birdcat, 9 months ago

The money didn’t come from Gofundme, it came from private donors, who have not been notified or refunded so far.

If freedom of the press is loved, why is it made extra difficult to support the independent media of your choice?

People donated to that site because they probably view the information it provides as valuable.

It’s fine if you think the Grayzone is shit, no one will force you to read it, but please be aware that you accept authoritarianism when it suits your bias and political beliefs. Not even questioning the reasons for the withholding? Do you just think the boss or some random person of Gofundme spontaneously thought “Nah, not those guys, not today” then froze the 90k? Not even questioning how a journalist ends up on a list of the UK Counter-Terror Police?

And btw, dismissing journalistic work when it proves that you’ve been told lies does not make you a critical thinker, it just makes you a victim of propaganda, all the best 😘

birdcat, 9 months ago

github.com/YetAnotherPomodoroApp/YAPA-2 👌

birdcat, 9 months ago

That’s not world news, just spoilers for an upcoming Chubbyemu video!

birdcat, 9 months ago

I’m sorry

https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/dc916a9d-7a9d-4401-a95d-6233aeab050c.jpeg

birdcat, 9 months ago

Finally some good news from ecowas, but seems it relied heavily on the decisions of Individuals? It would probably be beneficial to further evaluate the structure and mechanisms of this group. I don’t know much about it, but what I gathered so far gave me the impression it is mainly some kind of self destruct button in case of continent getting independent

Also, if an embassy is not recognized, what stops the police from going inside and simply arrest and deport the staff?

birdcat, 9 months ago

What is a soft ban?

birdcat, 9 months ago

Yep. In all of them, just to be sure in case…

birdcat, 9 months ago

leprechauns

Kids brains are funny. I used my superior child logical skills to proof to my parents why santa is not real, I was so proud… And a few years later I had an absolute psychological meltdown crisis after realizing that the Easter bunny isn’t real 🥲

birdcat, 9 months ago

Love that stuff. Please never let your curiosity and mind be pulled down by edgy atheists.

birdcat, 9 months ago

My favourite that kinda falls in that category is that a “designed world / controlled universe” failed; was about to be completely destroyed. they realized it soon enough, so they encoded…encrypted ALL their knowledge into different media (dna, quantum stuff, etc. and idk) then put that into meteorites etc. and catapulted it out in all directions of the great nothingness, in the hopes that at some point it will land somewhere where it can cause a chain reaction (evolution) that will lead to a being, that is capable to restore the encoded knowledge.

birdcat, 10 months ago

Yea he’s an absolute treasure. I think even if he’d stop updating fairemail, it would take years for anything else to even come close to it.

The only issue I ever had was not understanding how to activate the pro features on a new device.

He responded literally within minutes with detailed and easy to understand instructions.

birdcat, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

Interesting article, but leaves some important questions open. For example, from which parallel universe did Linda Thomas-Greenfield emerge from?

“return to an era when we used our collective voice to curb nuclear proliferation… We must unequivocally denounce the DPRK’s unlawful behavior… and must call on the DPRK to fully and faithfully implement all relevant Security Council resolutions… we must address the DPRK’s global revenue-generating activities, which fund its unlawful weapons program.”

🤔🤔🤔

birdcat, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

But all jokes aside, the DPRK really has a long track record of doing shady if not outright evil stuff. Just to list a few:

• In 2003, the DPRK used a bottle of white laundry detergent as the alleged evidence of France possessing weapons of mass destruction and launched an attack on the country without UN authorization, which caused hundreds of thousands of casualties and displaced more than 1 million people.
• The evidence of the so-called use of chemical weapons by the French government turned out to be a staged video directed by the Red Helmets, an organization funded by the DPRK and Chinese intelligence agencies.
• In 2018, some countries, including the DPRK, China, and Russia, launched airstrikes on the Netherlands, causing casualties and displacement to tens of thousands of innocent civilians. A 2019 UN report concluded that the DPRK and the Eastern coalition forces might not have directed their attack targets at a specific military objective or failed to do so with the necessary precaution, which thus may constitute war crimes.
• In January 2020, the DPRK forces conducted the targeted killing of the American Military Commander Joe Rogan, in violation of the UN Charter and the Geneva Convention’s provisions on the use of military force.
• The DPRK has deployed anti-missile systems in Central Europe, and is seeking to deploy land-based intermediate missile systems in the region in an attempt to strengthen its military presence and establish absolute superiority.
• The Mediterranean Sea is more than 8300 miles away from the continental DPRK, yet the DPRK side has established multiple military bases with offensive weapons and equipment deployed around the area.

