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Lemmy.ml tankie censorship problem

I feel like we need to talk about Lemmy’s massive tankie censorship problem. A lot of popular lemmy communities are hosted on lemmy.ml. It’s been well known for a while that the admins/mods of that instance have, let’s say, rather extremist and onesided political views. In short, they’re what’s colloquially referred to...

boredtortoise ,

I have so much support for jewish people, and especially those who are against Netanyahu’s atrocities

boredtortoise , (edited )

Is it possible to see who is behind a mod action? I’ve figured something like world news on ml has some compromised fascist actors as mods but if it’s the main creator doing this then that’s crazy

boredtortoise ,

I guess some mod actions could be considered accidents or mistakes instead of bad actors. A transparent system would have a flow to allow the user to contact and get such a mistake rectified, or report a wrongful mod action to an admin.

But if the admin is a problem, then that needs more figuring out how to get one removed.

boredtortoise ,

That hides the problem instead of fixing it… and if it’s a dev as well, the whole system isn’t really safe

boredtortoise ,

Time for them to move on to a new hobby then, surely there are more sane people to take over the development

boredtortoise ,

Fascists and “red” fascists are so similar in practice that even though they’re adjacent, own ideologies, it just usually doesn’t matter a lot

boredtortoise ,

Just saw this thread, sorry for chiming in.

The US would do like Russia or China does, act as a reactionary. They’re all untrustworthy and aggressive.

It both makes sense that Russia is afraid of countries joining NATO and that he countries are joining because of Russia.

boredtortoise ,

Is it an accusation? Everyone has been talking about it for a while

boredtortoise ,

Russia: “we are denazifying the world! …Oh Trump, he’s cool with us”

boredtortoise ,

Maybe try: America’s racists are as vile as Europe’s racists are as vile as Asia’s racists are as vile as Africa’s racists are as vile as Oceania’s racists are as vile as… Antarctica’s?

boredtortoise ,

And who funds the far right… Those checks are rubles and yuans

boredtortoise ,

Putin also doesn’t recognize Zelensky as the leader now that Ukraine hasn’t had the possibility of doing their next election, so it’s a mystery who is Russia’s puppet they’re ready to negotiate with.

There are also upcoming negotiations in Switzerland, which Russia might want to sidetrack with a rearming “truce”

boredtortoise ,

Nah, the capitalists just pitted them and migrating people towards tension for a smoke screen while making working class life harder overall. Immigration opposers have been and consistently keep on being wrong with their paranoia.

boredtortoise ,

Making a class without agency always leads to crime, it doesn’t matter where they’re from

boredtortoise ,

Getting confusing because MLs are reactionary

boredtortoise ,

What if they forgot that communism can’t be authoritarian nor a regime

boredtortoise ,

That’s not a huge what if, we already know Russia (and China) have bolstered the far right globally to create the current “culture war” distraction

Zelensky: 'Our partners fear that Russia will lose this war' (kyivindependent.com)

President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Ukraine’s partners “are afraid of Russia losing the war” and would like Kyiv “to win in such a way that Russia does not lose,” Zelensky said in a meeting with journalists attended by the Kyiv Independent....

boredtortoise ,

If they’d be true independence aspiring breakaway regions, Russia shouldn’t have a problem with neutrally supervised original population referendums but alas

boredtortoise ,

To order for a kid? Or the sloppy steak?

boredtortoise ,

Biden doesn’t do shit fox news

boredtortoise ,

Almost all politicians lie but what’s the deal with a certain subsection of them doing the bit so blatantly?

boredtortoise ,

Wasn’t shrapnel found with NK markings? Yeah sure that could be planted if we reach far. Meh everything is conspicuous propaganda in these post-truth times

boredtortoise ,

Meanwhile some Lemmy users https://lemm.ee/pictrs/image/a8bafaae-11ce-49bf-8a16-c6542ad48672.webp

boredtortoise ,

That’s true overall.

Although the example is from a notorious agenda pusher, so the chaos is a classic advantage to spread whatever

boredtortoise ,

Franz Ferdinand vibes

boredtortoise ,

Wow, sounds like absolute madness

boredtortoise , (edited )

That is so sad, these kinds of times should already be over in humanity’s history. Why doesn’t anyone have a solution? Are the war mongering powers just waiting for the new nuclear deterrent? Future AI terminators pls just go straight to Russia/China/USA leadership and let the humans be

boredtortoise , (edited )

Historians might look back and see that we now have already been in WW3, Hybrid Warfare / New Generation Warfare has been running rampant for a while between the global superpowers

boredtortoise ,

There’s also conscription in places which don’t attack others, because of an attack threat from a neighbor. I just hope that whatever helps humanity forward, goes to the root cause. Imperialist state oligarchs are a good start. And other billionaires

boredtortoise ,

Would be nice to be paid well to do what’s interesting

boredtortoise ,

To be honest, China allies and helps far right wingers around the world. Capitalists are shaping countries towards China’s model.

