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davel OP , 10 months ago to fediverse in Atlantic Council: Collective Security in a Federated World

• First they came for the lemmygrads, and I did not speak out, because I was not a marxist-lenninist.
• Then they came for the hexbears, and I did not speak out, because I was not a leftist.
• Then they came for the lemmy.mls, and I did not speak out, because I was not a privacy enthusiast.
• Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me.

davel , 10 months ago to worldnews in Biden Summit With Arab Leaders Canceled, Jordan Minister Says

Is is because they don’t negotiate with terrorists?

davel , 10 months ago to worldnews in Trust & Safety Tycoon lets you simulate the most agonizing job in tech | TechCrunch

The Atlantic Council’s Ministry of Truth is going to come for us before long:

The emergence and growth in popularity of federated social media services, like Mastodon and Bluesky, introduces new opportunities, but also significant new risks and complications. This annex offers an assessment of the trust and safety (T&S) capabilities of federated platforms—with a particular focus on their ability to address collective security risks like coordinated manipulation and disinformation.

www.atlanticcouncil.org/…/scaling-trust_annex5/

davel , 10 months ago to worldnews in Janet Yellen: America can certainly afford two wars, US Treasury secretary says

If only everyone knew this, but our government and think tanks and schools of economics and corporate media seem to work hard to keep it unknown.

davel , 10 months ago to worldnews in Janet Yellen: America can certainly afford two wars, US Treasury secretary says

We can afford just about all of it, but the ruling class will fight that tooth and nail, because it would strengthen our power as the working class and weaken theirs. Second Thought: Why The Government Has Infinite Money

davel , 10 months ago to worldnews in Janet Yellen: America can certainly afford two wars, US Treasury secretary says

Who can keep track of all the beards for the New American Century anymore? Madeleine Albright, Condoleezza Rice, Hillary Clinton, Liz Cheney, Victoria Nuland, Samantha Power, Susan Rice.

davel , 10 months ago to worldnews in Janet Yellen: America can certainly afford two wars, US Treasury secretary says

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve said this about her, I’d have, like, eight dollars.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Dk1YGQjBo8

davel , 10 months ago to worldnews in Janet Yellen: America can certainly afford two wars, US Treasury secretary says

money printer go brrr

davel , 10 months ago to worldnews in Janet Yellen: America can certainly afford two wars, US Treasury secretary says

Listening to Yellen is great for insomnia but not much else. I swear her superpower is to calmly talk in circles until the oxygen gets sucked out of the room.

davel , 10 months ago to worldnews in Israel’s intel failure is 'bad for business'

This is a clear example of how the the US is complicit in what is happening right now. We helped set the stage for this.

davel OP , 10 months ago to worldnews in Seymour Hersh: The Plan to Wipe Out Hamas [hard paywall]

1. This is a lemmy.ml community.
2. lemmy.world defederated from lemmygrad.ml, lemmy.ml didn’t and isn’t going to.
3. Learn how federation works.
4. Stick to lemmy.world communities if you don’t like it.

davel , 10 months ago to worldnews in A Textbook Case of Genocide

People & governments of the Global South have plenty to say right now, though few of us in the Global North will hear them unless we go out of our way.

davel OP , 10 months ago to worldnews in Seymour Hersh: The Plan to Wipe Out Hamas [hard paywall]

Some people downvote facts ¯_(ツ)_/¯

davel , 10 months ago to worldnews in Biden to push Israel, Ukraine aid package well over $2 billion this week

BBC, May 2021: Israel-Gaza: How much money does Israel get from the US?

• How much aid does the US give?
  • In 2020, the US gave $3.8bn (£2.7bn) in aid to Israel - part of a long-term, yearly commitment made under the Obama administration. Almost all of this aid was for military assistance.
• How does this compare with other countries?
  • Since World War Two, Israel has been the largest overall recipient of US foreign aid.

davel , 10 months ago to worldnews in Israel’s intel failure is 'bad for business'

Uh-huh. The world is collecting the receipts: List of war crimes and crimes qualifying as genocide committed by Israel in Gaza since 7th October 2023