Posts by Jack Cook7

Casey Palmer5 said:I’ve been seeing a lot of discussion lately, and I was wondering if anyone has insight on moving abroad. We have two healthcare professionals in the mix—one is even a specialist. All the paperwork is ready for the USA, and we both hold citizenship, but there's a catch: our permanent addresses are different. While we both have our credentials cleared for international work, getting everything aligned locally is proving to be a massive headache because our residency situations don't match up, and the distance between us makes it even harder. Does anyone know how long this process typically takes? We actually have job offers waiting... we just want to figure out how to navigate this so we can finally be together. This current setup just isn't working for us.

It mentions that healthcare workers are supposedly allowed to leave—but how do they actually verify that? What’s the actual requirement to exit America? Is it a specific contract, or is just showing your foreign professional license/membership card enough?

Wait, aren't healthcare workers under mandatory service right now? If that's the case, they're basically stuck, right?

Paul White9 said:Exactly. Some people won't have access to fresh produce. Others won't have a garden or veggies to rely on. Or even wine. But what people *are* losing is their jobs, hour by hour. Do the math. You lose your job, you lose your income, and suddenly you don't have food—and you can't just head down to the local market to grow your own stuff and eat. Brilliant, right?

When a country is run by clowns, only the midgets thrive.

Joseph Taylor11 said:Oh, trust me, I’ll ask. I'll ask (and they don't even have to bother answering me😉 - just look at my signature... then I'll just feed it right back to the press—you know, to give the papers something to write about so they can keep the lights on... just another scene from this ongoing theater of the absurd...

☕

I am seriously itching to see the absolute meltdown of both state and city budgets, whether it's because of COVID or just general chaos.

Man, I can't wait to see the feathers fly. Just imagine when Badnik shows up at Central Park for a May Day bean cookout—who's gonna step up and throw down? It’s gonna be a mess of tar and feathers, and then a grand parade straight down the tracks all the way to the Los Angeles County border.

I haven't seen anything from tessaa lately! Where'd they go? Anyway, what's up everyone? kaže:
I shut off the gas and water at the apartment. Left the electricity running though—mostly because I couldn't be bothered to empty out the freezer... so, whatever happens, happens! Bills should just reflect whatever we actually end up using.

Now I’m just sitting here waiting for the city to finally get its act together with Waste Management. Seriously. Waste Management Just got hit with that trash bill. Seriously?

Oh, he absolutely will, don't even sweat it.

I mean, seriously? How am I supposed to ask them how someone could have possibly made any mess at all if they weren't even allowed to stay in the apartment for a month because they didn't officially live there? Like, come on! 🤦

I’m honestly terrified this is just going to be another act in this massive theater of the absurd.

And don't you dare think for a second that one of those city-run agencies is actually gonna send you a bill! Seriously, did you catch how Bloomberg reacted when that reporter asked if Washington, D.C. was finally gonna stop charging for parking like other major US cities? He basically lost it! He was like, "That question is more dangerous than a global pandemic!! I'm not just some politician, I am an institution—I've been elected mayor six times! Don't play games with me!"

This CDC guy is turning into such a massive joke. Look, I don’t have the highest opinion of the CDC to begin with (not that I want to get into why right now), but this whole thing is just crossing the line. It seems like there isn't a single job the political party can't hand out to one of their buddies, but the second they actually have to do something real? Total chaos.

Someone already brought this up, but let me say it again: none of the officials—and I'm looking mainly at Beroš here, since Capak seems way too dim to even answer this—has said:

- Just how much are all these anti-corona measures going to cost this country? First off, in terms of medical bills, and second, in terms of the economy grinding to a halt.

- How many people are going to die or end up permanently disabled compared to previous years, given that most of the healthcare system's resources are tied up fighting COVID? If we save, say, 100 people from the virus, but 500 more people die from other illnesses than they did last year, then the math just doesn't add up.

