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Britain will not rejoin EU in my lifetime, says Starmer
  • Iceland and Norway aren't joining, because they want to control their waters and fishing permits. They still implement all EU regulations not touching those. Switzerland has a weird fetish about being neutral, which currently is just a code word for being the EU's tax evasion haven. Through agreements with the EU, they too adhere to most EU regulations. And the EU is absolutely attractive to its bigger economies, they get to pull from cheaper labor pools.

  • Anon's coworker is a flat-earther
  • On the one hand, yeah. Worrying about stuff that you have barely any control over won't get you far. But on the other hand, that guy's vote counts as much as yours. And if he already believes such silly conspiracy theories as the flat earth theory, he will be easily swayed by whoever is the loudest contrarian.

  • Judge dismisses all charges in Panama Papers, Operation Car Wash cases
  • Here's a 'fun' math problem for the whole family:
    Step 1) Find out what a life is worth: What was the amount of money awarded to relatives in the latest court case that had a payout for a death?
    Step 2) Find out how much money was embezzled.
    Step 3) Calculate the damage done by those fuckers in terms of people killed.

  • Grünen-Abgeordnete Sekmen wechselt zur Unionsfraktion
  • Da würd mich schon interessieren, was da vorgefallen ist, dass sie von den Grünen kommend, sich weniger Schubladendenken bei der CDU wünscht. Und auch, was an der Wirtschaftspolitik genau sie jetzt auszusetzen hat, wird nicht erläutert.

  • www.tagesschau.de Grünen-Abgeordnete Sekmen wechselt zur Unionsfraktion

    Es kommt selten vor, dass Bundestagsabgeordnete die Fraktion wechseln. Die Mannheimer Grünen-Politikerin Sekmen will nun Mitglied der Unionsfraktion werden - offenbar aus Enttäuschung über die Wirtschaftspolitik der Grünen.

    Grünen-Abgeordnete Sekmen wechselt zur Unionsfraktion

    > "Table Media" hatte unter Berufung auf Parteikreise berichtet, Sekmen habe aus Enttäuschung über die grüne Wirtschaftspolitik schon vor Wochen Kontakt zur CDU aufgenommen.

    > Sekmen hat türkische Wurzeln - ihr Vater ist als Jugendlicher nach Deutschland gekommen.

    > "Wir brauchen eine Debattenkultur, in der Menschen ihre Meinung und ihre Sorgen sagen können, ohne in Schubladen gesteckt zu werden", sagte Sekmen. "Diese Stimmen müssen aus einer starken Mitte und nicht aus den extremen Rändern der Politik kommen." Menschen über ihr Tun, ihr Wirken und nicht über ihre Herkunft zu definieren, dafür stehe für sie das neue Grundsatzprogramm der CDU, so die Politikerin.

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    Under pressure on plane safety, Boeing is buying stressed supplier Spirit for $4.7 billion
  • “We believe this deal is in the best interest of the flying public, our airline customers, the employees of Spirit and Boeing, our shareholders and the country more broadly,” Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun said in a statement late Sunday.

    Quick, someone post the press release when Boeing outsourced Spirit. I bet they said the outsourcing was also in the best interest of the flying public.

  • Stay Mad, Tankies
  • I think the real upsetting thing isn't Biden's performance, or having Biden as president for four more years. He achieved quite a bit after all. The real upsetting thing is the DNC being such cunts that they even pushed for this debate, hoping that Biden could win, only to deny and ignore Biden's abhorrent performance immediately after. That Bernie got shafted twice by them, that is the really upsetting part.

  • The heart we can't neglect indeed
  • If this is real and not just staged, i really like the implication that people receptive to this kind of messaging have been gaslit by troll campaigns into holding views that run counter to their own interest.
    I think anyone paying attention already suspected as much, but with many of those troll farms now switching to ChatGPT, again, if this is real, it highlights how we now can get undeniable proof of this farming happening.

  • Improve Instance representation on the join-lemmy.org website

    After having spent some time on Lemmy and learning of the intricacies of the different Lemmy instances, I think the landing page for the Lemmyverse could do with some streamlining. I remember that back when I joined, the only information I used to decide on an instance to join was the user count, the signup policy and the instance name. Now, coming from the instance with the best name, I can't say that I've regretted my choice, but for new people looking to join Lemmy, crucial information that would help them join the instance best suited for them is still missing.

    To provide that information, I want to suggest the creation of multiple categories, in which instance owners are encouraged to describe their instance. Instances that provide a description for each category are then ranked higher on the join-lemmy.org website.

