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Despite all my rage I'm still a rat refreshing this page.

I use arch btw

Credibly accused of being a fascist, liberal, commie, anarchist, child, boomer, pointlessly pedantic, a Russian psychological warfare operative, and db0's sockpuppet.

Pronouns are she/her.

Vegan for the iron deficiency.

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  • I remember one time, I was just bribing regulatory agencies and thinking "maybe it's actually bad to ship contaminated food to orphanages?" but then a blue haired screechy activist was like "ree you are literally killing children what is wrong with you? "

    and I knew that I was right.

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  • I ask the same thing when people yell at me while I brain cats at the pet shop. I'm gonna eat them later, it's not like I'm doing anything wrong.

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  • This community isn't for you, you piece of shit animal abuser. you are literal human garbage

  • Been hand rearing this guy for 3 years. Almost ready, how should I prepare him?
  • I know, but it's more sustainable this way and we all need to make sacrifices for the planet

  • Been hand rearing this guy for 3 years. Almost ready, how should I prepare him?
  • Awww 🥰🥰🥰🤩 that's so nice to say. I try do my bit for the environment, I only eat whale hunted by tall ships and so on.

    Fur and chromium tanned hide is so much better for the environment than plastic, which only vegans use in their clothes.

  • Been hand rearing this guy for 3 years. Almost ready, how should I prepare him?
  • That way, after having been slaughtered at the healthy age of 3, he can still make kids happy! Haha.

    What a great idea! I know 3 is almost twice the usual age of 18 months but I'm trying to do ethical farm to table sustainable barkon 😍🥰.

    I love barkon btw, plant-based bacon doesn’t taste exactly the same

    OMG tell me about it, those gross frankenfoods are disgusting anyway. Not to mention the occasional field mouse that dies when the wheat is harvested.

  • Can anyone help me avoid living up to my own standards?
  • Of course, which I guess reminds me. Some people that are anti coke have bad reasons or are really insufferable. I wouldn't want anyone to think I was like them .

  • Can anyone help me avoid living up to my own standards?
  • Animals? Obviously I'm vegan. This is about cocaine.

  • Dictatorship isn't Left
  • Realistically I'll have to look into this before trusting a random comment and I probably wont because it's half the world away from me and he's dead anyway.

    I am sure there is some subtly in personal culpability though because between Mao and peasants killing birds was a whole bureaucracy that evidentally thought it was worth doing (and idk how much is slavish obedience/fear).

    Temujin personally killed a lot of people. Like personally ordered the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and his overall campaign was ~10% of human population at the time an estimated 40 million, which seems to be comparable to famine figures even if we personally blame both of them. Dude was a certified maniac and I think that especially given the overall lower population at the time and deliberate murderous intentions stands as histories greatest monster and most murderous person.

  • Dictatorship isn't Left
  • Like personally? I often feel like attributing famines solely to one person is a bit messed up, although there are cases like Bengal where specific government individuals were enthusiastic .

    The party later distanced themselves from him somewhat, so presumably they thought his ideas could be improved on but I had thought a lot of china and USSR famines rested on really dumb ideas about industrial agriculture that were popular in many places + officials hiding bad numbers + desperate need to show immediate superiority of alledgedly better numbers + upheavals of massive civil was and ww2.

  • Dictatorship isn't Left
  • temujin? who claims he's leftist?

  • That is not vegan.
  • CRISPR is possibly one of the most significant technologies invented this century lmao. It's a technique for inserting base sequences into DNA at targetable sites, the idea being that you can attach their expression to the expression of another sequence.

    It enables making transgenic organisms reliably. You can actually like order sequences and do it at home with a little knowhow.

    Have a read about it, it's truly one of the most exciting things of our lifetime.

  • I've been raising my daughter heroin free, but my brother just fed her heroine behind my back and she keeps asking for it. AITA for not giving it to her?
  • I'm sorry, I was just trying to raise her in line with my values. I would never dream of commenting on another person's life. Of course when she was an adult I would encourage her to use as much heroin as she wanted and would even help her rob elderly people to afford it.

  • I've been raising my daughter heroin free, but my brother just fed her heroine behind my back and she keeps asking for it. AITA for not giving it to her?
  • This is so hard to hear. I know it's true that most people who have heroin want more but like I'm just trying to do right by her.

    I need to make some radical changes, I'll remain heroin free but start letting her have it whenever she wants.

  • Lemmy world vegan community - Future of community update
  • If you are reading about vegan stuff, why is it important that people from a us politicalmemes community can come in and tell you you're stupid?

