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  • ruh roh

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  • a community to post political pics / current events pics

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  • lemmy.ca server rules:

    Argue in good faith, attack the argument; not the person, and promote a healthy debate. That includes implying violence, threats or wishes of violence and/or death.

  • Trump Sure Seems Pissed at Elon Musk Over the Spending Bill | Donald Trump isn’t taking the “President Musk” rhetoric well at all

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  • Lol it's so easy to manipulate Trump into turning on people.

  • Trump’s transition is happening over private emails

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  • butter emails!

  • ‘The army just ran away’: how Bashar al-Assad lost his brutal grip on Syria

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  • I don't think they had much of choice. Most people are just doing whatever they can to not be imprisoned, tortured, or murdered. A policy of killing anyone not killed by the previous regime wouldn't be great for hearts and minds either.

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  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Trump’s Ukraine envoy pick proposed forcing peace talks by withdrawing US weapons

    www.theguardian.com /us-news/2024/nov/28/trump-keith-kellogg-russia-ukraine
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  • News @lemmy.world
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    Across the U.S., White Supremacist Incidents Have Become the Norm

    www.nytimes.com /2024/11/21/us/trump-neo-nazi-anti-government-groups.html
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    ‘Government by the worst’: why people are calling Trump’s new sidekicks a ‘kakistocracy’

    www.theguardian.com /us-news/2024/nov/21/trump-administration-kakistocracy
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Elon Musk to ‘summon [UK] MPs to US to explain threats to American citizens’

    www.theguardian.com /technology/2024/nov/21/musk-to-summon-british-mps-to-the-us-to-explain-threats-to-american-citizens-uk-riots
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    ‘Reward for terrorism’: Israeli politicians unite to condemn ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu

    www.theguardian.com /law/2024/nov/21/israel-politicians-condemn-icc-arrest-warrants-netanyahu-gallant
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    ‘Positive progress’ made in Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire talks, US envoy says

    www.theguardian.com /world/2024/nov/20/us-envoy-says-positive-progress-made-in-hezbollah-israel-ceasefire-talks
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    US Embassy in Kyiv warns of 'potential significant' Russian aerial attack on Nov. 20

    kyivindependent.com /us-embassy-in-kyiv-warns/
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Latest Russian airstrikes on Ukraine threaten ‘catastrophic power failure’

    www.theguardian.com /world/2024/nov/20/latest-russian-airstrikes-on-ukraine-threaten-catastrophic-power-failure
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    US and Europe fear escalation of Russian hybrid warfare amid Ukraine missile attacks

    www.theguardian.com /us-news/2024/nov/19/us-russia-ukraine-missile-attacks
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    House Republicans Target McBride With Capitol Bathroom Bill

    www.nytimes.com /2024/11/19/us/politics/sarah-mcbride-nancy-mace-capitol-bathroom-bill.html
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    How Tulsi Gabbard Became a Favorite of Russia’s State Media

    www.nytimes.com /2024/11/18/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-trump-russia.html
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    UNESCO condemns recent Russian attack on historic center of Odesa

    kyivindependent.com /unesco-condemns-russian-recent-attack-on-historic-center-of-odesa/
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Nearly 100 Aid Trucks in Gaza Convoy Are Lost to Looters, U.N. Agency Says

    www.nytimes.com /2024/11/18/world/middleeast/gaza-aid-convoy-looted-unrwa-israel.html
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Two telecoms cables in Baltic Sea severed, raising suspicions of sabotage

    www.theguardian.com /world/2024/nov/18/telecoms-cable-in-baltic-sea-may-have-been-severed-says-finnish-owner
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    UN watchdog confirms riot control agent used on Ukraine battlefield

    kyivindependent.com /un-watchdog-confirms-riot-control-agent-used-on-ukraine-battlefield/
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Israeli Strikes in Beirut’s Center Shatter a Tenuous Sense of Security

    www.nytimes.com /2024/11/18/world/middleeast/beirut-strikes-hezbollah-israel.html
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Kremlin says Biden is ‘fuelling fire’ of Ukraine conflict with missiles decision

    www.theguardian.com /world/2024/nov/18/kremlin-accuses-biden-administration-of-wanting-to-escalate-ukraine-conflict
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    Ex-CDC acting director calls RFK Jr’s false vaccine theories ‘cruel’

    www.theguardian.com /us-news/2024/nov/17/rfk-jr-false-vaccine-theories-cruel
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Orban's hold on Hungary weakens as opposition unites behind unlikely challenger

    kyivindependent.com /orbans-hold-on-hungary-weakens-as-opposition-unites-behind-unlikely-challenger/
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    U.S. to Keep Sending Arms to Israel Despite Dire Conditions in Gaza

    www.nytimes.com /2024/11/12/us/politics/israel-weapons-gaza-aid.html

  • What’s the difference between Mastodon, Bluesky, and Misskey?

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  • I've never used Misskey but used various Misskey forks for about a year. I ended moving back to Mastodon. In my experience, the forks are very good at all the extra razzle dazzle they add (MFM, emoji reacts, drive, etc.) but often aren't as good at the basics. I'd pretty routinely have federation issues, missing posts from my TL, and posts that would just repeat endlessly in the TL until I reloaded the page. And those are problems I experienced on every fork I tried. I found that stuff more of a minor nuisance at first but it got pretty old over time. It's been a few months since I migrated back, so some or all of those issues could be fixed or improved by now too.

    Also, app support isn't great. I think most of the forks implement basic Mastodon support now that will allow most apps to work. But the downside is you only get Mastodon functionality in those apps and not the extras.