    The following categories would, in my opinion, help new users decide on an instance to join:

    Content Policy This category could describe what kind of content the instance wants to specialize in. Whether that be sports, games, specific sports teams or games, NSFW content, meme content, etc.

    Signup Policy The website already shows whether an application needs to be filled out, but it doesn't show what is expected of the applicant. A category describing what exactly the instance would like to see in their new users would help those users decide, if that instance is for them or not. As an example, an instance focussed on a certain language could inform users, that they expect an application in that language.

    Community creation Policy Here, instances could describe what rules they have around community creation. Small instances could, for example, clarify in this category, that they would only want to host niche communities without much traction at most. Other servers could specify that they would only want to host unique communities, not copies of or communities closely related to communities already existing on other instances.

    Federation Policy Here instance owners could clarify their stance on what other instances they are willing or not willing to federate with. To give an example, instances could describe their stance on federating with other instances hosting NSFW content, possibly illegal content (lemmy.world and /c/piracy), overly political content, and so on and so forth.

    Lastly, some statistics could be added to show the health of the instance: Active user to inactive user ratio, active user to report ratio, active user/report to mod action ratio, community engagement ratio, uptime, server software version and so on.

    With these categories, I can say that if I were to join the Lemmyverse today, I'd be able to make a much more informed decision on what instance to join.

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    Is there a mod that allows item crafting only when X resources are in storage?

    I'd like to use a mod that allows me to create crafting bills that only trigger when I have more than X resources in storage. As an example, if I set up a bill that requires 4 Components, I'd like to set a limit of 50 Components, so that items only get crafted, if I have more than 50 Components in storage. Does anyone know of a mod that allows this constraint to be set?

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    www.tagesschau.de Debatte über EU-Atombomben nach Äußerung von Barley

    An der Verlässlichkeit der USA als NATO-Partner bestehen seit einer Trump-Rede große Zweifel. SPD-Europakandidatin Barley bringt deshalb EU-eigene Atombomben ins Spiel. Brandgefährlich sei das, kritisiert ein Parteigenosse.

    Debatte über EU-Atombomben nach Äußerung von Barley

    >Frankreich ist derzeit das einzige EU-Land mit Atomwaffen, seit Großbritannien die EU verlassen hat. Paris hatte anderen EU-Partnern Gespräche über eine europäische atomare Abschreckung angeboten. Lindner betonte, auch Deutschland müsse sich fragen, welchen Beitrag es zu leisten bereit sei. Solange es Nuklearwaffen auf der Welt gebe, werde Europa an einem System der nuklearen Abschreckung festhalten müssen, um nicht schutzlos der Erpressung autoritärer Staaten ausgeliefert zu sein.

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    Explanation on why the attack on Belgorod happened and what it means

    I think the analysis done in the video is spot-on and I hope that it finds its way into the mainstream media and to the people in power. The only way to not have the Ukraine war spiral into a blood bath even more than it is now, and threaten to pull Europe and by extention the US into the conflict, is to adequately support Ukraine's military, so they can win.

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    www.tagesschau.de Warum Biden Netanyahu so deutlich kritisiert

    Israel riskiere, durch "willkürliche Bombardements" weltweit an Unterstützung zu verlieren - deutlicher als je zuvor hat US-Präsident Biden Israel für die Kriegsführung in Gaza kritisiert. Was steckt hinter dem Druck aus Washington? Von Ralf Borchard.

    Warum Biden Netanyahu so deutlich kritisiert

    > Seine bisher schärfste Kritik an Israels Vorgehen im Gazastreifen hatte Joe Biden geübt, als keine Kameras oder Mikrofone im Raum waren. Vor Unterstützern seiner demokratischen Partei hatte Biden laut Augenzeugen gesagt, dass nach dem Angriff der Hamas am 7. Oktober der Großteil der Welt hinter Israel gestanden habe.

    > Aber nun sei Israel dabei, die Unterstützung durch "willkürliche Bombardements" zu verlieren. Die Formulierung sorgte in den USA auch deshalb für Aufsehen, weil willkürliche Bombardements nach internationalem Recht als Kriegsverbrechen gewertet werden können.

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    www.tagesschau.de Nach emotionaler Debatte: Grüne stützen verschärfte Asylpolitik

    Die Grüne Jugend wollte, dass grüne Regierungsmitglieder keine Asylrechtsverschärfungen mittragen dürfen. Doch der Antrag scheiterte. Nicht nur Vizekanzler Habeck hatte vor Konsequenzen gewarnt. Von D. Mäurer.

