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    Just a reminder that folks are encouraged to review the rules in the sidebar. It’s okay to disagree, but please keep it civil (rule 8). Thanks!

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    It was removed because of language used in the description which has been fixed. It was not removed because of what it did or what it was for.

    There are plenty of legit things to get mad about. This wasn’t one of them.

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    The app sadly doesn’t appear to be FOSS and thus not on F-Droid, but I did check it out. Streisand effect? Or not apparently it was removed over semantics.

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      Just a heads up for folks - moderator removals unfortunately don’t federate between lemmy and kbin. The comments @BolexForSoup@kbin.social is referring to don’t appear for folks on the lemmy side. They’re not imagining things!

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        moderator removals unfortunately don’t federate between lemmy and kbin

        Honest to god I keep forgetting about this lol thank you

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      Blahaj needs to lock down their registrations for a while, seen three different spammers flooding lots of comment sections within the past day or so registered on their instance.

      I think it’s a trolling group from a specific instance, if you inspect the location of the images attached in the comments

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          I did, probably was removed/blocked before you got in here.

          It was a hopefully fake image of Nicocado. You don’t want more detail than that, trust me.

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          I’m on Sopuli and see it. It’s more noticeable if you post because those comments remain in your inbox forever lol. Not sure if it’s an Activity Pub kink or something to be fixed in Lemmy (or both).

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    It’s still on ApkPure and alike, so just another reason to avoid Play Store for net-neutrality.

    I do not have any political opinion about it and try to keep myself away from the subject, but Play Store removels of non-virus apps are just Google shooting itself in the foot… again… 😅

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    Good! This is discrimination against a people group and against companies who are being unfairly targeted.

    Imagine if this app let you avoid companies that supported Black people? It wouldn’t be tolerated for one second.

    This is exactly the same. Well done Google.

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      If Israeli wasn’t murdering Palestinians regularly, there would be no need for such an app. Imagine that.

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          The IDF has a long tradition of using excessive force and not caring about collateral damage and deaths of innocent civilians. I don’t believe that’s changed overnight. https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/06/04/israel-50-years-occupation-abuses

          I suppose Hamas was hiding behind this Palestinian, too? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/10/video-appears-show-cheers-israeli-sniper-shoots-palestinian

          The way I see it, claiming Hamas is hiding behind citizens is just an excuse for the IDF to murder two Palestinians for every Hamas fighter, without stressing their conscience: https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/05/middleeast/israel-hamas-military-civilian-ratio-killed-intl-hnk/index.html

          The blood of innocents is on their hands and people like you, supporting them. Hamas, the IDF, the Israeli government… All murderers or complicit thereof.

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            You really need to change your reading habits: you’re reading all the trash left leaning media who are very often reporting fake and biased news.

            1. Human Rights Watch is a joke. Completely over exaggerated and non factual. I wouldn’t give them the time of day.
            2. The sniper was most likely a know, wanted criminal or Hamas terrorist. Which is why they took a child with hoping the child would die instead of the scumbag terrorist. IDF doesn’t just randomly shoot innocent civilians. IDF are very strict about that an every case of shooting by an IDF solider is investigated to be sure it was justified. If not, the soldier is prosecuted under the law. This is fact.
            3. The commander speaking with CNN is telling you that for CITY COMBAT where Hamas PURPOSEFULLY shoot from families homes, hospitals, schools etc, the ratio of harmed civilians is very, very, very low. Do you know hard hard it is to shoot a terrorist hiding in the middle of a crowd of people, shooting from that position? To kill them and possibly only 1 or 2 people standing right next to him is very difficult. That proves the IDF is taking extreme measures to be very careful before firing. They should be commended for that. In a war, that is not required by any Convention. Israel are going above and beyond.

            The UK, US and allies killed 2 MILLION INNOCENT German civilians with their bombings in WW2 - they never took the care that IDF is, they just bombed indiscriminately. The allies never got War Crime allegations for that did they?

            Please engage you rational mind and don’t just believe everything you read.

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              Your confirmational bias is strong to the point of delusion, and you’re using it to justify murder and indiscriminate killing of innocents.

              I’ll await any proof you have of your statement #2. Otherwise, you’re simply making up fairy tales to justify your own beliefs.

