(Note for new subscribers: On Monday, I recap some of the positive stories/funny memes I’ve come across in the last week. Please add your own in the comments!)
Greetings, Screamers! Hope that everybody had a great weekend now that we’re done pretending it’s 1 PM when the sun is directly overhead. I’m sitting here sipping my coffee, once again pondering the eternal conflict of hot beverages:
Personally, I’m down with any of the three — just depends on my mood, time of day, and required effect. But I also won’t lie…..sometimes I add whipped cream and sprinkles to my coffee. 🤫
By now you’ve probably seen the rage-inducing viral video of adults stealing the entire contents of a HUGE bowl of Halloween candy……..but what happens when everything about the situation is reversed?
I love everything about this video — especially the kids grabbing one piece at the end.
Meanwhile, Congress celebrated Halloween by NOT dressing up in their costumes:
Many scientists are pondering how we’re going to feed the growing number of people on earth, and believe the answer is eating insects. An exciting new advancement in the field may get more people on board:
You can eat the bugs if you want, I’ll eat the thing that eats the bugs. With some BBQ sauce.
If you think about it really hard, it will eventually come to you……..
The shoe has finally dropped on SBF — pending appeal, of course:
Check out my original articles on the FTX saga here and here.
What happens when you pour 10 tons of concrete into an abandoned anthill and then excavate the area? Find out in just over two minutes.
This is only mildly positive, so I’m just going to mention that parts of the Nashville shooter manifesto have been leaked, and it’s clear why the “authorities” didn’t want it getting out.
When you’ve got something important to do but your kid keeps getting distracted:
The grammar here is frustrating as heck, but the message is too good not to share:
The poll from this article has closed, and nearly half of you chose “How do we move forward” as the inaugural question for our “Screaming With the Community” feature!
Just a reminder that if you don’t have a Substack but are interested in writing for this feature, drop me a line at simulationcommander@protonmail.com! I’ll also be contacting other Substackers from the recommendations list now that we have a solid theme to go on. (Screamers who also ‘Stack, please save me the trouble and just comment below that you’ll participate.)
As a reminder, here are some of the ‘sample’ themes — expand on one of these, or attack the question in your own way!
the plague era was lousy. things haven't gotten better--just a bit differently worser. how do we in actual practical ways reverse that?
How do we stop this? How do we hold those behind this accountable? How do we hold those who enforced this accountable?
What is the best path/strategies for changing the definition of patriot back to what it was when we were kids?
Best ways to become self sufficient and how we can really form communities that support each other.
What’s the most practical way forward toward restoring community, civic responsibility, integrity of the constitutional republic, and individual liberty to the American citizenry?
how to avoid the worst of what is likely coming, how to strategically fight back & survive when Vax & mask mandates come back, introduction of social credit scores, CBDC, “passports” for health & financial info, grid going down & the pillage that will come with that
Or more practical discussions such as how do you mentally survive these times?
For this first question and answer, lets limit answers to roughly 750 words — we can always adjust in the future based on how much participation we see.
Last bit of good news before I sign off, the Santa Fe Screamup is THIS Friday & Saturday! I’m looking forward to meeting people in the area — join the discord channel or message me at simulationcommander@protonmail.com for the specifics!
What made you happy this week, Screamers?
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You didn’t really think we’d go an entire Monday without a single kitty, did you? Also less than a week until I get to hang out with this little dude!
Shocker.....it's "not the right time" for elections in Ukraine.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/4296123-ukraine-russia-war-volodymyr-zelensky-not-the-right-time-elections/
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Monday address that it is “not the right time for elections” in Ukraine as the end of his five-year term approaches.
Zelensky argued in his Monday video address that Ukraine should not have to deal with elections as it continues to attempt to fend off Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February 2022. He previously had not ruled out Ukraine holding a presidential contest next year, though elections are currently suspended in the country under martial law.
“And finally, the waves of any politically divisive things must stop,” he said Monday. “We must realize that now is the time of defense, the time of the battle that determines the fate of the state and people, not the time of manipulations, which only Russia expects from Ukraine. I believe that now is not the right time for elections.”
