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NotAnotherLemmyUser

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  • Sharks attack three swimmers off two Florida beaches

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  • This is definitely out of the ordinary for this particular county (from what I can tell).

    Only 1 shark attack has been recorded in this county in the last ~140 years.

    https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/maps/na/usa/florida/

    Also a fun fact, while most of the shark attacks (in the U.S.) happen in Florida, you're very likely to survive. (About 15-30 attacks per year, and only 1 fatality every few years if I'm remembering correctly).

    However, while you're much less likely to get attacked in California, if you do get attacked, you're far more likely to die. (About 1-2 shark attacks every year and a fatality every other year if, I'm remembering correctly).

    https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/yearly-worldwide-summary/

  • 'A dignity that all Americans should have': The fight to save historically Black cemeteries

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  • From the article:

    A lawsuit before the Maryland Supreme Court seeks to stop the sale of a parking lot in Bethesda that currently covers the remains of a historically Black cemetery to developers.

    The Bethesda African American Cemetery Coalition argues that since the land is a burial ground the sale of the land requires court approval if the land is to be used for another purpose.

    “This issue is really critical because right now there are literally hundreds of African American burial grounds around the United States that are in various stages of desecration,” Steven Lieberman, the attorney who is representing the Coalition told USA TODAY in February.

  • California law bars ex-LAPD officer Mark Fuhrman, who lied at OJ Simpson trial, from policing

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  • Exactly. Here's a relevant snippet from the article:

    The California decertification law was passed in 2021 in the wake of the 2020 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and took effect in 2023. The law came 18 years after lawmakers stripped that power from a state police standards commission. That left it to local agencies to decide if officers should be fired, but critics said they could often simply get a job in a different department.

    This is big, although I wonder how difficult it is for an officer to move to a different state and get a job even if they were decertified by this law.

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    Trump JUST VIOLATED Gag Order & Threw A MASSIVE TANTRUM!

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  • You saw what happened to some of the witnesses that were on our side, they were literally crucified by this man who looks like an angel but he's really a devil.

    "Literally".... You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

  • Hiker finds pipe feeding China's tallest waterfall

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  • Welcome to Lemmy.

    Tankie is a pejorative label generally applied to authoritarian communists, especially those who support acts of repression by such regimes or their allies.More specifically, the term has been applied to those who express support for one-party Marxist–Leninist socialist republics, whether contemporary or historical. It is commonly used by anti-authoritarian leftists, including anarchists, libertarian socialists, left communists, democratic socialists, and reformists to criticise Leninism, although the term has seen increasing use by liberal and right‐wing factions as well.[5][6]

    You'll also see them around here commonly blaming anything negative on "capitalism" as well (while ignoring the fact that pure capitalism doesn't exist since the economy of almost every country is really a mix of capitalism and socialism).

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie

  • A social app for creatives, Cara grew from 40k to 650k users in a week because artists are fed up with Meta’s AI policies | TechCrunch

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  • I think you're confusing the word "corporate" with "capitalism", they are not the same.

    Edit: If you swap the word "capitalist" with "corporate" I completely agree with you.

  • A social app for creatives, Cara grew from 40k to 650k users in a week because artists are fed up with Meta’s AI policies | TechCrunch

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  • Whether it's "capitalist" or not doesn't matter. You could have government owned/created apps that make dumb decisions as well.

    At least with capitalism you have the option to go somewhere else when a dumb decision is made.

  • Microsoft to spend $3.2B on expanding cloud and AI in green energy-rich Sweden

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  • No one mentioned an alternative to capitalism and communism is the first that comes to mind.

    Realistically what we have throughout the world (economically) is a mixture between capitalism and socialism. Some countries place more restrictions on corporations than other do. We already get that capitalism isn't perfect, and I don't think any realistically "perfect" systems exist.

    So, if you're going to make "capitalism is bad" comments, what are you proposing that is better than what most other countries are already using?

    I'd be on board with it if we can show that it's better.

  • Microsoft to spend $3.2B on expanding cloud and AI in green energy-rich Sweden

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  • Why does almost every post in Technology have some comment trying to bring up the "capitalism bad" topic in some way?Are you trying to say that Communism would have done a better job?We've already seen how that has played out a few times already.

  • Republican activist with ties to DeSantis and Rubio indicted over January 6

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  • For anyone curious what exactly those ties were:

    Balmaseda previously served as an intern in the office of Rubio [...] and worked as an organiser for DeSantis’s 2018 campaign for governor.

  • China is banning ‘wealth-flaunting’ behavior on social media

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  • It's more of a balance between how much is run by companies vs the regulations that the government imposes on those companies.

    Pure capitalism doesn't really exist anywhere.

    And what kind of companies are you working for where you feel that your workplace is a dictatorship? If I ever felt that way I would leave and work somewhere else.

  • Russian disinformation sites linked to former Florida deputy sheriff, research finds

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  • Is this the same guy that's recorded on those robocalls who's always asking for donations?

  • China is banning ‘wealth-flaunting’ behavior on social media

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  • A balance between capitalism and socialism is what most countries are already using and has worked for a long time.

    Communism is the one that only works in theory and anywhere it has been tried has quickly led to dictatorships or else it has fallen apart.

    Edit: what most countries are using (not every country)

  • China is banning ‘wealth-flaunting’ behavior on social media

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  • Communism wouldn't fix much, and it would only be a temporary fix. It doesn't work well at a larger scale which is why every country that has tried it has either fallen apart or turned into a dictatorship.

    We're better off finding the proper balance between capitalism and socialism until someone comes up with a better system that actually works.

  • Michigan man who had seizure on Royal Caribbean cruise forced to pay $2500 bill before evacuating

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  • Personally I'm more of a fan of Approval Voting since it's effective and the easiest to explain/implement.

    Otherwise STAR voting is really good. Lastly I would take RCV since that is at least better than what we currently have.

  • 30-Year-Old Pro Golfer Grayson Murray Exits PGA Tournament, Then Dies

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  • From the article:

    The cause of his death was not immediately clear.

  • Man charged with helping Russian intelligence in UK

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  • From the article:

    Mr Phillips was arrested under new National Security Act powers, which mean people can be detained without a warrant if police "reasonably" suspect they are involved "in foreign power threat activity".

    Police have not disclosed details about the activities he is alleged to have engaged in.

    In an unrelated case, two British men were charged with helping Russian intelligence services in April after a suspected arson attack on a Ukraine-linked business in London.

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    Iranian Helicopter Crash: Confusion and Concern Cloud Rescue Efforts

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  • The confusion part:

    State media maintained that rescue efforts were ongoing, but conflicting reports emerged regarding the status of the passengers. Some sources claimed contact had been established with one passenger and a crew member, while others denied this.

    The incident also raised questions about the cause of the crash. While initial reports blamed bad weather, the possibility of technical malfunction or even foul play could not be ruled out. The Iranian government remained tight-lipped, further adding to the confusion.

  • Brazil counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon

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  • I feel like I read news about these floods every few years.

    The problem is that a lot of these homes are cheap/affordable because they are built in flood zones.