@forse@kolektiva.social

· 2mo ago

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/116997262133211532 The barrister got a contempt of the court FOR REMINDING THE JURORS WHAT THE LAW SAYS against the judge's order. How supporters of this can keep a straight face is beyond me.

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kim_harding ✅

@kim_harding@mastodon.scot

"I was sentenced as a terrorist. Now my barrister is on trial for defending me" https://www.opendemocracy.net/palestine-action-filton-24-charlotte-head-rajiv-menon-kc-contempt-of-court-judge-johnson/ Lawyer faces jail over a speech to jurors – a first in English history – as state seeks to silence Palestine solidarity.

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kim_harding ✅: ""I was sentenced as a terrorist. Now my barrister…" - mastodon.scot

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@zappes@mastodon.online "I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to “order” than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice" -- Martin Luther King, Jr. , Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963)

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@zappes@mastodon.online @RnDanger@infosec.exchange https://www.forbes.com/sites/danabrownlee/2022/06/19/dear-white-people-when-you-say-you-dont-see-color-this-is-what-we-really-hear/

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 2mo ago

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@david_chisnall@infosec.exchange I have little understanding of the law (and honestly, I see it mostly as a tool of the powerful) but I hope you are right and someone takes it up.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 4mo ago

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@Hex@kolektiva.social @nojhan@social.antigene.org @klausfiend@mstdn.ca What worries me is that after fascism is done, everyone is so damaged that a return to the pre-fascism status-quo seems like a happy ending. "The mob" acts on the information it is given and the culture it has, and both are still largely controlled by those in power.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@digyoursoul Apple is shit scared, this is desperate scorched earth approach and yeah, it might very well work to scare others away from unionization. Does the union actually have any legal option?

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@theleftistlawyer@mastodon.social No you see, it's the oppressed groups fault for *suffering too loudly*. How do you expect me to mildly inconvenience myself for your sake if you keep making me feel uncomfortable with your being killed and dehumanized? /s

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@httpster@indieweb.social Anarchists have all the right ideas and all the wrong PR.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@Cdespinosa They're fascists, which means they're losers. They crafted this fragile delusion of superiority and cling to it for dear life. The notion that they're not superior does not offend them, it *threatens* them.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 3mo ago

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@helenaviking@social.spejset.org https://www.pinta-project.com/ också finns. Det skulla vara bättre designerad än GIMP. I alla fall, jag förstår dej. Tech suger right now. =(

Pinta

Pinta: Painting Made Simple

Pinta is a free, open-source program for drawing and image editing. It combines powerful features with an easy-to-use interface, making creativity seamless. Available for Linux, Mac, Windows, and *BSD.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@SummerOf68 @phnt @raccoon

Get over it, it's up to the EU, it's how it works

Love when the mask slips off.

You know how democracy works right?

People are expected to be able to criticize their government, whether it's the national or the supra national one.

We're creating a (more) authoritarian state because some parents need to shelter their kids from the world (I hope you don't let them watch the news).

Your kids want to watch rape porn? You tell them it's really bad stuff, you ask them if they're sure and then you offer them to watch it with them or to discuss it later with them, you fucking coward.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 4mo ago

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@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social I don't think it's worth taking these people seriously. Answering "just fuck off already" should be plenty. I for one look forward seeing Elliot Page all muscled up murdering Trojans.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 3mo ago

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@device@infosec.exchange @GeePawHill@mastodon.social We keep the interview process completely blind for as long as possible (anonymized resumes, blind code reviews with anonymized comments...) Last time we had 10 applicants. After reviewing and ranking all of them, I discovered that the top 2 were women.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 6mo ago

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@xs4me2 @nixCraft Dude. They are corporations. Unless you are a shareholder, they are *legally* *required* to act against your interests. EDIT: nope. My claim is unsupported.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 6mo ago

I have the utmost respect for these Israeli.
They're doing what's right when everybody else around them is very, very wrong.

Seriously, these protesters are giving me hope for humanity when I have very little.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZeXToASGGI

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@nonehitwonder Capitalism is only *one* way for the few to accumulate power over many. Definitely, let's get rid of capitalism, but let's make sure we also don't end up with another system where few egomaniacs have too much power (hello USSR...)

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@virtualbri @derek @Matthew_AlderAutomation @Star12Mt Seconding anything written by Becky Chambers. Wholesome Sci-Fi.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@DrALJONES@mastodon.social Grannies holding signs are the real threat! /s

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 7mo ago

A newcomer joined my dance classes.
Multiple people told me that he's just a bit creepy.
He didn't do anything terrible, mostly staring and being a bit too close.
But he also tried to flirt with a student of mine in a way that made her uncomfortable.

As the teacher, this is my problem, but I have zero experience dealing with it.

