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This but unironically. You don't go literally fucking bankrupt from a few people eating a normal amount at an all you can eat.
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I remember Endless Shrimp used to only happen when the price of shrimp dropped and they had dozens and dozens of types of shrimp when they made it a regular menu they only had like six types
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Yeah, I thought that was still the whole thing... but no, it was stupidity.
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Archiving the video because it's being scrubbed from the internet but its absolutely hilarious
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I didn’t watch the video the first time but holy shit this was real life Weekend at Bernie’s, all the corpse was missing was a pair of sunglasses.
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This is why I call it the Homeless Industrial Complex
ArchiveI have worked in homelessness services over two decades and it has never been easy. Verbal assaults are commonplace and even physical assaults have been known to happen. So is property damage, threats, accusations, backstabbing and getting doxxed. Reading this would make most people considering entering this field to change their minds. The homeless population are indeed a complex group of people and no two days are the same. Mental illness and addiction is prevalent as is childhood trauma that has effected about 90% of every homeless person I have ever met. I’m not talking about the homeless though. I am talking about the ones that work professionally in the field.
I started in the 1990s and things were different then. There were still differences of opinions but we always found a way to work together. Politics were rarely discussed and were irrelevant to the job we had. Homelessness was manageable too. It was not in every park or sidewalk, It existed in concentrated areas and the homeless services system, while not perfect we at least made a genuine effort to help.
Over the years though the homeless issue was clearly not getting solved and the voters were growing inpatient. We were seeing more and more people camping on the sidewalks. People started to speak up and demand results. I was personally growing frustrated watching year after year seeing the same homeless clients over and over again enter the shelters I worked for. It felt like we were nothing more than a revolving door. People were upset and the the Homeless services system was at risk of imploding if they didn’t do something. This was a real opportunity to regroup, listen to other points of views and then come up with a plan that would produce measurable results. I participated in some of those early meetings, but after speaking up on the importance of metrics and measurable results, I was not invited back. A few months later a majority of the leaders in a very coordinated effort did not come up with a plan to end homelessness, but instead changed the messaging of why they were unable to. Homelessness they declared had less to do with mental illness, chemical dependency, poor choices, etc. The real culprit was capitalism. Capitalism is what sent people to the streets and made them addicts. Capitalism is why there was crime. Capitalism was the reason for everything bad in the world.
It became the one word answer when people asked “How did this happen? It was very effective. Not only did it take away their responsibility they blamed it on something that had very little to do with the problem. The plan worked and many embraced it. A non-profit I was working for at the time forced a seminar on every employee on the evils of capitalism and then finished by suggesting who we should vote for(always liberal) This was happening at all agencies over and over again. It was very coordinated and within a year the brainwashing was complete. It was also made very clear from that point on to never disagree, have another point of view and to never express a concern.
Soon activists told me homelessness would not end until there were ‘no more rich people”. The homeless too became a protected class that were victims of a capitalistic society. They were thus no longer responsible for any and all bad behaviors. Responsibility was taken away as was our effort to empower them. We eventually enabled to the point of dependency and dependency is profitable.
People though were still demanding results and so when they asked “What can be done?” They came up with Housing First. What is Housing first? It is more of a philosophy than a model. It values flexibility, client choice and autonomy. Supportive services are a part of this model, such as addiction services or mental health treatment. However these supportive services are not required. “People have the agency to select the supportive services they need and want” This is also know as ‘Voluntary personalized services’. Translation: A homeless person would be placed in permanent housing and not expected to work on anything that either led them to the streets or kept them on the streets. The idea being, you place a person in low barrier housing for free their basic needs would be met and hopefully over time they would accept services. The reason why it was decided to make it voluntary is because all homeless people according to them are victims of capitalism and would not be fair to have any expectations of them. Hundreds of millions were spent on these buildings and you did see a noticeable difference. There were less people on the sidewalks. The public embraced Housing First, calling it a huge success.
This was not enough though. We were only spending millions and the system wanted billions. So after months/years of intensive lobbying, in 2013 President Barack Obama inaugurated the Housing First model as a one size fits all solution to homelessness. Despite no evidence it would work the administration promised it would end homelessness by 2023.
