@mattblaze@heidilifeldman even if Khalil were guilty of a crime, isn't detaining him without access to his lawyer, and without his lawyer or family knowing where he is, and without even being charged, highly illegal? IANAL, but the disappearing of him is the scariest part of all this.
@evan yeah, human rights and equal rights should not be negotiable. You can't sacrifice a group to the fascists without endangering everyone else, because then the fascists know that their tactic works.
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@evan I'm all for full representation, but technically speaking I prefer keeping network protocols more generic and leaving details like this to the apps.
@ethanz I would argue that meta has never grown through innovation, at least not anything that benefits the users. They didn't invent social media; they only succeeded through monopolization. People only accept their products because they've lowered people's expectations of what social media can and should be.
@TarkabarkaHolgy yes, outrage fatigue has been used as a weapon by the right when they gain power. Trump certainly used it before, and so did GWB. That's one reason they're so sadistic, because it wears us out. Great advice!
@futurebird threats seem to be the primary way fascists and the GOP control people. It's part of their nature. I suspect threats are how GOP Congressional leaders have always gotten near-unanimous cooperation from their party on votes.
@AnthonyJK note that the definition of "Zionism" varies by person, which may be leading to confusion. I know many Jews who are pro-Palestinian-rights and anti-genocide, and who consider themselves Zionist; they see Zionism as the right of Jews to have a homeland in Israel, not against Palestinians having a homeland too, and not in support of e.g. the invading settlements. (I don't have time ATM for a full discussion, sorry, but thought I'd mention this since I didn't see it elsewhere.)
@evan I hadn't heard the term "private mode" here, but I know you can require approval for every follow, and then post to only followers, so I replied QY. Is there another way to get privacy here?
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