Words sharper than swords.
I like tinkering with machines and minds, especially when I find a few loose screws.
All thoughts here are mine. Go get your own.
You know, I don't fully disagree with you here.
COVID had real issues with shifting guidance and media overreach β but that was global chaos with evolving science, not a single verifiable military event under today's intense media spotlight.
If the Apache rescue was fabricated, the same free press that spent years hammering this administration would be all over it. They aren't, because multiple sources (including independent reporting) confirm the crew was rescued safely.
OPSEC intentionally limits details; that doesn't mean its total fiction, it just means we don't *need* to know the whole truth yet.
Respectfully, blanket "government lies about everything" doesn't hold when scrutiny is this high.
That bloodied pilot photo is from the April F-15E incident β and it's fake.
Tempo (left-leaning, but solid on this) fact-checked it with their Deepfakes Analysis Unit.
Reverse image search traces it to AI-generated content.
Anomalies: unnatural uniform edges, distorted fingers, inconsistent lighting (dominant only on left/rear, and what the fuck is going on with the shadows cast by the flashlight in the lower right?).
AI detection: 79% probability (Nano Banana, Stable Diffusion, etc.). And because it was sourced from Farsnews (a heavy affiliate with AI-slop-incorporated, a.k.a. the IRGC), I'd take those odds.
https://t.co/j7Fe2AUlZL
Anyway, different incident. This Apache had a confirmed quick rescue (no injuries). OPSEC means we don't get every detail publicly, but the truth will come out.
Appreciate the new fake though β hadn't seen that one yet.
Expecting full public evidence on active military ops is naive. OPSEC exists for a reason.
Besides, we aren't like Iran, lying wholesale to our people.
Think about it for more than five seconds: our free press would crucify the Trump administration if the rescue was fake.
But they haven't, have they? Could it be because the rescues happened (per multiple sources)? Or are you really going to claim our media is carrying water for Trump?π€¨
Of course, cameras should be used for accountability. You'll find no disagreement with me there.
The distinction I'd like to draw is proximity and interference vs. simple documentation.
Filming from a reasonable distance during an active operation is one thing. But closing in and arguing on the street risks escalation that could put themselves or others in harm's way β which doesn't help anyone.
If the goal is real accountability, the cleaner approach remains the same: maintain a reasonable distance and use the courts.
I appreciate the civil back-and-forth.
Welcome to Earth β no one's a saint, just varying degrees of sinner.
That said, the roles here aren't equal. One side is trying to carry out an enforcement action with vehicles moving and people to manage. The other is stepping in close with a phone and arguing on the street.
If she's legitimately their attorney and wants to help them, the better play is simple: film from a reasonable distance, don't interfere, and fight it in court.
AH-64s don't have ejection seats.
Given that the crew survived unharmed, a direct SAM hit is less likely than mechanical failure or a controllable incident β especially since the Apache is designed to take punishment and still get them down.
What's your evidence it's "most probable"?
@HowardAulsbrook@Osint613 Could've been seagulls. Or your mother.
What's the point in speculating when we don't know shit? Or are you just hoping it was a SAM?
@81716ja37821615@World_Warrior@RupertLowe10 Then why use 19th-century framing to imply Western borders are illegitimate now?
The "silly" part is pretending history only cuts one way while kids get stabbed and nearly beheaded under current policies.
Correction: Attempted beheading was Belfast, Northern Ireland (mixing up the two with Southampton).
Incidents ramping up too fast to track.
Same pattern β Britain and Ireland both drowning in imported/repeat violence their leaders won't control.
Colonial paintings from centuries ago still don't excuse kids getting stabbed or nearly decapitated today.
Every empire in history conquered and redrew maps β Mughals in India, Ottomans in Europe, Arabs across three continents, Mongols, Aztecs, Zulus, etc., etc.
Why is it then that only the West gets told its past means it must dissolve its borders and accept imported violence today?
A British kid nearly got beheaded in Southampton.
Are you really going to try to argue that "colonialism" from 80 years ago justifies that?
@nocontextmemes Yeah, classic red flag.
They're having retention issues and the weird blame-shifting question tells you management has likely been pointing fingers when people leave.
Good on OP for flipping it back.
You only see her phone's perspective.
From one angle it's easy to misjudge distances. Arms extend a couple feetβshe could easily have stepped forward and stuck the camera right in his face while he was focused on the vehicle turning nearby.
These encounters are better handled by filming from a reasonable distance and fighting any issues in court, not by escalating physically on the street. That's how you actually help clients or make a record.
Don't assume the full picture from a single clipped POV.
Why would anyone learn to fish if they get fed for free every day?
Empty stomachs have been one of the strongest incentives throughout history β and that's coming from someone who used to nourish himself on fucking ramen noodles.
Medieval peasants made next to nothing but still worked their asses off because the alternative was worse.
Poor people don't stay poor primarily because of SNAP. They stay trapped when the system removes the pressure to build skills and contribute.
I'm not saying starve anyone. I'm saying stop subsidizing the choice to stay dependent.
Starving people isn't the goal and you know it. Reforming incentives so able-bodied adults don't treat benefits like a career isn't cruelty β it's basic accountability.
Look man, I was in the exact spot you're describing right after high school: Minimum wage, too much for real welfare help, too little to actually get anywhere. C-average student, poor parents, shitty neighborhood. I could've dropped out of the workforce entirely and become another bottom feeder.
Instead I worked my ass off, got skills and education, and clawed my way up. If a dumbass like me from nothing could do it, why the hell can't others? Someone has to stock shelves or work baggage at Walmart β fine. But that doesn't mean we subsidize people choosing to stay there forever while the rest of us foot the bill.
Sometimes you gotta learn to fish too.
You admit it's wildly inefficient β progress β but your fix is still "more comprehensive government systems" to prop people up. That's exactly how we got generational dependency in the first place.
A real safety net should be narrow: legitimately disabled and temporary hard times only. Able-bodied adults choosing not to work because the benefits keep flowing? Cut them off. No more free handouts.
Everyone contributes or they figure it out the hard way. That's not cruelty β that's how a functional society works.
I want them to learn how to fish. I don't want to keep feeding them fish.
Most recipients being elderly, kids, or disabled doesn't erase the long-term dependency trap for working-age adults and households treating benefits like a lifestyle.
The 89% poverty rate doesn't prove the system works β it shows the incentives are fucked. Reform means protecting the truly needy while cutting off able-bodied people who choose poverty because they still get their cake.
That's not attacking the vulnerable. That's actually hurting them by spreading resources thinner so we can keep feeding the leeches too.
You keep turning reform into "you want kids and elderly to starve." That's your strawman, not my argument.
SNAP already exists for the vulnerable. The issue is it's become a long-term crutch for able-bodied adults and households where the incentives reward staying dependent instead of working or forming stable families.
40% kids doesn't magically make the dependency trap disappear β a lot of those kids are in the exact situations the current system helps perpetuate.
Elderly on EBT is a separate conversation from working-age adults treating benefits like a career, so why are ypu dragging them in? Reforming incentives so fewer people end up needing it forever isn't cruelty β it's actually helping instead of trapping generations.
Keep the emotional blackmail if you want. The numbers on long-term dependency and family breakdown don't lie.
You're right, I'm not special β I'm just paying the bills. Net taxpayers get a voice on where their money goes.
I agree it needs reformation, not abolishment. Make it narrow: legitimately disabled and real temporary hard times only.
Able-bodied people choosing not to work while collecting? Cut them the fuck off. Let them starveβit would be at their own free volition, which is not my responsibility.