Think about it. Isn’t light+eyes and ears+sound just the same in terms of their “influence at a distance”? We don’t feel that as abnormal or magic - simply because we’ve sensors for them and are used to it. But physically speaking light and magnetism are based on electromagnetic forces.
A YouTube prankster who was shot by one his targets told jurors Tuesday he had no inkling he had scared or angered the man who fired on him as the prank was recorded....
ULPT: In places where self-defence is banned, you can do literally anything to someone else smaller than you without fear of consequences, well not until the cops arrive… in 10 minutes, or if at all.
If Zelenskyy the Jew says that this Nazi is ok, then what’s all the fuss about? It’s not like the Ukrainians didn’t know who he really was before the event.
An FBI “red cell” report predicted that law enforcement action and a “lack of coordination” between groups would prevent widespread violence in response to a disputed election....
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had requested an order that would limit revealing jurors’ names and likenesses during any trial in the case....
I want to support leftism because their ideals are wonderful, but all the leftist groups I find are full of traitors that support Russia and China, despite the fact that those two countries are actually fascist instead of communist. What should I do?
And that demonstrates that all the leftist groups are not filled with Russia and China supporters… how? I speak out against “communist” governments because they are actually fascist in practice and go against the democratic distribution of power like Marx envisioned.
Pure popular vote = only large population centers matter because most of the people live there, meaning politicians can safely ignore rural areas that provide all of the food to the cities because they don’t matter votes-wise. Terrible idea for a large country that doesn’t (net) import its food. This also ignores the fact that stupid, easily manipulated people are also allowed to vote.
Electoral college = rural areas have a disproportionately large voice as they should, but large cities are now neglected. Rural votes are also easily influenced by bad actors, like how China is trying to buy African votes to have a bigger say in the UN.
Ranked choice still doesn’t solve the winner-takes-all situation that is the presidential election. Instead it should be appointed by a group of competent people, who in turn are voted in by something like ranked choice or whatever.
The cabinet doesn’t appoint the president, so no. More like Congress members members get voted in by ranked choice, and they vote on someone to represent the country in international affairs.
I care a lot about what other people think (not good) and if someone tries to help or helps me, I can’t stay without saying thank you. I really want to thank people who comment on my posts. But many times I ask a lot of questions and I thus reply to a lot of comments and try to be polite and show how grateful I am. So, now, I...
The uproar over Luis Rubiales’s behaviour laid bare the female players’ longstanding fight for equality; a battle that took a fresh twist this week after 15 players from the World Cup-winning squad were called-up despite their decision to boycott the national team until changes are made to the federation leadership.
This question’s on my mind because my coworker today mentioned they would vote for Trump if they could (mind you this is 2023, in Canada). I don’t generally have the talking points or the desire to fight about it, so I just deflected the conversation. But I often wish I was more strong-willed and could try to figure out why...
Just around 24 hours after Musk made his comments, more than 42,000 new users joined Bluesky, making it the biggest signup day yet for the currently invite-only platform that launched earlier this year....
Even though diversity, equity and inclusion jobs increased by 55% following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, a recent study has showed that the vast majority of them have dried up. Across the country, DEI layoffs have been fast and unrelenting....
Affirmative action was banned because it was found to disadvantage Asian people, especially the Hmong, Laotian and other SEA people who are not stereotyped as “good at math”. On average an Asian applicant needs a SAT score 250 points higher than a Black applicant to have the same chance to be admitted under affirmative action.
Edit: did some further reading on the subject since then, apparently it’s so bad that experts (college admissions counselors) actively encourage Asian applicants to hide their race to get better chances of admission. Also it is not unknown for darker-skinned Asians to simply declare their race as Black.
The same week his state outlawed racial discrimination based on hairstyles, a Black high school student in Texas was suspended because school officials said his locs violated the district’s dress code....
Deserving of death (startrek.website)
Magnetism only feels like magic, because we don't have biological sensors for it
Think about it. Isn’t light+eyes and ears+sound just the same in terms of their “influence at a distance”? We don’t feel that as abnormal or magic - simply because we’ve sensors for them and are used to it. But physically speaking light and magnetism are based on electromagnetic forces.
