I constantly see angry mobs of people decrying “woke”, “critical race theory”, ““grooming””, and whatever other nonsense they made up this week. They march around with guns, constantly appending lib as a prefix to any word they can use to denigrate. They actively plot violence and spew hatred in the open....
@pjwestin has given you a good description of fascist methods. They’re not available to the opponents of fascism because they are not fascists.
Fascism appeals to the worst parts of our nature. It gives permission to those feeling fear, humiliation or shame to lash out in anger and destroy the people that make them feel that way.
You can’t deploy the same tactics to make those people want to be on your side instead. If you try to shame them, they will just hate harder.
You should, of course, expose and ridicule the grifters who lead fascist movements and punching fascists is encouraged. But you need to distinguish between authoritarian leaders and the people they seek to lead.
You should not pander to the billionaire-funded leaderships (take note NYT), but you must not sneer at the people they are trying to lead (take note centrist Dems).
After the interview aired, Lehrmann was charged with sexual intercourse without consent, but the trial was abandoned in 2022 due to juror misconduct and not revived due to fears about Higgins’ mental health....
The legal system didn’t deal with it, as per fucking usual. He decided that he would use that fact to prove he was innocent, giving the court an opportunity to explain very carefully why he is quite clearly guilty.
This was a huge political scandal. It’s not reasonable to declare that the media should not have reported it.
for bringing themselves in a situation where this was very likely
The kinds of scenario you are hinting at is very rare.
What you’re saying, in effect, is that women should not go out and get drunk. Which is ridiculous. I’ve probably been out and got drunk over 5,000 times. My lifetime risk of getting raped is around 1 in 4. And you’re telling me that the only way I can reasonably expect not to get blamed for my own rape is spend those many thousands of nights at home alone instead?
Or are youu saying that I should be getting walked home thousands and thousands of times by a man who is 10x more likely to rape me than the stranger you’re imagining /able to distance yourself from.
Or are you saying that unless we’re all teetotal virgins, you’re going to sit on the fucking fence.
You know who is loving your work? The rapists who are hearing you tell them they’re normal. Because the only people who think that all men are rapists are rapists.
It’s a click-baity headline. They previously required surgical transition, which results in sterilisation. You couldn’t ‘just’ get a vasectomy or hysterectomy to get legal recognition, you needed new genitals too.
Increases in life expectancy accrue primarily to the better off. Whose longer retirements are being paid for by robbing the poorest of any retirement at all.
After 33 years and four children, Baby Boomers Marta and Octavian Dragos say they feel trapped in what was once their dream home in El Cerrito, California....
This is nonsense. The tax-free allowance is massive and they’re only required to pay tax on all the free money, nothing they actually earned.
If there was 100% capital gains tax on all domestic property, we wouldn’t have all that free money pushing up the cost of housing for everyone.
Most homeowners don’t have to pay capital gains on their home when they sell. Thanks to tax legislation from the ’90s, a gain of up to $250,000 for a single tax filer or $500,000 for a couple filing jointly is exempt from tax. That’s providing the sale is of the homeowner’s primary residence and that they meet other requirements such as living in the property for two of the past five years.
Trans women who are using gender-affirming hormones are not “biologically male”. It takes about two years on hormones for their performance to equalise with cis women. The only advantage that remains is greater speed, due to the greater height gained from undergoing a male puberty. There are plenty of tall cis women, especially in sport, so this doesn’t really count as an unfair advantage. And, of course, trans kids who were lucky enough to get puberty blockers in time will fall in the same height range as their chosen gender.
I’m not going to pretend that it’s an easy question. It isn’t, and it’s not unreasonable for cis women athletes to be concerned. But the proportion of athletes who are trans is tiny and the proportion who are champions in their sport is even tinier. I do think that hormonal transition is a pre-requisite (because otherwise they would be “biologically male” with respect to the physical characteristics which matter in sport) but I don’t think anyone should be getting their knickers in a twist beyond that, and they should definitely not be using it as an opportunity to be cruel.
Most of the ‘discourse’ is pure transmisogyny, based on lies and fantasy demons. Most top professional athletes are biologically extraordinary, that’s why they are at the top.
Reminiscent of the Twitter joke trial. Except this obvious joke was made in private, so there’s even less excuse for the over-reaction. Useless timewasters.
It’s a community an instance with a rule that if you log in to the website, you have to make a post before you leave (ie log out). The “rule” bit is people indicating that the post is because of the rule, and it caught on. Irritatingly enough.
I’ve got a bit of a conundrum. I’ve got a 10 pound chihuahua whose entire world is a very specific 1.75 inch diameter rubber ball. (And when I say “entire world”, I’m understating.) She’s gone through a handful of this specific brand and model of rubber ball as old ones have gotten to the point of being too damaged...
Musk was forced to buy Twitter after accidentally promising to do so in legally binding terms. So, to a very great extent, there is no endgame, just the endless flailing of a rich kid who can’t comprehend just how much luck (rather than genius) got him where he is.
