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WoahWoah , in Trump Staffer ‘Abruptly Pushed’ Arlington Cemetery Employee, Army Confirms

I think in this case everyone should pay closer attention to this fact: the Arlington official declined to press charges for assault and the Army declined to press charges for the violation of federal law. And, at least in the case of the official, they did so because they fear violent retribution.

Violent retribution for doing their job respecting the sanctity of a cemetery for veterans.

Let me generalize and repeat: THE MILITARY IS AFRAID TO ENFORCE THE LAW AGAINST REPUBLICANS BECAUSE THEY’RE SCARED RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS WILL KILL PEOPLE IF THEY DO.

Hello? Is this thing on?

You know that line before fascism people fear the United States might step over? LOOK BEHIND YOU.

buddascrayon , in Reports that Capri Sun is phasing out pouches for bottles is ruining childhoods everywhere

I have always, for the entirety of their existence, hated those dumb pouches. Good riddance as far as I’m concerned.

RememberTheApollo_ ,

Seconded. And trying to stab the flexing surface with that weak-ass straw.

brianary ,

Skill issue 😉

UnderpantsWeevil ,
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Unironically, there’s a technique to it. I forgot how after I got older, and was genuinely frustrated trying to drink from one until I remembered how to do it.

brianary ,

The pouches seem like less plastic.

buddascrayon ,

They have these revolutionary containers made from paper that is layered in order to make it hard and card like. Almost stiff as a board. And is capable of holding liquids and also breaks down very easily. 😒

brianary ,

I’m in!

hark ,
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What are they lined with to prevent them from getting soggy from contact with the liquid?

TurdMongler ,

Probably Teflon 🤣💀

piccolo ,

Polyethylene and/or aluminum foil but iirc before plastics, it would have been wax.

Nougat , in Trump Did Not Realize His Town Hall Was a Town Hall Until He Got Up On Stage: ‘Why Doesn’t Someone Tell Me This Stuff?’

He's like a ventriloquist dummy, they just pack him up and put him on a stage, then he shoves his own hand up his ass and makes mouth noises.

WhatIsThePointAnyway , in Brazil Blocks X After Musk Ignores Court Orders

Bitchy oligarch isn’t above the law everywhere like he wishes. Hope this helps with his downfall.

SnotFlickerman , in Brazilian judge suspends X platform after it refuses to name a legal representative
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Good.


However, I’m curious about how they plan to implement this, technologically.

Like will it be a court order to ISPs to block X at a DNS level?

Will Musk go full Qanon and make a big deal about making an X darknet site for Brazil or some dumb shit?

We live in a fucking circus, and the clowns are running the show.

ShinkanTrain ,

Like will it be a court order to ISPs to block X at a DNS level?

Yes, I believe the next step is for the Telecomm Agency to issue an ordinance. Google and Apple now have to remove the app from the store. Apparently VPNs are also not allowed to access it but I dunno how that would even work.

Mereo ,

Perhaps VPN servers in Brazil (I’m no lawyer) but people can choose to connect to servers outside the country.

ZeroHora ,
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They’ll probably let people access it but public figures profiles will get fined if they post something.

ShinkanTrain ,

Yeah, you know how it goes. It’s illegal but you can do it if you want to.

ZeroHora ,
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Basically yeah.

dsilverz ,
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Apparently VPNs are also not allowed to access it but I dunno how that would even work

That’s the point: they can’t. However, based by the judge’s inquiry, the VPN apps are to be removed from app marketplaces, every single one of them. He asked Google and Apple to remove VPN apps altogether. This extrapolates the boundary of “blocking X”, because VPNs aren’t solely used for “bypassing ISP blocking”, VPNs are also used to link two or more devices into the same LAN over ther Internet, but this will be affected as soon as these apps vanish from Brazilian marketplaces.

vxx OP ,

Like will it be a court order to ISPs to block X at a DNS level?

I think that’s exactly it and how I understand this sentence:

Given that operators are aware of the widely publicized standoff and their obligation to comply with an order from de Moraes, plus the fact doing so isn’t complicated, X could be offline as early as 12 hours after receiving their instructions, said Luca Belli, coordinator of the Technology and Society Center at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, a university in Rio de Janeiro.

Nougat ,

Like will it be a court order to ISPs to block X at a DNS level?

It will be exactly this.

TWeaK , in Brazilian judge suspends X platform after it refuses to name a legal representative

They also froze assets from Starlink.

