Jk that's just a wild conspiracy theory....
... or is it?
Tbh it's getting to the point that I'm legitimately wondering, is this subterfuge? Am I being unconsciously primed to celebrate or normalize being silent and compliant?? Is this repetitively being drummed into me like it's a virtue to be extolled???
*shrug* Or maybe it's just me. But I can tell you that word gives me the ick now, so, thanks AI companies.
I get that it's a simpler word choice than "privately" or "subtle" or "stoic." But come on. It's getting old, generic, and pretentious.
... or, it's used as as a way to indicate some sort of underlying principle, modesty, or deeper sense of being that requires introspection to notice.
"Workers quietly handling the work of their peers while their headcounts get slashed"
"The quiet commitment to self-improvement"
Or otherwise, it's about some sort of clandestine activity that people are trying to pretend isn't happening.
"The quiet exploitation of millions of people"
The latest AI tell for me? "quietly" (or "quiet")
It drives me bonkers. I'm starting to see it everywhere, all the time.
Usually, I see it used as a way to indicate a subtle shift from one reality to another.
"People are quietly adjusting their schedules" or "Expectations are quietly shifting."
AI developers have long made it clear that their entire focus is on supporting "use cases" (arbitrary tasks they wish you'd do) and they spare no attention on abuse cases or misuse cases.
Oh cool. Thanks Cayuga County for the REDUCED RATE on parking for the jury duty I am legally required to serve at a rate of $40 per day under threat of jail time and/or $1,000 fine.
Glad you could muster the discount 😒
It's one thing to be an individualist bucking conformity. It's another to have complete disregard for the lives you disrupt and people you mock.
And secondly, now I have a sleeping baby who wakes from his necessary mid-day nap at the sound of your crotch rocket.
But first: There ACTUALLY ARE really empathetic, thoughtful, progressives named Karen out there. They're nice people. They don't deserve to be a pejorative.
I used to side w/ bikers thinking "Haha look at all these middle-aged Karens clutching pearls at loud engines."
Do you watch What We Do in the Shadows? This gives Colin Robinson vibes 😂
So... what does this mean for NG & military members?
Officers have legal protection to disobey orders that violate the Constitution.
Your subordinates are counting on you to know when it does.
Do what you will with this information.
The unfortunate legal loop hole that the fed government is using is that the forces are protecting "federal property and personnel." Since protesters are attempting to de-arrest - this legal loop hole is operating under the guise that citizens are attacking federal buildings & "officers" (🧊 agents)
Speaking of jurisdiction: Gov Gavin Newsome has gone on the record that the NG was activated by the federal government, not by the California governor. This would only be allowed in a declared state of emergency which the state of California has *not* declared. (see the CA Governor office's twitter)
This isn't even broaching the broader conversation of Posse Comitatus, which explicitly prohibits the involvement of federal forces in the policing of US citizens. This is why the US has state and county law enforcement - because this is the jurisdiction of lower-level governments, not federal.
... that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
(Notice the difference between these two oaths?)
I ___, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;
The Oath of Office explicitly omits this second clause about obeying orders, empowering them to defy orders that prohibit the ability to protect the Constitution:
A few important notes:
Part 1 is focused on the support and defense is of the CONSTITUTION. Not of any particular administration.
And yes, Part 2 focuses on compliance with orders.
... HOWEVER.
...and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.
First, let's recap the Oath of Enlistment in 2 parts:
I, _____, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;
🧵 Re: activation of the NG and Marines in Cali - Lots of uninformed ppl keep citing the Oath of Enlistment as proof that soldiers need to follow orders of the current administration. But y'all are missing important facts about how our gov & military are designed in a specific way to avoid tyranny.
Me, now:
6-8am: somehow multi-task breakfast and caring for child (and LOL workout??)
4-6pm: somehow multi-task making dinner and caring for child
8-10pm: somehow keep eyes open to work on biz while baby sleeps
10pm: collapse
Yes, it is rewarding... somehow?
Me, in my 20's: "We all have the same 24 hrs!"
7-9am: uninterrupted wellness & thinking time, pre-work
5-7pm: uninterrupted entrepreneurial/social time
9pm-?: sleep (or party?)
The irony of using that song is they are also trying to revoke birthright citizenship so that it won't be enough to be "Born in the USA."
I guess "hip hop" sounds like an old h-white person's definition of the genre but idk take it up with Dead Prez and Naughty By Nature???
