queermunist

queermunist , 3 months ago to World News in China blocks use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers

They ban certain media properties and cultural imports, but they've been open for business to developers and industry my entire life. This recent wave is way different. This is an actual industrial supply-side commodity that is used in production, not a controversial movie.

Something new has been happening since America launched the chip tradewar and the performative attacks against Xinjiang province.

queermunist , 3 months ago to World News in China blocks use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers

No!!! You aren't allowed to do that! Only America is allowed to be protectionist 😠 😠 😠

queermunist , 3 months ago to Reddit in Reddit faces new reality after cashing in on its IPO

Wrong.

Reddit only needs to answer to shareholders. Users have never mattered.

queermunist , 3 months ago to World News in Palestinian town of Jericho names street after US soldier who set himself on fire

lol no one is becoming a fascist because we ask them to say mail carrier instead of mailman 🙄

And you know what makes women feel alienated? Being called men. Do we matter?

queermunist , 3 months ago to World News in Palestinian town of Jericho names street after US soldier who set himself on fire

Shooter, crack shot, sharpshooter, etc.

queermunist , 3 months ago to World News in Palestinian town of Jericho names street after US soldier who set himself on fire

The US Air Force doesn't get to decide what is and isn't gendered language.

queermunist , 3 months ago to World News in Palestinian town of Jericho names street after US soldier who set himself on fire

I don't think I care what the US Air Force calls people. The meaning of words is socially constructed, just like gender, and our society constructs "-man" as a gendered suffix. Male-as-default should be fought wherever it arises, even when the official government policy says otherwise.

Maybe especially when the government says otherwise, and Bushnell being trans (the evidence is certainly compelling) just makes this more important.

queermunist , 3 months ago to World News in Palestinian town of Jericho names street after US soldier who set himself on fire

She can also be an excellent sword fighter.

queermunist , 3 months ago to World News in Palestinian town of Jericho names street after US soldier who set himself on fire

I'm not the one that started this cringe reddit-style correction thread, as far as I'm concerned all soldiers are the same, but I'm sure as fuck not going to let shit like "airman is already the gender neutral term" go unchallenged because it very obviously isn't.

This is a comments section. None of this matters. This is exactly the time and place to talk about this. 🙄

queermunist , 3 months ago to World News in Palestinian town of Jericho names street after US soldier who set himself on fire

No, it's more like how we used to refer to all professions as being different kinds of men. Mailmen, firemen, policemen, etc. because men were the only ones with those jobs. I'm sure it's not intentionally gendered language, but it definitely is and we can change it if we want.

queermunist , 3 months ago to Fuck Cars in Rising microplastics in seas puts pressure on tyre industry | tires produce 78% of all microplastics on Earth by weight

The heavier the vehicle the more wear on the tires, and that works the other way around too. Bicycles are so lightweight that they don't shed rubber much faster tennis shoes.

queermunist , 4 months ago to Technology in Chinese-made phones are calling the shots in Africa as they beat global giants Samsung and Apple

A comforting lie.

The IMF loots countries that take loans and in contrast China forgives loans. The reason Africa is aligning more with China is because they're getting a better deal. If they really were just the same as the West then China wouldn't be winning the continent.

queermunist , 4 months ago to Technology in Chinese-made phones are calling the shots in Africa as they beat global giants Samsung and Apple

We exploit Africa. China has begun to take up Western marketshare in Africa because they're less exploitative and offer a better deal.

queermunist , 4 months ago to World News in Israeli troops gun down thousands of Palestinians awaiting aid in north Gaza

No, not really. There's a lot of whitewashing of US history, especially in textbooks. If you ask the average American they wouldn't even call anything the US did "genocide."

I recommend reading Lies My Teacher Told Me.

queermunist , 4 months ago to World News in Israeli troops gun down thousands of Palestinians awaiting aid in north Gaza

Excuse me, the US is still the king of genocide.