2026-03-16T12:18:38Z https://yabu.me Charles https://yabu.me/npub18ft5d65d95ml33vl0s0v90yq3nny8wudw34qck3zqlmeaswv3e4sxkag9e https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/116/003/773/135/185/364/original/0d210656a93cb711.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/116/003/773/135/185/364/original/0d210656a93cb711.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsps5wru0d4umnrj6kfhtxdu40s6d5gqzxf3s9qkpetgg2vsln8d4czyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xks2v285 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy5uz0rszvsxlkvc9lr608m84wkwlk32unlzczmwmrr0la7a9rpegp2e5st'>nevent1q…e5st</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wherever you draw the line, Balfour was a betrayal because different people were promised different things regarding the future after the British Mandate. 2026-03-16T13:03:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8xjkg23qd98975tdvs5relc9kpg7hu856gjty4302ng3evcdcmeqzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkmvhug7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8e0zng2r2nxvph6xvg5av8rkakr9x49atzrkmz254464cz6qra6qy46jmg'>nevent1q…6jmg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Others would say the original sin was the Balfour betrayal.<br/><br/>I understand why that is more difficult to say in Europe.<br/><br/>But it was a betrayal and the root of all of this.<br/><br/>We&#39;re paying for the sins of nazi Germany and colonial Britain. 2026-03-16T09:55:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9egyjkhyyv3lw79xcpn4h0sy0hcgenrtsygvvg6ul2r40uryntzgzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xk2apgqk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq4md4euqjlgyyfpvn7w6z54rrwxfygrfhx9xmfy5ug2gun5cvhyc86d3zv'>nevent1q…d3zv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the anti &#34;regime&#34; feeling is overstated by the west<br/><br/>sure, in every country there is a diversity of views - heck we have protests in the UK, and the US they shoot protesters <br/><br/>but the scale of that opposition in Iran is hugely overstated by propaganda tools <br/><br/>you don&#39;t have to believe me - the test will come when US forces land boots on the ground and realise they aren&#39;t being showered with roses<br/><br/>not even the Kurds are stupid enough to try anything 2026-03-11T09:57:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxgy8p6y8fnvs07e6qltugd0qx4sc8kg62qm6j3zx7alcw2dufznszyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkwmtq7f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd9rve4gtdpvyvp6ql4ktahtq8xefethyjc8wflhthfku3a6rjxfqaep8kj'>nevent1q…p8kj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this applies to Europe just as much to the USA 2026-03-10T13:26:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfzw2punksfq6nfj7x5f342eq7cgfzz0w8mt027nflywh3ftewxvqzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xk5c5vwn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqd6qgvhscqpvp26tg9cw30nve7hcclm63738xz7ard8ee2ktkmnge9l5sz'>nevent1q…l5sz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Can we arrest Starmer and the front bench for working in the interests if a foreign power (Israel) ?<br/><br/>You may imagine I&#39;m chuckling as I write this but honestly I&#39;mc crying side. <br/><br/>That subservience to a foreign power, an evil one at that, is depressing for anyone who has pride in the UK, or hope in what it could be. 2026-03-10T12:11:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxnazz968d55hg0eqzp505a7c05fa563u3h5gvrwyr0lhaxdfxk9gzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkyfyqnf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2fr3az26f85ppdq28tnuelhretl598m0r3km30jyy0n9fqrcf0gs5aqaf9'>nevent1q…qaf9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hope I&#39;m wrong but I fear the USA can&#39;t deescalate and therefore will resort to a tactical nuclear bomb. 2026-03-10T10:19:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2fr3az26f85ppdq28tnuelhretl598m0r3km30jyy0n9fqrcf0gszyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xk6fac2j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr4dgwltcg4z4ppdjuv2t64rcarn3p77hd32lmpael20hs66szs3squytv3'>nevent1q…ytv3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good point 2026-03-10T10:10:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstpkcsnwanj9g89cjumzcgvteh7h6sfut4fwgp8k6y5w2nendgp9czyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkun50tq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd3aanwefnc29p7sw9ufz06ns5v8jkvz2msgrnlypvza3dfzscqmse96rp9'>nevent1q…6rp9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think the key is that without (i) US air defences, and (ii) real-time surveillance, and (iii) constant re-supply of weapons ... then Israel cannot even do mopping up against Iran.