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NotAnotherLemmyUser

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  • More than 500 people killed in Tanzania election violence, inquiry finds

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  • A small snippet from the article includes details for a decent number of the deaths:

    Among the 518 dead, 490 were male, 21 were children and 16 were security officers, Othman said, adding that 197 had died from shotgun wounds.

    But he explained that the death toll could be higher as some victims had been buried without the authorities being told.

    More than 2,000 people were injured, including 120 security officers, he added.

  • Update: anarchist.nexus has been refederated

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  • I clicked on a few more, a decent number of the links aren't really advocating for murder/violence at all.

    There was one link I clicked on that did lead to someone advocating for murder (Kokesh), I didn't recognize who it was and their name wasn't highlighted as an instance Admin.

    Looking at the modlog for that user, they have had a number of comments removed for advocating for murder/violence, so this is probably just a comment that slipped through the cracks.

  • Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies at age 80

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  • I'm all for an age cap. It should be dynamic and based on some sort of percentage of the average lifespan of the population in their area.

    It would provide a good incentive for them to vote in/pass legislation which would help raise the overall life expectancy of everyone.

  • A million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earth

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  • Poe's Law strikes again:https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

    Adding a /s would help convey that intent a little more. And if you're going for the "Got ya!" satire effect, you could always hide it in a spoiler.

  • Spying Chrome Extensions: 287 Extensions spying on 37M users

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  • Federal judge blocks California from enforcing ICE mask ban

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  • The worst part is, this did apply to state law enforcement up until the final revision when they decided to change it:

    https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB627/id/3267892

    (e)For the purposes of this section, “law enforcement agency” means any agency, department, or other entity of the state or any political subdivision thereof that employs a peace officer as described in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, and any federal agency that enforces local, state, or federal laws.

    (2) “Law enforcement agency” means any of the following:

    (A) Any entity of a city, county, or other local agency, that employs a peace officer described in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.

    (B) Any law enforcement agency of another state.

    (C) Any federal law enforcement agency.

    https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB627/2025

  • Who to follow for what's going on in China?

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  • As far as cults go, they don't sound like a "literal cult" when reading about them on Wikipedia:

    Ian Johnson argued that applying the 'cult' label to Falun Gong effectively "cloaked the government's crackdown with the legitimacy of the West's anticult movement". He wrote that Falun Gong does not satisfy common definitions of a cult: "its members marry outside the group, have outside friends, hold normal jobs, do not live isolated from society, do not believe that the world's end is imminent and do not give significant amounts of money to the organisation ... it does not advocate violence and is at heart an apolitical, inward-oriented discipline, one aimed at cleansing oneself spiritually and improving one's health."[74]: 224  David Ownby similarly wrote that "the entire issue of the supposed cultic nature of Falun Gong was a red herring from the beginning, cleverly exploited by the Chinese state to blunt the appeal of Falun Gong".[63]

  • Why can people see who upvotes and who downvoted post on Lemmy?

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  • If you want to maintain some sort of privacy when voting on any platform in the Fediverse:Create an alt account, do not make any posts/comments with it, only use it for voting.

    Otherwise we would need an instance that generates a bunch of voting accounts. Then, when you vote on something, the instance randomly assigns that vote to one of their voting accounts and sends out that vote information to other instances. Then only the Admins of your home instance would be able to view your voting history.

  • GTA's Ned Luke gets swatted for the 8th time while streaming with Red Dead's Rob Wiethoff: "there's so many douchebags out there, Rob"

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    Honey Targeted Minors & Exploited Small Businesses

  • 2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific, U.S. military says

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  • "Flushable wipes"; "dishwasher-safe"; "odourless" - What are some other blatant lies that companies get away with?

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  • "Flushable wipes"; "dishwasher-safe"; "odourless" - What are some other blatant lies that companies get away with?

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    • "Zero calories" or 0 grams of [blank] in the nutrition information. The regulations let them round down if it's less than 1 gram.

    For example, take a look at the "Serving size" of some cooking spray. 1/3 of a second of spray means 0.25g... So everything is zeroed out in the Nutrition facts.

  • Decomposed body in handcuffs, Nazi paraphernalia found in Stamford, Conn. gunman's home, police say

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  • Doritos and Cheetos debut 'NKD' options, without artificial colors or flavors

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  • This is an important point. Simply giving a ton of rice to an area will put the rice farmers in that area out of business.

    They'll need to grow something else to make a living, but then when the next year comes around, no one is making rice anymore and they'll be dependent on that external flow of rice.

  • What is the highest level of mathematics that should be expected to graduate high school?

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  • Some other countries build up math skills a little differently. For instance, in Portugal, they teach a little bit of Algebra, a little bit of Geometry, and a little bit of Calculus every year.

    In the U.S. the students focus on Algebra, one year, then Geometry the next, then Algebra again, and finally Calculus (if they did well in the previous math courses).

    So, if a student transferred for their senior year of High School from the U.S. to Portugal, they would have a different experience compared to their peers. They would find all of the Algebra and Geometry sections very easy and be able to help tutor the other students, but then they would struggle with the Calculus portions and need help from the others.

    I'm not sure how common this is among other european countries. I would be curious to know how math courses are taught in other countries.

  • FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves

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  • Oh, oh, I know! How about they release an app, or a website, where we can take a picture of the face of any of these Agents, and it will confirm if they're actually one or not.

    On a serious note, it would be very useful to have a better system of confirming who is an actual agent or not. Something like plugging their badge number into a website and they have to confirm a daily code or similar.

  • Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant from NSF with "no-DEI" strings

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  • I mean, votes are public in the fediverse. I wouldn't try to read into the reasoning from a single downvoter too much though.

    One downvote could be accidental. 2 downvotes in the same thread makes that seem less likely.

    Downvoting/Upvoting doesn't mean the same thing that it does for everyone. Some use it as an agree/disagree. Some use it for whether a comment is productive and adds to the conversation or not. Some use it as a visibility score whether they think a comment should be seen by others first or whether there are other comments that are better. Some may agree with most everything in a comment except for one part and then downvote because of that.

  • Why the fuck is Ticketmaster allowed to be this awful?

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  • This isn't a problem that's unique to "capitalism". It's a monopoly problem. Even in other economy types this problem would exist. For example, with communism almost everything would be a monopoly.

    A free market is supposed to provide us multiple options to take our business, but we need regulation to keep capitalism in check.

    We do have laws against monopolies, and there is already a case against Live Nation/Ticketmaster:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Live_Nation_Entertainment

    The way to really fix this is through our legal system and representatives. We need to pressure our representatives to pass better laws to prevent this from happening again as well as electing officials who actual care about issues like this.

  • News @lemmy.world
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    Latter-day Saints launch GiveSendGo for Michigan LDS church shooter’s widow, family

    thepostmillennial.com /latter-day-saints-launch-givesendgo-for-michigan-lds-church-shooters-widow-family
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    Dog Heroically Leads Stranger to 2 Unconscious People in Need of Help: ‘He Definitely Saved Some Lives’

    people.com /dog-leads-stranger-to-2-unconscious-people-in-need-of-help-11783490
  • Reddit @lemmy.world
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    Reddit’s UK users must now prove they’re 18 to view many types of content

    arstechnica.com /tech-policy/2025/07/reddit-starts-verifying-ages-of-uk-users-to-comply-with-child-safety-law/
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    Students Decipher Title of Burnt Scroll from the Famous Library Buried by Vesuvius–Called 'On Vices'

    www.goodnewsnetwork.org /using-ai-students-reveal-the-title-of-a-book-from-the-famous-library-buried-by-vesuvius-on-vices/
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    New Species of Bacteria Can Act as Electric Wiring and Aid in Pollution Cleanup – and Much More

    www.goodnewsnetwork.org /new-species-of-bacteria-can-act-as-electric-wiring-and-aid-in-pollution-cleanup-and-much-more/
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    The kindness of strangers: I was homeless and addicted to heroin. Joanne saved my life

    www.theguardian.com /lifeandstyle/2025/may/12/the-kindness-of-strangers-i-was-homeless-and-addicted-to-heroin-joanne-saved-my-life
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    Bill Gates vows to give away 99 per cent of his fortune by 2045

    www.watoday.com.au /business/companies/bill-gates-vows-to-give-away-99-per-cent-of-his-fortune-by-2045-20250509-p5lxt9.html
  • Reddit @lemmy.world
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    Reddit will tighten verification to keep out human-like AI bots

    techcrunch.com /2025/05/06/reddit-will-tighten-verification-to-keep-out-human-like-ai-bots/
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    Beach Litter Falls by 30-45% Across European Beaches Since 2015 Report Shows

    www.goodnewsnetwork.org /beach-litter-falls-by-30-45-across-european-beaches-since-2015-report-shows/
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    Perpetually-Smiling Endangered Amphibian Now Thrives in Artificial Wetlands in Mexico City

    www.goodnewsnetwork.org /perpetually-smiling-endangered-amphibian-now-thrives-in-artificial-wetlands-in-mexico-city/
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    10 Ft. Great White Shark Stuck in Shallow Water Saved by South Australian Locals in Nearly Hour-Long Rescue

    people.com /great-white-shark-stranded-beach-rescued-by-australian-locals-11725548
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    'One-of-a-kind' girl born with heart outside chest has pioneering surgery

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/c62gll2j86ro
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    The kindness of strangers: I was injured and using crutches, when a group of scary teens offered to help me

    www.theguardian.com /lifeandstyle/2025/may/05/the-kindness-of-strangers-i-was-injured-and-using-crutches-when-a-group-of-scary-teens-offered-to-help-me
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    Giant Mystical Eagle Thought to Be 'Extinct in Mexico' Reappears, Marking Landmark Moment for Conservationists

    www.goodnewsnetwork.org /giant-mystical-eagle-thought-to-be-extinct-in-mexico-reappears-marking-landmark-moment-for-conservationists/
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    Wikipedia sources their information better than most journalists do in their articles.

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    9th Circuit Says You CAN Sue Over Excessive Fines And Delayed Code Hearings

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    True Facts: Rays, The Floppy Sombreros of the Sea

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    Returning to Syria | DW Documentary

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    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to ban drug ads on TV. It wouldn’t be easy - West Hawaii Today

    www.westhawaiitoday.com /2024/12/24/nation-world-news/robert-f-kennedy-jr-wants-to-ban-drug-ads-on-tv-it-wouldnt-be-easy/