Today I learned +

[Ruin Explorer]

Today I learned about US Department of the Army Civil Disturbance Plan“GARDEN PLOT” 10-September-1968 some interesting stuff and paranoia fuel

https://www.governmentattic.org/2docs/DA-CivilDisturbPlanGardenPlot_1968.pdf

I mean, GARDEN PLOT been deployed a number of times, not least for the 1992 LA riots (rather laughably if you ask me, those riots were mid by Western world riot standards - if anything the main benefit was that the military weren't the LAPD). So it's absolutely sinister/creepy from a US law perspective but historically been relatively inconsequential. So far. It's been replaced by CONPLAN 2502, but that's essentially the same thing.

Talking of TIL, I recently heard about the Whiskey Rebellion, which was kind of like the forerunner of what lead to stuff like GARDEN PLOT.

Whiskey Rebellion - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Interesting that the US immediately had problems with the same sassy types who drove us Brits out! Their grievances were pretty legit too, because Hamilton clearly didn't realize how whiskey was actually used (as a way to pay people in the boonies), so slapping a tax on it was a much bigger problem than he imagined!

Also wow from that article I learned what "riding the rail out of town" means - I had kind of assumed for my entire life it meant getting forced or chased on to a train by an angry mob, but it's much more literal:

Riding a rail - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

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I mean, GARDEN PLOT been deployed a number of times, not least for the 1992 LA riots (rather laughably if you ask me, those riots were mid by Western world riot standards - if anything the main benefit was that the military weren't the LAPD). So it's absolutely sinister/creepy from a US law perspective but historically been relatively inconsequential. So far. It's been replaced by CONPLAN 2502, but that's essentially the same thing.

So, I knew of the actual code name and what it meant etc just not the memo i linked to. I read about it and some others in the book Code Names: Deciphering U.S. Military Plans, Programs and Operations in the 9/11 World by William M. Arkin

 

[Ryujin]

I mean, GARDEN PLOT been deployed a number of times, not least for the 1992 LA riots (rather laughably if you ask me, those riots were mid by Western world riot standards - if anything the main benefit was that the military weren't the LAPD). So it's absolutely sinister/creepy from a US law perspective but historically been relatively inconsequential. So far. It's been replaced by CONPLAN 2502, but that's essentially the same thing.

Talking of TIL, I recently heard about the Whiskey Rebellion, which was kind of like the forerunner of what lead to stuff like GARDEN PLOT.

Whiskey Rebellion - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Interesting that the US immediately had problems with the same sassy types who drove us Brits out! Their grievances were pretty legit too, because Hamilton clearly didn't realize how whiskey was actually used (as a way to pay people in the boonies), so slapping a tax on it was a much bigger problem than he imagined!

Also wow from that article I learned what "riding the rail out of town" means - I had kind of assumed for my entire life it meant getting forced or chased on to a train by an angry mob, but it's much more literal:

Riding a rail - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Another one I've heard of is being tied face down and backwards to the back of a horse, then the horse being smacked on the butt and turned loose. I don't know if that one is apocryphal though.

 

[MoonSong]

Another one I've heard of is being tied face down and backwards to the back of a horse, then the horse being smacked on the butt and turned loose. I don't know if that one is apocryphal though.

It sounds like a waste of a horse.

 

[Dioltach]

Another one I've heard of is being tied face down and backwards to the back of a horse, then the horse being smacked on the butt and turned loose. I don't know if that one is apocryphal though.

I could have sworn I read about this, but then being tied up underneath the horse. Or maybe that was from one of those gritty western novels that were popular for a while in the 1980s and 1990s.

 

[Ryujin]

It sounds like a waste of a horse.

It wouldn't have to be a great horse and only needs to make it out of sight of town.

I could have sworn I read about this, but then being tied up underneath the horse. Or maybe that was from one of those gritty western novels that were popular for a while in the 1980s and 1990s.

If your head is hanging over the horse's butt then over or under is kind of a moot point.

 

[MoonSong]

Turns out there isn't enough electricity nor cooling systems to keep feeding the AI boom.

https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/data-centre-boom-reveals-ai-hypes-physical-limits-2024-07-04/

 

[MoonSong]

It wouldn't have to be a great horse and only needs to make it out of sight of town.

Even a bad horse can be made into plenty jello and paste.

 

[Mad_Jack]

He was recovered. I tried to find an article about it but all that I could find was a more recent incident in which another gorilla statue was stolen in Carluke, Scotland, which was also recovered.

I'll see your Gorilla and raise you a Big Blue Bug... He gets dressed up for Independence Day, Halloween, Christmas and the season opener of the Pawtucket Red Sox. During Covid, he also wore a giant mask.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Even a bad horse can be made into plenty jello and paste.

How much jello you want?