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qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

That’s not the point of the comparison. The point of similarity is that it was a significant blow that struck without the defenders anticipating it.

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

Fuck me, I bet you’re right. That’s so fucked up.

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

In polls, they do seem to have the support of Gaza dwellers though. First link I found: apnews.com/…/hamas-middle-east-science-32095d8e13…Quote:

The poll found that 53% of Palestinians believe Hamas is “most deserving of representing and leading the Palestinian people,” while only 14% prefer Abbas’ secular Fatah party.

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

The whole Levant area has seen so many blood-soaked conquests that any claim of ‘proper’ or ‘original’ owners is wilfully and maliciously ignorant. This is also the case for pretty much every bit of solid ground. Your desire to return things to “how they were” is just you picking your fave point on a timeline of history.

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

Stupid take.

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

This is such a huge part of it. Stupid ‘holy’ sites provoking fanatics to unspeakable horrors.

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

I just read it. Which part exactly (please quote) do you think supports what you claimed?

Here’s the link to the definition, which includes some examples: What is antisemitism? About the IHRA non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism

I’ll make it even easier. Here is the full text of the definition:

Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.

I think we can still point out israeli war crimes without being called antisemitic under that definition.

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

Oh phew. I studied English Lit at university and had to wade through bits of both. I used to feel like I was some sort of uncultured swine for not “getting” them. But honestly, I just don’t think they work as novels. As a piece of art, I guess, sure. Fine and modern art can look like nonsense without context, but often make sense when seen as part of a conversation with other artists and movements. If taken like that, fine, you do you, Joycey-boy, and write incomprehensibly. I’ll be over here with my Iain Banks and Ned Beauman, enjoying them.

Israeli leader warns of ‘long war’ as it faces unprecedented hostage crisis following Hamas attack (www.cnn.com)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country is “embarking on a long and difficult war” as it deals with an unprecedented hostage crisis after Palestinian militants launched a surprise land, sea and air attack from Gaza, killing hundreds and infiltrating into Israeli territory....

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

Why do they back and support them so much? Pragmatically, what do they get in return???

Pentagon says it will support Israel after Netanyahu declares war (thehill.com)

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. stands squarely by Israel and will ensure it “has what it needs to defend itself” after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war against Palestinian militants that launched a surprise attack on his country....

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

Unfortunately, skilled politicians never let a good crisis go to waste.

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

Nah, Russia is just another symptom of the broad-based rise in instability. Russia is making the most of it - and they are not alone. A few regimes are getting their shit sorted so that they can hunker down for the next few decades. Or not. Chaos is a ladder, after all.

[Survey] Can you tell which images are AI generated? (forms.gle)

Hey everyone. I made a casual survey to see if people can tell the difference between human-made and AI generated art. Any responses would be appreciated, I’m curious to see how accurately people can tell the difference (especially those familiar with AI image generation)

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

Another 9/20er here. I did feel like I was guessing a lot, it was almost satisfying to get such a midway score.

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 , (edited )

Petty corruption is pretty decently under control (you can’t bribe a police officer if they pull you over), but institutional corruption, politicians amd their buddies, that had a field day with COVID measures and is very much alive and kicking.

See this example of “legal” affairs that stink of corruption. A lot of land was force-bought to make way for a new high-speed line to be laid. Huge overruns later, the line has been chopped short, it will no longer run across certain tracts of land. So a tonne of land that was appropriated from citizens is now going to be sold off. I feel sure the price on those sales will be below market value and it will be sold to their buddies.

Or Nick Clegg, the former deputy Prime Minister who, when he left government, went into a veeery cushy job at Meta.

In a leaked memo, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke put limits on employees having side hustles, saying Shopify requires 'unshared attention' (www.businessinsider.com)

In a leaked memo, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke put limits on employees having side hustles, saying Shopify requires ‘unshared attention’::Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke discourages employees from side hustles in company memo, saying their jobs require their undivided attention.

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

Perfect comeback. Fucking hypocritical piece of shit, this dude.

With a slimy bio on the coinbase page too: “Tobi Lütke has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2022. Since September 2004, Mr. Lütke has served as co-founder and director of Shopify, Inc., an e-commerce company, and, since April 2008, has served as its Chief Executive Officer.”

Source: investor.coinbase.com/governance/…/default.aspx

Even China's 1.4 billion population can't fill all its vacant homes, former official says (www.reuters.com)

Even China’s population of 1.4 billion would not be enough to fill all the empty apartments littered across the country, a former official said on Saturday, in a rare public critique of the country’s crisis-hit property market....

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

The pure fantasy of affording the absurd mortgage anywhere decent and also having children and actually having a life (a car, a holiday once a year or less, healthy food) were a significant factor in my partner and mine’s recent decision to not have any children. Just not affordable in Spain. We don’t have family to palm kids off on so, what are you going to do? Have kids and starve, give them a subsistence upbringing, or survive and keep our own heads above water?

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

Dude, dial back the snarkiness.

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

A tonne of the same cast are returning. Bernthal is still the Punisher, D’Onofrio is still Kingpin… no, this is a calculated decision to pay the workers less.

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

I am fully in agreement with you, although I can see why you and others didn’t take that from my initial comment. The calculated decision I referred to was Disney’s cynical claim that this is a reboot. They’re shafting workers, we can all see it.

Actor Stephen Fry says his voice was stolen from the Harry Potter audiobooks and replicated by AI—and warns this is just the beginning (fortune.com)

Actor Stephen Fry says his voice was stolen from the Harry Potter audiobooks and replicated by AI—and warns this is just the beginning::The actor told an audience in London that AI was a “burning issue” for actors on strike.

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

Honestly, while these growing pains are unfair, I just have no sympathy for rich actors in this. I’d love to get rid of the ridiculous overpaid class of celebrities and operate with artificial stars. I do not enjoy celebrity culture or the elevation of voices and opinions purely on the basis of connections and/or acting talent.

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

Hahahaha troll better, loser

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 ,

Bullshit. You think shitbulls got their reputation from thin air? Shit dogs for shit owners.

qdJzXuisAndVQb2 , (edited )

Not at all a troll username - it is a new account, but I don’t like making up usernames so I just keyboard mash. I stand by everything I say though.

Edit. I looked through your comment history. Bit hypocritical to accuse others of trolling with comments like that.

Copy pasted comments that are totally in good faith:

If only we could use statistics to cull people, too.

I think we should genocide every dog because any dog is more dangerous than no dogs.

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