#controversy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #controversy, aggregated by home.social.
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The CEO of Shopify is contemptuous of democracy
https://www.jakelandau.ca/p/the-ceo-of-shopify-is-contemptuous
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49077362
#HackerNews #Shopify #CEO #Democracy #Controversy #Business #Ethics #Tech #News
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The CEO of Shopify is contemptuous of democracy
https://www.jakelandau.ca/p/the-ceo-of-shopify-is-contemptuous
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49077362
#HackerNews #Shopify #CEO #Democracy #Controversy #Business #Ethics #Tech #News
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Jarit Johnson Sued #UnfinishedBusiness
l.smartnews.com/p-87UcQhnW/Xvjpjlhttps://chiefxpressdog.net/2026/07/26/jarit-johnson-sued-unfinishedbusiness/
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Jarit Johnson Sued #UnfinishedBusiness
l.smartnews.com/p-87UcQhnW/Xvjpjlhttps://chiefxpressdog.net/2026/07/26/jarit-johnson-sued-unfinishedbusiness/
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#Books #Teaching #Controversy
I've read books by angry people, and I've taken a college class taught by an earnest convert who disdained those who hold to his former beliefs. I've also sat on a commisison that had to consider complaints by offended, upset people. In none of this cases did I start out with a position in the matter.In my experience, stridency weakens arguments. At the least, it gets in my way when I consider the positions--even if it elicits sympathy, this may be coupled with suspicion. Commonly, it raises a "Why are they protesting so hard?" flag. Almost always, my response is "Argue with them, not with me; just present your understandings. If I want theirs, I'll go to them. If you describe their positions, if you provide curated excerpts of what they say, it looks sketchy. The best you can do for someone who rolls the way i do is to say, "There are others who differ with me. Here are some references/links where you can look at their reasoning."
How do I respond?
I withdrew from the class, after giving it almost three months.
In conversation, I move on when I can tactfully quash a diatribe (against some other, but delivered to me), I'm making allowances for someone I care about who's hurting.
I've a similar experience with books.
When I sit on a commission, I struggle to listen for documentable who-what-when-where-amount facts. Whether the emotional overlay tugs at me or irritates me, either way it's not what I'm tasked to consider, primarily.
TBC -
#Books #Teaching #Controversy
I've read books by angry people, and I've taken a college class taught by an earnest convert who disdained those who hold to his former beliefs. I've also sat on a commisison that had to consider complaints by offended, upset people. In none of this cases did I start out with a position in the matter.In my experience, stridency weakens arguments. At the least, it gets in my way when I consider the positions--even if it elicits sympathy, this may be coupled with suspicion. Commonly, it raises a "Why are they protesting so hard?" flag. Almost always, my response is "Argue with them, not with me; just present your understandings. If I want theirs, I'll go to them. If you describe their positions, if you provide curated excerpts of what they say, it looks sketchy. The best you can do for someone who rolls the way i do is to say, "There are others who differ with me. Here are some references/links where you can look at their reasoning."
How do I respond?
I withdrew from the class, after giving it almost three months.
In conversation, I move on when I can tactfully quash a diatribe (against some other, but delivered to me), I'm making allowances for someone I care about who's hurting.
I've a similar experience with books.
When I sit on a commission, I struggle to listen for documentable who-what-when-where-amount facts. Whether the emotional overlay tugs at me or irritates me, either way it's not what I'm tasked to consider, primarily.