The only silver lining to crushing the economy is that the political party will finally be forced to start cutting salaries and laying people off in the public sector. Even that idiot Vilim Ribić is out there whining and crying about how cutting pay and firing public workers will hit consumer spending hard, which will lead to layoffs in the private sector because nobody will have money to buy anything... honestly, you can't even laugh at the guy anymore. It's not polite to laugh at people with special needs.

Anyway, Beroš and that little remnant of Capak are stubbornly dodging one specific question. See, incubation basically lasts up to 14 days. That means this stabilization at around 60 new cases over the last three days isn't the result of Capak's "tougher" measures (or his threats of even tougher ones, damn him!) but rather the stuff they did 7 to 15 days ago when they shut down cafes, restaurants, hair salons, and stuff like that. Just to remind them: that mass outing on Sunday, March 22nd in Washington, D.C. because of the earthquake is definitely going to cause a spike in infections in about a week (around April 1st). And Mr. Strict Joke will surely take that as ultimate proof that Americans weren't being obedient enough and need to be disciplined even harder.

Same goes for Beroš—he won't say why he didn't stop travel toward Italy and Austria in time, even though everyone knew those were the new hotspots where our first cases came from. Same goes for why he was letting locals return from Germany without quarantine, allowing them to join the first wave.

Either... or... maybe they actually have no clue what they're doing!!?? 😲

So they just practice being strict by blaming us and throwing around nonsense just to hide their own ignorance, incompetence, cronyism, and total disorganization!?

But nah, it couldn't be that. It's the political party! Hey! Par-ty!

Bryan Jones82 said:Well, they basically did exactly that! They cut the trams that were mostly empty anyway, scrapped the regular buses, and brought in these special shuttle buses that are absolutely packed every single day:

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Good Lord... when the government and the city are this incompetent at actually protecting people...

crimsonhawk23 said:I’m just sitting here listening to the News (CNN) and some guy from the Government says "people need to get used to these measures because they won't be around for just a few weeks—they'll be here for much, much longer".

😲

And I was like, "told ya!" I said this stuff would last way longer—at least 6 months. Honestly, maybe even years.

Look at Hong Kong. They had everything totally under control, case numbers were dropping. Then they loosened up the isolation rules, and boom—in just one week, the number of new cases doubled.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/23/a...hnk/index.html

Hong Kong appeared to have the coronavirus under control, then it let its guard down
CNN Digital expansion 2017. James Griffiths
Analysis by James Griffiths, CNN

Updated 0837 GMT (1637 Hong Kong Time) March 23, 2020
..........
Now, however, Hong Kong is providing a very different object lesson -- what happens when you let your guard down too soon. The number of confirmed cases has almost doubled in the past week, with many imported from overseas, as Hong Kong residents who had left -- either to work or study abroad, or to seek safety when the city seemed destined for a major outbreak earlier this year -- return, bringing the virus back with them.

hollowtrucker77 said:They've brought in the permits, now all they have to do is remember to stitch a little symbol on their sleeves so they can identify people more easily...

What, so they can sew their political party membership cards right onto their jackets?

Just wait until things actually kick off. You'll have one group struggling to even get a decent bathroom in their own house, while the other bunch cruises across the country like they own the place. With this much sheer incompetence, there's really only one way this ends.

hiddentiger28 said:From the news:

We’re being pretty chill about it for now, but starting Wednesday, they’re going full force. If you don't have your pass, expect an inspector to come knocking—and according to Ladislav Bece, the chief over at the Osijek Police Department, the first fine for violators is gonna be around $10 yesterday.

... man, seriously, what happens if you get caught a second time? Is it just straight-up execution at that point?

Anyway, who even is this Bece guy? Who gave him the authority to start announcing what the fines are gonna look like? Since when is he the one calling the shots? There’s actual officials who are supposed to publish the decision that penalties will be $10.

What’s next? Some janitor at a local clinic in a small town telling people how to clean their houses and announcing that the fine for not washing your hands is $17?

Total clown show.

Matthew Jackson2 said:So, let me get this straight: they’re slapping a $30 $0.00 fine on anyone showing up to work without a pass—even if they couldn't actually get one because the company switched to some ridiculous alternating weekly schedule—but then they only hit someone who breaks quarantine with an $8 $0.00 penalty, even if they might be infectious. Honestly, these geniuses at the top are truly something else.

