Rolling gun battle in Capitol Hill tonight.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We live in Charles Allen’s dystopian social experiment.
That’s what happens when a man of little talent and worse education has illusions of grandiosity and own infallibility

He is the person DC residents overwhelmingly want as their elected representative. I'm not sure why admin tolerates you all blathering on here about how "everyone" is tired of crime and Charles Allen. You're all like vocal Libertarians, commenting on everything but only 0.5% of voters.

Overwhelmingly? 36,000 people voted for Charles Allen in 2018. Four years later, less than 24,000 people voted for him. That's roughly 25% of eligible voters in his Ward. It's also a 33% decrease in his vote share.

Frankly, I'm surprised admin tolerates folks like you who are so bad at math.

[Anonymous]

DC Council is bad at math and budget. That’s how we ended up here

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m one of the posters who thinks he ranges from personality-less with no oratory gifts to downright harmful and a demagogue. He’s no Batman, maybe a Joker.

Hate to break it to you not at all one or even of of just a few posters here. People don’t hate him or obsess, but have huge contempt for his incompetence and active harm to the QoL and lack of empathy for dead teens and others.

You don’t come back from contempt.

But why Charles Allen? What are the other council members doing? This seems like something produced, like, we'll get this rich white part of the city riled up and take it! So that the powerful people don't have to worry about our liberal political power here. IDK, it makes me suspicious, that Charles Allen, of all people, is to blame for carjackings and gun violence. I hate the crime too, but CA has some, not a lot, influence on what the city does about violence.

THIS EVENT HAPPENED IN HIS WARD. That's why he is being brought up on this thread. He's not being randomly singled out. We are his constituents and we are complaining about our council member's response to crime that is happening outside our homes. I'm not talking about other council members because (1) they don't represent my ward, and (2) this crime didn't happen in their wards.

And he chaired the committee that wrote the stupid crime bill that has blown up into a giant clusterf--k on a national stage over the last month. "CA has some, not a lot, of influence on what the city does about violence." Are you freaking kidding me?

I literally tbink you are a Fox News freakazoid.

And I think you’re a paid CA shill or completely ignorant of teen crime, car jackings, early release of offenders, how violence interruptors championed by CA are proven not to disrupt jack sht. Basically, you’re concerned about crime, but don’t have enough facts to understand why crime is rising, but that’s it’s “better than the 90’s”, which is not helpful.

+1

*deliberately* ignorant

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:automatic weapons discharged repeatedly over a multiple block radius during relatively early evening hours. based on the news few to no real leads

I mean. But it was road rage off a highway. It’s the fault of the urban planners who put the ramp in Cap Hill

[Anonymous]

Nonprofit CEO comp is 1-1.5% of the nonprofit revenue; it’s not 10%. The wife’s non profit is ridiculously run even if she makes nominally less than the predecessors. What kind of racket is this is and why isn’t Charles Allen protesting it?

By the way, American Petroleum Institute is a major donor?

[Anonymous]

Is Jeff running for the Council? He took the time out of his day to review this thread even though he normally only reviews the most active threads. Thoughts?

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The final thread at which I'll look today was posted in the "Metropolitan DC Local Politics" forum and titled "Rolling gun battle in Capitol Hill tonight." The original poster describes a terrifying shootout between occupants of two moving vehicles. When the driver of one automobile was shot, the vehicle crashed into parked cars. Ultimately, two occupants of the vehicle died and one was wounded. The original poster is upset that nothing had been heard from DC Council Member Charles Allen. This thread demonstrates three trends that have been dominating the local politics forum: 1) posters fixated on crime; 2) posters absolutely, completely, insanely obsessed with Charles Allen; and 3) posters posting repeatedly in a compulsive manner. Admittedly, this was a pretty dramatic incident that probably deserves its own thread, but the repeated threads about crime are a somewhat new development on DCUM. I think much of this is driven by the new wave of "crime reporters" on Twitter. These individuals devote their time to listening to police scanners and then immediately posting about any incidents that catch their interest. I've found them to play a welcome role in providing information about what is happening around us. On the other hand, posters follow them on Twitter and immediately rush to DCUM to start threads based on the tweets. In the past, these posters might not even have known about many of the incidents, let alone started threads about them. As for Charles Allen, he has become the face of DC's response to crime. That is ironic given that the Metropolitan Police Departement is under the control of DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, not Ward 6's Council Member. For all the criticism Allen receives on DCUM, he is a remarkably popular Council Member. In both last year's Democratic Primary and the General Election, he was unopposed. The angry posters on DCUM could not even convince anyone to run against him. Next are the compulsive posters. I don't know if posters have an authentic concern about crime and actually hold Alen responsible for it, and, hence, detest him, or if they hate Allen and find crime to be a good issue to use against him. Either way, the combination of crime and Allen brings out some particularly obsessive users. For context, this thread is currently 11 pages and consisting of 155 posts. Of those, the original poster is responsible for at least seven posts, which is not a lot I guess. But, another Allen critic posted at least 21 responses. A third poster — also anti-Allen — managed at least 27 posts in the thread. But, the winner of the Allen-hating extravaganza was a poster who probably wore out her keyboard posting at least 46 times. That is 101 posts just between these 4 posters. In contrast, a dedicated Allen defender managed 19 posts. The Allen supporter was convinced that he was facing off against paid trolls, but he is simply unaware of the obsessive-compulsive nature of these posters. At any rate, if you are intersted in epic anti-Charles Allen rants, this is the thread for you.

