Notices by VessOnSecurity (bontchev@infosec.exchange)

Life imitates art...

@GossiTheDog On the plus side, a kerfuffle between Russia and the European Defense Force (or whatever they call it) is much less likely to go nuclear than one between Russia and a US-dominated NATO.

@mattblaze Very true - and I blame Biden for that. It's the backlash from his policies. All extremities are wrong, including the current one, but extremity in one direction invariably leads to extremity in the opposite direction, as people get fed up and lash back.

The law already forbids discriminating people based on race, gender, religion, etc. This simply had to be enforced, without the need for the DEI nonsense.

Of course, the first Democrat that comes after Trump will tug to the extreme opposite of *his* extreme too. As a result of these petty revenge games, innocent and competent individuals will suffer and have their lives and careers destroyed... The whole society will suffer.

Fuck all politicians...

@GossiTheDog Uhm, that's because he didn't pardon a random selection of prisoners; he pardoned those imprisoned for the J6 debacle. And, as the text says, they were predominantly white men. Nothing racist here, unless you're implying that it's mostly white men who are stupid enough to believe that the election was stolen.

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog
Next, some university guy who campaigns against anti-semitism in colleges campuses:

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog Among other things anti-semitic, yes.

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog You omitted the part about "fighting anti-semitism on college campuses".

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog I am not wasting anyone's time. Nobody is holding a gun to your head, forcing you to read what I write and to respond to it. Feel free to do whatever else you find as being a better use of your time.

Also, I disagree that my assumption is not logical.

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog
No, but he's suing the University for allowing anti-semitism, so I guess he knows what he's talking about:

https://nypost.com/2024/01/18/news/meet-the-students-suing-harvard-upenn-over-anti-semitism/

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog But if your lawsuit has no merit, you'll lose it and will be stuck with the legal expenses. So, you must know enough on the subject to have a reasonable hope of winning.

@GossiTheDog @emilion @waldschnecke I don't follow closely all their writings but that qualification of AfD is probably not quite correct. Anti-semitism is *very* illegal in Germany; a whole official party with such a platform wouldn't be allowed to exist.

I also disagree with the qualification of Italy's PM as "fascist", although like Le Pen, she's a bit too far-right for my taste.

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog Or maybe, just like me, he's sticking to the facts and is not blinded by propaganda and ideology.

Yes, I'm aware that ADL defends Israel's interests. They defend everything Jewish - it's their mission in life. I'm pretty sure they don't look kindly on Nazi salutes in Israel, either.

@GossiTheDog It's nothing like what people claim it is. It's a "my heart goes to you gesture".

The ancient Romans had a similar military salute but with a clenched fist - fisted hand over heart, then extended forward.

Here are other photos of politicians waving similarly to the crowd that look like what you think that Musk did but similarly aren't:

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog LOL, these schmucks are just as ignorant on the subject as you are.

Here is Wikipedia, "twisting reality":

"The salute was executed by extending the right arm stiff to an upward 45° angle and then straightening the hand so that it is parallel to the arm."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_salute

No touching the heart, no clenched fist, no waving the palm up, facing the person they're saluting, not being sideways.

@waldschnecke @GossiTheDog The Nazi salute did not involve touching the heart. It's a subservient gesture to the leader - "you're bigger than me, I submit to your authority"; not a "my heart goes out to you" gesture.

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog Well, that's when they used the Nazi salute. The article also discusses other Nazi gestures, as well as the Ku Klux Klan and the Houthi salutes, neither of which Musk made, either. Which particular part are you referring to?

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog
Opinion of the Anti-Defamation League. You know, the kind of guys whose mission in life is to defend Jewish people in the USA from anti-semitism?

BTW, they describe him as a "mega-donor". Do you know many Nazis who are mega-donors to organizations that defend Jewish people? Me neither.

@emilion @waldschnecke @GossiTheDog
OK, I did some research myself to see the opinions of the experts in the filed. Let's take a look, shall we? 👇

@GossiTheDog Ah, that's not entirely correct.

First, there hasn't been a rug-pull - at least not yet anyway. The price has soared, at least in percentage terms.

Second, he isn't getting any money from it directly - at least not while he's a President.

"The Trump family business recently released an ethics agreement that prohibits Trump from “day-to-day” decision making at the Trump Organization when he’s president and limits financial information about the business shared with him."

https://apnews.com/article/trump-crypto-meme-coin-token-75bf67ef9e6e54bf455f2f9f03470be3

@GossiTheDog Uhm, Trump said that it will have to be sold to a US company nevertheless, so they aren't off the hook.