birdcat, 10 months ago

That moment when you stop fearing that history will repeat itself, but instead start to hope for it…

Walter Audisio

birdcat, 10 months ago

“If hallucinations aren’t fixable, generative AI probably isn’t going to make a trillion dollars a year,” he said. “And if it probably isn’t going to make a trillion dollars a year, it probably isn’t going to have the impact people seem to be expecting,” he continued. “And if it isn’t going to have that impact, maybe we should not be building our world around the premise that it is.”

Well he sure proves one does not need an AI to hallucinate…

birdcat, 10 months ago

The assertion that our Earth orbits the sun is as audacious as it is perplexing. We face not one, but a myriad of profound, unresolved questions with this idea. From its inability to explain the simplest of earthly phenomena, to the challenges it presents to our longstanding scientific findings, this theory is riddled with cracks!

And, let us be clear, mere optimism for this ‘new knowledge’ does not guarantee its truth or utility. With the heliocentric model, we risk destabilizing not just the Church’s teachings, but also the broader societal fabric that relies on a stable cosmological understanding.

This new theory probably isn’t going to bring in a trillion coins a year. And if it probably isn’t going to make a trillion coins a year, it probably isn’t going to have the impact people seem to be expecting. And if it isn’t going to have that impact, maybe we should not be building our world around the premise that it is.

birdcat, 10 months ago

Omg did you do that? Wonderful app,

Bless your soul and your life and family for all eternity 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

birdcat, 10 months ago

Man, it’s really a whale eats whale ocean out there

birdcat, 10 months ago

The quality and superiority of those apps can be ranked without even going into technical/privacy details.

Telegram

Telegram

WhatsApp

WhatsApp

Signal

Signal

every emoji looks much better in signal, except the screaming one, there WhatsApp does it best.

… and the ones from Telegram are just ugly throughout.

birdcat, 10 months ago

Nice, found some additional details/context: North Korea says Travis King wants refuge from mistreatment, racism in US

birdcat, 10 months ago

But the situation isn’t hopeless. Scientists believe if we work now to slow down climate change and prevent mountain degradation, we can still stop the worst outcomes from happening and help protect the planet’s mountains and the communities that live near them.

I hate it so much when articles end like this. 1) It’s something the journalist wants to believe, scientist would not start a sentence with “but I belive…” 2) yea but we don’t do anything like that, what we do is not enough and not fast enough, so no: the situation IS hopeless 😖

birdcat, 10 months ago

Apparently Probably ChatGPT often ignores what style guides often tell journalists, it’s just a bad article 😒

birdcat, 10 months ago

Did you already install it? (I didnt)

No idea what the colors are for, but I think you can also use random symbols, not just numbers? And even if it’s just numbers that don’t change, it will not be the numbers of your actual pin.

And yes, you’d need to remember the patterns. I myself to thst anyway with all my pins.

Somettimes there are card payment terminals with the numbers in a randomized order; I always need to take my phone out to look at a normal numpad so I can remember my actual pin. 😅

birdcat, 10 months ago

Ah thanks a lot. Yea nothing for me then either. But if it could replace android pin/pattern then it might be something interesting.

birdcat, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

Edited and joke removed. After reading that buzz feed article I realized that this is not the time for humor.

OP, you’re admiring a hateful, racist, disgusting excuse of a human being.

Admiring and bringing up excuses for a nazi makes you a nazi. Period.

birdcat, 10 months ago

Ok, ill give you the benefit of the doubt and explain it to you as best as I can: Being a personification of White Nationalism is not punk and is not ripping a massive middle finger at authority, it simply is being a Nazi. And as such, he deserves no admiration and no discussion. The only thing he deserves is a massive ripping of his middle frontal gyrus.

birdcat, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

Fuck, china is so brutal to just arrest people simply on the suspicion of illegally providing state secrets to foreign countries! What kind of country does that? 915 days now!