This was a massive windfall. Billions upon billions now committed towards a a very flawed model. Flawed because while there was a noticeable difference by seeing less people on the sidewalks we were in fact not solving the problem, but hiding it. Once the homeless move in they are left on their own. Staff are not allowed to approach them and offer help as it violates their philosophy. Offering help they say “creates a power dynamic that further reinforces a system of oppression”. This means nobody who doesn’t want help wont get it and to the ones that do but don’t know how to ask they too wont get it. I worked in a Housing First hotel and it was complete chaos. Massive drug use, fights, assaults, despair and death. Sometimes while on break I would stare up at the new beautiful building and think “people have no idea what is really going on inside”
Quickly these buildings were filled up and then requests were made for more. Most Housing First programs are for life, making budgets guaranteed to increase yearly forever.
A few of us though started to speak up. We did not agree with not only the waste but of our spectacular failure of the ones we were suppose to be helping. This did not sit well with the ones in charge. We were attempting to disrupt a billion dollar industry. This is when the bullying started. We were getting stalked, threatened and harassed daily. Activists would repeatedly smash our windows and other property damage. One such case happened while Pulitzer prize winning photographer John Moore was with Andrea Suarez of We Heart Seattle and I in Seattle. We were participating in a trash pick up. The activists were everywhere and one had just threatened me and my family. We turned our back and our van window got smashed. John took a quick photo immortalizing that moment.
On day one of my last job working in homeless services my mayor asked me
“So Kevin, whats your plan?”
He was asking me how I was going to help our cities homeless. I could have gone into a lengthy detailed explanation on the, model, approach, the partnerships, etc. I instead just cut to the chase.
“What’s my plan?… To work myself out of a job”.
This has always been my belief. We can and will end homelessness. The only thing stopping us is the ones in charge that are refusing to try a different approach. There has been a shift though and once again people are questioning everything. The question has never been if we can end homelessness, it has always been when. The when depends on us. Ten years ago President Obama said homelessness would end in 2023 under the Housing First model. That’s today. Lets all walk outside and view the success. If we ca agree it isn’t one lets work together, try a different approach and make it one.
I started in the 1990s and things were different then. There were still differences of opinions but we always found a way to work together. Politics were rarely discussed and were irrelevant to the job we had. Homelessness was manageable too. It was not in every park or sidewalk, It existed in concentrated areas and the homeless services system, while not perfect we at least made a genuine effort to help.
Over the years though the homeless issue was clearly not getting solved and the voters were growing inpatient. We were seeing more and more people camping on the sidewalks. People started to speak up and demand results. I was personally growing frustrated watching year after year seeing the same homeless clients over and over again enter the shelters I worked for. It felt like we were nothing more than a revolving door. People were upset and the the Homeless services system was at risk of imploding if they didn’t do something. This was a real opportunity to regroup, listen to other points of views and then come up with a plan that would produce measurable results. I participated in some of those early meetings, but after speaking up on the importance of metrics and measurable results, I was not invited back. A few months later a majority of the leaders in a very coordinated effort did not come up with a plan to end homelessness, but instead changed the messaging of why they were unable to. Homelessness they declared had less to do with mental illness, chemical dependency, poor choices, etc. The real culprit was capitalism. Capitalism is what sent people to the streets and made them addicts. Capitalism is why there was crime. Capitalism was the reason for everything bad in the world.
It became the one word answer when people asked “How did this happen? It was very effective. Not only did it take away their responsibility they blamed it on something that had very little to do with the problem. The plan worked and many embraced it. A non-profit I was working for at the time forced a seminar on every employee on the evils of capitalism and then finished by suggesting who we should vote for(always liberal) This was happening at all agencies over and over again. It was very coordinated and within a year the brainwashing was complete. It was also made very clear from that point on to never disagree, have another point of view and to never express a concern.
Soon activists told me homelessness would not end until there were ‘no more rich people”. The homeless too became a protected class that were victims of a capitalistic society. They were thus no longer responsible for any and all bad behaviors. Responsibility was taken away as was our effort to empower them. We eventually enabled to the point of dependency and dependency is profitable.
