Then they'll have to share their definition of power. It can't include soft power, as they keep squandering the soft power the US had.
he still supports the Trump administration’s national security policies
One of these guys needs to walk me through what they hope Trump will achieve. Because I don't see it.
Ah yes, you're right. The Ukrainian situation sucks for everyone. Ukraine has the right to defend itself, including conscripting people. And Russia's treatment of occupied land and its people gives even more reason why Ukraine should defend itself. At the same time, those who really don't want to fight should have the opportunity to leave the country to escape conscription.
There is only one way for both the Ukrainian state and people dodging conscription to not have conflicting goals and that is Russia stopping its war of aggression. Unless that happens, we'll have to live with the fact that both Ukraine conscripting and the people dodging conscription have valid reasons to do so.
Russian conscription? I can't imagine staying in a country that threatens to conscript people for a war I want nothing to do with. In fact, I know of a few Russians that left early.
Unfortunately, I think the best we can hope for is Trump just walking away. But knowing him, he'll want to drop sanctions on Russia.
"... because they are unusually susceptible to CP violation" is how that sentence continues. not *that* CP, but still.
I share the sentiment that Ukraine has inflicted grave wounds upon Russia. But Trump is the latest in a long line of (wanna-be-)dictators that have shown how far you can push things, if you just don't care about the wounds your country is receiving. And Putin seems particularly uncaring.
This is exactly the reason why I won't play gacha games. First everyone complains about loot boxes and microtransactions and then a game-genre where that's the core of the game takes off.
Just goes to show that the people that (rightly) complain about microtransactions cheapening gaming experiences were always in the minority and most will just keep spending like headless chickens.
Most people I know aren't or don't see themselves as gambling addicts. They're "proud" about how much they spent.
The get-business-owners-rich schemeisin full swing I see. Better check who owns those contractors.
The bill also places a new environmental impact review by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and established an annual environmental impact fee for permit holders.
I bet they felt really petty writing that into the bill.
Conservative critics have long accused the department of helping to censor the American right.
How very very odd.
"Pro parking"? Is that a subscription parking space or something else?
Lutnick’s description of American beef as superior is a common perception and has some evidentiary basis.
“EU consumption of beef has been in decline for 20 years. This may be, at least in part, due to inconsistencies in eating quality, meaning that the customers cannot be sure of the quality they are purchasing,” says a 2022 academic article in Animal: The International Journal of Animal Biosciences.
So according to the NY Post, the apparent absence of complaints in the US is an argument why US beef is better?
Last I checked, Beehaw wanted to switch platforms entirely, so tgey don't bother keeping up with Lemmy updates.
We know why. Because Trump sees no value in anything beyond being right. He is right to tariff Canada, because the Canadians are mean. And he is right to have national parks stripped bare, because Canada is tariffed. It's just flawless logic. /s
Is that post supposed to be sarcastic?
The artist's impression would more accurately convey the danger of hippos though.
Not even counterfeits, there are competing legitimate companies, like BlueBrixx, which are cheaper.
It's greed. There are alternative "interlocking toy brick" manufacturers, like BlueBrixx, that are cheaper than Lego.
Full-resolution federated images broken
Since the update, the local image mirror for federated images seems to be broken. The default web client however still tries to load the full-resolution images from the local mirror, leading to requests to the local mirror returning the default broken-image image. Please either fix the local mirror or have the web client load the federated images directly.
KeePassXC: Convenience of single passwords file and security of having multiple protected databases possible?
I wanted to ask if it was possible, in any way, to have the convenience of just having to sync a single passwords file, while also having the security of putting more sensitive login credentials behind a different or additional passwords?
On my computer, I usually have KeePassXC unlocked for the entirety of being logged in. So if my computer were to be compromised, the attacker would not only get access to relatively unimportant accounts, like this Lemmy account, but also highly important ones, like my email or bank login credentials. So I'd like to split my passwords file into multiple "files", where the unimportant logins are permanently unlocked for convenience, while the more sensitive login credentials remain encrypted until I actually need them.
However, I also am fucking lazy and I know that I won't be able to keep up with the hassle of keeping multiple passwords files synced. So I wanted to ask if it is possible to keep the convenience of having just a single file that you ne
Would a (Not-)For-Profit-owned orphanage classify as a business-owned family?
Improve Instance representation on the join-lemmy.org website
After having spent some time on Lemmy and learning of the intricacies of the different Lemmy instances, I think the landing page for the Lemmyverse could do with some streamlining. I remember that back when I joined, the only information I used to decide on an instance to join was the user count, the signup policy and the instance name. Now, coming from the instance with the best name, I can't say that I've regretted my choice, but for new people looking to join Lemmy, crucial information that would help them join the instance best suited for them is still missing.
