this is how he asserts dominance. Come into my big, beautiful house and allow me to make you feel small, even for a moment, on public television. Now, what do you want to sell me?
Trump is just amazed because he had to not only learn English, but also hide his Russian accent and he's wrongly assuming all the world leaders are the same. Maybe not the same country, but secretly from somewhere else just pretending to speak GOOD.
I feel like the first paragraph of the briefing any sane world leader would get before meeting another world leader would probably say something like, โGeorge speaks English natively as well as three other languages.โ
"When you skipped history class and the briefing"... and you're patronising... (that is, Thump doesn't know history, skipped the briefing his staff surely prepared for him, and exhibited patronising behaviour towards the Liberian delegation) ๐
Edited to improve the sense of & explain my comment.
Trump doesn't *work*. He doesn't read. He doesn't take briefings. He never remembers what he's told. He just blunders about, contradicting everyone. If someone disagrees, he'll shout more.
Think about it. Trump is so lazy, he can't be bothered remembering what he said himself. His own words! Imagine that level of sloth.
Trump thinks being rich makes every job a zero-effort scam. If people actually work at their jobs, that only proves they're suckers and losers.
You remember the disdain that other nations had for U.S. tourists back in the 60s and 70s? At least they respected our politicians and military. Perhaps they still respect our military. Not making bets though.
"The nation has faced, many times, a conservative Court aligned with bigotry and big business. But the nation has not previously faced a conservative Court aligned with helping the president become a king."
Mom: Know what the best part about โจAlexa Plus is? It's seamless to go back to regular Alexa. We did it! Somebody thought it was a good idea to increase the touch screen usage and remote for stuff where voice worked. Is a touch screen the best idea for a kitchen appliance when your hands are gooey? Seemed buggy even for "early access."
Rosie: Plus, you don't need an imaginary friend, you have us!
โฆ Se #MordechaiAnielewicz fosse vivo oggi, sarebbe morto. Il leader dell'Organizzazione Ebraica di Combattimento durante l'Insurrezione del Ghetto di Varsavia sarebbe morto di vergogna e disonore nel sentire i piani del ministro della Difesa - con il pieno appoggio del primo ministro - di erigere una โcittร umanitariaโ nel sud della Striscia di Gaza.
Anielewicz non avrebbe mai immaginato che qualcuno potesse osare concepire un piano cosรฌ mostruoso 80 anni dopo l'Olocausto.
Non appena avesse avuto notizia che questo piano era stato concepito dal governo dello Stato ebraico, fondato sui sacrifici del suo ghetto, sarebbe rimasto sconvolto. โฌ๏ธ2
Dopo aver saputo che #IsraelKatz, l'uomo che ha proposto questa idea, era il figlio di Meir Katz, sopravvissuto all'Olocausto, e di Malcha (Nira), nata Deutsch, della regione rumena di Maramures, che avevano perso la maggior parte della loro famiglia nei campi di sterminio, non ci avrebbe mai creduto. Cosa avrebbero detto al figlio?
Al momento che Anielewicz si fosse reso conto dell'apatia e dell'inazione che il piano provocava in #Israele e in parte nel mondo, anche in #Europa, persino in #Germania, sarebbe morto una seconda volta, questa volta di crepacuore. โฌ๏ธ3
Lo Stato ebraico sta costruendo un ghetto. Che frase orribile.
ร giร abbastanza grave che il piano sia stato presentato come se potesse essere in qualche modo legittimo - chi รจ a favore di un campo di concentramento e chi รจ contrario? - ma da lรฌ il percorso potrebbe essere abbreviato verso un'idea ancora piรน orribile: qualcuno potrebbe suggerire un campo di sterminio per coloro che non superano il processo di selezione all'ingresso del ghetto.
Israele sta comunque uccidendo in massa i residenti di Gaza, quindi perchรฉ non snellire il processo e risparmiare le vite dei nostri preziosi soldati?
Qualcuno potrebbe anche suggerire un forno crematorio compatto sulle rovine di Khan Yunis, il cui ingresso, come nel vicino ghetto di #Rafah, sarร puramente volontario. โฌ๏ธ4
Certo, volontario, come nella โcittร umanitariaโ. Solo l'uscita dai due campi non sarร piรน volontaria. Questa รจ la proposta del ministro.
La natura dei genocidi รจ che non nascono da un giorno all'altro. Non ci si sveglia una mattina e si passa dalla democrazia ad #Auschwitz, dall'amministrazione civile alla Gestapo. Il processo รจ graduale.
Dopo la fase di disumanizzazione - che gli ebrei tedeschi e i palestinesi di Gaza e Cisgiordania hanno subito ciascuno a suo tempo - si passa alla demonizzazione, come hanno sperimentato entrambe le nazioni.
