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Madison_rogue, to kbinMeta in I'm starting to see some serious downsides to being able to see who downvotes you.
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They went through all the trouble to downvote every post. You lived in that user's head rent free all that time. Wear that shit like a badge of honor. They're internet points; they're not important.

Madison_rogue, to news in Bob Menendez: 'I will be exonerated' on fraud charges
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I don't know, honestly all the prosecution showed as evidence were possessions. Proof would be financial records or other documentation that shows a chain of custody of those possessions and money.

Jury is still out. Doesn't look good, however I'd reserve judgement until new things come to light.

Madison_rogue, to news in The Supreme Court will hear a case with a lot of 'buts' & 'ifs' over the meaning of 'and'
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A decision in Pulsifer v. U.S., 22-340, is expected by spring.

Whoa now! Let's not allow the wheels of justice to speed along here!

Madison_rogue, to news in Alabama seeks to execute prisoner using nitrogen gas asphyxiation
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I'm going to start off this conversation by first saying I'm not an advocate of the death penalty. However, of all the methods used, asphyxiation is not "cruel and unusual." It is quick (as in immediate) and painless. This is why the defendant's lawyers have no idea what they're talking about.

Madison_rogue, to news in NASA clears the air: No evidence that UFOs are aliens
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It's almost as if it's a convenient distraction by design.

Madison_rogue, to news in Alex Jones spent over $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families who sued him have yet to see a dime
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I keep a metal paint scraper in my car for one purpose and one purpose only: to scrape InfoWars stickers off of street signs.

Not the hero we need, but definitely the hero we deserve...

Madison_rogue, to news in Teen’s death after eating a single chip highlights risks of ultra-spicy foods
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"Implying" is a very subjective word. Nowhere in the article did a doctor mention they wanted to ban peppers, just research them more to ensure their safety.

There's no code word phraseology here...just the intent to do more science to learn more.

Madison_rogue, to kbinMeta in What I think kbin needs to do to survive, and why I think it has a better chance than any other Reddit alternative I've seen yet.
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Recently, I've visited r/all out of curiosity. Prior to deleting my Reddit account I can't remember the last time I had visited r/all. I was always on my home page, and r/all didn't even enter into my sphere. I would only catch brief glimpses of it as my home page loaded (I don't know if this is because I used RES or not). My wife and I would talk back and forth about things we'd see on Reddit, and they were vastly different experiences.

Considering the minimal content so far on kbin, I do peruse "all" frequently, however my default viewing is on subscription. I don't know how many users defaulted their home page to r/all on Reddit, but my wife and I did not. It seems to matter on how you curate your own experience. I'm glad these choices exist on kbin.

Madison_rogue, to science in Bicycle
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This has been very helpful reminding me that I need to get my bicycle fixed. It's been almost a year since I wrecked it and broke my arm.

Madison_rogue, to news in At least 2 dead, 28 injured in mass shooting at Baltimore block party
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To quell some confusion regarding gun deaths and gun deaths related to crime in the U.S. you have to dig a little more to understand the picture better.

Gun crime in the U.S. is not great, but it is not as bad as it is perceived. This said, I'm in firm agreement that something needs to be done about mass shootings. We have the collective will to do this, yet are constantly stymied by interpretation of the 2nd Amendment, and the NRA (which lobbies against gun related crime/deaths in the U.S. on a continuous basis).

So gun deaths in the U.S. are high...second highest in the world.

  1. Brazil — 49,436
  2. United States — 37,038
  3. Venezuela — 28,515
  4. Mexico — 22,116
  5. India — 14,710
  6. Colombia — 13,169
  7. Philippines — 9,267
  8. Guatemala — 5,980

However deaths related to gun violence offers a different picture...here are the top 10 countries with the highest number of gun-related homicides per 100,000 (2019 data).

  1. El Salvador — 36.78
  2. Venezuela — 33.27
  3. Guatemala — 29.06
  4. Colombia — 26.36
  5. Brazil — 21.93
  6. Bahamas — 21.52
  7. Honduras — 20.15
  8. U.S. Virgin Islands — 19.40
  9. Puerto Rico — 18.14
  10. Mexico — 16.41

Suicide

Bringing in suicide statistics via firearm clarifies this picture even further

Top 10 countries with the highest suicide rate by firearm per 100,000

Greenland — 16.36
United States — 7.12
Uruguay — 4.74
San Marino — 4.08
Montenegro — 3.40
Argentina — 2.67
Finland — 2.66
Monaco — 2.64
France — 2.64
Venezuela — 2.50

The total rate of firearm deaths in the U.S. is 10.89 per 100,000. This means, the total rate of firearm deaths due to violent crime is 3.77 per 100,000 people.

So while mass shootings in the U.S. are a problem, it's not as impactful as the suicide rate by firearm in the country.

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