    Why is total federation necessary? vtc feds with many instances including some large ones like hexbear, dbzero, ml, and ee.

  • Welcome to all our new users!
  • Is it praxis to blow up lemmy.world to decentralise the 'verse?

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  • No it can't, you obviously misunderstand this community. Of course, I don't expect carnists to have basic cognitive skills or they'd be vegan.

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  • consumption 🤮

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  • In medicine there is a concept called "implied consent". Suppose you come across a human who is dying, they are not able to say that they would like you to save their life. You are assumed to have consent to try, assuming they have specifically not refused consent (e.g. through an advanced care directive) because there is the implication that they would prefer to live than die.

    There is not really a good reason to apply this concept only to humans. For example, if you saw a train bearing down on an oblivious wombat moving the wombat off the tracks (or scaring them off or whatever) is obviously something you should try, despite generally having moral reservations about interfering in their life, because wombats generally aren't trying to commit suicide.

    We can assume most abandoned animals that were formerly pets (or in entertainment industries or whatever) would like to go on living given that they continue to try staying alive. Although approaching that as ownership is definitely non-vegan, like if you take one into your life with a mindset that you can just stop caring for them or sideline their needs when inconvenient that is not vegan.

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  • They don't. Pets aren't vegan.

    Adopting non-human animals that would otherwise be killed for lack of facilities to care for them is basically the only way a vegan can end up with individual custody. Even then, it's harm reduction and not ideal.

    Sanctuaries with professional full-time staff are better, but there are mass graves everywhere full of non-humans that there were no spots in a sanctuary for.

  • Lemmy world vegan community - Future of community update

    Hi all, I'm one of the mods that apparently caused lemmy.world to melt down for two weeks. It's a lovely sunny Sunday arvo, and I'd much rather go catch the last rays of sun in my garden than write about mod drama. Alas, I must have sinned in a past life.

    Today the lemmy.world admins made a follow up post about the incident where the admin Rooki interfered with moderation of this community in a way which was determined to be against lemmy.world TOS and factually incorrect. Throughout this incident there has been no communication with me, nor to my knowledge any of of the other moderators of this community. Rooki quitely undid his actions and edited his post to admit fault however there was no public acknowledgement of this from him. In fact I wasn't even told I was reinstated as a mod which is quite funny.

    The lemmy.world admins' response appears more focused on managing their own reputations and justifying similar actions in the future than providing a good environment for vegans, and other similarly maligned groups. Their statements about wanting to handle misinformation and overreach better in the future ring a bit hollow when they won't take actions to address the anti-vegan circlejerks under their update posts which abound with misinformation and disinformation.

    The legalese written basically allows for the same thing to happen, and that if it does the admin decision is to stand while moderators have to quietly resolve the conflict at the admins' leisure. Presumably with a similarly weak public apology and barely visible record correction after the fact.

    This community already has a fairly high moderation burden, with many users coming here in bad faith and getting outraged when they are told to take it elsewhere.

    I have spoken with /u/[email protected] and /u/[email protected] and we are of the opinion that given the lack of assurance that admins with an axe to grind wont interfere in the future this is no longer a space we are interested in moderating and can't in good faith recommend as a place to host a vegan community. Instead we would recommend that users come to [email protected] (note, not federated with .world, make a local account), additionally [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] are well moderated and run.

    Mods are just glorified internet janitors though, so if any current mods or users want to take over the responsibility of primary management from /u/[email protected] they are welcome to do so and should get in touch. Otherwise I think the consensus is to close this community for now.

    Finally I'd just like to express gratitude for the great effort put in by the users here. In particular /u/[email protected] you are a bloody champion for trying to get a better outcome here, we all appreciate it immensely.

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    Comically underinformed rule

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    ABC article alleges caucus concern over Fatima Payma being "guided by god". Smells of a character assassination to me.

    www.abc.net.au Payman decision expected as caucus colleagues express concern over claims she was being guided by 'God'

    The West Australian senator has told colleagues she is seeking religious guidance on her next move but is expected to make a decision on quitting her party today.

    Payman decision expected as caucus colleagues express concern over claims she was being guided by 'God'

    This is fucked reporting right? The quote they use as evidence is her saying something is "in God's hands". Elsewhere articles are run using quotes of her praying to god.

    This is like, extremely normal lexicon for even casually religious people right? I'm an atheist with a pretty negative view of religion and to me this looks like pearl clutching.

