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PunnyName , in After $700 Million U.S. Bailout, Trucking Firm Is Shutting Down
MargotRobbie , in Twitter neighbours complain of lit-up ‘X’ sign working at high intensity
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Another day, another publicity stunt.

I think stunts worked out well for Musk’s image initially because he was seen as “Iron Man IRL” and his… widely imaginative ideas were seen as genius and innovative.

However, as his current image has now become “middle schooler in a grown man’s body with way too much money”, all of his stunts only reinforces that image into his descent into the butt of the joke. He of course, doesn’t seem to understand that and only looks to double down.

It’s good that we’re all sick of hearing about him at this point, because that’s the reputation a person like him deserves.

Valmond ,

It feels more and more like a cry of help “Look at me! Please look at me!”

So boring urgh

MargotRobbie ,
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He’s always been like that. You just never noticed it until the illusion shattered to reveal the terrible person behind it.

This is also the reason why even smart people fall for scams too. People are emotional and only see what they want to see.

TransplantedSconie , in Twitter neighbours complain of lit-up ‘X’ sign working at high intensity

I would be shooting that fucker every night with an air soft rifle.

archaix , in Illegal medical lab containing bioengineered mice and infectious agents including HIV and herpes discovered in California

Herpes is illegal now?

aJazzyFeel ,

🔫 always has been

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA ,
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Well there goes my pox party

Beliriel ,

Eh there are multiple bioweapon labs across the world that still have small pox and the bubonic plague. You can still have your pox party, just not private.

doppelgangmember , in July keeps sizzling as Phoenix hits another 110-degree day and wildfires spread in California

guys its not even august yet… :(

Yepthatsme , in Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US air force communications – report

Sounds like a domestic terrorist.

doppelgangmember , in Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US air force communications – report

I wonder if this relates to the recent hacking technique on Law Enforcement radios? Like is he using the vulnerability I wonder.

betterdeadthanreddit ,

If you’re talking about the TETRA flaw that made news recently, it’s unlikely to be related. The employee in the article is in the USA where TETRA is not widely used. Can’t rule it out without more details but from what’s written, it sounds like he had legitimate access to the information and tools through his workplace and decided to incorporate it into his hobbies. P25 is more common for encrypted voice and text over radio within US military and law enforcement agencies. It has vulnerabilities too but the reporting on those issues is a bit older so probably won’t make headlines again until something new comes out.

It makes sense that he’d have the information for military-related communications if that was part of his job (though it should have been left at work). As for the FBI and state agencies, those details could have been in the plans for Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) operations. It’s the sort of thing you can figure out ahead of time so you’re not scrambling to put it all together when the world is on fire. If they’ve rehearsed those scenarios with local and federal partners in the past, any officer worth their shiny collar would identify the need for seamless communication in order to coordinate response efforts more effectively.

6daemonbag ,

Why is this downvoted? Legitimately, I don’t know enough about this subject matter to discern why people are disagreeing with this poster, and why the disagreement isn’t being verbalized.

betterdeadthanreddit ,

I upset somebody and their friends / sockpuppets.

doppelgangmember ,

It seems like somebody doesn’t like our conversation

betterdeadthanreddit ,

It’s not just this discussion, they’ve been checking in on my profile a few times a day recently (or running a script to take out the tedious parts) and voting most of my comments down to zero or slightly negative. I think they’ve got about 30 accounts to work with. Kinda telling when they hit comments in removed posts along with the ones that are still available.

There’s no real harm in it and I’m not willing to spin up some bots of my own to balance the scales. Mostly just interested in seeing why and how they operate so my internet points are a small price to pay.

Anyway, the radio stuff is pretty cool once you separate out the crimes and national security implications. You mentioned not knowing enough about these topics so, while I’m far from an expert on these systems, I have had some jobs and hobbies that give me a peripheral awareness of how the pieces of the article fit together. If there are any parts you’d like to know more about, I could at least point you toward some resources on the subject.

stopthatgirl7 , in Twitter neighbours complain of lit-up ‘X’ sign working at high intensity
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I love how even the news isn’t calling Twitter “X,” even when it’s talking about the stupid giant pulsating X Elon put up as a giant DivorcedMan signal.

giantfloppycock , in Illegal medical lab containing bioengineered mice and infectious agents including HIV and herpes discovered in California

It’s shady practices like this that fuel conspiracy theories and erode public trust in science.

june ,

My mother appears convinced it’s a Chinese medical lab. So, yea.

takeda ,

I actually noticed that when searching for "prestige biotech" (the name of the company) pretty much all the conservative media already state that it is Chinese linked. The weird thing is that they state it as a fact without explaining how they arrived to this conclusion.

I mean, it very well might be, but tell me how you arrived to that conclusion.

wahming , (edited )

Chinese listed owner. Chinese representative. Mysterious purpose with unknown source of funds. Not too hard to connect the dots.