I’m working from home right now, so I don't have any reason to trek into the office, but if my internet decides to quit on me, I'd be forced to head in. Since I don't own a physical printer here, does a mobile phone scan actually count as a valid document?

Look, I said it straight up: they've started acting like total idiots. As soon as they stepped away from strictly medical stuff and moved into general management, they completely lost the plot. Now it's just typical incompetent, corrupt political BS—kissing up to the higher-ups, playing favorites, looking the other way for their buddies, and bullying everyone else.

electricorca112 said:Quite a lot going on.

Not every single rule they roll out makes sense—I mean, just look at this latest ban on leaving your home—but let's be real: they definitely know exactly what their next move is, and the one after that, and the one after that... it's all part of the plan.

Anyone with an IQ north of 80 knows exactly who they are—you know them too, obviously—but I guess you just preferred spending your time bickering aimlessly on this forum instead.

Of course they weren't smart enough to go public with that. If they had, they would have just triggered mass panic and total psychological chaos. Honestly, if you look at your own post, it's pretty clear that's exactly what would have happened.

Look, don't try to sell me those fairy tales; I've seen way too many in my life.

People have lives, jobs, stuff going on. These mandates and decisions are being made totally on the fly (which is obvious since we've never seen anything like this before). Responsibilities aren't even clearly defined because everyone is constantly asking questions or wandering around lost or stuck on the phone. They just pass the buck, and then they expect people to follow these half-baked rules down to the millimeter, or else face draconian penalties, $10. To me, it’s a textbook case of pure incompetence.
And as usual, they cover up that incompetence by straight-up trying to scare us.

Joe Biden, man... in this country, you could try to run someone over with a car on a sidewalk, but if you're a party member, you just get some light fine. But if you didn't have a permit—which you didn't even know you needed because you were just commuting from a San Francisco Bay Area suburb to Brooklyn and had no clue where to go—they'll absolutely rip you off $10.

Rules are supposed to be passed early so people can actually study them and adapt, or if the rules suck, so they can be fixed. But these ridiculous US authorities do everything at the very last second, and then they just resort to brute force, acting like, "THIS IS THE COUNTRY! Why weren't you ready?! Do I need to call someone to deal with you!?"

Honestly, it’s terrifying how easily citizens in America are just rolling over for these ad hoc dictates and government stupidity without any protest whatsoever. Even worse, people like you end up calling me out for "whining aimlessly." It's classic totalitarian behavior. A bunch of clueless hacks who can't predict anything, so they're always "surprised by unpredictable events," yet somehow a big enough club can fix any problem. Like how Eric Adams was dealing with things, but whatever, "he personally guarantees everyone is safe."

I can already see the police checkpoints where they'll be waving political membership cards and shouting, "Do you even know who I am!!??"

Charles Carter4 said:Yeah, I guess they’re moving slowly on this—probably just trying to make sure we're actually better prepared this time around. 🤔

They aren't "taking it slow," they just have absolutely no clue what they're doing.

If they actually knew the drill, they would've dropped a full list of step-by-step measures and clear conditions months ago.

This whole latest mess with the farmers' markets and especially the ban on traveling between cities—with all this confusion over who's even in charge—just shows they're totally lost. They're basically making it up as they go, just trying to scramble out of the last mistake they made.

When you're handling something this massive, you cannot have different agencies tripping over each other. You can't have a huge crowd of people wondering, "Wait, do I ask this guy or that guy?" Anyone who has ever managed a major project or large-scale support knows that. This kind of confusion alone creates about 90% of the total system overload and all the errors that follow. Instructions need to be crystal clear, simple, and unambiguous, and they need to be released way ahead of time so everyone can sort out their questions before the hammer actually drops.

But hey, that's our favorite Brussels bureaucrat for you. As if he's ever done anything serious in his life where he actually had to take responsibility for a screw-up.

