Thought for the day: Trump's felony trial in NYC will be over, and a verdict will have been rendered, weeks before the first scheduled debate with Biden. In fact, it's quite likely the trial will be over before the end of this month, with room to spare.
@lauren If Trump is found guilty, I wonder what his punishment will be‽ I think it will be a mistrial, with one juror voting not guilty, but I could be surprised during this trial.
UN human rights experts horrified: Seven mass graves found in northern Gaza with 520 Palestinian bodies. Some beheaded, some showing signs of torture.
The Israeli government can scream "anti-semitism" as much as they want — The International Criminal Court is coming for Benjamin Netanyahu, and the world will never forget what his government did.
Israel 🇮🇱 is being watched by the world, & “if” Israel 🇮🇱 intended to conduct war crimes, I doubt they would leave any evidence in Gaza for others to discover.
This needs to be investigated, & we should await to hear the results.
@FrankFrank@randahl That is true. Have soldiers in modernized/western militaries engaged in war crimes before‽ Yes. But usually they try to destroy the evidence (via fire), not bury bodies in the ground where animals & living humans can find them.
@Extra_Special_Carbon@randahl Hamas is a genocidal, theocratic terrorist organization who needs to be destroyed. After they are removed as a threat, Israelis will be able to remove Bibi from political power due to corruption charges (unrelated to this conflict).
Most governments are dealing with existential threats to invest anything beyond sound bites regarding the conflict. I do believe the November 5th election in America 🇺🇸 will determine what happens in Gaza.
@pfefferle@davew I know Castopods (https://castopods.com) by @Castopod is trying to make podcasting great again. 😉 Mocking the pumpkin joker aside, I do think there is value in podcasting, although it is surprising that YouTube has become the home of many podcasters nowadays.
I know #WhatsApp is popular amongst Americans 🇺🇸 who travel outside of the country, but I doubt #Meta will replace #iMessage in the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸 in the near future.
#Apple has already lost to #Facebook Messenger in #America 🇺🇸, so in a sense @zuck has already won.
@yeri Really‽ When I was in Singapore 🇸🇬 for 3 weeks, I communicated with most locals over iMessage (a few used WhatsApp, but those were Android users). As far as iPhone users go, most used both, so it was not a huge deal for them to FaceTime me or contact via iMessage.
@yeri I am not sure if they were from a tech scene (they were all locals), but they had iPhones so we are able to message each other back & forth over iMessage.
The local expats I encountered definitely used WhatsApp, although all those with an iPhone definitely used iMessage with me when I was there.
It could simply be that they adapted to the communication device depending on the person (which is not unheard of).
I know people who use iMessage, Signal, WhatsApp, & Telegram.
@ai6yr Oops! I missed that part! I was trying to find an update about the missing teenager & that was the first one that appeared in Google News. I will replace the link. Thanks for letting me know!
@J_aa_p@schnedan I know the info is probably classified, but I assumed NATO boasted powerful nukes that would rival most nuclear weapons in Russia’s 🇷🇺 arsenal.
#Meta should just offer people in #Europe (& the rest of the planet) a simple option: either opt in to have your personal information sold to advertisers, or pay a fee to use #Facebook, #Instagram, #WhatsApp & #Threads.
It works for #YouTube (I pay them to avoid ads), as well as other news organizations. It’s really that simple.
@madargon Using their services is a choice. If you do not like or trust them, do not use their platforms (it is that simple really).
Years ago I had issues with #Facebook’s ad policies (I think they code named it beacon) so I stopped using their services & eventually deleted my account.
I did the same for #LinkedIn as well. If #YouTube ever gets to the place where I do not find value in the platform, I will leave.
These services are option, not critical for my life.
Pet peeve: “podcasts” that offer no RSS feed and don’t show up in the major podcast directories. Folks, if the show is only available via a closed, proprietary platform, IT’S NOT A PODCAST.