Edit: Apparently people don't realise Chinese can refer to ethnicity as well as nationality. Yes, it would be ideal if we had different terms for the two.

agent_flounder ,
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The article didn’t mention the guy’s nationality, unless I missed it.

takeda ,

Exactly, have they said that, I wouldn't have problem with it. The articles that I looked at weren't mentioning anything beyond it is Chinese linked.

girlfreddy ,
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@agent_flounder @wahming

Exactly. Assumptions rarely lead to facts.

wahming ,

I used the term Chinese to refer to ethnicity, not nationality.

agent_flounder ,
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Why would ethnicity matter in this context?

30mag ,

An investigation found the tenant was Prestige BioTech, a company registered in Nevada and unlicensed for business in California. City officials spoke with Xiuquin Yao, who was identified as the company president, through emails included in the court documents. Yao told officials that Prestige BioTech moved assets belonging to a defunct company, Universal Meditech Inc., to the Reedley warehouse from Fresno after UMI went under. Prestige Biotech was a creditor to UMI and identified as its successor, according to court documents. Officials were unable to get any California-based address for either company except for the previous Fresno location from which UMI had been evicted. “The other addresses provided for identified authorized agents were either empty offices or addresses in China that could not be verified,” court documents said.

nbcnews.com/…/officials-believe-fresno-warehouse-…

betterdeadthanreddit ,

Reading.

LexiconDexicon ,

Well, because it is actually

The county also discovered nearly 1,000 bioengineered mice. Wang Zhaolin, a representative of Prestige Biotech – the company operating the lab – told county investigators that the mice were genetically engineered to catch and carry the COVID-19 virus

I mean if you don’t want conspiracy theories to spread then don’t make them true to begin with

InverseParallax ,

Wow… I mean I know why that makes sense, but still, wow…

LUHG_HANI ,
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Pretty sure one of the Chinese ran USA labs were caught sending samples of contagious diseases back to China via standard DHL type packages. This was before COVID.

wahming ,

Both the owner and representative of the company are Chinese, so why wouldn't she think that?

Also, how many other countries would be interested in maintaining a bioweapons facility in the US?

june ,

Because being Chinese doesn’t mean you are a Chinese nationalist. It’s a pretty racist jump to make.

wahming ,

Buddy, see my username? Yeah, that's a Chinese name. I of all people know exactly what the difference is between Chinese ethnicity and Chinese nationality.

With that said, the majority of Chinese business people have some connection or other to China, be it family, business, or otherwise. Combine that with the context here of mysterious purpose (but probably bioweapons), unknown funding source and complete lack of any commercial purpose, etc etc, and it's not a hard conclusion to draw.

xthedeerlordx , (edited )

(but probably bioweapons),

source? This is a wild jump

edit: there is no source. this user is just spreading lies

Butters ,
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It’s sad you have to identify yourself as Chinese in order to make this statement.

Like we can’t judge a statement based on it’s content alone.

xthedeerlordx ,

a bioweapons facility

stop with this. You have no evidence of this. You’re simply fear-mongering and contributing to conspiracy.

Ghostalmedia ,
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You speak as if this is common. The reason this is news is because it’s random AF.

giantfloppycock ,

I didn’t mean to imply it’s common, just that it’s particularly damaging.

Beliriel ,

Just like trans athletes in sports. Which are like what? 3 people?

It makes for good headlines and that’s why it’s news and gives the rightwing conspiracy nuts more fuel for the next big idiotic thing.

yata ,

Only to people who wouldn’t trust science regardless of this event.

Ensign_Crab , in Big business lobbies against heat protections for workers as US boils

How “essential” workers were treated during COVID was a preview.

UnderpantsWeevil , in ‘I’m not wanted’: Florida universities hit by brain drain as academics flee
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DeSantis honestly doing everyone in that state a favor by evacuating it before Climate Change wipes it off the map.

MedicPigBabySaver ,

I’d rather they all drown.

deadbeef79000 ,

All the stupid ones will.

stopthatgirl7 , in 6-year-old girl dies after mother accidentally struck her with a boat propeller in Arizona
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That poor kid. That’s so awful.

AncientFutureNow , in Six migrant workers struck by SUV in intentional act, N.C. authorities say

The GOP is a terrorist organization.

stopthatgirl7 , in Six migrant workers struck by SUV in intentional act, N.C. authorities say
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I hate people so much some times.

Chuymatt , in Illegal medical lab containing bioengineered mice and infectious agents including HIV and herpes discovered in California

Here is my issue: they seem to be using ‘bio-engendered mice’ as a scare phrase. Nearly all mice in a research facility will be, everywhere.

It’ve been weirder had they NOT been genetically modified.

InverseParallax ,

I heard the mice were dosed with dihydrogen-oxide to make them more infectious!

30mag ,

they seem to be using ‘bio-engendered mice’ as a scare phrase

Did you read the article? It says what they were bio-engineered for.

Wang Zhaolin, a representative of the company operating the lab, Prestige Biotech, told investigators that the mice inside the warehouse had been genetically engineered to catch and spread the COVID-19 virus, according to The San Joaquin Valley Sun.

Thortallmon ,

Yeah wild-type mice are present in labs as controls, but by far fewer in number to the modified organisms, apparently

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