To provide that information, I want to suggest the creation of multiple categories, in which instance owners are encouraged to describe their instance. Instances that provide a description for each category are then ranked higher on the join-lemmy.org website.
The following categories would, in my opinion, help new users decide on an instance to join:
Content Policy
This category could describe what kind of co
Is there a mod that allows item crafting only when X resources are in storage?
I'd like to use a mod that allows me to create crafting bills that only trigger when I have more than X resources in storage. As an example, if I set up a bill that requires 4 Components, I'd like to set a limit of 50 Components, so that items only get crafted, if I have more than 50 Components in storage. Does anyone know of a mod that allows this constraint to be set?
An der Verlässlichkeit der USA als NATO-Partner bestehen seit einer Trump-Rede große Zweifel. SPD-Europakandidatin Barley bringt deshalb EU-eigene Atombomben ins Spiel. Brandgefährlich sei das, kritisiert ein Parteigenosse.
Frankreich ist derzeit das einzige EU-Land mit Atomwaffen, seit Großbritannien die EU verlassen hat. Paris hatte anderen EU-Partnern Gespräche über eine europäische atomare Abschreckung angeboten. Lindner betonte, auch Deutschland müsse sich fragen, welchen Beitrag es zu leisten bereit sei. Solange es Nuklearwaffen auf der Welt gebe, werde Europa an einem System der nuklearen Abschreckung festhalten müssen, um nicht schutzlos der Erpressung autoritärer Staaten ausgeliefert zu sein.
Explanation on why the attack on Belgorod happened and what it means
I think the analysis done in the video is spot-on and I hope that it finds its way into the mainstream media and to the people in power. The only way to not have the Ukraine war spiral into a blood bath even more than it is now, and threaten to pull Europe and by extention the US into the conflict, is to adequately support Ukraine's military, so they can win.
Israel riskiere, durch "willkürliche Bombardements" weltweit an Unterstützung zu verlieren - deutlicher als je zuvor hat US-Präsident Biden Israel für die Kriegsführung in Gaza kritisiert. Was steckt hinter dem Druck aus Washington? Von Ralf Borchard.
Seine bisher schärfste Kritik an Israels Vorgehen im Gazastreifen hatte Joe Biden geübt, als keine Kameras oder Mikrofone im Raum waren. Vor Unterstützern seiner demokratischen Partei hatte Biden laut Augenzeugen gesagt, dass nach dem Angriff der Hamas am 7. Oktober der Großteil der Welt hinter Israel gestanden habe.
Aber nun sei Israel dabei, die Unterstützung durch "willkürliche Bombardements" zu verlieren. Die Formulierung sorgte in den USA auch deshalb für Aufsehen, weil willkürliche Bombardements nach internationalem Recht als Kriegsverbrechen gewertet werden können.
Die Grüne Jugend wollte, dass grüne Regierungsmitglieder keine Asylrechtsverschärfungen mittragen dürfen. Doch der Antrag scheiterte. Nicht nur Vizekanzler Habeck hatte vor Konsequenzen gewarnt. Von D. Mäurer.
Vor allem junge Delegierte üben in der Debatte scharfe Kritik an der Asylpolitik der Ampelregierung. "Es ist unehrlich über Begrenzung zu reden, während die Welt in Flammen steht", sagt Vasili Franco, Delegierter aus Berlin. "Liebe Freundinnen und Freunde, ich bitte Euch. Lasst uns nicht schon auf diesem Parteitag einen Kompromiss mit konservativen Kräften verabschieden", drängt Sophia Pott aus Lübeck.
Welche, das schildert auf eindringliche Weise Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock: "Wenn ich mir vorstelle, es geht um jedes Flüchtlingskind in Thessaloniki, soll ich dann sagen, ich kann leider nicht mitverhandeln, das soll jetzt mein ungarischer Kollege alleine machen? Soll Robert das nächste Mal, wenn er bei der MPK [Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz] sitzt, sagen, ich kann da nicht mitverhandeln, das soll jemand anderes machen?" Baerbock fleht regelrecht ihre Parteifreunde an, den Antrag der Grünen Jugend abzulehnen.
Bundesfinanzminister Lindner stellt den Kohleausstieg 2030 infrage und greift damit die Grünen an. Die hatten sich zuvor für ein erneutes Aussetzen der Schuldenbremse offen gezeigt. Was steckt hinter dem Schlagabtausch? Von Alexander Budweg.
