[-] Bonifratz@lemm.ee 19 points 19 hours ago

They should start calling it the Department of Government Efficiency Department.

[-] Bonifratz@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

I didn't mean "someone" this literally. In both cases, many people were directly involved or allowed things to happen by not intervening.

My point was the more general one that a system of government only remains in place for as long as those who have the power want it to. (Whoever that may be: an elite, the people, the military, the clergy, some combination...) The US seems to be entering a phase where a big part of those in power wants to move from liberal democracy towards authoritarianism. If they turn out to have a stable majority and follow through with their plans, then the US Constitution won't be worth more than the paper it was written on.

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[-] Bonifratz@lemm.ee 112 points 2 days ago

Luckily, the process of repealing or changing an amendment likely won’t change anytime soon, even with a Republican trifecta at the federal level, as it requires overwhelming public support. As outlined in Article 5 of the Constitution, any such change requires at least two-thirds of the Senate and the House to agree on the modification, with that change then requiring ratification by a minimum of three-quarters of states in the nation.

I wouldn't be so confident. If the majority decides to ignore it, then a constitution suddenly holds very little weight. Remember how the Roman Empire was once a Republic, until someone decided it wasn't anymore? Remember how 1930s Germany was a democracy, until someone decided that had to end?

Trump might argue some weird logic regarding the 22nd and 12th amendment. Or he might just declare a state of national emergency because of a new migrant caravan or some such shit, and postpone elections indefinitely. If he tries anything of the sort, it will all come down to whose side the military is on.

[-] Bonifratz@lemm.ee 9 points 4 days ago

Das sind weiße Terroristen und nicht braune.

[-] Bonifratz@lemm.ee 34 points 4 days ago

Don't know what this is from but it looks very much on purpose.

[-] Bonifratz@lemm.ee 17 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Here was me hoping to never hear from this douche nozzle again.

[-] Bonifratz@lemm.ee 14 points 6 days ago

Hahaha I guessed correctly it was gonna be Düsseldorf before I opened the article.

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Hallo liebe Berliner Lemminge, meine Schwiegermutter hat bei der BVG-Kontrolle in der U-Bahn ein "erhöhtes Beförderungsentgelt" aufgebrummt bekommen, obwohl sie ein gültiges 29€-Ticket hat. Sie hatte aber wohl keine Internetverbindung und das Ticket ließ sich in der BVG-App nicht öffnen.

In den BVG-FAQ heißt es dazu nur:

Für die Ticket-Anzeige ist eine gute Internetverbindung notwendig. Wird die Verbindung unterbrochen oder ist sie instabil, kann das BVG-Handyticket nicht geladen werden. Stelle bitte sicher, dass du eine gute Internetverbindung hast, und aktualisiere ggf. die Anzeige mit einem Wisch von oben nach unten manuell. Dann erfolgt eine Synchronisation zwischen App und Server: Das BVG-Handyticket wird geladen.

Aber es steht nichts zu den Folgen, wenn es mit der Verbindung eben nicht klappt.

Hat jemand Erfahrung mit dieser Situation oder kann mir Tipps geben, wie man vorgehen sollte? Sie kann natürlich einfach das Ticket vorzeigen und die 7 € bezahlen, aber ich finde auch das nicht gerechtfertigt. Wenn man dieses Ticket nicht herunterladen kann und dann aus Gründen die Internetverbindung hakt, sollte man doch dafür nicht haften müssen.

[-] Bonifratz@lemm.ee 82 points 1 month ago

Libgen and scihub have done more for science than any of those shitty journal publishers.

[-] Bonifratz@lemm.ee 118 points 1 month ago

See also Rosalind Franklin who first discovered DNA's double helix structure (three men later received the Nobel Prize for this finding).

And more examples here.

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[-] Bonifratz@lemm.ee 208 points 2 months ago

Trump suggested that restraint would be unfair since his Democratic critics are “getting personal all night long.”

This shows why it was paramount that the Democrats left the "high road". Trump has no clue how to react when someone finally hits back at the bully.

[-] Bonifratz@lemm.ee 130 points 2 months ago

Funny how they don't even pretend there's any logic to it. If you can view it in the app, then the content has been reviewed after all...? Clearly just a way to enforce app usage.

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