Chebucto Regional Softball Club

I almost wonder if they are staging this?

Who's the conspiracy theorist now, Alex??

If you don't know who Alex Jones is, God bless you.

If you don't know who Owen is? You are normal, nobody who isn't an "info warrior" has heard of this guy.

There was recently a bunch of drama on the Alex Jones show, which is still around for some reason, (has he paid those families yet?)

His protege? mini-me? lil guy? "Owen Shroyer" quit half-way through a show and is complaining about poor pay, high cost of living AND he was not able to be critical of Trump (it's about Epstein of course.)

Political commentator drama is often depressing, but some of you will enjoy this I think.

@atsuzaki @david_preston

This country is so WEIRD and no one notices it!

@alienghic

As someone who works at a school we are terrified of a non-parent... often a relative taking a kid when they aren't the right person listed to do so.

But if they could verify it was you by birthday that'd probably be enough.

And if the kid is old enough they will tell you who that is. But that's what this is about.

The photo of the ID is a too much IMO.

@AlexanderVI @david_preston

What.

@Lazarou @david_preston

I kind of wish I'd said "Why do you need my ID? I'm not trying to listen to spotify in the UK or anything!"

But I'm also glad I didn't say that because I doubt the dude would have known what it meant and I just wanted to leave.

@log

Let's do our own news show "Live from the Barrel!"

Thinking of a day when all the ad blockers stop working and every shop and park wants your ID just to walk around and how I will be living in a barrel being grumpy if that happens.

It's fine. I simply will not participate at all then.

@paulc @david_preston

I was not in there long enough to make any observation about that. I did feel singled out, but IDK.

@david_preston

I was offended by the "driver-centric" computer system and ended up at a bodega that didn't ask for any ID at all.

I'm about two more experiences from being one of those "cash only" people at this point. LAMO

@david_preston

Admittedly I'm a little prickly about the whole "show your ID thing" ... the other day I was buying a vape* from 7/11 in the same neighborhood. I've never bought one before and was not surprised to be asked for proof of age. I showed my passport. They refused to accept it. Computer system can't scan a passport. It only scans driver's licenses and "state IDs" (state IDs only exist in the US because of the janky way we rely on Driver's licenses.)

*tacky bad, blame my uncle

@becomethewaifu

He wanted a photo ID just to look around the shop. I might not have even been as annoyed were it at check out... but bruh. IDK even know if I want to deal with ya'll yet.

@david_preston

That's the vibe I got. But this is just a vibe. It was confusing. I've never had anyone ask me for a photo ID just to look around a shop.

And frankly I don't think people should have to even feel the need to always have an ID on them.

It's absurd to expect that. This is not the Pentagon campus. I'm shopping! Leave me alone!

(this is one of the reasons driving culture is insidious. It makes people forget that, no, you do not need to carry a photo ID with you to just... live.)

@eyrea

In NYC? pffffft. I don't think stores care.

@RnDanger @jiub

The guy had on a store polo shirt and was behind a little lectern near the door as "security"

@apLundell

I mean it's possible but I can't see a NYC shop just doing that it's silly.

@jiub

Maybe it’s the guy’s first day and he didn’t understand what he’s doing as retail security. It was odd.

@Rob_T_Firefly 86th st

Why is Housing Works thrift shop asking me to “show photo ID.. to enter the store?” I was not aware they were part of the got damn british internet all of a sudden.

“you need a photo ID to buy anything”
“I can’t pay cash?”
*blank stare* “need to see photo ID”

Meanwhile other people are just walking in and out. So, naturally I left. Will not be back. Are people just showing their IDs for any little thing now?