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Georgia court rejects counting presidential votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz
  • In this election cycle, as well as all previous ones, their statement is accurate. In the future? Who knows. But their statement, as written is correct.

  • Alabama executes death-row prisoner with nitrogen gas
  • This comment has been reported. After doing more research than I ever wanted to on this topic, I have determined this to not be misinformation.

    As to the accuracy of the information, I cannot say, as all the information science has on it is based on accidents. All I can say is there is evidence to say that this comment was made in good faith.

    I will not speak on the topic of death sentence.

  • Alabama executes death-row prisoner with nitrogen gas
  • This comment has been reported. After doing more research than I ever wanted to on this topic, I have determined this to not be misinformation.

    As to the accuracy of the information, I cannot say, as all the information science has on it is based on accidents. All I can say is there is evidence to say that this comment was made in good faith.

    I will not speak on the topic of death sentence.

  • Babyback ribs after 4 hours in the smoker. Applewood pellets.
  • I can't believe I'm saying this, but try mulberry.

    OMG

  • We must act now
  • This has been reported.

    While it's nonsense, it violates no rules.

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    Instance Admins: Check Your Instance for Vote Manipulation Accounts [PSA]
  • That's not how this works. This will be the last time I ever interact with you.

    I won't stoop to your level with insults, I'll just leave you with this: I fly 4 flags at my house: American, pride, Ukraine, and Palestine.

    You spend so much time attacking us for some made up thing, when the truth is simple: your unbearable with your constant attack on anybody that doesn't agree with you. I WILL be voting for Harris, because a vote for ANYBODY else is a vote for Trump, and there are MANY more issues I worry about.

    • Homeless rights
    • Feeding low income families
    • LGBTQIA+ rights - I have a trans child, and a gay child
    • Ensuring we don't get a dictator

    ... And on and on.

    YOU, for some reason, think it's a simple thing, but it's not.

    Goodbye.

  • US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage falls to 6.20%
  • Mine wasn't that good, but 70K at 3.1 is much better than things are today.

    U.S. housing market is fucked.

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  • Yeah. You're the victim. You break civility rules. There are plenty of pro Palestine people in the community. They just follow the rules.

    Normal people apologize when they are called out for insulting others. That's another difference.

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  • At this point, it feels like you believe if you can get people to hate Harris, Jill will magically win.

    It's never going to happen. I'm sorry, but that's not how this reality works.

  • 11 day old moderator of c/vegan overstepping their position
  • I take it that was a swipe at me.

    Sorry you feel that way.

    I don't do as much moderation as my co-mods, and that's by design. All our moderators are active and spread across the globe.

    I just happen to be the face of the community.

    Also, thanks for being civil. You don't want to see the DMs mods got. It was brutal.

  • The most annoying thing about younger people is they c*nsor themselves
  • I believe it's what they learned growing up on YouTube/social media. Demonetization is why content is censored, but when perceived from a child's eyes, without that context, it can easily be seen as "the norm".

  • If you don't want EVERYONE to participate in your community, then you should really make it private.
  • I defended @beaver@lemmy.ca when a comment of theirs was reported.

    I was just given context on this. Looking at their comments in that light, I have decided to ban them from !unpopularopinion@lemmy.world for all their bad faith arguments. Banning people for "bad faith" voting is bullshit. Coming here to defend that horrible action will not be tolerated.

  • 11 day old moderator of c/vegan overstepping their position
  • I've never cooked tofu myself. The one good meal I had, I had been eating for 6 months before realizing it was tofu! It was great. Sadly, I moved from South Texas to the north, and cannot find a place that can prepare tofu I can stomach.

  • If you don't want EVERYONE to participate in your community, then you should really make it private.
  • admins of other instances can see who voted, and what they voted. You can easily build a self-hosted copy so you're an admin, federate with Lemmy.world, and see who is voting on a post/comment.

    Mods cannot see who votes on a post/comment, so this is the only way.

  • 11 day old moderator of c/vegan overstepping their position
  • I don't know why, but tofu makes me ill. I've tried it made differently, and in all but one case, my stomach and it didn't agree.

    One Thai restaurant had a great tofu that I was able to eat, but that's been the only one, and it's over 1000 miles to get more.

