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This is what happens in a free democracy when the "establishment" ignores the voting public. Now it needs to happen on the city and state level.
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Disagree. It is a great time to be a fat cat. The next election most likely will either select a billionaire who will put their interests high by cutting taxes and shutting down social programs, or select another moderate Republican named Clinton who uses the family tradition of running to the left in the primary and t...
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I just hopped over to Willamette Week to see how this is working and found out there's a mechanical corndog you can ride at Rockaway Beach (which apparently is a real place and not just a Ramones song). Internet wonders never cease. http://www.wweek.com/2016/03/21/see-people-celebrate-national-corndog-day-by-riding-a...
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Maybe it was a bushy haired stranger who had the crowbar. Or maybe the 'victim' called the police after she had gambled away the rent money. Or maybe it really happened like the 'victim' said it did. Another bunch of 'might have happened' bits of conjecture in a local criminal case. "There is a trend in modern Am...
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Yes, and it'll be interesting to see if people will be able to 'flag' other comments that they simply disagree with. Have to admit it will be a challenge with those that post non-facts.
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You guys didn't read my original comment first. Second there is no free speech for private property I agree. But the constitution doesn't allow one individual to deny another free speech in a public place. My point is that the constitution applies not just to the government.
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I understand the stated intention of the new process, I just don't exactly understand how it works. I don't have much confidence in the editorial process at the ADN so allowing the readers to view deleted comments would add transparency to the process and allow us to "trust but verify." Usually the ADN is a big propon...
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HooRah! About time technology used for the greater good, but also sad that as a society we have to monitor our civility to one another by using technology.
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We in Lane County would have been better off if her arrest for Contempt of Court and DUII in Lake County two months ago had kept her over there a little longer.
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Since ADN is basically liberal, one has to wonder how objectively "civility" will be reviewed? Sure, the developers have considered this, but how will it actually play out?
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I don't I agree with your analysis of where the Constitution applies. There are plenty of court cases where non-governmental institutions or individuals are being charged with hindering others' civil rights.
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That is scary! Is that what people refer to as "doxing"? Makes me wonder how we can go about keeping ourselves secure when property ownership is public knowledge in every state and vehicle registration is public in most states (though, happily, not Alaska).
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Ahh, good ol' Garrison ... a voice of affable reason, from a different age. I'm afraid your day is done, GK. At the present time, most of your fellow citizens (left and right) are acting less and less like, well, fellow citizens, than scorpions in a bottle. :(
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Well, I'm always willing to throw my 2c at the internet. I've avoided adn for a while now; I look forward to giving the comments a try. If only some of the article bias could be moderated by an algorithm...
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Actually, we would be better off if she was still in jail in Henderson Nevada after her arrest in June of last year.
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Are you implying that this forum provided at ADN's expense on their own website is a 'public place'?
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Relevance grading isn't censorship - Its the use of intellect and discernment to avoid distractions of bumper-sticker blather or crude attacks on well-intended posters. Sounds refreshing to me!
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Funny, as I recall it, a lot of high-paying blue-collar jobs in the industrial sector during the Age of Clinton were basically shipped offshore by the environmental movement - with the full, enthusiastic support of the rest of the liberal left. :-/
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Except that teachers exercise suppression of free speech in public space daily. I'll let you have your point, but I don't see where any conversation happens in public space anymore. Starbucks, football stadiums, resorts, etc are all private. I never see anything take place at the courthouse or library... But, speak...
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As Acker likes to post when she thinks a great point has been made...BOOM!
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And your alternative is to go over there and 'reason' with them? Prepare your will first.
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I wouldn't say we should protest them...I do think we should point out that they are huge hypocrites, and only wrote their original article (and 5+ reposts / "updates" since then) to get "clicks" and comments. They will write anything for clicks, and this whole food PC activism is their latest ploy. It really is laug...
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Your intrepid reporter forgot to read the rest of the auditor's report. He found that Multnomah County Animal Services fails to maintain accurate records in every facet of the agency including euthanasia numbers. It also fails to accurately track the use of euthanasia drugs. These failures lead to the conclusion that ...