  • Growing food instead of lawns in California front yards

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  • 50,000 Russian and North Korean Troops Mass Ahead of Attack, U.S. Says

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  • Bodies of 11 people, including 2 children, found on highway in Mexico weeks after city's mayor decapitated

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  • Interesting bit buried in the middle of the article:

    For the last six years, Mexico bragged about its oft-questioned "hugs, not bullets" strategy, in which its leaders avoided confrontations with drug cartels that were gradually taking control of large parts of the country. The thinking was that social programs, not shootouts, would gradually drain the pool of cartel gunmen.

    Now, a month into the term of new President Claudia Sheinbaum, a string of bloody confrontations suggests the government is quietly abandoning the "no bullets" part of that strategy and is much more willing to use the full force of the military and the militarized National Guard.

  • Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic

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  • Again, I'm not "falling for propaganda," unless you have a good explanation for how the Dutch police, the mayor of Amsterdam, and the king of the Netherlands are Israeli agents or somehow beholden to Israel to become vehicles for their propaganda. But we can leave it here. I think we're all feeling pretty fucked up after the election. Take care of yourself :)

  • Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic

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  • First, that was an awesome reply. You're the best.

    I agree with you. People often say offensive things when they're in heated (verbal) conflict and we frequently make more of it than what it is. We react like, in those moments, people expose their true feelings when what they're doing is saying 'what is the most hurtful thing I could say to you.' I don't think that someone saying something racist in conflict like that makes something a racially motivated attack.

    But there are two categories of things that happened here. One was the thing you described (and that we agree on), the other was something premeditated and coordinated. And there is a difference between saying "Jew hunt" and planning a Jew hunt. You don't plan and execute ambushes in the heat of the moment. This planning occurred before most (maybe all) of the things people are saying the attacks were a response to.

    When this British man was attacked, they didn't demand to know whether he was Israeli or even supported Israel. They demanded to know if he was a Jew. No matter how people felt about, say, Saudi Arabia, if someone was approaching people in the street and demanding to know whether they're Arab (or Muslim) before attacking them, I wouldn't hesitate to call it racist. Whatever's happening in the world, someone organizing to "hunt Arabs" in my city can fuck right off.

    Honestly, if you trade out "Jews" with any other group, can you imagine people making excuses* for it? Is there a context in which it's okay to put out a call to hunt Muslims? Persians? Arabs? Black folks? Women? Any group within the LGBTQ+ community?

    *(And, just to be clear, I think you're explaining that it appears worse/different than what it actually is, not making excuses.)

  • Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic

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  • And you think that justifies organizing groups of people to hunt Jews in Amsterdam? Should they round up all the Jews in Connecticut just to be safe?

  • Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic

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  • Just a dodge, really, but I get it. It ain't easy defending organized Jew hunts.

    To stop dancing around it, if someone called you up and said, "hey, let's get together tonight and hunt some Jews!", would you think that's an okay thing to do or a fucked up thing to do?

    While there were clashes between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups (and other incidents), the Dutch authorities -- who know more about this than any of us -- have been unequivocal: the "hunt" was both racist and coordinated. If, say, Dutch neo-Nazis wanted to use anti-Israeli sentiment as a cover for racist violence, how do you think this would look different? Do you think it's okay for Dutch neo-Nazis to do that?

    And, if their investigation discovers neo-Nazis or other racist, far-right groups (who are very active in the Netherlands) doing just that, will you own supporting and defending their activity?

  • Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic

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  • The claims are from Dutch authorities, not a random "someone," and not solely from Israeli authorities. From the Guardian's coverage:

    The mayor of Amsterdam, Femke Halsema, described an “outburst” of antisemitism with “hit and run” attacks on the visiting supporters.

    “Men on scooters crisscrossed the city looking for Israeli football fans. It was a hit and run. I can easily understand that this brings back memories of pogroms,” Halsema said. “Our city has been deeply damaged. Jewish culture has been deeply threatened. This is an outburst of antisemitism that I hope to never see again.”

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    Theodoor van Boven, who owns the Condomerie, near Dam Square on the Warmoesstraat, said he saw gangs apparently hunting and chasing opposing fans. “What we saw here in the street in the evening and at night were groups of often Dutch groups who were out hunting, who were looking for Maccabi fans. They were on foot in groups, on scooters, riding round looking, and telephoning each other – it [seemed to be] organised.”

    And, yes, "Jew hunts" are racist even if particular Jews who end up being hunted are themselves racist assholes.

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  • Israeli fans were assaulted after a soccer game in Amsterdam by hordes of young people apparently riled up by calls on social media to target Jewish people, Dutch authorities said Friday.

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    On the social media platform Telegram, “there is talk of people going on a Jew hunt,” Halsema said. “That is so shocking and so despicable that I still cannot fathom it.”

    I'm not sure "Jew hunts" are criticism of Israel. If that isn't some Nazi shit, what is?

  • What is your favorite Fediverse platform?

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  • I use peertube.tv.

    Stux (from mstdn.social) is the admin and he's generally pretty great a running stuff. I haven't used it a ton lately but no complaints!

    Edit: Daaaamn. Just realized that registrations are disabled. Bummer. Sorry.

  • What is your favorite Fediverse platform?

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    1. Lemmy
    2. Mastodon
    3. Pixelfed
    4. Various Misskey forks that are all about the same
    5. Peertube

    Lemmy has eaten up just about all the time I used to spend on Mastodon. Pixelfed would be in the running for #1 if it hadn't become so vaporware-y in the last few months.