Poi arriva la fase della paura: non ci sono innocenti nella Striscia di Gaza, il 7 ottobre รจ una minaccia esistenziale per Israele che potrebbe ripetersi in qualsiasi momento.
Poi arrivano gli appelli ad evacuare la popolazione prima che qualcuno sollevi l'idea dello sterminio.โฌ๏ธ5
Siamo ora in quest'ultima fase, l'ultima prima del #genocidio. La Germania trasferรฌ i suoi ebrei a est; anche il genocidio armeno iniziรฒ con la deportazione, che allora si chiamava โevacuazioneโ. Oggi stiamo parlando di un'evacuazione a sud di #Gaza.
Per anni ho evitato di fare paragoni con l'Olocausto. Ogni paragone rischiava di non cogliere la veritร e di danneggiare la causa della giustizia. Israele non รจ mai stato uno Stato nazista e, avendo stabilito questo fatto, ne consegue che se non รจ uno Stato nazista, deve essere uno Stato morale.
Non c'รจ bisogno dell'Olocausto per essere scioccati. Ci si puรฒ scandalizzare per molto meno, ad esempio per il comportamento di Israele nella Striscia di Gaza.
Ma nulla ci ha preparato all'idea della โcittร umanitariaโ. โฌ๏ธ6
Israele non ha piรน alcun diritto morale di usare la parola โumanitarioโ. Chiunque abbia trasformato la Striscia di Gaza in quello che รจ - un cimitero di massa e una landa desolata di rovine - e ne parli con indifferenza ha perso ogni legame con l'umanitร .
Chi vede solo la sofferenza degli ostaggi israeliani nella Striscia di Gaza e non vede che ogni 6 ore le Forze di Difesa Israeliane uccidono tanti palestinesi quanti sono gli ostaggi vivi, ha perso tutta la sua umanitร .
Se 21 mesi di morte di neonati, donne, bambini, giornalisti, medici e altri innocenti non sono stati sufficienti, il piano del ghetto dovrebbe accendere tutte le luci di allarme. Israele si sta comportando come se stesse pianificando un genocidio e una deportazione. โฌ๏ธ7
E, se non sta pensando di farlo in questo momento, sta correndo il serio rischio di scivolare rapidamente e inconsapevolmente verso la commissione di uno o dell'altro crimine. Chiedete ad Anielewicz.โง๐8
Weโve had to go to ground this last week to look after Dad down with a respiratory infection. But we are ready for #TDF2025 on the #Couchpeloton . Our stage 1 #FRATL is 1.17am @Sophoife
Altro che Food for Gaza: presentate al Senato le inchieste su come raggirare la legge 185/90 pressenza.com/it/2025/07/altroโฆ Martedรฌ 8 luglio conferenza stampa a Roma (in una sala del Senato) sulle due inchieste di apertura di Altreconomia di luglio, dal titolo evocativo โAltro che Food for Gazaโ. Dopo lโintroduzione di Duccio Facchini direttore di Altreconomia, รจ intervenuta laโฆ Linda Maggiori
Looks like the peloton is cruisinโ at the start of Stage 3. We have taken up our couch positions #couchpeloton baggseying the best seat of course. #chihuahua #DogsofMastodon #tourdog x 2
Some friends and I play a game on museum visits. We ask each other which work of art we would take home. Iโm guessing that anyone reading this may already play such a game with friends or would enjoyโฆ
Authorities now hope to attract new investment, diversify the economy, and seek international support to navigate what they call an unfolding economic emergency.
DTEK, Ukraine's biggest private energy company, has begun final commissioning of the country's largest battery energy storage project, , developed in partnership with Fluence Energy Inc.
A piece I did for shading practice a few months ago, no character in particular, just improvised this sad dog guy on the spot, so he doesn't have a name
Profitez des vidรฉos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.
Il Rule of Law Report 2025 smonta la retorica del governo: riforme zoppe, attacchi alla magistratura e diritti fondamentali ignorati. E la consueta rassegna stampa.
For the first time in almost 20 years, passengers will no longer have to remove their shoes at airport security screening, as the Department of Homeland Security says new technology has made the step redundant.
Hello there! My name is Lynn Saga and I am a dumpster of randomness. I've been wanting to make a Youtube channel for awhile now but didn't know what I wanted to say.
Someone who always makes my day is Bloody! Sheโs mostly on Twitter but recently started posting on Bluesky too. Enjoy!
nitter.net/Bloody "the country is a bit on fire rn, so it feels weird saying Happy 4th ~
but I hope yโall get to spend time with folks you love, and that you take comfort in them today ๐ฅฐ if anything I hope yโall at least take some comfort from my fit today cuz HAPPY GENDER VIBES BIKINI YAYY ๐ฉท๐" -- Bloody
Ukraine and Italy have signed the Rome Manifesto, which outlines the challenges of protecting cultural heritage during wartime and calls on international partners to strengthen their support for Ukraine in this area. โ Ukrinform.
