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Should be a wild four years.

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Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler, 38, was set on fire Wednesday in what police say was a targeted personal attack at his place of work, Showcase Magazine.

According to a press release from the Danville Police Department, officers responded around 11:30 a.m. to the Main Street office after a man, later identified as Vogler, was doused with a flammable liquid and ignited outside his workplace.

He was airlifted to a regional hospital, and the extent of his injuries is unknown.

The suspect, Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, 29, of Danville, fled the scene but was arrested without incident nearby. Police said the assault stemmed from a personal matter and was not politically motivated. Charges are pending.

"Please keep our colleague and our brother in your prayers," Danville vice mayor James Buckner told ABC 13.

Danville Magazine Reacts to Attack on Lee Vogler​

According to a video posted by the publication on Facebook, the suspect entered the building and doused Vogler with a five-gallon bucket of gasoline before chasing him to the front of the office and igniting the fuel.

Andrew Brooks, the publisher and owner of the magazine, said in the Facebook video that Vogler is conscious and able to communicate. Brooks said he was being treated at the burn center in Lynchburg, Virginia.

"This type of senseless act of violence has to stop," an emotional Brooks said in the video. "You do not have the right as a human being to get upset with someone enough to lash out and attempt to harm them, in any way, much less this way."

Police are interviewing the Associate Publisher of Showcase Magazine, who witnessed the attack, Brooks said.

What to Know About Lee Vogler​

Vogler has served on the city council since 2012 and is currently in a term running through 202, according to the city of Danville's website. Elected at age 24, he became the youngest person ever elected to the council. A Danville native and Virginia Commonwealth University graduate, Vogler is managing partner at Andrew Brooks Media Group and involved in regional planning and economic development boards. He was named Virginia Local Legislator of the Year in 2017.
 
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Accepting input on this blog entry before I shill it.
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Looks solid but it could use more pictures, I like the Visa hand thing its cool. I recommend including more pictures, you can't expect people of today's generation to not glaze their eyes over the text. Maybe you could ask kiwis to create a comic (xkcd style?), memes or whatever. Promise them stickers. Bitches love stickers.
 
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"The suspect, Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, 29 of Danville, then left the scene, according to police, but was taken into custody after a traffic stop soon after. No information has been released about charges.

Police say the victim and suspect know each other and the attack stems from a personal matter not related to the victim’s position on Danville City Council or any other political affiliation."


The suspect:

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SaidNoOneEver said:
"The suspect, Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, 29 of Danville, then left the scene, according to police, but was taken into custody after a traffic stop soon after. No information has been released about charges.

Police say the victim and suspect know each other and the attack stems from a personal matter not related to the victim’s position on Danville City Council or any other political affiliation."


The suspect:

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Neither of them have trustworthy physiognomy
 
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SaidNoOneEver said:
"The suspect, Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, 29 of Danville, then left the scene, according to police, but was taken into custody after a traffic stop soon after. No information has been released about charges.

Police say the victim and suspect know each other and the attack stems from a personal matter not related to the victim’s position on Danville City Council or any other political affiliation."


The suspect:

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Lover’s quarrel for sure
 
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Irregardless said:
I think that's a notable difference, attractive/hot vs stunning.

A woman can be attractive and still end up with an average guy making decent money because he's just the best option available. She will then walk all over him because he's a 5, she's a 7 and he is constantly reminded by both her and everyone he knows, he will never get anyone more attractive than her, disregarding that looks are fleeting and people still live for like 40 years after their looks fade.

If a woman is stunning on the other hand, it is almost guaranteed that she will be snatched up by the first high value guy that sees her, and even if she doesn't stay with him specifically she will have been sucked into the upper echelons of society where the reality is she's not going to be dating anybody with a net worth under several million.
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Men really sell themselves short these days, imho. Yes, if you're average and just have a coding job making decent money, you're going to struggle keeping a 7 around. In my experience, 7s can be the worst because they're not attractive enough to be top tier but not ugly, so they develop bitch attitudes to test you much more than a 9 or a 5 would.

Think about the average tho in clown world. It's not much to speak of. So if you're the coding dude, choose 2 other areas of your life, ideally ones where you get to learn self-mastery. Making bank, have some good style, and you you're reasonable fit (like hit the gym a bit)? You could swing Sweeney.