People though were still demanding results and so when they asked “What can be done?” They came up with Housing First. What is Housing first? It is more of a philosophy than a model. It values flexibility, client choice and autonomy. Supportive services are a part of this model, such as addiction services or mental health treatment. However these supportive services are not required. “People have the agency to select the supportive services they need and want” This is also know as ‘Voluntary personalized services’. Translation: A homeless person would be placed in permanent housing and not expected to work on anything that either led them to the streets or kept them on the streets. The idea being, you place a person in low barrier housing for free their basic needs would be met and hopefully over time they would accept services. The reason why it was decided to make it voluntary is because all homeless people according to them are victims of capitalism and would not be fair to have any expectations of them. Hundreds of millions were spent on these buildings and you did see a noticeable difference. There were less people on the sidewalks. The public embraced Housing First, calling it a huge success.
This was not enough though. We were only spending millions and the system wanted billions. So after months/years of intensive lobbying, in 2013 President Barack Obama inaugurated the Housing First model as a one size fits all solution to homelessness. Despite no evidence it would work the administration promised it would end homelessness by 2023.
This was a massive windfall. Billions upon billions now committed towards a a very flawed model. Flawed because while there was a noticeable difference by seeing less people on the sidewalks we were in fact not solving the problem, but hiding it. Once the homeless move in they are left on their own. Staff are not allowed to approach them and offer help as it violates their philosophy. Offering help they say “creates a power dynamic that further reinforces a system of oppression”. This means nobody who doesn’t want help wont get it and to the ones that do but don’t know how to ask they too wont get it. I worked in a Housing First hotel and it was complete chaos. Massive drug use, fights, assaults, despair and death. Sometimes while on break I would stare up at the new beautiful building and think “people have no idea what is really going on inside”
Quickly these buildings were filled up and then requests were made for more. Most Housing First programs are for life, making budgets guaranteed to increase yearly forever.
A few of us though started to speak up. We did not agree with not only the waste but of our spectacular failure of the ones we were suppose to be helping. This did not sit well with the ones in charge. We were attempting to disrupt a billion dollar industry. This is when the bullying started. We were getting stalked, threatened and harassed daily. Activists would repeatedly smash our windows and other property damage. One such case happened while Pulitzer prize winning photographer John Moore was with Andrea Suarez of We Heart Seattle and I in Seattle. We were participating in a trash pick up. The activists were everywhere and one had just threatened me and my family. We turned our back and our van window got smashed. John took a quick photo immortalizing that moment.
On day one of my last job working in homeless services my mayor asked me
“So Kevin, whats your plan?”
He was asking me how I was going to help our cities homeless. I could have gone into a lengthy detailed explanation on the, model, approach, the partnerships, etc. I instead just cut to the chase.
“What’s my plan?… To work myself out of a job”.
This has always been my belief. We can and will end homelessness. The only thing stopping us is the ones in charge that are refusing to try a different approach. There has been a shift though and once again people are questioning everything. The question has never been if we can end homelessness, it has always been when. The when depends on us. Ten years ago President Obama said homelessness would end in 2023 under the Housing First model. That’s today. Lets all walk outside and view the success. If we ca agree it isn’t one lets work together, try a different approach and make it one.
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You know you probably could of put this on the main page as an option piece.
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Seconding this could be its own post.
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Florida man allegedly attacks, shoots Good Samaritan during McDonald's sauce squabble
FOX35 Orlando (archive.ph)
By Dani Medina
2024-04-22 11:17:04GMT
Wesley Bullock was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and burglary on April 17, 2024. (Photo: Pasco County Jail)
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - A Florida man was arrested last week after he allegedly attacked and shot a Good Samaritan after he didn't get sauce from McDonald's.
Wesley Bullock, 48, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery and burglary after the incident that unfolded in Zephyrhills, Florida, on April 16, according to an affidavit obtained by FOX 35.