<br/><br/>And of course, a US slight rollback will leave their golf &#34;allies&#34; even more exposed than they already are from the US (not) protecting them.<br/><br/>The US has got itself into a trap and even a rollback has serious downsides for them. 2026-03-10T09:12:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgeh4tfqdu0w3948226wqc7zfgqjzm8pda8n5w38ceqzneyvvataszyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xk58l7w3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyfdsa243ma74w0gk9gm9z6nfvd52x7dv7upv239wwczwrw9zunvg2qady9'>nevent1q…ady9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>can Israel continue any attrition against Iran if the US pulls out?<br/><br/>and if the US signals ceasefire, this time Iran has learned not to ceasefire because they know that means giving Israel time to recover and re-attack<br/><br/>this one will have to go until one side is defeated hard 2026-03-09T22:44:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvyt2ka3z3ttqwszgxy9wq86yzd5em23yeqca2gzgjtuz6aydlw4gzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkvsqqam In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg2zydzdfmk4mswrtcm3repsru9934nynqurltd566592vk6ce87sd47f85'>nevent1q…7f85</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>much clearer - and I can see that inflation can corrode the return on that investment<br/><br/>so gilts are useful for financial institutions<br/><br/>but they don&#39;t seem to be useful to government itself which is taking money from financial institutions in exchange for a high likelihood of repaying a higher amount<br/><br/>don&#39;t worry about replying - I think I need to do a course on all this stuff so I can answer basic questions such as the obsession of &#34;growth&#34; in the discourse etc 2026-03-09T13:37:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs28efmx6ky6l3uee9s3asdxndq3wjgzgu5u7wp2uf2j0v7e5a282qzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkapyhl3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvqtkym8nuycn5xzm5g8asvj5k8nzky6tt5necq62m9q5yxj3fymselm706'>nevent1q…m706</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks for replying <br/><br/>sadly this is now beyond the limits of my understanding - I really should do a course on economics at some point .... 2026-03-09T12:18:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw0f24n2hthzy50zmcjmszegg7vv039wluy632aqr2uly3f9u3elqzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xk6cjqdc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8wr4tm3y5f9g0hsnmhhc8pwdv4zw53m7juuacnpwt9e5pq3w8tsqavqc8m'>nevent1q…qc8m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks that&#39;s helpful. <br/><br/>Has any government ever decided to reduce the dependence on income from the sale of such bonds? <br/><br/>Am I being too simplistic in thinking that drastically reducing the size of the bond market itself is possible? <br/><br/>Does it depend on the nature of the economy? Eg If it is &#34;real&#34; eg export led, then bond markets are secondary as a source of income. In contrast, if the economy is highly financialised, then the income is primarily through such markets? 2026-03-09T10:14:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvh6c6typpzfhcjef44xtqvdt7tclzhr79shr5td7ssped0f9lgkqzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkqen3nw These people are demonic.<br/><br/>This is not the first time they&#39;ve used banned chemicals.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/9/israel-unlawfully-used-white-phosphorus-in-lebanon-hrw">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/9/israel-unlawfully-used-white-phosphorus-in-lebanon-hrw</a><br/><br/>#zionism 2026-03-09T10:07:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqa6emcmcae4klrxlauawhvj5y7uydy6crn6rv9ap00t4h06kgklczyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkf6sxmr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0tgv79lg5t5gcut637ewl94c4lvq4rdrackzuk467t5svwn89vfg05pwpg'>nevent1q…pwpg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Can someone explain to a non-expert what a bond-market is, and why every government of every colour seems to scared and subservient to them?