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threelonmusketeers , in Australia wants to force cats to stay inside or give them a curfew because they are murdering so many other animals they are a threat to the country's biodiversity

Both domesticated and feral cats — like the one pictured above in New York — pose a threat to Australia's biodiversity, experts say.

I know what they meant by this, but I still find it amusing that a cat in New York could pose a threat to Australia's biodiversity.

be_excellent_to_each_other , in Satanic Temple condemns vandalism of its statue by Christian military veteran

How do these folks not realize they are making the point that the Satanic Temple wants to be made when they do these things?

If they wanted the Satanic Temple to go away, the best thing to do would be ignore it. As I understand it, much of its mission would be done, then.

Instead it's like this constant slow-roll Streisand Effect - we keep seeing them win against these idiots, either legally or by making their opponents look like dumbasses. Sometimes both.

ExtremeDullard ,
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How do these folks not realize they are making the point that the Satanic Temple wants to be made when they do these things?

Remember that those are folks who believe in the utter nonsense their religious leaders stuff in their heads.

Lophostemon , in Aditya-L1: India's Sun mission reaches final destination

Trying to land on the sun sounds like a GREAT way to spend the money that you could be using to fix the social ills in your country.
Way to go India!!!

ShimmeringKoi , in Police Union Defends Forfeiture By Saying Anyone Carrying A Bunch Of Cash Is Probably A Criminal
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Oh cool so the cops are just openly doing banditry now.

guyrocket , in Police Union Defends Forfeiture By Saying Anyone Carrying A Bunch Of Cash Is Probably A Criminal
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I don't know how or why asset forfiture was ever allowed, moral, or legal but it should have been outlawed a very long time ago.

Legalized thievery is worse than actual theft. It is corrupt and morally bankrupt.

Nomecks , in Alaska Airlines grounds 737 Max 9 planes after section blows out mid-air

It's almost like building mission critical equipment with nothing but pure profit as a motive isn't a good idea.

BrikoX OP Mod , in Netanyahu threatens Hezbollah, Israel control base struck, Palestinian girl killed by Israeli police
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A Palestinian toddler was killed by mistake after Israeli police opened fire at a pair of suspected attackers at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank.

Where are everyone's pitchforks? Where are all the pro-lifers crying foal?

Kalkaline , in Outrage in Iran after woman whipped for refusing to wear hijab
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At some point you have to just beat on these authoritarians. The only thing they know is violence. Sure, try peaceful protests first, but don't stop there if it's not getting the job done.

Arghblarg ,
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The paradox of tolerance -- those who break the 'social contract' deserve no tolerance from the otherwise tolerant, otherwise they'll just run roughshod over everyone. I hate violence as well and have no stomach for it, but it does seem there may be no other way to stop regimes like this.

phoenixz ,

As always, it's not that easy

First you would.do well to read up on the history of Iran, especially the involvement of the US in basically creating Iran as it is today.

Once you got that down, you have got to understand how religion and culture works there. Simply saying "kill the masters" won't work, we did that with Saddam Hussein and after wars and deaths, shit was and is worse.

A LOT more will be needed to change counties like these for the better, and simply talking about breaking the paradox of tolerance won't do.

Arghblarg ,
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No, you're totally right -- there's no easy way out of this. But how does one work towards a peaceful solution, and overcome multi-generational, cultural, 'religion'-based attitudes shaping foreign policies (I place 'religion' in quotes because I believe that religion is just used, by all sides, as justification for intolerance and abuse of power) that insists on conflict? BTW I'm referring to both Iran and the 'Western Powers' here.

Simply trying to 'kill the masters' would only create a vacuum for whomever is waiting in the wings to take their place, and just perpetuate the cycle.. sigh. I dunno.

chemicalwonka , in Global heating will pass 1.5C threshold this year, top ex-Nasa scientist says
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Late Capitalism bingo that will lead to the collapse of life on Earth has just scored another point.

Sabre363 , in French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne resigns

Is it culturally insensitive to make Jason Borne jokes about this

Unforeseen ,
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Jesus christ that's Elizabeth Borne!

Reddit_Is_Trash , in Outrage in Iran after woman whipped for refusing to wear hijab

Fuck their religion. And they wonder why the US wants to spread western values.

Their values have no place in this world. None. It's not "culture" it's exerting control over other people who have no recourse. It's an invalid way to live

dangblingus , in Outrage in Iran after woman whipped for refusing to wear hijab

Huh. Turns out wanting a theocracy in your country because you were tired of royalty was even worse for everyone.

voight , in Ukraine attacks Russia's border region, but is running out of fuel
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I'm sure killing 2 dozen random civilians will dissuade Russia and help with asking for a decent surrender agreement.

voight , in Kleptocrats in democracy’s clothing: Beijing and Moscow talk anti-corruption at the UN
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They should have consulted the map of good countries and bad countries before first.

Kuori , in Spain reintroduces mandatory face masks over COVID concerns
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thank fucking christ somewhere has decided to take covid seriously again

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