Clowns running the world

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Blaze7071@reddit

Imagine if they did this with emergency services or the military. I mean hey, a bunch of preventable deaths will happen but who cares as long as we're inclusive.

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While I was in the navy, we had an officer get upset that she didn't win the "Officer of the Year" or "Female Officer of the Year," award, and she came to the conclusion that it was because she was black. She casually brought that up to several different people, and a couple weeks later she was awarded as the first "Black Officer of the Year" award winner.

It DOES happen in the military.

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shoesofwandering@reddit

No live link, I noticed. I’ll bet this guy was put on leave for some other reason, like calling someone an abomination or something like that.

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AldruhnHobo@reddit

These people are all a part of the overall dumbing down campaign.

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Fabulous_Research_65@reddit

Nah. It’s just a tentacle of big pharma. It keeps their machine oiled.

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squirrelscrush@reddit

Just 10 years ago this would be an Onion article.

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ramatheson@reddit

She owns at least 2 ferrets.

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TJJ97@reddit

Tyler Durden is all of us

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lonesomespacecowboy@reddit

Do not take anything from ZeroHedge at face value. They write rage bait and are a hotbed for Kremlin sourced propaganda.

Is some of this true? Maybe. Wouldn't necessarily surprise me.

Is it taken out of context for maximum right wing outrage potential? You fuckin bet it is.

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Apprehensive-Catch31@reddit

This is what I vote against

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Drewpurt@reddit

Authored by “Tyler Durden” from Fight Club? Local reporting tells a different story. This is what happens when you get your “news” from rage-bait memes. Sheeple gonna sheep 🐑.

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dillhavarti@reddit

this still sounds like horseshit. it's just a bit less inflammatory. DEI positions are a massive waste of time and resources.

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StopWhiningPlz@reddit

Still sounds like the DEI stooge felt butt-hurt for being left our of management meetings. Ridiculous

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thebonecolector@reddit

They’re the same…

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Drewpurt@reddit

“the state has received about a dozen complaints against Oregon Department of Forestry leaders this year, with some employees alleging a hostile culture toward women, a lack of diversity and a fear of retaliation.” 🤷🏼‍♂️

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flyingwombat21@reddit

Good.

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Apprehensive-Catch31@reddit

Idc if this article was written by Lois Lane, DEI hires are a thing that happens quite often in this world and they're a thing I'm against...

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Drewpurt@reddit

You have the right to be against DEI influence in hiring. I’m just point out that this meme is rage-bait.

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Apprehensive-Catch31@reddit

But my point is that I'm talking about this as a whole, not just one specific "meme" article.. And plus the article you linked isn't even too far off lol. The lord of diversity hiring gets mad that she's not in leadership meetings... give me a break

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NoVacancyHI@reddit

That headline is accurate, your own source is totally consistent. You're the one misrepresenting something along political lines. "Think critically" lol

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Drewpurt@reddit

I work in forestry so it’s directly relevant to me. I said nothing political. How is my source inconsistent?

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NoVacancyHI@reddit

That's not the main issue, you're placing it ahead of the reasons both articles clearly state in favor of your own spin. I really don't care but your attempt to tar and feather the article for being memes is laughable

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WaltKerman@reddit

Just read it and it sorta tells the same story....

but DAS included other emails that show a series of emails from a former female Department of Forestry diversity, equity and inclusion official expressing frustration that Shaw had excluded her from what the agency calls “leadership team” meetings.

He excluded DEI from meetings etc including about hiring, and she complained.

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sweet_chin_music@reddit

he seemed to lack belief that DEI would help the department

And he would be correct

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MarduRusher@reddit

The headline definitely isn't exactly unbiased, but reading the local article the main issue seems to be that he was hostile to DEI, which given what that means nowadays is a good thing.

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TipAdministrative272@reddit

Agreed. But why does our other option have to be the extreme end of the spectrum? It’s sad.
If you don’t like letter A, the only other viable option is option Z…? WTF?

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BigAl265@reddit

Yup. But somehow, voting against this kind of bullshit is “against my best interest” according to the left.

