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jarfil , 2 days ago to U.S. News in Another monolith appeared near Las Vegas. Who's behind these mysterious objects?

Right, that one! I forgot the name. So, I wonder if it could be something like that going on.

jarfil , 3 days ago to U.S. News in Another monolith appeared near Las Vegas. Who's behind these mysterious objects?

Right. I remember there was a game about "controlling" areas, virtual but based on IRL geocaching. These monoliths that people place in somewhat remote places, then dismantle them after a few days, got me thinking it could be part of a "find it while it's there" or something.

It's interesting to see they're still going after at least 4 years.

jarfil , 3 days ago to U.S. News in Another monolith appeared near Las Vegas. Who's behind these mysterious objects?

One was right at the end of a car road. Another, it says 4 people were needed to dismantle it. But even for the more inaccessible places, there is also helicopters.

jarfil , 3 days ago to U.S. News in Another monolith appeared near Las Vegas. Who's behind these mysterious objects?

According to the website MonolithTracker.com, there have been a total of 245 monoliths reported worldwide since late 2020.

That's some dedication. I wonder how it compares to crop circles.

jarfil , 3 days ago to U.S. News in Another monolith appeared near Las Vegas. Who's behind these mysterious objects?

Didn't Cicada 3301 have a geocaching component? Or that was a different game... hm.

jarfil , 29 days ago to U.S. News in Attack Trump verdict or be exiled - a new test for Republicans

many of the bedrock structures of American government, like its electoral process and its judicial system, its media, its intelligence agencies, are fundamentally and unfairly rigged against him

Typical 80% truth + 20% BS.

Of course he doesn't propose how to fix the issues, just scrap it all and get some 100% rigged for him.

That so many people don't see the parallelism with how totalitarian states came to be, is appalling.

jarfil , 1 month ago to U.S. News in American Airlines Blames 9 Year Old Girl for being Filmed in Bathroom

It's lawyers being lawyers, they throw all the 💩 they can and see what sticks ,particularly when paid for the hour, or on a hefty retainer they need to justify.

That BS "defense" should get thrown out of court in no time.

jarfil , 1 month ago to U.S. News in American Airlines Blames 9 Year Old Girl for being Filmed in Bathroom

From the photos, it was a very crudely taped iPhone to a toilet seat, maybe enough to fool a 9 year old, but clearly not to fool anyone with more critical thinking, like the 14 year old who reported it.

What you should worry about, are the well disguised hidden cameras installed by professionals...

jarfil , 3 months ago to U.S. News in Alabama town that hasn’t held elections in decades sued to allow voting

I might be wrong, but it seems to me like unincorporated places would depend on county level, or some larger place, good boys telling you what to do. I’m guessing it also comes with a budget, taken out of the residents taxes, for stuff like services, police… elected official’s pay… and similar.

At a population of 133, it sounds more like a HOA, but dunno.

jarfil , 3 months ago to U.S. News in Alabama town that hasn’t held elections in decades sued to allow voting

Np. I’m kind of used/resigned to it… 🙂

jarfil , 3 months ago to U.S. News in Alabama town that hasn’t held elections in decades sued to allow voting

jarful

Please, no… 🤦

(rant)I’ve kept this nick since back in the 1990s, when I had to spell it over the phone while creating an account, because client support said “Oh, like Garfield?” and I found it funny… since I also liked cats, the comic strip, hated Mondays, and loved lasagna… a couple decades later Google decided that “Did you mean: jar file”, and since becoming a brony, the full jar thing has become a very unfortunate coincidence. But I refuse to change it, I was there first!..

jarfil , 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to U.S. News in Alabama town that hasn’t held elections in decades sued to allow voting

No, I was being funny… but now I’ll be crystal clear:

• IF you were referring to a generic group, THEN say so and we’re fine, but you could have made it more clear.
• IF you were accusing me of being a vote suppressionist, THEN explain precisely what lead you to that idea, and we can see where the misunderstanding came from.
• ELSE, I will assume you’re not discussing in good faith (trolling as you say) and hit the block button.

No hard feelings. 🕊

jarfil , 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to U.S. News in Alabama town that hasn’t held elections in decades sued to allow voting

If they are an incorporated plece, and they get the whole shebang of taxes, funding, elections, etc., then they need someone to run it, or a “government”.

Guess it sometimes could be hard to tell, with all the varying rules, but people who live there… are there places in the “deep US”, where people live in anarchy?

(sometimes it might also be the case where an incorporated town, through depopulation, ends up with nobody willing to act as mayor, but that’s different)

jarfil , 3 months ago to U.S. News in Alabama town that hasn’t held elections in decades sued to allow voting

Art thou talking about us, or is that a “generic you” like a “royal we”?

(because if thou are talking about me in particular, we hold no wish to keep up with thine baseless misplaced accusations)

jarfil , 3 months ago to U.S. News in Alabama town that hasn’t held elections in decades sued to allow voting

Hm… I think I’m more shocked by people not realizing they have a right to vote. Secret cabals, nepotism, corruption, etc. in politics are more like “water is wet”, or “creek water may be full of dung”.