Ted was not impressed when I suggested maybe he grow fingers and thumbs so he can pick up and carry his own poo. #dog #dogsOfMastodon #labrador #foxredlab
There are times I wonder if weโre even meant to survive as a species, much less a country. 'Anti-government militia' says itโs targeting Oklahoma weather radars news9.com/story/686de418f023bdโฆ
An โanti-government militiaโ called โVeterans on Patrolโ told News 9 on Tuesday that it is โtargetingโ Oklahoma weather radars,ย days after an individual vandalized News 9โs weather radar.ย
#BOTD sci-fi horror author John Wyndham. So-called โmaster of the middle-class catastrophe" his stories often centre around ideas of genetic manipulation and augmentation, but set within ordinary homes and small communities. Works include Chocky & The Day of the Triffids. #books #horror #scifi #bookstodon
Don Watkins (@linuxnerd) fixed a pesky right-click issue on Fedora KDE Plasma 42. If your touchpadโs not working right, hereโs a quick fix that might help.
After setting up my new Lenovo V15 laptop with Fedora KDE Plasma 42, one frustrating problem kept nagging me: I couldnโt get the right-click function to work with the touchpad.... Read More
EFF was founded at a time when governments were hostile toward technology and clueless about how it would shape your life. While threats from state and commercial forces grew alongside the internet, so too did EFFโs expertise. eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/its-โฆ
Today we celebrate 35 years of EFF bearing the torch for digital rights against the darkness of the world. While threats from state and commercial forces grew alongside the internet, so too did EFFโs expertise.
And yet, the US government is still hostile and clueless. Perhaps a senate with a median age of around 65 has something to do with it. That's when most Americans retire.
@fringemagnet hah. Looks like it paid off. Where are you now in the saga? Should I rewatch episodes 1-3? I only watched them once in the theater when they first came out. So disappointed back then.
Funny enough the prequels are next on my list, I caught up with a couple of the animated shows that I had never watched, and The Phantom Menace is next. I plan to go in with a much more forgiving mindset, I will let you know if the plan works. XD
That's the combo! Though I was pretty young and very impressionable when Episode I was released back in 1999, so it may all backfire and just end up disappointing me more as an adult. ๐
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that the South African athlete's right to a fair trial was partially violated by a Swiss court, which ruled against her in 2020 for refusing to lower her naturally high testosterone levels, resultiโฆ
While we know that many of you are reading Hackaday via our Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed, we suspect that most people on the street wouldnโt know that it underlies a lot of the modern internet. [A. McNamee] and [A. Service] have created an illustrated history of RSS that proudly proclaims RSS is (not) dead (yet)!
While tens of millions of users used Google Reader before it was shut down, social media and search companies have tried to squeeze independent blogs and websites for an increasingly large part of their revenue, making it more and more difficult to exist outside the walled gardens of Facebook, Apple, Google, etc. Despite those of you that remember, RSS has been mostly forgotten.
RSS has been the backbone of the podcast industry, however, quietly serving feeds to millions of users everywhere with few of them aware that an open protocol from the 90s was serving up their content. As with every other corner of the internet where money could be made, corporate raiders have come to scoop up creators and skim the profits for themselves. Spotify has been the most egregious actor here, but the usual suspects of Apple, Google, and Amazon are also making plays to enclose the podcast commons.
If youโd like to learn more about how big tech is sucking the life out of the internet (and possibly how to reverse the enshittification) check out Cory Doctorowโs keynote from our very own Supercon.
Thony Christie
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in reply to George Takei ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐๐ฝ • • •Trump is just amazed because he had to not only learn English, but also hide his Russian accent and he's wrongly assuming all the world leaders are the same. Maybe not the same country, but secretly from somewhere else just pretending to speak GOOD.
"Dang, you're better than me even!"
Some people can't take a compliment.
MacBalance
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Unknown parent • • •โLike a five year oldโ, that puts him almost at 50% of the average American citizens reading ability.
Keep it up Donny!
AlgoCompSynth by znmeb ๐บ๐ฆ
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in reply to George Takei ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐๐ฝ • • •"When you skipped history class and the briefing"... and you're patronising... (that is, Thump doesn't know history, skipped the briefing his staff surely prepared for him, and exhibited patronising behaviour towards the Liberian delegation) ๐
Edited to improve the sense of & explain my comment.
Nathan Standing
in reply to George Takei ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐๐ฝ • • •Trump doesn't *work*. He doesn't read. He doesn't take briefings. He never remembers what he's told. He just blunders about, contradicting everyone. If someone disagrees, he'll shout more.
Think about it. Trump is so lazy, he can't be bothered remembering what he said himself. His own words! Imagine that level of sloth.
Trump thinks being rich makes every job a zero-effort scam. If people actually work at their jobs, that only proves they're suckers and losers.
WesDym
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