              You see what you want to see, and nothing more. May that weigh on your soul and you be judged accordingly for it.

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                My conscience is very clear. You neither understand history (thousands of years worth in this case), nor theology (it’s at the heart of this conflict) nor do you understand principles of warfare. Neither do you understand the principle of what goes around comes around. You live in a little liberal bubble has that has no bearing on reality. Do you even know Who your maker is?

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                The UN is the biggest discriminator against Israel, on the planet. They are very pro-palestinian and always discriminate against Israel no matter how much evidence Israel sshows them. Bunch of blind bureaucrats. That’s why at a recent UN meeting all the Israeli contingent wore Yello Stars - because the UN refuses to condemn the massacre of October 7th by Hamas. That shows you what dogs the UN are.

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                  It doesn’t matter. You’re either trolling or have your head stuck so far up your own arse, the only daylight you’re seeing is from between the gaps in your teeth. Anything that goes against your beliefs is scorned and discarded as “leftist lies”. Despite visual evidence, you’ll make up wild fairy tales to justify your position.

                  I can only pray your eyes and mind open in the future to the suffering of your fellow human.

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            If you stand in the middle of a warzone you’re probably going to get shot by someone’s street stray bullet…

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              You mean the stray tank shells Israel deliberately targeted two groups of journalists with after the journalists switched from filming to Lebanon, while clearly marked as press?

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                I’m sure there is a valid explanation. For example we now know that many of these “journalists” are actually working for Hamas to promote propaganda. Could be they were sitting right inside a room/area with their Hamas buddies and Israel shot at Hamas and these “journalists” got killed n the process. You cannot believe anything that come from Hamas, Al Jazeera or Palestinians in general - this lot lie through their teeth all the time because it suits their agenda. Lying to non Muslims to deceive them in order to achieve their goals is allowed in Islam. The world is being lied to alot from these people. Also, Al Jazeera is owned by the president/prince/king of Qatar who is big buddies with the Hamas leaders…

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                  It was a Reuters journalist.

                  Here is the wiki link, it has numerous citations under the reference tab.

                  What does Reuters have to do with Al Jazeera.

                  As far as being lied to, I have the IDF saying that the IDF has lied in the past but not this time, and I am still waiting on 40 decapitated babies.

                  How do you defend them now?

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      From what I’ve read recently, any criticism of the state of Israel is antisemetic now and the Jews Bernie Sanders and Jon Steward are apparently the biggest antisemites of all.

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        Uh, can we just treat each other with respect? The Jewish population around the world have no control over Israel.

        Please stop the hate

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          You should talk to those people about that who make the ridiculous accusation that Americans Jewish people criticizing Israeli politics are antisemetic.

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          Agreed. I’d love for Israelis to stop the hate. They are some of the biggest racists on the planet, see violent settlers encouraged by their own government.

          Let’s treat Palestinians with respect. Let’s treat Jewish people around the world with respect. Let’s also give Israel’s government the respect it deserves, similar to the respect we give to apartheid South Africa or the Nazi regime.

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            similar to the respect we give to apartheid South Africa

            Already the case. Western governments loved apartheid South Africa.

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    Wasn’t this an app that just boycotted business with ties with Jews? It would be wild if it wouldn’t be deleted

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            Nominally yes, however because most Jews have some ties to Israel, or have relatives in Israel, or workers/brunches most of the Jewish-owned business were targeted For example one of the kosher restaurants that doesn’t have brunches in Israel was targeted because their owner has ties to Israel, at least by their words

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    Biggest Evil In American Politics? Kissinger?

    Biggest Evil in American Entertainment? Weinstein?

    Biggest Evil in American Finance? Bankman Fried?

    Biggest Evil in Human Rights? Israel?

    We sure are hitting the high notes in scapegoatism these days huh. And see how natural and easy it all feels

    Blaming Jews is just right gosh darn it! Target the only Jewish state, it’s only right!

    Lay absolutely no blame whatsoever at the heroic freedom fighter Arab Islamic Terrorists who use suicide bombings, missiles, rape, beheading, eviscerating, burning against civilian populations for the last 70 years.

