We just saw grassroots Muslims & allies in Michigan organize a 13% protest vote of ‘Undecided’ in the state’s Democratic primary. They aren’t alt-right trolls shitposting hot takes, that is a lot of real people who are absolutely FURIOUS that an administration they supported in 2020 has taken so little actual action on this matter
I also completely disagree that a personal voting choice should be seen as the ‘bad guy’ when the DNC did all it could to stifle challengers to Biden. Get angry at them and their political duopoly, not voters with conviction
If Biden came out and said “As a devout Catholic I cannot morally support abortion, I will not work to restore Roe v Wade protections” he would be rightly criticized heavily, and people would likely choose to note vote based on that
I’m a fan of the ‘speed bump’ for a lot of the same reasons, if nothing else than requiring a certain level of interest or effort beyond swiping a credit card. But I’d like to have a medical and/or compassionate carer exemption for non-recreation patients.
I have enjoyed my time with the herb and agree that legalization is our best harm reduction route, but I’m not going to pretend it’s a net societal gain either - like you said look at how we treat alcohol and: cars, marketing, licensing, enforcement, child access, addiction, rehab industry, etc
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has officially signed a bill to legalize medical marijuana—a step that he and other officials say can help soldiers address physical and mental wounds incurred during the nation’s war with Russia....
Any photo of Zelenskyy in a suit, that’s his regular ol’ baby face from before Russia forced him to stare into the abyss of war. He didn’t blink, but his face today wears the scars of that trauma and stress
Israeli troops have entered Nasser Medical Complex, the hospital in southern Gaza where thousands of displaced Palestinians had been sheltering in recent days, Gaza’s health ministry and the Israeli military said on Thursday....
…and don’t show too much concern for the civilians in the midst who die as a result of IDF actions
“Hamas uses them like human shields, we warned them to leave the hospital/the house/the street/Gaza City/Khan Younis/Gaza entirely”
If someone takes a hostage/uses human shields, you don’t stoop to the same level and disregard that human life, bombing/shooting anyway bc ‘muh military necessity’
Israel makes an effort to provide a space away from the fighting, where civilians can live until “Hamas is destroyed”. It doesn’t even have to be outside of Gaza, but it’s arguably a better security idea to make a new camp inside Israel proper
The IDF made a big noise about ‘defeating’ Al-Qassam in northern Gaza around Gaza City, that was an opportunity to provide a safe area.
Pick an open area, there’s several in the agricultural zones up north
Perform through search for weapons caches, tunnels, etc
Create tent city for displaced civilians
Offer safe passage (but like, actually do it this time) and as people arrive you process them for signs of terrorist activity - explosives swab tests, checked against known terrorist lists, etc
It won’t be perfect at keeping militants OUT of the camp, but it would help keep civilians AWAY from the fighting
It won’t be perfect at keeping militants OUT of the camp, but it would help keep civilians AWAY from the fighting
I’m not falling into the Nirvana fallacy. There will always be holdouts (people were living in Bahkmut during the siege, refusing to evacuate) but that doesn’t then give the IDF permission to throw up their hands and say “welp, we tried - bombs away” Shooting through a human shield is not a moral strategy, nor a long term strategy, and eventually you’ll apply that tactic against the people you’re trying to save, not just ‘enemy’ civilians
It’s not a binary choice of “Attac Hamas” or “No attac Hamas” dude. I want Israel to use ✨proportional force ✨whilst respecting that Palestinian civilians have a right to exist, and actually restraining themselves beyond fig leaf efforts.
'We will wield disproportionate power against every village from which shots are fired on Israel, and cause immense damage and destruction. From our perspective, these are military bases… This isn’t a suggestion. This is a plan that has already been authorized.'
I’m happy to answer legitimate questions, but you’re trying reeeeeal hard to paint a corner where you can eke out a ‘win’.
International law is clear re: hospital/mosque/orphanage being used for military purpose, but laws <> morality. The law gives the a-okay to attack the building in use, morality is in complete conflict with that legal permission
And I’ll repeat my assertion about proportional force. The missiles fired by militants are super ineffective even without the iron dome - inaccurate, limited payload and range, generally subpar explosive filler.
If my house was bombed and my family hurt? Absolutely I’d be enraged and probably want revenge. But that’s no basis for national policy. Israel had broad public support as the more moral side, until they began a government policy of breaking the arms and fingers of Palestinian youth throwing stones. What you want to do, and what you should do often do not overlap:
Defence Minister Yitzhak Rabin shifted the emphasis of repression away from the use of firearms in favour of physical intimidation and economic coercion to re-establish order. In the short term it was successful. He exhorted his troops to use ‘might, power and beatings’ to restore order." Soldiers armed with cudgels beat up those they could lay their hands on regardless of whether they were demonstrators, or not, breaking into homes by day and night, dragging men and women, young and old, from their beds to beat them. At Gaza’s Shifa Hospital 200 people were treated during the first five days of the new policy
I’ve had multiple posts removed for saying that phrase. I abhor violence. The reason that I detest Israel is that they perpetrate violence against a captive people. They can fuck off, as far as I’m concerned. I don’t understand why this is labeled as advocating violence.