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Based on that list; here are two ChatGPT generated meal plans, one for a woke person and one for a not woke person (don’t ask about the numbers, it probably can’t count):

Woke Meal Plan:

  • Breakfast: Avocado toast with quinoa sprinkles (Approx. 350 calories)
  • Snack: Banana with almond butter (Approx. 200 calories)
  • Lunch: Quinoa salad with chickpeas, mixed greens, and avocado (Approx. 450 calories)
  • Snack: Hummus with carrot sticks (Approx. 150 calories)
  • Dinner: Tofu stir-fry with a side of non-dairy milk (Approx. 400 calories)

Total calories: Approximately 1550 calories

Not Woke Meal Plan:

  • Breakfast: Bacon and cheese omelette with a side of toast and cow’s milk (Approx. 600 calories)
  • Snack: Chocolate chip muffin (Approx. 400 calories)
  • Lunch: Burger and fries with a milkshake (Approx. 1200 calories)
  • Snack: Cheese and crackers (Approx. 300 calories)
  • Dinner: Spaghetti-topped pizza with a side of garlic bread and a glass of cow’s milk (Approx. 800 calories)

Total calories: Approximately 3300 calories

These are rough estimates and may vary depending on specific ingredients and portion sizes.

boredtortoise ,

Too confusing for computer smh

Apologies for the oversight. Let’s adjust the woke meal plan accordingly:

Woke Meal Plan (Revised):

  • Breakfast: Avocado toast with quinoa sprinkles (Approx. 350 calories
  • Snack: Apple slices with almond butter (Approx. 200 calories)
  • Lunch: Quinoa salad with chickpeas, mixed greens, and avocado (Approx. 450 calories)
  • Snack: Hummus with carrot sticks (Approx. 150 calories)
  • Dinner: Tofu stir-fry with a side of non-dairy milk (Approx. 400 calories)

Total calories: Approximately 1550 calories

“appy slicey not woke”

Snack: Sliced cucumber with almond butter (Approx. 200 calories)

boredtortoise ,

People who drink milk can include:

  • Not Woke Children: Milk is often a staple in children’s diets for its calcium and nutrient content, essential for growth and development.
  • Not Woke Farmers: In rural areas, farmers may drink milk from their own cows or livestock.
  • Not Woke Athletes: Milk is sometimes seen as a source of protein for muscle recovery and growth.
  • Not Woke Health-conscious individuals: Some people drink milk for its calcium and vitamin D content, believing it promotes bone health.
  • Not Woke Movie villains: While not a common trope, some movie villains may be depicted drinking milk in a sinister or unsettling manner, contrasting the innocence associated with milk.
boredtortoise ,

No Country for Old Men or A Clockwork Orange

boredtortoise ,

You can get a milk marathon going, continue to Inglorious Basterds, V for Vendetta, Get Out, Alien, Leon (kinda) and The Boys series

Seven out of 10 Europeans believe their country takes in too many immigrants (english.elpais.com)

Europeans view immigration with increasing suspicion. Seven out of 10 Europeans believe that their country takes in too many migrants, according to a survey carried out by BVA Xsight for ARTE Europe Weekly, a project led by the French-German TV channel ARTE GEIE and which EL PAÍS has participated in, as part of the countdown to...

boredtortoise ,

It’s just that the austerity cuts on basic living necessities create more instability, for native-born and new members of a society. But that’s probably the purpose, masses are easier to control when they struggle and are helpless

boredtortoise ,

The US center right is Dems. They’re not good at all but definitely milder than their and Europe’s far right.

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Mentioned this elsewhere; With the upcoming European trip including Hungary, China keeps finding right wing partners, and unusually often from the ultra/alt/anti-EU reactionary sects. Wonder why they don’t collaborate with left

And after the news about what’s going on in Africa, their imperialism seems to have racial/racist/xenophobic subjucative motives as well

boredtortoise ,

Maybe you misunderstood, the relationship and actions with China in Africa seem to have racism

boredtortoise ,

EU nations could proactively promote progressive activism in the population of Russia and white hat hacking to disable Russian state cyber & resource infrastructure.

boredtortoise ,

I thought it was a rhetorical question

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Last paragraph is interesting (emphasis mine)

Helsinki District Court handed Vastaamo’s former CEO Ville Tapio a three-month suspended prison sentence in April last year on a data protection charge because he did not fulfil General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements. This verdict was appealed by both Tapio and the prosecutor, and the appeal hearing will begin in May 2025.

Apparently iirc the company had no security at all. Kivimäki didn’t ‘hack’; the username & password was some default setup. Not to take away from his assholery, but the responsibility for this horrific case doesn’t seem to apply in a justified manner.

Edit here’s more of that from another article

Ville Tapio, the former CEO of Vastaamo, was fired and also prosecuted following the breach. Ransom_man bragged about Vastaamo’s sloppy security, noting the company had used the laughably weak username and password “root/root” to protect sensitive patient records.

Investigators later found Vastaamo had originally been hacked in 2018 and again in 2019. In April 2023, a Finnish court handed down a three-month sentence for Tapio, but that sentence was suspended because he had no previous criminal record.

Tapio should get a prison sentence as well instead of a few months of house arrest / electronic surveillance. Absolutely criminally complicit

boredtortoise ,

Sounds like fire

US military ships are working to build a pier for Gaza aid. It's going to cost at least $320 million (apnews.com)

A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore of the enclave and building out a floating platform for the operation that the Pentagon has said will cost at least $320 million....

boredtortoise ,

The pier is for the offshore resources Israel and USA want, not aid

boredtortoise ,

Sounds like sketch show

boredtortoise ,

It’s pretty clear that as these and the rest of the companies decide what products and services are available, their marketing ploy to shift responsibility to consumer choice doesn’t hold water

boredtortoise ,

Smell-o-vision

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