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  • I appreciate this. And if you ever feel that I start to become a problem please DM me, I'm not afraid to move instances so as not to harm an instance's reputation, I have done so in the past.

  • this whole explanation that something is “a perspective” or “interesting” and so that means it’s okay if it doesn’t fall into the category of “true” is… it’s not good.

    I mean, it can be if you're amplifying irrelevant voices, as amplifying irrelevant extreme rhetoric sparks panic and polarization. But if, say, an official says he thinks something about how Trump is running things, that's interesting. If a new poll comes out about sentiment amongst voters about how Trump is running things, that's interesting. And Rachel Maddow blogs, which I share in @opeds@thelemmy.club here and there are, if not interesting, at the very least a perspective shared by a non-insignificant portion of the population. By sharing these things, readers get a window into the thinking of people who have a different perspective than they do, which isn't just positive, but a necessary means of fighting polarization, and fueling compassion and empathy.

    I mean just someone explaining their take on things is fine. Maybe that’s what you mean by (2).

    Correct. I'm not going to run around sharing links to conspiracy theories, that is completely different.

    What you’re saying now is different from what you said before.

    Yeah, in hindsight I wasn't entirely correct in that initial response. I know for a fact that I saw some things that lead me to that conclusion, but I am less sure that those things I saw were accurate now that I think about it.

    Where does this happen, what are some of the cities? Where can I read more about it? How did you find out about it?

    Some cities I have seen this happen in were San Francisco and New York City (there might be others as well but I can't remember off the top of my head). I am not aware of any studies or anything that quantify or validate my conclusion though.

  • Hey! I really appreciate you looping me in on this.

    I am just trying to sort out whether you are (1) posting this stuff because you think it’s true (2) posting it because “doing battle for your team” so to speak is the pattern of behavior you see, by fun conservative commentators you’re trying to emulate (3) posting it because you’ve independently decided that you don’t give a shit whether it’s true as long as it “feels” like a win for your side.

    For the things I post, I'll usually post them because I either 1) think that the content is probably both relevant and true, 2) it portrays a relevant perspective, or 3) is just plain interesting

    If any articles I share make false claims in a community like @news@thelemmy.club then I'm more than happy to remove them. For places like @opeds@thelemmy.club I'm not as careful and I hope it's clear that the stuff over there or at @rightwingvideos@thelemmy.club aren't always going to be 100% true or objective.

    Now as far as my behavior is concerned @bdonvr@bdonvr@thelemmy.club if I'm no longer welcome here I'll leave. Many of my communities here are continuations of my old Lotide communities, and I only left that software because it's abandonware now. I'm sure at this point there'd be other Lemmy instances I could go to if you don't like what I post here.

    Edit: Also, the point of Rule 6 was to reduce spam, as my communities were starting to get brigaded by leftists basically saying "fake news" verbatim in the comment sections of certain news posts. I don't like those types of rules, but it seems necessary for now since it keeps happening. It's a neutral rule, so if anyone says "fake news" on an article from a center or left leaning source I'll remove that comment too.

    Edit 2:

    No this is a thing in blue states, and not at all related to being a citizen or immigrant. I think they call it “equitive justice” or “progressive prosecution”, either DAs will refuse to charge a POC for a crime due to their race, or judges will waive bail for the same reason.

    Where did you read this? Can I find out more details about why you think this is happening, and read for myself the argument that it is happening?

    This was something I noticed during BLM riots particularly, and in some blue areas afterwards like in New York (though not as prominently since the riots), there'd be cases of somebody stealing something or hurting someone, caught on video, and the DA would refuse to place charges on the individual. For the life of me I couldn't figure out why else they would do that.

    Now to be fair I think there was some overlap between the BLM riots and me still watching Steven Crowder so maybe some of the stuff I observed at the time wasn't entirely accurate or correct (I stopped watching him during the Summer Of Love because I noticed he wasn't as truthful as he claimed to be during his coverage)

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  • I don't think she reads any responses or anything

  • What's the scam?

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world

    The Legend Is Spreading

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  • Isn't this political?

    Great video though. My favorite type of propaganda film by far. Down with fascism and racism!

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    I also have Lotide accounts but I don't use them very much. I also have an emergency alt on Nostr which federates via Mostr but IDK if y'all are counting that as being part of the Fediverse.

    Also Kbin was superceded by Mbin

  • Ohhhh that's right cuz she uses #Peertube and #P2P chatrooms. Makes sense, although I think Fediverse Chick is, at least, working alone if not a scammer.

  • What's up with the Fediverse Chick thing? Seems like a scam with no catch. Pretty weird.

  • When's Google gonna put Gemini on the Google Home/Nest devices? I'd switch to 'em if they end up getting Gemini on them, the amount of times I ask my Echo Dot a simple question that it can't answer but Gemini can is ridiculous.

  • Videos @lemmy.world

    i want to feel pretty without makeup by cheese burger

  • Let's call it Frontpage

  • I used to see people do this here and there but they got bored after a few months because nobody watched the content. If you could get a bot to do this, I could see this being a longer term project, but if it gets big enough some folks might object as well.

  • I almost guessed Amazon Fire Store

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  • I wanna say it was built into Lemmy originally as well but they removed it from the FE

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    Twitterrific team launches new ‘Tapestry’ iPhone app for Bluesky, Mastodon, RSS, more

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  • Literally the only reason I log in at all is because I have the Master Chief Collection purchased through the Microsoft Store and Windows always picks up my Windows license once I login

  • To bypass the forced Microsoft account you can create a unattend file and pre configure the ISO to make a local account.

    I should have done this when I set up my computer, I had to manually change it after I set up Windows 11. I don't have anything against logging into my Microsoft account but having the actual account on the computer be a Microsoft account instead of a local account feels wrong. What if my account gets hacked, I'd just lose access to my computer!

  • Join a big instance that's been around for awhile and blocked by the fewest amount of other servers

  • I haven't noticed the AP being that slow in comparison to other outlets IMHO

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    Criminal migrant LASHES OUT during ICE arrest: 'F--- Trump!'

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    Steve Rattner: It's perplexing that Trump declared a national energy emergency

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    Enraged officers condemn Trump's January 6 pardons

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    Trump appointed me to his Inaugural Committee. Democrats lost their minds LOL

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    EXCLUSIVE: J6 Journalist Steve Baker Reacts to Being Pardoned by Trump

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    BREAKING NEWS: President Donald Trump Signs His First Executive Orders At The Capitol

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    Senator Tim Kaine praises Trump nominee Marco Rubio's focus on the Americas at confirmation hearing

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    Judge Blows Up on CNN Lawyer for Lying: ‘Your Credibility Is About None’

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    Pre-Inauguration Fireworks

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    Pete Hegseth Hugs Supporters, Kisses Wife After Senate Confirmation Hearing

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