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That poor old tree has be harassed quite a bit over the years. How about come on down and give it a break?
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That article is from three years ago. Non-issue today.
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Sounds like a plan! Looking forward to seeing it in action.
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Hmmm. The road to a one-party State in America? Then we get the single-payer health care, steps toward a command economy, progressive diminuation of the private sector and personal property rights - then, voila! We are Venezuela! :-/ Start stocking up on cooking oil and TP now?
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are you my ex, per chance? you either make me laugh or madder than a Donald.
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I fixed my problem by reducing the image size using the "menu" button in the upper right corner '
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OK, once again for the people who keep repeating this nonsense: 1) The neighborhood under attack is ALREADY a 20 minute neighborhood, and 2) None of the plans proposed or being implemented do ANYTHING to improve walkability, since none address the #1 impediment: decaying sidewalks with utility polls blocking critical j...
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Now. Now. While all those cars being made in Mexico instead of Detroit as a result of NAFTA, (as signed by Bill Clinton and enthusiastically endorsed by Hillary Clinton) do exist and did take jobs away from US workers, they're on the same continent, not "offshore". Pure hyperbole! The only liberal that I recall ...
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I usually just restate the obvious. I usually just restate the obvious.
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Bumper sticker blather? Some of us don't need 7 paragraphs to get our point across...
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Good post. Easy access to Amazon, Google, Facebook etc etc will make chopped liver out of any leftover die-hard Marxists on the island in about two weeks ... High time to relegate our antique policies to the Cold War museum.
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I look forward to seeing how well this works!
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That is interesting history. However, surgical correction of imbalances is certainly drastically more humane that locking a human in a cage for decades. If we cared (obviously we don't), we would scientifically evaluate efficacy of various corrective actions without emotional input as to what feels best. Imprisonmen...
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Will posting "Hillary for Prison 2016" get me banned like it did under the old system?
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not all "offending" organs can be removed. I will not respond to anymore of your posts , ever, in regards to any sex- related crime or criminal action. it is clear to me that you have an attitude/belief system towards these types of offenses that are stuck somewhere in the 70's. an unbiased study of CURRENT in...
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Replaces an existing eyesore. Thankfully, it won't be painted green and yellow stripes. Surprising? Not really. Look at the reasonably attractive business complex and how it is made churlish by the placement of that big yellow "O." Ridiculous.
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As have attacks on American soil "come from within." Someone forgot to tell that to the Donald with his screaming for border closure.
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But, what if I REALLY AM a 24 year old mother who REALLY DOES make $87,439 per week by trolling the comments . . . wait! Never mind! Thanks for doing this, ADN. The comments were something I avoided like airborne asbestos. They are (were?) about as appealing as rancid wasabe on cabbage ice cream.
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Good luck with it
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Well, Trump means closing borders to illegal entrants. The terrorists you allude to were legal residents. A law to prevent citizens from visiting countries known to train terrorists, unless by special government clearance, makes a heck of a lot more sense.
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While it may be individual choice and people looking for a better life that brings many of them across the border, it is the national policy that is ultimately behind it. If the national policy is good and encouraging for the people, why would they feel the need to move?
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I would walk past the protestors, proudly order the "plantation press", consume it outside the restaurant in their presence, and politely ask them if they cares to do anything about it. But I don't live in the Northwest due to the rabid hipster infestations.
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Homeland Security would vet them. State governments aren't equipped to do so nor is it their mandate. If we refuse to accept refugees from any country under vicious assault from terrorism, whom would we admit? Scandinavians alone (oops, one of its loonies killed 67 teenagers on a small island)?
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Pete, we can only point to how well it's already working on two other sites! While commenters on Portland's Willamette Week skew more liberal, the commenters on the Register-Guard in Eugene seem to be more evenly split between liberal and conservative.And so far, on both sites, there's still a ton of dissent, disagreem...
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I'm looking forward too seeing how this works!
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I'm hoping this works. I just flagged a spam comment below.