<br/><br/>Isn&#39;t just a market betting on the ability of a future government to pay up when a bond bought today is redeemed in future?<br/><br/>That&#39;s seems far too simplicity and insufficient to cause such fear in policy-makers ... so I&#39;ve clearly misunderstood.<br/><br/>And also, even if a future economy is in downturn, the gov can always invent money to pay up? 2026-03-09T09:25:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8c2mcu3gux2ln44ln3musj4jc8xqn3en5h9g4ss85ppf8v9whqvqzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xk5unzrt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs932v3hez07c4c24u2j82zhm6k92a89w2u40xqq0p82ufh7up8mmg2ppttl'>nevent1q…pttl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The same as that served by the UK flying surveillance flights over Gaza from Cyprus and feeding realtime intel to Israel.<br/><br/>What is that &#34;same&#34; interest?<br/><br/>They of course won&#39;t say publicly, so it is up to us to enquire and learn history and do real journalism to find out.<br/><br/>And the best intellectually credible answer is a global geopolitical strategy by the &#34;West&#34; to dominate the region and remove any resistance.<br/><br/>&#34;West = white north America and Europe&#34; 2026-03-07T17:59:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqwscrj8ht2ve8hhf6jjsd34045epa3402z7h59uqerr5z9sc59sszyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkelzqxc The Iranian ship that was sunk by the USA was<br/><br/>◉ was by Sri Lanka, 3000 miles away from Iran<br/><br/>◉ taking part in naval exercises with BRICS partner India <br/><br/>◉ was not threatening anyone<br/><br/>◉ attacked by a submarine that set off from a BRITISH base in Diego Garcia<br/><br/>And the convention that attacked crew who are overboard are picked up by the attacking ship was not followed.<br/><br/>#ukpol #iran 2026-03-05T14:06:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd2z0we26qlfj02m3h8vzqddssjakamrpa4maaznt2vqkz2f56mdgzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xka3dqkf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvjvfp325lzwx7w0uc0d33ff09wft3tqldyzvf863max6xmk95vns4ef0dc'>nevent1q…f0dc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>is Moto Analytics a privacy issue? 2026-03-02T23:59:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz7ng56gewum99vqmpdp4u9pwzjugsl0z9dphd6a8tm0tre88d4sgzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xk8q4veh There are a lot of people on here who believe the &#34;Iran killed tens of thousands of protesters&#34; lie.<br/><br/>And off course, 10 years from now, they&#39;ll pretend they knew it was a lie all along.<br/><br/>... Just like they now say they &#34;knew&#34; Iraq&#39;s WMDs were a lie, and Israel&#39;s &#34;babies in ovens&#34; claim was a lie too.<br/><br/>But not today. Today they are useful idiots.<br/><br/><a href="https://mastodon.neometropolis.net/@QudsNen/116160826626340994">https://mastodon.neometropolis.net/@QudsNen/116160826626340994</a><br/><br/>#propaganda #iran 2026-03-02T18:44:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2v97v8ea29uymykqmtrfddh84qma677v6v3pecz78477qrwrw86gzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xk4j9fy4 Does anyone actually fall for this ?<br/><br/>&#34;defensive strikes on Iran&#34;<br/><br/>#ukpol #iran<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/160/100/780/311/417/original/15855905529b592a.png"> <br/> 2026-03-02T14:43:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrxmp7l235j26jh5r3hktzxpt3ulg7z3tnadjlmghplsx3k90eg8czyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkdmuctq Labur deserved a beating.<br/><br/>The party of genocide.<br/>The party of Maccabi Tel Aviv.<br/>The party of Elbit Systems.<br/>The party of persecuting hunger strikers.<br/>The party of arresting elderly ladies for holding up cardboard signs against genocide.<br/>The party that accused the Greens of &#34;increasing the salient of Gaza&#34;.<br/>The party of Epstein.<br/>The party of limiting democratic rights to protest.<br/>The party of surveillance flights over Gaza from Cyprus to aid Israel&#39;s genocide.<br/><br/>#ukpol #gordonanddenton<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/141/994/538/417/557/original/24d95ff16128ab6e.png"> <br/> 2026-02-27T09:59:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2ymcp7we3393gnfcjtdgm773j72yrdxvnu4wzwzqd5eae2q52hszyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkxekkr8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfqezny0kg5w2hgz2hc34nmq9ysyze2ucqam5szg79368gaa4v3hcj5w3fw'>nevent1q…w3fw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>reminds me of one of NN Taleb&#39;s aphorisms...