Public, profit-motivated veneers of support are at least not public displays of homophobia.
Have you seen Target’s pride month collection this year? I’d say that it counts as a public display of homophobia, it’s so bad. (Also they aren’t crediting their few artists this year.)
Because someone, eventually, is going to make this post anyway, we might as well get it over with. I know someone posted something a week ago, but I feel something a little more neutral would be useful....
It’s good to know that ml users aren’t disproportionately causing problems. That was the impression that I got - they have their overzealous trolls with their own ideological spin but they don’t have disproportionately more trolls than other instances - but I’m not a mod anywhere so I don’t pay attention as closely.
I think ml does have moderation issues, that post on the technology community is not the first time I’ve seen overly aggressive mod actions from them. I’ve left several news and politics communities on ml due to certain users and moderators creating an environment I prefer not to be in. Being a moderator is a hard job, but I genuinely appreciate the transparency and even-handedness from the mods in other large non-ml communities and they show that we can and should expect better from our community moderators.
I think the post over on Technology has the right idea - move the non-political communities off of ml to other instances, the politics communities already have active alternatives due to the mod issues. The Star Trek communities show this is totally possible, but the non-political communities are the least likely to have issues with overzealous moderators (unless you’re foolish enough to engage in politics elsewhere over there and get a blanket ban from all of ml for bullshit reasons…). But a community call to action is harder than a blanket defederation.
I think the moderation issues are more than a minor annoyance, but I agree that defederation, at this point, would be excessive. And I think we’re all happier not addressing the elephant in the room because, well, we wouldn’t be here without them.
It’s not ideal. I will say that the focus on ml has been removed from the join-lemmy website, even when I joined it was encouraged to join something other than ml just under a year ago and that change happened in the middle of the Reddit exodus. You could consider making an account on another instance now that you do have more information, a lot of people have already done that but it’s a pain without account migration implemented yet.
I’d be more worried about their roofs after hurricane season this year. Getting repairs after a hurricane has always been awful, my house had blue tarps for six months after Charlie Francis and Jeanne and we were lucky because we had the money on hand to pay and didn’t have to wait for insurance to pay out.
Funny enough, I stopped mixing up my left and right after I broke my arm roller blading (on another occasion I broke my arm while biking). I didn’t have a way to mentally keep track until the doctor set the arm slightly off with the bone bowing out a bit - it feels slightly different now, but visually you can’t tell.
You may have noticed a distinct lack of return2ozma. This is due to their admitting, in a public comment, that their engagement here is in bad faith:...
I blocked Ozma months ago, because seeing his posts did not spark joy and blocking him has improved my experience on Lemmy, and generally I think this is a good moderator decision. But I hadn’t commented because I mostly agree with the temporary ban and I wasn’t seeing his posts anyway.
The MN Department of Revenue just announced the application won’t be available today, BMTN hasn’t updated their article as of the time I’m posting this. I’ve been hitting F5 for almost three hours, I’m going to go take a nap.
I never got past the MN residency/non-dependent question page. :(
I’ll probably try again when they re-open it because I’m low income enough to maybe still get it if most of the people who did get through this time are wealthier.
The bike will do better with any shitty road conditions, the bike is going to be more usable in winter in Vancouver even if OP isn’t planning on riding it much over the winter.
My dad has a perm in my parents wedding photos from the 80s. He looks goofy but Jnco jeans were popular when I was a teenager so I can’t really say shit.
I was talking with a friend who mentioned “taking tea to India”. It made me wonder what the equivalents are around the world. “Taking coals to Newcastle” is the UK’s.
“Do you want this old thing?” My uncle asked, pulling the old Game Boy from an end table drawer. “Your cousin didn’t want it anymore so I’ve kept it. Your aunt and I played Tetris on it for years, but now the screen’s all messed up and the buttons hardly work.”...
I’ve got the tools, I just need to get some oxyclean so that I can avoid disassembling the device multiple times, lol. I’m kinda busy and I’m hoping to get to it next week during my weekend.
It is altruism I promise it's not because you're a walking wallet haha yes (lemmy.world)
[Discussion] Let's talk about lemmy.ml
Because someone, eventually, is going to make this post anyway, we might as well get it over with. I know someone posted something a week ago, but I feel something a little more neutral would be useful....
Florida divers find trove of suspected cocaine packages in Atlantic Ocean (www.theguardian.com)
How Ron DeSantis’s ‘chilling’ anti-immigration law hurts Florida workers (www.theguardian.com)
What's the most basic thing you can't do?
A quick note on the return2ozma ban:
You may have noticed a distinct lack of return2ozma. This is due to their admitting, in a public comment, that their engagement here is in bad faith:...
Website for Minnesota's $1,500 e-bike rebate crashes on first day (Launch postponed) (bringmethenews.com)
The MN Department of Revenue just announced the application won’t be available today, BMTN hasn’t updated their article as of the time I’m posting this. I’ve been hitting F5 for almost three hours, I’m going to go take a nap.
Former Disney World Employees Share Their Most Memorable Stories From The Park - YouTube (youtu.be)
Florida sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot Black airman at home (www.fox13news.com)
A Floridasheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot a Black airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground....
Potential meme format (sh.itjust.works)
We wish you a merry notification bell (sh.itjust.works)
Source
Petition to Defederate from Lemmy.ml
On accusations of censorship in service to facilitating mis/disinformation in support of a sociopolitical agenda.
Its power is growing (lemmy.world)
Exciting New Flavors! (lemmy.world)
Who doesn’t love Peeps? Who doesn’t love Pickles? Combine them for an amazing experience!
Final Question. E-Bike or Electric scooter?
I am going to make my purchase this Wednesday. And a late addition to the fold is an electric scooter....
DNA Reveals How German Cockroaches Came to Dominate the World (www.smithsonianmag.com)
No Rule frfr (lemmy.world)
On a serious note, have any of my US friends noticed how thick ol Washingtons neck has gotten on the newer quarters? Got rid of his braid too.
Texas doctor who said nine-year-olds can safely give birth appointed to maternal mortality committee (www.theguardian.com)
What is your country's "coals to Newcastle"?
I was talking with a friend who mentioned “taking tea to India”. It made me wonder what the equivalents are around the world. “Taking coals to Newcastle” is the UK’s.
No, seriously. I have absolutely no idea (files.catbox.moe)
I was this 🤏 close to posting this today instead of the Bobby Hill post earlier. In light of the news this morning, I guess I’ll post twice today.
Satisfying Game Boy Restoration (lemmy.world)
“Do you want this old thing?” My uncle asked, pulling the old Game Boy from an end table drawer. “Your cousin didn’t want it anymore so I’ve kept it. Your aunt and I played Tetris on it for years, but now the screen’s all messed up and the buttons hardly work.”...