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'Interesting and civil debate and conversation' I will reserve comment for later
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If anyone is interested in the psychology behind what the ADN (and Civil Comments) is attempting to do here, you may find the following article interesting; http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/22/play-nice-how-the-internet-is-trying-to-design-out-toxic-behaviour
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That's where "civil" comes in; one must resist that temptation. An honest conversation is the goal, and anything that contributes toxicity needs scrutiny. I approve of smiting trolls who are simply looking for a fight for no reason. I'm optimistic about this.
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He's mad as hell and he's not taking it anymore!
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Oh goodness where do I begin? The logistics of this indicates arbitration veiled as tolerance! Not at all surprising from this publication! The lack of spammers will be nice though! Hillary for prison 2016
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Thanks for keeping the comments - I believe they give a good sense of the mood of the people and provide lots of ideas and insights. It is appreciated that ADN is striving to make the comments more valuable. I like the way ADN cares enough to get feedback from the readers on changes to the paper. Thanks!
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You do know Reagan TRIPLED the national debt, right? Don't trust me, look it up. So, a core value of Reaganomics is founded upon a big fat lie.
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I understand that sergeants perform patrol as well and supervise the officers. I'm just wondering how much supervision an officer requires in, say a one month period. I can understand the need for oversight on a major accident or arrest, but for how many stops did you make today? not so much.
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Hear hear!
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My wife will be glad to not see her name (first anyway) attached to my comments, though I have always identified myself as the commentor. I tend to be leary of change, but like something else, it happens anyway and sometimes is good! Thanks to ADN for the continuing effort to keep and improve this part of articles, and...
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Great, it is about time. I do not use Facebook because I do not use social media as a method of communication. Civility is a good thing and perhaps more thoughtful intelligent comments will follow.
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This will be a welcomed change, thank-you!
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And those wonderful Republicans in Congress are so ineffectual they have a national candidate directly opposed to all of them. It seems even Republican voters expect something a tad more than "no!" from their conservative elected officials. I especially had to chuckle over the Republican budget just passed: loads of un...
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Are you related to either Willamette Week or the Register-Guard?
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I don't believe that the auditor's reports make either of those conclusions. You might, but the auditor does not. For the record, according to staff, the discrepancies were small and would not have a material impact on the live release rate. MCAS has done an amazing job of improving their performance in this regard as ...
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Wow, I hope the tree is ok....Lol.
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This is a false economy for renters. For most the next question in filling out a rental application should be where is the nearest parking center and how much will an off site leased parking space add to the rent.
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Jim, revealing public information like that is unacceptable! I'm sorry that happened to you. We've actually been discussing adding something about this issue to that first tutorial/explanation you see when you sign up. Hopefully, your fellow commenters would rate a comment containing personal information as "uncivil"...
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I don't see why. But it sounds like that any resulting discussion stemming from your comment will be kept civil through peer review and what the algorithms do with that. It will probably at least dampen any flames that would otherwise have started from such a deliberately provocative statement.
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I read the links to the Wired and Nieman Lab articles and still don't understand how it all works, but I'm for anything that cuts down on spam and trolls.
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The only reason I got into this fray was because I was sick and tired of seeing racist statements from readers anytime a news story, good, bad, or indifferent, about Alaska Natives appeared. I be watching.
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My comments are actually rated now? The last thing I want to know is whether others think my comments are as clever or insightful as I do. My fragile self-esteem is quaking in the silo of internet anonymity. I applied the same (low) Pass/Fail standard to my comments that allowed me to escape difficult collegiate cla...
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Interesting
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Thanks for #1 though...
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If you supported the occupation, you supported crime.
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The conversations are important and I'm very happy to try an improvement on commenting systems. Lately, I've avoided the comment sections as they were too full of trolls, spite, and anger and it was difficult sometimes to wade through to the sensible conversations. I'm hoping this will draw me back into the conversat...
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I've read some very good comments over the past some time concerning the state's financial crisis, and occasionally other things. It's interesting seeing the variation of feelings across the spectrum of human emotion. This is a good place to hash out ideas, because it is a good news source, so interested parties are re...