[Anonymous]

Where do I get paid? Currently, I’m just pissed off about the crime and my children witnessing 2 people shot to death. Let me know where the Troll Bureau is to get paid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is Jeff running for the Council? He took the time out of his day to review this thread even though he normally only reviews the most active threads. Thoughts?

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The final thread at which I'll look today was posted in the "Metropolitan DC Local Politics" forum and titled "Rolling gun battle in Capitol Hill tonight." The original poster describes a terrifying shootout between occupants of two moving vehicles. When the driver of one automobile was shot, the vehicle crashed into parked cars. Ultimately, two occupants of the vehicle died and one was wounded. The original poster is upset that nothing had been heard from DC Council Member Charles Allen. This thread demonstrates three trends that have been dominating the local politics forum: 1) posters fixated on crime; 2) posters absolutely, completely, insanely obsessed with Charles Allen; and 3) posters posting repeatedly in a compulsive manner. Admittedly, this was a pretty dramatic incident that probably deserves its own thread, but the repeated threads about crime are a somewhat new development on DCUM. I think much of this is driven by the new wave of "crime reporters" on Twitter. These individuals devote their time to listening to police scanners and then immediately posting about any incidents that catch their interest. I've found them to play a welcome role in providing information about what is happening around us. On the other hand, posters follow them on Twitter and immediately rush to DCUM to start threads based on the tweets. In the past, these posters might not even have known about many of the incidents, let alone started threads about them. As for Charles Allen, he has become the face of DC's response to crime. That is ironic given that the Metropolitan Police Departement is under the control of DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, not Ward 6's Council Member. For all the criticism Allen receives on DCUM, he is a remarkably popular Council Member. In both last year's Democratic Primary and the General Election, he was unopposed. The angry posters on DCUM could not even convince anyone to run against him. Next are the compulsive posters. I don't know if posters have an authentic concern about crime and actually hold Alen responsible for it, and, hence, detest him, or if they hate Allen and find crime to be a good issue to use against him. Either way, the combination of crime and Allen brings out some particularly obsessive users. For context, this thread is currently 11 pages and consisting of 155 posts. Of those, the original poster is responsible for at least seven posts, which is not a lot I guess. But, another Allen critic posted at least 21 responses. A third poster — also anti-Allen — managed at least 27 posts in the thread. But, the winner of the Allen-hating extravaganza was a poster who probably wore out her keyboard posting at least 46 times. That is 101 posts just between these 4 posters. In contrast, a dedicated Allen defender managed 19 posts. The Allen supporter was convinced that he was facing off against paid trolls, but he is simply unaware of the obsessive-compulsive nature of these posters. At any rate, if you are intersted in epic anti-Charles Allen rants, this is the thread for you.

this is Exhibit A in demonstrating the deliberate attempts to pressure people not to talk about crime on the Hill. People probably think I’m paranoid, but there is a concerted effort to “control the narrative” by keeping criticism of “progressive” issues off social media. School closures, crime, critisism of IB DCPS, criticism of WTU, criticism of Charles Allen …

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is Jeff running for the Council? He took the time out of his day to review this thread even though he normally only reviews the most active threads. Thoughts?

