Weekly "What good news / things are you seeing?"
Posted by AntiSonOfBitchamajig@reddit | PrepperIntel | View on Reddit | 73 comments
Its that simple, something that gives you hope? Something nice or cool that happened? post it here!
MsCalendarsPlayaArt@reddit
Leftists and democrats will be more willing ti start wearing N95s again and, so far, none of the trump voters in my red county have had a problem with me wearing an N95. Some have even been willing to wear an N95 while around me. I believe that masking has become less of a political issue for the right and that it's not a dead giveaway to a person's political leanings at the moment. If leftists and democrats actually start masking again then we'll have less death and disability.
AntiSonOfBitchamajig@reddit (OP)
Culturally like in Japan, its accepted that a potentially sick people wearing a mask is a good thing for everyone. I think its smart and courteous.
damagedgoods48@reddit
I’d prefer anybody who is sick with cold, flu, strep to wear a mask if they come to work or are out in public.
jarpio@reddit
They wear masks in asia because the air quality is horrendous due to the volume of coal China burns.
AntiSonOfBitchamajig@reddit (OP)
I don't think the basic paper masks we commonly see really work for that level of toxicity, you need something like a p100.
skyflyer8@reddit
Baltimore: "As of this morning, homicides are down 25.9% and nonfatal shootings are down 36% compared to this time last year on top of the roughly 20% drop in homicides we saw in 2023."
https://x.com/MayorBMScott/status/1852376300679250020
eveebobevee@reddit
Are all police reports accounted for? They recently had to revise crime numbers up due to lagging indicators. Is there an increase in unreported crime?
hotdogbo@reddit
From StL, I personally think having legal access to recreational marijuana reduced homicides.
CastleBravo88@reddit
Many departments stopped reporting altogether due to the new reporting regulations creating a false sense of dropping crime.
hotdogbo@reddit
St. Louis, MO’s homicide rate is also down
Beardth_Degree@reddit
No body, no crime. Check the vacants.
--Shibdib--@reddit
A lot of redditors are realizing the echo chamber here isn't a realistic representation of majority of the country.
Autumn_Of_Nations@reddit
the majority of the country doesn't vote, so neither party represents the majority (and never has)
--Shibdib--@reddit
Well that's a take, and statistically correct. But realistically that also means in this scenario their opinions don't matter because they don't choose to exercise them at the voting booth.
Autumn_Of_Nations@reddit
they matter when they come out en masse to riot, as they did in 2020. politics is more than what happens in the voting booth. the fact that America is increasingly becoming minoritarian increases the likelihood of "catastrophe" the likes of which Americans haven't seen for generations.
societies can't be held together by violence alone.
Concrete__Blonde@reddit
When I engaged in conversation with a Trump supporter, their reason for supporting him came from a misunderstanding almost every time. I hate to call half of the country stupid, but a good portion of that half does not understand economics, policy, or how our government works.
--Shibdib--@reddit
This mindset is why the Democrats lost. The elitist, I'm better/smarter than you attitude set that party back years.
AncientFudge1984@reddit
Except he’s right… but, also they lost because of Joe Biden’s colossal hubris in thinking he wasn’t too old to step aside. If Dems had a primary they’d have realized Harris was wildly unelectable and had a chance.
--Shibdib--@reddit
I agree with that, there's a reason she was barely a blip on the 2020 primary radar. She's not electable at a national level.
AncientFudge1984@reddit
It’s not just that fundamentally misunderstand how every one of his purposed economic and healthcare plans will cost them money and make their lives had. They are also incredibly xenophobic.
jarpio@reddit
Elon and Bobby Kennedy literally saved the world.
RealWolfmeis@reddit
Jesus H Christ please write me a BOOK about why you think that?!?!
jarpio@reddit
One side was sleepwalking us toward a global thermonuclear war. And using a weaponized DOJ and DHS to aggressively censor, de-platform and often doxx anyone who countered their narratives and their policies that were sending us down that path
Elon broke the censorship by buying Twitter and telling censors to go fuck themselves. People began to see the complicit corrupt state media for the propaganda machine that it is and use their own brains and their own critical thinking skills and participating in honest discourse as opposed to just being spoonfed all their information by the state
Bobby Kennedy will follow it up by ripping down the poisonous food and pharma industry that owns and is wholly enabled by our CDC, FDA, and NIH. All of which will over time significantly increase the public health, reducing the nations healthcare costs which will save us billions over the coming years. Ending our country’s addiction to big pharma making healthier happier wealthier people with more buying and borrowing power as a result of lower inflation due to lower government expenditure on healthcare (our largest cost as a country).
Smarter, happier, healthier, and wealthier and better informed people have far less reason to ever allow themselves to be provoked into unnecessary wars.
RealWolfmeis@reddit
Listen, I don't agree with your perspective on this, but I do appreciate you taking the time to write this out.
UrsusArctos69@reddit
Im coming in peace with this one. Please, I'm begging the conservatives amongst us to not support defunding NOAA. The National Weather Service provides essential severe weather warnings to people that can save lives. I want to continue receiving severe weather updates into the future, especially considering what we saw with Helene and Milton this year. I also promise you're not gonna be happy having to pay for weather data.
DoktorSigma@reddit
All the drama and uncertainty of the American election this time was solved overnight, without any shade of doubt.
That's actually good! I don't think now that any of of the apocalyptic predictions of civil unrest or civil war, so popular this year, will come true. Trump voters are beaming with joy (heh) and they have no reason whatsoever to riot; and Harris voters are stunned in a shock and awe state, and so they don't have the disposition to riot.
America is saved from itself! (For now.)
sarcago@reddit
Saved from itself? One branch of the government is possibly locked by one party for the rest of our lives. That’s literally a threat to democracy.
