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Comment on Macklemore - Hind's Hall (2024) in ~music
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Comment on Macklemore - Hind's Hall (2024) in ~music
Tmbreen Link ParentI have blood on my hands, I didn't say anything sooner. I didn't protest when this started, and I even said "I'm sure Biden will limit this" in regards to this genocide. In my earlier comment I...I have blood on my hands, I didn't say anything sooner. I didn't protest when this started, and I even said "I'm sure Biden will limit this" in regards to this genocide.
In my earlier comment I pointed out how the US is the reason the UN has no teeth in stopping the slaughter. I'm not asking for the US to be uninvolved, though I'm sure the world is tired of us playing world police. I want a UN intervention. I want a permanent peace, decided by locals, not white men thousands of miles away.
I don't want Trump to win. I'm sure it will make things worse in a lot of countries, including mine. But I can fight Trumps facism locally. I can't stop facism in Israel through my direct actions, other than showing the Democratic party that this is a make or break issue.
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Comment on Macklemore - Hind's Hall (2024) in ~music
Tmbreen Link ParentYou say "less destructive", but the whole myth of US precision bombs saving lives is pushed by Raytheon, Boeing and others but doesn't hold true on the ground. Look at all the destroyed mosques...You say "less destructive", but the whole myth of US precision bombs saving lives is pushed by Raytheon, Boeing and others but doesn't hold true on the ground. Look at all the destroyed mosques and universities. When US forces backed up Iraqi and Rojava fighters against ISIS, we said we used precision bombs to save civilian lives. Entire grid squares were vaporized. The cities are still being rebuilt.
Part of Israels plan is to level buildings, so even if they are stopped, walked back, families will have no homes to return to. The racist myth of "Palestine was uncivilized before Israel came alone and built infrastructure" is just that, a myth. People have lived there for millennia. They want it to be leveled so they can show off fancy new Israeli structures to media and say they are improving things, elevating the living standards.
Israel would still conduct a genocide with sticks and stones? Do you know how hard it is to kill someone with a stick or a stone? The SS had to stop shooting Jews and other victims of the Holocaust because too many of their soldiers were turning to drug use or alcoholism. A genocide needs to remove the humanity of their victims, to other them. It's far, far easier to press a button and drop a bomb on a house than to go room by room, shooting people. If the hatred runs deep enough to kill a fellow human with a rock, that's all the more reason to get involved.
I wasn't born when the Rwandan Genocide happened. I wasn't paying enough attention when Syria started to massacre civilians. I'll be damned if I don't speak up now. How could I live with myself.
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Comment on Macklemore - Hind's Hall (2024) in ~music
Tmbreen Link ParentHow much blood are you comfortable with on your hands? How many dead children? Biden went ahead with Trump's overnight pullout of Afghanistan. Even now, he gives Israel leeway to kill with "major"...How much blood are you comfortable with on your hands? How many dead children? Biden went ahead with Trump's overnight pullout of Afghanistan. Even now, he gives Israel leeway to kill with "major" in front of offensive.
I can't fly over to Palestine and pull people out of bombed buildings. I can't hand out aid or find housing. I cant get in between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian children. But I can vote. And my vote is not beholden to anyone just because of their name or party.
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Comment on Macklemore - Hind's Hall (2024) in ~music
Tmbreen Link ParentNot OP, but the thing that drives me nuts is saying Biden is "pushing back against Israel" Without US support, the genocide in Palestine could stop tomorrow. US provides weapons to kill children,...Not OP, but the thing that drives me nuts is saying Biden is "pushing back against Israel" Without US support, the genocide in Palestine could stop tomorrow. US provides weapons to kill children, it provides monetary aid to support Israeli government, it provides training for Israeli troops (and the NYPD has an office in Israel), and most importantly, the US vetos or undermines any attempt of the UN to stop the violence.
I'm not saying it wouldnt ruin Bidens support politically. But what's more important? Staying in office or keeping children from dying? I know what's more important to me. And that blood is on his hands.
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Comment on US senior homes refuse to pick up fallen residents, dial 911. ‘Why are they calling us?’ in ~health
Tmbreen Link ParentYeah this seems pretty obvious. If it's a free service, that could prevent legal liability, then the business will abuse it. Take away it being free, and it will go awayYeah this seems pretty obvious. If it's a free service, that could prevent legal liability, then the business will abuse it. Take away it being free, and it will go away
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Comment on Announcing the Tildes Backlog Burner event for May 2024: Shrink your unplayed games list this coming month! in ~games
Tmbreen LinkReally looking forward to this! Love the idea of a bingo board. Will probably have to list my shorter games cause I normally play a lot of lengthy RPGs. But hoping to put a dent in my backlog.Really looking forward to this! Love the idea of a bingo board. Will probably have to list my shorter games cause I normally play a lot of lengthy RPGs. But hoping to put a dent in my backlog.
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Comment on What if we discover the answers of the Universe, eliminate cancer, halt aging. What's next? in ~humanities
Tmbreen Link ParentYeah. I can't imagine the wealth hoarding we could achieve if inheritance and multiple children wouldn't split family wealth.Yeah. I can't imagine the wealth hoarding we could achieve if inheritance and multiple children wouldn't split family wealth.