    Lots of extremely normal people say "I am praying for guidance" when they're reflecting on something. That in isolation doesn't mean they expect a hedge to catch fire and tell them what to do...

    If our standard is pollies never mention religion then we might want to do some stuff about the Lord's prayer, the oaths, and the magical mace of the Royal cult.

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    Old, but we all have to learn these.

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    Things I've learned since going vegan

    • You can slice someone's throat and still love them.
    • The word "need" can also mean "could easily live without but do kinda want".
    • The word "humane" can mean literally anything you want it to.
    • It's ok to call people out for harmful behaviour unless that behaviour involves bacon.
    • Plants definitely feel pain and lawns scream when you mow them.
    • Crop workers are exploited but slaughterhouse workers definitely aren't. No exploitation here, no sir.
    • Meat is the only food that contains protein.
    • "Found the vegan" is still funny and original the millionth time.
    • Before humans came along, cows were just wandering around with massive udders praying for someone to invent industrialised agriculture.
    • Steak is cheaper than beans, rice, pasta, and canned vegetables.
    • While 99% of all meat comes from factory farms, no one eats that meat.
    • Everyone only buys local, organic, humane, Dalai Lama approved meat.
    • Everyone has an uncle who owns a farm straight out of a 1950's Americana magazine
    • Everyone has a degree in nutrition and evolutionary biology.
    • Everyone knows that one guy who went vegan and almost died.
    • Everyone is free to talk about their identity, beliefs and interests without being shamed for them. Unless they're vegan. Vegans can fuck off.
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    Why is it called the skibidi tree?

    Is it a lore reference to a toilet? Hinting at some of the late game of elden ring being shit?

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    The premier's apology for harms to LGBT people is belied by their reluctance to take action on NSW's barbaric gender change policy.

    NSW still requires surgeries that are often unwanted, complex, and have mixed results (particularly for ftm patients, unless they opt for steralisation instead which might count. mtf steralisation is mandatory), and tremendously expensive (not covered by medicare, in fact barely offered in australia at all especially for ftm people).

    Further if you are fortunate enough to be able to do this you are required to be inspected by two unrelated medical professionals. I went through that process and it was the most humiliating moment of my life.

    This policy is out of line with policy adopted by the federal government over a decade ago now, and is similar to policies previously enacted by Sweden and The Netherlands. Policies which they are currently apologising for and paying re-compensation to transgender people harmed by them.

    Having ID which identifies someone as transgender causes ongoing dysphoria which runs contrary to treatment recommended by health professionals while exposing someone to violence and discrimination.

    Chris Minns' words ring hollow when the state government continues to drag its feet on this front, despite support from the Greens and Alex Greenwich.

    While I'm glad for any of my comrades getting a sense of closure, to me this leaves a bitter taste in my mouth and appears another empty political stunt of pretty words without commitment to action.

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    More stellar reporting from the abc on 1,4 butanediol smuggling.

    www.abc.net.au Thousands of litres of date rape drug 'bute' found concealed in body oil bottles in Sydney

    The AFP are warning importers of the date rape drug known as 'bute' will face heavy penalties after more than 4,000 litres of the substance have been seized in Sydney since a change in legislation in March made it a border-controlled drug.

    Thousands of litres of date rape drug 'bute' found concealed in body oil bottles in Sydney

    I read this while enjoying a glass of the date rape drug known as Shiraz which some users consume to the point of death.

    You could power a city on my eyerolls. My message to the community is to demand reasonable and measured reporting on drugs, and sensible drug policy with a harm minimisation orientation.

    Or you know, let's get hysterical about people taking a ghb prodrug that's harder to dose and more likely to be contaminated because it's easier to import than GHB. That'll keep the kids safe.

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    www.theguardian.com David McBride: former army lawyer sentenced to five years for stealing and leaking Afghanistan war documents

    McBride, who had pleaded guilty to stealing commonwealth information and passing it to the ABC, receives non-parole jail term of 27 months

    David McBride: former army lawyer sentenced to five years for stealing and leaking Afghanistan war documents

    Complete bullshit. Regimes that punish whistleblowers harder than war criminals reveal themselves as dreaming of tyranny.

    The entire trial was cooked, and I'm furious :(

    That non parole period is nuts too, pure revenge. What danger does this man represent? If he's out on the streets some war criminals better watch their backs?

    edit: I should add, it's also quite frustrating that at the end of all this top brass has had no light shone on them, which was his initial goal on leaking. He thought the SAS was being investigated overmuch as a distraction from leadership failures. I guess we'll never know. A slap on the wrist for the executioners, no systematic investigation, and an inconvenient man in gaol.

