User:Major112233/R. Turk

R. Turk (Ryan Turk, born 23 July, 1994) is an online columnist, writer, blogger, and conspiracy theorist, best known for his work on Experts Column and for his blog, R. Turk: Articles and Current Events. He has written over 200 articles, and is well known for having a harsh point of view on many things. His latest article, "There Is No LQP-79 Virus: The Miami Cannibal Was Just Really High" has received over 27,000 views according to his blog. He also doubles as electronic/house artist Mixman86 and has released three singles under the alias.

Mixman86
R. Turk released his first single, "The New World" under the alias Mixman86, on March 27, 2011. "The New World" has sold quite successfully in Russia and Belarus, as Turk has explained in one of his articles. He has released two subsequent singles, "Alter Force" (July, 2011) and "Wobbly" (December, 2011). All of his songs were released to iTunes. Mixman86 is currently unsigned, and all of the singles were released under his own name.

Hiatus
In February, 2012, he announced via Twitter that he would be going on a hiatus to focus on his writing career.

Style
R. Turk has been known to incorporate both biting sarcasm and philosophy into his many articles. He asks some of the more difficult questions to answer about certain aspects of society, and he does not shy away from getting his readers mad at him. His best known articles are his "top" lists and his more controversial articles. He is especially critical of President Barack Obama and how his administration is spending the nation's money, as displayed by many of his articles. He has displayed dismay towards society and its many wrongs, while also always ending his articles with a hope for a brighter future.

R. Turk also is well known for his blog, R. Turk: Articles and Current Events, which is updated once or twice a day with the day's top news. Most of the news is based on current politics and crime across the United States.

"There Is No LQP-79 Virus: The Miami Cannibal Was Just Really High" and Aftermath
This article, written on May 31, is by far R. Turk's most successful and most controversial. It talks about the cannibal case of Rudy Eugene eating off the face of Ronald Poppo down in Miami, Florida. A mock article written later talks about a virus that makes humans crave human flesh called LQP-79 virus. Many people on the Internet began to panic about this virus. The next day, R. Turk wrote an article entitled "There Is No LQP-79 Virus: The Miami Cannibal Was Just Really High," telling the public not to be so gullible and that the virus is not real. People on many websites who believed in the virus, especially certain members on 4chan, got very cross about the article and began to bombard Turk with personal attacks, both on the article and on his personal e-mail and Twitter. The article, as Turk stated later, was highly necessary and has received to date over 27,000 views.

Criticism
Many who have criticized R. Turk deem his work to be unprofessional, rash, and terse. Some readers have even commented how he is a conspiracy theorist and one of the worst writers on the Internet today. His fans have regarded him as the one who speaks the truth and rips off the Band-Aid.

Personal Life
R. Turk currently resides in Woodbridge, Virginia. He will be attending Virginia Tech next year for college. He is also thought to be an avid supporter of Ron Paul and libertarian principles.