Rev-Dr-Slimeass@reddit
Probably. But what this person was getting at is that there won't be riots or a j6 type event.
SmilingAmericaAmazon@reddit
We haven't appeased them, we have enabled them
Rev-Dr-Slimeass@reddit
Why would they riot now
SmilingAmericaAmazon@reddit
Look up the FBI report where hate crimes increased by almost 20% his first term
SmilingAmericaAmazon@reddit
They riot when told no ( at the voting booth, ala Jan 6). Now ( today) people are flying Trump flags that they didn't before and starting with the small aggressions. They will keep testing where the new line of acceptable open misogyny and racism and will push / go past it with violence ( little things at first - bigger later). Some will be individual acts, others will be group acts. It is already ramping up. Trump supporters are not known for their pacifism or willingness to work things out civilly.
MrFishAndLoaves@reddit
Turns out only side tries to overthrow free and fair elections
AntiSonOfBitchamajig@reddit (OP)
There's still a couple months ahead. I wouldn't rule out a 3rd or 4th assassination attempt.
CuriousCatte@reddit
Vance is just going to declare trump incompetent and take over the presidency, no need for violence. I give it a year at most.
Rev-Dr-Slimeass@reddit
Voted for Harris, but this was my thought too. Would've made great TV though.
neonopoop@reddit
Thank you for your optimism, i upvoted you
DoktorSigma@reddit
Nice, thanks!
Anyway, as you may have already guessed, I'm not very shy about voicing unpopular opinions that I know may well be downvoted to hell. =)
deiprep@reddit
I can't say you're wrong. The majority of people who voted got their ex-president back into office again! 🎉 Some good news for them eh?
Teenager_Simon@reddit
Democrats have never attempted to murder the political opposition, you're glad that the Nazis won? Yikes.
DwarvenRedshirt@reddit
On the positive side, the constant political phone spam should stop now.
AntiSonOfBitchamajig@reddit (OP)
I think we can all agree with that.
I hope all the political bull in general fades away. I'm sick of it from both sides.
LankyGuitar6528@reddit
Checking... nope. Don't see anything. Get back to me in a few weeks. It's 5 o'clock somewhere.
CosmosMom87@reddit
Things I’m seeing: there are some really fucking crazy people in this sub.
AntiSonOfBitchamajig@reddit (OP)
Crazy people? On the internet??? Nahhh.
AntiSonOfBitchamajig@reddit (OP)
This post is automatic, but it isn't crickets this time! /s
I'm in a split household IRL, so, dinner will be "interesting"
The good news, we both felt security was adequate Tuesday, at the different polling locations we had to visit. We liked that law enforcement was out and made a show that they were out watching everything. I saw it in the few hundred miles trip I make regularly that happened to land on Tuesday.
Other good news, I'm making huge progress organizing my preps with quality shelving and totes. I practically doubled my square footage of the house in shelving!
AntiSonOfBitchamajig@reddit (OP)
This post is automatic, but it isn't crickets this time! /s
totallyn0rmal@reddit
Read the room
ThatGirl0903@reddit
This is a pre scheduled automatic post that goes out regularly.
AntiSonOfBitchamajig@reddit (OP)
Yeah... lol, I opened reddit and was like, ohh...this will be interesting :/ lol
TrekRider911@reddit
Well, the good news is at least the election is over, and we know what's coming. Now it's time to prepare.
Let's be honest, neither side was going to do crap to solve the two biggest threats looming. Bird flu is banging on the door, and climate change is going to screw economies over worse then anything a politician could do playing with interest rates.
mad_bitcoin@reddit
We have COVID Part Deux and the guy that fucked up the first time is in charge again. Gee I wonder how this is going to go?
thefedfox64@reddit
Hopefully really well. Lot of elderly will continue to live life, which I think is great. Largest transfer of wealth will happen in the next 8 years, and even sooner if we get another Covid. I for one am glad, mainly because my families business can be done without office interaction. Good luck getting starbucks and going to church. God is good, if your righteous he will save you, if not...well them the brakes
papertowelfreethrow@reddit
Exactly. Not sure why Reddit is freaking (oh wait nvm). The results of the elections didn't matter at all when it comes to war and pestilence
DemoteMeDaddy@reddit
the orange man got elected again so I guess maga won't riot about the election being rigged 🙄
Repulsive_Lynx7739@reddit
Trump presidency
gold_cajones@reddit
Post without fear- the reddit echo chamber has lost all power
Absinthe_Parties@reddit
I wonder if they are having a hard time finding the downvote with their eyes cloudy from all the tears. lol. "I'll downvote that dirty trumper. That'll show 'em!" lol I love it.
CastleBravo88@reddit
He'll yes brother!
PhinWilkesBooth@reddit
love the bias between what gets upvoted vs downvotes in reddit. Clearly alive and well in this sub.
mad_bitcoin@reddit
We are closer to a collapse than we were yesterday!
Maxing my preps over the next couple of months
MrFishAndLoaves@reddit
I became a prepper after the Biden debate and it sure feels good now
11systems11@reddit
I'm preparing for the flood. Of tears.
nmacaroni@reddit
Trump just won. Best news all year.
beansandweens69@reddit
Trump won. So thankful for that
CastleBravo88@reddit
Yep!
LaykeTaco@reddit
Trump won and the stock market is up 1300 points.
sarcago@reddit
Yeah that can’t backfire
Kindly-Scar-3224@reddit
American brain drain happening.
squidwardTalks@reddit
And the strength of propaganda.
galleyturd@reddit
Well trump won
minecraftsteve696@reddit
Yikes
anacondra@reddit
Probably not the time