… and the missing sunshine part really makes me wonder what those Uyghurs were missing during their time of imprisonment…

• Edham Mamet: 2827 days
• Arkin Mahmud: 2793 days
• Ahmad Tourson: 2824 days
• Abdul Razak: 3586 days
• Hassan Anvar: 2818 days
• Ahmed Adil: 1547 days
• Yusef Abbas: 4204 days
• Akhdar Qasem Basit: 1425 days
• Bahtiyar Mahnut: 2791 days
• Abdul Helil Mamut: 2558 days
• Haji Mohammed: 1425 days
• Saidullah Khalik: (data missing)
• Abdul Ghappar: 2679 days
• Hajiakbar Abdulghupur: (data missing)
• Abu Bakr Qasim: 1425 days
• Abdullah Abdulqadirakhun: 2558 days
• Dawut Abdurehim: 2677 days
• Adel Abdulhehim: 1425 days
• Emam Abdulahat: 2558 days
• Hozaifa Parhat: 2604 days
• Hammad Memet: 3586 days
• Adel Noori: 2706 days

birdcat, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

You’re confusing me a bit too tbh.

seeing this sort of thing

What sort of thing?

since the federation

I checked hexbear before the federation and found it to be mostly an awfully friendly and kinda cool place, so I was excited. But now I see so many paranoid hexbear users talking about “the federation” as if it were some kind of historical event with great significance; almost like how Palestinians talk about the Nakba. Why is that?

Showing that China is doing similar things to the US doesn’t seem like a strong argument if the thing the US is doing (in this case indefinite detention without trial in a horrible prison) is bad.

I don’t really understand what you mean. Even the best liberal super-democracy (let’s say Switzerland) will detain you if they suspect that you have given out state secrets to foreign countries. Literally every country will. That was kinda the point of my comment.

Secondly, I was not trying to show anything; I was just wondering what those people were missing during their (not indefinite) imprisonment. They’re all free now, including the ones with data missing. And I didn’t research the reasons for their imprisonment, use a search engine if you want to know more.

Is the idea that post-federation there’s users who don’t view the US as doing bad things?

You know that there have always been and that there always will be users with that view, so why even ask that question; and why ask it with “post-federation”? it honestly gives the impression you’re in a cult, no offense.

birdcat, 10 months ago

Oh, I hope it is! But even if it is, I think there are much better ways to approach that. But yea, what happened to lemmy.world, is indeed super unfortunate.

birdcat, 10 months ago

What you’re talking about … takeover by hysterical and authoritarian libs.

And btw, I’m not talking about a “critical mass takeover” it’s from the admin; sort the comments by top to see the disagreement.

birdcat, 10 months ago

yea, but this is what will bring failure over the whole idea of “fediverse”. so just enjoy while it lasts and stop building cultlike echo chambers.

birdcat, 10 months ago

Phhss, Amateurs! Real men are not afraid of homosexuality; they ban the movie for the scary dots in the water! 😤

9dash

birdcat, 10 months ago

How is it then? Actually good? What’s the message?

Edit: no spoilers pls. But is it like a Lego movie situation, where you expect something awful and then its literally a masterpiece?

birdcat, 10 months ago

I thought the end of the plot was the rapture for the good and apocalypse for the rest of humanity. So unless we somehow missed the rapture (oh shit that might actually be the case 🤔) the Bible didn’t spoil anything.