It is what it is (Tim Kreider) (lemmy.sdf.org)
Groovy (lemmy.world)
BATMAN INTENSIFIES (lemmy.ml)
YouTube prankster says he had no idea he was scaring man who shot him (www.nbcwashington.com)
A YouTube prankster who was shot by one his targets told jurors Tuesday he had no inkling he had scared or angered the man who fired on him as the prank was recorded....
In occupied Sevastopol, visitors to the Rybakov Palace of Culture were not allowed into the shelter during the alarm, as it was “for employees only.” Visitors were thrown out into the street. (streamable.com)
Translated from source:...
Canada needs to denounce Ukrainian Nazi unit, not honour it, says uOttawa professor who uncovered veteran's SS links (ottawacitizen.com)
Yandex open sourced it's BI tool DataLens (github.com)
What is it?...
Cute cats, but squint your eyes (feddit.de)
Before Jan. 6, the FBI predicted extremists would be 'very willing to take action' over a 2020 election dispute (www.nbcnews.com)
An FBI “red cell” report predicted that law enforcement action and a “lack of coordination” between groups would prevent widespread violence in response to a disputed election....
Georgia judge orders jurors’ identities to stay secret during Trump election trial (www.nbcnews.com)
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had requested an order that would limit revealing jurors’ names and likenesses during any trial in the case....
Not sure how the girl's skin tone is relevant, but apart from that... (lemmy.ml)
I had a journey (lemmy.ml)
Reading about FOSS philosophy, degoogling, becoming against corporations, and now a full-blown woke communist (like Linus Torvalds)
“I don't have your money working class” (lemmygrad.ml)
Majority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral College (www.pewresearch.org)
65% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency.
"God works in mysterious ways" basically means "this doesn't make any sense to me, but I'm gonna ignore it"
Side note, does it count as a shower thought when it was conceived while sitting on the toilet? Do we have toilet-sitting-thoughts communities?
[video] Cargo trams (not trucks) should be how we move goods in our cities (files.catbox.moe)
Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud (www.home-assistant.io)
If India ordered a murder in Canada, there must be consequences (www.economist.com)
Western countries have for too long acquiesced to the Indian government’s abuses
Showing off (lemmy.world)
‘Significant deterioration’ of human rights in Russia, UN report says (news.un.org)
Over 20,000 people were detained between February 2022 and June 2023 for participating in ‘largely peaceful’ anti-war protests.
How does a polite and grateful person navigate the internet?
I care a lot about what other people think (not good) and if someone tries to help or helps me, I can’t stay without saying thank you. I really want to thank people who comment on my posts. But many times I ask a lot of questions and I thus reply to a lot of comments and try to be polite and show how grateful I am. So, now, I...
‘We had to fight to be heard’: Spain stars Putellas and Paredes speak out about "systemic discrimination against women’s football" (www.theguardian.com)
The uproar over Luis Rubiales’s behaviour laid bare the female players’ longstanding fight for equality; a battle that took a fresh twist this week after 15 players from the World Cup-winning squad were called-up despite their decision to boycott the national team until changes are made to the federation leadership.
Deciding for ourselves: 98% of people want a browser choice screen, Mozilla study finds (blog.mozilla.org)
cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/[email protected]/t/476611...
Your friend loves your least favourite politician. What do you say?
This question’s on my mind because my coworker today mentioned they would vote for Trump if they could (mind you this is 2023, in Canada). I don’t generally have the talking points or the desire to fight about it, so I just deflected the conversation. But I often wish I was more strong-willed and could try to figure out why...
"'Move" by War and Peas (telegra.ph)
Source: Comic Art Festival
Bluesky sees record signups day after Musk says X will go paid-only (mashable.com)
Just around 24 hours after Musk made his comments, more than 42,000 new users joined Bluesky, making it the biggest signup day yet for the currently invite-only platform that launched earlier this year....
DEI Jobs Have Dried Up Post George Floyd Protests But The Ones Left Are Filled Mostly By White People (www.theroot.com)
Even though diversity, equity and inclusion jobs increased by 55% following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, a recent study has showed that the vast majority of them have dried up. Across the country, DEI layoffs have been fast and unrelenting....
Tankies pretend they're democratic (sh.itjust.works)
by Joseph Zbukvic (lemmy.world)
A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn’t discrimination (apnews.com)
The same week his state outlawed racial discrimination based on hairstyles, a Black high school student in Texas was suspended because school officials said his locs violated the district’s dress code....
Probe reveals secret Israeli spyware that infects via ads (www.theregister.com)