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lordmauve , in Japan’s ‘moon sniper’ probe made incredibly accurate landing, but is now upside down

As an experienced Kerbal Space Program player, I would advise them to just flip it back over with its reaction wheels.

Madison420 ,

Or send a rescue mission that ultimately crashes worse and leaves a few kerbals abandoned on the mun.

TacoButtPlug , in ‘Only Those With Money Can Leave’: Gazans Pay Thousands to Escape Through Egypt
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Ugh. Well, if this is the case I wonder if there's a legit fund to help pay the "non bribery" Egyptians for them to cross.

RootBeerGuy , in Over 2,200 individuals suffered sexual abuse by church staff in Germany, report says
@RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Yeah, thats probably too low. Lets hope it actually gets followed up until the end.

Also, really worrying what some people are commenting on such news, e.g.:
https://discuss.tchncs.de/pictrs/image/01d2297b-70ef-4594-837e-e5176d6ba3d6.png

Wtf?

Rognaut , in Russians queue to support Putin opponent in bid to enter presidential election race

Wonder how long until he's in prison?

rustyfish ,
@rustyfish@lemmy.world avatar

Wonder how long until he falls out a window?

Zellith , in British pensioner in Dubai faces jail after challenging neighbours over noisy party

His first mistake was going to the United Arab Emirates.

Compactor9679 , in ‘Only Those With Money Can Leave’: Gazans Pay Thousands to Escape Through Egypt

So an mosulm country is not helping the gazans? Wonder why... Gaza is filled with so many good people, none of them are terrorist

n3m37h , in Ecuadorian government seizes and destroys over 20 tonnes of cocaine

Damn, missed a good party

GoodandPlenty ,

Particularly when you consider that they probably originally found 50 tons!

voight , in Ukrainians worry after plane crash that POW exchanges with Russia will end
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I remember we're still on the Red Sea China shit from last night, but have you noticed that both CNN and Pravda Ukraine provided differing stories? You ever get the sense that after years that maybe the people saying the NATO & Ukraine news is both bullshit were right? Maybe we were actually trying to help!

Only five bodies delivered to Belgorod morgue after mysterious Russian plane crash, Ukrainian intelligence suggests — CNN

CNN claiming Ukraine shot it down but the POW story is bunk

Zelenskyy on the downing of Il-76: Ukraine will insist on an international investigation

Zelensky is going for "Russia shot it down" here

"We need to establish all the exact facts. As much as possible, given that the plane crash occurred on Russian territory, which is beyond our control.

‘Facts’ is the key word now. I have heard from the Commander-in-Chief and the General Staff about the use of the Air Force. The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine is working to find out the fate of all the prisoners of war. The Security Service of Ukraine is investigating all the circumstances.

And I have instructed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to inform our partners about the available data. Our country will insist on an international investigation."

awwwyissss ,

Authoritarian boot licker. Disgusting.

BrikoX OP Mod ,
@BrikoX@lemmy.zip avatar

Well going back to my point of Reuters their title was Putin says Ukraine shot down plane, not clear if deliberately or in error.

With explicit mentions of:

Moscow accuses Kyiv of downing the Ilyushin Il-76 plane in Russia's Belgorod region and killing 74 people on board, including 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers en route to be swapped for Russian PoWs. It has not presented evidence.

Ukraine has neither confirmed nor denied that it shot down the plane and has challenged Moscow's account of who was on board and what happened.

voight ,
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And yet CNN already claims that only 5 bodies went to the morgue. Sounds like they want to get ahead of it and write a story saying there is no evidence before it's been provided so they can move on.

And seriously, I need to go back and actually give you an honest explanation of how Reuters and Associated Press and WAPO and NYT and France24 and BBC and The Guardian are essentially part of the same entity

BrikoX OP Mod ,
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You keep saying they are all related, but the subject matter doesn't support that argument, case in point being CNN report =/ Reuters or Euronews report. Both Reuters and Euronews explicitly stated that no proof was provided by either side about their statements.