“And if we need to put an end to a political dispute and continue to work in unity, there are structures in the state that are capable of putting an end to it and giving society all the necessary answers. So that there is no room left for conflicts and someone else’s game against Ukraine,” he said.
What made me really happy this week? Coming upon this video from 2021, and knowing there lives in Tennessee an attorney with such grit and cool.
Uncensored USA
( at ) CarlosSimancas
October 19, 2023
https://twitter.com/CarlosSimancas/status/1714789257011707908
TEXT OF TWEET: Best video today. This is exactly what you need to do in a situation like this. DO NOT COMPLY & STAND YOUR GROUND.
TRANSCRIPT OF ATTACHED VIDEO
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: This was filmed by a customer inside a Wells Fargo Bank branch in Tennessee. The customer is a woman, as is the police officer and, except where noted, all bank employees. The customer's voice is remarkably sweet and calm. According to Newsweek, this video was originally posted to YouTube on March 22, 2021. Source:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/outrage-at-bank-refusing-womans-money-over-masks-has-one-problem/ar-AA1iwM3H
MASKED TELLER: [inaudible]
CUSTOMER: No. Here's the options. You— I'm not putting cash through the drive-through. I'm not doing it. I put checks—
MASKED TELLER: [inaudible] person [inaudible]
CUSTOMER: No.
MASKED TELLER: [inaudible] the drive-through.
CUSTOMER: No. I'm not putting cash through the drive-through. Here's our choices. You let me deposit my money, you guys shield, you can wear your own mask, you can do what you want, it's a non, it's not a mask mandate state. So go get my money. Go get my money. Just start cashing it out, start counting. That's our choices. I'll go to another bank.
MASKED TELLER: [speaking on telephone, inaudible]
MASKED BANK EMPLOYEE (BLACK HAIR, GLASSES): Ma'am we can help you with the drive-through.
CUSTOMER: No, I'm not going through the drive-through. You can take my cash. You're standing right there. Deposit my cash—
MASKED BANK EMPLOYEE (BLACK HAIR, GLASSES): We can help you with the drive-through.
CUSTOMER: — or go get my money out. Right now. Go get my money out of the safe, go look at my accounts.
MASKED BANK EMPLOYEE (BLACK HAIR, GLASSES): We can help you, all you [inaudible]
CUSTOMER: Cash out my money. Right now.
MASKED BANK EMPLOYEE (BLACK HAIR, GLASSES): Go to the drive-through unless you want to wear a mask. [points to sign] We have masks right here.
CUSTOMER: No. Go cash out my money. There's a safe. Go start counting.
MASKED BANK EMPLOYEE (BLACK HAIR, GLASSES): [points again to sign] We're providing you options, ma'am, so you can wear a mask—
CUSTOMER: Your option is to deposit my cash, or go get my money out of the safe, and I'll take it someplace else, cause this is over. And I'm done. And I did everything everybody wanted me to do for a year. We're done. Tennessee is not requiring mandate, a mask— You are practicing business in the state—
MASKED BANK EMPLOYEE (BLACK HAIR, GLASSES): [inaudible]
CUSTOMER: Well, you know what, you're in the state of Tennessee. OK? Respectfully, you're in Tennessee—
MASKED BANK EMPLOYEE: The CDC—
CUSTOMER: —You are working—
MASKED BANK EMPLOYEE (BLACK HAIR, GLASSES): — requires us to wear a mask.
CUSTOMER: CDC does not require it. It does not require it.
MASKED BANK EMPLOYEE (BLACK HAIR, GLASSES): Wells Fargo is requiring it as well.
CUSTOMER: OK. Then go get my money. OK?
MASKED BANK EMPLOYEE (BLACK HAIR, GLASSES): We can't do that ma'am, do the drive-through.
CUSTOMER: You're not going to put 200,000 dollars through the drive-through.
MASKED BANK EMPLOYEE (BLACK HAIR, GLASSES): Just one moment. We are bringing security over here.
