rticks

rticks, 25 days ago to random

#Ghoulgul

Sundar Puchai is doing business w apartheid

Never watch their ads
Never use their search

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/19/2241473/-I-ditched-Chrome-browser-several-years-ago-It-s-now-time-to-ditch-Google-search-engine?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web

lowqualityfacts, 25 days ago to random

We made a comic about credit scores.

therightarticle, 25 days ago to random

Israeli soldiers are STILL posting videos of their own atrocities on social media

https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2024/05/19/israel-soldiers-social-media/

LauraKT, 25 days ago to random

At last some moral clarity 👇

https://www.normalisland.co.uk/p/israel-says-its-only-bad-to-use-hospitals

Nonya_Bidniss, 25 days ago to journalism

"Multiple phenomena are at work, but the two most important are these: First is the fact that members of the mainstream #media whose job it is to both inform and contextualize the nation’s politics have lost their nerve. Terrified of accusations of being “out of touch” at best and “liberally biased” at worst, they have abdicated any responsibility to render even the most fundamental judgments of what is and isn’t true when it comes to Trump."
https://newrepublic.com/article/181287/can-america-possibly-elect-trump-again

mondoweiss, 25 days ago to Palestine

Israeli soldiers rounded up Ahmad Safi and his male family members in Khan Younis and made them stand atop a sand dune for 12 hours as the soldiers took cover behind them during a firefight with Palestinian resistance fighters. This is their story.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/05/what-its-like-to-be-used-as-a-human-shield-by-the-israeli-army/

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza
@palestine @israel

theverge, 25 days ago to random

The AI assistants are getting better fast
https://www.theverge.com/24158659/ai-assistant-chatgpt-gpt4o-google-search-dyson-washg1-installer?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Apps @apps

arstechnica, 25 days ago to random

New research shows gas stove emissions contribute to 19,000 deaths annually

California is considering a law that would require warning labels on gas stoves.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/05/new-research-shows-gas-stove-emissions-contribute-to-19000-deaths-annually/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

DefendAnimals, 25 days ago to random

quidcumque, 25 days ago to random

You know what? FUCK neurotypical "empathy" that only works if they'd feel the same way, and is all "don't be upset, it's nothing" and "pull yourself together" otherwise.

#ActuallyAutistic

mondoweiss, 26 days ago to Palestine

A Pew poll shows that when it comes to Israel, American Jews are much closer to white evangelicals than they are to Democratic Party numbers. Democrats want to cut off military aid. By and large, Jews don’t.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/05/biden-panders-to-pro-israel-jews-who-are-as-reactionary-on-israel-as-evangelicals/

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza
@palestine @israel

rticks, 26 days ago to random

Tired of incompotence

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/17/2241302/-Senate-Democrats-Have-A-Real-Problem-When-It-Comes-To-SCOTUS-Corruption-It-s-Called-Dick-Durbin?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web

randahl, 26 days ago to random

Putin is trying to influence politics all over Europe, but he picked the wrong country this time.

In Germany, the parliament has revoked the immunity of parliament member Bystron of the right wing extremist party AfD.

The Munich District Attorney has initiated an investigation, and 70 police officers from the Bavarian State Police have raided his home and offices as well as a location in Mallorca.

Dictator 101: You do not mess with the Germans.

Source in German:
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/bystron-immunitaet-afd-razzia-100.html

Nonya_Bidniss, 26 days ago to random

Why has it taken over 3 years for American media to report that an extremist SCOTUS Justice flew a "duress flag" -- a symbol used by the insurrectionists -- for days after January 6? Why 3 years?
#SCOTUS #Alito #extremism

ayoub, 26 days ago to random

The Telegraph headline on Palestinian refugees is in essence identical to how rightwing British tabloids wrote about Jewish refugees when Britain denied them safe refuge during the Holocaust.

These institutions are dedicated to White supremacy at all costs. They view us as disposable nonhumans.

Any PoC and/or Jew who thinks these people are on their side is wrong. They may temporarily pretend to not hate Jews or Ukrainians or whoever but that’s all it is: temporary.

upstreamism, 27 days ago to politics

"The dean at the University of Georgia's law school has ordered its first amendment law clinic to cease all work related to public records law—including a lawsuit against the Atlanta Police Foundation, the non-profit organization behind a planned $109m training center colloquially known as Cop City." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/17/university-of-georgia-cop-city-lawsuit #politics #GAPol #UGA #StopCopCity #transparency

realTuckFrumper, 27 days ago to random

Fox’s John Roberts Criticizes ‘Left-Wing Media’ Outrage Over Samuel Alito’s Wife Raising ‘Stop the Steal’ Flag https://www.mediaite.com/tv/foxs-john-roberts-criticizes-left-wing-media-outrage-over-samuel-alitos-wife-raising-stop-the-steal-flag/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

verge, 27 days ago to random

OpenAI researcher resigns, claiming safety has taken ‘a backseat to shiny products’ https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/17/24159095/openai-jan-leike-superalignment-sam-altman-ai-safety

dcdeejay, 27 days ago to journalism

#MSNBC is giving John Kasich a platform to say that Democrats are telling him that Joe Biden may not be the Democratic nominee on live TV, using something akin to "I'm not saying it is true, but many people are saying..."

If North American democracies manage to survive the upcoming election cycles, we must remove the ability for private and corporate interests to overtly or covertly influence & manipulate our information spaces.

#journalism #politics #democracy

Flipboard, 27 days ago to news

There’s a new playbook being written right now when it comes to the future of social media. The early-mover advantage is still in effect, and there’s a lot to figure out. Gone are opaque algorithms and the whims of any single company.

The fediverse represents a chance for quality journalism to shine again.

We talked to two leaders at fedi-forward publications — @TheConversationUS's @BostonAbrams, and @404mediaco's @jasonkoebler — about why they’re investing in the open social web, what they’ve learned so far, and their advice for other publishers just getting started.

https://medium.com/fedi-curious/lessons-on-the-road-to-reviving-journalism-via-the-fediverse-01b3748cacc5

#Flipboard #News #Media #Journalism #Mastodon #OpenSocialWeb #Fediverse

jupiter_rowland, 28 days ago to random

I'm genuinely surprised that The Bad Space doesn't list loads of Friendica, Hubzilla and (streams) instances. Not even on their 20% heat rating list.

After all, at least on the latter two, moderation is nowhere near Mastodon's level, and they seem to ignore reports from Mastodon. "Seem to ignore" because they actually don't support Mastodon reports AFAIK, but how are Mastodon people supposed to know?

#FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #FediblockMeta #TheBadSpace

randahl, 28 days ago to random

When Russians invaded Ukraine, we did not stop them.
When Russians tortured Ukrainian soldiers, we did not stop them.
When Russians raped Ukrainian women, we did not stop them.
When all the values that we so proudly claim to hold were violated, we did not stop them.
Because conveniently, Ukraine is not a member of NATO. And that is the comfortable blanket we pull over our eyes to fall asleep and forget our human responsibility.
Americans, Canadians, Europeans, Australians…
Wake the fuck up.

18+ AnthonyJK, 6 months ago to random

I'm seriously beginning to wonder whether I've been defederated due to the recent lack of response here. Or, did I finally piss off the HOA enough to make their #BadSpace naughty list.

Anyway, shout out if you can see this.