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The final thread at which I'll look today was posted in the "Metropolitan DC Local Politics" forum and titled "Rolling gun battle in Capitol Hill tonight." The original poster describes a terrifying shootout between occupants of two moving vehicles. When the driver of one automobile was shot, the vehicle crashed into parked cars. Ultimately, two occupants of the vehicle died and one was wounded. The original poster is upset that nothing had been heard from DC Council Member Charles Allen. This thread demonstrates three trends that have been dominating the local politics forum: 1) posters fixated on crime; 2) posters absolutely, completely, insanely obsessed with Charles Allen; and 3) posters posting repeatedly in a compulsive manner. Admittedly, this was a pretty dramatic incident that probably deserves its own thread, but the repeated threads about crime are a somewhat new development on DCUM. I think much of this is driven by the new wave of "crime reporters" on Twitter. These individuals devote their time to listening to police scanners and then immediately posting about any incidents that catch their interest. I've found them to play a welcome role in providing information about what is happening around us. On the other hand, posters follow them on Twitter and immediately rush to DCUM to start threads based on the tweets. In the past, these posters might not even have known about many of the incidents, let alone started threads about them. As for Charles Allen, he has become the face of DC's response to crime. That is ironic given that the Metropolitan Police Departement is under the control of DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, not Ward 6's Council Member. For all the criticism Allen receives on DCUM, he is a remarkably popular Council Member. In both last year's Democratic Primary and the General Election, he was unopposed. The angry posters on DCUM could not even convince anyone to run against him. Next are the compulsive posters. I don't know if posters have an authentic concern about crime and actually hold Alen responsible for it, and, hence, detest him, or if they hate Allen and find crime to be a good issue to use against him. Either way, the combination of crime and Allen brings out some particularly obsessive users. For context, this thread is currently 11 pages and consisting of 155 posts. Of those, the original poster is responsible for at least seven posts, which is not a lot I guess. But, another Allen critic posted at least 21 responses. A third poster — also anti-Allen — managed at least 27 posts in the thread. But, the winner of the Allen-hating extravaganza was a poster who probably wore out her keyboard posting at least 46 times. That is 101 posts just between these 4 posters. In contrast, a dedicated Allen defender managed 19 posts. The Allen supporter was convinced that he was facing off against paid trolls, but he is simply unaware of the obsessive-compulsive nature of these posters. At any rate, if you are intersted in epic anti-Charles Allen rants, this is the thread for you.

Thank you Jeff for putting the anti-Allen posts into context. They really are like the online Libertarians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where do I get paid? Currently, I’m just pissed off about the crime and my children witnessing 2 people shot to death. Let me know where the Troll Bureau is to get paid.

I’m sorry PP. I find Jeff’s hazing of posters and invading their anonymity to be really distasteful. I’m sorry you witnessed that and hope your kids are OK.

[Anonymous]

Not a Libertarian. An independent not subject to a group think? Sure.

I thought the obsessive posters were thus business model’s bread and butter. They won’t lose your data like the Cerebral if you are just here to vent.

I also find it rich to call out the citizen reporters when you devote your time to the obsessive posts by moms who vent. Why is it so hard to believe these are not trolls but the concerned parents venting? I didn’t hear the shootings, I saw them from my window. And so did my children, and it wasn’t just one. Two people died in those. These all happened in the last two years or so and nothing beforehand for decades.

So, I wish my reaction was to the admirable citizen reporters or police scanners. That would be less likely to give us all a PTSD. Why the need to mock the citizen reporters or the posters on your own website? I thought you did this full time, how’s that any different?

Maybe I was radicalized by the murders and the ATVs and the council members telling me to suck it up buttercup?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do I get paid? Currently, I’m just pissed off about the crime and my children witnessing 2 people shot to death. Let me know where the Troll Bureau is to get paid.

I’m sorry PP. I find Jeff’s hazing of posters and invading their anonymity to be really distasteful. I’m sorry you witnessed that and hope your kids are OK.

Maybe there’s a lesson. Is there a Twitter to a Mastodon?
I like this website because I’m old and it reminds me of the original chat rooms.
But there is infinite possibility to do better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do I get paid? Currently, I’m just pissed off about the crime and my children witnessing 2 people shot to death. Let me know where the Troll Bureau is to get paid.

I’m sorry PP. I find Jeff’s hazing of posters and invading their anonymity to be really distasteful. I’m sorry you witnessed that and hope your kids are OK.

Sorry about obsessing. It helps with trying to forget the shots ringing out and the bodies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a Libertarian. An independent not subject to a group think? Sure.

I thought the obsessive posters were thus business model’s bread and butter. They won’t lose your data like the Cerebral if you are just here to vent.

I also find it rich to call out the citizen reporters when you devote your time to the obsessive posts by moms who vent. Why is it so hard to believe these are not trolls but the concerned parents venting? I didn’t hear the shootings, I saw them from my window. And so did my children, and it wasn’t just one. Two people died in those. These all happened in the last two years or so and nothing beforehand for decades.

So, I wish my reaction was to the admirable citizen reporters or police scanners. That would be less likely to give us all a PTSD. Why the need to mock the citizen reporters or the posters on your own website? I thought you did this full time, how’s that any different?

Maybe I was radicalized by the murders and the ATVs and the council members telling me to suck it up buttercup?

jeff wants to have it both ways - the $$ of DCUM and a reputation as a “good progressive.” When it was just moms fighting about mom things (those silly ladies!) he didn’t have to care about the content.

[Anonymous]

Jeff’s post confirms what I’ve long suspected. A very small handful of prolific posters dominate the Politics and Metropolitan DC Local Politics forums. It’s the same two or three unhinged individuals parroting between themselves.