Politics affects life. If political news happens to be uplifting, it should be allowed.
Wolfeh
Misanthropic lycanthrope
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Wolfeh@lemmy.worldMto Uplifting News@lemmy.world•BREAKING: Defense Department reinstates gender-affirming care for trans troopsEnglish61·2 months agoTelling people to commit suicide, transphobia/dogwhistles, and violent language will not be tolerated. I have seen all of the above in this thread, and I have removed the comments.
Anyone continuing to post these comments will be banned as per the Lemmy.World Terms of Service Section 1.1 (“Attacks on people”) and Section 1.2 (“Discrimination against minority/at-risk groups”).
Neither this site nor this community allow transphobia or violent rhetoric.
I don’t think we need a rigid constitution or anything complicated. This community has been chugging along well so far.
The simpler and more straightforward the rules are, the better.
Wolfeh@lemmy.worldMto Uplifting News@lemmy.world•Gay cruise rescues refugees adrift in Gulf of MexicoEnglish13·4 months agoBecause most cruises aren’t gay cruises, which makes the fact this one was unusual and somewhat interesting
This. Exactly this.
“Two of the most reviled groups in America right now are the LGBTQ+ community and refugees. The fact that we were the ones lucky enough to help them, it feels really, really good.”
That’s the reason why the identity of the people on that cruise matters.
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
Wolfeh@lemmy.worldMto Uplifting News@lemmy.world•Gay cruise rescues refugees adrift in Gulf of MexicoEnglish3·4 months agoFirst off, is this the perspective of Uplifting News as a community?
I certainly hope not.
People smart enough to realize how much they don’t know are most likely to think that they aren’t smart… and it takes a certain level of intelligence to do that.
Wolfeh@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What were you wrong about for a long time? How did you realize you were wrong?10·9 months agoNothing wrong with being weird! Sometimes we all have to take Chances.
Wolfeh@lemmy.worldto science@lemmy.world•The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong181·10 months agoAh, the sound of Joe Rogan’s head exploding.
Wolfeh@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What's a phrase you hear a lot, but disagree with?49·11 months agoIn response to gross privacy violations from big companies and governments:
“If you’ve done nothing wrong, you’ve got nothing to fear.”
Wolfeh@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Tesla Steers Onto Train Tracks It Apparently Mistook for a Road, Police WarnEnglish134·1 year agoNews tomorrow: Police department retracts statement after Elon Musk lawsuit
Wolfeh@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Can Trump still run for president now that he's a convicted felon?18·1 year agoI exercise the right to bare arms as often as possible, and my farmer’s tan is proof of that.
Wolfeh@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Google search might be getting worse - and AI threatens to ruin it entirelyEnglish5·1 year agoMight be?
Wolfeh@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•FBI Made 'Inappropriate Use' of Foreign Surveillance Program To Spy on AmericansEnglish3·2 years agoNow I can’t unsee it.
Wolfeh@lemmy.worldto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Lemmy is so good right now because there are no kids hereEnglish2·2 years agoLemmy is so good right now because there’s no commercialization here.
By convincing ourselves that we can’t.