TBC -
Pentagon Says Some Servicemember Deaths Don’t Count in Iran War
Soldiers die in war. But ever since the death toll in Vietnam broke a generation’s appetite for war,…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #controversy #DonaldTrump #Iran #iranwar
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Apoorva Mukhija reflects on the emotional toll of the 'India's Got Latent' controversy and shares how Sufi Motiwala supported her during the difficult phase. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/apoorva-mukhija-suicidal-thoughts-indias-got-latent-controversy---kezt2ncq?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ApoorvaMukhija #IndiasGotLatent #MentalHealth #Controversy
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🚨 STOP THE PRESSES: #Codeberg has bravely taken a stand against #cryptocurrency projects, a decision as groundbreaking as banning disco music in 2026. 🕺💾 A riveting 1-commit saga unfolds, undoubtedly shaking the #blockchain world to its very core. 😂🔗
https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/org/pulls/1254 #Controversy #News #Tech #News #Comedy #HackerNews #ngated -
🚨 STOP THE PRESSES: #Codeberg has bravely taken a stand against #cryptocurrency projects, a decision as groundbreaking as banning disco music in 2026. 🕺💾 A riveting 1-commit saga unfolds, undoubtedly shaking the #blockchain world to its very core. 😂🔗
https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/org/pulls/1254 #Controversy #News #Tech #News #Comedy #HackerNews #ngated -
Taylor Farms Lettuce Controversy
share.newsbreak.com/j23pqd95https://chiefxpressdog.net/2026/07/22/taylor-farms-lettuce-controversy/
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Taylor Farms Lettuce Controversy
share.newsbreak.com/j23pqd95https://chiefxpressdog.net/2026/07/22/taylor-farms-lettuce-controversy/
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Shwetha broke her silence after personal attacks were allegedly used to divert attention from core issues. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/shwetha-menon-power-group-hema-committee-report-qu8r14tb?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ShwethaMenon #AMMA #Controversy #KeralaNews
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🚨ALERT🚨: #VPN fanboy discovers CEOs are human! 🤯 #Mullvad, once the golden child of VPNs, is now scandalized by a donation shocker 💸. Apparently, funding controversial politics is more offensive than, say, privacy violations, because it hurts the feelings of the self-righteous internet police. 🙄
https://moonwriting.blog/i-m-done-with-mullvad #Scandal #CEOHumanity #InternetPolice #Controversy #HackerNews #ngated -
🚨ALERT🚨: #VPN fanboy discovers CEOs are human! 🤯 #Mullvad, once the golden child of VPNs, is now scandalized by a donation shocker 💸. Apparently, funding controversial politics is more offensive than, say, privacy violations, because it hurts the feelings of the self-righteous internet police. 🙄
https://moonwriting.blog/i-m-done-with-mullvad #Scandal #CEOHumanity #InternetPolice #Controversy #HackerNews #ngated -
Santy Sharma says YouTube permanently removed his channel after his CJP remark sparked controversy. Here's what happened. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/why-did-santy-sharma-lose-his-youtube-channel-after-cockroach-janata-party-comment-dvso7qj8?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SantySharma #CockroachJanataParty #Controversy
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Drama in the final! Spain’s goal wiped out by VAR, but they fight back to win the World Cup! https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/football/spain-argentina-world-cup-final-disallowed-goal-var-controversy-d9so1v3x?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #WorldCupFinal #VAR #SpainVsArgentina #WorldCup2026 #Controversy
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George #Lucas Says #AI Is “The #Future” of #Cinema: “There’s Nothing You Can Do About It”
source: worldofreel.com/blog/2026/7/14…
#Nolan is one of the few people in #Hollywood who still speaks out against AI: theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/…
#news #entertainment #movie #industry #economy #business #technology #work #finance #future #controversy #Filmmaker
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H&M starts rolling out #AIClones for modeling, photographers not happy: https://zorz.it/lZTjx
#MattGrowcoot #HAndM #AIModel #controversy #FashionModels #FashionPhotography #modeling #GenerativeAI #industry
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H&M starts rolling out #AIClones for modeling, photographers not happy: https://zorz.it/lZTjx
#MattGrowcoot #HAndM #AIModel #controversy #FashionModels #FashionPhotography #modeling #GenerativeAI #industry
