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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Tell that to Chelsea Manning.

Sure, the US is mostly freer with information than a country that is unabashedly authoritarian. But ask Ron DeSantis what he was doing at Guantanamo, or the CIA what they did in Latin America. If you don't think the US hides plenty from its citizens, you haven't been paying attention.

Our Tianimen Square was Kent State, or maybe the MOVE Bombing, or all of the documented police violence against protesters and marginalized people. Fat lot of good it does that we can talk about them when nothing changes.

I think it makes more sense to hold our government to account than point out the flaws of people we don't like.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's not what (((elites))) mean to Republicans.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Everyone knows the moon landing was faked at a secret soundstage on Mars!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago (28 children)

Americans will post a meme about Tianimen Square while eating a Chiquita banana.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I will not stand idly by for this good natured ribbing of my man Geordi! Harrumph! Harrumph, I say! 😾

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Actual footage of the Reddit Bureau of Investigation helping me find my "long lost sister".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

This is Tina Fey, most popular for her time on SNL and as Liz Lemon on 30 Rock. I'm lost beyond that though.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

Conservatives are passionate about "free speech" because "free speech" is much more politically viable than "calling people slurs".

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Thank you for your service.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The treatments were black-and-white painted stripes, black painted stripes, and no stripes (all-black body surface). Recorded fly-repelling behaviors were head throw, ear beat, leg stamp, skin twitch, and tail flick. Photo images of the right side of each cow were taken using a commercial digital camera after every observation and biting flies on the body and each leg were counted from the photo images. Here we show that the numbers of biting flies on Japanese Black cows painted with black-and-white stripes were significantly lower than those on non-painted cows and cows painted only with black stripes

Black paint was not as effective as black and white paint.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The treatments were black-and-white painted stripes, black painted stripes, and no stripes (all-black body surface). Recorded fly-repelling behaviors were head throw, ear beat, leg stamp, skin twitch, and tail flick. Photo images of the right side of each cow were taken using a commercial digital camera after every observation and biting flies on the body and each leg were counted from the photo images. Here we show that the numbers of biting flies on Japanese Black cows painted with black-and-white stripes were significantly lower than those on non-painted cows and cows painted only with black stripes

The study says that zebra markings repels flies.

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