And then there's the earthquake, which really highlights how broken this country is. Even the Italians, despite all the chaos they were dealing with in Lombardy, ended up donating tents to us because this country didn't even have its own! Seriously? That is just pathetic. Man, if a 6.5 hit us right now, hundreds of thousands of people would be left out in the freezing cold, literally facing sub-zero temps, wind, and snow. Not to mention the casualties, the injured, the sick, and little kids.

The government is completely incompetent across the board. But hey, at least we joined NATO and the EU, right?

Look at what happened when things went south in Italy—NATO USA snatched their tests, Germany blocked shipments of equipment that was already paid for, and the Czechs swiped humanitarian gear being sent by Russia. Meanwhile, we're sitting here so lost that even Italy has to send us aid. Yeah, that's our "greatest achievement" right there.

dustymarlin10 said:And why did you take our criticism personally?
It wasn't aimed at you (I don't even know your situation), nor should it have been meant to hit you where it hurts.
But tell me, why would I get fired from my job?
I work hard, I generate revenue, I pay insane taxes, and I’ve never owed anyone—not even the government—a single cent.
Now that the state has effectively blocked me from working by its own decision, am I supposed to just be "solidary" with those of you who are being funded by MY labor?

No.

Look, folks, things suck; I’m heading to the unemployment office, and that $1,500+ a month coming out of MY paycheck for YOUR needs has vanished. Now it’s your turn to pay me some benefits.
It’s about time you guys grew a pair, rationalized your headcount and your budgets, and brought yourselves back down to reality.

EDIT: The whole debate about whether public sector jobs are even necessary is pretty questionable. One of my clients is the National Archives.
You should see how much they value their own importance... and how everything is always such a massive emergency and they're always "so busy"...

I bet the government will quickly hire ten thousand members of the Party just so the bureaucracy can handle the massive influx of unemployed people hitting up social services.

You know, they'll probably just stand outside the welfare offices with baseball bats and helmets to fend off the crowd. 🤣

Jose Scott3 said:Let me expand that to six sentences:

I work at a state research institute doing stuff that’s actually useful. I’m not a cop, I’m not an EMT, and I’m definitely not some clerk behind a desk, counting stamps, making coffee, or showing up to a local town hall once a month. I didn't land this gig through the Party or because some cousin pulled strings.

So why should I be stuck with minimum wage or lose my job just because "Jack Cook7" thinks so? This guy is generalizing, and honestly, labeling everyone in public service as a corrupt crony is straight-up psychopathic...

Like I said, if we actually wanted to trim the budget without slashing salaries or firing people—and we're talking about salaries around the average in America—we’d start with the politicians and the big shots. They're the real crooks. That would save a fortune on its own...

My guess: The Brookings Institution? 😁

Man, I'd love to kick the entire Academy right where it hurts.

Jose Scott3 said:Look, I'm not the one making the calls here. It’s the researchers... the ones who actually studied how long the COVID virus sticks around on different surfaces and stays active in people who've already recovered...

Do you only threaten your own people with being fired like this, or is this just how you treat anyone who isn't part of your inner circle? Because it’s more than obvious you're just using this as an excuse to... Not exactly selective... Just some sympathy for those who don't fit into your little circle...

No, any sane person would realize that in a situation like this, you'd spend the next year or eighteen months aggressively slashing the federal budget and cutting spending across the board. You'd have to sit the public down and explain that certain services just aren't happening for a year or two... strictly due to force majeure...

The solution isn't mass layoffs, heavy taxes, or slashing everyone's paychecks... It's strictly about gutting the budget.

The solution isn't about slashing salaries... It’s about setting a flat average pay for everyone in public and government service while this lasts. That way, the overpaid ones end up getting cut in half, and the underpaid people actually doing all the heavy lifting finally get a fair shake... $333 More.

Do you honestly believe the public sector is mostly made up of people who aren't voters or political hacks, or is that just your delusion? You're basically suggesting pay cuts and layoffs should be applied indiscriminately to every single civil servant, even the ones who have absolutely zero connection to the cronies or The Party?

If they actually start doing that, the first people to get screwed over will be the ones who aren't hacks or Party loyalists!

