Buelldozer

Buelldozer, 1 day ago

US weapons weren’t landing on strategic Russian assets inside territory that Russia claimed as it’s own. That’s why no one was overly concerned about nuclear escalation or WW III.

Buelldozer, 3 days ago

Yes but have you considered that US Bad?

Seriously, that’s all it is.

Buelldozer, 8 days ago

Republicans passed a law to keep this information private.

They passed a law requiring the Mexican Government to keep it private? Fascinating…tell me more!

Buelldozer, 8 days ago (edited 8 days ago)

This shit is why 2A Advocates were so pissed off about Operation Fast & Furious and wouldn’t shut up about it for years. The BATFE forced the gun shops involved to sell the weapons even when they didn’t want to!

Seriously, the whole thing was a shitshow from start to finish and when the manure caught fire everyone involved from the Field Agents through AG Eric Holder lied their assess off about it.

Buelldozer, 8 days ago

Nothing to do with the Mexican govt.

I’m interested to know how the Mexican Government, who also had / has the trace data, is bound by the Tiahart Amendment.

I know it’s going to be an unpopular opinion but I really see no problem with the Tiahart Amendment shielding Firearms Manufacturers and Gun Stores. The Manufacturers are already regulated and monitored directly by the Federal Government and Gun Stores can only make sales in compliance with Federal Law. They should not be culpable in either Criminal or Civil court for that reason. The truth is that most of the organization who want that data aren’t working in Good Faith and only want it so they can launch lawsuits meant to force Manufacturers and Sellers out of business.

It gets even worse at the individual level. There is absolutely zero cause for firearm transaction records to an individual to be publicly available. It’s not only a gross violation of privacy but it’s also a security concern.

What you SHOULD be mad about is why the BATFE, who clearly and provably does have this data, isn’t doing something with it. They already know literally everything in this article and yet they don’t seem to be doing much about it. Why?

Buelldozer, 8 days ago (edited 8 days ago)

But if a dude is buying 95 semi-automatic rifles in a short period of time you bet your ass I think that should be public knowledge.

I disagree, I really don’t see why it’s any business of the PUBLIC (nor is there anything you could do about it.) But hold on…

No one should be able to secretly purchase enough firearms to arm a small malitia.

That’s the thing, it’s NOT “secret”. The FBI and the BATFE both know they are just choosing not to do anything about it. I mean they literally KNOW, and not in some vague / abstract manner that is time delayed. They know in near real time that one purchaser has submitted a 4473 with multiple firearms on it and they also know if a single purchaser submits multiple form 4473s.

So when Craig Adlong was showing up to the Gun Store and buying 15,16,17 Rifles at a time multiple times a week both the BATFE and the FBI KNEW and chose not to do anything. They could have delayed or denied any of the transfers (sales) and / or sent out a Field Agent to figure out what was going on. They didn’t.

This is the foundation of my “The public doesn’t need to know” argument when it comes to individuals. Assuming the Gun Store is complying with Federal Law then this isn’t happening in secret. At least two different Federal Law Enforcement Agencies know about it.

Buelldozer, 10 days ago

Welcome to the Club!

Buelldozer, 8 days ago

If it is what I think it is then they are intentionally being vague about what the app does so they don’t draw attention from the service that it works with. If you put that in context with the article then the answer to your question is clear.

Buelldozer, 11 days ago

I agree with you in regards to the restaurants but am aggrieved by the use of the phrase “flyover states”. It’s incredibly rude and dismissive.

Buelldozer, 11 days ago

Yes, and? You supposedly work in tech and should damn well know that place of residence has absolutely nothing to do with a persons value.

Yet there you are…showing your bigoted ass to the entire world.

Buelldozer, 11 days ago (edited 11 days ago)

The phrase “flyover state” is a pejorative used by coastal dwellers. It’s a put down and every person I’ve ever interacted with who uses it is a bigot or an enormous douche-canoe; often both.

