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@ SuperNovaStar @lemmy.blahaj.zone

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Please feel free to shoot me a message on Matrix. I'm lonely so I will probably respond to anyone lol

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    leaving db0 because I am a Zionist

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  • The native people of Palestine are more Semitic than the European colonizers who settled in what we currently call Israel. I don't care what religion you are or what your holy book says, you don't just get to take people's homes.

    After the Holocaust, should the Jews have gotten their own state? Perhaps, but in that case it should have come out of Germany. That would have been much more fair, and more fitting with the fact that that's where they already lived.

    Obviously we don't have a time machine, and we are left to deal with the present as it is, but yeah. Zionism is both fascism and religious supremacy and it has no place in the modern world.

  • Mamdani rescinds Eric Adams’ executive orders signed over last 16 months

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  • If it was truly a democratic proces then we wouldn't even be able to have this conversation, because Adams would have been removed from office as soon as he was found to be corrupt. (Which is a prime example of how the "rules" only apply to the poor - why should we follow them blindly when those in power don't!?) But the system isn't working and hasn't been for decades (If indeed it ever did) and to cling to it now as though the government will save us is foolish.

    I care about the rules, this whole conversation started because I said I didn't like the idea of blanket rescinding of executive orders. It sets a bad precedent. But we can't cling to "the Rules" as though they are a self-enforcing mandate from some deity.

    There are no gods here to save us. Politicians will not save us. The system will not save us.

    WE will save us.

    We will use the system and the rules when we can and abandon it where we must. But no matter what, we must not put blind faith in anyone or anything, because power corrupts and those in power cannot truly represent our interests because they are not one of us. And that distrust must always also extend to the rules they have written and force us to follow at gunpoint, because they add exceptions for themselves and catch-22s for us.

    Of course I don't want one mayor deciding things. But I also sure as entropy don't want him sitting on his hands because of some stupid rule like the filibuster or whatever when he has a mandate from the people to represent their interests.

    I'm sure he'll turn out just as spineless as any other politician, but let's not handcuff him just yet. He might just prove us wrong.

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  • You assume those processes were ever democratic to begin with. The truth is that they've been rigged against the common people since they were first written.

    I'm all for following the rules, but we can't ever put the rules before people's lives and wellbeing. If the law is unjust, you have a duty to disobey it. This includes legislative gridlock engineered to stifle progress and thwart the will of the people.

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  • In theory I 100% agree. But right now our legislatures are typically in gridlock and executive orders are the only way things get done.

  • New court records claim Epstein brought a 14-year-old woman to meet Donald Trump

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  • You'd be surprised how many small publications are owned, controlled, or at least heavily influenced by the wealthy.

  • Mamdani rescinds Eric Adams’ executive orders signed over last 16 months

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  • Sometimes, yes. Depends on the tactic - obviously we shouldn't be kidnapping people based on their skin color - but yeah, we can't afford to be too cautious right now. The very notion of democracy sits on a knife's edge.

  • Mamdani rescinds Eric Adams’ executive orders signed over last 16 months

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  • It feels good to see a politician who actually shows attention to detail and cares about the people they're supposed to represent. That's definitely not the norm.

  • TIL that Baba Yetu, the grammy-winning theme song to the video game Civilization IV, is The Lord's Prayer in Swahili.

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  • Look, I'm not saying the song is racist, just pointing out why someone might believe that.

    Besides, colonialism and racism go hand in hand. One necessarily leads to the other.

  • TIL that Baba Yetu, the grammy-winning theme song to the video game Civilization IV, is The Lord's Prayer in Swahili.

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  • (To continue to play devil's advocate here:)

    True, but is Swahili spoken much in Ethiopia? If the song is an homage to the Coptics, why not sing it in Coptic, or even Amharic?

  • TIL that Baba Yetu, the grammy-winning theme song to the video game Civilization IV, is The Lord's Prayer in Swahili.

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  • On the one hand, many people in Africa are Christians. But on the other hand, much of Africa did not have any contact with Christianity until colonialism. So I can definitely see how it could be seen as celebrating colonialism.

  • Mamdani rescinds Eric Adams’ executive orders signed over last 16 months

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  • Oh, symbolically it's very powerful. He's (rightfully) pointing out that Adams should have been removed from office, and that therefore his official acts since are null and void.

    But you can run into problems when you blanket reverse orders. Perhaps some of them were normal, necessary, or benign - and you won't know which is which until you read them. I would honestly rather Mamdani say he's reversing all of Adams's orders, but then actually sit down and read all of them and reissue/leave alone any that would cause problems if reversed.

  • New court records claim Epstein brought a 14-year-old woman to meet Donald Trump

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  • Right? Or at least teen or girl, not "14 year old woman." 🤮

    And people argue that these rich pedophiles don't own the media.

  • Mamdani rescinds Eric Adams’ executive orders signed over last 16 months

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  • I don't love the idea of executives blanketly rescinding their predecessors' actions. That said, since the fascists started it, I won't complain too much about Mamdani using it.

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  • That's my read of it

  • beer rule

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  • Maybe the genie gave you 0% beer and is secretly hydrating you

  • handling strays

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  • I definitely did feel a little out of place around men, and many of my friends were women (even before my egg cracked). Uneasy is probably the wrong word, more just like an outsider.

    I definitely wouldn't make the claim "men are not that well socialized" (although that may well be true - but I couldn't speak to that purely from my own experience)

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  • Don't focus so much on dysphoria. Focus on euphoria instead: what would make you feel happy, confident, and sexy?

    If keeping your current equipment makes you feel happy, confident and sexy then more power to you. But if bottom surgery would give you those feelings, then perhaps that's what you should pursue.

  • All clothing is unirule

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  • It's alright! tone is hard on the interwebs 😊

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  • takes notes

    "1. treat other people like humans"

    "2. where to find dungeons? is near dragons???"

  • handling strays

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  • As a trans girl, I can confidently say that I have a much easier time hanging out with girls I just met than I ever had hanging out with guys I just met. Although both do happen and aren't too uncommon.

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    The Thrule of Cups

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    Nine of Swo(rules)

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    Direct Action Rule

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    Rule of Al

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    New Flag Rule