But that's exactly the point! In the end, the whole government sector will be nothing but The Party. And once that happens, they'll be incredibly easy to clean out.

Jack Cook7 said:Check out this post
If anyone actually thinks that self-isolation and lockdowns are going to just "delete" this coronavirus, they’ve got another thing coming. Seriously. Even if the number of new cases somehow hits zero tomorrow—which, let's be real, would require testing every single person on Earth—the virus isn't gone. It's still out there. The second people stop playing by the rules and head back to work, hit up their favorite coffee shops, or just start hanging out again, the virus is gonna rip right through anyone who hasn't already caught it. We could be looking at this cycle dragging on for months, maybe even years. So, honestly... who among us is actually ready to stay stuck inside for the next six months? Not me!

Jose Scott3 said:No way. Not happening. At most, a month after cases hit zero.

Maybe you can explain how Ebola outbreaks—which is way more contagious, by the way—actually manage to get under control within 3 months?

Short and sweet: get lost.

The budget situation isn't nearly as dramatic as you're making it out to be.

Just so you know, besides the medics, military, police, and firefighters, there are plenty of other people in public institutions showing up to work instead of staying home. You want to cut them down to minimum wage too?

From your first word to your last, this whole post sounds like "Small Business Revenge Part 2" or some cheerleader nonsense for the elite.

What they should really do is implement a single, flat salary for everyone in government and public service based on the average wage in the US. That way, politicians and those bureaucratic hacks would take a temporary pay cut, while the police, firefighters, nurses, and the rest would actually see a temporary raise.

Are you seriously guaranteeing me a full month on this? Because if that warranty turns out to be total BS, who’s actually footing the bill for the "repair"?

Jack Cook7 Jack Cook7 said:Check out this post
If the Government actually had any sense, they’d take everyone in state and local administration—plus every single employee at those public utility companies—and slash their pay down to minimum wage immediately. I’m talking except for doctors, the military, the FBI, and firefighters. And then? Every month, just let go of another 10% of them. Boom. Done.

Quentin:

Jose Scott3 Short and sweet: beat it.

That’s just how we talk around here.

Quentin:

Look, everyone needs to chill—this whole budget situation isn't nearly as dramatic as people are making it out to be. Just so you know, besides the doctors, the military, the cops, and the firefighters, there are plenty of other folks working in public institutions who actually show up to an office every single day instead of working from home. You really think they should all get bumped up to minimum wage too? Man, your whole post sounds like "Revenge of the Private Sector, Part 2" or some weirdly specific cheerleader chant from Miroslav’s squad. Honestly, they should just get it over with already: set one flat salary for everyone working in government and public service based on the national average here in the States. Just level the playing field! That way, politicians and all those useless bureaucrats would actually take a temporary pay cut, while our police officers, firefighters, nurses, and the rest of the real heroes would see a temporary bump up. Simple, right?

I'll be sure to come back and bug you at the end of the year once we're stuck staring at a $130 billion budget with a massive $50 billion deficit.

What do you guys think happens when our workforce drops from the current 1.3 million—with maybe 800,000 in the private sector—down to something like 500,000 in private business? What on earth is the government going to do with all those extra employees sitting around in state agencies and massive corporations? Like, what services are they even going to provide that someone would actually pay for? And more importantly, how would anyone afford it? Is a smart Government just gonna start hiking up Credit? Or maybe they’ll just sell off everything they own?

Honestly, they should just slash their salaries now and then slowly freeze them out or lay them off. It’s way better than all of us going broke at once just because The Party is playing backward games to protect their voter base.

This is actually a perfect excuse to trim down those 550+ townships and 130+ cities into a much more sensible 100+ total, kind of like how they do it in Denmark. The same goes for state and local agencies—take Bandic's sanitation department, for instance. They ballooned from 1,000 employees to 2,000, yet trash is still piling up in the streets! Lately, they've even started pulling recycling bins and trash cans off the sidewalks just to "reduce the workload." I mean, no bins, no trash, everything looks clean, right? Pure genius. Meanwhile, they've got hundreds of municipal inspectors out there just making sure citizens are walking properly down the street.

