Iran denies Trump's claims: 'We reject all negotiations – US has failed and Hormuz will remain closed'
https://lemmy.world/post/44633932
Iran denies Trump's claims: 'We reject all negotiations – US has failed and Hormuz will remain closed' - Lemmy.World
Source for this article is Israeli news. Sharing because this is the the
complete opposite of what has been said to us by american media the last few
hours while the markets get manipulated. We will find out in the coming
hours/days but figured to share what this other side is reporting
Losing friends to the endless fantasy of AI/social media slop. Under 30s, are you dealing with the same and if so what worked for you to help socialize again?
https://lemmy.world/post/40692491
Losing friends to the endless fantasy of AI/social media slop. Under 30s, are you dealing with the same and if so what worked for you to help socialize again? - Lemmy.World
This post is for seeking some advice on what’s the best route to try to help
some friends get some of their offline lives back. This year, a large percent of
my friend group from my hometown have stopped interacting much with anyone
outside of immediate family such as parents and work. Very noticeable for those
that are under 30 (I’m 30) compared to those a few years older than me. For 3 of
them that were pretty close, they still send memes and Instagram reels all day
almost daily but never respond to any messages nor send any anymore. The only
way to get them to do anything is to show up semi unannounced with tickets to go
somewhere or with food to get them out of the endless scroll, and even then 2 of
them will still scroll no matter what’s going on around them, even while
driving. Seeing the reels that get shared since the summer, nearly all of them
are AI or extreme (not political, moreso like extreme overeating, extreme
overpriced buying/unboxing videos or people fighting past what mma/ufc would
allow type content). This seems to have led a few to being scared of the outside
while a few others consider outside to be too boring now. When we do hang out I
notice my algorithm is completely different than theirs with every reel scroll.
We were all very tech focused coming our of school but I’m 1 of 2 that didn’t
make it into a long term career, a couple of them have been on the AI hype train
for a few years now. Does this seem to be an ongoing trend for you? I know some
people here have made mention over the time I’ve been on Lemmy but it’s gotten
so apparent in my life these last 2 holidays trying to make plans and soon New
Years of the change and the the first time in more than a decade we’re all
within an hour of each other but majority of them are just socially MIA to do
anything outside of scrolling on the couch laughing at nonexistent people and
animals in reels. What’s worked for you to help combat this within your friends
without giving up on them? The best thing I’ve been able to find has been the
bar style arcades and laser tag that’s helped make that similar enjoyment while
out of the house.
Not much to this for most people unless you did buy any of the wallpapers made by artists on there when it had its inital hype. If you did, best to download and back those up ASAP
MKBHD's Panels wallpaper app is shutting down
https://lemmy.world/post/39569314
MKBHD's Panels wallpaper app is shutting down - Lemmy.World
TL;DR MKBHD is shutting down the Panels app at the end of this month, citing
issues with finding the right development team fit. You can no longer buy
collections, and you must download existing wallpapers before the app is
removed. Users will receive automatic pro-rated refunds for active
subscriptions, and the app code is promised to be open-sourced after shutdown.
Contractor Paying Random People $300 to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE
https://lemmy.world/post/38974513
Contractor Paying Random People $300 to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE - Lemmy.World
A current pilot project aims to pay former law enforcement and military officers
to physically track immigrants and verify their addresses to give to ICE for
$300 each. There is no indication that the pilot involves licensed private
investigators, and appears to be open to people who are now essentially members
of the general public, 404 Media has learned. The pilot is a dramatic, and
potentially dangerous, escalation in the Trump administration’s mass deportation
campaign. People without any official role in government would be tasked with
tracking down targets for ICE. It appears to be part of ICE’s broader plan to
use bounty hunters
[https://www.404media.co/ice-plans-to-spend-180-million-on-bounty-hunters-to-stalk-immigrants/] or
skip tracers to confirm immigrant’s addresses through data and physical
surveillance. Some potential candidates for the pilot were recruited on LinkedIn
and were told they would be given vehicles to monitor the targets. “The more I
listened to it, the more I’m like, something doesn’t sound right,” a person who
was briefed on the pilot plans told 404 Media.
British newspaper spoke to the wrong de Blasio, not an ‘imposter’
https://lemmy.world/post/38075897
British newspaper spoke to the wrong de Blasio, not an ‘imposter’ - Lemmy.World
The man at the heart of a high-stakes mix-up that rippled through global
political journalism in the final days of the New York mayoral campaign was
neither “falsely claiming” to be former Mayor Bill de Blasio — as the Times of
London suggested — nor, as The New York Times wrote, a “de Blasio impersonator.”
He is, instead, a 59-year-old Long Island wine importer named Bill DeBlasio, who
merely responded to an email from a journalist seeking his views on Democrat
Zohran Mamdani’s policies. “I’m Bill DeBlasio. I’ve always been Bill DeBlasio,”
DeBlasio said in an interview conducted Wednesday evening through his Ring
doorbell in Huntington Station, Long Island, from his current location in
Florida. “I never once said I was the mayor. He never addressed me as the
mayor,” DeBlasio told Semafor Wednesday evening. “So I just gave him my
opinion.”
News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before deadline for signing
https://lemmy.world/post/37340866
News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before deadline for signing - Lemmy.World
cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/30283473
[https://lemdro.id/post/30283473] > >The Washington Post joined the New York
Times, Newsmax and CNN in refusing to sign the restrictive new policy. > > >
>Media across the ideological spectrum said they will not sign the Defense
Department’s restrictive new press policy by Tuesday’s afternoon deadline. The
Washington Post, the New York Times, the Associated Press and CNN said they
wouldn’t sign, as did Newsmax and the Washington Times.
ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’
https://lemmy.world/post/37304433
ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’ - Lemmy.World
Rueben Antonio Cruz was sitting with a friend in Rogers Park when ICE agents
pulled up onto the street. The immigration officers stopped their truck and went
straight after them on Oct. 9, Cruz told the Tribune. “They asked us if we have
papers. I said I do but I don’t have them on me,” Cruz, a 60-year old man with
heart problems originally from El Salvador, recalled in Spanish. The agents
stood Cruz up, put him in their truck, drove around in circles, and asked
questions, he said.
Black swan nicknamed 'Mr Terminator evicted from town after trying to drown local birds
https://lemmy.world/post/37290106
Black swan nicknamed 'Mr Terminator evicted from town after trying to drown local birds - Lemmy.World
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/52738398
[https://lemmy.ca/post/52738398] > Black swan nicknamed ‘Mr Terminator’ evicted
from town after trying to drown local birds > > Archive/mirror:
https://archive.ph/sghbn [https://archive.ph/sghbn]
Trump puts extra 100% tariff on China imports, adds export controls on ‘critical software’
https://lemmy.world/post/37177339