<br/><br/>some people managing inflation with ** other people&#39;s ** employment 2026-02-24T23:21:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf43vfgwuzceaykdhvvgeh9agsuyrak9ut5znfpx7v45flz2nxewgzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkmfzgnf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyw94c4t69yzwekfysz7pgs0hfwhnkx5ayyknyvaye2jkw23w4x9s6uj68y'>nevent1q…j68y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I suggest America is not looking more like China, but like America distilled.<br/><br/>* how many countries has China invaded / bombed ?<br/><br/>* in how many countries has China placed military bases?<br/><br/>* how many agreements / treaties has China unilaterally violated?<br/><br/>* how many partners has China betrayed?<br/><br/>* how does dealing with internal corruption compare with the USA? (key for investment confidence)<br/><br/>Some outside the West see China as reliable, even if they don&#39;t agree with its system. 2026-02-16T10:19:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf89m54tyw4nvyd8vqz3g03q3rpu9ph042j6ll94e6mv93tez20rczyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkge4n3v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvg63klr9yjxfeuxej57nzgdl435cjus9vg5f3ugakylf0plqx0es5pqtcx'>nevent1q…qtcx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m definitely a beginner on economics .. so could someone explain this to me?<br/><br/>1. Reducing interest rates reduces the cost of consumer borrowing (only for as long the rates remain low). <br/><br/>2. This may have the side effect of consumer spending, but it doesn&#39;t make the consumers wealthier because it is borrowed money. <br/><br/>3. You could argue that such spending on borrowed money makes consumer poorer because loan+interest needs to be paid back, compared to the purchase value of goods. 2026-02-16T10:12:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp7vlysq2d7svjl076gl68x9nzzut8t7nxgdwkz6a5dkuzz9j6lggzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkgltxca In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrjy8sz9u3skhc3rw8lqv6wepdlzl5hfndeljjhvv3cyyl78uyc9gphafq8'>nevent1q…afq8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>indeed, some billionaires are demanding every user on the internet is never anonymous<br/><br/>&#34;&#34;the authenticity of every person that expresses themselves online&#34;&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://nypost.com/2026/01/02/business/israeli-tech-billionaire-urges-americans-to-limit-the-first-amendment/">https://nypost.com/2026/01/02/business/israeli-tech-billionaire-urges-americans-to-limit-the-first-amendment/</a> 2026-02-14T15:41:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspsc07t3aqprngyn4eh02nwrxczf34s08sc2fz5mpaxpnn07uljjszyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkqucdlv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstjht5nv9tjkztw9jn6ju5s3ed6ylql8r0zc6pgkfzl54xf65gmccel940k'>nevent1q…940k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh ok.<br/><br/>I would urge readers not to have blind faith in things like Signal or Tor.<br/><br/>This is from 2013, over a decade ago, they&#39;ve advanced since:<br/><br/>&#34;The National Security Agency (“NSA”) has developed techniques to circumvent the anonymity offered by the Tor network. &#34;<br/><br/>src: <a href="https://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/snowden-documents-reveal-nsa-attempts-to-track-tor-users">https://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/snowden-documents-reveal-nsa-attempts-to-track-tor-users</a><br/><br/>#surveillance #tech #privacy 2026-02-14T15:36:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr874yyy6kcfnvypg7wrthngmpehxy9jrvdqmzwdzrqd7jfe46u3gzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkn5lrp2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ryer2m7c395dpxxg8f6ne7g8q0gslmj4y8th9rnu35a5l8a6crs9d6hut'>nevent1q…6hut</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>what is &#39;clearnet&#34; ? 2026-02-14T15:31:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr282vwfud4zwnmg59huut9dn6vqnklflhyla32rd0xky4xhhuhpqzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xk7s8zfa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw2t32hx8k8a6gg0pr3ae5cc8pqqt2lwcrmfnfrgxf9jnfdzshpega5vuxk'>nevent1q…vuxk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Does the &#34;maybe&#34; depend on instance size? or reach?