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Veddy74@reddit

Amen

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WhiskeyNick69@reddit

Hiring based upon merit?!?

When did we go so far astray in this country? 😭

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dillhavarti@reddit

this isn't real.

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BannedAgain-573@reddit

I mean it was before Biden, but that was his ENTIRE appointment strategy. "hire the first" into whatever slot.

Hiring a native American as head of department of the interior, sounds good, but ... Now I have zero information on her but... Being native American isn't a "qualification" for the job.

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CDeMichiei@reddit

I mean, you could look up her bio on the DOI website. There are two sentences that mention her being Native American, in a six paragraph bio.

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Albioris@reddit

This has got to be a joke right? Please say it's a joke...

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PracticalMine3971@reddit

It is written by Tyler Durden.

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HotelHero@reddit

Looks like this meme

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Silly___Willy@reddit

They won’t take guns, they’ll just eat em

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FantasticGlass@reddit

Why is the author of the article ‘Tyler Durden’, a fictional character from the book and movie Fight Club?

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deleigh@reddit

Zero Hedge is for Republicans who are too embarrassed to call themselves that so they cling to calling themselves Libertarian the same way a 13 year old girl wearing all black calls herself an emo.

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Rob_Rockley@reddit

You don't know Zero Hedge? It's a news aggregator. Tyler Durden is the pseudonym for one of the writers.

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FantasticGlass@reddit

I’m not familiar with Zero Hedge. Thank you for sharing that it’s a pseudonym. I was thinking Zero Hedge might be something like The Onion or Babylon Bee. I’ll have to take a look at Zero Hedge.

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narasadow@reddit

Zerohedge is actually quite credible

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rp_whybother@reddit

I thought it had links to Russia

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luckybuck2088@reddit

They are kinda like “Ground News”

Not as good in my opinion, but any aggregator is better than trying to keep up yourself

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Rob_Rockley@reddit

I'd recommend using Feedly, an RSS news reader. It's a good way to consume blogs, news sources, etc.

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BannedAgain-573@reddit

Ground News is all the rage these days. It's actually pretty good too

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MechEngAg@reddit

You won't be disappointed

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Miss-Zhang1408@reddit

Replying to FantasticGlass...

ZeroHedge is a self-claimed “libertarian” right-wing media that supports taxation like tariffs.

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deleted_by_reddit@reddit

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ENVYisEVIL@reddit (OP)

It’s a libertarian publication, dumb 💩.

Get smart and do your homework instead of trolling.

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everyoneisnuts@reddit

Could have stopped at the word publication and it would have been a more helpful and likely effective comment

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LoganMorrisUX@reddit

You seem stable

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aed38@reddit

The most disturbing part of this story is that this guy's boss took the complaint seriously and put him on administrative leave. Absolutely insane.

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xxEvol2lovExx@reddit

Take their right to vote unless they sign up to be drafted.

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Apollo2021@reddit

The Draft violates the NAP. Fuck the draft.

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Tesrali@reddit

You should read Machiavelli's discussion of military forces. He discusses volunteer armies and why they ultimately fail.

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Apollo2021@reddit

Fuck Machiavelli he isn’t the authority.

If a country is worth fighting for then people will fight.

If a war is unjust or the country is not worth fighting for then they won’t fight.

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Tesrali@reddit

Plenty of mercenaries in history fought for wars they didn't give a lick about.

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Apollo2021@reddit

I think we are off topic. Are mercenaries an effective fighting force? Yes.

Is the draft a form of slavery that should be banned? Yes.

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Tesrali@reddit

Effective at fighting does not mean effective at defending. Privateering is a fun example of this---and how often it lead to piracy. Machiavelli drew his ideas on auxiliaries from how Italy was being constantly invaded and controlled from outside. Consider for a moment how the Romans turned more and more to auxiliaries. The foundation of the draft is in militia. The militia is a common defense.

If you refuse the draft then you refuse the contract of citizenship. You want a social contract? It is right there written in blood. People can dodge the draft---but they have to leave the country.

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Apollo2021@reddit

Again if the war is just or the country/homeland that you love is in peril, then people will fight. If the government has to resort to force to make you fight then the war is obviously unjust or the government is corrupt.