  • We are back! [Lemmy.world Minecraft server]

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19612227

    > Hello world! > > as the title says the server is BACK! It is hosted under a new server! The same map and your inventory is the same! > > Domain is the same: minecraft.lemmy.world > > Bedrock: minecraft.lemmy.world:1027 > > Please note: The new server is hosted in the USA so if you are joining from the EU please expect higher than before ping! This can not be avoided as the generous hoster doesnt have a server in the EU. > > The generous hoster is @JonsJava@lemmy.world, thanks to him all this is possible. > > The home limits are increased and there will be for everyone who wants it a new spawn where you can build from. > > Thanks everyone > Rooki

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    If you don't want EVERYONE to participate in your community, then you should really make it private.
  • This has been reported. I may not agree with all they say, but I do agree on following the rules. This is why I don't engage with the vegan community.

  • [USA] Presidential Debate Mega Thread

    Please post articles related to the debate here. New posts about the debate will be removed as duplicates.

    Discussions are welcome and encouraged!

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    [META] MBFC bot

    The news mod team has asked to no longer be a part of the project until we have a composite tool that polls multiple sources for a more balanced view.

    It will take a few hours, but FOR NOW there won't be a bot giving reviews of the source.

    The goal was simple: make it easier to show biased sources. This was to give you and the mods a better view of what we were looking at.

    The mod team is in agreement: one source of truth isn't enough. We are working on a tool to give a composite score, from multiple sources, all open source.

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    American dies in Viking voyage sinking off Norway
    www.bbc.com American dies in Viking voyage sinking off Norway

    An American woman dies after the boat she was in capsized on a trip from the Faroe Islands.

    American dies in Viking voyage sinking off Norway
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    Special counsel files reworked indictment against Donald Trump in January 6 case
    www.cnn.com Special counsel files reworked indictment against Donald Trump in January 6 case | CNN Politics

    Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a superseding indictment in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump, slimming down the allegations against the 2024 presidential nominee in light of the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling.

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    Man distraught over planned sale of late mother's home fatally shoots 4 family members and himself
    apnews.com Man distraught over planned sale of late mother's home fatally shoots 4 family members and himself

    A New York man distraught that he was being forced to move from his late mother’s home shot and killed four of his family members before turning the gun on himself.

    Man distraught over planned sale of late mother's home fatally shoots 4 family members and himself
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    New mod, new rules

    Hey. I noticed that the only moderator for this community was banned a year ago, so I requested to take over.

    I'm still working on the rules, the banner, and stuff, but one thing - going forward - I know will be a rule:

    • No drama you are a part of. If you're in the thread, don't post it here.

    Also, as with all moderators, I'm always looking for people to help out. If you're interested, let me know!

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    what's the best Lemmy android app for moderators?

    Connect for Lemmy is my daily driver, but there aren't mod tools built in. For most of my moderation, it's either Alexandrite or REST calls.

    Are there any native apps with good mod tools?

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    What would be the least impactful way of using time travel?

    Started as a shower thought (literally in the shower), but decided to make it more open-ended.

    My answer to this would be "watch future seasons of anime that I am waiting on".

    I don't see how that could cause a huge ripple through time.

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    MEGA THREAD - Trump shot but safe, 2 others killed at PA rally

    WHAT

    • Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump was shot at a rally in PA. ---

    TRUMPS STATEMENT

    >“I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured. It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead. I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”

    WHAT WE THINK WE KNOW SO FAR

    • gunman is dead
    • Trump "is fine"
    • one attendee is dead
    • another attendee is in critical condition ---

    News Sources

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    [META] Political News

    Hello fellow Lemmys. The mod team here at !news@lemmy.world has been in discussions about the best approach to ensure we stay unbiased with news during the U.S. Election Cycle.

    While we can't say "don't point out flaws in candidates" - nor would we want to - we do believe that when you excessively post/comment/reply negative things in News about one person, instead of, say mixing it up about topics, this feels like you are using !news@lemmy.world as a propaganda machine.

    While propaganda is a normal part of elections, by posting only one topic, about one person, you are abusing the NEWS community for politics, and this could even be seen as election interference. There are other communities that this would fit better.

    Doing this will result in posts/comments being deleted (with the option to appeal, of course). Repeat offenders may see temporary bans. Keep doing after that, and you may reach our perma-ban list.

    As of right now, this only apples to politics. We don't plan to extend this to other areas, but that will change as needed.

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    Trump Campaign Sent Cease-and-Desist Letter to ProPublica Attempting to Stop Their Latest Exposé. It Didn’t Work.
    www.mediaite.com Trump Campaign Sent Cease-and-Desist Letter to ProPublica Attempting to Stop Their Latest Exposé. It Didn’t Work.

