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Oofnik

@ Oofnik @kbin.earth

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    Fuck Jews Free Palestine

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  • Antisemitism is a manifestation of the logic of domination and is thus fundamentally incompatible with anarchism.

  • How do people actually fall into the "Tankie" mindset?

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  • Actually I think this comment unintentionally answers OP's question.

    I think a common tankie story is:

    1. Realization that much of western media is propaganda or influenced by propaganda.

    2. Finding that enemies of the American empire (and Europe) with some semblance of power agree that western media is propaganda, and these people are MLM communists.

    3. After they've established credibility with their accurate criticisms of western capitalist society, tell you that, oh, by the way, those propaganda outlets in the west also lie about us, actually almost all of what we do is awesome and people who claim otherwise are automatically suspect.

    Number 3 is a mistake, I think, but it's an understandable one. This isn't super fair to tankies but the analogy I'd give is to people who fall under the spell of someone like Jordan Peterson: he sounds smart, and he lulls you into a sense of security with good advice about taking care of yourself, keeping your house clean, etc., and then once he's gotten your trust he gently introduces stuff like "oh by the way evolution proves that men and women shouldn't work together" or whatever, and because he's made sensible points up until then, your guard is down and you don't critique it in your head before accepting it.

  • CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast

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  • memes @lemmy.world
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    Does this violate the no politics rule?

  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Israel will not stop war until Palestinians displaced from Gaza and Syria partitioned, minister says

    www.middleeasteye.net /news/israel-will-not-stop-war-until-palestinians-displaced-gaza-and-syria-partitioned-minister-says
  • memes @lemmy.world
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    That was fast

  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Pakistan claims it has ‘credible intelligence’ India will strike within 36 hours

    edition.cnn.com /2025/04/29/asia/kashmir-pakistan-india-tension-military-intl-hnk/index.html
  • World News @quokk.au
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    Rioters storm Ra’anana (Israel) synagogue during screening of Israeli-Palestinian memorial event

    www.timesofisrael.com /rioters-attack-synagogue-hosting-screening-of-israeli-palestinian-memorial-event/
  • World News @quokk.au
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    France accuses Russia-linked hackers of targeting the Paris Olympics

    abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory/france-accuses-russia-linked-hacking-group-targeting-paris-121306312
  • World News @quokk.au
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    Russia-Ukraine war cannot end until 'nuances' addressed, Kremlin says

    abcnews.go.com /International/russia-ukraine-war-end-nuances-addressed-kremlin/story

  • Devils Panties 04/29/2025

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  • I just want to say that I love Devils Panties. I love that it is like half the time political and half the time not. I don't really know why, I just like that every day you don't know quite what to expect, but it is pretty consistently good.

  • News @lemmy.world
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    Iran port explosion death toll up to at least 40, as president visits the injured

    www.npr.org /2025/04/26/nx-s1-5378075/iran-port-explosion-deaths

  • Do you like the taste of vinegar? Does anyone?

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  • Hey Fleur, I hate vinegar too, I always have, and I found out why a few years ago - you might be a certain kind of Supertaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supertaster

    You can take a test off of Amazon if you care (though it isn't like knowing it really changes much). In any case, your aversion may be partially biological. I envy the others in this thread that love vinegar! But the fact is it isn't for everyone!

  • The Daily Beast Publishes, Then Deletes Story Alleging Trump Was Recruited by Soviet Spies

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  • It looks like the Wayback Machine archive of the original article is down now too, presumably at the request of The Daily Beast... :(

  • A Request to the Fediverse Community

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  • I got you rosahaj! I'll try to be better this year!

  • News @lemmy.world
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    Sentencing finalizes Trump's conviction, ends embarrassing chapter in his return to the White House

    abcnews.go.com /US/sentencing-finalizes-trumps-conviction-ends-embarrassing-chapter-return/story
  • News @lemmy.world
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    It Sure Doesn’t Seem Like the Supreme Court Is Going to Save TikTok

    www.rollingstone.com /politics/politics-news/tiktok-doomed-supreme-court-arguments-1235231536/
  • News @lemmy.world
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    What Happened With California’s Water Supply During the Wildfires?

    www.rollingstone.com /culture/culture-features/los-angeles-fires-water-ai-billionaires-1235231493/
  • Lefty Memes @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Let us never forget the most oppressed group of all, the Centrists

  • In the United States, for over a hundred years, the ruling interests tirelessly propagated anticommunism among the populace, until it became more like a religious orthodoxy than a political analysis.

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  • I love Michael Parenti, but is this the right sub for this?

  • 1979

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  • I'm not sure why the current map doesn't show them, but no, the stations are not gone. I ride the Amtrak from Chicago far out west quite often, it still stops in all of the places that the old map says.