    Poor little “Palestinian” cinamon rolls, never did nothin to nobody. Except want peace with Jews, ever.

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      I didn’t even know Kissinger was jewish, maybe I wouldn’t include him on your lists because he’s a huge fucking asshole responsible for a lot of deaths:

      https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/henry-kissinger-war-criminal-dead-1234804748/

      Do you really want to be associated with Weinstein and bankman fried? There’s so many other Jews who contribute positively to the world.

      Just because these people are Jewish doesn’t mean they’re worth defending. Associating with them is tying yourself to an anchor and vilifying yourself so your enemies don’t have to.

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        If you didn’t know Kissinger was Jewish, you must not be Jewish, and if you’re not Jewish, but simply an ally, then shut the fuck up. When the world scapegoats Jews, Jews fucking die, and we’re a bit tired of being made to be the ultimate in the sin of the world, because of all the, you know, Expulsion, Inquisition, Pogrom, Holocaust, Terrorism, and stuff. Again, do us a favor, and shut your whore fucking mouth. You have no idea the damage making Jews THE scapegoat causes.

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          Kissinger didn’t give a shit about the Jewish people, or people at all, even after seeing first hand the horrors of the Holocaust. Kissinger backed the genocide of Bengali Hindus, personally approved bombings in Cambodia, directly influenced the reign of terror that would murder thousands of Chileans, and told Nixon that the gassing of Soviet Jews wasn’t America’s concern. He called US jews who called for action against the Soviets “self serving bastards” and completely ignored his own heritage when visiting his home town in Germany.

          Amazing that you would claim him when he wouldn’t claim you.

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          My personal ethnicity should be irrelevant. Maybe focus on my ideas rather than my genes, schmuck.

          I suspect your posts have turned more people against Israel and Jews in general than generated sympathy. Your post at the top here is a prime example.

          Poor Weinstein, Kissinger and Bankman fried, the only reason someone could hate them is because of anti-Semitism right? Fuck off.

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            They can’t go after your opinions because that racist fuck is too stupid to do anything more than use Judaism as a shield for objectively horrible people and actions.

            I mean, look at them defend the Forrest Gump of war crimes right along side a massive financial criminal and a well known sex pest just because of their religion. It’s the same reason they’ve cheered while hospitals get bombed because there’s no wrong that can be committed by Israel.

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            They are literally the first Jewish person I have ever not liked in my life.

            I really think @downpunxx is not Jewish and just trying to give them a bad name.

            Plus they upvote their own comments and that is just sad, or the actions of a child so desperate for any kind of attention that they lash out at everyone because they have to have someone acknowledging them all the time.

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        Hm. Thats all right, don’t like that either, being against Israel defending itself is still absolute BS.

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            Bro one is purposefully targeting and executing civilians and the other just barely gives a fuck but targets militarily relevant targets.

            There is still one having moral high ground and thats Israel.

            And Israel literally agreed to a ceasefire wich Hamas broke not long after…

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              Israel doesn’t bomb military relevant targets, unless you count every single building in Gaza as “Militarily relevant”.

              The lie of “Israel defending themselves” has also worn thin after it was revealed that Netanyahu was both supporting Hamas, and had copies of their full plans over two years ago.

              He even diverted troops from Gaza to aid in the ethnic cleansing over in the West Bank.

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                  So you don’t care about brown people dying to fuel Netanyahu’s love of ethnic cleansing?

                  Are you one of those jackasses who believe that the Jews have to control the holy land so that Jesus can come back and send them all to hell?

                  Those fucks seem to care about innocent deaths as much as you seem to…

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                If thats your perspective ok, but it won’t be mine. For me its like “i murder 200 but 150 are murderers and you kill 100 innocents”.

                Obviously killing the bad people is better

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                  Israel has killed over 15k Palestinians in Gaza in the last two months. Most of them children.

                  So by your metric that’s worse. Much worse.

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                  Israel forced doctors to abandon infant children in a hospital, on the promise that the babies would be relocated by israeli forces.

                  They found the babies, rotting, in the cribs inside the hospital, after the ceasefire.

                  If youre defending literal baby killers you are a black hearted evil piece of shit. Unless you need defense from premature infants?