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I like the outrageous comments. It reveals the idiots.
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Thanks, we do consider our software "progressive"—but not in the political sense! It's "progressive" in that we're making real progress in the way people treat each other online. Personal attacks, harassment, and abuse are such a common problem in comments sections that many sites are just turning their comments off e...
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I've read some very good comments over the past some time concerning the state's financial crisis, and occasionally other things. It's interesting seeing the variation of feelings across the spectrum of human emotion. This is a good place to hash out ideas, because it is a good news source, so interested parties are re...
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If only it could by so idyllic...unfortunately, with millions of people being displaced without places to go and work to sustain them-- food and water scarcity increasing; chaos and violence will most likely ensue in the very near future. Growing food will become harder as the delicate balance of natural systems fail...
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I just snorted free trade, GMO-free coffee through my nose. In a very civil fashion.
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While the audit did highlight the improved euthanasia rate, it also found: -Poor record keeping, including mislabeling some euthanized animals as having a different outcome -Staff did not keep track of some instances when they used euthanasia drugs (which are controlled substances) -Many animals received very littl...
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Thank goodness. Not a social media person and have been shut out of so many conversations. I believe ADN will get a fuller mix of voices. Hopefully folks will also feel comfortable stating their positions with civility.
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Wildlife should live in the wild. Treat others as you wish to be treated. I would like to see what "tricks" we can train Mr. Wynn to do for our entertainment. Then put him in a cage. Does that sound fair? No. I agree with Buddha; "May all beings be free from suffering." Taking wildlife out of their natural habitat...
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Anybody find anything yet?
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This is good news. The comments section was getting pretty brutal. I applaud ADN for taking a proactive step to keep the comments section (there's good stuff there, too) instead of just removing it.
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Nestle is a giant foreign conglomerate looking to profit handsomely on the (pardon the use of the word) ignorance of people. Water is the most precious commodity we have - and is almost free. Nestle will not create hundreds of lasting jobs, but will forever draw the clean water from Oxbow Springs and sell it back to co...
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I applaud the efforts but the community needs to take responsibility, not the shelter. Spaying and neutering, socializing and training are key to overpopulation and placement.
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But only Churchill was the Prime minister of England at the time, who was also known for his love of food and drink. And Lloyd's is the equivalent of the New York Stock exchange for insurance in London. It's kinda big deal. Lloyd's insurance rebuilt San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake (Something I'm sure the autho...
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Muckamuck, I'm no journalist, but I helped create the system, so I'll try to explain! Each time a person comments, they must rate 3 comments from others—on each one, they first rate for quality, and then for civility. When you're still new, we ask you to also rate *your own* comment, and give you a chance to edit it ...
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Acker? more like Hack-er. BOOM
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TPII: There are always going to be serious Wackos around...some on the Left and some on the Right. Usually people listen a moment or two then move on with a shake of the head or a roll of the eyes. Freedom of Speech allows individuals to make quite outrageous comments and propose some very strange and radical ideas....
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I would have double down too with how it was handled. It came to light in a smear piece in a local paper implying she is a racist and then a open letter caller her racist, and now a protest.
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I'm not, no (beyond the fact that both use our platform, Civil Comments!) I'm a co-founder of Civil Co.
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Only pointless and possibly irritAting and inflammatory comments not pertaining to the subject up for discussion and yours was definitely not one of those. You actually thought that was a useful comment (shrug) I guess we will see what other people think. I think you either did not get enough attention with your first...
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You are a terrible person with way too much free time.
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I prefer freedom over civility.
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It is clear that the City Council does not want you to own a car. I mean, if it's good enough for New Yorkers (where a lot of them come from), it's good enough for you.
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People will just flag any opinion they don't like.
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Here's hoping the Sheriff in Montana cooperates with Federal authorities in apprehending Jake Ryan. The idiocy of the sovereign citizen and militia movements is on full display by his parents and their supporters: Prayers? Really? Ryan broke many laws by participating in the armed and illegal occupation at Malheur. He ...
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