Victorian woman Kathryn Beaton says repeated, illegal denials of service from drivers refusing to allow her guide dog into their vehicles have left her effectively housebound....
No majority demographic of any state gets a free pass on genociding marginalised communities. Even when that ethnostate was created from the remains of a genocided marginalised community. I'm anti-Nazi because I'm anti-genocide and pro-peaceful-human-coexistence. Not because I have any position on Jewish genetic heritage, Abrahamic religions, Israeli identity.
The non-Jewish victims, anti-Nazi fighters and especially the Righteous Among the Nations do not deserve to be erased by reductionism.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new pact with the low-lying island country of Tuvalu, allowing residents facing displacement from climate change the ability resettle in Australia....
One of the things that gets me about this is how long we've been using the familiar arch gravestone shape, in so many cultures, for nearly 5000 years since....
A former Internal Revenue Service contractor, who leaked tax information about Donald Trump and other wealthy individuals to news organizations, got his job to intentionally to spread the confidential records, according to Justice Department prosecutors....
It sounds like Charles Edward Littlejohn is a fucking badass and overall rad dude worth celebrating. Additionally, if he gets the maximum sentence of 5 years, that will be drastically longer than many of the January 6th rioters. I can't change the outcome for him, but I do wish him luck.
Donald Trump cemented his grip on the Republican National Committee on Friday after his daughter-in-law and another ally assumed top leadership posts amid a debate among members over whether the organization should help pay his legal bills....
He'll be using most of the funds in his closed circle economy of lawyers and lackies who are tasked with preventing his victims from receiving a penny. Those people then pay him and his expenses to keep him and themselves in power and ensure funds keep flowing. Not to mention the constant targeting of opposing parties for harassment by the people he has successfully radicalized.
His victims might get a few pennies, but almost definitely they'll get a whole world of death threats. "Give him everything" is the same short-sighted policy of appeasement they tried on one of his role models.
Feeling thwarted by the 404, I suddenly remembered there are plenty of curated feeds over in Collections for us to browse. Have updated one of mine to reflect newer communities.
My feed is filled with bad news, which is my fault for using the fediverse as a news feed, but it made me wonder: Which organisations, groups or individual people in the world are doing the most good for our world? I'm particularly interested in those who manage to do good on a larger impact scale (quantity or quality), but if...
It starts before birth. Low socio-economic status affects the health of pregnant people, which in turn has consequences for foetal development. Stress is a big trigger for various latent congenital issues, and that's one reason climate change is going to result in increased rates of disease.
It's nice to know we have looped back to the point in history where we casually consider which people should have agency over their reproductive rights. Oh wait, no it's not nice at all, but somehow still totally acceptable and commonplace.
It's a reference to one of the most culturally important stories in Buddhist countries. Not knowing about it is like consuming English media without knowing anything about Shakespeare's plays.
The English name is Journey to the West and the monkey is Sun Wukong in Chinese or Son Goku in Japanese. You might notice the main character in Dragon Ball Z has the same name, but the monkey king is referenced constantly in all sorts of Eastern media. The synopsis and main characters sections in that Wikipedia link will give you the general idea, but I would recommend reading or watching any of the versions to get a better understanding of the vibe.
Your metaphor is basically just calling them arrogant and reckless, lacking a good strategy and rushing in to things.
There's nothing more human than killing each other to stop war, either.
The human species' best creations have been through collaboration on new ideas and projects, but we keep going back to the old competitive methods that have clearly demonstrated that they don't make good long term solutions. We just don't learn.
Hey friend, I would like to offer you a reframing of this situation. Despite being exposed to some of the strongest cultural indoctrination into warmongering and the military, you made it out and embraced empathy and learning. That's huge. I'm proud of you, that's a positive change most people never make. You should be proud of it.
I just hope that is makes it’s way down the ranks
You have a powerful and important story. Sharing it like you did just now helps more than hopes can. Keep sharing it, you never know who might be reading it and encouraged to question the lessons they were taught.
Oh cool, it's time to find out how much of a burden on humanity I am and whether I should have been left to die. Just hypothetically of course, I wouldn't want anyone to misunderstand. I always enjoy this question with my morning coffee.
Exactly, and yet the question is never "is agriculture a long-term threat to humanity?". It's always the people with medical issues who are acceptable first choices as society's sacrificial MacGuffin, long before we question any technology that benefits the person who is "just asking questions".
