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bermuda, to news in US reviewing Amnesty International report that said US-made munitions have killed civilians in Gaza

“we’ve investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing”

CrimeDad, to news in Germany approves global minimum corporate tax

Seems kind of complicated to me. Why don’t countries just unilaterally put tarriffs on imports from countries with (corporate) income taxes that are too low, as well as countries that don’t also have similar tariffs?

OnionQuest,

Global tax is complicated. A reprisal tariff regime would be way way way more complicated. The US doesn’t want to be in a position where it’s levying 50% tariffs on Guinness because Ireland’s corporate tax rate is 12.5%. How do you know that tariff is fair and would the WTO even recognize uneven tax rates as a sanctionable offense?

This is a carrot vs stick approach.

CrimeDad,

Hmmm makes me question the benefit of the WTO.

Caligvla, to news in Bolivia severs ties with Israel, others recall envoys over Gaza
@Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

The way Israel has been politically crippling itself the last couple of weeks is crazy. Whatever the outcome of this war, they already lost a lot of face with many nations world over, I wonder how this will affect them going forward.

bedrooms,

Maybe we'll even call it a western variant of North Korea in the end. All autocrats head to NK apparently.

tsonfeir,
@tsonfeir@lemm.ee avatar

They’re all assholes in this holy war.

sndmn, to news in Almost half of Russians say salary does not cover basic spending - survey

Sad trombone noises…

ThemboMcBembo,
@ThemboMcBembo@beehaw.org avatar

Have some empathy. These aren’t oligarchs plotting a foreign war, these are everyday people (half the country!) being forced into poverty.

ribboo,

It is however people that in very high degree support their president.

java,

How does this support manifest? I’m asking, because there are no real signs. Russian army is struggling to find soldiers and Putin is afraid to start another wave of mass-mobilization.

If somebody echoes propaganda, it doesn’t mean that they support anything. There are no actions confirming this support.

There are many more nuances. I suggest reading at least one book on yhe topic of political science and listening to some lectures before coming to conclusions on such a complex matters.

Destraight,

And? The Russians are the bad guys invading Ukraine. Did you forget that?

explodicle,

The invaders are Russian but most Russians have no real control over their government. It’s easy to suggest “then revolt” when that’s not you.

nicetriangle,
@nicetriangle@kbin.social avatar

I have a hard time squaring that sentiment with information like this:

https://www.statista.com/chart/28436/support-for-war-in-ukraine-russians/

RogueBanana,

The link you attached already mentions that isnt accurate. Not everyone living in Russia will publicly annouce they are against their government even if they are.

aniki,

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  • RogueBanana,

    I don’t and there are many records of Germans who helped Jews and acted against Hitler so why blame everyone. Hate the actual Nazis not the commoners who had no choice.

    aniki,

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  • RogueBanana,

    Me neither but can you say the same about others in this thread or the comment we are replying to? They seem to actually wish harm to all Russians.

    aniki,

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  • RogueBanana,

    Mate you’re the one making assumptions here as I even said seem to despite people literally saying its hard to sympathize with Russians. Either way this is going in a completely unrelated direction and pointless to argue more.

    java,

    Define “we”. I don’t know anyone doing that, bar impulsive people on social media.

    Spuddaccino,

    For real. Just because Putin is a Bond villain doesn’t make every citizen of Russia one of his goons.

    manpacket, to news in In Singapore, a certificate to own a car now costs $106,000

    You don't need a car in Singapore. Very good public transport and affordable taxis.

    Akasazh,
    @Akasazh@feddit.nl avatar

    How are taxis affordable if cars are so expensive?

    barsoap,

    Presumably because they don’t apply to taxis. Singapore definitely has a licensing system, don’t ask me for details.

    TheSean,

    Taxis in NYC have medallions, that are significantly more than $100k, and that makes the scarcity of taxis just enough that they are in demand but rarely unused.

    TheSean,

    Taxis in NYC have medallions, that are significantly more than $100k, and that makes the scarcity of taxis just enough that they are in demand but rarely unused.

    Five, to news in Germans protest nationwide after far-right meeting on deportation plan

    Nazis verpiss dich!

    wincing_nucleus073, to privacy in Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications -US senator

    I’ve thought about this for a long time. Nice to see it getting attention.

    this is why I don’t really appreciate Graphene’s sandboxed google play services as much as I appreciate MicroG. MicroG allows you to control which GPS-compatible apps get registered to your random ID on google’s servers.

    It’s also worth studying your individual apps and how exactly they handle google push notifications. I know that there are various configurations, some which allow Google to see the content of the notification and some which done. of course, regardless of that, metadata such as who it gets delivered to and when, is still there.

    TheFriendlyArtificer, to news in In dispute over Parthenon sculptures, Greece says Britain showing 'lack of respect'

    Old archaeologist joke:

    Q. Why are the Great Pyramids in Giza?

    A. Because they wouldn’t fit in the British Museum.

    Pyr_Pressure, to news in U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose

    What is the reason for the US still doing an embargo? Hasn’t it been like 60 years or whatever?

    dumdum666, (edited ) to news in About 100,000 protesters join pro-Palestinian march through London

    So where is the „we are being silenced in the West / western media“ crowd, all of the sudden?

    hunt4peas, to upliftingnews in India succeeds in reducing emissions rate by 33% over 14 years

    That’s cool. Hopefully other countries follow such strategies.

    PegasusLady,

    Sort of like having to slow a large boat down before turning to go in the other direction, maybe not the best analogy. It might not be going in different direction yet but its not something that can turn on dime.

    trippingonthewire, to privacy in NSA Buys Americans’ Internet Data Without Warrants, Letter Says

    I love how our tax dollars and inflated fed bucks go to this. We pay to get spied on. We’ve gone far beyond full circle.

    redsquirrel, to reddit in Reddit seeks to launch IPO in March
    @redsquirrel@lemmy.ml avatar

    lol reddit. Yawn.

    jarfil, to news in China's Xi warns top EU officials not to engage in 'confrontation'

    Updated title: “China and EU leaders agree on need of ‘balanced’ trade ties”

    miss_brainfart, to privacy in Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications -US senator
    @miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml avatar

    What users often do not realize is that almost all such notifications travel over Google and Apple’s servers.

    So on the Android side, is an app safe from this if it doesn’t rely on Firebase Cloud Messaging?

    wincing_nucleus073,

    correct

    miss_brainfart,
    @miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml avatar

    UnifiedPush needs all the support we can give it

    wincing_nucleus073,

    agreed…

    TheAnonymouseJoker, (edited )
    @TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml avatar

    Yes.

    Consider blocking Firebase domains in HOSTS file, which you can do in NetGuard or Invizible Pro, which you can supply your HOSTS file.

    Not sure if Hagezi or such community made HOSTS rulesets carry Firebase domains in their anti-Google/BigTech part of domains.

    There are no client side tools on Apple to accomplish this, unlike on any Android, no matter $50 or $5000.

    sabreW4K3,
    @sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf avatar

    Is there a method to see which apps are using Firebase?

    TheAnonymouseJoker,
    @TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml avatar

    These are in progressing order of complexity.

    • Exodus database shows the “bad” domains an app connects to.
    • Warden on F-Droid does a similar but more comprehensive job for any installed app packages.
    • App Manager shows activities, services, receivers and providers apps utilise or have in a comprehensive manner.
    sabreW4K3,
    @sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf avatar

    Thanks

    miss_brainfart,
    @miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml avatar

    I use DivestOS, so Google Play Services and all that comes along with it isn’t there in the first place

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