I'm not joking either. I had to look up her BF. Dude is a nobody guido. He's not ugly but he's not rich, not really too stylish, not super connected. He's fit, carries himself okay, and dresses okay. That's it. He was just the guy who was around on a lame ass movie she was on.

Edit: shit, my Kiwi, even @Catch The Rainbow has managed to create offspring and you know what he looks like??
 
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LiquidKid said:
Is it really that weird? Humans have fairly esoteric gestures even today. Why does holding one thumb up mean approval? Why does holding out your index and middle finger mean peace? Why does the middle finger by itself mean “fuck you”? Why does the index finger and the thumb mean “loser” when held up to your forehead?

The only unusual thing is that this is such an early form of human language that the actual meaning of these gestures has been lost to time.
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I think its just strange they did that in a time where we dident have basic writing or even somthing like currency, the very first thing humans did with their "free time", with all the danger and suffering of life was to make art and I think there is somthing powerful about that and deserves alot more reflection.
 
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mlanguishi said:
"This type of senseless act of violence has to stop," an emotional Brooks said in the video. "You do not have the right as a human being to get upset with someone enough to lash out and attempt to harm them, in any way, much less this way."
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Are there a lot of these douse-a-nigga-and-chase-him-down-the-hall-to-light-him-up incidents going on where we really need a call to stop the madness?
 
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Personally, I'd suggest addressing some counter-arguments to strength it up. Also, this issue, as all finance is, is a global one and you could also lightly touch on that as well. Would add some authority to the piece, imho (showing how you understand the very big picture here. Other countries are also talking about the issue, I believe, and intend to pass regulations too).
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There literally are none. I would if I could think of a single argument against this. The closest is (1) self-sabateurs hoping for the BITCOIN BVLL to hit $1 million, and (2) bankers whose argument is actually "we will kill your entire family if you try to regulate us in any way", which is not something you can really argue against.
 
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StudMccool said:
I think its just strange they did that in a time where we dident have basic writing or even somthing like currency, the very first thing humans did with their "free time", with all the danger and suffering of life was to make art and I think there is somthing powerful about that and deserves alot more reflection.
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Yes and tho your comment on sign language was def interesting af, I thought of a different angle cause of my "interests" in finance: that looks like record keeping of transactions, similar to early number systems. Or possibly celebratory record keeping of bagged prey or something. I'm totally going to dive into this rabbit hole. So thanks.
 
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There literally are none. I would if I could think of a single argument against this. The closest is (1) self-sabateurs hoping for the BITCOIN BVLL to hit $1 million, and (2) bankers whose argument is actually "we will kill your entire family if you try to regulate us in any way", which is not something you can really argue against.
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I made you aware of some in another thread?

Lemme give you 5 counter-arguments:
  1. The state created the cartel, the cartel is unfixable by the state
    The government granted Visa+Mastercard+etc legal privileges, created the regulatory conditions that exclude competition, and backs their monopoly position with force
    Expecting this same state to meaningfully constrain them is like asking the architect of a prison to unlock the cells and remove the bars
  2. All stronger regulation does is entrench the system rather than disrupt it
    Every new rule strengthens the state's role as the intermediary and referee, but the state is already aligned with the financial cartel. That means that any new "reform" bill becomes a ritual performance, just like you also see. Symbolic constraints, selective enforcement, institutional theater. That is how "checks and balances" function in democracies, and that's a feature
  3. You're demanding a positive right to service, enforced by the state
    Your view implies that people have a right to access private financial rails, and that this access should be compelled by law, but that is a framing that doesn't address the implications of treating infrastructure like a public utility. Such as who gets to define "legal"? Who adjudicates "discrimination"? What happens when a future regime uses the exact same powers to enforce ESG, DEI, BRIDGE, or social credit?
  4. You legitimize the referee that rigs the game
    By endorsing a legislative solution, you accept the state as a neutral arbiter, a rightful regulator of commerce, and a source of legitimate authority over voluntary exchange. That grants epistemic legitimacy to the very structure you're trying to fix, and that makes future abuses inevitable and unanswerable
  5. "Contact your representatives" is not a threat
    It's a ritual action to vent frustration without posing any real threat to power. That's the reason why such appeals are being tolerated in the first place. All they do is recycle political energy back into a rigged system
 
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The Pelosi ACT has just passed the committee vote at a narrow 8-7 margin and will head to congress to be voted on.
This bill would ban congressional members from purchasing stocks.
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Banning Insider Trading. Holy kek. Is it actually HAPPENING?
 
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