Meanwhile Starlink’s direct to cell capability is only growing. If your phone has 4G, Starlink knows where it is.

vxx OP ,

The only thing that is surprising to me is that musk didn’t call it Skynet.

Scary person.

TWeaK ,

I think he leaves that kind of plagiarism to his old friend Peter Thiel, who seems to have an obsession with Lord of the Rings villains.

lud ,

What do you mean by “villains”?

The only Tolkien inspired names I could find are Arda, Palantir, Valar, Mithril, Rivendell, and Lembas, none of which are names of villains.

Two Palantiri have been used by villains but that’s about it.

JohnnyCanuck ,
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LOTR nerds are the best nerds.

“The wise speak only of what they know.” – Gandalf

ThePantser ,
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So glad we have a private company that we have no affiliation with tracking practically every phone on the planet. Feels like this “feature” is illegal by way of wiretapping and stalking laws.

ShinkanTrain ,

But, remember: looking up where his personal jet is flying to is bad

TWeaK ,

Well the US has a pretty strong affiliation with SpaceX, given that they permit all their launches. Also, I can’t imagine the US would get away with launching similar technology themselves as exclusively military satellites - other nations would object.

magnetosphere ,
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But not who you are… right?

FlyingSquid ,
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…as the ozone layer gets destroyed.

qz.com/spacex-starlink-satellites-ozone-layer-185…

PrincessLeiasCat ,

Wait what? Can you elaborate on the 4G thing?

moody , in Texas judge decides Texas is a perfectly good venue for X to sue Media Matters

Texas judge rules on case before hearing case.

We all know where this is going.

FireTower ,
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This was a motion to dismiss a fairly standard thing for a judge to rule on before a trial. The only effect of this ruling is that the case wasn’t dismissed. And if it was dismissed at this stage it likely would have been done without prejudice. Meaning that they could just refile elsewhere.

RememberTheApollo_ , in ‘Could Have Been The Parents’: Trump Tries to Shift Blame For Campaigning At Arlington Scandal, Claims Was a ‘Setup’

Lol, he just threw the parents that were kissing his ass about the visit right under the bus.

And I bet they’d kiss his ass for that, too.

b161 ,

Trump simply can’t resist throwing his sycophants under the bus.

rayyy , in Donald Trump threatens to imprison Mark Zuckerburg for 'rest of his life' if 'he does anything illegal' over election

DonOld the con really meant that if Zuck doesn’t make him win he will be very sorry.

whyNotSquirrel , in Trump Did Not Realize His Town Hall Was a Town Hall Until He Got Up On Stage: ‘Why Doesn’t Someone Tell Me This Stuff?’
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Not being from the USA, I can’t find what a “Town Hall” means in this context, does anyone care to explain?

FlyingSquid OP ,
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ChaoticNeutralCzech ,

Thanks; I thought “his town hall” meant that the town’s administrative building (Rathaus) was named after Trump.

FuglyDuck ,
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Basically, it’s a smaller, informal rally. Usually there’s a stump speech followed by question and answer periods.

The tone and flavor tend to be wildly different depending on who’s running it.

Dorkyd68 , (edited ) in ‘Could Have Been The Parents’: Trump Tries to Shift Blame For Campaigning At Arlington Scandal, Claims Was a ‘Setup’

Jfc, someone plz just staple that gaping hole he calls a mouth shut already. I cringe everything I hear him speak "were leading her in in the internet " my good bitch that’s cause your videos are being passed around so we can make fun of you. Everything he says hes beating her in the polls etc, I immediately check. Not once have I found it to be true

TropicalDingdong , in Brazil Blocks X After Musk Ignores Court Orders

Well good for them.

auzy , in ‘Could Have Been The Parents’: Trump Tries to Shift Blame For Campaigning At Arlington Scandal, Claims Was a ‘Setup’

Anyone dealing with Trump and his team should get them to sign agreements.

Sadly, that agreement needs to include both sexual, verbal and physical assault it seems

modifier ,

Trump is famous for not honoring agreements.

auzy ,

Yeah. But a legal document in writing at least would acknowledge that he knew.

He is also infamous for denying that he had knowledge of dodgy events

dan1101 , in Federal court: TikTok may be liable for a 10-year-old's death

Jesus Christ, if I was running Tik Tok I’d have employees working on shifts 24/7 to delete all such videos and ban and prosecute the uploaders.

Drusas ,

They want the chaos.

SnotFlickerman , in Hospices hit by funding crisis
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Tory policies working as intended, I see.

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