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Actor Dia Mirza has opened up about the beauty standards women face in the entertainment industry, revealing that the most unsolicited advice to alter her appearance has always come from men. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/dia-mirza-reveals-men-pressured-her-to-change-her-body-bhvdj4tk?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DiaMirza #Bollywood #Controversy #Beauty
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Flock CEO Apologizes for Calling Activists 'Terrorists'
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48951595
#HackerNews #FlockCEO #FlockApology #Activism #Controversy #TechNews #SocialResponsibility
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Flock CEO Apologizes for Calling Activists 'Terrorists'
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48951595
#HackerNews #FlockCEO #FlockApology #Activism #Controversy #TechNews #SocialResponsibility
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Luigi Pantisano, the leader of Die Linke (The Left Party), strongly criticized the ZDF management for excluding rapper Danger Dan and pianist Igor Levit from th... https://news.osna.fm/?p=55794 | #news #censorship #citing #controversy #criticize
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Luigi Pantisano, the leader of Die Linke (The Left Party), strongly criticized the ZDF management for excluding rapper Danger Dan and pianist Igor Levit from th... https://news.osna.fm/?p=55794 | #news #censorship #citing #controversy #criticize
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Pope Leo Misguides The People
l.smartnews.com/p-84mxNMPe/fLxPDehttps://chiefxpressdog.net/2026/07/17/pope-leo-misguides-the-people/
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Pope Leo Misguides The People
l.smartnews.com/p-84mxNMPe/fLxPDehttps://chiefxpressdog.net/2026/07/17/pope-leo-misguides-the-people/
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DJI Used an AI-Generated ‘Person’ In an Ad, Angering the Actual Humans Who Buy Products https://petapixel.com/2026/07/16/dji-used-an-ai-generated-person-in-an-ad-angering-the-actual-humans-who-buy-products/ #artificialintelligence #advertisement #controversy #socialmedia #Opinion #tiktok #News #dji #ad #ai
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DJI Used an AI-Generated ‘Person’ In an Ad, Angering the Actual Humans Who Buy Products https://petapixel.com/2026/07/16/dji-used-an-ai-generated-person-in-an-ad-angering-the-actual-humans-who-buy-products/ #artificialintelligence #advertisement #controversy #socialmedia #Opinion #tiktok #News #dji #ad #ai
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Argentina could face scrutiny from FIFA over the banner display. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/football/argentina-england-football-falklands-banner-history-tensions-jpyzhc9b?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Argentina #PoliticalBanner #Controversy #Falklandsbanner
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Former GOP operative reveals journalist's controversial past and current activities
📰 Original title: Mystery 'reporter' outside Mitch McConnell's hospital has bizarre viral past: analyst
🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️ -
Trump Is Leading a ‘Forever War’ in Iran. You’re Paying for It
Is the United States at war in Iran? The simplest answer is yes, although you’d be forgiven for…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #controversy #DonaldTrump #Iran #iranwar
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RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@grahamperrin/116916873674213028
Why did I intentionally mash things up, in my October 2025 post to Reddit?
Because I wanted to ask something about AI.
I knew that what I truly wanted to post would be immediately hijacked by selfish anti-AI protesters who had zero interest in helping me.
So, I intentionally mashed my AI-related question with an unrelated controversial statement by a FreeBSD committer: "There is very little official about the FreeBSD forums. …". I refrained from providing a source for the quote – so readers could not easily identify the name of the committer.
The controversy of the mash-up made my post popular. I paid the expected price – people lying about me in The FreeBSD Forums, ad hominem abuse in Reddit, and so on – but ultimately, the ulterior motive worked:
― I gained an LLM-oriented answer.
cc @gumnos
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RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@grahamperrin/116916873674213028
Why did I intentionally mash things up, in my October 2025 post to Reddit?
Because I wanted to ask something about AI.
I knew that what I truly wanted to post would be immediately hijacked by selfish anti-AI protesters who had zero interest in helping me.
So, I intentionally mashed my AI-related question with an unrelated controversial statement by a FreeBSD committer: "There is very little official about the FreeBSD forums. …". I refrained from providing a source for the quote – so readers could not easily identify the name of the committer.