The real crisis in this country isn't some virus or an earthquake; it's the incompetent government that's been handing out jobs to their buddies for thirty years straight. Out of those 800,000 people in the private sector, you don't even have 300,000 who actually operate independently from the government. A huge chunk of them rely on businesses that depend on government contracts, so if those contracts vanish, they go down too. The state basically controls 80% of the GDP. That is the real sickness in America.

That's why we need a total systemic collapse. We need it so we can finally kick all those cronies out to where they belong—all hundred thousand members of The Party and their entire extended families.

Roger Gray27 said:I could use some advice here. I've been out of Washington, D.C. for a few days now, staying at a friend's place out in the country. We're just hanging out at the house—not going anywhere at all. My permanent residence is back in the city, but I took public transit out here to visit. I don't have a car, and there aren't any bus routes running. Honestly, I’d prefer to just stay out here until this whole thing blows over, but I'm worried about getting hit with a fine. Thanks, everyone...

Your best bet is to just call the FBI office in your home city. From what I've heard so far, you aren't actually required to stay at your registered address. You only need a pass if you're planning on heading out somewhere.

But man, this could drag on for months....

Look, if anyone actually thinks self-isolation and lockdowns are going to just "delete" the coronavirus, they’re dead wrong. Even if we somehow managed to drop new cases to zero tomorrow—assuming we were testing everyone like crazy—the virus isn't gone. It's still out there. As soon as people start heading back to work, hitting up coffee shops, or just living their lives again, the virus is going to jump right back onto anyone who hasn't already fought through it. This could drag on for months, maybe even years. I mean, seriously, who among us is actually ready to stay cooped up at home for, say, 6 months straight?

The only thing these restrictions really do is slow down the spread so the healthcare system doesn't completely collapse under the weight. As for when case numbers will hit a stable, "sustainable" level where we can ditch the heavy-handed rules? Honestly, nobody has a clue.

Sure, maybe they'll roll out some miracle cure in a month or two, but let's be real—that's a total pipe dream.

And don't even get me started on how the whole public (and private) financial system is about to go belly up. Healthcare is burning through massive amounts of cash right now, way beyond the usual budget. We’re already looking at a $9 billion deficit on a roughly $23 billion annual budget. This year alone, costs are going to blow past $30 billion. Where is that money coming from? Regular revenue won't cover it, and that's assuming tax income doesn't tank because everything is shut down.

If the Government had any sense, they'd slash the salaries of everyone in state and local government, plus all those working for public and local agencies, down to minimum wage immediately (except for doctors, the military, police, and firefighters). Then, after every month, just cut another 10% of the workforce.

And yet it moves.

From my previous post:

Jack Cook7

Regarding the part where I address Sam Alvarez4's post:

Sam Alvarez4 Quote: Tyler Johnson11 said:Check the post
Not a single link to back up those claims??
Spreading lies and disinformation. Paid political propaganda! How else am I supposed to explain this?
Why is this even being tolerated?

right here, for example.

That specific post has vanished/been deleted, and the attached link "here" just led to https://twitter.com/CSDHI

which is just the main Twitter account for one user—which, like I said, is technically incorrect.

Honestly, I don't know if she was acting crazy because the post is gone, and I don't have the technical tools to monitor everything else this user posts, especially stuff that gets nuked.

But hey, there you go. We can keep diving into the criteria for moderation and/or trolling and/or irony.

Right now, here’s what I’ve got:

Private 03.01.2018. 13:01 02.02.2018. 13:01 35 Trolling KLCCLK
Private 03.01.2018. 13:01 02.02.2018. 13:01 35 Trolling KLCCLK
IL - State of Israel,... 03.01.2018. 08:53 02.02.2018. 08:53 30 Breaking forum rules TheProvense
Private 02.01.2018. 12:43 01.02.2018. 12:43 30 Breaking forum rules TheProvense
Private 02.01.2018. 12:42 01.02.2018. 12:42 30 Breaking forum rules TheProvense
(can't see the last initial warning), 35 points.

35+30+30+30+35+35=195 points.

