Why this sub is locked permanently - Lemmy.World

Yo peeps, I am locking this sub and leaving .world permanently like I should have done months ago because .world moderation, administration, and the user base has proven to be one of the more particularly horrific nests of vipers I have encountered on the internet so far, and I am done putting up with it. =========================== SO WHY? =========================== I put up with .world refusing to defederate with Threads months back. I put up with the constant site-breaking and moderation-breaking bugs including blocking not working. I put up with the admins slowly showing themselves to be no different than Reddit ones by sanitizing the website to the point where people have difficulty saying #EatTheRich sentiments without problems. I put up with bootlickers on here telling me that mods can do whatever they want to anyone for any reason and if I don’t like it I can go elsewhere. I’ve put up with a LOT on this sub. And I’ve dished out my fair share of harsh words too. But what happened on .world yesterday is absolutely unacceptable. This past day, I have found out the hard way that rape apologia and sexism are actually very rampant on this instance, and that is the straw that broke the camel’s back. I have a few screenshots to show what I am talking about: [https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/a2cb8ffa-99f7-412c-aba3-4ee8ddc1a16f.png] [https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6bf39aa5-0c14-4e23-81f0-64228c55307a.png] Yeah, I’m not down to hang out at an instance where “At least you’re alive!1!!” is a meaningful defense for rape and rape victims are openly told to check their privilege compared to that of a rapist. Amongst the rest of the dumbassery I have borne witness to since yesterday. Whom others openly and flagrantly side with. 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦 Nah, I would sooner jab a needle through my eyeball than do that. Since rape is apparently A-OK on this instance, I will not participate on it anymore. It’s that simple. .world is filled with truly horrific people and I will not help them by keeping this sub up. ==================================== SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE SUB? ==================================== It’ll stay locked until either: 1) I find someone trustworthy to keep it running, 2) I delete it, 3) Most likely: The admins just take it and hand it to one of their cronies, probably one of the scumfucks from that thread I posted screenshots from, to assert dominance. I will seek out and find someone I feel would be a good mod on my own. All of the posts will stay up. Thank you all for participating and hanging out, and I wish all the best.

Lemmy mod shows what a joke the platform is - Lemmy.World

And the rest: [https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/a8c41253-079d-4786-a7de-2a314aac5f98.png] And the thread in question: https://lemmy.world/post/11713611 [https://lemmy.world/post/11713611] So we need to have a long and serious talk about the authoritarian chucklefucks you all are allowing to dominate your platform, for this is an example of this flagrant bullshit someone else DMed me recommending I go to admins about, but we all know the admins are a group of Good Ole Boys who will do nothing but protect the mod. 🤦 So why is everyone putting up with this? Did we not leave Reddit to get away from power tripping scumbags? Do people not want a community ruled by the consent of its people? People were flagging shit based on bad faith arguing which last I checked falls under that sub’s first rule. Oh, but telling a mod “no” is unacceptable. 🤦 We all need to come together and create an actual democratic platform because this is blatant authoritarianism and is not acceptable. Oh, icing on the cake: [https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/44cf0949-fcd3-4264-9d11-efb5e4829b18.png] And some fucking strawberries on that bitch: [https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e1fb0576-7afc-4146-a406-39b516835713.png] He sounds like a fucking Saturday morning cartoon villain but apparently that’s acceptable by .world’s standards. Guess mods can do what they want and dominate anyone they please, enforce rules arbitrarily, threaten people who are not me. And you know, that’s a perfectly viable way to run a community. People will just quietly suffer under it because they’re afraid of getting banned for speaking out and that’s a great way to build a happy and thriving community people feel safe participating in

Those of you who are not okay: What's going on in your life right now and how could we help you make it better? - Lemmy.World

A woman who had a miscarriage is now charged with abusing a corpse as stricter abortion laws play out nationwide - Lemmy.World

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9769214 [https://lemmy.world/post/9769214] > An Ohio woman who had sought treatment at a hospital before suffering a miscarriage and passing her nonviable fetus in her bathroom now faces a criminal charge, her attorney told CNN. > > Brittany Watts, 33, of Warren, has been charged with felony abuse of a corpse, Trumbull County court records show. > > “Ms. Watts suffered a tragic and dangerous miscarriage that jeopardized her own life. Rather than focusing on healing physically and emotionally, she was arrested and charged with a felony,” her attorney, Traci Timko, told CNN in an email. > > … > > Though a coroner’s office report said the fetus was not viable and had died in the womb, Watts’ case highlights the extent to which prosecutors can charge a woman whose pregnancy has ended – whether by abortion or miscarriage.