The controversy of the mash-up made my post popular. I paid the expected price – people lying about me in The FreeBSD Forums, ad hominem abuse in Reddit, and so on – but ultimately, the ulterior motive worked:
― I gained an LLM-oriented answer.
cc @gumnos
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West Virginia Police Department Fired
l.smartnews.com/p-84bvS18d/DFdaRbhttps://chiefxpressdog.net/2026/07/13/west-virginia-police-department-fired/
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West Virginia Police Department Fired
l.smartnews.com/p-84bvS18d/DFdaRbhttps://chiefxpressdog.net/2026/07/13/west-virginia-police-department-fired/
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#Chicago #parkingmeters to be owned by #brutal private-equity #ICE contractors?
https://youtu.be/xxCgYxebre4?si=OuvyptcLTREjR_Nv
@katabu #katabughazaleh #icecontractors #stonepeak #controversy #usury #usurious #tax #taxdollars #taxation #statetax #fuckice -
#TheView_ #ABCFCCInvestigation
l.smartnews.com/p-83t3mMyQ/4O4Ik5https://chiefxpressdog.net/2026/07/11/theview_-abcfccinvestigation/
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Oh, look! 🍏 #Apple thinks it invented the concept of #creativity and is suing #OpenAI for daring to have ideas. Because, of course, the only secrets worth stealing are from the geniuses who brought us the revolutionary #dongle. 🙄🔐
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/technology/apple-openai-lawsuit.html #Lawsuit #Controversy #HackerNews #ngated -
Freelance Photographers Balk at New Wall Street Journal Contract https://petapixel.com/2026/07/10/freelance-photographers-balk-at-new-wall-street-journal-contract/ #wallstreetjournal #photojournalism #controversy #Industry #industry #News #asmp #nppa #wsj
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Paul Pelosi #VehicularHomicide_#KilledBrother
l.smartnews.com/p-82UtHJ8Q/lY8coNhttps://chiefxpressdog.net/2026/07/10/paul-pelosi-vehicularhomicide_killedbrother/
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Maroon 5 #TouringOnNarcotics #Cocaine
m.facebook.com/story.phphttps://chiefxpressdog.net/2026/07/07/maroon-5-touringonnarcotics-cocaine/
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Mullvad's co-founder is bankrolling the far right
https://korben.info/en/mullvad-cofounder-funding-far-right.html
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48816426
#HackerNews #Mullvad #FarRight #Funding #Controversy #OnlinePrivacy #Cybersecurity #News
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Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!, released in 1996
Released for: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Point-and-click; Adventure
Comedy, Erotic
dating, gambling, dark humor, easter egg, dice, nudity, sexual content, voice acting, cartoon cutscene, profanity, controversy, alien abduction, infinite pockets, male protagonist, suggestive themes, gog preservation program, scummvm compatible
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/leisure-suit-larry-love…
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #dating #gambling #darkhumor #easteregg #dice #nudity #sexualcontent #voiceacting #cartooncutscene #profanity #controversy #alienabduction #infinitepockets #maleprotagonist #suggestivethemes #gogpreservationprogram #scummvmcompatible #linux #win #mac #dos #comedy #erotic -
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/05/autism-extreme-male-brain-simon-baron-cohen. I am extremely glad to hear it! This from Professor Simon Baron-Cohen is somewhat late in the day, @KatyElphinstone. "Baron-Cohen has previously sparked #controversy in the #autism #community, dating back to his 'extreme male brain' theory, which was criticised for framing autism as an #empathy deficit & reinforcing #gender stereotypes. In fact... his own #research showed... autistic people tend to differ in cognitive #empathy... but not affective empathy..."
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Educators disciplined over Charlie Kirk posts are securing big payouts
#HackerNews #Educators #Discipline #Charlie #Kirk #Payouts #Controversy #News
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EU commissioners shut down air conditioning for employees, leave theirs on
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-commission-heatwave-hq-forced-shut-down-air-conditioning-europe/
#HackerNews #EUCommissioners #AirConditioning #Controversy #Heatwave #Europe #Accountability
