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Lana's avatar

I hope this gets through the noise. You’re a gem AG. Thank you!

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Jamie Piscitelli's avatar

As someone who actually wrote a memo about Discord and the rise of fascism in the gaming communities there when I had an office at West Point, all I can say is thank you! Nobody is paying attention to what these sad lonely creatures are doing there. Jack Teixeira posted his battle plans there. My favorite videogame for the past several years has been Workers and Resources: Soviet Republic. The only thing my bullet casing would have said is: "Invest early and often in infrastructure and education, or else your shit will go south." It's a great game, but someone needs to call attention to this facet of society and how it's programming young men.

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Gerald Simpkins's avatar

Thanks AG.

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Lance Khrome's avatar

His mum reports Tyler has a "groyper frog" Hallowe'en costume, FWIW.

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Patti O. Furniture's avatar

Per Google AI - “The ‘groyper frog’ meme is a racist, antisemitic, white nationalist variation of the Pepe the Frog meme. It has been embraced by some incels as part of their broader alignment with extremist, alt-right ideology. Led by white nationalist Nick Fuentes, the Groypers use the meme to push racist & antisemitic beliefs within online far-right & conservative circles.”

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Lance Khrome's avatar

Yup.

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Mary's avatar
4hEdited

Online brain rot.

Nailed it.

Obvious observation: Big tech is the shadow hand behind the profiteering rot.

And all American children are collateral damage as long as we continue to ignore the clear & present danger socialized digital media presents to growing minds.

This kid didnt have much of a chance.

Make sure others do.

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Ed Kane's avatar

Thanks for context, AG.

I'm not a gamer so I have never heard of this game and what the writings on the bullet casings mean.

You have earned my trust over the many years I have followed you.

Much appreciated, AG!! 💙💙

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MollyWhitebear's avatar

YES! I'm not a gamer either so had NO idea about this game. Or any, for that matter. Well, maybe Tetris. :)

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Rusalka's avatar

What better way to change the narrative from the Epstein Files. It’s sucking up all the oxygen. Substack don’t fall for this. Go back to reporting what’s really happening!!! Putin’s tentacles 🐙 are all there.

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Jstn Green's avatar

Not Distracted.

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lunafaer (she/they)'s avatar

absolutely on the nose.

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MollyWhitebear's avatar

We CAN multi-task! We're not MAGAs after all.

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d a w n's avatar

This context is extremely helpful

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Mary's avatar

#contextiseverything

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Kay Martinez's avatar

What on earth is “transgender ideology” anyway?

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lunafaer (she/they)'s avatar

bs rhetoric from jkkkrowling and her ilk. they invented this in line with “gay agenda”. i’m nonbinary, which falls under the trans umbrella. the only ideology i know of is trying to survive in a world where you’ve been identified as either demonic, or non-existent.

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Rosann's avatar

I know this isn’t adequate, but I’m so sorry that we are living in a society where we can’t even let people live their lives without fear of bigots and their agenda. ☮️

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MollyWhitebear's avatar

Amen! My granddaughter is Two-Spirit and in our family that is perfectly acceptable. I just don't know why all these people seem to think how someone lives or loves is ANY of their business, ffs!

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Jonas Barnett's avatar

Better than the corporate media. But you don't have to kowtow to fascist bosses or dumb the content down to the lowest common denominator. Thanks for the research work!

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Laura Rich's avatar

Bella ciao is first and foremost an Italian partisan song sung by the resistance during WW2. Helldivers co-opted it

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Kris's avatar

Shining the light on truth as usual

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Patti O. Furniture's avatar

Wow. Please tell every media outlet. The lionizing of Kirk is worsened by blaming this on progressives. I’m sure the FBI & AG will lie about the assassin no matter his actual inspiration for the crime.

I’ve been bouncing around global, US national & local news TV today, barely any discussion of improving gun control.

Utah Gov Cox is only for free speech that he agrees with - total hypocrisy from a misogynist, racist, anti-LGBTQIA+, white, Mormon male. Utah may be the worst US state to be female &/or non-cis-hetero &/or have a tinge more melanin than the average Viking warrior. He banned DEI from schools & government. He’s totally into freedom (but only for <30% of US humans).

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Patti O. Furniture's avatar

I just emailed this to the New York Times, Richard Fausset is reporting on the assassin, he mentioned the video game, but doesn’t seem to know that Bella Ciao also refers to the game.

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Amnos Storm's avatar

Thanks AG. I don't understand any of this stuff but it sounds like there is a group of individuals living in an alternative world and sometimes they mix it up with the real world.

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lunafaer (she/they)'s avatar

yep. approximately 1/3 of us citizens are living in an alternate reality created and propagandized by russia.

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Jstn Green's avatar

"trans agenda", my ass.

Sharing widely. Thanks Allison.

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lunafaer (she/they)'s avatar

yep. the only “agenda” is staying safe and resisting like crazy.

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Elizabeth Carr's avatar

Thank you AG- I knew could come here and find a truthful, rational explanation.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Thanks Allison, amazing work of information knowledge!

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