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Comment on What if we discover the answers of the Universe, eliminate cancer, halt aging. What's next? in ~humanities
Tmbreen LinkI have my own fears of death, as do we all, but I think if we actually stopped aging / death, we are doomed as a species. "So long as men die, liberty will never perish" is a quote that I think...I have my own fears of death, as do we all, but I think if we actually stopped aging / death, we are doomed as a species. "So long as men die, liberty will never perish" is a quote that I think sums it up succinctly.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
Tmbreen Link ParentWhile hiking the AT I stumbled across a couple of such donation based or pay what you can cafes. They were great!While hiking the AT I stumbled across a couple of such donation based or pay what you can cafes. They were great!
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Comment on Need help planning a pseudo-upgrade for my computer tower in ~comp
Tmbreen Link ParentYeah that is going to be a high CPU usage scenario. Upgrading the CPU will help, but normally FPS is heavily GPU dependant. At 85% we are not seeing maximum usage, but are we running into...Yeah that is going to be a high CPU usage scenario. Upgrading the CPU will help, but normally FPS is heavily GPU dependant. At 85% we are not seeing maximum usage, but are we running into temperature issues?
Edit, just double checked your hardware, is helldivers on your HDD or SSD? Cause HDD may actually be making more work for your CPU with longer load times. SSDs really do help a lot.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
Tmbreen Link ParentIs a non transactional cafe just a free place to hang out and drink coffee or tea or something? Sounds very pleasant!Is a non transactional cafe just a free place to hang out and drink coffee or tea or something? Sounds very pleasant!
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
Tmbreen Link ParentDo you now have a personal guard/ attack goose? Truly a power to be feared.Do you now have a personal guard/ attack goose? Truly a power to be feared.
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Comment on Many Americans who recently bought guns open to political violence, survey finds in ~misc
Tmbreen Link ParentNot OP, but I think it's important to note that almost every instance of gun control has been targeted and enforced on minorities in the US over the years. Hell, the modern push to control guns...Not OP, but I think it's important to note that almost every instance of gun control has been targeted and enforced on minorities in the US over the years. Hell, the modern push to control guns was jumpstarted not by school shootings, but by Black Panthers following around police to prevent police murdering other black people.
We only got the 40 hour workweek and overtime protections from violent protests, often devolving into shootouts with police. Shout-out to coal miners. While I hope we do not have to come to that to affect change in our day, I think it is good to remember. I am in favor of gun control, it's ridiculous that our kids have to fear school shooters, or have armored backpacks and classroom drills. But most gun violence is not from AR -15s, it's handguns. Always have been. And concealable handguns also saved a lot of minorities from lynch mobs over the years. It's a messy issue, and we will only solve it through good faith discussion.
I also think your last few sentences are not in good faith. Telling someone to grow up does not treat the discussion as something worth having or learning from.
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Comment on What's something you've been mulling over recently? in ~talk
Tmbreen Link ParentI do think we have a cyclical man made disaster ever so often, but less to thin our numbers (though I think it's pretty obvious we are running outdated software on even more outdated hardware) but...I do think we have a cyclical man made disaster ever so often, but less to thin our numbers (though I think it's pretty obvious we are running outdated software on even more outdated hardware) but I also see places we've massively improved and points in our past where we've headed off disaster, at least a little.
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Comment on What's something you've been mulling over recently? in ~talk
Tmbreen Link ParentNot OP but I gotta check this out! That top comment -the power of capitalism seems inescapable but so did the divine right of kings - is fuckin motivating the hell outta me rn.Not OP but I gotta check this out! That top comment -the power of capitalism seems inescapable but so did the divine right of kings - is fuckin motivating the hell outta me rn.
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools’ Day 2024 on the internet in ~talk
Tmbreen Link ParentThis one had me rolling. Hope it stays up long term as a great mockery of OAIThis one had me rolling. Hope it stays up long term as a great mockery of OAI
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Comment on Jared Kushner says Gaza’s ‘waterfront property could be very valuable’ in ~misc
Tmbreen Link ParentThe way I see it as is that of the two, Biden is more likely to soften his stance on Israel than Trump. If enough people show that this is a make or break issue, he will have to address it.The way I see it as is that of the two, Biden is more likely to soften his stance on Israel than Trump. If enough people show that this is a make or break issue, he will have to address it.
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Comment on Album of the Week #20: Bruno Pernadas - Those Who Throw Objects at the Crocodiles Will Be Asked to Retrieve Them in ~music
Tmbreen LinkLove the name of this album, that alone got me to check it out. Music wise, I don't think this was for me. I normally listen to some totally different stuff, and while I'm always down for some...Love the name of this album, that alone got me to check it out.
Music wise, I don't think this was for me. I normally listen to some totally different stuff, and while I'm always down for some jazzyness this feels a little too much unfocused, like it's pulling from too many references. Glad I checked it out though! Hope others vibe with it more!
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Comment on New Music Fridays: IDLES, Vampire Weekend, Dua Lipa and more in ~music
Tmbreen Link ParentJust to add another voice, I really expected to dislike this new Idles album cause I got into his work with the fast stuff, but I just listened to the album for like two hours while working and I...Just to add another voice, I really expected to dislike this new Idles album cause I got into his work with the fast stuff, but I just listened to the album for like two hours while working and I really enjoyed it! Now I do want more fast stuff from them, cause none of these songs have broken into my top 5 of his (I'm scum, Danny, Television, Grounds, Ne Touche, Carcinogenic)
Well, considering the Democratic party has been drifting right for decades, I think it's time to try. Trying to cater to imaginary centrists and playing both sides plays right into the fascist playbook. And we've been letting that cook for years.
With a first past the post system, with the US electoral system, the President is not beholden to voters the moment they are elected. There is no popular impeachment, and as a second term seeker, this would be his end in politics anyways. The only time to push for change is now, before the election.