2026-09-14 Social General Briefing Summary
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San Jose officer fired for misusing Flock camera database in domestic abuse case | US news (r/news)
- B-Z_B-S: âBut although the cliche says that power always corrupts, what is seldom said, is that power always reveals. When a man is climbing, trying to persuade others to give him power, concealment is necessary. But as a man obtains more power, camouflage becomes less necessary.â â Robert A. Caro, The Passage of Power.
- 008Zulu: Oh hey another flocking abuse of power.
- noisemerchant: will probably just be hired in a different county in a few months
Alaska drops voter misconduct cases against American Samoans who checked âUS citizenâ box (r/news)
- PhilosopherFLX: Long story short, Samoa doesn’t want Americans buying property in Samoa. So they stay a protectorate. And thus we reach today.
- rhubes: That’s how I became an American citizen, by joining the military. Even after all of that, it was a struggle.
- BookkeeperSelect2091: You can die for someoneâs country, but still wonât be recognized as one of their own is a wild concept.
Whatâs something civilians completely misunderstand about daily life in the military? (r/AskReddit)
- _CozyMacaron: How much of it is just standing around waiting for hours only to be told to wait somewhere else
- Signal-View4754: Sometimes (most the times) it’s like a regular job.
- IndependentBorder670: That the typical day isn’t much different than as a civilian.
Whatâs a hobby that looks incredibly peaceful from the outside, but is actually pure stress once you get into it? (r/AskReddit)
- MisGeri: Gardening. It looks peaceful until you spend three months nurturing plants only for an underground war with pests, root rot, and unpredictable weather to test your entire sanity.
- thalassicus: Not pure stress, but because of the scarcity of waves per capita, surfing is often more aggressive/angry than it should be. Lots of people in a gorgeous environment doing a fun thing and yelling at each other.
- Gwarnage: Most hobbies once you hit a certain pay-in level. But, damn, flying expensive RC planes looks stressful
What product do you think has been perfected? (r/AskReddit)
- pika1229: My own vote is the pencil. So simple and cheap to make that you can buy packs from the dollar store. So reliable that you can use it to write, sketch, shade, everything. And there is never any idea for an upgrade because what would be the point in one? Its perfect as is.
- TheDevler: Love this question. I often think about something like the guitar. One of those things where you get to a certain price and then nothing really gets improved. Just more exotic woods used or customs designs etc.
- mcqtimes411: The stapler. Swingline for 1982 still going strong at work. Perfect every time no issues. When I think about it a lot of things have been perfected but it’s tough to find the perfect version because everything has to be shitty so you’ll replace it and keep the fat cats happy.