Is that not just the excuse that’s used to justify supporting the colony? It sounds so innocent when it’s framed like that. Like it’s all a misunderstanding.
My parents raised me to always say “yes sir” and “no ma’am”, and I automatically say it to service workers and just about anyone with whom I’m not close that I interact with. I noticed recently that I had misgendered a cashier when saying something like “no thank you, ma’am” based on their appearing AFAB, but...
I see it referenced constantly here, not quite as much on Reddit. I know what it means, but just wondering why such the popularity over on this side of the fence?
The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would expand the federal definition of anti-Semitism, despite opposition from civil liberties groups....
This guy lauds the empire’s overthrow and murder of a state later resulting in untold human suffering and then condemns a peoples’ resistance to a genocide. Amazing.
I don’t agree with the comment being removed. I think the fediverse is worse than reddit for its censorious childishness. But I can see why it could be considered bigotry.
“The long, powerful cry you likely heard in your mind’s ear when asked to imagine the call of a bald eagle is actually the call of a red-tailed hawk, whose voice Hollywood studios have been dubbing over footage of bald eagles for generations.”
I don’t entirely subscribe to the first paragraph – I’ve never worked at a place so dear to me that spurred me to spend time thinking about its architecture (beyond the usual rants). Other than that, spot on
Biden withheld bomb shipment to Israel out of fear it could be used in Rafah (abcnews.go.com)
Xi Jinping begins first European tour in five years in France [6 May 2024 | Al Jazeera] (www.aljazeera.com)
UK surgeon who described Gaza ‘massacre’ denied entry to France | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
"I can finish the war in Ukraine in a couple of weeks just by cutting the supply. If I cut the supply of arms to Ukraine, Ukraine cannot resist, they will have to surrender, and the war will finish." (www.commonspace.eu)
I just love pain (sh.itjust.works)
How should I change my polite behavior to be more accommodating?
My parents raised me to always say “yes sir” and “no ma’am”, and I automatically say it to service workers and just about anyone with whom I’m not close that I interact with. I noticed recently that I had misgendered a cashier when saying something like “no thank you, ma’am” based on their appearing AFAB, but...
Why is Lemmy obsessed with the word "enshittification"?
I see it referenced constantly here, not quite as much on Reddit. I know what it means, but just wondering why such the popularity over on this side of the fence?
US House passes bill that expands definition of anti-Semitism to comparing Israel with Nazis (www.aljazeera.com)
The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would expand the federal definition of anti-Semitism, despite opposition from civil liberties groups....
Dozens arrested at Columbia University as New York police disperse Gaza protest (www.theguardian.com)
neptune (mander.xyz)
Meta to face EU probe for not doing enough to stop Russian disinformation (arstechnica.com)
Insufficient moderation of political ads risk undermining electoral process.
Ireland will soon formally recognise state of Palestine, Tánaiste tells Dáil (www.irishtimes.com) French
figs 1 & 2 (mander.xyz)
Ah, OK (iili.io)
What is the next "big thing"?
Right now it seems like its "A.I.". Still big now are the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. Recently we had COVID 19....
I love programming but I hate the programming industry (www.deathbyabstraction.com)
I don’t entirely subscribe to the first paragraph – I’ve never worked at a place so dear to me that spurred me to spend time thinking about its architecture (beyond the usual rants). Other than that, spot on
UK rejects EU free movement for young people offer - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Parents of lemmy, at what age did/would you give a smartphone to your kids ?
Ordering (Art by GlassShine) (medias.meow.social)
Source: meow.social/...
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