Chain restaurants like these are the main game in town due to low wages and much lower population density.

I’d contest that, the smaller the city or town the less likely they are to have these kinds of chain restaurants. A place with a population of 60,000 may only have a handful of chain restaurants and anywhere with less than 30,000 may not have any at all. In my experience the smaller the population the higher the number of mom and pop restaurants.

Buelldozer, 11 days ago

I really don’t care where you live but I am beginning to feel bad for your neighbors.

Buelldozer, 11 days ago (edited 11 days ago)

like say Wyoming that has nothing interesting going on whatsoever and mostly comprised of small population towns.

Billion Dollar Solar Projects, FAANG DCs popping up like mushrooms, world leading rare earth mineral discoveries, billion dollar wind farms, world first carbon sequestration projects, world class fly fishing, the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone National Park. Yup, you’ve got us figured out all right. There’s nothing going on here at all. 😆😆😆

Buelldozer, 8 days ago

Arguably more important

I don’t think that’s arguable at all. The impact of the hundreds of millions of dollars that AIPAC has spent is by far and away the largest problem. In fact its quite likely that it’s their money that’s keeping the “Zionist Christians” on the boil and in office to begin with. Take away that delicious AIPAC money and the support of “Zionist Christians” will quickly dwindle.

Buelldozer, 8 days ago (edited 8 days ago)

After reading the entire decision, all 26 pages, the head scratcher here is why the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany is doing this. Their challenge is, basically, that the Religious Exemption is too narrow but when you read the definition it would almost certainly apply to them

“An entity for which each of the following is true: (1) The inculcation of religious values is the purpose of the entity[;] (2) The entity primarily employs persons who share the religious tenets of the entity[;] (3) The entity serves primarily persons who share the religious tenets of the entity[;] (4) The entity is a nonprofit organization as described in section 6033 (a) (2) (A) i or iii, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended”

What’s even weirder to me is that not only would it seem that the Diocese already qualifies for the exception that it seems to want but it has never claimed it!

That’s right, on pages 5/6 of the decision the Court writes “Plaintiffs, who have neither tried to invoke the “religious employer” accommodation nor expressly stated that they do not qualify for it, commenced a second action against DFS challenging the amended regulation.”

So what is the Diocese spending all this time and money litigating for exactly?

Buelldozer, 11 days ago (edited 11 days ago)

Modern Journalism, and I use that term loosely, at work. Once you notice these kinds of misleading to incorrect headlines you can’t stop seeing them.

Buelldozer, 11 days ago

US law doesn’t say that it WILL it says that it CAN. As an American I’d be wayyyy beyond pissed off if we did I to rescue fucking Bibi.

Buelldozer, 10 days ago

Also a Wyoming resident and people are just downright dumb when it comes to wildlife. Frankly anything that is taller than your knees can kill you if it really wants to. Stay the hell away from it!

Buelldozer, 10 days ago (edited 9 days ago)

That’s at least the 3rd time this week I’ve seen a news outlet push a misleading headline in its haste break a story.

Buelldozer, 10 days ago

You really gonna complain because the guy shut his fat face for once?

Buelldozer, 11 days ago

They’ve already blamed the United States as a contributor. Apparently they are flying around in 20 year old helicopters that they can’t buy parts for due to US sanctions.

Buelldozer, 10 days ago

It’s “Christofascism” when a group pays the taxes on a property they own? I mean isn’t that what we WANT religious organizations to be doing?

Buelldozer, 14 days ago

Make it clear to the rest that they need to surrender their illegal firearms.

So when do the SWAT teams and National Guard roll into the seedy side of Chicago to do this to the Gang Members that are carting around illegal firearms? When the hell are Illinois Prosecutors going to start jailing the people that police catch with illegal machine guns?

That person at home who shouldn’t have a firearm is a a problem but they are far and away not the biggest problem and its not even close.