It's like we didn't already do Social Darwinism the first time. Super frustrating.
Legally blind woman left anxious and in tears after rideshare drivers refuse to pick her up 23 times in six weeks (www.abc.net.au)
Victorian woman Kathryn Beaton says repeated, illegal denials of service from drivers refusing to allow her guide dog into their vehicles have left her effectively housebound....
UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demands Gaza ceasefire (www.bbc.com)
Jan. 6 rioter who 'blind-side tackled' Capitol officer is sentenced to more than 6 years in prison (news.yahoo.com)
Lock 'em all away.
Today I made ice for the first time in 3-4 years
I finally found the spring for my freezer's ice tray which I had put away in a "logical place" for "safe keeping" until I was able to fix it....
OC Fun fact: Autoplaying animation on websites that you can't stop is disability discrimination in the US
It's time to know your rights!...
Tuvalu residents able to resettle in Australia as climate change 'threatens its existence' (www.abc.net.au)
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new pact with the low-lying island country of Tuvalu, allowing residents facing displacement from climate change the ability resettle in Australia....
OC Once again, I am calling on manufacturers to improve their sealing glues
OC Many years ago, I was lucky enough to visit Jigokudani / "Hell's Valley" in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. If this is hell, the second macaque from the left doesn't seem to mind too much.
OC Okunoin (奥の院) is the world's oldest still-used graveyard. It's located in a cedar forest on a mountain and nature is constantly reclaiming the monuments.
[via australia@aussie.zone] Western Australia's lower house of parliament now has equal representation between men and women for the first time (www.abc.net.au)
Post title changed from article title for better internationalisation. Original title:...
The Oldest Known Written Complaint: Clay tablet written on by Nanni to Ea-nāṣir, Ur (Southern Iraq), circa 1750 BC
October special : Stele of the Serpent King "Djet" . One of the oldest known tomb stelae (sort of a gravestone). Limestone, c. 2820 BCE, Abydos, Egypt 🎃🪦🐍 (commons.m.wikimedia.org)
One of the things that gets me about this is how long we've been using the familiar arch gravestone shape, in so many cultures, for nearly 5000 years since....
DOJ: Ex-IRS employee who leaked Trump's tax returns intentionally got job to disclose records (www.usatoday.com)
A former Internal Revenue Service contractor, who leaked tax information about Donald Trump and other wealthy individuals to news organizations, got his job to intentionally to spread the confidential records, according to Justice Department prosecutors....
Trump tightens grip on US Republican Party as daughter-in-law takes key post (www.reuters.com)
Donald Trump cemented his grip on the Republican National Committee on Friday after his daughter-in-law and another ally assumed top leadership posts amid a debate among members over whether the organization should help pay his legal bills....
If you're encountering the Subscribed 404 error, this is a good time to revisit Collections
Feeling thwarted by the 404, I suddenly remembered there are plenty of curated feeds over in Collections for us to browse. Have updated one of mine to reflect newer communities.
Who is doing the most good in the world, and how?
My feed is filled with bad news, which is my fault for using the fediverse as a news feed, but it made me wonder: Which organisations, groups or individual people in the world are doing the most good for our world? I'm particularly interested in those who manage to do good on a larger impact scale (quantity or quality), but if...
Wealth inequality starts at birth. Lawmakers debate whether child savings accounts can help, the 401Kids Savings Act (www.cnbc.com)
Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending Sunday 26 May 2024
Have a sneer percolating in your system but not enough time/energy to make a whole post about it? Go forth and be mid!...
What does the Chinese idiom "A monkey that jumped out to pluck a peach" mean?
I read translations of Chinese fanfics that have a lot of obscure idioms....
US airstrikes in Iraq killed 16 including civilians -Iraqi PM's office (www.msn.com)
What is a tip, fact, or piece of information that you want to share?
Veterans Burn Their Uniforms at Vigil for US Airman Aaron Bushnell (uk.news.yahoo.com)
Elon Musk’s X to hire 100 content moderators in wake of Taylor Swift, AI fiasco (nypost.com)
The San Francisco-based company formerly known as Twitter announced on Friday that it will build a “trust and safety center” in Austin, Texas.
A bit of a weird question: Can modern medicine be a threat to humanity long-term by greatly reducing effects of natural selection?
OK, I hope my question doesn’t get misunderstood, I can see how that could happen....