I loved living in Vancouver.worse........Vancouver
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try it naoI loved living in Vancouver.
......with a black lives matter sticker on your car
It was a long time ago, to be fair.
woo,you forgot the 900 dollar misdemaner law. Smash and grab or just going in Mob style stealing,food,iPhones whatever? Cops can arrest them and they walk right out the door? That Law has Huge problems,and should have never passed. They claim no room? This will help they say. Jokeworse........Vancouver
I mean it's a pretty well crafted narrative. Fox news, cop unions, and the like raise hell about cops being defunded (even though it didn't actually happen anywhere), cops slack on their jobs even more than they already do, and then pearl clutching city leaders who are almost always prominent business people with things to protect give them more money. When fuckin ted wheeler is your mayor, that's like the perfect audience to perform for.
One of brain's last posts here was complaining about exactly that, that oakland defunded their police so that's why crime was going up. I showed him city budgets but too late, it's in his head. I mean, it worked. Like portland, oakland has had a slack ass police force for a looooong time so they know what they're doing.
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I cringe every time I have to cross either bridge but 5 is way worse.I loved living in Vancouver.
If anyone has a finger on the pulse of today's white man struggle, it's Brian.worse........Vancouver
I mean it's a pretty well crafted narrative. Fox news, cop unions, and the like raise hell about cops being defunded (even though it didn't actually happen anywhere), cops slack on their jobs even more than they already do, and then pearl clutching city leaders who are almost always prominent business people with things to protect give them more money. When fuckin ted wheeler is your mayor, that's like the perfect audience to perform for.
One of brain's last posts here was complaining about exactly that, that oakland defunded their police so that's why crime was going up. I showed him city budgets but too late, it's in his head. I mean, it worked. Like portland, oakland has had a slack ass police force for a looooong time so they know what they're doing.
That makes me even sadder. We lived just north of downtown between the 5 and Fruit Valley. I'd ride my bike down to Esther Short park all the time to get coffee or bagels. Downtown was adorable at the time.
Edit. The wife and I used to go to the starbucks on 8th just to watch people try and parallel park.
The I5 bridge was never intended for the level of traffic it has now and the bridge expansion has been an ongoing issue that may never be solved. That whole stretch from downtown to the bridge is just a shitshow nearly anytime day or night.That makes me even sadder. We lived just north of downtown between the 5 and Fruit Valley. I'd ride my bike down to Esther Short park all the time to get coffee or bagels. Downtown was adorable at the time.
Edit. The wife and I used to go to the starbucks on 8th just to watch people try and parallel park.
Well, yeah. That always been true. I was working graveyard shift at the time or never even would have considered that commute. It was always fun to have to call work and say I was going to be late because they had raised the bridge for some a-holes sail boat.
Fucking Karen.
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Council OKs Request to Remove All Books from Canby Public Library
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Karen said:
Close shave with Poe's law.Fucking Karen.
Council OKs Request to Remove All Books from Canby Public Library
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Reading is in fact a gateway drug. Before you know it, you are forming thoughts all on your own, it's crazy. Where will it end?
The time stamp from that story.......Fucking Karen.
Council OKs Request to Remove All Books from Canby Public Library
Editor’s note: The following story is not real, but an April Fool’s Day joke. However, like all effective satire, it is partially based on real events. We appreciate the many comments a…
It's believable if you know Camby.I think we need to grant @jimmydean the title of Most Gullible Monkey.
<edit> I should have read the comments.
he'srightyouknow.jpgIt's believable if you know Camby.
It was believable enough to me at short glance that I actually read the article, which clearly sausage boy failed to do.
Didn't you get to this part?It's believable if you know Camby.
<edit> I should have read the comments.
"Bennett attempted to explain how the move would be a violation of the First Amendment rights of every library user besides Karen Cassidy, to which McKillips responded by covering her ears and screaming, “Na-na na-na boo-boo, I can’t hear you.”"
A Florida toddler found in an alligator's mouth was put in the lake by his father, police say | CNN
The missing Florida toddler who was found dead in the mouth of an alligator last week was put in the lake by his father, who is also accused of killing the child's mother, according to St. Petersburg police affidavits.
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This could go in the Religious Psychosis thread as well.
Apparently the Dalai Lama is a pedo. Gross
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Apparently the Dalai Lama is a pedo. Gross
Dalai Lama apologizes after video asking child to 'suck' his tongue sparks outcry | CNN
The Dalai Lama has apologized after a video emerged showing the spiritual leader kissing a child on the lips and then asking him to "suck my tongue" at an event in northern India.
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I laughed when I thought about all the crap I lied about when I joined.
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The ‘Genesis’ of today’s recruiting crisis
Leaders blame various factors for the recruiting crisis. But some recruiters on the front lines say one big cause is missing from the conversation.
