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So I've been talking to the mods as well as a handful of members I talk to in real life about the need and plan to draft rules for the community, as well as for specific sections. Likewise, we've also been discussing moderating protocols as a part of that. Anyhow, the community has seen steady growth, which is great. It ebbs and flows, but has been incrementally trending up since we relaunched it about two years ago or so. There's been a few spikes or exponential growth and there's a lot I'm trying to do outside the forum to build up budget to be able to take bigger steps with both the 12ozProphet brand and the forum. That being said, we're also li…
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Start this bad boy off with some boot licking good memes:
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Media hype? End of the world? Legitimate threat? Forgotten in a week? What do the oontzers think?
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I missed this the first time around. But hey, it's never to late to point out horse shit when it exists: ISIS inside Syria: ISIS supporters escape camp 13 Oct: https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/13/turkey-isis-syria-kurds-045669 "IS not only has sleeper cells in the region, but also had thousands of fighters who were incarcerated in the Kurdish enclave and guarded by YPG/SDF forces": https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/who-gains-from-trumps-sudden-syrian-withdrawal/ Esper said those troops will be stationed in western Iraq where they will continue the fight against ISIS: https://www.vox.com/world/2019/10/20/20923308/us-troops-leaving-sy…
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Special investigation via the Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-files-11631713039? Facebook Inc. knows, in acute detail, that its platforms are riddled with flaws that cause harm, often in ways only the company fully understands. That is the central finding of a Wall Street Journal series, based on a review of internal Facebook documents, including research reports, online employee discussions and drafts of presentations to senior management. NY Times follow up article: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/business/dealbook/facebook-files-whistleblower.html We've been discussing this for ages, but nice to see …
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General news stories of Police misconduct, and lack of accountability.
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There are a number of threads on this website that overlap a little, the one on the social credit system, the one on social media and discussion, @Mercerthread on surfing the net without giving up who you are and what makes you tick, etc. To me they all have one thing in common, the future of privacy, the individual and ownership. So I'm keen, if @misteravenis happy for me to do so, to aggregate some of that discussion here. I read and listen to a lot of this stuff and I most often link my positions to material you can reference for more information - also, because I don't want to be just another voice yelling personal opinion into the voud, I intend to back m…
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While we’re off focusing on the irony of AOC’s Met Gala dress, Biden is out here making power moves with unprecedented government over reach and even more overt violations of American’s Constitutional Rights… Wondering if there’s any Biden voters left that aren’t experiencing buyers remorse… Treasury Department Seeks to Track Financial Transactions of Personal Bank Accounts Over $600 https://fee.org/articles/treasury-department-seeks-to-track-financial-transactions-of-personal-bank-accounts-over-600/ Proposal: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/131/General-Explanations-FY2022.pdf Aaaaaand a Quick link to the Cryp…
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Chipman posing over the charred human remains of U.S. Citizens that were burned to death for not having the proper tax stamp for their otherwise fully legal firearms.
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https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/01/supreme-court-texas-abortion-ban-508275 “Beyond outlawing abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, the Texas law, signed in May, would deputize citizens to file civil suits against abortion providers or anyone who helps facilitate the procedure after six weeks, such as a person who drives a pregnant person to the clinic. Individuals found to have violated the law would have to pay $10,000 to the person who successfully brings such a suit — a bounty abortion rights advocates warn will encourage harassment, intimidation and vigilantism.”
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For being a lying cheating leftist triple jab taking knuckle dragging nagger. https://nationalfile.com/breaking-military-overthrows-guinean-president-following-rigged-2020-election/ Yikes comrades plz don't cancel.
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Invented the "Dub" sub-genre of reggae back in the 60's. Creative Genius IMO. This dudes work is still life changing for many 60 years later. Inspired musicians worldwide to follow in his path, and they're still making excellent music to this day. His vibes are definitely going to keep echoing throughout the rest of eternity Rest in peace brother.
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Title’s self explanatory.. all links related. https://news.yahoo.com/frito-lay-employee-speaks-against-182636701.html “Frito-Lay worker Brandon Ingram is speaking out about the pain, trauma, and harassment he suffered after allegedly being severely electrocuted on the job, leaving him disabled and denied medical care.” https://www.thepitchkc.com/frito-lay-strike-ends-after-nearly-a-month/ “The contract will guarantee all employees get one day off a week and bring an end to “suicide shifts”—two 12 hour shifts with only eight hours off in between—that employees had to work.”
