"I'm not gonna do anything about the climate crises or the massive economic problems facing families, but I'll worry about what trans people are doing." God fuck her.
This article is fine, I don't disagree with it. But compare a crime committed by the government of a US ally (Thailand) vs one by a US enemy (China). Amnesty International has a cosy relationship with the US.
Honestly, AI is fine. They're far better than most human rights groups. In regards to Israel, "genocide" wasn't mentioned until the ICJ. Anyhow, searching for "Israel" in their website does not mean that AI criticised Israel 400 times. Just look through the articles.
Let me preface this by saying I'm not a fan at all of Bill Burr, but he recently went on Bill Maher's show, and said he was with the students. He's also said some inflammatory things in the past, so I'm not sure. Are we cool with Bill Burr, now?
Fuck Bill Barr. His commentary on Bill Maher was centrist at best. I'll never forgive him for the other fucked up shit he said, or at least until he actually apologises (spoiler: he won't).
In his early teens, he spent some time with the Bedouin in the Arabian desert.[8] Following in the footsteps of his father, Philby continued to Westminster School, which he left in 1928 at the age of 16.[7] He won a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied history and economics. He graduated in 1933 with a 2:1 degree in Economics.[9]
I'm bet that he found the Bedouin to be much better people that those he met at posh schools. Also reading the Wikipedia article, it seems close to certain that he intended to be a Soviet spy from early on.
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute thinktank estimates that 95 civilian universities in China have links to the defence sector.
Oh, the think tank with the guy who gets satellite images of schools and says that it's definitely a Uighur concentration camp, the one funded by the military.
I was a huge Tom Clancy fan as a teen. Thank fucking God I grew out of that shit, or otherwise I'd be a massive chud. The worst fucking part of his books is the way he writes women and relationships, every woman needs to be rescued, and they have no personality of their own.
I know that I was almost an adult when Harry Potter came out, but I really tried to get into them as everyone else loved them, but the writing was flat af.
I do something similar. I have full control over everything. Use Firefox with UBlock. NEVER see an ad. I was super close to buying an Nvidia Shield because the box looks nice, and I'm glad I didn't.
I think you mean that the Western media isn't reporting atrocities on non-white people. This isn't your fault, per se, just that that system is very broken.
In 2023, people were warned to be careful when handling and cooking poultry products at home. More than 200 people became ill with a variant of salmonella linked to poultry and eggs imported from Poland.
i wouldn't normally be concerned since any company releasing a VR product with this price tag is obviously going to fail... but it's apple and somehow through exquisite branding and sleek design they have managed to create something that resonated with "tech reviewers" and rich folk who can afford it....
It's a bit unfair and unreasonable, but I try avoid mistakes that are very obvious to management. Like coming in late, not finishing reports that that checked, missing deadlines, etc. I'm not suggesting it, but half-assing something that won't be noticed is safer.
It's a bit shit, but I'd try to be extra good when starting a new position, ya. Being nice and agreeable in the beginning is helpful too.
A series of police files obtained by the BBC in 2022 revealed
People found traditional Chinese in the documents and bad formatting (link), but will the BBC recant or provide context? Nah, keep repeating the same bs from Zenz and VOC.
The use of depleted uranium munitions has been fiercely debated, with opponents like the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons saying there are dangerous health risks from ingesting or inhaling depleted uranium dust, including cancers and birth defects.
I know multiple Ukrainian men who are trying to leave or have already left. No sane person wants to stay in that shell of a country, and lose a leg to a Russian mine.
Western liberals, please ship yourself over there and die already. We don’t need your Nazi apologies.
It must be cool to be on the side of death & disability for the largest human catastrophe in your life time. Also one million percent you were not lockdowning and masking for two years straight.
I guess for the West, the US has more access. Other countries, such as the UK, are paring back boosters except for the really vulnerable. It is still weird that the current vaccine is for a strain in 2021, though. Our societies should be doing better.
It’s mad that people can go “hey my actions put people at risk of death and injury and I’m just going to do it”
Coming from someone living with a person with long-COVID, someone who got infected AFTER being fully vaccinated and AFTER the emergency period, I just gotta say that this kind of thinking is really disappointing. Can you imagine if there was an afterlife, and you had to explain your actions to your higher power.
It’s the worst thing for me. I know there’s elderly, immunocompromised, and poor people who would be devastated after a serious illness. But I worked really hard at my office job and I need to see people smile because that’s important for some reason.