Further to this, nobody interprets “Fuck Israel” to mean you hate the food, the weather, the terrain, etc because that’d be weird. I hate Florida weather, but I recognize that “Fuck Florida” is ambiguous, so I say “Fuck Florida humidity”
Zionists have tried to re-define anti-semitism to include any and all criticism of the Israeli government. There’s some legit basis for this, as an uncommon anti-semetic attack is to say that Israel has no claims to legitimacy, but it’s gone too far and been abused:
The definition was developed during 2003–2004 and first published… on the website of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC). The publication was made “without formal review”, and [it was] removed from its website in “a clear-out of non-official documents”… Kenneth S. Stern, one of the original drafters, has opposed the weaponization of the definition
Shower beer/seltzer/soda is great at the end of a long day/hard run/big trip etc from the hot water getting your body clean, and the cold refreshing beverage you drink during the process
If beer #7 gets brought into the shower at 3pm, you likely need to sit down and take a look at your life choices
If you’re not enjoying your time at sea, on the ship itself, I’d recommend powering through the quest line, possibly the legendary ship battles and leave it there.
I stopped trying to 100% after AC2, and sped through the ‘housekeeping’ pre-assassination missions. Follow this guy, loot this chest, pick her pocket, etc gets real old quick
That was the best part for me lol - open world piracy simulator with your crew belting out sea shanties and upgrading your ship. The on foot parts of the AC franchise might as well be on train tracks, not my jam
The end game armor you unlock is good… but it is walled off until the very end game when you’re otherwise super geared up, so it’s not the ‘epic purple loot’ it seems like
The Flying Dutchman fight is hella bullshit though, I swear that thing was midair and turned 180 on the spot multiple times. Made lining up broadsides annoying af when a man-o-war is nimble and tough
Police “Flexicuffs” are legit, and designed to prevent this technique from working. The ‘smash against hard surface to break’ works on regular zip-ties, the kind a kidnapper or rapist buys from the hardware store
Picking handcuffs is indeed trivial, and basically all models are vulnerable to shimming under the ratchet pawl as well as using the (nearly) universal keys that are cheaply available online
“Disinformation” has become to the left, what “fake news” is to the right - a cudgel to deflect dissent or crush differing options as false or astroturfed, and therefore not even worth discussion to dismiss
Yes, but it’s not really common knowledge. People may recognize that if you’re talking about egg prices last year for instance, but then don’t bat at $400 concert tickets, or TV shows that spin plotlines to increase ad time, or the state of higher education as sports franchises first and foremost to sell merchandise
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Wendy's day-truleading (discuss.tchncs.de)
Israeli forces kill, wound Palestinians waiting for food aid in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
Germany passes law to legalize cannabis - the ninth country to do so (www.msn.com)
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The voice actor behind "PEGI 18" says he was paid just €200 (www.eurogamer.net)
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Ukraine’s Zelensky Signs Medical Marijuana Bill, A Step He Says Can Heal ‘Pain, Stress and Trauma Of War’ With Russia (www.marijuanamoment.net)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has officially signed a bill to legalize medical marijuana—a step that he and other officials say can help soldiers address physical and mental wounds incurred during the nation’s war with Russia....
Israel says its special forces are inside the largest hospital in southern Gaza. (www.nytimes.com)
Israeli troops have entered Nasser Medical Complex, the hospital in southern Gaza where thousands of displaced Palestinians had been sheltering in recent days, Gaza’s health ministry and the Israeli military said on Thursday....
Taylor Swift getting to the trade center. (lemm.ee)
Saying "Fuck Israel" is apparently a call to violence
I’ve had multiple posts removed for saying that phrase. I abhor violence. The reason that I detest Israel is that they perpetrate violence against a captive people. They can fuck off, as far as I’m concerned. I don’t understand why this is labeled as advocating violence.
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Ubisoft CEO defends Skull and Bones’ $70 price despite its live service leanings, calls it ‘quadruple-A’ (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Things I learned on anarchist RuleTube (i.ibb.co)
All workers, your attention please. Your attempt to have a decent work/life balance and be treated with dignity in this facility is going to fail. You have eight minutes to get back to the office. (lemmy.world)
Post pics of unwashed shelf-stable eggs (this scares the americans) (lemmy.world)
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Pelosi Wants FBI to Investigate Pro-Palestine Protesters for Financial Ties to Russia (www.rollingstone.com)
"Bobby Kotick's decisions made our games worse," says former Call of Duty dev (www.eurogamer.net)