More coming soon.

Since I can't jump back into TheProvense's second thread about bans, I'm heading back here to Vol. 1

original post :

TheProvense
Look, regarding Sam Alvarez4, I'm telling you right now—she has zero special treatment on this site. Not from any mod, and she definitely doesn't have my protection..
The easiest fix would be to just say, 'look, if they won't play fair, just ignore them,' but we all know that's never going to happen..

I've laid out the facts, and the fact that most users on Politiik / svijet isti just ignore her pretty much proves my point. So, here it is:

(a) failing to provide links for claims made
(b) being totally condescending, dismissive, and aggressive toward anyone who disagrees with her—whether they're challenging her personally or questioning her sources

Hey, I don't have a problem with people being intense, provided everyone else gets the same freedom to talk like that, which I've shown plenty of times myself. But it’s super sketchy when the crackdown only seems to hit one side. Personally, I don't recall seeing Sam Alvarez get even a single warning card in all these years (not that I was keeping a formal log or anything)

original post :

TheProvense
You just love to troll and twist things to fit your narrative, let's not pretend otherwise. This whole thread is a perfect example—you're acting like me handing out today's warning for missing links is some big win for you, like, "oh wow, look at those results!" It's funny how you frame it that way, probably because you think I'm just being a nuisance with all my warnings and little cards over people forgetting to cite their sources..

No, TheProvense, I actually DID forget to include the link for that last quote, which is why I got my fourth card. And yeah, the card was fair, I already said that.

But that doesn't change the main issue with Sam Alvarez. She doesn't get penalized for not citing where her info comes from. For instance, AFTER I got banned:
original post :

Sam Alvarez original post : Quote: Tyler Johnson11 said:Check this post
Not a single link for those claims??
Just spreading lies and misinformation. Pure propaganda! How else am I supposed to put it?
Why is this being allowed?

right here for example.

So, providing a link to a claim is basically just linking to a Twitter account. That's like me giving you a link to an article on CNN and saying, "here's the proof that the earth is flat." Is that a link? And she only started actually providing stuff after I went on this massive rant.

Of course, there was no warning card issued.
original post :

TheProvense
Look, when it comes to deleting posts, that’s just standard moderator stuff. It’s totally normal intervention, nothing shady, conspiratorial, or "against the rules" of the site...

I didn't say they were, but it's pretty telling that those posts vanished right after I flagged them in this thread (or via the report button). The catch is, you can't tell if someone has been reported through the flag system, so I was just waiting to see how things played out here.

I can't even tell if Sam Alvarez4's quoted posts have disappeared:

- maybe Sam Alvarez4 just decided to delete them herself after an hour or two (but only after I quoted them here, which is a fact)
1. maybe she saw me quoting them in this thread, realized they were actually wrong, and wiped them herself
2. maybe someone whispered in her ear to delete them, so she did
3. maybe a moderator stepped in and deleted them instead of her, unrelated to this specific thread
4. maybe a moderator nuked them because of this thread, just to protect her from getting banned or questioned about why she hasn't been banned yet.

Only that last one—option number 4—is debatable, man. The reality is the posts were still within the window where the original poster is allowed to edit or delete their own stuff, at least that's what I know. I have no way of knowing who hit the delete button, but there are logs on the server, so it could be checked.

I still think that despite her long history here, Sam Alvarez4 isn't getting any bans, which really speaks to the moderation policy over at Politiik / svijet isti. You guys prove me wrong—show me that she actually *has* been banned. In this whole exchange, she hasn't been penalized at all, even though she clearly broke the rules as I see them.

So, either I'm totally misreading the rulebook—in which case, please explain it to me—or the mods are playing favorites. The only thing that's certain is that Sam Alvarez4 has zero strikes, while I've got one.

Since according to KLCCLK's standards, irony and trolling are punishable offenses, I’m going to drop some of Sam Alvarez4's posts where the irony is blatant, and—surprise, surprise—she didn't get banned for them. Let's try to make the rules consistent, shall we?

Now I just have to wait for the window to close where a user can manually edit or kill their own posts.