But, his supporters are primarily far right authoritarians, and his partners in Twitter include some extremely authoritarian regimes which have an interest in being able to suppress speech (and have had more help to do so with X compared to old Twitter). And his idea of free speech is being able to say whatever he likes without criticism, which means silencing any ideas that could possibly be construed as criticism, whether directed at him or not. The standard far right nonsense. If you point out the existence of racism you’re attacking white people. If you point out the existence of sexism you’re attacking men. If you choose not to advertise on a website promoting far right ideas, you’re attacking him personally.
Is he trying to turn Twitter into a more successful version of Gab or Truth Social, or is that just a by-product of his peculiar psyche? Is it with the intention of influencing elections, or is it just that his particular type of narcissism happens to be very useful to authoritarians? Are the ideas of the far right anything other than extreme narcissism anyway?
He’s not an evil genius but evil clowns can do a lot of damage too.
This question always comes to mind whenever I see people jogging along sidewalks, and wonder. Sidewalks are generally concrete or cement or something, which is definitely harder than dirt, so…
There was a mini scandal at the Atlanta Olympics because they made the track surface very hard, to suit sprinters and long-jumpers (in the hope of new records, in sports where the US is strong) and it meant that some of the runners who usually do the 5k and the 10k (track) struggled to compete in both events. (The sprinters, of course, were not covering enough distance to care.)
I managed to track down a decent reference for it, which also addresses your question in some detail: The Hard and Soft of It
The Atlanta Olympic Track was built as hard and fast as rules would allow. I know because I circled the thing 49 times in the 1996 Trials before I dropped out of the 10,000-meter finals with one lap to go. Those Games weren’t for me, and the concrete-hard track aggravated a case of plantar fasciitis that kept me from running more than a block for about a month after that.
On the surface, others had better luck: Michael Johnson and his golden slippers set world records later that summer in the 200 and 400; the former endures nearly a decade later. However, after Haile Gebrselassie won the 10,000 meters, he withdrew from the 5,000 meters, complaining of severe blisters on the bottom of his feet caused in part by the hard track.
But comparing trail to road is a bit more complicated. Trails can be pretty hard and also, not as smooth and even as (some) roads, and asphalt is different from concrete. The linked article has some good discussion of different surfaces.
Bettersten Wade’s search for her adult son ended when she discovered that an officer had run him over — and without telling her, authorities buried him in a pauper’s field.
Such a scenario would be to Toyota’s benefit however, as an unrepairable car will still need replacement—potentially with a new car. Repairability is something the automotive industry has directly combated in recent years, with a Toyota-backed industry group sponsoring a scare campaign to (unsuccessfully) undermine a right-to-repair bill. Car companies make their money from selling new cars, not keeping old ones on the road. If cast bodies serve that end better than those stitched together, it’d be no surprise to see them become the industry standard.
Car companies need their cars to hold their value secondhand so that the people who buy their new cars can afford to replace them more often. The right to repair stuff is about forcing people to use their dealerships for repairs.
No idea what Toyota’s plan is for body repairs but destroying their second-hand market is probably not a part of it.
Good move. It’s ridiculous (but entirely inevitable under capitalism) that labour rights aren’t on the school curriculum already. Let’s hope this sticks, and spreads.
Unions could do a lot of good providing syllabus and material support for schools to do this. And it would repay them many times over. The sorts of jobs young people do are typically hard to unionise, because of low wages and transience. Get them young, get them forever.
So the fuck what? You’re dangerous. You need help. But that help comes with measures to protect other people from you. Whatever anyone might think of their tactics, they can’t just do nothing. You’re doing this to yourself. Accept whatever help is on offer to climb out of that miserable, bitter, little hole.
Furthermore, one organization that had ads placed on this content claimed that it wasn’t an X advertiser at all. In a statement provided to CNN, University of Maryland’s associate athletic director told the outlet that Maryland Football hasn’t run a paid ad campaign on X since 2021.
Interesting snippet. It would be very interesting to know how and why that happened.
Brandon Case and his father, Gregory Case, were charged with attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy and shooting into the vehicle driven by D’Monterrio Gibson in January 2022.
And possibly also some police obstruction of justice:
Moore [the complainant’s lawyer] said he would ask the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division to investigate the police department’s conduct in the case for potential obstruction of justice.
“We are hopeful that the Department of Justice’s involvement will help shed light on this serious matter and ensure that justice is served,” he said.
Moore has previously said he believes police were not thorough in the investigation and questioned why it took almost 10 months for Gregory and Brandon Case to be indicted.
Businesses are in it for the money, employees tend to be one of the larger expenses, so maintaining some bullshit positions that would cost them money doesn’t make fiscal sense, so what’s up?
They’re billion dollar products, they absolutely could be made to test them if anyone cared enough to make them produce accurate labelling. If we can do it with food, we can do it with sanitary products. The NHS could do it, if it wanted to. It does plenty of independent trials to check up on how badly Pharma is lying to them this time.