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Basically... Watch how this totalitarian demon tries to sell this, absolute control with no checks in place. Unwarranted searches, removal of rights without any due process. Swatted for your facebook post, getting hacked, or liking the wrong fucking meme. Get the fuck off from social media.
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In the age of “fake news” and cancel culture, all packaged in a thick layer of hyper polarization and extreme political division which is amplified by memes and all carefully orchestrated and spook fed to the masses by mainstream media and social media, I thought it might be interesting to circle back, explore and connect some dots on some popular “conspiracy theory” that eventually can be shown to be conspiracy fact. Since the MSM has shown to consistently ignore when new evidence is presented that bucks the narrative and social media has remained a shit show divided along partisan lines, maybe we can have some fun on 12oz and build out a repository that helps …
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/us/politics/pentagon-ufo-harry-reid-navy.html https://nationalpost.com/news/newly-transparent-pentagon-program-may-shed-light-on-ufos
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Gnarly fucking podcast.
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Aside from the name of my next punk band project, and the click-baity styled title, I didn't quite know where else to put this where you all would see it, besides start a thread here. Listened to, what i thought was, a really good podcast last night. Probably going to listen to it again today. They talk about the shadiness of some healthcare practices and pricing, among some other things. Some talk about trust issues and unnecessary treatments for @Dirty_habiTand some Free Market talk for @Mercer Everything that does a body good and a 12oz thread needs. A couple things they mentioned i made a point to remember: - They surveye…
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So this is a sort of aggregate of several threads that I thought is past due as a focused topic of discussion. It Dort of occurred to me while in the shower this morning, that the Covid-19 debate is very near exactly the same as the gun debate once you abstract the specific detail. Like most discussions, it falls near;y perfectly along partisan lines, which in turn, moves in a different direction that what would likely benefit everyone both individually and collectively. Go grab a coffee or a beer, as I explain my thought process and position... We see the word "science" thrown around quite a bit lately, most especially in regards to the Covid-19 t…
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https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-sues-several-weapons-manufacturers-us-court-2021-08-04/
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/krystal-kyle-friends/id1547098165?i=1000529908626
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Here's your stage, explain the paranoia. You and @Mercerhave said I'm "russian" and seem to be jerking eachother off about it.
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From safe and effective to not a war crime in no time flat. Siccccck bro.
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Surprised no ones brought this up yet. Gunmen claiming to be DEA stormed his house and killed him. There’s footage of it floating around too. Haiti in state of emergency https://apnews.com/article/haiti-president-jovenel-moise-killed-b56a0f8fec0832028bdc51e8d59c6af2
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Here's a good one: This didn't take long. hxxps://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/127/all-info?r=3&s=3 "All Information (Except Text) for H.R.127 - To provide for the licensing of firearm and ammunition possession and the registration of firearms, and to prohibit the possession of certain ammunition."
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“This new law would allow the police to clampdown on protests for being too noisy, and create 10-year prison sentences just for causing someone ‘serious annoyance’. The bill would also introduce longer prison sentences for serial burglars, knife carriers, killer drivers and children who commit murder, as well as changing release provisions to keep some prisoners inside for longer.” https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/policing-bill-mps-vote-for-e2-80-98draconian-e2-80-99-protest-laws-despite-mounting-opposition/ar-AALNL7y
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https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/29/willis-johnson-us-mexico-border-497080
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdia/pr/des-moines-woman-sentenced-eight-years-prison-conspiracy-damage-dakota-access-pipeline
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Edit: Title change, felt it was too specific. Gonna use this as a place to post shit relevant to the title.. White Nationalists, Religious nuts, far-right extremists, whatever classification you prefer to slap on the topic.. edit: Part of the reason i started this thread is because it’s been stated in the past that some folks just dont think nationalists, racists and that far-right are that much of a threat to the country, i think that is very wrong. I’ll kick it off with a Portland-Maine white supremacist arrested on child porn charges.. https://www.unionleader.com/news/social_issues/federal-prisoner-held-in-nh-shines-l…
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/30/canada-182-unmarked-graves-found-at-another-residential-school
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