ronkinator

I played at EverlastGaming in 2009, Valhalla from 2010 to 2012 and then OwlGaming from 2014 to 2016 before taking a hiatus. I was either Gordy or ronkinator on all of them. Haven’t thought of Valhalla in years though, crazy how time flies.

Just giving everyone (employees included) a quick update - I've been inactive lately due to RL obligations but that should be improving now. Thank you to those who have submitted articles/photos recently, there should be a few new articles over the next week.

That would be the main problem with the National Guard thing - it would likely be used so rarely that it would have to amount to a simple part-time job with a token amount of pay. A full time faction just wouldn't work.

I would support a San Andreas National Guard faction - essentially a faction where anyone could go get a part-time job (while still being a part of a normal faction/having a normal job) as a Soldier, RP doing training occasionally in return for like an extra $200 on each paycheck, with the faction employed during certain events (natural disasters, riots, etc) but a full time military faction is a bad idea. It would be boring most of the time and in the USA, active duty/full time soldiers aren't allowed to do much domestically.

Username: TheColonel Comment: Prior to this interview, we were not aware of their ideology and goals. They self identified themselves as Antifascists in the moments before we began the interview, as we were greeting one another. We did not “fish” for extremists of any ideology or movement, we sought out a rumored extremist organization and when found they identified themselves as being Antifa. We do not have a duty to contradict them or act as apologists for the larger movement they claim to represent - we published the interview as it occurred to allow for the public to interpret it. Our approach would have been the same had they been extremists of another ideology. We did not claim they were representatives of the Antifa movement as a whole, just as we would not have claimed that they were representatives of all environmentalists if they had been eco-terrorists. That is something that should be obvious to the typical reader. I do not feel the need to juxtapose a large disclaimer that they don’t represent an entire movement onto an interview such as this.

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"From anarchy, we can build this state into something to be proud of." - 'El-tee' An active, well-armed Antifa paramilitary organization in San Andreas? While it might sound ridiculous, over the past week PNN has spent painstaking hours investigating what was, initially, only an anonymous tip that someone had seen (and later been threatened by) a sizable force of well armed men training in the wilderness of Blaine County - men who, according to the tipster, were clearly not any sanctioned government authority. After a week of speaking to locals and following up on every single possible lead we could find, we finally got a call from someone alleging to be part of this group. Not only were they willing to explain their organization, they were willing to give us an entire in-person interview, provided we abide by their security protocols. Both myself and PNN Lead Reporter Earl Pickett arrived at the designated meeting spot less than an hour after we first made contact with them, the possibility that these were the wrong guys or that it was a false lead went out the window. Standing at the meeting spot were two heavily armed, black clad and masked men. They beckoned us over and introduced themselves with their aliases, "El-tee" and "Blue Lives Exterminator (BLE)" before allowing us to begin recording the conversation and snap several photos of them. For the purposes of this article, the interview will be transcribed - full audio recordings are available on request. Buck Chanady: Now let's get this started. Who are you two gentlemen with? El-tee: It doesn't matter who we're with. This isn't an organization, it's a movement. Buck Chanady: Why did you choose to approach us to give an interview instead of another media organization, such as LSNN? El-tee: Only one way to topple the regime dude... And that's not gonna be through fake news. BLE: LSNN is a bunch of yuppie corporate fucks. Buck: Earlier, before we started recording, you mentioned a plan. What exactly is your mission and your objective? At this point, El-Tee smirked and raised his rifle in my direction, sending a shiver up my spine. After a moment he lowered it again, grinning. El-tee: I kill Corpo-stiffs. We're not fuckin' around, these are loaded. Blue Lives Exterminator (BLE): They turned San Andreas into some freak-show police state. It's time to make this city free again. Let it breath. If I gotta kill a couple of cops to do that, then that's the price we gotta pay. Buck: Kill a couple cops, eh? El-tee: A couple? Hah'... BLE: Maybe a couple hundred if I'm lucky. Buck: I'm guessing you gentlemen aren't fans of the police? El-tee: "Fuck no. Did you know the funding for New York Police is more than the military spending of all of Poland?" A chuckle and head shake drives home his hatred for the police. Buck: You see yourselves as freedom fighters against the police, then? BLE: Freedom fighters for the PEOPLE. El-tee: We're doing what most people WISH they were doing. They're too fuckin' weak, but we'll fight for them. Buck: How many, roughly, are in your organization? BLE: If our blog is correct... like, one-hundred thousand in San Andreas alone. Earl Pickett: So social media is a common recruiting method? El-tee: Twitter, social media, reddit.. BLE: Sometimes we put our top-notch shit on the dark-web, a place where people are gonna' be, but the government ain't gonna' see. Buck: You've made it clear you're opposed to the police. What about the civil government? BLE: Just another form of oppression. El-tee: They're the people who approved the budget, man. It's all gotta burn. People don't realize it... It doesn't stop with the police. BLE: Sucking the government titty. It's poison. Earl: What is your end goal? El-tee: We gotta' fuck up every last person who supports this fuckin' government. Anarchy... from anarchy, we can rebuild this state into something we can be proud of. Buck: What would you say to a regular person who isn't employed by the government but idly supports them, like most Americans? El-tee: Read Marx, research billionaires and lobby groups. Get a gun, and kill a billionaire. Buck: Do you two have anything you'd like to say to those at home who are going to read this interview? El-tee: Get a gun, kill a bllionaire... burn down a local store. And spit on cops. BLE: Save our city. Burn down the establishment. Blue lives mean nothing. BLE and El-tee fist bumped at this point, smirking to each other. El-tee: Blue Lives needa' be made red. BLE: Just another form of the war machine. Earl Pickett: Are you concerned with backlash from these statements when they get published? El-tee laughed and patted his rifle. "That's why I've got this." BLE: Sometimes the kids need to be told Santa ain't real. At this point, the interview was brought to an end and we went our separate ways. The departure was anxiety filled - both myself and Mr. Pickett were concerned they would do some harm to us to send a message, but it was peaceful. While the interview was a success, we were left with as many questions as answers. Just how large is their cell, truly? And do they genuinely intend to act against the authorities? Perhaps only time will tell. Written by Buck Chanady with the interview conducted by myself and Earl Pickett. Most research done by Earl Pickett. Please contact us if you have any questions or commentary. (( Trying to figure out the best layout for a news article, might not look the best right now. ))

