volkris @volkris@qoto.org

@65dBnoise because Biden doesn't believe the message he's been trying to sell to the American people all these years.

I think Americans realized that the guy just wasn't trustworthy, and so they voted for the guy who pretty much doesn't claim to be trustworthy in the first place.

@mastodonmigration but that's my point: fact is we are seeing them address those issues.

There's really not room for debate when we can pull up everything from governmental filings through independent recordings--and there are SO many YouTubers producing videos taken from the development site--showing the fact that they are progressing in their development on these matters.

In the end, facts matter, and we can see for ourselves today, fact is they are moving forward.

@pdiff1 @sundogplanets

@pop_justy No, you're missing that the ground order was part of the arrangement that is being followed.

We are watching the arrangement being followed right in front of us.

It's not like they launched outside of the arranged corridor or anything like that.

YES The filings with those entities do have within it potential for explosion and debris over international partners. That literally is part of the arrangement they made because everyone involved knows this is a experimental program with a serious likelihood of explosion.

That's why they created the area for the explosion to take place.

It is all there within the filings.

@pdiff1 @sundogplanets

@brenttoderian.bsky.social meh, it was a bipartisan effort to bring the service down.

It's not about right-wing oligarchs. It's about xenophobia in the larger population that elected the representatives that imposed on the platform.

@chris I don't think comparing it to BBC or CBC is really the apples to apples comparison you think it is...

@DukeDuke but none of that matters.

If you believe in God then all of those worldly concerns don't actually matter.

So it's not an interesting argument. You either believe or you don't. If you do, then you do.

@thetruthaddict The two are not mutually exclusive.

@argumento

Well right. Nobody anywhere should be optimistic about any of this. There is no real solution anywhere on any horizon, just two groups that are determined to keep fighting each other regardless of anything else or any other opinions.

They might get some hostages released, and that's nice.

But, as they say, peace is not an option.

Nobody with any authority has any commitment to a long-term peace.

@palestine

@cynblogger SCOTUS basically said that the law was valid, not that it had to be imposed.

So not really overriding the Court, more like overriding the Congress.

It is possible that Trump might be sued for violating the law if he ignores it and allows TikToc back online, but it would be a different case.

@AWolfInCheapClothing

@dmarti I think you're right. There are so many reasons for PRC not to allow the sale, even reasons that play into the xenophobic fears of the politicians that set this up.

I guess the Chinese government might like the income from the sale, but I don't think it's a huge benefit for them to receive that payment.

It seems like they have so many other reasons to block the sale even if it means they don't get that cash.

@manton how is it manipulative?

@PixysJourney No The Fedi absolutely does have algorithms, most importantly the chronological algorithm. And a lot of people don't think that algorithm is very good.

And it is also not as welcoming as you say. There have been so many giant disputes about who to allow and not allow. This is not a very tolerant platform.

We need to be honest about that stuff, especially if we want to change them. We can't fix problems that we don't acknowledge.

@altbot

@clew The rule right now is to make sure the debris path doesn't go where people live.

@simonbp

@simonbp I think you're missing that, yes, government is paying attention to this because they were highly involved in it. This plan was made with government. This is the development process that government wanted to see.

This isn't a tech bro thing. This is a development process that governments around the world have a huge stake in, and huge influence on.

And it's because the other platforms from Vulcan through New Glen don't offer the same potential as this one. Governments really want this to succeed and so they are working together with #SpaceX on getting it across the finish line.

@europesays they are two different things.

California has money. They can do it themselves without violating federal law.

@rolle The reason it matters where your instance is is because the person running your instance has control over your experience.

Really, this platform is a centralized platform. It's just centralized around instances.

You say centralized platforms have no future, but here we are.

@renzelen What specifically are you referring to?

@manton What rapidly intensifying crackdowns on the speech?

Mainstream Republicans have been consistently celebrating expansion of speech as they criticize the Biden administration, and "the deep state", for cracking down on speech.

I think you have that backwards.

@mastodonmigration What?

They absolutely have begun to address the more complex aspects. We're watching them address it right now.

Sounds like you haven't been following along because we see it with our own eyes.

@pdiff1 @sundogplanets

@pop_justy The relevant interest holders, corporate, local, state, national, and international, all weighed in and analyzed the situation and said that the Gulf of Mexico is a perfectly fine place to do this testing with sufficient safety factors in place.

Notice anything different? Yeah it's a different place. But you notice anything similar? Both locations have passed the test as safe places to conduct this operation.

You personally might have a different opinion, good for you, but it's not up to you and your opinion.

After consultation with the relevant experts, and a ton, a ton of analysis, both locations are good ones for this work.

@pdiff1 @sundogplanets