Police were called to the McDonald's at 6042 Gall Blvd. for a shooting. When they arrived, they learned that Bullock had gotten into a fight with another McDonald's customer who was trying to help the drive-thru employee that Bullock was screaming at, according to the affidavit.
The victim said he saw Bullock in the drive-thru, on foot, screaming and cursing at the employee because he didn't get any sauce with his order, the affidavit said. That's when the victim went up to Bullock and asked him to calm down. Bullock responded by allegedly grabbing his throat and punching him, triggering a fight that was eventually broken up by a McDonald's employee.
The two men then got into their respective vehicles and drove away. The victim made his way to a nearby Speedway gas station where he was approached by Bullock. Bullock allegedly cut him off and then got out of his car with a silver handgun that he eventually pointed at the man's forehead. Bullock pulled the trigger, but the gun did not fire, according to the affidavit.
Moments later, Bullock allegedly used the gun to hit the man in the head, causing a deep gash. Then, Bullock either reracked the gun or took the safety off and then pointed it at the man again, the affidavit said.
"(The victim) stated it was at that time he grabbed the pistol and fought Bullock for control over it because he was in fear of his life. (The victim) stated he believed he was going to die," the affidavit said.
The fight over control of the gun revealed an injury on the victim's hand, which was caused by Bullock allegedly biting his finger. Bullock is also accused of firing a shot, causing a bullet to strike the man's pinky finger.
The man said he was able to get the gun away from Bullock, put it in his car and leave the gas station to call police.
Police reviewed surveillance footage from both the McDonald's and Speedway, which corroborated the victim's story.
Bullock was transported to the Pasco County Jail, where he remains held on $400,000 bond.
FOX35 Orlando (archive.ph)
By Dani Medina
2024-04-22 11:17:04GMT
Wesley Bullock was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and burglary on April 17, 2024. (Photo: Pasco County Jail)
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - A Florida man was arrested last week after he allegedly attacked and shot a Good Samaritan after he didn't get sauce from McDonald's.
Wesley Bullock, 48, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery and burglary after the incident that unfolded in Zephyrhills, Florida, on April 16, according to an affidavit obtained by FOX 35.
Police were called to the McDonald's at 6042 Gall Blvd. for a shooting. When they arrived, they learned that Bullock had gotten into a fight with another McDonald's customer who was trying to help the drive-thru employee that Bullock was screaming at, according to the affidavit.
The victim said he saw Bullock in the drive-thru, on foot, screaming and cursing at the employee because he didn't get any sauce with his order, the affidavit said. That's when the victim went up to Bullock and asked him to calm down. Bullock responded by allegedly grabbing his throat and punching him, triggering a fight that was eventually broken up by a McDonald's employee.
The two men then got into their respective vehicles and drove away. The victim made his way to a nearby Speedway gas station where he was approached by Bullock. Bullock allegedly cut him off and then got out of his car with a silver handgun that he eventually pointed at the man's forehead. Bullock pulled the trigger, but the gun did not fire, according to the affidavit.
Moments later, Bullock allegedly used the gun to hit the man in the head, causing a deep gash. Then, Bullock either reracked the gun or took the safety off and then pointed it at the man again, the affidavit said.
"(The victim) stated it was at that time he grabbed the pistol and fought Bullock for control over it because he was in fear of his life. (The victim) stated he believed he was going to die," the affidavit said.
The fight over control of the gun revealed an injury on the victim's hand, which was caused by Bullock allegedly biting his finger. Bullock is also accused of firing a shot, causing a bullet to strike the man's pinky finger.
The man said he was able to get the gun away from Bullock, put it in his car and leave the gas station to call police.
Police reviewed surveillance footage from both the McDonald's and Speedway, which corroborated the victim's story.
Bullock was transported to the Pasco County Jail, where he remains held on $400,000 bond.
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Malaysian navy helicopters collide in mid-air, 10 killed
Reuters (archive.ph)
By Reuters Staff
2024-04-23 05:48:02GMT
Emergency personnel work at the site of a helicopter crash in Lumut, Perak, Malaysia, April 23, 2024. Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (FRDM)/Handout via REUTERS
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (Reuters) - Two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a naval parade on Tuesday, killing all 10 crew members aboard, the navy said in a statement.