The obvious option is to tell him he's not welcome in the classes without giving him any specific reason.
But this only makes him someone else's problem.

The other option is to try and explain to him what he did wrong, since he obviously isn't getting whatever it is he's after.
But even if I tell him as little as possible, this could expose the students that complained about him.

Any suggestion?
Boosts appreciated.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 6mo ago

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@Infrogmation I mean, well played madam.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@nonehitwonder From my limited knowledge, the only societies that managed to stay more or less egalitarian for the long term have been those who made a deliberate, conscious decision to see the accumulation of power as a threat. ie, the only way to keep psychopaths away from positions of power is to not have positions of power.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@em_and_future_cats@mastodon.social @Geri@mastodon.online What really annoys me is that even if it goes "bad for the g'ment" no one responsible will ever face any consequences for this blatant attempt at injustice.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@OorAndy@mastodon.scot @Geri@mastodon.online People who actually take their oaths of office seriously rarely get into power. The oaths are mostly propaganda for the benefit of us peasants.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@theleftistlawyer Systemic When the powerful do it, it's not violence.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 6mo ago

There's too many people, here in Europe, who are fine with genocide.

These people are over-represented in positions of power.

There's too many people, here in Europe, who are NOT fine with genocide, but "what you gonna do?"

We have given up even the pretense that we control our governments, that they represent us and... Most people are largely fine with it?

#europa
#thisIsFine

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 6mo ago

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@Photo55 @xs4me2 @nixCraft You are right, I seem to have fallen for a myth. Thanks for the correction.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 6mo ago

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@RadicalAnthro I finally managed to watch it. I find it fascinating that there are approaches to... Well, metaphysics? that are far enough from our way of thinking that they are really difficult to describe in a straightforward way? However, I feel like a fish out of the water. There are a lot of concepts and references that, as a layman, I don't understand, and as a result I cannot follow the connections she makes. I suppose that there isn't any more accessible exposition of her research? =( Regardless, thank you: it was really interesting. Much appreciated.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 6mo ago

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@RadicalAnthro I'm in Sweden. I'd rather watch the recording bit by bit than watch it live on zoom. =)

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 6mo ago

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@RadicalAnthro There is also the component of myths and folklore, that we see as just a "superstition" because we try to interpret it in the only way that makes sense to us, ie as an objective description of the nature of reality, while my impression is that these myths and folklore explain /the role/ that people play within nature, they explain what is expected of them in order to be part of a greater whole. I'm not an anthropologist and I'm overgeneralizing, but I've been thinking about this for a long time.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@TomSullivan@mstdn.social That "paying" is doing a lot of work. The admin is using *public money* to make the public *pay more* for energy and keep destroying the planet for the short-term benefit of the rich.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 6mo ago

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@RadicalAnthro I did not. =(

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@lorepozo@tech.lgbt cishet dad here. An option could be "mom" if you are the pregnant parent and "dad" if you are not. But I'm posting mostly because I want to see what people more knowledgeable than me will suggest. I hope you find something that works for you! =)

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 6mo ago

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@RadicalAnthro Morna Finnegan. Probably "Metaphysics" wasn't the best word. -_- As I said, fish out of the water.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 2mo ago

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@ShadSterling@mastodon.social @zer0billionaires@mastodon.social Good luck with that. If we actually lived in a democracy, people like Mamdani would be the rule, it wouldn't even be news. Instead they are the exception and what is the default expectation is that politicians are greedy liars. To me this is one of the strongest indictments of our political (and economic) system.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 6mo ago

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@RadicalAnthro The exposition is... Let's say I'd love to hear a talk of hers where she prepared and rehearsed what she has to say. The bits and pieces that my ADHD addled brain can put together however are fascinating. And yeah, the part about loneliness (and I do live in Sweden) hits hard. Love that the subtitles in Vimeo censor "H**o Sapiens" XD Onto the other video.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 3mo ago

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@Col@social.spejset.org I feel like this post needs a link.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@FeralRobots @digyoursoul Ok, thanks!

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 6mo ago

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@RadicalGraffiti #alt: A poster on a wall, red background. Black silhouettes, a missile falling on a child picking flowers. Below, the text "One day, everyone will have always been against this".

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@peter The thing that gets me is that the investors will be bailed out and we will end up paying for it.

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

Not sure what to make of this article, but it kind of checks?

https://www.thenerve.news/p/epstein-billionaires-eugenics-project-harvard-academia-john-brockman

#Epstein #fascism #techbros

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Forse (he/him) @forse@kolektiva.social

· 5mo ago

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@stveje@mstdn.social @minego@pdx.social Real, living human being (usually in poor countries) are being exploited to run these models, so.. Yeah? Exploitation is already pretty normalized in our society. In fact, our whole economic system is based on it.

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