    Nach emotionaler Debatte: Grüne stützen verschärfte Asylpolitik

    > Vor allem junge Delegierte üben in der Debatte scharfe Kritik an der Asylpolitik der Ampelregierung. "Es ist unehrlich über Begrenzung zu reden, während die Welt in Flammen steht", sagt Vasili Franco, Delegierter aus Berlin. "Liebe Freundinnen und Freunde, ich bitte Euch. Lasst uns nicht schon auf diesem Parteitag einen Kompromiss mit konservativen Kräften verabschieden", drängt Sophia Pott aus Lübeck.

    > Welche, das schildert auf eindringliche Weise Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock: "Wenn ich mir vorstelle, es geht um jedes Flüchtlingskind in Thessaloniki, soll ich dann sagen, ich kann leider nicht mitverhandeln, das soll jetzt mein ungarischer Kollege alleine machen? Soll Robert das nächste Mal, wenn er bei der MPK [Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz] sitzt, sagen, ich kann da nicht mitverhandeln, das soll jemand anderes machen?" Baerbock fleht regelrecht ihre Parteifreunde an, den Antrag der Grünen Jugend abzulehnen.

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    www.tagesschau.de Debatte um Kohleausstieg: Lindners Konter

    Bundesfinanzminister Lindner stellt den Kohleausstieg 2030 infrage und greift damit die Grünen an. Die hatten sich zuvor für ein erneutes Aussetzen der Schuldenbremse offen gezeigt. Was steckt hinter dem Schlagabtausch? Von Alexander Budweg.

    Debatte um Kohleausstieg: Lindners Konter

    > Seit Monaten wird in der Ampelkoalition darüber debattiert, wie sich die Strompreise in Deutschland senken lassen. Bislang drehte sich der Streit vor allem um die Frage, ob ein staatlich subventionierter Industriestrompreis, die Senkung der Stromsteuer oder vielleicht auch beides die richtige Antwort darauf ist. Dass Bundesfinanzminister Christian Lindner jetzt den auf 2030 vorgezogenen Kohleausstieg ins Spiel bringt, ist kein Zufall.

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    www.tagesschau.de Vorstoß von Macron: Autonomie auf Korsisch

    Es könnte eine Zäsur sein: Frankreichs Präsident Macron hat der Insel Korsika mehr Eigenständigkeit in Aussicht gestellt. Viele Korsen bleiben jedoch skeptisch. Das Verhältnis zum Festland gilt als schwer belastet. Von Julia Borutta.

    Vorstoß von Macron: Autonomie auf Korsisch

    Korsika wird mehr Autonomie versprochen, viele bleiben aber skeptisch.

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    www.tagesschau.de Für Russinnen und Russen ist die letzte Rettung das Kirchenasyl

    Der Vater soll zum Kriegsdienst: So wie Julia Dotsenko, Maxim Panov und ihre zwei Kinder versuchen einige Russinnen und Russen, in Deutschland Asyl zu erhalten. Doch die meisten werden in andere Länder zurückgeführt. Von J. Reichart.

    Für Russinnen und Russen ist die letzte Rettung das Kirchenasyl

    Die Aussage des Bundeskanzlers, dass russische Kriegsverweigerer Asyl in Deutschland finden werden, gleicht einer Lüge. Vielen Asylanträgern droht die Abschiebung nach dem Dublin-Verfahren.

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    A mark of honor: We are as bad as literal nazis!

    Or just reddit normies, I am as confused as to what they mean as they are.

    A concerned hexbear gets bad tummy aches browsing our instance.

    But their pig shit emoji spam is educational, of course!

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    "Zelensky takes a lot of photos with soldiers? Military dictatorship!"

    Too good not to share.

    A user laments that apart from this post, a statement made by pacifists in the year 2020, nobody outside russia calls Ukraine a military dictatorship.

    How could that be, I wonder.

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    www.tagesschau.de Spahn fordert "wirtschaftspolitische Wende"

    Unions-Fraktionsvize Spahn fordert eine im Grundgesetz verankerte Grenze für Sozialabgaben. Auch bei der Einkommenssteuer pocht er auf Entlastungen. Denn nur mit Wachstum könne der Wohlstand gesichert, Rente und Pflege finanziert werden.

    Spahn fordert "wirtschaftspolitische Wende"

    > Spahn forderte bei 40 Prozent Sozialabgaben eine "Belastungsbremse".

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    Can't respond to Mastodon comments from this instance

    Whenever I try to respond to Mastodon comments with this account, I only get an endlessly spinning loading circle. From my lemmy.world backup account however I can send the response no problem. Any clue why that is?

