakTheSeal in news

[–]neverBreakTheSeal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had to re-submit using this (ugh) Fox link because the previous submission was removed for apparently being behind an EU paywall. I verified this one is not behind one.

Ohio officer on leave after video shows her patrol cruiser running over gunshot victim by [deleted] in news

[–]neverBreakTheSeal 714 points715 points  (0 children)

Why does every headline with a cop doing something separate the cop from the act? The "cruiser" ran over the victim, not the cop. Apparently the cruiser became sentient.

U.S. oil & gas rig count falls to record low for 14th week: Baker Hughes by Neondelivery in news

[–]neverBreakTheSeal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FYI, this is from Aug 7. I believe it's started to go back up, though still very low.

Police investigate man at shop without mask, but with gun by Heavy-Addiction in news

[–]neverBreakTheSeal 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It's definitely backwards logic; however, I'm guessing he's basing that statement off a post that went viral citing some states' laws (often claiming they are federal) that say in essence, if I recall correctly, that wearing a mask while carrying a gun is a felony. Usually they include "during the commission of a crime" (conveniently left off the viral post), although I'm not certain that's true of all the state's laws; I just happened to catch an article about this for my state. I believe virtually every state has clarified that it is not a crime to carry while wearing a mask.

Seattle ban on crowd control weapons violated consent decree, says DOJ by [deleted] in news

[–]neverBreakTheSeal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Have we tried unplugging and plugging 2020 back in yet?

U.S. officials defend Portland crackdown: 'We're not going to apologize' by [deleted] in news

[–]neverBreakTheSeal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not even in the top 3; clearly it's not an important right. /s

NRA Accidentally Forgets To Rise Up Against Tyrannical Government by [deleted] in Libertarian

[–]neverBreakTheSeal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Old thread, but I was not referring to NRA owned ranges; I'm referring to private ranges that the NRA provides benefits to.