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The UN will soon vote on running a full study into the environmental impact of nuclear war. The last was in 1988.

The UK, France, Russia and North Korea are expected to vote 'no'. China and the US are expected to abstain. Fucking reprehensible decision by all above. It is expected to pass nonetheless.

UK, France, Russia and North Korea were also the only four countries to vote against assistance for radiation victims of nuclear testing, and environmental restoration of nuclear test sites.

I am more of a conventional war guy myself.
 

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Sterling is pretty much making fun of the anti-woke crowd and how they act and think. That's pretty much the first half the video.
Right, but it's generally the "woke" crowd that gets angry and pushes to get mods removed that reduce or remove "woke" elements from games, and people like Sterling and Sterling's fans generally support that. Because the existence of a mod that, I don't know, removes personal pronouns or pride flags or something from a game. Or do you not remember the whole shitfit over a certain Starfield mod some months ago?

But how is that not complaining about "forcing things onto me by letting people who I don't know play games in ways I don't have to in places I can't see them!" even more so?

I think the bigger point is, like, how are you gonna force mod sites host stuff they don't want to host?
It's cute that you think that's the start and end of it, and that when one of these blows up it doesn't lead to doxing, harassment, etc. You know, of the sort that's totally unacceptable unless it's directed at people producing content you don't like? The sort that happens basically every time a moderately large group on the internet calls out a target?

I'll also point out that having a non-binary option in a game is a totally valid expression, creating a mod that removes pride flags isn't.
In short, reducing the amount of LGBTQ+ in a game (say, replacing pride flags with something else) is bigotry (and thus presumably somehow isn't merely "forcing things onto me by letting people who I don't know play games in ways I don't have to in places I can't see them!"), increasing the amount of LGBTQ+ in a game (say, plastering pride flags all over Skyrim) is valid expression (and thus any complaint is "forcing things onto me by letting people who I don't know play games in ways I don't have to in places I can't see them!")?
 

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Anyway, political brainrot is hitting a high point: remember Elon's million dollar voter registration giveaways?
Did the giveaway require actually registering to vote or proving that you had, or merely signing the petition? Or is he teeing this up in case arguing the payment is for the petition doesn't prevent it from being successfully argued as a payment for voter registration?

And whatever the fuck this is
I do believe that's some random internet weirdo proudly publicly declaring that he's SUPER into twinks and has a fantasy about keeping a stable of them as sex slaves?
 

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It's cute that you think that's the start and end of it, and that when one of these blows up it doesn't lead to doxing, harassment, etc. You know, of the sort that's totally unacceptable unless it's directed at people producing content you don't like? The sort that happens basically every time a moderately large group on the internet calls out a target?
This might shock you to hear, but I think attacking devs and voice actors for having/being LGBT is bad *and* I think you shouldn't dox morons who whine about their bigoted mods not being hosted on other people's hardware for free
 

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Please don't have one of my YouTubers that I watch respond to this, Please don't have one of my YouTubers that I watch react to this.

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Right, but it's generally the "woke" crowd that gets angry and pushes to get mods removed that reduce or remove "woke"
Yeah you got your stories mixed up. Those of the "woke" crowd We're only getting mad at those that try to remove people of color or those of the LBGTQ community in the games that feature them. Why those jackasses that remove Sterling from Vampire Survivors, so they wouldn't acknowledge their existence. Or those of the trans community. If you support the elimination of people being different, then that's your problem and we have nothing left to discuss. Sterling did nothing wrong and called out the racist and sexist assholes for what they are. End of discussion.
 

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In short, reducing the amount of LGBTQ+ in a game (say, replacing pride flags with something else) is bigotry (and thus presumably somehow isn't merely "forcing things onto me by letting people who I don't know play games in ways I don't have to in places I can't see them!"), increasing the amount of LGBTQ+ in a game (say, plastering pride flags all over Skyrim) is valid expression (and thus any complaint is "forcing things onto me by letting people who I don't know play games in ways I don't have to in places I can't see them!")?
Yes.

