marathon @marathon0@qoto.org

Sexy little plane. Difficult to see here but it had a sexy black and gold paint job. A little unusual to see one with an underwing in this fast back style. At least in my experience.😎

I agree—If science says a young person's brain is still developing in their 20s, then such decisions should never be made whilst a teen! Common sense IMHO.

“Canadian health care faces similar issues around treating transgender teenagers as a controversial British clinic and needs to “slow down” and not move patients so readily to medical transition, says a leading expert in the field.”

https://torontosun.com/health/canadian-specialist-urges-mds-to-slow-down-in-treating-transgender-patients-after-u-k-clinic-closed

Here is what was posted and what I was responding to.
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@marathon0 you speak just like a Chinese propagandist, everything you see couldn’t be further from the truth, I wonder what are your incentives”

Seems the Thai government is using #Pegasus to spy on some of its citizens, per #CitzenLab
https://citizenlab.ca/2022/07/geckospy-pegasus-spyware-used-against-thailands-pro-democracy-movement/

@asa O you deleted what I was responding to. Whatever ...

@asa Well, I've lived in China. My incentives are the truth, that's my only bias.

“Amnesty’s apology suggests such pressure campaigns have an effect and will lead to increased self-censorship – in a situation where the evidence already indicates that there is a great deal of self-censorship, as Rovera pointed out.

The apology betrays the civilians who have been, and will be, used as human shields – putting them in lethal danger – over the coming months and potentially years of fighting. It means Ukrainian forces will feel even less pressure to rein in behaviour that amounts to a war crime.

Amnesty would never apologise to Russian partisans offended by a report on Russian war crimes. Its current apology indicates to the victims of Ukrainian human rights abuses that they are less worthy than the victims of Russian abuses.”

https://jonathancook.substack.com/p/why-is-amnesty-apologising-for-telling

@ropyro
Ah, thanks for the heads-up!

Today, cycling and came upon a herd (right word?) of geese relaxing in the shade. As soon as I pulled out my phone to take a picture, they launched into the water.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/gs4EeGtgBAHB3EUE8

@asa I don't see China as belligerent, but I do see America and NATO as belligerent.
You seem to accept the narrative that China is exterminating Uyghurs—Nothing could be further from the truth! China is trying to train them for useful skills needed in the 21st Century in educational camps, so that the unemployed youth don't become radicalized militants, which has happened. Some radicalized Uyghurs were fighting with the Islamic Militants in Syria! The West naturally wants to call these camps extermination one's,
but that's political propaganda.

I also don't agree with you about North Korea, but regardless, what happens internally in other countries is NONE of our business, unless one is empire building and wanting to rule the world.

@Theraviranjankr I would think it might be quite a bumpy ride, imagine going downhill ...

#china Yup I agree completely!
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/08/if-we-want-humanity-to-survive-we-must-cooperate-with-china

#cycling Heh it works with 2 half rear wheels!

I bet you have never seen anything like this and yes, it's fully working bicycle you can ride every day 😂This is how regular math looks: 0.5+0.5=1 so, in bi...

https://youtu.be/PX3A7GLtFqM

Despicable the way #germany is treating this family – all because the daughter is simply reporting the truth as a journalist.

The latest on the Assange situation:

#CIA spying on #assange "illegally" swept up US lawyers, journalists: Lawsuit https://www.newsweek.com/cia-spying-assange-illegally-swept-us-lawyers-journalists-lawsuit-1731570

Not a bad article from my current favourite Canadian publication, on #DeepFakes. The Walrus magazine.

Fighting AI with AI: The Battle against Deepfakes | The Walrus https://thewalrus.ca/fighting-ai-with-ai-the-battle-against-deepfakes