Oofnik

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How Israel twists antisemitism claims to project its own crimes onto Palestinians (www.972mag.com)
 

What Israel and its supporters accuse Palestinians of inciting, Israeli officials are openly declaring, and the Israeli army is prosecuting.

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‘We are divided’: unity in Israel fades as war in Gaza approaches ninth month (www.theguardian.com)
 

Morale is dropping as talks to free hostages collapse and more believe ‘total victory’ over Hamas is impossible

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The Star Witness Who Never Testified at Trump’s Trial (news.yahoo.com)
 

Days before his inauguration in Washington in 2017, Donald Trump had a debt to settle in New York: a payout to his fixer, Michael D. Cohen. They met on the 26th floor of Trump Tower, Cohen says, and struck a $420,000 deal. Seven years later, Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan hinges on that fleeting encounter, which is both critically important and completely in dispute. Cohen says he paid off a porn star at his boss’ behest, and in that meeting, he and Trump settled on a plan to repay him and

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Evidence Is Mounting That the Saudis Had a Hand in 9/11 (jacobin.com)
 

It’s becoming impossible to deny Saudi government complicity in 9/11. So why does Joe Biden want to sign a security pact with the kingdom that would obligate Americans to fight and die on its behalf?

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How does this end? With Hamas holding firm and fighting back in Gaza, Israel faces only bad options (apnews.com)
 

Hamas is still putting up a fight after seven brutal months of war with Israel, regrouping in some of the hardest-hit areas in northern Gaza and resuming rocket attacks into nearby Israeli communities.

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Trump appeared on stage at his Bronx rally with two rappers charged in a felony gang case (apnews.com)
 

Former President Donald Trump invited two rappers on stage at his recent rally who have been charged in a sweeping gang case.

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Italian teenage computer wizard set to become the first saint of the Millennial generation (apnews.com)
 

Pope Francis has paved the way for the canonization of the first saint of the millennial generation, attributing a second miracle to a 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006.

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Cats on the moon? Google's AI tool is producing misleading responses that have experts worried (apnews.com)
 

Google’s search engine used to spit out a ranked list of websites that might help you figure out an answer to your question.

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Palestinians flee Jabaliya refugee camp as Israeli troops launch new operations in northern Gaza (apnews.com)
 

Palestinian families flowed out of the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza on Friday, fleeing an intensified Israeli military assault on Hamas fighters there.

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Pronouns and tribal affiliations are now forbidden in South Dakota public university employee emails (apnews.com)
 

A new South Dakota Board of Regents policy keeps employees from including their gender pronouns in school email signatures and other correspondence.

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Utah man declined $100K offer to travel to Congo on 'security job' that was covert coup attempt (apnews.com)
 

The friend of a prominent Congolese opposition leader’s son said he turned down a six-figure offer to travel there as part of the family’s security detail in what turned out to be a failed coup attempt.

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As killings surge, Haitians struggle to bury loved ones and find closure in violent capital (apnews.com)
 

Victims of gang violence are increasingly left to decay on the street because some areas are too dangerous for people to retrieve the bodies.

UN court order demanding Israel to halt Gaza offensive further isolates US position in c/news@kbin.social
How the right is weaponizing pro-Palestinian campus protests in the US in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] Oofnik@kbin.social 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"Everyone that disagrees with me is a shill"

Listen, I'm going to hold my nose and vote for Biden in November because a Trump victory risks the end of democracy in the US, but I'm so tired of this idea that all criticism of him, and anyone who disagrees with us about whether to vote for him, is a victim of some kind of conspiracy.

That isn't to say that people don't want to exploit those divisions and will try to spread misinformation to do so, but that isn't an excuse to dismiss everyone you disagree with either.

kbin may be done. Backup plan is mbin at fedia.io in c/functionalprint@kbin.social
[–] Oofnik@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago

Yay! Fingers crossed

RE: Is Ernest still here? in c/kbinMeta@kbin.social
[–] Oofnik@kbin.social 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ernest! So sorry to hear about the struggles. Happy you responded, I'll stick around :)

Do consider adding more devs to the team! Not good that you are feeling pressure from dorks like us just because you need some time for yourself (or are working on things less visibly)

Is Ernest still here? in c/kbinMeta@kbin.social
[–] Oofnik@kbin.social 26 points 7 months ago (12 children)

It's such a shame, I really hope Ernest is ok. And I guess the once again lesson here is something like this needs a dev team and not just one person.

I'll stick around for a few more days to see what's going on, but if nothing changes I guess I'll have to move on to something else.

Biden considering executive action to close southern border, sources say in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] Oofnik@kbin.social 8 points 7 months ago (19 children)

Listen, I will be voting for Biden, who is clearly worlds better than Trump. But the idea that Palestinian Americans who won't vote for someone funding the ethnic cleansing of their own family members are "purity test" losers is...well, its a take.

President Biden reacts to special counsel's comments about his memory in c/news@kbin.social
[–] Oofnik@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I certainly agree that, in a vacuum, a slip up like this is no big deal. But given the rest of the special counsel report, it is really just one data point in a huge cluster of red flags. I really wish he would step down. Trump has to be defeated, and between this and Gaza, he is really looking like far from the best candidate to do that.

Can registrations on kbin.social be disabled to stop spammers in c/kbinMeta@kbin.social
[–] Oofnik@kbin.social 8 points 7 months ago

Hear hear!

"Genocide Joe": Biden Heckled During Campaign Trip For Supporting Israel President Joe Biden was called a "loser" and told to "go home". This was his first economy-focused campaign event of 2024 in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] Oofnik@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Wait so is the thought that any criticism of Biden is both-sidesing? Is that the political climate we've found ourselves in? Forbidden to criticize someone with a D after their name because idiots might think "oh I guess now I'll vote for Trump"?

Kbin pages returning "404 page not found" in c/kbinMeta@kbin.social
[–] Oofnik@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago

I have the same problem

Auschwitz Museum Decries Israeli Mayor's 'Sick' Call to 'Empty' Gaza in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] Oofnik@kbin.social 40 points 9 months ago (10 children)

For some, "never again" means "never again let this happen to any People", to others, it means "never again let this happen to us". Unfortunately, it is much more common in the Israeli right to understand it the second way.

Far-right minister: Nuking Gaza is an option, population should ‘go to Ireland or deserts’ in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] Oofnik@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago

This minister in particular didn't serve because he was considered a suspected terrorist. Too far right for the IDF - almost impressive.

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