Genocide denial and denial of war crimes is illegal in Germany*. Except if it’s Israel commiting them while enriching the German state through weapons sales**. Then it’s sacrosanct.

Isn’t it fascinating to learn about different cultures and what makes them so unique and exciting?

* https://www.dw.com/en/germany-criminalizes-denying-war-crimes-genocide/a-63834791

** https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clygdj9w23po

#germany #israel #genocide #Palestine #Gaza

Once again, age verification is actually identity verification and the the end goal is "papers, please" for the internet.

"Age verification" will do nothing to protect children, but will definitely facilitate mechanized attacks on virtually every facet of life involving identity and security.

This breach includes "...national IDs, full dates of birth, and contact data, which are prime ingredients for identity theft, SIM-swapping, and social-engineering attacks".

https://cybernews.com/security/global-data-leak-exposes-billion-records/

A 19-year-old accused of setting a Mississippi synagogue on fire allegedly dubbed Beth Israel a “synagogue of Satan.”

The phrase echoed antisemitic rhetoric used almost 60 years ago by a KKK leader accused of masterminding a bombing of Beth Israel.
https://www.propublica.org/article/jackson-mississippi-synagogue-arson-antisemitism?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Mississippi #Antisemitism #WhiteSupremacy #Racism #History

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@kevinrenskers/115995694056021778

"I would never buy a Tesla, because I don’t want to drive a car built by a fascist. Many people think like me. Apple is dangerously close to suffering the same fate.”

You don't use open source software because it's better (it usually isn't).

You don't use open source software because it's freer (it only sometimes is).

You don't use open source software because it's got better politics (it isn't always).

You use open source software because *it is the only option*. In the long run, if it isn't open source, it doesn't exist.

image source: keithstack.com

once you have mastery, you can half ass things correctly, because you know which half of the ass you need

“California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the country, allowing repeat drunk and drugged drivers to stay on the road with little punishment. Here, drivers generally can’t be charged with a felony until their fourth DUI within 10 years, unless they injure someone. In some states, a second DUI can be a felony.

California too often fails to differentiate between drunk drivers who made a dangerous mistake but learn from it and those who refuse to stop endangering lives.

California also gives repeat drunk drivers their licenses back faster than other states. Here, you typically lose your license for three years after your third DUI, compared to eight years in New Jersey, 15 years in Nebraska and a permanent revocation in Connecticut. We found drivers with as many as six DUIs who were able to get a license in California.

Many drivers stay on the road for years even when the state does take their license — racking up tickets and even additional DUIs — with few consequences until they eventually kill.

When the worst does happen, there’s often little punishment. Drunk vehicular manslaughter isn’t considered a “violent felony.” But in a twist of state law, a DUI that causes “great bodily injury” is — meaning that a drunk driver who breaks someone’s leg can face more time behind bars than if they’d killed them, prosecutors said.”

https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/10/california-dui-failure/

#Urbanism #california

Year 1 of Trump’s immigration crackdown:

- U.S. citizens were held against their will.
- ICE placed at least 600 immigrant kids in federal shelters.
- Student activists became a target.

That’s not all. Our year in review: https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-mass-deportation-campaign-first-year?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Immigration #Trump #Deportation #ICE #Immigrants #DonaldTrump