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Pips@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says | Reddit executives also discussed how they might introduce more ads into the social media platformEnglish5·2 months agoThere are some instances where Reddit is still a great source of information just due to the sheer size of the community. But there’s a lot more shit to wade through after the exodus a couple years back. I haven’t signed back in for years.
Pips@lemmy.sdf.orgto World News@lemmy.world•Trump suggests Palestinians leave Gaza and ‘we just clean out’ territoryEnglish3·2 months agoYou know what? You’re right, I’m sorry. Taking out my frustrations with the current regime on the wrong target.
Pips@lemmy.sdf.orgto World News@lemmy.world•Trump suggests Palestinians leave Gaza and ‘we just clean out’ territoryEnglish714·2 months agoHey you’re cool with the current regime and like genocide! What’s it like being a genocide apologist?Edit: Taking potshots at people who I agree with and don’t deserve it is bad form.
Pips@lemmy.sdf.orgto World News@lemmy.world•Trump suggests Palestinians leave Gaza and ‘we just clean out’ territoryEnglish2611·2 months agoNow with U.S.-approved ethnic cleansing.
Pips@lemmy.sdf.orgto Games@lemmy.world•Anyone else suddenly itching to blast Nazis in Wolfenstein for no reason at all?English84·3 months ago7 Nazis right now.
Pips@lemmy.sdf.orgto World News@lemmy.world•Trump’s UN ambassador pick says Israel has ‘biblical right’ to West BankEnglish8·3 months agoYeah, more accurate to say everyone is androgynous based on the order.
Pips@lemmy.sdf.orgto News@lemmy.world•Trump rolls back trans and gender-identity rights and takes aim at DEI172·3 months agoThey’re a tankie, mate. Not much use arguing, they’re starting from a bad faith position.
Pips@lemmy.sdf.orgto News@lemmy.world•Trump Inauguration: Elon Musk Offers MAGA Rally Nazi-Like Salute, CNN Calls It “Odd Looking”10·3 months agoMaybe stick with the Green Ranger going forward.
Pips@lemmy.sdf.orgto News@lemmy.world•What is jury nullification and what does it mean for Luigi Mangione’s defense? | CNN2·3 months agoAs much as most people on the left want juries to nullify in cases of unfair or unjust laws, the reality is it mostly results in murderous cops going free and corporations getting free passes. Like I said in another comment, while jury nullification could be used to tackle unfair laws, the reality is you mostly end up with actual racists and actively harmful corporations not being held accountable. Jury nullification is itself not good or bad, but it’s mostly used for bad. Frankly, I don’t really love the jury system but that’s a while bigger issue.
Pips@lemmy.sdf.orgto News@lemmy.world•What is jury nullification and what does it mean for Luigi Mangione’s defense? | CNN2·3 months agoNo, juries are the triers of fact. Juries do not exist to make a determination as to whether the law is fair or not and are (usually) explicitly told this. They have to listen to the facts, decide what actually happened, and then whether the facts match the elements of whatever crime is being charged.
I agree that getting a jury of twelve randomish peers is actually not the greatest system, but it’s what we’re working with. So in this paradigm, jury nullification is a huge problem because it’s twelve random people just deciding not to enforce a law the rest of society (sort of) has said needs to be enforced. This in turn leads to white supremacists getting acquitted by juries after prosecutors proved beyond a doubt that the defendants committed the crime and the same happening with police that abuse their powers.
It could end up working to protect civil liberties. But the reality is it mostly results in the status quo being upheld and/or actual criminals that need some kind of punishment being acquitted.
Pips@lemmy.sdf.orgto News@lemmy.world•What is jury nullification and what does it mean for Luigi Mangione’s defense? | CNN36·3 months agoJury nullification is also why cops who murder people and klansmen get acquitted. It’s not necessarily a good thing, just a quirk of the system.
Pips@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•US adds web and gaming giant Tencent to list of Chinese military companiesEnglish43·3 months agoWhile China is considered part of the global south, its economy is so massive and it is so influential globally it really shouldn’t be.
Edit: Also in China’s case, that was the UK, not the US.
Lincoln did it. He suspended habeas during the War.
Pips@lemmy.sdf.orgto News@lemmy.world•Soldier who blew up Tesla at Trump hotel left note saying blast was to be a 'wake up call' for US8·3 months agoIf he was trying to keep his clearance, then he would strive to avoid any appearance of mental health issues. Strictly speaking you’re still encouraged to take care of your mental health, but you have no confidentiality in your mental health records if you have a clearance and certain psychological issues can be a cause to deny or revoke a clearance. Many clearance-holders opt to avoid therapy and other mental health treatments as a result.
Pips@lemmy.sdf.orgto News@lemmy.world•Alcohol use is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the US – report5·3 months agoTolerance is a real thing and can be developed over time. However it’s not clear if that has any relation to cancer risk, which appears to be related to ability to clear the aldehyde byproduct.
Pips@lemmy.sdf.orgto News@lemmy.world•Alcohol use is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the US – report17·3 months agoYeah, the studies generally point to a cumulative effect. Basically the aldehyde byproduct of alcohol breakdown is also poisonous. It can lead to cancer growths so arguably binge drinking is worse in that respect because it takes longer for everything to clear.
Interestingly, if there was a way to break that aldehyde down faster, then the cancer risk might go down significantly. It’s just not super clear at this point.
Pips@lemmy.sdf.orgto Technology@lemmy.world•FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Federal Appeals CourtEnglish43·3 months agoLieberman wasn’t a Democrat.
Mate, it’s a cheese quesadilla. It’s two tortillas, cheese, and heat…
Joking aside, there are a few out there. A lot of people are surprisingly into figuring out copycatting popular fast food.