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  1. Comment on The overwhelmingly White image of beer culture erases a much longer, far-reaching narrative of Black brewing in ~food

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    I don't see anything here about violence against black brewers.

    I don't see anything here about violence against black brewers.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on The overwhelmingly White image of beer culture erases a much longer, far-reaching narrative of Black brewing in ~food

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    Instead of betting on it why don't you link us to it directly. I'm dying to read more about this.

    And not so long ago, I bet you absolutely will be able to find evidence of an "anti-black brewer movement" in the US, in same way there was anti-black movements for most things.

    Instead of betting on it why don't you link us to it directly. I'm dying to read more about this.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on I'm getting spammed by robocalls, what can I do about it? in ~tech

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    If you're using T-Mobile you should turn on Scam Block. My spam calling volume decreased drastically after turning it on.

    If you're using T-Mobile you should turn on Scam Block. My spam calling volume decreased drastically after turning it on.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Rethinking votes in ~tildes

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    I support removing votes. Metafilter (another well-moderated community that has existed for over 2 decades at this point) doesn't have them, and that site is doing fine.

    I support removing votes. Metafilter (another well-moderated community that has existed for over 2 decades at this point) doesn't have them, and that site is doing fine.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Protesters in Portland and Seattle shatter windows and light fires in ~news

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    Bernie Sanders voted against the Iraq War and he's still a national politician as far as I can tell. Stop carrying water for war criminals.

    Bernie Sanders voted against the Iraq War and he's still a national politician as far as I can tell.

    Stop carrying water for war criminals.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Protesters in Portland and Seattle shatter windows and light fires in ~news

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    Maybe you should read the article to understand the motivations of the people protesting instead of fabricating ideas out of whole cloth.

    I can't read the NYT article at the moment

    Maybe you should read the article to understand the motivations of the people protesting instead of fabricating ideas out of whole cloth.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Protesters in Portland and Seattle shatter windows and light fires in ~news

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    It's property. POC lives are being harmed every day that ICE continues existing and the police isn't defunded.

    It's property. POC lives are being harmed every day that ICE continues existing and the police isn't defunded.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Protesters in Portland and Seattle shatter windows and light fires in ~news

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    Here's a great 20 minute documentary on YouTube about Biden's imperialism, voiced by Danny Glover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhcuei8_UJM

    Here's a great 20 minute documentary on YouTube about Biden's imperialism, voiced by Danny Glover:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhcuei8_UJM

    3 votes

  9. Comment on Protesters in Portland and Seattle shatter windows and light fires in ~news

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    +1. Biden was elected thanks to POCs, and we're responsible for making sure he upholds his duty to them. That means defunding the police and abolishing ICE.

    +1. Biden was elected thanks to POCs, and we're responsible for making sure he upholds his duty to them.
    That means defunding the police and abolishing ICE.

    5 votes

  10. Comment on Retiring Tucows Downloads in ~tech

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    It's the second biggest domain registrar behind GoDaddy. It has a massive first-mover advantage when it comes to internet infrastructure.

    It's the second biggest domain registrar behind GoDaddy.

    It has a massive first-mover advantage when it comes to internet infrastructure.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on Protesters in Portland and Seattle shatter windows and light fires in ~news

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    Protesters in the Pacific Northwest smashed windows at a Democratic Party headquarters, marched through the streets and burned an American flag on Wednesday in a strident challenge by antifascist and racial-justice protesters to the new administration of President Biden, whose promised reforms, they declared, “won’t save us.”

  12. Comment on Pirate Bay founder thinks Parler’s inability to stay online is ‘embarrassing’ in ~tech

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    I have a feeling that most of the Signal boost is due to WhatsApp, not deplatforming. The article notes the Musk tweet, but it seems to sweep the WA change under the rug. I know a decent number of...

    I have a feeling that most of the Signal boost is due to WhatsApp, not deplatforming. The article notes the Musk tweet, but it seems to sweep the WA change under the rug.

    I know a decent number of normal (i.e. people who aren't terminally online and people I know who live overseas) who now show up on Signal, for example.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on Pirate Bay founder thinks Parler’s inability to stay online is ‘embarrassing’ in ~tech

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    Gab already is filling the void.

    Gab already is filling the void.

    4 votes

  14. Comment on WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using the app in ~tech

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    This is unfortunate. I use WhatsApp to communicate with relatives abroad and with a local ethnic group that uses WhatsApp exclusively. There's no chance that I can convince the 100+ people who I...

    This is unfortunate.

    I use WhatsApp to communicate with relatives abroad and with a local ethnic group that uses WhatsApp exclusively.

    There's no chance that I can convince the 100+ people who I currently communicate with using WhatsApp to move to an alternative like Signal.

    7 votes