If Lemmy.world doesn't defederate from Threads, Meta and all things Zuck within 24 hours, I will shut down my subs and leave. - Lemmy.world

I didn’t come to a new service just to see it get taken over by the corporate beasts who ruined the internet in general, and I am sure as hell am not going to use an instance that doesn’t care about its users. I think the admin of this instance might have been paid off to federate with Threads, it being one of the most popular. So, I am giving y’all 24 hours to defederate and if the Lemmy.world admins don’t, I’m-a bounce and close down my subs behind me That is all

Why isn't there a DNA archive for endangered species anywhere in the world? - Lemmy.world

Okay, so today I am at the zoo getting drunk and ogling animals, and after a long chat with one of the zookeepers, I am now forced to ask this question. Like, climate collapse is a real thing that will render most species extinct, and most conservation efforts are focused on, well, conserving what we have. But I don’t know of any effort to preserve samples of animal DNA, be it blood, gametes or whatever, so that if a species does go extinct, it could in the future, in principle, be revived. So are there any zookeepers, biologists or other knowledgeable people in the house who could explain this? It seems like a serious overlooked gap in species preservation that needs to be closed sooner rather than later.

Senate Republicans fear abortion could derail hopes for a ‘Majority’ – Fear of Extreme Views - Lemmy.world

Republican senators are looking for a way to avoid the political hit they took on abortion rights in the 2022 midterm election, when they suffered a net loss of one seat, as Senate Democrats ramp up to make it a top issue in 2024. Republicans think they have a great opportunity to recapture the Senate next year, as Democrats must defend 23 seats, including vulnerable incumbents in Arizona, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Senate Republicans only have 10 seats up for reelection and no vulnerable incumbents to worry about. But Senate Republican strategists warn their hopes of winning back the majority in 2024 could be derailed by the abortion debate, as they believe happened last year.

"Astonishingly low cash": Trump's election lies leave swing-state Republicans "effectively broke" - Lemmy.world

Major Republican donors to the Arizona and Michigan Republican Parties, who have each donated tens of thousands of dollars to the parties over the last six years, have ceased supplying funding because of Republican leaders’ attempts to overturn 2020 election results, their support of losing candidates who tout Trump’s election conspiracy theories and what they consider extreme views on issues like abortion, six benefactors told Reuters. “I question whether the state party has the necessary expertise to spend the money well,” real estate mogul Ron Weiser, one of the Michigan party’s biggest donors and a former chair of the party, told the outlet. Despite Republicans’ efforts to ramp up support in order to win back the battleground states that could determine whether they regain political power in the 2024 election, Arizona and Michigan’s parties have been bleeding money in recent years, according to the outlet’s review of financial filings and interviews with the donors and three election campaign experts. Arizona’s Republican Party on March 31 had less than $50,000 in cash reserves in its state and federal bank accounts to spend on overhead expenses, compared to the $770,000 it had at the same point four years ago. And as of March 31, the total in the Michigan party’s federal account amounted to $116,000, down from the nearly $867,000 it had two years ago. “They are effectively broke, and I don’t see the clouds parting and the sun coming out on their fundraising abilities,” Jason Roe, the former head of the Michigan GOP, told the outlet.

A drunken wizard offers you $20 million if you let him send you to the world of the last video game you played, and you survive for one year. Do you accept? - Lemmy.world

What game is it and how are you doing? BONUS QUESTION: He instead offers you $1 billion if you go to the Mortal Kombat universe, join the tournament and survive. He’ll have Raiden train you for a year, then the blood splatters. Do you accept? BONUS BONUS QUESTION: He offers to send you to a video game world of your choosing, only you can never come back home or contact anyone here ever again, not even with in-universe abilities. Do you accept and, if so, which one?