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  • TIL that Caligula’s real name was Gaius. When he was 2-3 years old, he accompanied his father on a military campaign wearing a miniature uniform devised by his mother, complete with little army boots.

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  • Gaius was a really popular Roman name, Gaius Julius Caesar, Gaius Octavius, etc.

  • Gonna be straight forward, how is Donald Trump not considered a Global/Donestic Terrorist?

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  • A terrorist is someone who uses violence to change government policy, if you are the government then by definition you can't be a domestic terrorist.

    The correct charge is treason, but I imagine getting a conviction for that would be difficult? I'm not familiar with the American legal system. The last time England charged a head of state with treason it was because he started two civil wars.

  • TIL that Missouri forced Kansas City to spend at least 25% of its budget on police. The measure passed, despite 66% of Kansas City residents opposing it

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  • I was wondering the same, malicious compliance. You could do a lot under the guise of pre-crime prevention.

  • At Seoul's bridge control center, AI helps stop 99% of suicide attempts

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  • Just extrapolating from personal experience

  • Should hate speech be protected under freedom of speech laws?

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  • I generally agree it's fine where there's an "equality of arms".

    A freedom for everyone means a freedom for the capitalists, and the communists too.

    By capitalists I mean business owners and/or bosses. Your boss shouldn't be able to dictate what you can say outside your job. That just lets the owners of corporations control speech.

  • Should hate speech be protected under freedom of speech laws?

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  • Or choose not to hire them

    This just allows capitalists to decide what is acceptable speech.

  • At Seoul's bridge control center, AI helps stop 99% of suicide attempts

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  • So instead of tackling the causes of suicide, they tackle the results.

  • Should hate speech be protected under freedom of speech laws?

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  • In this formulation, I do not imply, for instance, that we should always suppress the utterance of intolerant philosophies

  • Should hate speech be protected under freedom of speech laws?

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  • The problem is you hand government and courts the right to decide what is hate speech.

    In the UK the government is already trying to classify anti-zionist speech as banned hate speech.

    Laws are weapons, your enemies can use them against you.

  • Why don't people complain about Gary Stus?

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  • Tony Stark is also a barely functioning alcoholic, and a lot of people complained that the MCU skipped over that.

  • Trump’s Hantavirus Official Is a Penis Implant Specialist

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  • On the one hand urology and ED are important specialisms, and it's annoying seeing them mocked. He also actually has experience in public health which makes him more qualified than most trump appointees.

    On the other hand, outside of that his record is, for want of a better term, "yikes".

  • Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them?

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  • Fixing literally anything could tbh.

    But they're always breaking more than they're fixing.

  • I support this AI revolution.

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  • Today I learned that, despite having a mainland measuring just 20 square kilometers, 80% of the island nation of Naoero is uninhabitable due to mining

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  • Sounds like a sound investment

  • Today I learned that, despite having a mainland measuring just 20 square kilometers, 80% of the island nation of Naoero is uninhabitable due to mining

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  • They also lost most of their sovereign wealth fund investing in Leonardo the Musical.

  • How do you pronounce 'Niche'?

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  • Rhymes with fiche, quiche and capisce.

  • Sicily police investigate illegal race with horse-drawn carts and Kalashnikovs

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  • God forbid men have hobbies

  • Oppo may offer a 100MP 1:1 selfie camera on an upcoming phone

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  • Why?

    Nobody wants that high a resolution photo of themselves. It's doubtful the lens will even resolve that kind of detail on the tiny sensor.

  • Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling

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  • He's the only one I've seen suggested would actually want the job.

  • UK Politics @feddit.uk
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    Former Prime Minister John Major questions the ‘validity’ of First Past the Post

    electoral-reform.org.uk /former-prime-minister-john-major-questions-the-validity-of-first-past-the-post/
  • UK Politics @feddit.uk
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    Apple’s New iPhone Update Is Restricting Internet Freedom in the UK

    bigbrotherwatch.org.uk /blog/apples-new-iphone-update-is-restricting-internet-freedom-in-the-uk/
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
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    Are OnlyFans models the best way to explain the climate crisis?

    www.theguardian.com /tv-and-radio/2026/apr/08/are-onlyfans-models-the-best-way-to-explain-the-climate-crisis
  • Europe @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Germany Introduces New Travel Restrictions for Men Aged 17–45 Amid Military Reforms

    united24media.com /latest-news/germany-introduces-new-travel-restrictions-for-men-aged-17-45-amid-military-reforms-17592
  • UK Politics @feddit.uk
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    NHS staff refusing to use FDP over Palantir ethical concerns

    www.freevacy.com /news/financial-times/nhs-staff-refusing-to-use-fdp-over-palantir-ethical-concerns/7272
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
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    Artemis II astronauts are struggling with Microsoft Outlook issues

    www.pcgamer.com /software/windows/apparently-you-cant-escape-microsoft-outlook-issues-even-in-space-as-artemis-ii-astronauts-ask-nasa-for-help-with-the-software/
  • UK Politics @feddit.uk
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    Labour MP broke rules over undeclared Israel trip - again

    www.declassifieduk.org /labour-mp-broke-rules-over-undeclared-israel-trip-again/
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    'Labour' bows down to JP Morgan's money strike, while telling the doctors' worker strike to get f*cked

    www.thecanary.co /uk/analysis/2026/04/01/labour-jp-morgan/
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    Jury trials rebel Karl Turner has Labour whip suspended

    morningstaronline.co.uk /article/jury-trials-rebel-karl-turner-has-labour-whip-suspended
  • Beavers @lemmy.world
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    Beavers are turning rivers into powerful carbon sinks

    www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2026/03/260322020245.htm
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
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    George Orwell's 1984 purged from school library by AI 'Big Brother'

    www.standard.co.uk /news/uk/uk-school-library-1984-ai-b1276535.html
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL the music used in the infamous "you wouldn't download a car" anti-piracy advert was pirated

    www.abc.net.au /science/articles/2013/01/29/3678851.htm
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
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    Country that put backdoors into Cisco routers to spy on world bans foreign routers

    www.theregister.com /2026/03/24/fcc_foreign_routers/
  • UK Politics @feddit.uk
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    Labour MP Richard Burgon joins Nuestra America flotilla to deliver medical aid to Cuba

    morningstaronline.co.uk /article/labour-mp-richard-burgon-joins-nuestra-america-flotilla-deliver-medical-aid-cuba
  • Europe @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    450 FSFE supporters affected: Payment provider Nexi cancelled us - FSFE

    fsfe.org /news/2026/news-20260316-01.en.html
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
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    Man drives truck that’s on fire directly to fire station, drops flaming potatoes

    japantoday.com /category/national/japanese-man-drives-truck-that%E2%80%99s-on-fire-directly-to-fire-station-drops-flaming-potatoes
  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    US messageboard 4Chan mocks £520,000 fine for UK online safety breaches

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/c624330lg1ko
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
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    Afroman cleared in ‘Lemon Pound Cake’ defamation case

    edition.cnn.com /2026/03/19/entertainment/afroman-lawsuit-lemon-pound-cake-cec
  • UK Politics @feddit.uk
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    Unite fined record £265,000 for bin strike injunction breaches

    morningstaronline.co.uk /article/unite-fined-record-ps265000-bin-strike-injunction-breaches
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    Starmer hints at further involvement in the Middle East

    morningstaronline.co.uk /article/starmer-hints-further-involvement-middle-east