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  • Does it happen when the law arrest a drug kingpin or whatever and they offer the cops something like 10mil a piece to let him/her go? Has anyone ever actually taken it? Or is movie trope?

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  • Meanwhile everyone back at HQ is radioing and asking “did you get him? Why is there 20 minutes of silence?”

    People can think. I can’t imagine how this works when you’re being backed up by dozens of people

  • Does it happen when the law arrest a drug kingpin or whatever and they offer the cops something like 10mil a piece to let him/her go? Has anyone ever actually taken it? Or is movie trope?

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  • Probably a trope. Low level cops don’t just stumble on kingpins. It take a large, coordinated investigation. You can’t just pay off the arresting officer, you’d need to pay off dozens at a minimum. And someone would say something. Maybe not to their boss, but at a bar, etc.

  • Bad Bunny gave his Grammy to this little boy!!

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    Not a monarchy?

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  • Excuse me, dear cousin, but we all come from Adam and Eve!

  • Ehud Barak Had a Very Close Friendship With Jeffrey Epstein

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  • As a mod of a huge community, I cannot tell you how often someone said “Jews did x,” then called it censorship when we deleted it. If you criticize Israel, you’re fine. If you says “Jews,” but mean “Israel,” you’re probably not.

    Meanwhile, we have lively discussions behind the scenes to prevent censorship. Users don’t really care though, they just want to complain and assume every mod action is an attack on users.

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    Congo and critical minerals: What are the costs of America’s peace?

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  • A good article isn’t made better by posting it 3 times

  • Ehud Barak Had a Very Close Friendship With Jeffrey Epstein

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  • What do you mean?

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    Trump's name in cursive was left unredacted in the Epstein files

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  • Weird how when you google this nothing legit comes up and it’s just social media posts alleging they found this file in government documents.

  • US | Feds can't withhold social service funds from 5 Democratic states amid fraud claims, judge rules

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  • What did they do, give millions in their welfare funds to a rich retired NFL star?

    Oh wait, that wasn’t a blue state

  • Bitcoin falls to lowest level since Trump took office

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  • Not just the constant exposure but the failure of traditional media to maintain their influence leads to people being in echo chambers.

  • Bitcoin falls to lowest level since Trump took office

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  • Yup. People hate when it’s the easy answer but there’s no huge conspiracy. Traditional economists were terrified about the potential shift at the fed and Trump picked an establishment guy. The dollar got stronger, while crypto, gold, and silver crashed.

    The other part here is that crypto had a decent bump when Trump won, but before he took office. Investors were excited about him as a pro-crypto president

  • My therapist says she might have to report my abusive family to the authorities. How do I avoid being reported so the cops don't show up and make everything worse?

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  • I can’t tell if you’re farming downvotes or actually mad lol

  • My therapist says she might have to report my abusive family to the authorities. How do I avoid being reported so the cops don't show up and make everything worse?

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  • For the latter part, it very much depends on the state and the disability.

    In terms of helping, there are a few scenarios. First, forced psychiatric hospitalization. Suddenly, it’s no longer a “secret” problem with the brother. It’s known and he’d have a record in a court system and medical records. Extremely unlikely, but not impossible, is removing OP to a stable program. People with disabilities who have confirmed cases of abuse jump to the top of those waitlists. There are also many “light” versions of those scenarios that still make things, even slightly, better.

  • My therapist says she might have to report my abusive family to the authorities. How do I avoid being reported so the cops don't show up and make everything worse?

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  • You’d be surprised at the number of times I thought it would be obvious and it wasn’t. In fact, it seemed pretty rare that people could figure it out. And even when they did, it was just their hunch, you can never know for sure who reported you.

  • My therapist says she might have to report my abusive family to the authorities. How do I avoid being reported so the cops don't show up and make everything worse?

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  • Ouch, someone is mad that I made a joke.

    Come on, it’s just moving, what could it cost? All your friends and possessions? $10?

  • My therapist says she might have to report my abusive family to the authorities. How do I avoid being reported so the cops don't show up and make everything worse?

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  • Any therapist or licensed professional (doctor, social workers, etc) will have to report something if it’s a credible threat to someone’s life. If your brother has homicidal ideations and makes threats, an investigation might not be terrible. Unless he literally never leaves the house and you are the only person that would know he’s ever made a threat, then your family will probably never know that you have anything to do with this. Strangers call the cops when they hear shit. If he’s loud, it could be a neighbor. Unless he’s agoraphobic, it could be anyone in your town who reported something weird.

