I’m a bit of a dissenter among Hexbear on this maybe.
I’m not convinced the Tibetan people supported the invasion.
I hear it being justified by “slavery existed in Tibet”, but by that logic any country with slavery (e.g. Mauritania, Haïti) deserves to be invaded. It sounds like a post hoc smear. I don’t think the motivation was to free the slaves.
Willing to read books/papers with a more hexbearian perspective, I’m not basing my opinion on very much research I’m happy to admit.
At least 18 public-sector websites in the UK and US send visitor data in some form to various web advertising brokers – including an ad-tech biz in China involved in past privacy controversies, a security firm claims....
I’m trying to empathise with them… I get why people become radicals of other kinds… but saying no music, no sex, live by the book, behead those who disagree… what part of that makes people think “I want to get into this, this sounds fun”?...
Should I politically side with samurai or ninjas? 🥷
Already Free (lemmygrad.ml)
Rishi Sunak admits Tories may not win general election | ITV News (www.itv.com)
Which Feddit instance is the oldest?
feddit.uk, feddit.de, feddit.nl, a different one? Who came up with the name “Feddit” for federated Reddit?
US Secretary of Defense confirms that the Russian military entered an airbase in Niger that hosted US forces, following a recent decision by Niger’s rulers to expel the USA (www.aljazeera.com)
Welsh Senedd members consider criminalising lying by politicians. Ex-Plaid Cymru leader Adam Jones says credibility gap in politics has become ‘gaping chasm’ (www.theguardian.com)
Fourth law enforcement officer dies of wounds from shootout at North Carolina home (apnews.com)
Tory MP says he was deported from Djibouti due to criticisms of China (www.theguardian.com)
If Britain is so bothered by China, why do these .gov.uk sites use Chinese ad brokers? (www.theregister.com)
At least 18 public-sector websites in the UK and US send visitor data in some form to various web advertising brokers – including an ad-tech biz in China involved in past privacy controversies, a security firm claims....
Hell yeah Bonnie (hexbear.net)
Top Ukrainian ‘Fact-Checker’ Arrested for Assault on Grayzone Contributor (thegrayzone.com)
anglo moment (hexbear.net)
Easily offended (lemmy.ml)
www.pidjin.net/2019/07/15/easily-offended/
Scientists have caught a once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary event in progress, as two lifeforms have merged into one. (newatlas.com)
Learning about the political world
Hi!...
Fatigue 2 - John Brosio (2009) (www.xibtmagazine.com)
Cross posting cause no bikes in this one :-)
mimic (mander.xyz)
Ethical AI Use? (mander.xyz)
Is federation broken?
Post made on lemmy.ml can’t be seen on lemmy.world
Grown-up conversation about piracy on this site
Supposing I’m Fred The Fed and I want to shut down Hexbear.net...
Literally every time something explodes or falls down. (hexbear.net)
Why do people fall into Islamic fundamentalism?
I’m trying to empathise with them… I get why people become radicals of other kinds… but saying no music, no sex, live by the book, behead those who disagree… what part of that makes people think “I want to get into this, this sounds fun”?...
Calling All Libtards (lemmy.today)
What do you think are the beliefs, sayings, mindsets, or whatever of this generation that will make YOUR kids embarrassed or exasperated or say "Oh Mom/Dad!"