> Make no mistake: This is an authoritarian escalation.
> Blaming outside agitators or interests always was a propaganda ploy and remains so now.
> It is no accident that this indefensible police crackdown comes in service of an indefensible war. The very extremity of protest repression speaks to desperation on the part of institutions of the American establishment.
“Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the #injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them.” “Those who profess to favor #freedom and yet deprecate #agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning.” - Frederick Douglass #Genocide#Gaza#Palestine#quotes
> “There was absolutely no sign of any violence, of any antisemitism at all,” says Bartov, who warns antisemitism is being used to silence speech about Israel.
Denying a Jewish ethnostate in the region of Palestine's divine right to exist is part of the IHRA definition of antisemitism accepted by nearly all countries, so this is antisemitic, just like the French Resistance and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising were anti-German.
And finally, it's Saturday! This weekend I want to dedicate it to myself, to rediscovering what I want to do, what I like, not doing what is needed, what others want, what is necessary. Have a great free weekend to all of you! #WeekendMood#Weekend#Freedom#FreeSpirit#FreeSoul
@msquebanh I suppose my point is that there's plenty to blame the US for with regards to Gaza without also blaming the US for Germany's own special form of fuckery.
This place is crazy. We're all so proud of our freedom to be free in a free federated free society of free freaks and what's the number one topic of discussion?
How other people are doing it wrong, associating with the wrong people and companies, daring to allow communication with the bad company.
(I mean yeah, harassment does happen to people who aren't me, and it happens quietly where the rest of us can't see it, I know... but I'm not talking about targeted harassment, just the raging flamewars that fuel the commercial network's outrage economy)
These #Freedom-loving advocates of #personalResponsibility show their true colors when asked to exist in public with people who make the #personalChoice to wear a mask when in crowded environments. They're liars who don't actually care about living according to the principles they advocate on social media. They're #fascists, and they want to dictate exactly how everyone else must live.
@LibertyForward1 These people are always going on about personal responsibility, and individual freedom, but when someone tries to exercise that freedom, and choose to wear a mask, they freak out and demand that the world conforms to their beliefs. People like discount Sam Elliot are raging hypocrites, and enemies of America.
Grateful to the Ukrainian army for liberating #Crimea 🇺🇦 from orcs/moscovits/rasсists 🇷🇺 . Your bravery shines as a beacon of hope, proving that #freedom prevails over darkness.
Thank you for your dedication in reclaiming what's right ❤️ .
@ahangarha I don't think Reza did anything wrong either, but even then you can end up toeing safety lines which can lead to moderation in social media contexts. You can't always foresee where these lines are, so the best that can be done is to try not to take it personally.
Out of curiosity, did the response from the mas.to moderator satisfy you after the moderation decision was made public by Reza?
@hypolite
I understand your point.
And I prefer to not be too conservative in a way that oppressors get the most benefit. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. I prefer it over being passive and just accept whatever happens.
And in general, I am happy with getting response and having interaction. It is always good to build bridge and have conversation.
The second is an unofficial feature that we haven’t advertised, as it was still in development. It uses the HIBP (HaveIBeenPwned) API that recently increased their price. And as the number of aliases in SL have significantly increased, we have to upgrade to the more expensive options in HIBP and financially can’t just make this available for free. The feature is still under development, to ensure stability and scalability, we’ll make an announcement for it when it’s done. (2/3)
@Telo The final one has been announced back in April 2022, and only implemented earlier this year, meaning that users have had enough time to make their decisions when it comes to using our services. It only affects recently created accounts, accounts that existed before the enforcement date aren’t affected and can still create new reverse aliases. (3/3)
UK Labour "democratic socialists" are laughing all the way to the bank thanks to "donations" from private healthcare interests.
"Keir Starmer has raked in more than £157,000, the party's shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has earnt almost £300,000 and shadow health secretary Wes Streeting more than £193,000."
"When confronted with basic questions on '60 Minutes,' the group appeared ill-prepared and stumped and alleged their critics were trying to 'marginalize us.'"
Kenya also has a 2 party democracy. On winning they shout 'it's our turn to eat'. WM has been eating at Scotland's table for far too long. #freedom🏴
@mafeesh@Colinsay I think the evidence suggests London and the South East region are favoured over all other regions of the UK in the Westmonster machine. Look at mortality rates or life expectancy to see who has been protected and who thrown to the wolves to ensure that happens.
"An influential thinktank close to #Trump is developing plans to infuse #Christian nationalist ideas into his administration if he returns to power...
Those policies include banning immigration of non-Christians into the #UnitedStates, overturning same-sex marriage & barring access to #contraception...
