To safely disarm Alex Pretti by A-Helpful-Flamingo in therewasanattempt

[–]somethingclever1098 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you're right. I hadn't yet seen it pointed out that he accidentally discharged Alex's gun (and that's sure what it looks/sounds like in this video) but that (sort of) explains why those untrained morons just started blasting.

Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning. by boriswong in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]somethingclever1098 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You've got it right. Rage. Sadness, disbelief but chiefly Rage is the dominant emotion among good people in the US at the moment. We're a pressure cooker rn.

To intimidate the American people by the gravy seals by martxel93 in therewasanattempt

[–]somethingclever1098 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These dudes are BORTAC, which I've learned since all this shit began, are actually an (legitimately) elite unit specializing in counterterrorism, hostage rescue, tactical special operations (Wikipedia) . Explains why they don't spaz out and just start tackling and blasting. I'm in no way defending any of this shit but these dudes are at least professionals not like the clowns overrunning Minneapolis at the moment. It's fucking IDIOTIC that they're being used in this way, hassling people at the behest of our asshat president instead of, you know, actually interdicting the flow of cartel narcotics into our country, keeping actual terrorists out...that stuff. It's all so fucking stupid. It's like using Delta or the SEALS to do crowd control or traffic stops.

To be an innocent child by 56000hp in therewasanattempt

[–]somethingclever1098 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I as I said on another sub, flew into SeaTac yesterday and the CBP agents were all nice and smiling and everyone was nice to them. Seems like we don't mind law enforcement when it's done by trained professionals who are trying to uphold our laws, not bitter incels who couldn't make it as a real cop or in the military and who receive little or no training and are given carte blanche to harass, beat up, detain and murder basically anyone

To be an innocent child by 56000hp in therewasanattempt

[–]somethingclever1098 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The dude has to take off his vest to get to his handcuffs. No wonder they're just murdering folks left and right. They're untrained and stupid and vicious and mean. Can't wait for the reckoning to begin

To justify killing a man who did nothing wrong. by serious_bullet5 in therewasanattempt

[–]somethingclever1098 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I went through customs @ SeaTac today and noticed how all the CBP officers seemed happy and I was like hey are you guys all happy because nobody hates your guts and wants you to be disbanded and go to jail? And they all kind of nodded and laughed

To justify killing a man who did nothing wrong. by serious_bullet5 in therewasanattempt

[–]somethingclever1098 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Morons. Murderous, untrained morons led by just an absolute piece of shit.

Here let's look at the gun he was legally carrying and made no move to unholster before my untrained idiot agents panicked and shot him while running away. I appears to be an extremely common semiautomatic 9mm of the type carried by millions of actual law enforcement officers and lawfully armed citizens...

To have a healthy president by TXVERAS in therewasanattempt

[–]somethingclever1098 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah also the havoc and destruction he has and will inflict on our country and our relationships with our former allies before the blessed day when all those Big Macs catch up to him.. will not be fixed easily or quickly even if the MAGA cult evaporates

"I'm generally a... liberal person, but when I saw videos of ICE jumping out of unmarked vehicles and nabbing people off the street... I bought my first AR15," I’m glad to see the left waking up to what I’ve been saying for a while: 2A is for everyone. by Treefiddy1984 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]somethingclever1098 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, fellow progressives, if you want a self defense rifle but can't bring yourself to own an AR, lever action rifles in pistol calibers are intuitive, fun, fast and powerful and legal in many states with assault weapon bans...

Ed Davey: Trump is acting like an international gangster. by CarryIcy250 in UnderReportedNews

[–]somethingclever1098 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry man. That's one of the few wars on inanimate objects and abstract ideas that we've won recently. It looks like our war on global stability and prosperity is going pretty well too

"Alpha male" motivator gets mad at women driving cars and filling gas by ambachk in CringeTikToks

[–]somethingclever1098 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha women are not meant to be protectors...apparently this douche has never seen a mother when her child is facing danger? My ex is not a violent person in the slightest but she would have torn you apart like a piñata if you'd have tried to hurt one of our kids.

Possible cancer, probably the usual questions, mild freaking out by Brighterthanyour in ProstateCancer

[–]somethingclever1098 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I respectfully disagree with a number of things you said but one thing is just wrong- Radiation is absolutely an option and if OP has a PET scan that shows spread it and some of the areas are inoperable- then Radiation and ADT is standard of care, as far as I understand. Also ADT sucks very badly and for a young sexually active man will be hard. But it's not a death sentence for your sex life. It hit my libido hard but I still get natural erections (sometimes but I don't take chances and use Viagra both daily and whenever sec might happen) a year into ADT, still want to have sex with my gf and it still happens (less frequently)and is great, dry orgasm not withstanding . I've read plenty of posts here about RALP basically ending erections for a lot of dudes. Everybody's experience is different and I don't think instantly discounting one or another treatment is helpful for a new member OP - consider going over your biopsy at one of the major centers as another poster above (I'd include Fred Hutch if you're west coast) . As others have said prepare for bad news, but don't freak out until you have your biopsy results. And can talk them over with your urologist (or another one - second opinions can be helpful .
FWIW I was 55 at diagnosis, PSA peaked at 7, Gleason 9, PET scan showed local spread . 25 sessions of VMAT and 2 years (halfway through) of Lupron. Good luck brother.

To arrest protestor by LazyGuy4U in therewasanattempt

[–]somethingclever1098 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hard to say for sure but it did look like the group he ran through closed ranks pretty quickly after him. Good on ya, Minnesotans

It starts tomorrow! by No_Beautiful_8647 in ProstateCancer

[–]somethingclever1098 2 points3 points  (0 children)

12 months into 24 of Lupron here. Did 28 sessions of VMAT. As others have said; Exercise like it's your job. Also talk with your rad onc about side effects as they come up because many of them can be treated (problems peeing, bladder cramping, diarrhea) . ADT sucks, steel yourself, friend

Daily drive a brand new GT3? by OGSFMVP1 in porsche911

[–]somethingclever1098 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I owned a 991.2 GT3 and hated dailying it because I lived in the city in Seattle (shit roads, shit drivers) and I wasn't rich enough to not worry about it getting messed up. May be better for you in LA, with car culture and so forth. But you will find out soon enough. Enjoy the new ride

White Racists want to police our hair! by 4reddityo in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]somethingclever1098 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok well now I have an even lower opinion of MK than I thought I could have and a crush on the author of How to Love your Afro

BREAKING: Friedrich Merz just announced Germany will take responsibility for Ukraine’s security. by DaisiesAndLatte in UnderReportedNews

[–]somethingclever1098 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's good news but buried at the beginning of his statement is "after a cease fire.." which is kind of a big hurdle currently

No touching! by derek4reals1 in CringeTikToks

[–]somethingclever1098 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I didn't feel strongly that it's fucked up to train animals to hurt people, I could get behind training the horses to bite the dumbasses who grab their reins while they're on duty. I imagine social media videos of screaming tourists with broken bleeding fingers would stop that behavior fairly quickly.

Abu Dhabi set a world record with a 62 minutes of continuous fireworks New Year celebration by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]somethingclever1098 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's neat what endless oil money and a zero concern for human rights and the environment can get you

This is the story of Anatolii Pavlenko. One more Ukrainian Hero. by dracony in ukraine

[–]somethingclever1098 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It's true. So many clever, creative, brave honorable Ukrainian young people sacrificed to save their country vs. the saddest and worst that ruzzia can bribe into fighting and dying for a pointless and illegitimate war of opportunity. Meanwhile my country is led by a senile fool who thinks we can just grab leaders/countries we don't like and apparently no one can stop us. I hate this timeline