The incident occurred at the Lumut naval base in the western state of Perak at 9.32 a.m. on Tuesday morning (0132 GMT), the navy said.
"All victims were confirmed dead at the scene and sent to the Lumut naval base military hospital for identification," the navy said.
A video circulating on local media showed several helicopters flying in formation, when one of the choppers' rotor clipped another before both aircraft crashed into the ground. Local police confirmed the footage was genuine.
The navy said it would carry out an investigation into the cause of the accident.
Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the aircraft - a maritime operations helicopter and a Fennec military chopper - were rehearsing for a parade celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy, due to be held on Saturday.
Efforts were underway to verify the identities of the crew members killed, all of whom were below the age of 40, Mohamed Khaled told reporters.
Reporting by Rozanna Latiff and Mandy Leong; Editing by John Mair and Lincoln Feast.
Reuters (archive.ph)
By Reuters Staff
2024-04-23 05:48:02GMT
Emergency personnel work at the site of a helicopter crash in Lumut, Perak, Malaysia, April 23, 2024. Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (FRDM)/Handout via REUTERS
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (Reuters) - Two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a naval parade on Tuesday, killing all 10 crew members aboard, the navy said in a statement.
The incident occurred at the Lumut naval base in the western state of Perak at 9.32 a.m. on Tuesday morning (0132 GMT), the navy said.
"All victims were confirmed dead at the scene and sent to the Lumut naval base military hospital for identification," the navy said.
A video circulating on local media showed several helicopters flying in formation, when one of the choppers' rotor clipped another before both aircraft crashed into the ground. Local police confirmed the footage was genuine.
The navy said it would carry out an investigation into the cause of the accident.
Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the aircraft - a maritime operations helicopter and a Fennec military chopper - were rehearsing for a parade celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy, due to be held on Saturday.
Efforts were underway to verify the identities of the crew members killed, all of whom were below the age of 40, Mohamed Khaled told reporters.
Reporting by Rozanna Latiff and Mandy Leong; Editing by John Mair and Lincoln Feast.
Super-Chevy454
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Looks like some are happy to see the Gateway Pundit bankrupted.
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The scariest part about this story is that there are airplanes from the late 1940s that are still operating in Alaska.
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In canada too, theres an over dramatized TV show that got put up on youtube I remember watching about one of these airlines that supply small rural arctic towns. And while a lot of stuff was obviously played up or made up for the camera there were some areas where some of the real struggles of operating such old aircraft showed. If I remember correctly their license to carry passengers got suspended while on the show and is suspended to this day lol.
There are still even a bunch of ancient DC-9s flying around.
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Going on those shows when doing something sketchy is risky. On Canada's Worst Drivers they discovered that one of the contestants had a condition that meant she legally could not drive, the constable on the show had to report it and she lost her license and had to leave the show
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Seems the German Green party falsified documents to get Germany's nuclear plants shit down.
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404 Media continues to be the Internet Karens:
404 Media: Apple Removes Nonconsensual AI Nude Apps Following 404 Media Investigation (archive useless)
PetaPixel: Apple Battles AI Deepfake Apps But the War Looks Unwinnable (archive)
If you don't remember, 404 Media has sneeded about Kiwi Farms, Spy.pet, 4chan's use of Bing Image Maker and DignifAI, etc.
Arse isn't archived wooow gonna put that somewhere.
404 Media: Apple Removes Nonconsensual AI Nude Apps Following 404 Media Investigation (archive useless)
PetaPixel: Apple Battles AI Deepfake Apps But the War Looks Unwinnable (archive)
If you don't remember, 404 Media has sneeded about Kiwi Farms, Spy.pet, 4chan's use of Bing Image Maker and DignifAI, etc.
Arse isn't archived wooow gonna put that somewhere.
Mitt Doggy Dogg
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What the hell is up with that green golden. I wonder if he'll keep the green color as he gets older, a lot of puppys change colors completely from puppy to adulthood.
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Shamrock's green color is due to bile staining his fur. It'll fade pretty quickly.