rcbrk

joined 4 years ago
[–] rcbrk@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I have some tins and cans of old paint from hard rubbish. Negative cost to me since it uses up the old paint so I no longer need to make a trip to council's hazardous waste drop-off.

I can save my tape for other purposes and use my cardboard to stop weeds growing in my garden.

[–] rcbrk@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

yess.. I too always remember to artfully leave the brand name visible when engaging in totally-not-guerilla-marketing on a meta-campaign by an advertising company.

edit: here we all are helping, too. sees 2nd raptor "clever girl..."

[–] rcbrk@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] rcbrk@lemmy.ml 74 points 2 years ago (10 children)

"South Africa, which is functioning as the legal arm of the Hamas terrorist organization [...]"

-- https://twitter.com/LiorHaiat/status/1745427037039280207 (https://archive.md/L7AwX)

[–] rcbrk@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Machine-generated summary courtesy of Kagi's summarizer (filling in for TL;DRbot):

Summary: The "anti-Germans" are a left-wing political movement in Germany that strongly supports Israel and criticizes any expression of solidarity with Palestine as anti-Semitic. While they began as a fringe group opposing German nationalism, they have now achieved mainstream success in promoting pro-Israel stances. They focus heavily on depicting Muslims and pro-Palestine activists as Nazis. Over time, the movement has moved away from leftist politics and toward anti-Muslim rhetoric and support for right-wing positions. Many of its stances have now been adopted more broadly in German policy and discourse. Although the group itself may be less influential, its radical anti-Palestinian and anti-Muslim views have permeated German political life. Some former members have even gone on to respectable careers after pushing such views. In this way, the "anti-Germans" have had a significant impact on shaping Germany's approach to Israel and Palestine issues.

Dot points:

  • At a pro-Israel demonstration in Leipzig, Germany, flags of Israel and the antifa movement were flown together, showing the unusual alliance between pro-Israel and far-left groups in Germany.
  • The anti-Deutsch movement started as a radical left opposition to German nationalism but is now defined by its hardline support for Israel and criticism of any expression of solidarity with Palestine.
  • Support for Israel has become increasingly mainstream in German politics, while support for Palestine has been marginalized. The anti-Deutsch movement has found new relevance as a result.
  • The anti-Deutsch movement emerged in reaction to fears that German reunification could lead to a resurgence of German nationalism and Nazism. They blamed inherent flaws in German culture and identity for the Holocaust.
  • The movement's focus has shifted from criticizing capitalism to attacking Muslims and those expressing solidarity with Palestine as antisemites.
  • The anti-Deutsch movement takes an extreme stance, believing that any means are justified to secure Israel's existence as protection against antisemitism.
  • There have been attacks on pro-Palestine groups in Germany by those claiming to oppose antisemitism, showing the radicalization of some in the anti-Deutsch movement.
  • The anti-Deutsch movement's extreme anti-Muslim positions have aligned with conservative parties' rhetoric on issues like immigration.
  • While the anti-Deutsch movement's influence as a leftist group has waned, its anti-Palestinian and anti-Muslim politics have become mainstream in German discourse.
  • Some former members of the anti-Deutsch movement have gone on to respectable careers in media and politics, showing how their views have diffused into the establishment.
[–] rcbrk@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

There used to be a sign "helping" cyclists already on the freeway by telling them "cross here with care":

sign directing cyclists on the freeway to cross the merging lane at a slightly safer location

But it was obliterated by a vehicle:

same sign, obliterated by a vehicle

[–] rcbrk@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

All around Vic, too. They generally don't even put in a bike lane, just say "use the emergency lane". Here's a sequence of images for one on the freeway in to Melbourne from Ballarat, starting from the onramp:

Onramp with sign declaring bicycles permitted on this freeway

Further along the onramp, sign saying to form 1 lane

also on the onramp, yellow diamond sign with bicycle symbol

sign beside the now-merging lane directing cyclists to ride on the shoulder

sign at the end of the merge, 110 speed limit.

This whole stretch of freeway is 110 km/h (70mph). There are skid marks where vehicles have bailed out of a failing 110km/h merge.

The shoulder is the emergency lane. It's where drivers pull over into if there's an unavoidable hazard ahead or their brakes are failing or something.

[–] rcbrk@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Heh. Wishful thinking.

[–] rcbrk@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

you need not one more lane but 6 times as many lanes

Aerial oblique photo of the monstrosity that is the Katy freeway in Texas

[–] rcbrk@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

"We sent you an SMS with a 4 digit number, please type it in this box" is a pretty low bar.

[–] rcbrk@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There exists a more practical variant of this idea: Smörgåstårta Photo of a Smörgåstårta. Whole, uncut.

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