boredtortoise

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Why do capitalists support Trump when his policies will likely destroy the economy? in c/politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world
[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 8 points 23 hours ago

They'll grift their own winnings

Is it normal to feel attacked and attack when argue on the internet? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

Debates need multiple consenting participants, so arguing unprompted from out of nowhere is bound to gather annoyance

TIL what a fatberg is in c/til@lemmy.world
[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

Put officers Minogue and O'Leary on it

Conservatives are happier, but liberals lead more psychologically rich lives, research finds in c/science@lemmy.world
[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 80 points 1 week ago

Ignorance is bliss. Who would've thought

What do people that are for the first time moving to a place where is snows need to know? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

I know you're joking but I'll answer that it's not a nice to sweat in warm clothing but have it cool down in skin-contact

Underrated benefit of lemmy is like minded people will tend to join the same instances and if I don't want to interact with those groups I can just filter the whole instance. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago (7 children)

I haven't thought about how that works.

If other instance users post on a problematic instance by accident or because there's a useful community, I wouldn't want those hidden.

Then again if it, preferably, only hides the users of the problematic instance, that doesn't really solve the core issue of bad actors being enabled in the fediverse 🤔

Why are so many Pro-Palestine (I am pro-Palestine and anti-genocide) Americans refusing to vote for Harris due to her stance on Israel? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah could be a common misconception or a misdirection

Why are so many Pro-Palestine (I am pro-Palestine and anti-genocide) Americans refusing to vote for Harris due to her stance on Israel? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Nah, doesn't seem like that

Why are so many Pro-Palestine (I am pro-Palestine and anti-genocide) Americans refusing to vote for Harris due to her stance on Israel? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

It's too rigged

Why are so many Pro-Palestine (I am pro-Palestine and anti-genocide) Americans refusing to vote for Harris due to her stance on Israel? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

That'd be cool

Why are so many Pro-Palestine (I am pro-Palestine and anti-genocide) Americans refusing to vote for Harris due to her stance on Israel? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

The US needs to fix their voting system before they can start voting third party. It's probably even more difficult with Trump

If there were only three laws, which should they be? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 7 points 3 weeks ago
  • Be excellent to each other
  • No ads
  • Free pass
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Community mod on this instance made a mistake, can't find any form to get it corrected (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by boredtortoise@lemm.ee to c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml
28 comments fedilink
 

No info on who, what or why

Modlog finds my account but doesn't link to anything to find out more:

mod Banned @boredtortoise from the community World News@lemmy.ml

reason: Sinophobia

expires: in 5 years

Edit: as the larger issue, when incorrect mod actions happen, shouldn't Lemmy have a system for handling those? Both transparency to the users, and ways to forward the action for an admin to fix

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The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service blocks [far-right minister] Purra's choice for media advisor role due to China links (yle.fi)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/6040987

IL: Supo blocks Purra's choice for media advisor role due to China links

The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) highlighted a number of issues during the preferred candidate's security check, including his partner's former Chinese nationality.

Finance Minister Riikka Purra's (Finns) plans to appoint journalist Jari Kuikanmäki as her media relations advisor have fallen through following a background check by the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo).

The decision was first reported by tabloid Iltalehti.

In an interview with the newspaper, Kuikanmäki said that Supo highlighted a number of issues during his security clearance check, including his partner's former Chinese nationality, a trip to China in 2016, the Chinese nationalities of his partner's parents, and a trip to Finland in 2017.

"We met in London in 2011 and have been together ever since. We moved to Finland in 2013," Kuikanmäki told the tabloid, adding that his partner is now a Finnish citizen, with no criminal record, and has lived in Finland for over 10 years.

IL noted that Kuikanmäki's common-law spouse became a Finnish citizen in 2022, and is no longer a Chinese citizen, as China does not recognise dual citizenship.

Kuikanmäki told Yle that it is still unclear to him why this connection to China has prevented him from taking up the role as Minister Purra's advisor.

"I don't quite know what has happened. It seems to me that there are dimensions to this case that would require an assessment of whether discrimination has taken place, but it is not for me to make that assessment," Kuikanmäki said.

The government's office carries out security checks on all individuals appointed to the role of ministerial special advisor, as a matter of protocol.

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