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Foni

@ Foni @lemm.ee

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  • More Than 800K Have Lost $2B on Trump’s Meme Coin

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  • Looking at the comments, it seems that the important thing is that those more than 800,000 are idiots, and it is obvious that they are, but I think it is more important that the current president has scammed with all the shamelessness and without any concealment to its own citizens. I'll leave it up to everyone to reflect on what that means for a supposed democracy.

  • This line hits differently now

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  • I do not say that he is right, but he is right

  • Fake TikTok videos show thousands marching for AfD in Germany

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  • The EU needs to ban foreign social media now. Our institutions' commitment to the fediverse should be firm, decisive, sustained and comprehensive. I also think this should be a topic of debate and pressure from citizens right now.

  • EU vs. US or People vs. Billionaires? - Trump’s latest geopolitical moves are scary. But Americans and Europeans share a common foe.

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  • In some forums it seems that they still think (with the same error as in 2016) that Trump is a temporary blunder unrelated to the voting population. Trump is a product of the society that elected him. In 2016, it could be argued that without the popular vote, even that mirage has been shattered.

    There are many good people who love democracy, freedom and justice in the US, but also in Iran, and they are a minority there as well.

  • US making Deepseek illegal rule

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  • Yes and I use it more often, but sometimes a literal translation is not enough, I know enough English to notice when something is weird and in those cases I go to chatgpt or deepseek who understand what you mean and its context and give you the same thing and with the same tone in another language. I don't use it all the time, but it greatly improves the result.

  • US making Deepseek illegal rule

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  • I normally use it to help me with my English translations here on lemmy (I can more or less get by but I prefer it to be correct), so I already do it.

  • Best List of Books

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  • At no point have I suggested that one thing is better or worse, and I have also acknowledged that this list changes over space and time. I can add the social context because I agree with you regarding small groups.

    However, what ultimately matters is what is culturally influential—what shapes the worldview of our societies, even for those who are not directly aware of it. There are works, not just books but also music or films, that change our perspective on the world in the long term and do so by influencing all subsequent creators (at least in the mainstream). Being familiar with these works is important, and this doesn’t mean there aren’t brilliant works outside of this sphere—it’s just that their cultural impact is so significant that they deserve your attention.

    I suppose I will not convince you from my point, but I want you to know that I appreciate an educated conversation that for once does not deal with politics or things like that. It is a pleasure to chat with someone and exchange points of view and even better do it than someone with whom you do not agree.

  • Best List of Books

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  • I am referring to that which has a widely accepted cultural meaning. That which a large part of society knows and/or not knowing it will make you outside the general culture. This varies in space and time and is not decided independently by anyone, it is rather a consensus between creators and the public.

    You can not read it, but you must know it or you will be left out of references that others know, impoverishing your experience.

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    Is this a positive pregnancy test? Does the 2nd line have to be as dark as the 1st one for it to be positive?

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  • Okay, stay calm. Getting anxious has never helped anyone, and trying to think things through with a clear mind usually does. Take another test before talking to anyone about it to be 100% sure, but keep in mind that the chances of it being a false positive are very low. Start thinking and planning with that in mind.

    I don’t know your personal situation or the decisions you’ll make about this, but I’m sure you’ll find support from the people around you and you’ll get through it.

  • Best List of Books

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  • I agree with the post, mostly. I don't think anyone should read things they dislike, but I also think there are books that are required reading.

    Reading a good summary or review may be enough, but not knowing who Romeo and Juliet are could be a problem even if not reading the book isn't.

  • Trump Tariffs Threaten to Upend Global Economic Order

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  • The new global economic order: "The USA is not a reliable partner. Even if these tariffs are overturned by Congress or anyone else in a short time, the US government wants to impose them. They are not someone to make deals or do business with. Let's distance them from our economy as much as possible."

    Great job orange man

  • J.D. Vance lashes out at Denmark: 'Not a good ally'

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  • We need European armed forces for yesterday

  • EU debates return to Russian gas as part of Ukraine peace deal

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  • I understand that the German economy needs a boost, but we must try to take advantage of the situation to gain independence and ecology.

  • DeepSeek collects keystroke data and more, storing it in Chinese servers

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  • It used to not be necessary because democracies used to have moral authority but since the revelations of Manning and Snowden non-Americans see no difference between giving our data to the USA or to China or any other. We also know from the reaction to the war in Ukraine and Gaza that human rights claims are only sometimes used.

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  • He then posted it on Twitter. Instead of opening an official instance on Mastodon for official government accounts continues to generate content to enrich those it criticizes.

  • Mexican president reacts to Trump's Gulf of America plan: 'For the entire world it is still the Gulf of Mexico'

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  • I wonder who, apart from those who sell maps, might be interested in this nonsense.

  • A lot of Americans are Googling 'what is oligarchy?' after Biden's farewell speech

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  • really? That in the richest country in the world, a large part of its population does not know the meaning of a word like oligarchy, doesn't that seem like a fucking joke to you? Maybe in Europe we have to lower expectations about the USA

  • Google decides it won't comply with EU fact-checking law

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  • In other words, a company, acting on behalf of its own shareholders, tells a government, which represents 100% of the citizens in a given territory, to shove its legislation where the sun doesn’t shine. And not only is this not inherently absurd, but it also stands a significant chance of succeeding in getting the government to comply.

  • A lot of Americans are Googling 'what is oligarchy?' after Biden's farewell speech

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