A Kantian Critique of "Sorry" by Justin Bieber
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Justin Bieber's "Sorry" is a song about regret, asking for forgiveness, and wanting another chance after having hurt someone. But philosophically speaking, what exactly makes an apology morally meaningful?Suranjan Das (decodingvibes.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RQobK48VFkPresident Trump is destroying the United States and must be impeached after the midterms elections. How did we lose our Constitution to the point where one man, one senile old fool, can take us to war?TonyWicher (The Duran)
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A US federal judge has overturned a controversial visa ban affecting nationals from 75 countries, marking a significant setback for President Trump's immigration policies.AFP (IOL)
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Palestinian shepherd testimony on the Israeli settler militia attack on their properties in Deir Sams, al-Samou', south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank yesterday.
The settlers assaulted the families, including women and children, before stealing more than 170 sheep from their farm.
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Israeli occupation forces detonate displaced Lebanese homes in Zawtar El Sharkiyeh, southern Lebanon.
Rentier capitalism protects finance, monopoly and inherited privilege while suppressing the mixed economy that once drove industrial development.Michael (Michael Hudson | On finance, real estate and the powers of neoliberalism)
Ce mercredi 19 août, l’association de promotion du vélo Cadr 67 a dénoncé sur les réseaux sociaux un étrange dispositif expérimental destiné à lutter contre les rodéos urbains.Monsieu Robote (Actu du vélo à Strasbourg)
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"If the occupation thinks we are going to leave [out homes], they are dreaming."
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Munder Difflin – Agent harness to run an office of your clones
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Chicopipe, Nicaragua, August 1985: Lest We Forget What Our Wars Really Mean My wife Lucy and I lived in Nicaragua (1985-1987) during the Contra War of the 1980s as members of the long-term team of Witness for Peace.James Phillips (CovertAction Magazine - Exposing Covert Action Since 1978)
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Zig’s io.threaded is neat
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Everyone says assembly is untyped—everyone is wrong
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TL;DR: I believe Odin's inline assembly is currently the best out of any language.The most important aspects are of this article listed below. I am not aware of any other assembly (GCC/Clang/Rust/Go...www.gingerbill.org
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