I check in here quite often, but for now, I'm just focusing on clearing spam and keeping the instance alive. In January, I was working on the AP module, and there has been significant progress in the work, which hasn't been publicly published yet. Unfortunately, at the beginning of the year, I developed a skin condition that...
The documentary records the Russian siege of Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast from the perspective of journalist Mstyslav Chernov and his crew during the first weeks of the full-scale invasion. "20 Days in Mariupol" has become the first Ukrainian film made by a Ukrainian director to receive an Oscar nomination since the country gained...
One of Californiaโs governmentโs departments brought forward a case in 2021 detailing that women had unequal pay, were sexually harassed, were subject to retaliation for reporting issues, and were also subject to discrimination if pregnant. Wikipedia article here.
Lawsuit also detailed that โfrat boy cultureโ was prevalent and there was no meaningful penalty for sexual discrimination.
One woman had nude photos of herself shared, and as a result committed suicide during a company retreat.
Multiple other agencies have pursued Blizzard over this. The SEC has had Blizzard pay out $35 million for not having a proper reporting structure, and made a $18 million settlement pool. The pool has been criticized for being far too small.
Original lawsuit appears to still be continuing.
Hong Kong
A player in a Hearthstone tournament said โLiberate Hong Kong. Revolution of our age!โ He was immediately removed from the tournament, given a 1-year ban, and forfeited all winnings.
Two stream casters also had their contact cancelled.
Blizzard later stated that they would return the playerโs winnings, reduce the ban to six months, change the streamersโ ban to six months, and would ban a team that supported the playerโs action for six months, stating his actions violated a contract term that "offends a portion or group of the public, or otherwise damages [Blizzardโs] image."
Blizzard has denied this has anything to do with their financial ties to Tencent.
The first two were lifted from the controversies section of Blizzardโs Wikipedia page, and they have more information in the linked pages and articles in those pages. For more information, Iโd suggest reading there.
Personally, the way the sexual harassment has been handled has stopped me from touching their games. Theyโve shown no remorse aside from being caught, theyโve been accused of shredding evidence during the investigation, and instead of addressing the issues, were instead upset that they werenโt approached privately before the public lawsuit. Instead of showing a willingness to reform, they appear to be entirely concerned with preventing financial damage.
Thatโs a huge freaking problem. Why is it so hard to see, clearly, the evils committed by both parties, here?
My position is easy to express, but apparently too nuanced.
Israel has a right to exist.
Israel has a right to defend itself.
Israelโs right to defend itself does not extend to illegal occupation of Palestinian land and systematic oppression of Palestinians. <โ This is the part theyโre doing wrong.
Palestine has a right to exist.
Palestine has a right to defend itself.
Terrorist factions in Palestine donโt have a right to exist or commit atrocities against either Israelis or the people of Palestine. <โ This is the part theyโre doing wrong.
Am I taking crazy pills? Is all that not just blatantly fucking obvious?
So who fixed kbin.social? I just managed to log in and log in.
Ernest, where are you?
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RE: Is Ernest still here?
I check in here quite often, but for now, I'm just focusing on clearing spam and keeping the instance alive. In January, I was working on the AP module, and there has been significant progress in the work, which hasn't been publicly published yet. Unfortunately, at the beginning of the year, I developed a skin condition that...
'White Lives Matter' member gets 18 years for firebombing church that planned drag events (www.nbcnews.com)
The Party of Christian Values (i.postimg.cc)
Ukrainian film '20 Days in Mariupol' receives Oscar nomination in Best Documentary category (kyivindependent.com)
The documentary records the Russian siege of Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast from the perspective of journalist Mstyslav Chernov and his crew during the first weeks of the full-scale invasion. "20 Days in Mariupol" has become the first Ukrainian film made by a Ukrainian director to receive an Oscar nomination since the country gained...
Poll: US Public Support for Israel Wanes as 68 Percent Call for Ceasefire (theblankpageofficial.blogspot.com)
'X' Gonna give it to ya (lemmy.world)
State Black Lives Matter Leader Mark Fisher Endorses Trump, Says 'Democratic Party Is Not For Us' (themessenger.com)
Texas Democrat leaves Republicans speechless when he uses the Bible against them (news.yahoo.com)
Texas State Rep. James Talarico using biblical scripture to tear down conservative Christian arguments
Blizzard nowadays - ethics etc
I just saw a Steam ad about Diablo IV....
Israel is a Racist, Supremacist State (www.youtube.com)
IDF soldiers film themselves abusing, humiliating West Bank Palestinians (www.timesofisrael.com)
TimesofIsrael.com
Palestinians under attack as settler violence surges in the West Bank (www.bbc.com)
Palestinian families say they have been intimidated and displaced in the wake of Hamas's attack on Israel.
Enjoy. (I promise he's actually there somewhere) (startrek.website)
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Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption (www.patrick-breyer.de)
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Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption (www.patrick-breyer.de)
How to contact your MEP.
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