    Former President Donald Trump's campaign and businesses have provided "significant financial benefits" to nine of the witnesses in his criminal cases, ProPublica reported Monday morning -- shrugging off a threatening cease-and-desist letter sent by Trump's attorney.

    Trump Campaign Sent Cease-and-Desist Letter to ProPublica Attempting to Stop Their Latest Exposé. It Didn’t Work.

    Former President Donald Trump's campaign and businesses have provided "Significant financial benefits" to nine of the witnesses in his criminal cases, ProPublica reported Monday morning - shrugging off a threatening cease-and-desist letter sent by Trump's attorney.

    The detailed report by ProPublica's Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott, and Alex Mierjeski describes how nine individuals who have been named as witnesses received benefits that included "Large raises from his campaign, severance packages, new jobs, and a grant of shares and cash from Trump's media company" from Trump's various campaign committees and businesses.

    These benefits "Often came at delicate moments in the legal proceedings against Trump," said the report, highlighting one example of Trump aide Dan Scavino, who was given a "Plum position on the board of Trump's social media company, for example, got the seat after he was subpoenaed but before he testified." Other well-known names in Trump's circle mentioned in the article include campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn, campaign head Susie Wiles, lawyer Evan Corcoran, and former Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg.

    Salary increases, bonuses, promotions, and other benefits, can be evidence of witness tampering, the ProPublica article explained, if prosecutors can show that these employment changes occurred separate from normal business operations and the "Perks or punishments were intended to influence testimony." Even if no new charges are brought against the former president who is now a convicted felon, the details of these benefits could be used by prosecutors in Trump's still-pending cases to "Undermine the credibility" of these witnesses if the defense calls them to provide testimony helpful to Trump.

    The Trump Org and various campaign entities have, of course, denied that any wrongdoing took place, and denied that Trump had knowledge or direct involvement in compensation issues.

    One former aide compared working for the Trump Organization, his large company, to "a small family business" where every employee "In some sense reports to Mr. Trump." Former aides have said Trump demands unwavering loyalty from subordinates, even when their duties require independence Trump's former campaign manager and former campaign adviser were convicted on federal witness tampering charges in 2018 and 2019.

    Trump posted on social media that he had read about a Georgia politician who "Will be testifying before the Fulton County Grand Jury. He shouldn't." One witness has said publicly that, when he quit working for Trump in the midst of the classified documents criminal investigation, he was offered golf tournament tickets, a lawyer paid for by Trump and a new job that would have come with a raise.

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    [META] Looking for new mods that reside in APAC/AUS region

    As this community continues to grow, we are noticing periods of time that moderation isn't as responsive, due to most of the moderators being asleep at that time. If you want to help us, and live in Asia/Asia Pacific/Australia/New Zealand area, please comment here that you're interested, why you think you'd be a good fit for the team, and anything you'd change if you were picked.

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    Unpopular Opinion is back!

    With a fresh crew of moderators, we are now ready to hear your opinions once more!

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    !Iowa is back

    The Iowa community is under new, active management. Feel free to share links about Iowa, or start a topic about anything you want Iowa related.

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    Iowa dentist accused of performing root canal on prisoner while intoxicated | KGAN
    cbs2iowa.com Iowa dentist accused of performing root canal on prisoner while intoxicated | KGAN

    An Iowa dentist is accused of performing a root canal on a state prisoner while intoxicated, according to The Gazette.Paymun Bayati, 58, of Waterloo, had his li

    Iowa dentist accused of performing root canal on prisoner while intoxicated | KGAN
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    Community Requests. @lemmy.ml JonsJava @lemmy.world
    Request takeover of /c/iowa
    lemmy.world Iowa - Lemmy.World

    Community for the state of Iowa

    Iowa - Lemmy.World

    Mod hasn't been active in 6+ months. I'm Iowa local, and want it to succeed.

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    Community Requests. @lemmy.ml JonsJava @lemmy.world
    Request to take over /c/rateme
    lemmy.world Rate Me - Lemmy.World

    Upload pics to get rated. Rules: 1. Rate on a scale of 1-10. 2. Include age and gender. 3. Remember beauty is subjective. 4. Be kind.

    Rate Me - Lemmy.World

    0 posts on the community, and community owner hasn't been active in 6 months. I think this could help people who don't feel good with how they look.

    My goal is to allow image posts every 3 months, so if someone wants to do a progress post, they can - with the safety net that we won't let 2 people spam the community.

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