CUSTOMER: OK. Sure.
MASKED POLICE OFFICER [entering through front door into lobby]: Good morning, ma'am.
CUSTOMER: Good morning, how are you.
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: I'm doing well. Um. So my understanding is, is that, ah, the bank has a policy for masks. Um, are you, are you just trying to attend to one of your accounts here?
CUSTOMER: Yes.
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: OK. Um, they are willing to help you through the drive-through if you don't want to wear mask in the business.
CUSTOMER: OK. Hold on. Hold on. Why are you here? What's, is there a law that's been broken?
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: Well, it's their policy here is that you have to wear a mask.
CUSTOMER: Is there a law that's being broken?
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: Well, if they're asking you to leave, then, because you're not adhering to their—
CUSTOMER: It's open to the public and I have over 200,000 dollars in the bank here for over 25 years. So I gave them an option. I said, I'll be happy to leave, if they'll walk over there to the safe, pull all my money out, and give it to me. I'll go. There are banks who want my business. So—
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: OK.
CUSTOMER: — if they'll just pull it all out, I'll happily leave. But if I'm not breaking the law, I don't really need you here.
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: Why don't you come step outside with me, we'll, we'll talk about it, but it's not, this is not a public property. This is a business.
CUSTOMER: It's open to the public.
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: If they ask you to wear a mask inside, you have to adhere to those guidelines, and if they ask you to leave because you're not adhering to those guidelines that they've set, um, then, then you have to leave.
CUSTOMER: OK. Tell me what that law is. I'm a lawyer. So tell me what that law is.
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: OK. Would you like me to call a supervisor here?
CUSTOMER: Yeah, sure.
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: OK. Do you want to step outside with me and then I— ?
CUSTOMER: No, go ahead and call them, because I want to know what the law is. Because Tennessee does not have a mask mandate. Listen to me. This is a business—
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: I'm listening, ma'am, and I understand, I understand what you're saying but—
CUSTOMER: Listen. Listen.
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: This business can set their own guidelines as well.
CUSTOMER: But they are operating, they have, are registered with the Secretary of State to operate a business in the state of Tennessee, and they are open to the public of the state of Tennessee, that does not have a mask mandate.
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: OK.
CUSTOMER: So if they don't want, it's fine, if they don't want me as a customer, there's nobody else in here, we can stay 6 feet apart, they can go get my money.
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: Ma'am, I understand what you're saying as well, um, I—
CUSTOMER: Go get my money and I'll leave. Just tell this young man right here, to step out, go, with, take, get my money out.
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: Like I said, I'm not, I'm not going to—
CUSTOMER: Well, they're holding my money.
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: OK.
CUSTOMER: They're holding my money. They're refusing to give me my money, I've asked for it for four different people, I've asked her, I've asked the blonde lady, I'm now asking this gentleman over here. Could you just get my money out of the bank, please? Just cash? Right there, you've got a safe.
MASKED MALE EMPLOYEE: I'll have to talk to the manager on that. [inaudible] Just a moment.
CUSTOMER: OK, well, get your manager. We'll just start counting it.
[sound of footsteps]
CUSTOMER [to manager]: Can you just take my money out? I'll be happy to leave.
MASKED MALE MANAGER: No, ma'am, unfortunately we don't carry that type of cash in the branch. So with that large of an amount we would have to actually order that specifically for you. Now if you want, I'll be more than happy to process your transaction. I was with another customer, I apologize. But we'll take care of you.
CUSTOMER: Thank you, sir.
MASKED MALE MANAGER: I'll be right back.
[cut]
CUSTOMER: Thank you, sir. You have a good day now. Thank you.
MASKED MALE MANAGER: Thank you.
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: So could you just hang tight with me outside? I just want to clarify with them. To make sure.
CUSTOMER: Why? Why am I hanging tight? Huh. Am I under arrest?
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: No, absolutely not.
CUSTOMER: OK I'm leaving. I've got work to do. Thank you.
MASKED POLICE OFFICER: OK.
5:01
[END]