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Re: The Bundys

10/28/2016

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No, Captain Carrot, you can't arrest the head of the thieves' guild for being a thief. You have to actually catch him stealing.
The feds decided to charge them with, "conspiracy to impede officers of the U.S. from discharging their official duties through the use of force, intimidation, or threats."
No federal officials were at the refuge when they arrived. None actually told them to leave. Visitors freely came and went.
The only substantiated violence came when police killed one of the occupiers trying to evade a roadblock.
Out of the several dozen occupiers, no less than fifteen were federal informants (and those are just the ones who testified at the trial).
None of the Bundys were actually released, as they still face federal charges from the cattle standoff in Nevada. When their lawyer objected to this, he was dogpiled by federal marshals and the courtroom was cleared.
Honestly, we should be glad they weren't prosecuted. Yeah, they're morons. Yeah, they're a pain in the ass. Yeah, they're about as unsettling as a kindergarten cherry bomb improvisation contest.
The feds still failed to convict them of a serious charge because they didn't bother to stop and think about prosecuting them for what they've done as opposed to prosecuting them for who they are.
Not only failed, but miserably failed.
One official trying to come in to go to work and being turned away is all it would've taken.
But no.
And what do I wake up to see? A long line of facebook bitching because these slack-jawed yokels got away with it.
Some bitch because they weren't prosecuted for who they are (although most never did bother to learn the difference).
And too damn many bitching because white privilege explains it all. Because stopping to think takes too long, doesn't it?
Fucking A, we deserve whatever president we get out of this jugfuck of a year.
Oh, the reason the Bundys weren't convicted of having firearms on federal property?

Well, the building itself wasn't properly marked, so they couldn't be prosecuted for having them inside the building.
As for the land itself, the ban doesn't apply to federal parks or nature preserves. After a 20-year ban, that provision was overturned by President Obama his first month in office.
Thanks, Obama.
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Beats the alternative

10/21/2016

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"What's up?"
"Life sucks. I found out a friend supports (candidate). I can't believe someone I care about can support (repugnant shit on candidates platform)."
"Well shit. That does suck."
"l know, right? I dunno what to do."
"Hate to break it to you, but you're already making it harder on yourself."
"What? How the fuck am I doing that?"
"(candidate) has a lot more than one issue. They all do."
"Yeah, but (candidate) still has (repugnant shit)."
"And (repugnant shit), out of everything (candidate) has said and done, is on the forefront of your mind."
"Yeah, so?"
"You don't think much of this friend, assuming out of a whole platform, they must be a (repugnant shit) fan."
"But..."
"Didn't cross your mind their focus might be elsewhere?"
"Even if it is, how can (repugnant shit) not be a deal breaker?"
"Dunno. I ain't them. But I do know you've told me a lot about your fears. And you don't seem to have found out much about their priorities."
"But what if their priorities really are that screwed up?"
"Better know for sure than risk dumping a friend on an assumption."
"This is gonna suck."
"Never said it wouldn't. Just that it's worth the effort and beats the alternative."
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What happens when bleeding stops leading?

10/3/2016

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"If it bleeds, it leads."
So says the old Journalism chestnut.
That said, what happens if your chosen artery stops spurting?
Do you go find another bleeder? Or do you arrange matters so that one will come along soon enough?
Personally, I'm not gauche enough to think that our independent press and 24/7 media machine is instigating race riots for the sake of ratings and click counts.
Then again, looking at the timeline, I wouldn't be fucking surprised if that turned out to be the case anyway...
2003
- first year with 10 or more active shooter incidents (FBI definition)
- US invades Iraq in March. 486 American fatalities in Iraq by the end of the year.
2005
- second year with 10 or more active shooter incidents
2007
- third year with 10 or more active shooter incidents
- US fatalities in Iraq peak at 904/yr
- Iraq troop surge begins
2008
- US fatalities in Iraq drop sharply to 314/yr
- NIU shooting on February 14th
2009
- Ft. Hood shooting November 5th
2010
- first year with 20 or active shooter incidents
- US fatalities in Afghanistan peak at 499/yr
- Last American combat brigade leaves Iraq in August
2011
- Tuscon shooting on January 8th. U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords is among the wounded.
- Osama Bin Laden killed in May
- Mark Duggan killed by police in England on August 4th. Riots ensue in multiple British cities from August 6th-11th.
2012
- second year with 20 or more active shooter incidents, including the Aurora Theater (July 20), the Sikh temple in Wisconsin (August 5th), and Sandy Hook (December 14).
- Trayvon Martin killed February 26th
2013
- Boston Marathon hit with Terrorist bombs on April 15.
One bomber is killed and the other captured on April 19th.
- George Zimmerman acquitted in July
- Washington Navy Yard shooting on September 16.
2014
- American combat forces "officially" leave Afghanistan in October.
- John Crawford III shot and killed in a Walmart August 5th
- Mike Brown shot and killed August 9, riots ensue.
- Eric Gardner dies July 17, Grand jury declines to indict an officer in his death on December 3rd.
- Tamir Rice shot and killed November 23rd.
2015
- Surviving Boston marathon bomber convicted April 8th, sentenced to death May 15th.
- Freddie Gray dies in police custody April 29
- Mass shootings include Charleston Church (June 17), San Bernadino (December 2), and Co. Springs Planned Parenthood (November 27)
2016
- Wildlife refuge in east nowhere, Oregon occupied by armed militants. One is killed in a confrontation with police January 26th, the rest surrender by the end of the month.
- Orlando Pulse shooting June 12.
- July alone has the shootings of Philandro Castile and Alton Sterling, and the murder of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rogue
- Milwaukee riots in August
- Bombings in NY and NJ in September.
- Scott shooting and subsequent riots in Charlotte.
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PSA for my Georgia film folks

10/2/2016

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I know it's really cool that film production here has grown amazingly in less than a decade, but with that comes a lot of little changes people don't really think about.
This change in particular is a matter of etiquette.
If someone you know mentions that they're working on a film or a TV project, yet don't mention the title, please do not ask, "What movie?" or "what show?"
9 1/2 times out of 10, they can't (or at least shouldn't) tell you.
Especially don't ask in an open forum like a Facebook thread.
In some cases, this is just a matter of industry courtesy.
In a growing number of cases, it's a legal obligation involving signed NDA's with penalties for leaks that can and do outprice a decent house.
Don't put your loved one in the position of awkwardly turning you down or looking bad to their colleagues at best.
I know it sounds weird, but think about it for a sec.
How a show gets presented has a lot of effect on how big an audience it draws, and subsequently how much it makes.
And major studio projects are gambles involving multiple millions of dollars, betting that an audience wants to see.
Which means the marketing and publicity bubbas want as much control as possible over what gets revealed and when.
And, as petty as it sounds, they're not above coming down harshly on below-the-line folk who screw up that control, however innocently.
(see above: several million dollars, other people's money)
Rest assured, when an episode airs or a film is released, then they can talk.
It's cool having loved ones in showbiz.
Please do your part to ensure they continue to be in showbiz.
Thanks,
J.
((P.S. This goes double for those of you who have actually been on a set before. The sheer level of background bubbas ignoring this advice when they should know better is fucking depressing. You've had the lectures, why the fuck do they suddenly not apply to you?
Fucking kids, get off my lawn.
Grumble growl fee fie foe fum.))
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Side business idea

10/1/2016

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Nerd-plus. Stocking geek wear starting at XL and going as far up as needs be.
Because the big (and tall) (not to mention both) nerds deserve to let their flags fly too.
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