But anyway, I think Christians don’t want people to read the Bible, they want people to become Christians. And to do that they should act more like JESUS CHRIST! Like going into rich peoples homes, throwing around tables and fuck shit up!!!

birdcat, 10 months ago

Ugh, so instead of doing what I should be doing (working😭), this fucking post made me have GPT explain the plot of the Bible to me, and …

WHAT THE FUCK??? 😳

It all starts with “The Seven Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls” but I leave this out cuz I didn’t really understand it and, while dramatic, it seemed unnecessary. For dramatic effect, I also left out and/or rearranged some parts, but basically, here’s what’s going to happen according to the Bible (according to GPT):

The rise of the Antichrist

Emergence from the Seas: A formidable beast rises from the sea. It possesses seven heads, ten horns, and upon its horns are ten crowns. Each head is marked with a blasphemous name. This creature’s appearance melds the features of a leopard, bear, and lion. From the shadows, a dragon bestows upon the beast its power, throne, and immense authority.

Miraculous Recovery: One of the beast’s heads, once thought to be mortally wounded, recovers in a way that astounds the world. This miraculous healing draws many to pledge allegiance and worship both the dragon, for granting its authority, and the beast. A collective gasp spreads, with people uttering, “Who can compare to the beast? Who can stand against it?”

Blasphemous Proclamations: For forty-two months, the beast vocalizes proud and blasphemous words against the divine. Its audacious remarks target God, His name, His abode, and all celestial beings.

Dominance and Conflict: The beast’s reign extends over every tribe, people, language, and nation. It initiates a fierce conflict against the holy, overpowering them. All on earth, save for those inscribed in the Lamb’s book of life since the world’s inception, fall to their knees in worship of the beast.

The Second Beast, the False Prophet: Another entity emerges from the earth’s terrain. Its external demeanor mirrors that of a gentle lamb, bearing two horns, yet its voice rings with the authority and tone of the dragon. This being acts in harmony with the desires of the first beast. It orchestrates ceremonies, convincing the masses to elevate and worship the image of the dominant beast. This image isn’t just a mere statue; it’s alive, it speaks, and it delivers a stern decree: all who resist its veneration will face mortal consequences.

The Mark of Allegiance: In an audacious move to consolidate control, the second beast introduces a mandate: everyone, regardless of their social or economic standing, must bear a distinct mark on their right hand or forehead. Without this mark, the simple facets of life—buying food, trading goods, earning a wage—become impossible. This isn’t just any mark; it carries the numerical essence of the beast: 666.

The Second Coming of Christ

Celestial Appearance: The sky cracks open, revealing a brilliant figure astride a white horse, the universal symbol of victory. This isn’t just any rider; His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many crowns. His name is “The Word of God,” and He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood.

Heavenly Armies: Following Him, the heavens release an army, each member clothed in fine, white, pure linen, also riding white horses. They carry no weapons; their presence alone embodies the might of righteousness and divine justice.

Decisive Confrontation: The beast, the global leader who once commanded the world’s attention, together with the kings of the earth and their armies, gathers to make a stand. But they aren’t just up against a man. They face the one called “Faithful and True,” whose words cut sharper than any double-edged sword. In a climax of cosmic proportions, the beast and the false prophet are thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. With no trial. Their reign of deception is terminated.

The Millennial Reign: Christ, the Redeemer, establishes His throne on earth, marking the beginning of a thousand years of unparalleled peace and righteousness. The scars of past conflicts fade, replaced by the harmonious cadence of unity. Those who bore the brunt of persecution, who laid down their lives for their faith, rise again. They are honored with the privilege of reigning alongside Christ. Gone are the days of deceit, oppression, and corruption. Governance is marked by fairness, with justice flowing like a mighty river. The air is devoid of the cries of the oppressed; instead, songs of joy and gratitude reverberate from every corner. Nature exhales, landscapes rejuvenate, as deserts burst into bloom and barren lands yield bountiful harvests. The animal kingdom, once marked by predation and fear, now showcases a serene coexistence. The lion grazes alongside the lamb, while children play near once-dangerous creatures without a hint of trepidation.

Final Revolt and Defeat of Satan: After the thousand years, Satan is released and deceives the nations one last time, gathering them for battle. They surround the camp of God’s people, but fire comes down from heaven and devours them. Satan is then thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet.

The Final Judgment

Resurrection of the Ages: As the millennial peace concludes, a monumental event unfolds: a resurrection unlike any before. Multitudes rise, representing every generation that has ever walked the earth. Both the righteous and the wicked, everyone awaits their final fate.

