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[–] RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Every citizen of a democratic country, who is still inside Russia at this point, is a potential hostage and bargaining chip for the Russian government. There's no independent press or judiciary in Russia and the Russian government has no morals and few scruples. If they need a hostage, they'll take one.

Griner (a basket ball player convicted to 25y in prison for petty charges) was exchanged for Viktor Bout (the person on whom the movie Lord of War was based).

The Russian laws are also a minefield of post truths and petty rules, so it's not hard to find some kind of charge against any individual. Basically everyone will be breaking the law in some way in Russia and the crooks in the Russian government can decide when and where to go after someone.

[–] suction@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Thank you. It’s so disappointing that people still give Russia the benefit of doubt. And thereby the people in the US and Europe who want to turn our countries into post-fact dystopias.

[–] s0ckpuppet@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah at this point if you're still there, there should be no bargaining for you if/when this happens. So fucking stupid to give that country any benefit of the doubt.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Saw an interview with some Americans living in Moscow and all I could think was "Jaysus lads, you must have been dropped on your head as a baby a few times to still be there at this point".

Like I'm sure day to day it's fine, but you're instantly a bargaining chip if Putin wants one.

[–] Maiznieks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But have you seen the grocery store carts?

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Just to clarify... does America not have shopping carts you unlock with coins?

[–] s0ckpuppet@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Yes the US absolutely does have them at some chains. Also a lot of stores have tech where the wheels lock up if you try to leave the parking lot with the cart. There's various versions of them, including this one.

In the EU the coin lock carts are basically standard everywhere I've been.

Tucker's bullshit wasn't aimed at people that would know that. It was ridiculous propaganda for the sorts of dumb fucking Americans who never leave their bubble, yet spend all their time making wild assumptions about the outside world.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, Aldi and Lidl do. But it’s arguably a thing they brought over from Europe. Most other retailers and grocers don’t do it.

That said, Tucker has lived in towns with Aldi stores, but that guy is a sentient boat shoe. I can’t imagine he shops for himself at the local Aldi.

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As someone mentioned, I've only seen em at Aldi. Some dollar stores keep the carts inside with a pole ro prevent them exiting the store. I've mostly lived up and down the east coast (plus some young years in St Vincent and the Grenadines), plus visited a few big cities like Chicago, LA, Vegas. Aside from Aldi, I haven't seen locked up shopping carts, even at places that have basically a second locked down section of the store for life necessary items like diapers, detergent, etc.

I'm only posting this to answer the question though, as the only thing I care about locked down carts is that I almost never carry quarters (mostly pay card, not cash, and for tolls I have a Peachpass).

[–] horseloaf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

In Europe many stores hand out coin-sized plastic tokens that unlock the cart. You still want to get your token back at the end of a shopping trip, though, and take the cart back to the cart queue (which I assume is the real purpose of the coin lock things).

The ones where I live have some sort of range signal where the wheels stop if you go too far away. If you leave the parking lot, all the wheels lock up. It’s probably simple to disable but I haven’t bothered to go there with a flipper zero and sort out how to steal them since I already own a pretty sweet wagon.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

No idea, they are very common where I live (not US)

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We do at aldi, and have indoor cart escalators too. Not everywhere, mind you.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

And IMHO, that Russian one is the lame kind. The better ones have a separate track for carts. Target use those a lot, and they allow the people side to flow with less obstruction.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude lived in DC and never once grabbed a shopping cart from the local Aldi. I assume his private chef took care of all the shopping.

[–] suction@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It doesn’t matter if he did or not, because for his audience no facts exist anyhow.

[–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

What would the US have done if an Iranian immigrant had donated money to the war effort of the insurgency during the Iraq and Afghan wars? Serious question. Would they get arrested? Is that some sort of crime? hmm...

[–] mellowheat@suppo.fi 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I don't think bothsiding or cultural relativism applies here. Funding terrorism is illegal and unethical. This woman was funding the opposite.

[–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ahh yes, the insurgency, those horrible terrorists fighting against a military that fabricated evidence to invade their countries. Just like how Ukraine is controlled by Nazis.

[–] bedrooms@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

They can buy a HIMARS with that $50 /s

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nothing would have happened.

[–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah, now that I have been reading for a while all sorts of things would happen. Tracking them and their entire family, coworkers, friends, etc. Stopping them from interfacing with financial institutions, incarceration without charges, etc.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So far, largely reading leaked documents after searching for Terry Albury, who I came across from making a number of more general searches like "Is it illegal for US citizen to donate to enemy combatants", which it is. A number of different pieces of legislation makes it so in a multitude of ways. Things like US 18 4001a (2000), the trading with the enemies acts of 1917, The National Defense Act PL 112-18, and more that I haven't gotten to yet.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Laws aren’t important unless they are enforced. So again I say, nothing will happen. Provide an answer example of a similar situation where a person gave $51 to the taliban or isis and went to jail with no other charges.

I’ll wait…

[–] 01011@monero.town 1 points 1 year ago

Closed accounts, denied transactions and investigations – Muslims face banking bias like no other faith group in the US. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/4/4/banking-as-an-american-muslim-its-a-horror

Banks accused of closing accounts belonging to British Muslims https://iric.org/banks-accused-of-closing-accounts-belonging-to-british-muslims/

[–] Pot@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

This is a valid question since the US government, congress and other US entities have done terrible things to its citizens: Witch hunts against left leaning people, muslims, ecologists, and many more.

[–] ZK686@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Too bad she's not a black, lesbian basketball player! She's be home by now!

[–] 100_percent_a_bot@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Hope they got another Lord of War type figure to bail her out