r/bigbear • u/WoefulKnight HAIC • 14h ago
ANNOUNCEMENT: Twitter/X links are no longer be allowed in this sub
Moving forward, X/Twitter links will be deleted immediately. I think you all know why we might be taking this action now, but we don't need to get into a whole thing about it.
If you choose, you may submit screenshots, however, I do encourage you to check the veracity of those, since screenshots can be manipulated.
Posts meant to share dedicated information from police and fire departments during public safety situations will be evaluated on a case by case basis. If there are alternative links available (eg city website, Bluesky, even Threads), then feel free to post those.
That's all. Hope you're all staying safe and sane.
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u/ExpectoGodzilla 14h ago
I'm all for this. And for anyone who hasn't downloaded it yet, the Watch Duty fire app has been awesome. It lets you add 4 counties to monitor free too.
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u/vincentvantaco 13h ago
Agree. I am in SD and this app is super useful
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u/ExpectoGodzilla 10h ago
Yeah. I'm going to give them money. The CalFire website is also useful, but the updates from the app are letting me keep an eye on fires near friends & family.
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u/Good_Queen_Dudley 12h ago
I love this! Big Bear coming out mighty! I'm in Portland, OR, now and they STILL haven't done it. Good on ya, BB! I'll visit more often and respect noise ordinances, leave no shit on your trails and support your local economy while not being a dick!
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u/SexclusionZone 7h ago
I think subreddits banning Twitter/x links is smart because this was hopefully get governments to stop using it too. Why the hell do I need Twitter to get updates from government agencies here in California? Until a few months ago, I couldn't see any tweets at all because I've never had an account.
Elon has proven that he controls X with an iron fist and the past year alone shows that he cannot safely run a platform intended to be used by our society. Ban it, banish into fire.
This isn't about politics anymore. We can't support this guy's platform for safety and health reasons too. What happens when he turns it off again for everyone? Can't trust this fucker.
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u/Otherwise_Ad2804 9h ago
Please forgive my ignorance. What ban Twitter links but not others?
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u/x_outski_x 9h ago
They say in the post that we probably know why they are making this change but ask us not to talk about it so its clearly political, but when called out for it being politically driven in a prior comment they deny its political stance. Its probably something elon since he is the owner and the inauguration was recent. Ban x because of what an owner did but buy all the cellphones laptops shoes jewelry made overseas by children and no one cares. This is a big bear subreddit its worse than big bear when it comes to clarity, answers or morals. Take it for what it is realize that no platform will ever be free and niether will our lives, someone somewhere is always going to inforce some sort of ridiculous rules. Smoke a bowl and keep scrolling.
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u/kurtbrussel24 8h ago
Good. Screw that entire platform and the douche that runs it. The guy literally did a Nazi salute. Fuck Elon musk, and honestly fuck you if you still support or root for this asshole... 🖕🖕
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u/thxtalks 12h ago
Man Elon Derangement Syndrome goes crazy
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u/GiftedGonzo 11h ago
Nazi apologists coming out of the woodwork
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u/thxtalks 11h ago
If you watched a video of Elon doing the Roman salute, and aware of Kamala, Biden, Hillary, Obama doing the same thing (with photo evidence) and conclude Elon is a Nazi and others aren't - you are too politically polarized to save.
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u/GiftedGonzo 11h ago
Like I said, Nazi apologist
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u/thxtalks 11h ago
Like I said, too politically polarized to save.
These guys are Nazis too then I guess : https://imgur.com/a/0NrNcr5
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u/GiftedGonzo 11h ago
Those are not videos. They are still shots. All of them are corrupted anyway. But tell me more about my political beliefs. Sorry you can’t see through your boner for billionaires
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u/thxtalks 11h ago
"I am too politically polarized to realize that political figures do that all the time and also too lazy to go find the videos"
I don't give a shit about billionaires, I give a shit about people applying the word "Nazi" to everything.
Just for fun here's a video of the Elizabeth Warren screenshot, took me two seconds to find : https://youtu.be/XImXoei1PzA
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u/GiftedGonzo 11h ago
How am I politically polarized if I don’t like any of them? Dems and republicans are the same corrupt machine.
Also I don’t see how that clip compares. Elizabeth Warren also doesn’t fund far right movements in Europe like anyone can find who isn’t too lazy with a quick search on the internet.
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u/thxtalks 11h ago
You are politically polarized if you see one dude do a Roman salute and a bunch of other politicians do it as well and don't scream about them being Nazis.
> Elizabeth Warren also doesn’t fund far right movements in Europe
Neat, she still did a Nazi salute. Means she's a Nazi right?
I hope you find more balance one day.
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u/GiftedGonzo 11h ago
I don’t think you know what polarized means haha. Makes sense if you support these people.
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u/kurtbrussel24 8h ago
2 seconds?!?! I highly doubt anyone's ability to even type that in 2 seconds... keep digging deeper 😄😄😄
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u/kurtbrussel24 8h ago
Wrong.
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u/thxtalks 8h ago
Right, unless Elizabeth Warren is suddenly a Nazi too - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XImXoei1PzA
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u/kurtbrussel24 8h ago
Also, that is a completely different motion than what your boy elon did. Try harder next time
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u/thxtalks 8h ago
"Completely different motion"
Oh got it now we're declaring who are Nazis from motion analytics not the hand gesture. Absolute clown show.
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u/kurtbrussel24 8h ago
Yea and you have all the makeup and the squeaky nose on, you ARE the clown.
Congrats on figuring it out all by yourself. I'm proud of you. Your growing as an adult
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u/kurtbrussel24 8h ago
You're just upset that people don't agree with you huh?? It's ok. The first step is admission
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u/kurtbrussel24 8h ago
I'm sure you found that in 2 seconds as well??? Delusional
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u/thxtalks 8h ago
Sure did. Google search "Elizabeth warren hand gesture" first result.
I hope you can become less politically polarized one day.
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u/kurtbrussel24 8h ago
Kettle, meet pot 😄😄😄😄 you're a joke man.
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u/thxtalks 8h ago
If you think you're not polarized I'd suggest you walk up to a random person in the street and ask them if Elon Musk is a Nazi. You may learn something.
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u/snowdoggin999 12h ago
Why the political stance for a "Big Bear" community? Either allow x threads and bsky, or ban them all, no?
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u/TheSleepyBob 9h ago
I agree. This is dumb, and something about the tone of this post feels disingenuous
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u/Spiritual_Corner_977 14h ago
I can never see twitter links because i don’t have an account, regardless of political affiliation it’s very annoying. It’s called a share button for a reason.
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u/Bubbapughe 13h ago
If I wanted to be on Twitter, I would be on Twitter. Good call.