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Israeli Supreme Court rules that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men

Well, this'll throw a spanner in the works. To be clear: it's the ulta-orthodox that have been responsible for the worst of the so called "settlers" (displacement of Palestinian people's from their homes) and are rabid supporters of the rightwing Government. They are always in favour of military intervention regardless of outcomes, probably because none of them have to serve in the military.

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Hurricane Milton Spurs Misinformation, Meteorologist Death Threats

How easy would it be for a foreign power to use inexpensive bot nets to amplify misinformation on a truly industrial scale on what are, essentially, unregulated social media platforms? Turns out the results are in and (a) it's very easy and (b) it's incredibly effective at sowing distrust and fear.

It's time to regulate social media folks. The "free speech" excuse has been proven demonstrably false by Musk, Zuckerberg et al.

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People are starting to place bets on Reddit's civil war — Business Insider

To be honest, I've been dissatisfied with Reddit for quite a while now but just didn't realise it. Once I dipped my toes into the Fediverse I realised what it was I'd been missing: that sense of community that Reddit used to have before it became too big, too cold and too corporate. In my defence I used RIF for years and was shielded from the worst excesses of corporate culture. After setting myself up on Lemmy and getting a bit of a handle on what's what I'm really enjoying the sense of intimacy and DIY ethos. It's far more like the Reddit I used to know. It feels good to be back.

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U.S. national debt surpasses $34 trillion

The real issue is not so much the debt but rather revenue raising, the increasing debt is merely a symptom of the US's inability to attract enough revenue (via taxes) to cover it's spending. Decades of propaganda by the right (you could easily substitute Oligarchy here) and the slashing of taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations has created an unsustainable debt situation. This is despite the sovereign debt issue.