MyEdgyAlt

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[–] MyEdgyAlt@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago (13 children)

Alternate source since I’ve never heard of The Cradle” and have no idea if it is credible or not.

[–] MyEdgyAlt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Don’t worry though, people who dislike Israel just secretly hate people for being Jewish. Totally not because of the decades of abuse.

[–] MyEdgyAlt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

BBC is calling him a key figure in ceasefire talks. Unfortunately it’s in the “live” story so this prrmalink probably isn’t very good:

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c4ng7g74xppt?post=asset%3A702473f5-3053-4c5d-bec9-c92763876f83#post

[–] MyEdgyAlt@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

This feels misleading.

Vance made it clear, said Aaron Fritschner, deputy chief of staff for Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), "that he meant no disrespect to cats, but he did mean to demean women and still holds the view in 2024 that they should be punished for not having children."

So the actual quote here is from a chief of staff of a Democratic representative, not from dolphin-loving couch-loving JD Vance. So it’s an accusation that interprets for us. And the tweet the article cites heavily edits the text it quotes:

"Obviously it was a sarcastic comment. I’ve got nothing against cats. ... People are focusing so much on the sarcasm and not on the substance … and the substance of what I said, Megyn — I’m sorry, it is true."

Heres a video of the clip without the editing: https://therecount.com/watch/obviously-it-was-a-sarcastic/2645895762

Ok, so the edits here at least aren’t misleading..

Then based on the 9 minute clip of her show in the original article, it seems like he’s claiming the substance is not about the cat lady comment, but some lies about what Democrats believe about families (democrats think kids are for the economy, republicans want to make it easier for women to stay in the workforce (I mean, is there a more blatant lie than that? They’re the ones who fight against extending COVID-era childcare credits!), etc). That’s what says he’s doubling down on. And given the context that does truly seem to be the lies he’s doubling down on.

Let’s try to stick to sincere, defensible attacks against people for whom there are many valid attacks, and not spread misleading claims that JD is doubling down on “crazy cat ladies”. He’s shit and we can demonstrate that in good faith, or we can lie like he does.

[–] MyEdgyAlt@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago

I don’t want to be held responsible for the appalling actions of my government, but as a voter I understand why people in other countries would. I have more control over it than they do, so them influencing me influences my government.

[–] MyEdgyAlt@sh.itjust.works 59 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (21 children)

It doesn’t say they’re excluding all Jewish people, it says they’re excluding Israelis. You know, people from the country where they all serve in the military, except the most extreme religious extremists (for now anyway), the country actively violating international law in the West Bank and actively committing genocide.

There are plenty of non-Israeli Jewish people. Non-Zionist Jews are lovely people and should not be excluded.

This is the same as refusing to do business with apartheid South Africans.

[–] MyEdgyAlt@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, this is clickbait. It didn’t “drop”, the pilots carefully and deliberately flew it quickly to a safe altitude. Reputable source: https://avherald.com/h?article=51a4c509&opt=4096

[–] MyEdgyAlt@sh.itjust.works 44 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Y combinator discussion suggests this author posts completely made up garbage:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38700636

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38627266

[–] MyEdgyAlt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Casey Handmer seems to think there’s still an opportunity here. There are updated versions of that post, but I think this was his first on the topic.

[–] MyEdgyAlt@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Have you ever wondered what those people might have experienced that would lead them to hate Israel so much?

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