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EstrangedEmu@reddit

Then they’ll just be draft dodgers like Trump, or other wealthy elites

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xxEvol2lovExx@reddit

Hahahaha, wealthy people do not have to dodge the draft, somehow they always seem to be exempt

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1_shade_off@reddit

Politicians hide themselves away, they only started the war...

Why don't they go out to fight, they leave that all to the poor

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xxEvol2lovExx@reddit

Me being a “poor” will be in the chopper yelling “where we droppin boys? Twisted?”

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EstrangedEmu@reddit

The draft violates individual freedom anyways, people should have their choice, not just the wealthy.

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Pracedomowomon_9000@reddit

I was told by a DEI rep at a Fortune 500 company that I (a new hire) needed DEI training because Christians (she read that my hobby was singing gospel music) tend to have trouble working with gay and trans people. When I pointed out the irony of the inherent failing logic of that statement, I was HR slighted and forced to leave.

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ODX_GhostRecon@reddit

I'm not loving the results for searching if Zero Hedge is reliable.

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ENVYisEVIL@reddit (OP)

Be specific instead of being a troll.

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ODX_GhostRecon@reddit

I'd rather encourage folks to do their own research. I fail to see how that's trolling.

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Particular_Cost369@reddit

Truly depressing that this garbage is allowed to continue.

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Updawg145@reddit

I always wonder, who is actually allowing it, and why? I think it’s because the true working class (logistics, energy, ag, etc) has been largely destroyed or outsourced, leaving only these legions of barely-working class dregs who exist solely to indulge in extreme hedonism and narcissism. Modern leftist types only care about validating their personal whims and desires and have absolutely no regard for long term social or economic consequences, probably because they take no ownership of, nor are they responsible for, anything that happens.

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LowYak3@reddit

Link?

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Greasy_Mullet@reddit

So as a “former” anything, what does it know about the hiring practices they chose? Is the hiring process public record or does the person doing the hiring have to explain their choice? IMO you get a good mix of candidates that check the HR boxes and then you make a decision.

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wakanda010@reddit

Nice to the this sub is still unserious and talking about a random place in Oregon and how they’re woke. Definitely a real issue in America that affects me

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LostMyGunInACardGame@reddit

Government hiring based on quotas vs competence impacts everyone living under said government.

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InsecureStrawberry@reddit

I’m from oregon so this relevant to me!!!

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K1_0@reddit

Does everything in this sub need to directly affect you personally to be relevant?

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luckybuck2088@reddit

I cannot WAIT until this snake eats its own tail.

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The_Dukes_Of_Hazzard@reddit

Erm that's how it should be.

And i could give two shits less is the person im hiring was wearing a fursuit and a collar lol.

Are you good at the job? Yes? Your hired. Are you bad at the job? No? Sorry, it wont work.

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trillxbajoran@reddit

only in oregon. fucking people gotta ruin it for everyone around here.

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ILLBdipt@reddit

Where are my pearls? Hiring based on merit?! What a nightmare!

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GLFR_59@reddit

Who would hire someone with that hair. Have some self respect

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Uncle_Paul_Hargis@reddit

Is this satire? I can't tell anymore.

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abc123ponycunt@reddit

Doomed

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-nuuk-@reddit

Look, I’m okay with helping kids get over the hurdles of their environment and upbringing. That makes sense to me. After school is where I’m like ‘ehhhh….’

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GuessAccomplished959@reddit

Is this satire?

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shortbus_wunderkind@reddit

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Here's a vid of that pig causing the earthquake we had in California yesterday.

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natermer@reddit

In the early 20th century the official job title of "DEI Strategy Officer" would of been "Commissar".

A commissar is a bureaucrat that was in charge of educating the people in regards to current political ideology. They would also report on people not carrying the party line as well as setting official policy for organizations.

It is commonly associated with the Soviet's "People's commissars", but it as a feature of Nazism and other authoritarian regimes.

It is one of those words people don't like to use anymore due to negative connotations. Like how "Ministry of Propaganda" is now referred to as "Public Relations Department". It is the same thing, but much more neutral sounding.