Wanting to get rid of gay expression is bigotry, and wanting to celebrate gay expression is valid.

Yes.
 
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Did the giveaway require actually registering to vote or proving that you had, or merely signing the petition? Or is he teeing this up in case arguing the payment is for the petition doesn't prevent it from being successfully argued as a payment for voter registration?
Had to be registered to vote and sign the petition. Verifying somebody is registered to vote is public information in the US, so it's trivial to check, even if prone to errors on the civilian side

Either way, the defense is that there's a meaningful difference that "randomly" and "by chance", although Musk used both terms promoting this illegal lottery and niether of them infers that the winner is going to be picked by certain unpublished criteria.
 
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And whatever the fuck this is
It's one hell of a way to either announce to the world "I want to fuck twinks" or "I don't know the meaning of the word concubine."

Also I have no idea what the existence of social media has to do with fucking twinks. Is he saying that the only reason he doesn't fuck twinks is that they'll blab to everyone on social media?

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It's one hell of a way to either announce to the world "I want to fuck twinks" or "I don't know the meaning of the word concubine."

Also I have no idea what the existence of social media has to do with fucking twinks. Is he saying that the only reason he doesn't fuck twinks is that they'll blab to everyone on social media?

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For what it's worth, Harry Sisson is an actual paid shill, receiving $19,000 over the last two years from a Democratic Super Pac to use his Twitter and TikTok accounts as ad space for the Democratic Party and call it "activism". So the "if there were no social media" might be commentary on his source of income.
 

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For what it's worth, Harry Sisson is an actual paid shill, receiving $19,000 over the last two years from a Democratic Super Pac to use his Twitter and TikTok accounts as ad space for the Democratic Party and call it "activism".
It's worth very little since the entire post is about Robert O'Neill exposing himself and it has very little to actually do with Harry Sisson.
 

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In short, reducing the amount of LGBTQ+ in a game (say, replacing pride flags with something else) is bigotry (and thus presumably somehow isn't merely "forcing things onto me by letting people who I don't know play games in ways I don't have to in places I can't see them!"), increasing the amount of LGBTQ+ in a game (say, plastering pride flags all over Skyrim) is valid expression (and thus any complaint is "forcing things onto me by letting people who I don't know play games in ways I don't have to in places I can't see them!")?
We have plenty of fake masculinity forced on us, and for decades. Its been crippling our soceity, especially men. How about we get rid of that first before the new stuff?
 
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What happened to your memory? Do you not sense your own cognitive decline in any form, subtle or otherwise? Look I'll pay for your CATscan myself If I damn well have to, as long as we get some answers, cause am starting to wonder if it's ethical merely responding to you at face value anymore these days.
Those are all really bad channels. It's the equivalent of someone on the other side posting right-wing videos.
 

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Had to be registered to vote and sign the petition. Verifying somebody is registered to vote is public information in the US, so it's trivial to check, even if prone to errors on the civilian side
It's easy to verify, but whether or not it's required is important for the legal aspect. Because offering someone anything of value (and a chance in a lottery counts) in exchange for registering to vote probably counts as turnout buying. If being registered to vote wasn't a requirement then this would be at least less illegal (would have to look at state law regarding lotteries wherever he's officially doing this from).
 

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Man Arrested and Charged with Attempting to Use a Weapon of Mass Destruction and to Destroy an Energy Facility in Nashville

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Skyler Philippi, 24, of Columbia, Tennessee, was arrested by federal agents and charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to destroy an energy facility.

“As charged, Skyler Philippi believed he was moments away from launching an attack on a Nashville energy facility to further his violent white supremacist ideology – but the FBI had already compromised his plot,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “This case serves as yet another warning to those seeking to sow violence and chaos in the name of hatred by attacking our country’s critical infrastructure: the Justice Department will find you, we will disrupt your plot, and we will hold you accountable. I am grateful to the public servants of the FBI for their extraordinary work on this case and for the work they do every day to keep our country safe.”