ABOUT US Here at Patriot News Network, we have one singular focus: pulling back the curtain on everything wrong in San Andreas. The mainstream media is so backwards and cowardly that they won’t report on the dirty truths we all face - government corruption, frequent disregard of individual freedoms and constant gang violence. Instead, the gutless neo-liberals try to feed us propaganda aimed at pulling the wool over our eyes. No longer will we be led like sheep. The truth belongs to us, and we’re going to share it with you. ORIGINS Patriot News Network is a relatively new organization, founded by Buck “The Colonel” Chanady, a retired US Army combat veteran. The Colonel brought the current group of journalists and staff members together to form a conglomerate of previously independent reporters and bloggers, forming a small army of honest and passionate patriots to combat the never-ending tide of propaganda spewed by mainstream news sources. WHAT WE DO While our mainstay is the publishing of hard hitting articles to reflect the true conditions in our state, we also have other journalism programs, including: POLICE WATCH: Our journalists are actively encouraged to take time, when possible, to record interactions between police and the citizens of our State, including traffic stops, arrests, street accidents and the aftermath of any shootings that may occur. While the police may object, our organization understands the importance of police accountability and ensuring that if a story develops in a police situation, we’ll be the ones telling you the details without any pro-police slant. This is as much a police accountability program as it is a journalistic venture. STRANGE OCCURRENCES: Have you seen something strange and unexplainable in our State? You’re not alone. Almost every day we receive tips about UFO sightings, visits from strange officials of the Federal Government, abductions and even supernatural events. If you or someone you know has had something strange occur AND you have evidence (photographs, video or witnesses) we will gladly pay you for your story and ensure the world knows what happened. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: We believe in full transparency. If you read an article and take issues with it or add to the details, please message the editor, Earl Pickett, via email. ((Click here to message him.)) We would be happy to publish your letter. RECRUITMENT Patriot News Network is constantly on the lookout for new employees, however we do not recruit in a traditional application/resume fashion. Rather, if you are interested in working for us, please submit compelling articles and photos to us. If we like them, we’ll likely publish it and pay you for your work. If we like it enough, we may send you an offer for full-time employment. CONTACT US While our headquarters is securely housed in a top secret location, we maintain a field office in Los Santos: Office #2, Arcturus Office Complex Alta St, Pillbox Hill Los Santos, San Andreas Alternatively, feel free to email us at any point with any questions you may have! We will also have a Facebrowser page coming soon. (( OOC Note: While we do intend to publish some stories that are so far right-wing and sensationalist that they may seem outrageous or silly, I want to assure you that the employees of Patriot News Network will be held to extremely high expectations when it comes to RP. If you have any concerns about our conduct, please feel free to reach out to me at any time. ))

Let me start by saying I absolutely supported the protestors burning down the 3rd Precinct. However, the police didn’t intervene in the looting after the abandonment of the 3rd precinct because the governor and mayor told the police to give protestors space that night to vent their anger, as they said that night and repeatedly since then. Except, for a small number of protestors, their anger went beyond just the police and they chose to target fire department and EMS personnel as well. Some looters over the course of the following several days also assaulted shopkeepers and employees, often without any aggravation. Police brutality has to be reigned in and there have been more and more examples of brutality every day, but you’re ignoring the darker side of the rioting, which is that many innocent people have been randomly assaulted and a significant number of locally owned businesses (many owned by people of color) were destroyed despite being completely uninvolved. Funnily enough, the store that reported Floyd to the police and served as the catalyst for his death wasn’t touched. In short, George Floyd is dead and police brutality is abundant, but hurting random people and destroying people’s means of feeding their families isn’t going to bring him back and is only going to sway popular support towards the police, as it’s been doing the past few days.

Nah, the opposite. Riot control. Too bad though, I wanted some free shit too.