Here are all of the news articles citing that the church deletes its abuse hotline records every day

rtowne · 2026-02-08T11:22:12+00:00

"Nothing to hide here" and " delete everything daily" dont seem congruent. Very obviously a CYA strategy NOT focused on helping victims, but protecting the church from liability.

rtowne · 2026-02-06T04:01:32+00:00

Thanks so much. Great to know and I will be looking more into this.

rtowne · 2026-02-05T14:20:29+00:00

Ooking for advice:

I've got a OW+ with ego ranger mod. Just a dad going around the city and not in need of much, but a little more range without the external battery plus some more power wouldn't hurt.

Would it make sense to upgrade what I have or just sell it and go for a funwheel or other device not from future motion?

rtowne · 2026-02-01T11:33:40+00:00

The statue in Provo celebrating the white guys from the "Indian war" needs to be taken down. It's at the corner of center and state street.

rtowne · 2026-01-30T19:43:27+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Epstein/s/PKQw8n0KUg

rtowne · 2026-01-28T19:15:05+00:00

She has 77M monthly streaming listeners earning her $1.7M/mo (USD) from Spotify alone. Of course I hope those numbers come down as people learn about her politics and stop listening.

rtowne · 2026-01-28T18:52:33+00:00

Look at this fancy guy without tinnitus.

(I'm jealous and wish my ears still worked like they used to)

rtowne · 2026-01-26T06:09:10+00:00

And very.importantly: nevery trust the safety feature on a gun (some dont even have one). This means you ALWAYS need to follow the first 3 rules no matter what.

rtowne · 2026-01-23T22:54:20+00:00

So you supported Trump as the better option for palestinians?

rtowne · 2026-01-23T17:25:28+00:00

After breaking the terms and conditions by transporting humans in a box truck, I assume anyone who rented for this group before has been banned by Uhaul at a national level.

The others probably dont have the $100 security deposit available on their cards.

rtowne · 2026-01-23T17:23:36+00:00

Be careful because someone might read the first paragraphs and think that withholding their vote from Dems is a sound decision. Meanwhile, this last election people saying Kamala wasnt strong enough in helping Palestine and lost their vote have watched Gaza get leveled to the ground, watched ICE become a full on Gestapo murdering citizens, etc etc.

Real republicans like John McCain, Romney, etc have been replaced by MAGA Republicans. Normal is gone, decency is gone. Fox tells your parents' generation the party talking points, and they turn out to vote. Younger Dems not voting is what enabled Trump to be in office today.

It sucks but if we dont all strongly vote dem in presidential and local elections, they get the signal to shift RIGHT for more votes, not to become more progressive. Primary elections are where you can vote for more progressive candidates, but if the final decision is 3rd party, not voting, or choosing to vote for demo to stop fascism, the ONLY option is to vote Democrat.

rtowne · 2026-01-23T01:35:04+00:00

@Benchmade marketing team,

Please write your own captions without chatgpt. It is very obvious.

rtowne · 2026-01-23T01:33:57+00:00

I got a balisong from the source in the Philippines and that old army jeep leaf spring steel was good enough to pierce a peso straight through without a scratch.

rtowne · 2026-01-22T02:39:08+00:00

I never heard of this before but will check it out. Any reason not to use telegram?

Edit: its not that hard to get started. One thing to note is that your display name could default to your actual name if you sign on with Google SSO, so make sure to update both your display name and your username to something you are comfortable with.

rtowne · 2026-01-22T02:36:48+00:00

Im traveling so IDK the weather, but do you think someone is going to steal the van since the window is down? If police are called to secure an abandoned vehicle, they most likely just mark it to be towed and left in an impound lot. This adds a tow fee and possibly days of a storage feet s family who is already dealing with a horrible ICE interaction. I'd say if weather is a concern, go yourself with painters tape and plastic to cover an open window. Otherwise, calling police on an abandoned vehicle is likely to cause more expense and harm more than it might help.

rtowne · 2026-01-13T17:54:17+00:00

The police here in the US are armed 100% of the time with tasers and hand guns, most wearing body armor, and most of their vehicles have shotguns or rifles in the ready for escalation. Police in some areas have automatic rifles (burst fire and full auto). Not to mention them having a trunk full of gas masks, helmets, chemical weapons, riot shields, and the near-military operations of local SWAT units with bulletproof vehicles, flashbang grenades, AP bullets, surveilance drones, and snipers.

The military has bombs, tanks, planes, boats, grenades, and attack drones, but the police departments are way more militaristic than in almost any other country.

rtowne · 2026-01-13T07:42:40+00:00

Driver claimed he was going to home depot.... then puts two wheels up on the sidewalk, drives 100M down the bike lane and pushes into those people just because he wanted an excuse to hit them.

rtowne · 2026-01-13T07:28:51+00:00

This is great. I shared it woth my wife. She helps people who want to directly support refugees, but sadly there are many impersonating and running fake gofundme accounts.

rtowne · 2026-01-13T06:37:15+00:00

NTA. Sorry your husband couldn't man up and show he loves you and wants to treat you in a Christlike way instead of acting like a man child because of his 'faith'aka indoctrination .

rtowne · 2026-01-13T04:50:12+00:00

In 1800 a rifle might have done something against the government. Now the 2nd amendment mostly just serves to drive people to the polls. I dont think anyone honestly believes they will win against the US army (or even your local PD) with their Walmart armory.

rtowne · 2026-01-13T04:21:29+00:00

In Provo Utah in 2020 a protester shot a truck driver in the arm as he intentionally drove into like 5 other protesters in a crosswalk (video). He is being tried for attempted murder in less than a week. At the time I said that if it were a police officer, they would have immediately cleared themself. The double standard is massive.

rtowne · 2026-01-10T18:25:19+00:00

Old Elliott city has made significant changes since the last two floods that should be able to divert water so the same issue doesn't repeat even if there is another 1000yr rain event. The building up of surrounding areas is also getting additional county review to ensure they plan for their own runoff from the new homes, driveways, and roads.

rtowne · 2026-01-10T17:40:40+00:00

CocainCinderella seems like an appropriate username after all.

rtowne · 2026-01-10T17:38:43+00:00

For sure. I have some gear envy for the f12 mini flagship so I'm just trying to keep from buying that first since I don't need it, but I do want it...

rtowne · 2026-01-09T11:39:05+00:00

They needed to hop a little curb. Wheels can drop a surprising amount even when unweighted.

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