I don't think burying this and pretending it didn't happen is helpful when Jews around the world are telling us right now that they are terrified and under attack

Why does Russia think anyone cares what it says at this point? Until the war ends, nobody is required to do anything for Russia.

Nothing but respect for my country deciding to impose economic sanctions on itself 🫡

Classic Mastodon moment

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The Supreme Court on Thursday set new limits on affirmative action programs in cases involving whether public and private colleges and universities can continue to use race as one factor among many in student admissions.

The court held, in a 6-3 opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, that Harvard and UNC's admissions programs violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.

The blockbuster cases put affirmative action, which has been used for decades by colleges and universities to address inequality and diversify their campuses, in the spotlight. The Supreme Court had repeatedly ruled since 1978 schools may consider the race of applicants in pursuing educational benefits from a diverse student body, so long as they did not use a quota system.

I think we're all capable of recognising the important differences between burning a flag representing a particular state, or some aspect of its government or policies, and burning a Torah in front of a Synagogue, as happened frequently in Nazi Germany, or in this case burning a Qur'an in front of a Mosque.

It's a hateful act designed to encourage hatred with the intention of turning that hatred into acts.

The person burning the Torah in front of a Synagogue is not saying "I disagree with the Torah's rulings on x", they're saying "those who follow this religion are disgusting and we should do something about it."

The person who burns a LGBT pride flag is not saying "I think this movement oversteps the legitimate reach of the state", they're saying "those who are part of this group are disgusting and we should do something about it."

Same with the Qur'an.

It needlessly inflames tensions, encourages hatred and horrible acts towards Muslims, and both makes Muslims feel unsafe and directly contributes to making them unsafe. It's not the sort of thing a decent, civilized society should tolerate.

Even when it both makes Jewish people unsafe and encourages an atmosphere of racism, which only ever results in one thing?

I just basically finished Tears of the Kingdom. 150 hours, all shrines, almost all the armour, and pretty much all the side-quests done, plus the main quest. Probably my favourite game ever. Once my internet starts working again, I'm probably going to be playing Okami HD

Does that right extend to burning a copy of the Torah outside of a Synagogue?

They want to burn a Qur’an right outside Stockholm’s main Mosque. How is that not incitement to violence or racial hatred?

If I burned a copy of the Torah outside a Synagogue, would that just be an expression of ‘free speech’? Or would I not be giving a pretty unambiguous signal of both what I think of the people inside and the way that we should treat them?

This absolutely should not have been allowed to go ahead. It is incitement to violence and racial hatred.

Paris: Macron calls police killing of teen 'unforgivable' (BBC)

French police officer detained for voluntary manslaughter after fatally shooting teen driver (France24)

Adolescent tué par un policier à Nanterre : Elisabeth Borne parle d’une intervention « qui ne semble manifestement pas conforme aux règles d’engagement » (Le Monde)

certified gamer moment

I don't think he's completely wrong. A lot of people felt similarly. I know SkillUp felt similarly that if you had a really good PC and could overlook the (unforgiveable, admittedly) bugs, it had a lot going for it.

Yeah I'm waiting on a Switch version too. Looks super cool

I agree. I don't want a small number of highly motivated individuals with grudges, vendettas, and ideological priors having that much power. Ban TheDonald type stuff, bots, etc. but otherwise be very careful