I'm open to your explanation, but you need to base that explanation in facts, not just speculation or conjecture.

voight ,
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This wouldn't be the first instance of Ukraine disregarding their own POWs as a liability, in turn they mistreat Russian POWs and use civilian cars and shit. They actually admit to doing all of it on Telegram and these big papers know that, they are sitting on the info until they can act shocked periodically at bad PR shit getting out like Zhorin throwing people into pits.

BrikoX OP Mod ,
@BrikoX@lemmy.zip avatar

Can't say how likely or unlikely that is, and I'm afraid not understanding the Cyrillic alphabet prevents me from verifying those claims. But it would not be the first time Ukraine engaged in the same questionable behavior that Russia does.

Though, judging this particular case based on previous acts without either side having any proof to their claims is also unreasonable.

voight , (edited )
@voight@hexbear.net avatar

In the meantime (and I do actually intend to go over this thoroughly when I am in the "talk to guy who thinks CNN is left, Fox News is right, and France24/BBC/Guardian/etcetera is neutral" mental mode or else I'm just gonna shitpost at ya) just use translation!

plinky , in EU ‘concerned’ by Israel's claim that UN staff were involved in Hamas attacks
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Oh damn, israel said so

BrikoX OP Mod , in Top UN court stops short of ordering ceasefire in Gaza and demands Israel contain deaths
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The title is a bit stupid as ICJ has no way to order a ceasefire, but they did rule that Israel and other states part of the convention must prevent genocide from possibly being committed (possibly as the full ruling whether what Israel did until now amounts to genocide is to be decided).

Just to highlight how fucked up the situation is on 2 points, Israel's own judge ruled against them.

BrikoX OP Mod , in Top UN court stops short of ordering ceasefire in Gaza and demands Israel contain deaths
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Rulings in readable format courtesy of Sulaiman Ahmed.

  1. 15-2 The state of Israel shall take all measures to prevent the commission of genocide to Gaza
  2. 15-2 The state of Israel shall ensure that the military not commit any acts of genocide
  3. 16-1 Israel shall take all measures to punish all public solicitations to genocide
  4. 16-1 Israel shall take immediate and effective measures to address adverse conditions to life in the Gaza Strip
  5. 15-2 Israel shall take effective measures to preserve evidence of actions impacting the Genocide convention
  6. 15-2 Israel shall submit to the court a report all measures taken to follow the orders of this court within one month
Infamousblt , (edited ) in Alabama inmate executed with nitrogen gas was ‘shaking violently’ for 22 minutes, witnesses say
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Jesus fucking christ. Totally normal country we have here in the US huh

Also nobody with empathy go read the article, I did, it's awful. Horrendous. They basically just tortured this guy to death. You don't need to know the details it's really bad.

JulesTheModest ,

Thanks for the warning.

MrCookieRespect , in Alabama inmate executed with nitrogen gas was ‘shaking violently’ for 22 minutes, witnesses say

Bro just shoot him if you already do such idiotic things as executions.

Faster, more Reliable, less suffering, Cheap.

wintermute_oregon ,

I agree. I’m against the death penalty but find it odd people expect it to be “painless” and beautiful.

You’re killing someone. It sucks. Stop trying to pretend it’s not a brutal senseless act.

LeninsBeard ,

Methods of execution have never been about easing the suffering of the person being executed, it's about absolving the guilt felt by the executor

rottingleaf ,

Eh, some methods, like collective lynching, are about sharing the guilt.

1024_Kibibytes ,
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That seems like a good idea. If they really want to execute someone, make the official of the state shoot them on video. I'm guessing capital punishment would be almost zero within 10 years, because nobody wants to be seen as a cold-blooded killer, especially when they know that people could review the video.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod ,
@Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social avatar

Yep. Have the governor of the state be the one who has to pull the trigger, since they're the ones who can stop it.

SpaceNoodle ,
Unpigged ,

Nah instead two elections cycles later a candidate will be elected, who will be running ad breaks and monetizing execution videos, all while parading patriotic bullshit.

HawlSera ,

This would backfire as you'd see people voting for right wingers more because it's "Cool and manly to kill people", you'd also get the foot in the door for legalized bloodsports.