Guy, you drive a car under the speed limit, sober, and when you have the right of way. If you fail to do any of those, and someone gets hurt, you are definitely at fault. You need to reasonably limit how much air pollution your car has and not roll coal.
God definitely gave you the means to stop it. It’s masks, filtration, ventilation, and obviously vaccines.
Christina Pagel was urging locking, masking, and caution since early 2020, which is well before vaccines were even available. And she’s taking the time to present the evidence, which you can clearly interrogate. Your unsubstantiated conspiracy theory is as dangerous as it is embarrassing.
but this has a bad smell of fear mongering to sell vaccines around it for me.
This is rude and dangerous af. This is what I’m concerned with. Dr. Pagel has no connection with the pharmaceutical industry, so this is also just entirely misinformed. It must be nice to just shoot from the hip and not have to back up your assertions.
Am I not putting people at risk of death and injury by driving my car even if I do it while sober and follow the rules? Am I not harming people with my exhaust, even if it’s stock and legal? We all do stuff that puts others at risk, it’s part of life.
As I already mentioned, the risk is much greater and is considered murder if it’s outside of what’s necessary. You drive but don’t speed.
I see your comment that you didn’t even mask during the mandate. Guy, after the suffering I’ve seen, your actions are appalling. But a sociopath like you will never get that no matter how many reasons you hear.
As someone who didn’t try to not to get sick, avoided wearing a mask whenever I could, went to crowded bars with friends during the height of covid, etc, and never once got noticeably sick,
Describe an episode in the worst possible way
I’ll start: a naked guy complaining to his host that there’s less light than advertised.
Israeli tank fire kills five IDF soldiers in north Gaza ( www.bbc.co.uk )
The reported friendly-fire incident in Jabalia is one of the deadliest since the war began....
Pupils in England can learn about gender surgery but not ‘ideology’, says Keegan ( www.theguardian.com )
Education secretary says guidance will not stop schools teaching children about gender-reassignment surgery...
State-backed digital violence used to silence women in Thailand ( www.amnesty.org )
Women and LGBTI activists are being subjected to an online onslaught of abuse....
Do we like Bill Burr now?
Let me preface this by saying I'm not a fan at all of Bill Burr, but he recently went on Bill Maher's show, and said he was with the students. He's also said some inflammatory things in the past, so I'm not sure. Are we cool with Bill Burr, now?
Top 10 anime villains who became good guys ( lemmygrad.ml )
Chinese students in US tell of ‘chilling’ interrogations and deportations ( www.theguardian.com )
As tensions with China rise, scientists at America’s leading universities complain of stalled research after crackdown at airports...
Books that are worse than the film (which was already bad?)
Smart devices are turning out to be a poor investment ( www.androidpolice.com )
Smart devices were supposed to make life better, but constant updates have made them worse
UN: Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza ( news.un.org )
US sees surge in measles cases as health experts plead for more vaccinations ( www.theguardian.com )
This year’s total tally has now outpaced last year’s numbers, with 64 confirmed cases in 17 states so far, compared with 58 in 2023...
Vietnam seeks death for tycoon in $12bn fraud case ( www.bangkokpost.com )
America Pulls Back from Ukraine ( www.nytimes.com )
French journalists were able to get access to a confidential report from the French Defense Dpt. on the war. ( www.marianne.net )
TLDR...
People in England facing food poisoning ‘Russian roulette’ as illnesses soar ( www.theguardian.com )
Exclusive: Hospital admissions for salmonella and E coli have reached their highest level in decades...
Is anyone else worried about the apple vision pro?
i wouldn't normally be concerned since any company releasing a VR product with this price tag is obviously going to fail... but it's apple and somehow through exquisite branding and sleek design they have managed to create something that resonated with "tech reviewers" and rich folk who can afford it....
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King Charles III diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace says ( www.bbc.co.uk )
China sentences Uyghur scholar to life in jail ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Archived version: https://archive.ph/EoFKT...
Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine ( www.reuters.com )
The use of depleted uranium munitions has been fiercely debated, with opponents like the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons saying there are dangerous health risks from ingesting or inhaling depleted uranium dust, including cancers and birth defects.
The big turnaround: how Europe's gas prices fell from €300 to €35 MWh in the span of a year ( www.euronews.com )
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2073007...
Living conditions in Ukraine are resembling a new slavery, a triumph of Western 'democracy' in the 21st century ( english.almayadeen.net )
What is the biggest lesson that employment has taught you? ( lemmy.ml )
AP gets rare glimpse of jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai ( apnews.com )
New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn ( www.independent.co.uk )