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Rhyobit@reddit

Truly underrated comment

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ur-fbi-guy@reddit

Comments are rough. Are we basing our opinions of what's actually happening in the world on screenshots now?

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ENVYisEVIL@reddit (OP)

Intelligent people care more about observing the facts than trying to gaslight the facts because it offends them.

Do your homework before infecting this sub with your stupidity.

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nycmajor911@reddit

The photographer must have been dry vomiting when taking that photo.

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Neat-Nectarine814@reddit

I identify as a qualified candidate

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BundlesOfNoob@reddit

You don’t qualify based on those merits.

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Neat-Nectarine814@reddit

My pronouns are You’re/Hired

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thegame2386@reddit

There they are officer! Those bundles over there said something that might hurt someone's feelings! The noob bundles! Apprehend the violator!

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Hi-Wire@reddit

Damn sad. Them wanting this to be the new normal is the downfall

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jim_the-gun-guy@reddit

Oh god for bid we have qualified people doing jobs.

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RonnyFreedomLover@reddit

Look, boys and girls! A real purple-haired wildebeest in the wild! Approach with caution!

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czaranthony117@reddit

Coincidence on my news feed? I think not.

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ENVYisEVIL@reddit (OP)

Lmao 🤣

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LurkingMongoose@reddit

I fucking hate that this is my state, and I hate even more that I'm not surprised at all.

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juanda097@reddit

The MeMe is real

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denzien@reddit

I just took a survey at work today that included DEI questions like, "This Company's hiring practices are diverse [blah blah blah]". There is an optional comment box where I was able to clarify that I don't care. Just hire someone who can do the job. The last guy I worked with couldn't, and it set us back as I had to go back and fix his stuff. Not that he was DEI, he was just incompetent. Worked with him for years and it just never changed.

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otters4everyone@reddit

Just as it should be. /s

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_HeadCanon@reddit

I hope Megan Donecker steps on a lego.

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GrizzlyRob97@reddit

https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/10/10/state-provides-more-information-about-suspension-of-deputy-director-at-department-of-forestry/

”Rather than responding to the substance of the DEI official’s concerns, acting ODF HR director Wendy Heckman chastised the woman for the tone of her email. “I’m dismayed by the disrespect and unprofessionalism conveyed in your response,” Heckman wrote.”

Comments here in a tizzy over the Oregon Department of Forestry HR policing tone. This is one of those stories twisted a certain way to drive engagement and elicit anger, and it seems to be working. The purple hair and smirk front and center, the slanted headline.

No mention here or in the picture of the woman not being invited to meetings (agree or disagree with her job, whatever. Is it not her job to be in those meetings). No mention of the “dozen complaints against ODF leaders this year… alleging a hostile culture toward women, a lack of diversity and a fear of retaliation.” Don’t let yourselves be manipulated

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Rj_eightonesix@reddit

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MattDaaaaaaaaamon@reddit

Written by Tyler Durden? Lol, don't you know the first rule of Fight Club?

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tommygun1688@reddit

That's the nom de plume of Zero Hedge website. They occasionally have some very interesting articles, with fact based reporting. Often, it's just nonsense based on assertions and assumptions. About as good as a lot of MSM lol

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Rob_Rockley@reddit

You don't know Zero Hedge? It's a news aggregator. Tyler Durden is the pseudonym for one of the writers.

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tommygun1688@reddit

I'm hating what my home state has become. It's a gorgeous place, full of great people. But the Willamette valley has repeatedly fucked the rest of the state with these nonsense policies.

We've got some of the highest taxes in the US. Yet we have some of the worst schools. We've got overt corruption. Regressive hiring practices. Highest rates of substance abuse. The list of things they're dropping the ball on is long.

I don't want the state to break apart. But I think those Greater Idaho people, or even the State of Jefferson proponents, have the right idea. There's no reconciling the nonsense from Portland and the reality in the rest of the state.

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ENVYisEVIL@reddit (OP)

It’s the hardest one to defeat.

Game over multiple times because of their cancel-culture powers.

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