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    /kbin meta @kbin.social Quacksalber @sh.itjust.works
    Any way to see instances kbin is (de)federated with?

    This question was asked already, but sadly not answered. Lemmy instances all support the path /instances, so sh.itjust.works/instances would show you all the instances my home instance is (de)federated with for example. Is there something similar for kbin?

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    Fennec Android App: Set custom download folder?

    I've installed Fennec on my Android 12 device, since it still has about:config accessible. I've been following this old guide from 2014 in order to set a custom download path, however unfortunately without luck. Is it still possible to set the download folder and if it is, what options do I need to set?

    I found browser.download.useDownloadDir and have set it to false. I've tried to set browser.download.dir to /storage/C05C-A00E/Test, which is what my file explorer app tells me my sdcard is mounted under, and to /sdcard/Test, which is what the tutorial showed. Both did not work, downloads still land in the default download folder.

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    A plea to @TheDude, please make a server-wide announcement that a defederation vote is happening!

    I'd like to ask for @TheDude to make a server-wide announcement, visible to all members of this instance, that a binding vote about defederation is currently taking place.

    Without knowing what the Lemmy UI allows, I was hoping for a text similar to the one informing new users that email verification is currently enabled. Here is what I would like the announcement to entail:

    "A binding vote to defederate from another instance is currently taking place in /c/TheAgora. Should the vote be accepted, no users of sh.itjust.works will be able to access the defederated instance or interact with users of that defederated instance anywhere on Lemmy. Should the vote fail, the instance to be defederated remains federated, its content may still be shown on the home feed of sh.itjust.works and the users of that instance may still participate in discussion on this instance."

    I am of the very strong opinion, that no vote should be binding, unless it was announced early enough to all members of this instance! This vote will have instance-wide consequences, the fact that it is taking place needs to be broadcasted beyond this community!

    Edit: fix typos (again)

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    Does federation need a rethink?

    I think the way federation currently works spells doom for the fediverse, should any service of it get major traction. Currently, if you subscribe to a community on Lemmy or follow a user on Mastodon, your instance will pull the content of that instance/user and make it available for all to see and interact with. What seems like a good idea to spread content however is becomming the achilles heel of the fediverse: The admins of Lemmy/Mastodon instances are liable in many juristictions for the content their servers are distributing. This means in practice that many Lemmy/Mastodon instances block NSFW content for example, as the admins, understandably so, are either unwilling or incapable of making sure they are not running afoul of any laws.

    As such, I think that the fediverse needs to offer a way for users to follow content from other instances without having that content be stored, let alone shared by their home instances.

    A question I have at this point is where this criticism is best levied against. Is it the job of Lemmy/Mastodon to provide such a form of federation, or does the ActivityPub protocol needs to be ammended?

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    [Discussion] Limit the voting power of the Agora

    As a more casual user that has chosen ShitJustWorks as his new home instance, I don't feel inclined to participate daily in the internal politics of this instance. Yet (semi) daily, the Agora seems to vote on issues that will affect me directly, such as defederating from instances the thread-starters deem to be harmful, something I am fundamentally opposed to as long as the block functionailty is sufficient to filter content you really don't want to see.

    I suspect that many more people on this instance feel the same way, not wanting to participate daily in internal politics that is, or aren't even aware of the voting power the Agora holds. After all, the fediverse explorer currently shows over 6000 users belonging to this instance, with over 2000 active monthly. Yet the most commented-on voting thread in here has merely 200 votes, so only 10% of users will change the rules for all users in this instance.

    I fear a 'tyranny of the active few', to put it in hyperbolic terms, that has the potential to drive away the majority of people.

    But I also recognize the usefulness of the Agora and as such, I would like to suggest some voting rules:

    • At any point in time, there will be just one voting thread open on the Agora where people get to decide on issues that will affect how the instance is run in the future, pinned at the very top.
    • In this thread, up to X number of top-level comments will represent the actual issues to vote on. I suggest 10 as the maximum number of different votes in such a voting thread.
    • Voting will run for a full month, to allow maximum participation.
    • Over the month, people can create discussion threads for issues and preliminary voting threads to include those issues in the main voting thread. The X most popular issues will be voted on in the next month's main voting thread.

    By limiting the number of issues to vote on, bringing them together in one thread and giving ample time for users to participate in the voting, it will be easier for casual users to keep track on what is being voted on and foster a voting culture that is backed by the majoriry of this instance's users.

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