After only a few months, Chris Swanson is sick of shopping for houses in what the 39-year-old calls a “dumpster fire” of a market for first-time buyers like himself....
There is no reason for a large private rental market to exist. You don’t even have to ban private landlords, just make them compete with the most cost-effective provider: the state. Governments can borrow cheaper than any landlord and rent out indefinitely, turning a surplus (aka profit) at a fraction of private rents.
How come liberals dont hate conservatives the way conservatives hate liberals
I constantly see angry mobs of people decrying “woke”, “critical race theory”, ““grooming””, and whatever other nonsense they made up this week. They march around with guns, constantly appending lib as a prefix to any word they can use to denigrate. They actively plot violence and spew hatred in the open....
Accused rapist who tried to clear his name loses blockbuster defamation trial against TV network | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
After the interview aired, Lehrmann was charged with sexual intercourse without consent, but the trial was abandoned in 2022 due to juror misconduct and not revived due to fears about Higgins’ mental health....
fucking brainrot (iusearchlinux.fyi)
For context this is an Andrew tate meatrider on twitter
Leap Day – The Jenkins (thejenkinscomic.files.wordpress.com)
Source: thejenkinscomic.wordpress.com/2024/…/leap-day/
Japan court lets transgender man change official status without sterilisation in legal first (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/qbB52...
UK state pension age will soon need to rise to 71, say experts (www.theguardian.com)
The way I see it there are three realistic choices a country can make....
Boomers wanting to downsize face huge tax bills (www.cnn.com)
After 33 years and four children, Baby Boomers Marta and Octavian Dragos say they feel trapped in what was once their dream home in El Cerrito, California....
Seeking Perspectives: Trans Athletes in Women's Sports
Hello everyone,...
An airline passenger could face a $120,000 bill after fighter jets were scrambled when he joked about blowing up the plane (www.businessinsider.com)
What about this 'rule' thing in post titles?
Honestly I don’t know if it’s something Lemmy-only, but I see many post titles ending with the world rule for no apparent reason
How would you go about making a rubber dog toy?
I’ve got a bit of a conundrum. I’ve got a 10 pound chihuahua whose entire world is a very specific 1.75 inch diameter rubber ball. (And when I say “entire world”, I’m understating.) She’s gone through a handful of this specific brand and model of rubber ball as old ones have gotten to the point of being too damaged...
Elon Musk tells advertisers: ‘Go fuck yourself’ - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
he said. “We’ll be gone, and it’ll be gone because of an advertiser boycott.”… eeer, no.
Is jogging on sidewalks harder on joints than if one jogged on dirt?
This question always comes to mind whenever I see people jogging along sidewalks, and wonder. Sidewalks are generally concrete or cement or something, which is definitely harder than dirt, so…
A mother reported her son missing in March. Police kept the truth from her for months. (www.nbcnews.com)
Bettersten Wade’s search for her adult son ended when she discovered that an officer had run him over — and without telling her, authorities buried him in a pauper’s field.
Toyota Will Adopt Tesla-Style Cast Bodies That Might Be Impossible to Fix (www.thedrive.com)
Child Labor Is Such a Big Problem That California Will Teach Kids Their Rights at School (www.vice.com)
A new bill signed on Saturday will require schools to teach students about child labor, workplace safety, and rights to organize....
Why does "Heathcliff Without Heathcliff" dominate Lemmy's !comics@lemmy.ml
Is it an in-joke? Or does the person who makes these just enjoy posting them all day?...
Methylphenidate finally made me feel "normal" and able to get my shit together, I have one huge problem, though. (30, M)
I know I should be asking my doctor, but even though getting an appointment with a neurologist is free, it takes months where I live....
A new lawsuit accuses Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl multiple times, including in a cabin on a yacht (www.8newsnow.com)
Why is the government targeting incels?
You may have heard of the “Countering Violent Extremism” program under DHS....
Brands suspend advertising on X after ads appear alongside Nazi content (mashable.com)
Trial of 2 white Mississippi men in shooting attack on Black FedEx driver ends in mistrial (www.nbcnews.com)
Brandon Case and his father, Gregory Case, were charged with attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy and shooting into the vehicle driven by D’Monterrio Gibson in January 2022.
If bullshit jobs are *really* bullshit, how do businesses justify the expense?
Businesses are in it for the money, employees tend to be one of the larger expenses, so maintaining some bullshit positions that would cost them money doesn’t make fiscal sense, so what’s up?
First (I repeat, first) test of menstrual products using actual blood published last week (I repeat, last week) (mastodon.social)
Archive link to story here: archive.ph/HVNLH...
‘Unluckiest generation’ falters in boomer-dominated market for homes (www.washingtonpost.com)
After only a few months, Chris Swanson is sick of shopping for houses in what the 39-year-old calls a “dumpster fire” of a market for first-time buyers like himself....