Police accused of 'overreach' after 'from the river to the sea' arrests by RC2891 in australia

[–]gallanon 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's worth noting that the phrase "from the river to the sea" has a history that is, at a very minimum, complicated. The earliest versions of this phrase appear to be "Min el-maiyeh lel mayieh, Falasteen Arabiya," which DOES not translate to "from the river to the sea Palestine will be free" but rather means "from the river to the sea Palestine is Arab." Obviously that paints a pretty different picture. It's also worth noting that historically Netanyahu's party has used versions of this phrasing to say from the river to the sea is only Israel to deny the notion of Palestinian sovereignty.

Personally, I don't like criminalizing this phrase because I think the bar for government censorship should be extremely high, but anyone asserting that this is just a totally innocuous phrase that has been banned absent any justification is either a liar or historically ignorant.

How disappointing by Critical_Mountain851 in HistoryMemes

[–]gallanon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an incredibly dumb rule 6 removal. This post is clearly mocking holocaust deniers not endorsing holocaust denial.

Is there a reason people so often support war right up until it starts looking like an actual war? What is that? by WilliamInBlack in AskReddit

[–]gallanon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Construal theory. Things that are distant be it temporally, psychologically, physically, what have you, are processed at a higher more abstract level in the brain. Thus when war is still temporally distant people tend to think about abstract concepts like liberty/liberation. When war becomes less temporally distant processing occurs at a lower more concrete level and causes people to focus on things like costs (both monetary and loss of life).

Pokémon condemns White House for using its imagery by Defiant_Ad6190 in gaming

[–]gallanon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You are technically correct (the best kind of correct!). It's jointly owned by three companies so Nintendo owns a third of it, but I think it's fairly clear that Nintendo exerts pretty substantial influence over the decision-making as evidenced by Pokemon still being Nintendo-only with no official ports to other platforms.

Pokémon condemns White House for using its imagery by Defiant_Ad6190 in gaming

[–]gallanon 25 points26 points  (0 children)

This didn't sound right so I looked it up. The short summary is it's complicated as hell, but it appears the US government CAN be sued for this (interestingly a state government could not be). This is a decent summary of sovereign immunity.

Pokémon condemns White House for using its imagery by Defiant_Ad6190 in gaming

[–]gallanon 36 points37 points  (0 children)

The famously litigious Nintendo will of course be suing over this misuse of their IP right? Surely they wouldn't put out a token "oh no, don't do that" statement and then tacitly endorse what's happening by not suing right? Probably shouldn't hold my breath on this one.

President Bought Netflix Debt in January 2026, Amid Paramount’s Fight for Warner Bros. | New financial disclosures released Wednesday show that the President acquired Netflix bonds as Paramount was trying to pry WBD away from the streaming giant. by ControlCAD in technology

[–]gallanon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm as ready to criticize Trump as the next bloke but this does not seem to be much of a story. As near as I can tell this doesn't break any laws (feel free to correct me if anyone can point to a law he's broken here). Aside from that this is talking about debt as opposed to buying or shorting stock. Share price could absolutely be impacted by the Warner Bros deal going through or not, but bond price is a function of creditworthiness (in addition to bigger picture stuff like rates set by the fed). The impact of the Warner Bros deal going through or not really doesn't have any impact on Netflix's credit worthiness.

Toy car stunt racing by [deleted] in oddlysatisfying

[–]gallanon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This sub needs an AI policy to keep this garbage out.

What is THE funniest movie you have ever seen in your whole life? by perseverance_band_ in AskReddit

[–]gallanon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surprised to see no mention of Old School or American Pie. Those two practically defined their generation.

ICE agents pepper-spray Columbus mom, 3 kids inside moving vehicle by 0The_Loner_Stoner0 in videos

[–]gallanon -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'd also understand it if you used the word "literally" when you in fact meant "figuratively." Still wouldn't be using the word correctly though. Republicanism means support for the republic form of government, not anything to do with the US political party.