“Those fueled by hate and inspired to violence by racial or ethnic bias pose a grave threat to our national security,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. “As alleged in today’s charges, Skyler Philippi, a man dedicated to white supremacist ideology and the destruction of our critical infrastructure, planned to attack Nashville’s power grid using a drone carrying an explosive device. Thanks to brave work by the FBI, his scheme was thwarted. We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to identify, disrupt, and hold accountable those who seek to wage such hate-fueled violence, which has no place in America or anywhere else.”

“Driven by a racially motivated violent extremist ideology, the Defendant planned to attack the power grid with a drone and explosives, leaving thousands of Americans and critical infrastructure like hospitals without power,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray. “The FBI’s swift work led to the detection and disruption of the defendant’s plot before he could cause any damage. We are committed to holding accountable anyone who threatens the security of our critical infrastructure or seeks to harm American communities through domestic violent extremism.”

“Dangerous threats to our critical infrastructure threaten every member of this community and will not be tolerated,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Thomas J. Jaworski for the Middle District of Tennessee. “We will always work with our law enforcement partners to identify and stop any and all efforts to wreak this kind of havoc and will not hesitate in prosecuting those involved to the fullest extent of the law.”

“As alleged, the defendant in this case conducted extensive research into explosive devices and potential targets to launch an attack against critical infrastructure,” said Special Agent in Charge Joe Carrico of the FBI Nashville Field Office. “The FBI is committed to doing everything in our ability to detect, disrupt, and deter attacks by domestic violent extremists, and will continue to pursue those who look to commit acts of violence in furtherance of their ideological beliefs.”

Beginning in June 2024, Philippi told a confidential human source (CHS) about his desire to commit a mass shooting at a YMCA facility located in or around Columbia, Tennessee. In July 2024, Philippi told another CHS about the impact of attacking large interstate substations and said that attacking several substations would “shock the system,” causing other substations to malfunction. Philippi researched previous attacks on electric substations and concluded that attacking with firearms would not be sufficient. Philippi, therefore, planned to use a drone with explosives attached to it and to fly the drone into the substation.

In September 2024, Philippi drove with undercover employees (UCEs) of the FBI to an electric substation previously researched and targeted by Philippi, and Philippi conducted reconnaissance of the substation. While driving, Philippi ordered a plastic explosive composition known as C-4 and other explosives from the UCEs. Philippi later purchased black powder to be used in pipe bombs, which Philippi intended to use during the attack on the substation. Philippi texted the CHS: “if you want to do the most damage as an accelerationist, attack high economic, high tax, political zones in every major metropolis.” Referring to the substation, Philippi stated, “Holy sh**. This will go up like a fu**in fourth of July firework.” Philippi talked about operational security, including the need for disguises, the use of leather gloves (because latex and nitrile gloves can transfer fingerprints), wearing shoes that are too big, the need to burn their clothes after the attack, and not bringing smartphones on the night of the attack.

On Nov. 2, 2024, Philippi participated in a Nordic ritual, which included reciting a Nordic prayer and discussing the Norse god Odin. Philippi told the UCEs that “this is where the New Age begins” and that it was “time to do something big” that would be remembered “in the annals of history.” Philippi and the UCEs drove to the operation site. The UCEs moved to their assigned positions as lookouts for Philippi. Law-enforcement agents arrested Philippi. When he was taken into custody, Philippi was at the rear of the vehicle, with the drone powered up, and the explosive device was armed and located next to the drone.

Philippi is charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted destruction of an energy facility. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The FBI Nashville Field Office is investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh Kurtzman of the Middle District of Tennessee and Trial Attorneys Justin Sher and James Donnelly of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section are prosecuting the case.
 
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