There’s laundry to do and a genocide to stop. There’s laundry to do and a genocide to stop. I have to eat better and also avoid a plague. My rent went up $150. I’ll need to pick up more shifts. Twenty people died in Rafah this morning and every major news outlet is stretching the limits of passive voice to suggest whole families may have leaped up through the air at missiles that otherwise had the right of way. I just got a notification that my student loan payments are starting up again and my phone isn’t charged. My cousin got COVID for a fourth time and can no longer work or walk or even feed himself. The person across from me on the L train seems to fashion themselves a punk rock revolutionary, but they’re not wearing a face mask, and that’s the kind of cognitive dissonance that makes me want to steal batteries. Fascists keep winning the primaries for both parties, and I think I gained a few pounds. The CDC just announced there’s no more speed limits on highways, and I think this Ativan is finally hitting. The NYPD farmer’s market only sells bad apples, have you heard that one? Listen, it’s warm today, too warm for March. But I don’t have time to think through the implications because there’s laundry to do and a genocide to stop.

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Traffic cameras have caught a white RAM 1500 pickup truck driving above the speed limit or running red lights more than 547 times since 2022. It belongs to an NYPD cop.

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apftwb @lemmy.world 1w ago

Best I can do for you is shoot your dog.

2w ago

This AI Tool Rips Off Open Source Software Without Violating Copyright

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apftwb @lemmy.world 2w ago

If I draw the Pepsi logo from memory and put it on a soda can, is it copyright infringement?

2w ago

Singaporean man executed for importing cannabis

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apftwb @lemmy.world 2w ago

I think they were referring to Chia Thye Poh and various other crackdowns of "commie scum" boogiemen. Its worth noting Singapore only became a country in the 60s.

As a result, and without ever facing indictment or criminal trial, he became one of the longest-serving political prisoners in the world. Restrictions on his civil rights remained in force for more than 32 years following his arrest, and the duration of his detention was often compared to that of Nelson Mandela, who spent over 27 years in prison following his conviction for treason, sabotage and other political crimes.[1]

(NCMPs kinda sorta address the issue of a single party system. Feels more like a bandaid at best and controlled opposition at worst)

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Singaporean man executed for importing cannabis

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Singaporean man executed for importing cannabis

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apftwb @lemmy.world 2w ago

https://theindependent.sg/massive-anti-drug-sweep-leads-to-104-arrests-over-281k-in-drugs-seized-across-island/

Singapore is small and the government is heavy handed in anything drug related. A "massive" anti drug sweep netted less cannabis than the smuggler in this post had.

https://www.mha.gov.sg/media-room/publications/compilation-of-drug-related-studies-and-surveys/

Based on the survey findings, it is estimated that about 0.7% of Singapore residents had consumed an illicit drug at least once in the last 12 months.

2w ago

Singaporean man executed for importing cannabis

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apftwb @lemmy.world 2w ago

"Oh that? That's my personal consumption kilo. Reason for visit? Business."

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apftwb @lemmy.world 2w ago

Cars should be outlawed

Driving and car ownership in Singapore is cartoonishly expensive and heavily regulated.

It probably will be outlawed in a decade or so.

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apftwb @lemmy.world 2w ago

Singapore's main party (PAP) doesn't fit cleanly in the western right-left paradigm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Action_Party

Center-right, Democratic socialist, anti-communist, "Communitarianism"

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apftwb @lemmy.world 2w ago

Singapore makes it extremely clear this is the punishment for smuggling any drugs.

This is what the paper disimberkment form used to look like before they switched to an electronic version. I think the electronic version says something similar.