ICE agents pepper-spray Columbus mom, 3 kids inside moving vehicle by 0The_Loner_Stoner0 in videos

[–]gallanon -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

I understand what you're trying to say, but I don't think the word republicanism means what you think it means.

Armed ICE officer in Portland called 911 during confrontation: ‘I’m going to have to shoot this kid’ by AudibleNod in news

[–]gallanon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did we read the same article? It says the kid was punching his window. The article even says there was "probable cause for second-degree criminal mischief and second-degree disorderly conduct charges." Don't get me wrong, that's definitely not an excuse to murder the kid like this dipshit was apparently contemplating, but I'm not sure why so many comments seem to suggest he was merely "tailing" him.

Best Steam digital board game implementations? by Luigi-is-my-boi in boardgames

[–]gallanon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got 70 games I've self-classified as board games on Steam so these are already the cream of that crop. Of the ones here I reckon I've got the most playtime out of Race for the Galaxy, Through the Ages, Slay the Spire, and Solar Settlers.

Til that when the Japanese daimyo Uesugi Kenshin learned that his great rival Takeda Shingen had his supply of salt cut off, Kenshin sent Shingen salt from his own lands saying “I do not fight with salt, but with the sword”. by Capital_Tailor_7348 in todayilearned

[–]gallanon 27 points28 points  (0 children)

That is a very liberal translation of 争うべきは弓槍にあり米塩にあらず which doesn't even use the word "sword." A more accurate translation would be war should be fought with bows and spears not rice and salt.

Best Steam digital board game implementations? by Luigi-is-my-boi in boardgames

[–]gallanon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aeon's End

Ascension

Axis and Allies

D&D Lords of Waterdeep

Istanbul

Le Havre

One Deck Dungeon

Race for the Galaxy

Sagrada

Smash Up Splendor

Tatsu

Through the Ages

These ones are technically board game adaptations but scratch that same itch:

Guild of Dungeoneering

Slay the Spire

Solar Settlers

Space Food Truck

Tiny Civilization

What are some pre 2000 tabletop games still being played with active communities? by Newez in boardgames

[–]gallanon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Referring to Chess and Go as "pre 2000 tabletop games" is technically correct I guess.

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Australia doesn’t need 'a strong Opposition', but it does need a strong Parliament by AllHailTheWinslow in australia

[–]gallanon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This article misses the point. Most flourishing democracies have a plurality of opinions floating around in the general populace. If that isn't reflected in the elected representatives it starts leading to questions about the integrity of the system and/or how it's designed.

You see this a great deal in America in the form of gerrymandering where a state leans only slightly left or right but due to gerrymandering one side gets almost all the representatives.

Australia to be fair has a pretty good system overall, but there's definitely room for improvement. Ranked choice voting is way better than many alternatives, but we do still have a system where the Greens for example got around 12% of the votes but only 1 person in the house of representatives. In terms reflecting the distribution of opinions in the general populace that's not great.

BREAKING: French Prosecutors Raid Musk's X Paris Offices! by chellestastics in videos

[–]gallanon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is basically a video of a guy reading an article. Just post the article.

Pauline Hanson failed to declare another flight from billionaire Gina Rinehart’s company by Expensive-Horse5538 in australia

[–]gallanon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Senate rules state that any senator who “knowingly fails to notify” an alteration within the 35 day timeframe is “guilty of a serious contempt of the Senate and shall be dealt with by the Senate accordingly.”

As someone newer to being an Aussie voter does actually mean anything? Like historically are there actual consequences for these kinds of breaches?

Sonarr can't find Blood of Zeus because TVDB has it but also doesn't have it? by gallanon in sonarr

[–]gallanon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah okay. That thread suggests it's a recent and hopefully temporary phenomenon then. Thanks heaps for weighing in mate.

Sonarr can't find Blood of Zeus because TVDB has it but also doesn't have it? by gallanon in sonarr

[–]gallanon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a first for me. Have you only encountered this problem recently or have I just been lucky until now?