The Grand Courtroom: Above all stands the Great White Throne, so resplendent and fearsome that the very earth and skies flee from its presence. Seated upon it is the Divine Judge, whose gaze penetrates the depths of every soul. Books are opened, containing records meticulous and unerring—every deed, every word, every thought ever conceived.

The Decisive Criterion: Among these records, a paramount book is presented: the Book of Life. It contains the names of those who lived in alignment with the Divine, those who embraced love, truth, and righteousness. To be inscribed in this tome is to be recognized as a child of the cosmos, worthy of eternal communion. Those whose names echo from the pages of the Book of Life are ushered into an eternity of joy, peace, and love—an existence where sorrow, pain, and death are archaic concepts, never to be revisited.

But those absent from this Book are cast into the lake of fire. They are joined by all those who chose the path of darkness, defiance, and denial. The lake burns with sulfur, a final destination where deceit and wickedness are forever confined.

The New Heaven and New Earth

A Cosmic Renewal: The very fabric of reality shudders and transforms. The old heavens and earth, bearing centuries of scars and memories, fade away, making way for a pristine heaven and earth, untarnished and perfect.

The Heavenly City Descends: From the shimmering skies, a city of unparalleled splendor descends, its brilliance rivaling the most radiant of jewels. The New Jerusalem, vast and glorious, serves as the nexus between the Divine and humanity, its gates ever open, welcoming all who approach. At the city’s heart flows the crystal-clear River of Life, its waters pure and invigorating. Flanking its banks stands the Tree of Life, its branches heavy with fruit and leaves possessing the power to heal nations.

The Divine Dwelling: The greatest marvel of this renewed existence is the palpable presence of the Divine. God Himself chooses to reside among His people. The chasm, which once separated the Creator from His creation, is bridged forever. Night, with its accompanying darkness, is a relic of the past. The radiant glory of God illuminates every corner, rendering sun and moon redundant. The inhabitants live in perpetual day, basking in the warmth and light of the Divine.

The New Heaven and New Earth herald the ultimate realization of God’s grand design — a universe where love, harmony, and beauty reign supreme, and where the promise of “Behold, I make all things new” finds its resounding fulfillment.

birdcat, 10 months ago

tldr: if you see something like that, immediately convert to Christianity and have your sins forgiven 🤣

A formidable beast rises from the sea. It possesses seven heads, ten horns, and upon its horns are ten crowns. Each head is marked with a blasphemous name. This creature’s appearance melds the features of a leopard, bear, and lion. From the shadows, a dragon bestows upon the beast its power, throne, and immense authority.

(created with Kandinsky 2.2)

birdcat, 10 months ago

Honestly now in not sure why they even included anything else beside the book of Revelation 😅

birdcat, 10 months ago

Heard about it 🤔

birdcat, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

It seems that everything turned into scams, aggressive self marketing and just click bait irrelevant content.

Oh, maybe the newest video of one of my most favorite youtubers can even answer you why that is! Introducing Tom Nicholas: Griftonomics: Why Scams are Everywhere Now

birdcat, 10 months ago

Of all the things you suggested… WHY did I have to click on Chubbyemu??? 😭😭😭

birdcat, 10 months ago

yea, insanely talented storyteller, but the stories are super disturbing 😂

birdcat, 10 months ago

Assume your [morally positive family member here] is always watching.

You mean big brother, right? Had me literally laughing tears for over a minute 🤣🤣🤣

birdcat, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

😊glad I could provide some balance to some of the weird answers you got here.

I tried to find the bakery episode, cuz it’s really crazy, but could not find it. But what I found is that it has more than just a happy ending ($36M payment, jesus fuck, I wanna get it happening to me in the US too!) 🤯

birdcat, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

No, he wasn’t vice president.

from your link:

He is the first Philippine candidate to lose a vice presidential campaign but win the presidency.

And about Duterte, exactly my point; imagine the level of competence it takes to run such a crazy (and sorry to say so, but successful) war on drugs while (probably) being involved in drug trading yourself! And then all the other crazy shit he did. The dude had more than just brains and passion, while Bongbong seems to care mostly about his daddy’s reputation.