theacharnian

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[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

Bazooka! Bazooka! Bazooka!

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 hours ago

A few ideas:

  • make it so bikelanes are in between the sidewalk and the like of parked cars. Common in Montreal.
  • make the cops go on patrol on bikes
  • if enforcement of bikelanes is optional, so should be enforcement of bikes on sidewalks
[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Wealth=capital

Work=labour

Who gets taxed, tells you something about what the system we're running is called.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2 points 14 hours ago

Poor french people confusing Suisse and Suède.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The only thing I knew about them before this article is that the were proscribed at the same legislation as Palestine Action. Learning these things makes the proscription of Palestine Action that much more absurd and ridiculous.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Slimy is as slimy does.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I am old enough (i.e., older than 5 years old) to remember the conservative talking point that it wasn't meaningful for western countries to curb emissions because China.

Eat China's solar dust now.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately for Europe and for human rights in Palestine, they might. Trump is sending Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece and her confirmation hearing has received a lot of attention in Greece. It seems both Ds and Rs are interested in helping the "loyal ally" stay balanced. In other words, so long as Greece plays the good boy doggo and keeps paying for US weapons, the US has an interest in maintaining the stupid status quo.

The only way out would be if our European partners took Greek and Cypriot defense and national interests as seriously as they take those of, say, the Baltics.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

You know it's satire because it would could not be the RCMP, it would be the OQLF.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Believe what you want, but don’t try to control others with your religion.

If your religion bans eating cheesburgers, don't eat cheesburgers. You don't get to tell me what I can and cannot eat.

Simple as.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

For example, in the Southeast, Greece and Cyprus are trying their best to hedge against Trump's best-dictator-buddies attitude with Erdogan. They are both regularly bullied by the Turkish military and half of Cyprus remains occupied by the Turkish army. For both of them, staying on the "good boy" list of the US is a matter of survival. Meanwhile, everyone else is squarely focused on Russia and placating Turkey, when Cyprus is already living the post-apocalypse of their defeat at the hands of a Turkish "special military operation".

 

The Reverend Sue Parfitt, from Bristol, was detained for holding a placard that read: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” She was among more than 27 people arrested on Saturday for acts of defiance against the proscription.

 

Surveillance footage from a security camera recorded what happened outside the barbershop around 1:00 P.M. (DST): Rami al-Kukhun and the other young man are seen conversing calmly when suddenly a burst of gunfire is directed at them. The young man is shot in the leg but manages to escape. Al-Kukhun falls to the ground with his hands raised, and then an undercover officer dressed in a galabiyeh approaches him and fires several more bullets at him, the last at point-blank range.

 

Bob Vylan gets flak for supposedly preaching hatred and wishing death to the IDF at Glastonbury, as if wishing for the destruction of a genocidal army is the same as advocating for violence against people, much less a People.

Well, in 1998, Bob Dylan sung these lyrics, addressed to the "masters of war" :

And I hope that you die and your death will come soon
I will follow your casket by the pale afternoon
And I'll watch while you're lowered down to your deathbed
And I'll stand over your grave 'til I'm sure that you're dead

Hear it here, on 37:04: https://youtu.be/fHE6XBWM_yA?t=2224

In a sense, Bob Dylan was in fact more extreme than Bob Vylan, since he's talking about actual dying people as opposed to institutions.

In any case, Bob Vylan with their "Death to the IDF" slogan is in very good company.

 

Women, children and elderly people among at least 24 killed by attack that turned beach spot into scene of carnage

 

“We are not for the death of Jews, Arabs or any other race or group of people. We are for the dismantling of a violent military machine,” the duo said on Instagram. “A machine whose own soldiers were told to use ‘unnecessary lethal force’ against innocent civilians waiting for aid. A machine that has destroyed much of Gaza. We, like those in the spotlight before us, are not the story. We are a distraction from the story. And whatever sanctions we receive will be a distraction.”

 

Alt-text: Screenshot of a social media post. It shows a promotional image for Bob Vylan's live performance at Glastonbury, showing text that it is scheduled for Saturday from 14:30 to 15:30 at West Holts. The image features two smiling members of the band against a purple background with BBC and Glastonbury logos. Text above is written by the band (with a verified check mark) and reads, “Turns out we’re finally at a point where the BBC trust us on live tv! Watch us live either in the field or in the comfort of your own home!”

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