  • Russia loses 2,000 troops in highest death toll for a single day

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  • Jesus Christ, that's so awful...war is so horrendous

  • Our Galaxy Appears To Be Part Of Structure So Large It Challenges Our Models Of Cosmology

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  • Your mama

  • Swastika Flags Flown During Donald Trump Boat Parade in Florida

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  • I think that they are pro-Israel because they want all the American Jews to move there to rid them of "the problem" of American Jews. Think of them like national segregationists - they don't mind Jewish people existing as long as they are "over there". And it's also in Israel's interest to project themselves as the only place in the world where Jews can be safe.

  • Israel tells Washington it plans imminent ground operation in Lebanon, U.S. official says

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  • I think Bibi knows that Biden isn't going to change course before the election, so he is using this month to escalate things enough to keep them going as long as possible afterwards. In Israel, once things calm down, there will be elections, and Bibi knows he probably won't win.

    On the other hand, domestically, invading Lebanon is very popular - even most of the left wing Jewish opposition supports it. It's crazy making, and frustrating, believe me. But if you only read the Hebrew media and aren't a good enough English speaker to read the international news, it's almost like you live in a different reality where all of the awfulness of Israel goes unmentioned while the awfulness of Hamas and Hezbollah gets talked about 24/7

  • Editorial Board: The teen arrested in Georgia school shooting is not an adult, and shouldn't be treated like one

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  • Right. Like the whole point of treating juveniles differently is that they are incapable of understanding the magnitude of what they are doing. If anything, the argument for treating them differently is the strongest when applied to very serious crimes like murder.

  • politics @lemmy.world
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    The lib-pilling of the American left

    www.newstatesman.com /world/americas/north-america/us/2024/08/lib-pilling-american-left
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Analysis: The Middle East may have backed off from the brink of a regional war – for now | CNN

    edition.cnn.com /2024/08/25/middleeast/israel-hezbollah-strikes-preemptive-analysis-intl/index.html
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Hurricane Hone moves south of Hawaii's Big Island as Category 1 storm

    abcnews.go.com /US/hurricane-hone-moves-south-hawaiis-big-island-category/story
  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Russia launches deadly overnight aerial attack on cities and power grids across Ukraine | CNN

    edition.cnn.com /2024/08/26/europe/ukraine-russia-air-attacks-intl-hnk/index.html

  • ‘We were sure the Russian army would protect us’: fury after Ukrainian incursion into Kursk

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  • Thank you for saying this. People (like the below commenter) dunking on people just trying to live their lives who live in a country where their government fucking sucks is gross and not well thought out. (And even if a lot of Russians support the war, its worth remembering that their access to information is limited, and all nations of people become stupid and nationalist in times of war. That doesn't forgive it, but it doesn't mean they deserve to live in a war zone as punishment.)

  • News @lemmy.world
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    Protesters storm Israeli military bases after soldiers detained for alleged abuse of Palestinian prisoners

    www.nbcnews.com /news/world/israel-hamas-war-protesters-far-right-lawmaker-storm-military-bases-rcna164213

  • Biden ‘needs to drop out’ campaign official tells NBC News

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  • I'm so tired of people on Lemmy/kbin downvoting news because it doesn't support their narrative. Like argue all you want about Biden staying in the race, that's great and fine. But do you think trying to suppress news of people's legitimate doubts is really the way to win an election?

  • News @lemmy.world
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    Reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote | CNN

    edition.cnn.com /2024/07/05/middleeast/pezeshkian-wins-irans-vote-intl-hnk/index.html
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    Coffee, eggs and white rice linked to higher levels of PFAS in human body

    www.theguardian.com /environment/article/2024/jul/04/pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals-food
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    'My school abandoned me': California university cancels pro-Palestinian student's commencement speech

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  • There are many of us (I'm in Israel and involved in anti-war and anti-genocide activism). And most of us lost people on October 7th, some of whom were peace activists (look up Vivian Silver, for example). Since then we have also lost Palestinian friends and partners in activism in the ethnic cleansing campaign currently going on in Gaza.

    It is true that we are a minority, but it is so hard facing discrimination from both sides - I have a pro-Palestine sticker on my computer, but it is in Hebrew. So when I'm in Israel, I get harassed about it. When I'm not in Israel, anti-semites who can't read it assume it's something pro-israel (or just Jewish).It feels very lonely sometimes, so thanks very much, @GrymEdm.

  • Ultra-conservative lawmakers target Louisiana libraries as culture war rages on • Louisiana Illuminator

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  • I think it represents intersex people. Only 75% sure though!