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ram, 1 year ago

Ya, no pirate worth their salt would risk it at this point. It’s so infested with malware, with seemingly no moderation, and no meaningful original releases.

ram, 1 year ago

Now with outbound communications nearly completely cut off, how often will we get updates on what’s happening on the ground? On the crimes against humanity Israel’s committing?

I hope for the best, I really do, but I feel so helpless. I’ve already contacted my representatives and told them they need to do their part or I’ll be rescinding my support. I’m vocal within my community as well. But beyond that, there’s so little I can do but bear witness to what is happening.

ram, 1 year ago

So, I really want to be optimistic about this project. I love that it integrates multiple sources, that it lets you use different identities that are not attached to any of these services. I installed it and already paid for it even, because I love initiatives like this.

I think it’s unsustainable. In 5 years, everyone who’d use the app’s already paid for it, which means the devs have no incentive to continue to work, and funding dries up. When that happens, they’ll of course just let the app run until the plugins stop working. Nobody will be able to pick it up and continue development in an open forum because it’s not FLOSS.

My hope is they re-license it under a copyleft license later, but I’m not optimistic about that happening. With how things are now, it does appear to be doomed to enshittification.

ram, 1 year ago

In a perfect world, sure. This is not a perfect world. The justice system wrongly convicts people every day.

ram, 1 year ago

Personally I prefer Invidious for it’s more basic, web-2.0 style UI

ram, 1 year ago

If you look at their comment history, it’s a troll account; or just chronically bad takes at least

ram, 1 year ago

It’s always sad to see a good resource go away but it sounds like this was the right choice. Hopefully all the content there’s distributed on other trackers so at least that’s not lost.

ram, 1 year ago

I just wish element had multiaccount support 😔

I see fluffychat does, but I’m used to element

ram, 1 year ago

Omar and Tlaib Are Condemned in the US for Saying What Prominent Israelis Are Saying^(^^direct^^)^

About 1/3rd through the article, they start highlighting some of the progressive conversations that have been being had in Israel, comparing them to the remarks AOC, Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush, Rashida Tlaib, and others have been criticized as “disgraceful” for.

Some important ones IMO:

Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator and top adviser to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, who told the BBC, “If anyone told me that what the militants did on the weekend was a legitimate response to years and years of occupation. I would say: ‘No, you’re wrong-headed. You’ve lost sight of humanity and reality.’ And if anyone tells me that what Israel is doing in Gaza today is a legitimate response to what happened on the weekend, it’s exactly the same.”

Israeli human rights lawyer Michael Sfard, an expert on the rules of war, observed Wednesday that “Hamas committed abominable war crimes for which there can be no forgiveness. But the laws of war weren’t meant only for situations in which our blood is cool, or when there is no justified anger or understandable desire for revenge.” The lawyer explained:

It’s not easy for Israelis to think about Gazans’ rights in a week when Hamas committed crimes that are still impossible to digest and our whole society is mourning and crying. But Gaza’s catastrophe won’t wait for the end of our seven-day shivah.

Consequently, this needs to be said: Israel has held millions of people under a brutal blockade for more than 15 years with the support of the entire Western world. That is inhumane and inconceivable, and every solution to this bloody conflict ultimately includes respecting the rights of all people, both in Gaza and Sderot, to live with security and human dignity. And that begins with respecting the most basic rules as set down in the international laws of war, which are designed to reduce the harm to civilians.

It’s easy to get stuck in a North American bubble of media, but it’s also important to note what’s being said locally by people who have eyes on the ground and have been watching this stuff grow first hand for 75 years since the occupation of Israel.

ram, 1 year ago

Gaza: Nowhere to go, as humanitarian crisis reaches ‘dangerous new low’ ^(^^direct^^)^

The UN chief told reporters outside the Security Council the world had to unite around the principle of protecting civilians and “finding a lasting solution to this unending cycle of death and destruction.”

ram, 1 year ago

Three hundred killed, mostly children and women, in Gaza on Saturday - Palestinian health ministry; by Reuters^(^^direct^^)^

ram, 1 year ago

McDonald’s Israel’s giving about 4000 free meals to the Israeli troops, first responders, and citizens^(^^direct^^)^

In response, McDonald’s Saudi Arabia’s donating $533,000 to Gaza relief efforts while denouncing the contributions by McDonald’s Israel.^(^^direct^^)^

ram, 1 year ago

CBC | As Israel expands Gaza offensive, it has lonely critics in Washington^(^^direct^^)^

As Israel expands its military offensive in Gaza, some Democrats in the US are expressing growing criticism of Israeli actions. Younger progressive Democrats have been more vocal in calling for civilian protections and a ceasefire. However, support for Israel remains strong among both Democratic and Republican leadership as well as the general public. While progressive critics want to see Palestinian lives prioritized, Israel sees no viable negotiating partner with Hamas controlling Gaza. The article discusses the long history of US support for Israel since its founding and changing views over time. Some analysts believe criticism from the left lacks real political power but could influence younger voters. Ultimately both sides express pessimism about prospects for peace given the deep tensions and lack of trust between Israelis and Palestinians.

It’s evidenced in the vote in the last U.S. Congress to top up American funding for Israel’s missile-defence system: a lopsided result of 420 to 9.

I checked who voted which way, and the following were Nay votes:

• Cori Bush (D)
• André Carson (D)
• Jesús G. “Chuy” García (D)
• Raúl M. Grijalva (D)
• Thomas Massie (R)
• Marie Newman (D)
• Ilhan Omar (D)
• Ayanna Pressley (D)
• Rashida Tlaib (D)

Present:

• Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D)
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)

No Vote:

• Debbie Lesko (R)

ram, 1 year ago

Plan to let Canadians and other foreigners leave Gaza at Rafah crossing is cancelled^[^^direct^^]^

ram, 1 year ago

And this action must be extermination of the people of Palestine. If you’re going to say it, say all of it. Stop dancing around what you’re advocating.

ram, 1 year ago

When do they choose their leaders? They’ve not had an election in over a decade.

ram, 1 year ago

The end goal is security for the Israeli people.

This is nearly a certain white supremacist dogwhistle. Don’t trust people who want to murder an entire people for the sake of “security” of other people. That’s how ethnic cleanses and genocides are justified.

ram, 1 year ago

• the entire contents of the article is listed in the text description
• "downvotes" don’t work on beehaw-hosted communities
• third bullet point

ram, 1 year ago

Both the Israeli government and Hamas are wrong and bad. The Israeli people and Palestinians are both indigenous to the land they share, and both have the right to live there. The median age of Palestine is under 20, the people many people in this thread are justifying the genocide of are majority children, because their parents have been killed by the Israel government in an apartheid state. The solution Netanyahu will take will be genocide of Palestinian people, when Hamas is to blame.

ram, 1 year ago

Why?

ram, 1 year ago

Putin says a lot of things. I’ll wait for someone with more veracity than a cop to say anything before even considering investigating this.