  • My therapist says she might have to report my abusive family to the authorities. How do I avoid being reported so the cops don't show up and make everything worse?

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  • “Why can’t you just leave and buy a house or something” is the most Lucille Bluth question ever. You didn’t have to dignify such a stupid question with an answer. This isn’t your fault.

  • My therapist says she might have to report my abusive family to the authorities. How do I avoid being reported so the cops don't show up and make everything worse?

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  • As someone who was a mandated reporter and made a sad amount of reports, the investigators aren’t idiots. They don’t knock on your door and say “hi, your kid reported that you hit them!” They know the risk and it is literally their entire life/job to avoid making situations worse.

  • Some rich person could cause a lot of chaos by bailing everyone out of jail that they can

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  • I don’t think this is a thing. The court could reject you if you’re suspicious, but I don’t think there are laws saying “you need a blood relationship to post bail for someone”

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    Guardians' Clase, Ortiz indicted for pitch rigging

    www.espn.com /mlb/story/_/id/46906636/guardians-emmanuel-clase-luis-ortiz-indicted-pitch-rigging
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    Megathread: Charlie Kirk Shot at Utah Valley University Event

    time.com /7316095/charlie-kirk-uvu-shooting-turning-point-usa/
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    Government documents show police disabling AI oversight tools

    www.motherjones.com /criminal-justice/2025/08/axon-police-ai-draft-one-foia/
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    ICE is recruiting agents with incentives, massive ad campaigns. Sheriffs aren't happy.

    www.usatoday.com /story/news/nation/2025/08/02/ice-recruiting-signing-bonus-incentives-immigration-officers/85478464007/
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    The foster care system has a suicide problem. Federal cuts threaten to slow fixes.

    www.inquirer.com /health/foster-care-suicide-federal-cuts-20250802.html
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    Hegseth’s office exodus hides the real problem: It's him

    www.salon.com /2025/08/02/hegseths-office-exodus-hides-the-real-problem-its-him/
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    America's top gas exporter claims massive tax credit for "alternative" fuels

    www.motherjones.com /politics/2025/08/cheniere-energy-lng-gas-exporter-claiming-tax-credit-alternative-fuels/
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    Anti-immigrant language is rising—even on the left

    www.motherjones.com /media/2025/08/trump-illegal-undocumented-dehumanizing-language-media/
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    “Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat

    www.propublica.org /article/water-aquifers-groundwater-rising-ocean-levels
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    Companies can spy on you to set prices. What does it mean for your next purchase?

    www.vox.com /technology/420940/delta-american-airlines-flight-discount-amazon
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    Why Trump’s fast food obsession matters

    www.salon.com /2025/07/24/why-trumps-fast-food-obsession-matters/
  • Business @lemmy.world
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    FCC approves Paramount, Skydance merger

    www.salon.com /2025/07/24/fcc-approves-paramount-skydance-merger/
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    AquaSwap - A community for buying, selling, and trading aquatic life and goods

    lemmy.world /c/aquaswap
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    'Extra Cruel': Trump Admin Ends Job Program for Seniors as Work Requirements Loom

    www.commondreams.org /news/senior-job-training-program
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    Clawback of $1.1B for PBS and NPR puts rural stations at risk – and threatens a vital source of journalism

    theconversation.com /clawback-of-1-1b-for-pbs-and-npr-puts-rural-stations-at-risk-and-threatens-a-vital-source-of-journalism-255826
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    Idi Amin made himself out to be the ‘liberator’ of an oppressed majority – a demagogic trick that endures today

    theconversation.com /idi-amin-made-himself-out-to-be-the-liberator-of-an-oppressed-majority-a-demagogic-trick-that-endures-today-256969
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    Trump's war on Parmigiano Reggiano

    www.salon.com /2025/07/20/trumps-war-on-parmigiano-reggiano/
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    Number missing in Texas floods drops from 97 to 3, officials say

    www.usatoday.com /story/news/nation/2025/07/19/missing-people-texas-floods-drops/85295417007/
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    Thieves steal 40 boxes of meat from truck in Northeast Philly heist, police say

    www.inquirer.com /crime/meat-stolen-truck-northeast-philadelphia-20250720.html
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    Trump really did try to drag his Musk feud into pure revenge territory.

    www.motherjones.com /politics/2025/07/trump-musk-feud-spacex-contracts-wsj/