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Christmas is a special time of year. For some it's about giving, others it's nice distraction from reality, many it's celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, or maybe all 3. For a small group of people out there it also marks the death of something important to them. Something that was many things. A place of amazing, funny and interesting people. An idea that speech should be unrestricted and unrestrained . A connection to media and content free from the propaganda embedded everywhere else. Voat was more than just a website. For me personally it was my daily red pill, my escape from clown world, the dose of reality I needed to remain cool calm and collected in world which has gone off the rails.

But Voat's demise has given opportunity to a new beginning, and when you boil everything away that's what Christmas is all about. A change from the old to the new. And having us here together is the best gift I could ask for. Endless laughs, smiles, WTFs, and head shaking. I wouldn't trade it for anything.

You've made this past year a fun and interesting experience, and I look forward to what becomes of our community in 2022 and beyond.

With best wishes from the Talk staff (literally just me), Merry Christmas 🎅

Same politics. Same enemies. Same sense of humor. Hated by the same people. Nearly same site structure. Hell, half the posts are identical.

Yet somehow, in a world full of reddits and twitters and corporate media orgs, we're going to promote animosity between these two tiny sites because some admin hurt your feelings. I can't tell if these posts are astroturfed animosity, or if you all are actual morons.

I got suspended from work yesterday after coming in while refusing to be vaxxed or tested to maintain a bullshit exemption. They wouldn't give me a length of suspension or any other details, but had me clean out my desk, return company property, etc. Alright. Was told HR would be in contact. Alright. Well it turns out they had my work email locked and then sent an email to the locked account after I left the building stating that if I didn't respond to their notice by the next morning, this is evidence of my "voluntary resignation". How could I respond to an email I couldn't see and didn't know existed?

They've been pushing for me to resign for a while now and finally went turbojew in order to make it look like I've been ignoring their reasonable requests. I don't know the exact reason why, but it appears as though they're scared to outright fire me, so HR has decided to play mind games to get me to give up and willingly leave.

I sent them an email from my personal account today stating I AM NOT resigning and per my state's laws, I demand to have my HR file sent to me as soon as possible. I also threatened legal action. Now I just need to find an employment lawyer to discuss my case. AT least a free consultation and all that, just to see if I have any ground to stand on. I at least want it in my file that I haven't resigned. It's sick and deranged that the company is trying to prevent me from using unemployment after they kick me out.

All this because I won't get vaxxed or allow an overzealous employer to act as my doctor. I have to prove I'm not sick to come into work, but the vaccinated retards can come in and spread covid around whenever? Fuck you. I have a family that depends on me to provide for them. DOTR when?

Happy birthday :)

https://www.voat.xyz:2087/talkchat?room=news

Count 1. ROSENBAUM... NOT GUILTY
Count 2. MCGINNIS... NOT GUILTY
Count 3. UNKNOWN MALE... NOT GUILTY
Count 4. HUBER... NOT GUILTY
Count 5. GROSSARM... NOT GUILTY

DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE
BOND TO BE RETURNED

Kyle was very very quickly taken from the courtroom by Sheriff's Deputy


Snip of video as not guilty verdicts are read to Kyle
https://qu.ax/oHB4.mp4


Kyle's atty Mark Richards speaks to press: https://youtu.be/GELJsS6Zxas


Full day of trial: https://youtu.be/rQAIFl8PdVo
•The activity in the courtroom begins at 3:03:09
•Judge gives caution to the audience at 3:09:53
•Kyle rises to hear the verdicts as read by the Court Clerk 3:13:32


Jury Instructions[PDF]: https://files.catbox.moe/maf9pt.pdf