<br/><br/>Thinking aloud - it can&#39;t be instance size because you can theoretically reach people beyond your instance.<br/><br/>I think age verification is a good thing. If it can be done in a privacy preserving way - and that, for me, is the issue. 2026-02-14T13:09:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstq4q8l8ezc4hrsuk4vdn6x0vq9r5w0rmk4069qjp52znj5fp28nczyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xknmlxdu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdyqgqpfnecr2m25d7g5a3grpus3xjff3qdnjthlu9efyds08y04s29vh42'>nevent1q…vh42</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>will ID checks come to #mastodon too?<br/><br/>and who will carry them out? 2026-02-14T12:59:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfgf0atf4x54f9vsn3kajz6lzty9f63z5rm0hlg35vxyf5kkmndpgzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xku70u8r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs27ute4hkegghq6ahmhre6mq3l57hm3h3enxyz4ykqxzj94aehq8q082ftu'>nevent1q…2ftu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>100% <br/><br/>Palestine has a right to defend itself and fight illegal occupation, by armed means if necessary, as per international law. 2026-02-13T01:05:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0w3wc8r5cel8uqskfcwhk7cxn8hrsx8fy87ux3us44l27w46xu0szyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xk8yhvxv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdfprm4wj9gramxvgvqgd7fg64jlq9w2w02terjmw9dc8cy57qm6gumg5pr'>nevent1q…g5pr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Apologies, I misunderstood your comment which suggested you were defending Israel and its Nazi-like behaviour. 2026-02-12T23:24:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0g5fp5lhmsf5rfzkwyvy0nefds6ts5uvxyh7skx5ftt47mmzlv9qzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkh5rp0d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsydggrxzg9hd7lt3dquvrk7y09gx3q47lru4rgswyr92z2k27wwagu0fklm'>nevent1q…fklm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Alfred is right.<br/><br/>Germany should be allowed to send weapons to Israel.<br/><br/>How Israel uses them is not Germany&#39;s responsibility. <br/><br/>This is how international law works. <br/><br/>Even if Israel was executing a genocide, operates apartheid, uses banned chemical weapons, bombs 7 countries in 12 months, starves a population, lets babies in incubators die, shoots children&#39;s gonads, murders journalists, uses human shields, rapes captives to death, steals organs .. operated Epstein..<br/><br/>.. that&#39;s fair.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/060/189/289/524/513/original/5fec989412ed2605.png"> <br/> 2026-02-12T23:14:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsylys6sc0fwdyf6tdgd2eeanytwkhnrpy6kwdtzwl6uznpdxwgwnczyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xk8nxluh It didn&#39;t start on Oct 7 2023.<br/><br/>Israel&#39;s demonic crimes have been ongoing for decades.<br/><br/>----<br/><br/>September 2000. This father tries desperately to save his child.<br/><br/>Israel killed both. And of course, spent years lying about it.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241001-father-of-mohammed-al-dura-recalls-painful-memories-of-his-assassination/">https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241001-father-of-mohammed-al-dura-recalls-painful-memories-of-his-assassination/</a><br/><br/>#zionism #palestine #genocide #warcrimes<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/052/320/414/404/352/original/0fbe68046d5588b6.png"> <br/> 2026-02-11T13:53:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstj8qsypm5l6w38vdzrtgasphytgvevq556q4yxgqr6q6qvyfuumgzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkgkch0u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdll4vzmdrua2z2hpvmtf6wlydh2agmnuu7zsswyqwmp2q6fydzysc0hme8'>nevent1q…hme8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I thought you couldn&#39;t be tried twice? 2026-02-08T16:14:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyn8tn2fkac9xwmwpuqtqyl5866sz8qemsy0993uqg5zhhmm746fqzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkwnkty2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxhqrlrq373a4tpm8w7cgn5fxrla6577nn9d0awl7vm9gvat6qvsqrhldql'>nevent1q…ldql</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>is he off to work for Palantir ? 