1024_Kibibytes ,
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Unfortunately, you're probably correct, especially humanity's history of violence.

rottingleaf ,

Is that a GoT reference?

1024_Kibibytes ,
@1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee avatar

No. I didn't watch the show much. I'm unaware of any possible references.

rottingleaf ,

Yes, there was a moment in very beginning about the duke carrying out executions personally and making his sons watch, because that's his responsibility.

1024_Kibibytes ,
@1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee avatar

Ah, that makes sense. Thank you!

Pyr_Pressure ,

Trump would volunteer for every one of them

ChonkyOwlbear ,

Just drop 10,000 pound block of concrete from a crane. Fast, painless, and reusable.

awwwyissss ,

Yeah, if I have to choose a method for myself I want my head instantly mushed please.

MrCookieRespect ,

Hmm... The question is how reliable it is to hit and how much the operational costs are. I think a bullet is cheaper.

three ,

I doubt running a crane or gantry for an hour costs very much. You could add guide rails, á la guillotine.

webghost0101 ,

Youd need to design a pretty good fall room that can handle frequent dropping and cleanup is a mix of dust, rubble and human body

The bullet is better. Though guillotine work as well and had style points.

Droechai ,

Maybe something like the trash compactor from Star Wars but with a rocket sled acceleration of one of the walls?

MrCookieRespect ,

I mean you need to build one of these things everywhere you execute people... And they need to operate every time you execute someone.

At that point just use a guillotine.

ChonkyOwlbear ,

The thing about a bullet, is someone has to shoot it. The crane could be set on a timer, so nobody has to feel guilty for pulling the trigger.

rottingleaf ,

The one setting the timer

CoffeeJunkie ,

That's a thought. 🙂

Guilt for administering a death has been thought of before; that's part of the reason why there's a firing 'squad'. You have however many people with lethal rounds, and however many people with dummy/blank rounds, so nobody knows for sure whose bullets were live & killed him.

jol ,

And fun to watch too. You'd make a killing selling tickets or posting it online.

thatsTheCatch , in Alabama inmate executed with nitrogen gas was ‘shaking violently’ for 22 minutes, witnesses say

Just going to, uh, leave this here...

Jacob Geller - The False Evolution of Execution Methods (YouTube)

A little documentary on how execution methods have changed over time and how they haven't necessarily gotten more humane like we'd assume they would.

pearsaltchocolatebar ,

Nitrogen hypoxia is humane for the person dying (if done right), just maybe not for the spectators. You just lose consciousness and never wake up.

They fucked up by using a mask instead of a chamber.

shiveyarbles ,

The whole idea of it, and the process, and the people who scheme to support it.. is absolutely ghoulish.

pearsaltchocolatebar ,

The death penalty, or using nitrogen to do it?

ShroOmeric , in Alabama inmate executed with nitrogen gas was ‘shaking violently’ for 22 minutes, witnesses say

Crazy how americans love to shoot each other for any reason, but would never shoot for death penalty. Weird.

wintermute_oregon ,

Only one state has it if I remember correctly. Utah.

Manifish_Destiny ,

Idaho as well..

As of 2023.

wintermute_oregon ,

If I was going to be executed. I’d want firing squad. Don’t make it pretty. Let the world see the barbaric act.

pulverizedcoccyx ,

Hmmm I choose death by tweezers, long excruciating and messy. That or a clowder of small but viciously hungry kittens to make me into a fancy feast.

quicklime ,

I thought it was a clowder of cats but a mewling of kittens. Maybe viciousness qualifies for clowder status.

muse ,
@muse@kbin.social avatar

??

4 states still use it. 2 have considered switching to it within the last year

ShroOmeric , (edited )

Oh good, why not all of them? I mean its not worse than other methods..

Seasoned_Greetings ,

Well the cleanup is a bit worse for the poor sod stuck with that job.

ShroOmeric ,

Well that's true, but I guess the comfort of the poor soul getting shot has the priority.. but yeah, never considered the afterward..

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