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    Sorry commies, capitalists beat you to landlord hate!

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    www.abc.net.au Police stopped Brad on his morning walk for wearing a hoodie. Ten minutes later, he was dead

    Brad Balzan died a violent death in his own backyard. Some are calling it "the worst outcome imaginable of proactive policing".

    Police stopped Brad on his morning walk for wearing a hoodie. Ten minutes later, he was dead

    Alternative title: NSW cops murder a kid because he ran home when 4 people in plain clothes pile out of a car and accost him. For wearing a hoodie.

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    Lockdowns are far enough away that baking is fun again.

    No crumbshot yet, cooling. It's a bit of a frankenloaf as I didn't have enough flour but had already started the process.

    about 30% white bread flour, 30% rye, and 30% horrible supermarket wholemeal. ~80% hydration.

    Tbh I was surprised it came out of the rattan thing as the rye + high hydration makes a pretty sticky mess. However it seemed enough water leeched through the wood during proofing that the rice flour did it's thing.

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    www.theguardian.com Stage-three tax cuts: cabinet approves new cost-of-living relief for workers on less than $150,000

    Taxpayers earning under $150,000 would be better off under a plan to retain the 37% tax bracket, unwinding the Morrison government’s stage-three tax cuts due to come into effect this year

    Stage-three tax cuts: cabinet approves new cost-of-living relief for workers on less than $150,000

    Looks like a rather significant adjustment to the proposed cuts. Although still moving some beans around rather than dropping it.

    Rough back of the envelope stuff it seems like ~80-120k earners get the largest dollar cut, but it's more significant in terms of % income at the lower end. So workers in "professional" roles likely to see the biggest impact, still gonna be tough at the low end of town.

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    Inflation falls to the lowest level in almost two years (4.3%)

    www.abc.net.au Australia is still seeing disinflation. This is what it might mean for interest rates

    The latest monthly indicator from the ABS shows consumer prices rose at their slowest pace in almost two years in November.

    Australia is still seeing disinflation. This is what it might mean for interest rates

    Unsurprisingly it's still food and housing driving it largely.

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    Cold dogs: Icecream in an edible sleave on a bun

    Marketing campaign involves targetting usaians insecure about a lack of nationalism in their desert choices. Claim icecream sandwiches are effete and European while hot dogs symbolise freedom and the rags to riches stuff.

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    3d printed jig for assembling LED cube layers

    Includes a little jig off the side to bend the leads regularly, and holds the LEDs in consistent orientation using the cathode cutaway on the rim.

    Designed by my lovely wife.

    btw It is food safe to drink coffee next to 3d printed parts nerds ;)

    P.S. this filament is awful, filamentium pla. The worst thing I've used since early reprap days when variability was high.

    Any ideas what's causing that "shadowing" between the holes? those parts printed last I think but at the same speed/ironing pattern etc as the more matte parts between.

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    pretty basic but I made myself a less mess espresso basket prep ring thing.

    It'a detained by magnets so it doesn't get in the basket and interfere with spreading out the grounds. Needs a clean up with a lick of sandpaper, pretty stupid but these things cost like 50 bucks /shrug

    !

    EDIT: appreciate all the concern for my health, it touches dry coffee grounds. I agree that if it got wet there'd be health problems but unless it gets real humid there's just no opportunity for decay. As for random leaching same diff, without heat and wet it's not really a concern.

    That said I probably will seal an improved design, this is just a test piece.

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    Raytheon Rulebranded again

    I'm sorry for making this.

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    The most annoying rule

    A straw is just a stretched doughnut.

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    www.abc.net.au Antarctica's ozone hole may not be mending as well as we thought, study says

    New Zealand researchers say changing weather dynamics could be influencing the formation of larger holes in Antarctica's ozone layer, but others debate the new study's findings.

    Antarctica's ozone hole may not be mending as well as we thought, study says

    Seems more related to air movement maybe than depletion of ozone. Still, the possibility is a bummer

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    Diving back in after a hiatus. What's good fun in a Savage good biome?

    Obviously giant creature war breeding is the goal. Any great candidates that are from good biomes for taming?

    Do cavern invaders still cause save corruption/become completely unmanageable?

    Also since it's been a long time I'm thinking of setting a lower population limit and taking my time. Do any of you have recommended settings for enemy invasions etc based in a ~50 dwarf cap?

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