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Even when recruiters arent lying, this is a great example of how you really don’t understand some things until you experience them. People go ape shit if you tell them kids signing up for student loans have no idea what they are doing, but its the same thing. Kids think they know what they are getting into, but theres just no way they understand and comprehend before actually experiencing it.
just make it a requirement for "citizen" status and they'll fight all the giant bugs we want. Even help doogie houser declare the fear felt by a giant vaginaI laughed when I thought about all the crap I lied about when I joined.
The ‘Genesis’ of today’s recruiting crisis
Leaders blame various factors for the recruiting crisis. But some recruiters on the front lines say one big cause is missing from the conversation.
The other thing mentioned in/central to that article is recruiting in schools, which should be banned.I laughed when I thought about all the crap I lied about when I joined.
The ‘Genesis’ of today’s recruiting crisis
Leaders blame various factors for the recruiting crisis. But some recruiters on the front lines say one big cause is missing from the conversation.
Why should it be banned? I know when I was looking, the Army and Marines were way more aggressive than the Navy, but I don't think they should be banned. Especially with so many kids not going to college, service is a valid option. I know I would likely be dead by now had I not joined the Navy.
The Army rejected me because despite my recruiter's insistence that I lie, I was truthful about my medical history at the MEPS. Still not sure precisely which problem got me booted...I laughed when I thought about all the crap I lied about when I joined.
The ‘Genesis’ of today’s recruiting crisis
Leaders blame various factors for the recruiting crisis. But some recruiters on the front lines say one big cause is missing from the conversation.
A few years later, I had some Navy (IIRC) recruiters telling me that they'd get me a new social security number so that I could enlist with them.
The last step at MEPS (when I went in) was straight out of the movies. They had me in a room with a guy and a girl grilling me about anything I might have missed or lied about or omitted out of fear. I mentioned being held by police but no charges and they tossed me out. My recruiter had to resubmit all my shit to MEPS and they fast tracked me though the next day. It was pretty funny.The Army rejected me because despite my recruiter's insistence that I lie, I was truthful about my medical history at the MEPS. Still not sure precisely which problem got me booted...
A few years later, I had some Navy (IIRC) recruiters telling me that they'd get me a new social security number so that I could enlist with them.
<edit> I was totally honest on my original application. The recruiter made me redo it with zero drug history.
I was on delayed entry for 6 months to get the weed out of my system.
I find it interesting that a sprained wrist as a child that required no medical intervention, not even pain killers can disqualify you but I find this line pretty telling...
"Recruiters for other services echoed the Marine’s take: that Genesis makes processing too long, allowing kids to back out or change their mind before they have signed their contract."
So a boo boo when a child can keep you out, but they break out the razzle dazzle for you to sign, but are then upset when with some reflection, you decide maybe that it is not the best for you... but alas, too bad for you, we have your signature....your soul is mine.
Sounds like a fine system.
"Recruiters for other services echoed the Marine’s take: that Genesis makes processing too long, allowing kids to back out or change their mind before they have signed their contract."
So a boo boo when a child can keep you out, but they break out the razzle dazzle for you to sign, but are then upset when with some reflection, you decide maybe that it is not the best for you... but alas, too bad for you, we have your signature....your soul is mine.
Sounds like a fine system.
Kind of a similar experience: After taking the ASVAB and the physical exam, a bunch of us were in a classroom setting filling out medical history forms. A couple of dudes were walking up and down the aisles strongly reminding us that if we lied, we could be fined or prosecuted. I decided it wasn't worth it.The last step at MEPS (when I went in) was straight out of the movies. They had me in a room with a guy and a girl grilling me about anything I might have missed or lied about or omitted out of fear. I mentioned being held by police but no charges and they tossed me out. My recruiter had to resubmit all my shit to MEPS and they fast tracked me though the next day. It was pretty funny.
<edit> I was totally honest on my original application. The recruiter made me redo it with zero drug history.
My issue must have been really bad in the eyes of Uncle Sam (Anxiety? Past concussion?), because my recruiter didn't even make an attempt to get me back in.
https://www.nwpb.org/2023/04/09/drag-shows-face-protests-in-the-tri-cities-part-one/
Only the best people...
"concerned citizens" have been protesting local family friendly drag shows. These things are very nefarious you know.
With a name like Cherry Snowhite, maybe they ought to be up on stage at the show?
Only the best people...
"concerned citizens" have been protesting local family friendly drag shows. These things are very nefarious you know.
With a name like Cherry Snowhite, maybe they ought to be up on stage at the show?
And as a follow-up, one venue - a Thai restaurant and music venue - received this gem in the mail the other day.
in the region where i went to school, they pretty much only recruited in the poor areas / school districts.
That's where I lived, so that's legit.
:/
But the military has a long history of transparency and honesty