Seit Monaten wird in der Ampelkoalition darüber debattiert, wie sich die Strompreise in Deutschland senken lassen. Bislang drehte sich der Streit vor allem um die Frage, ob ein staatlich subventionierter Industriestrompreis, die Senkung der Stromsteuer oder vielleicht auch beides die richtige Antwort darauf ist. Dass Bundesfinanzminister Christian Lindner jetzt den auf 2030 vorgezogenen Kohleausstieg ins Spiel bringt, ist kein Zufall.
Es könnte eine Zäsur sein: Frankreichs Präsident Macron hat der Insel Korsika mehr Eigenständigkeit in Aussicht gestellt. Viele Korsen bleiben jedoch skeptisch. Das Verhältnis zum Festland gilt als schwer belastet. Von Julia Borutta.
Korsika wird mehr Autonomie versprochen, viele bleiben aber skeptisch.
Der Vater soll zum Kriegsdienst: So wie Julia Dotsenko, Maxim Panov und ihre zwei Kinder versuchen einige Russinnen und Russen, in Deutschland Asyl zu erhalten. Doch die meisten werden in andere Länder zurückgeführt. Von J. Reichart.
Die Aussage des Bundeskanzlers, dass russische Kriegsverweigerer Asyl in Deutschland finden werden, gleicht einer Lüge. Vielen Asylanträgern droht die Abschiebung nach dem Dublin-Verfahren.
A mark of honor: We are as bad as literal nazis!
Or just reddit normies, I am as confused as to what they mean as they are.
A concerned hexbear gets bad tummy aches browsing our instance.
But their pig shit emoji spam is educational, of course!
"Zelensky takes a lot of photos with soldiers? Military dictatorship!"
Too good not to share.
A user laments that apart from this post, a statement made by pacifists in the year 2020, nobody outside russia calls Ukraine a military dictatorship.
How could that be, I wonder.
Unions-Fraktionsvize Spahn fordert eine im Grundgesetz verankerte Grenze für Sozialabgaben. Auch bei der Einkommenssteuer pocht er auf Entlastungen. Denn nur mit Wachstum könne der Wohlstand gesichert, Rente und Pflege finanziert werden.
Spahn forderte bei 40 Prozent Sozialabgaben eine "Belastungsbremse".
Can't respond to Mastodon comments from this instance
Whenever I try to respond to Mastodon comments with this account, I only get an endlessly spinning loading circle. From my lemmy.world backup account however I can send the response no problem. Any clue why that is?
Any way to see instances kbin is (de)federated with?
This question was asked already, but sadly not answered. Lemmy instances all support the path /instances, so sh.itjust.works/instances would show you all the instances my home instance is (de)federated with for example. Is there something similar for kbin?
Fennec Android App: Set custom download folder?
I've installed Fennec on my Android 12 device, since it still has about:config accessible. I've been following this old guide from 2014 in order to set a custom download path, however unfortunately without luck. Is it still possible to set the download folder and if it is, what options do I need to set?
I found browser.download.useDownloadDir and have set it to false.
I've tried to set browser.download.dir to /storage/C05C-A00E/Test, which is what my file explorer app tells me my sdcard is mounted under, and to /sdcard/Test, which is what the tutorial showed. Both did not work, downloads still land in the default download folder.
A plea to @TheDude, please make a server-wide announcement that a defederation vote is happening!
I'd like to ask for @TheDude to make a server-wide announcement, visible to all members of this instance, that a binding vote about defederation is currently taking place.
Without knowing what the Lemmy UI allows, I was hoping for a text similar to the one informing new users that email verification is currently enabled. Here is what I would like the announcement to entail:
"A binding vote to defederate from another instance is currently taking place in /c/TheAgora. Should the vote be accepted, no users of sh.itjust.works will be able to access the defederated instance or interact with users of that defederated instance anywhere on Lemmy. Should the vote fail, the instance to be defederated remains federated, its content may still be shown on the home feed of sh.itjust.works and the users of that instance may still participate in discussion on this instance."
**I am of the very strong opinion, that no vote should be binding, unless it was announced early enough to all members of th
Does federation need a rethink?
I think the way federation currently works spells doom for the fediverse, should any service of it get major traction. Currently, if you subscribe to a community on Lemmy or follow a user on Mastodon, your instance will pull the content of that instance/user and make it available for all to see and interact with. What seems like a good idea to spread content however is becomming the achilles heel of the fediverse: The admins of Lemmy/Mastodon instances are liable in many juristictions for the content their servers are distributing. This means in practice that many Lemmy/Mastodon instances block NSFW content for example, as the admins, understandably so, are either unwilling or incapable of making sure they are not running afoul of any laws.
As such, I think that the fediverse needs to offer a way for users to follow content from other instances without having that content be stored, let alone shared by their home instances.
A question I have at this point is where this criticism is b