2026-02-08T14:49:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdm36fz3x7e0v3wq3uz74kpmgh5hrjcs55xt73v2r7z6vpkmg8lmszyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xk8nl3ad In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfrqwd5dlulcumswrakddh5ahp9swc2vexdfguqw85m60763fg6xqq439x2'>nevent1q…39x2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I saw the news this week of body parts and mtuliated bodies being returned from Israel. <br/><br/>There was evidence of unusual torture, missing organs, strange injuries.<br/><br/>That too reminded me of the &#34;medical experiments&#34; of the 1930s.<br/><br/>And yet it is worse today because then we didn&#39;t have all the internaitional laws and norms. Today we supposedly do. 2026-02-06T14:57:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfrqwd5dlulcumswrakddh5ahp9swc2vexdfguqw85m60763fg6xqzyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xklc78k4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswk2edyz3ycptl2tms3szv98w4ulnp22pn94yxepjue7eh7p4pe9s0ul24c'>nevent1q…l24c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I agree with you re the comparison to Hitler. And I also your powerful way of explaining using the infinitude of real numbers vs the integers.<br/><br/>For me this isn&#39;t just about one individual, Epstein, but the government(s) that at best enabled him to do this, and at worst directed him to do this, for their own strategic benefit. <br/><br/>That points to an entire country being rotten. Because in democracies, gov is a fairly accurate reflection of society. 2026-02-06T14:56:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdpqgfzp5t4fzj5wk57dmchrxkn3ef7mgpvwu0wh95j2vcw6qekmszyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xk7fenat In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyjdrugm6fepmqa76v4evzl2zmu8ejv7p8x6ges4jc43kha96t0yse04u7v'>nevent1q…4u7v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One more point.<br/><br/>The current prices to consumers of &#34;AI&#34; don&#39;t reflect the investment and borrowing that went into creating these exceptionally resource hungry products (mostly at the development stage).<br/><br/>At some point the investors will seek a return on investment.<br/><br/>And that, dear reader, will be the AI bubble bursting. 2026-02-05T15:45:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyjdrugm6fepmqa76v4evzl2zmu8ejv7p8x6ges4jc43kha96t0yszyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xkqgn6py In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswnsyr7p20t2qnezjkkw4ndhch94496ludxulh8kprzvj4qytt57spqj25w'>nevent1q…j25w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here&#39;s another report from the fairly sober Harvard Business Review.<br/><br/>In essence, AI is producing lower quality output. The report doesn&#39;t properly explore the costs of fixing it, which is another cost (and huge risk in some sectors).<br/><br/><a href="https://hbr.org/2025/09/ai-generated-workslop-is-destroying-productivity">https://hbr.org/2025/09/ai-generated-workslop-is-destroying-productivity</a><br/><br/>I can&#39;t find the report that indicates measurable deskilling as people become more reliant on AI. That deskilling is on 2 levels: 1. creating the output itself, and 2. the critical thinking required to evaluate it.<br/><br/>2/2 2026-02-05T12:12:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswnsyr7p20t2qnezjkkw4ndhch94496ludxulh8kprzvj4qytt57szyqa9w3h235kn07x9na7pas4uszxwvsam346x5rz6ygrl08kpej8xku2nlpd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdnecalhwguxyjrrtcpqlkfqhrj7nrrnkfvc84gnsqwnvzdjg3mjq5eeehv'>nevent1q…eehv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t have the studies at hand but at least in software development (which many organisation have even if their primary business is something else like retail or healthcare or policing), the use of AI to improve productivity has backfired. The code created is (1) buggy, and (2) conforms to outdated idioms, making it more of an effort to fix and maintain compared to just doing it yourself. <br/><br/>just one study of several:<br/><br/><a href="https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/">https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/</a><br/><br/>1/2<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/017/934/817/183/864/original/6e05086793c5375b.png"> <br/> 2026-02-05T12:09:49Z