I fully support the autonomous right of all people to make informed decisions about their own lives and on paper the idea is a no-brainer.
But unless the legislation surrounding it is very, very tight it could easily be misused or abused. We already live in societies where people with disabilities - particularly learning based disabilities - are seen as having less value. I have overheard conversations where people pass comment on people with disabilities such as "Can't be much of a life", "would've been better for them if they'd died at birth" etc etc.
Amongst the first group of people the Nazi's targeted were people with disabilities that they referred to as 'useless eaters' and subhuman.
I'm not suggesting that laws allowing self-euthanasia are akin to fascism so don't Godwin me. All I'm saying is that without very strong legislation and a lot of checks, laws like this can be used to justify a lot of things.
What I'd really like is LibreWolf level privacy protection whilst the browser is running but that allows me to retain cache, history etc but also encrypts everything locally when the browser is closed and is password protected and only decrypts everything when the password is entered.
Much like my fellow English folk in this thread, I wasn't sure what they even were. The only times I've ever had them is on an egg mcmuffin at the local Mickey D's.
This feels like a filler post. What can we usefully learn about a browser that's over a year away from an alpha release?
We will get whatever companies and algorithms push at us, just like social media. The idea that media is tailored to us is a bit of a myth in my opinion when that tailoring can be overridden at the whim of an advertiser paying more than the competition.
I'm also not sure that tailoring things is really good for personal growth. Of course we all have tastes and prefer certain genres in terms of things like games, books, movies, music etc but having just tailored content seems like a bit of a dead end street where its more and more difficult to find experiences you've never even considered, let alone tried.
Freedom of speech but no freedom of thought.
a list of the people I subscribe to, to quickly view their content
One of the left side (on a desktop browser) menu headings is 'Lists'. Click that, create a new one called whatever you like. You can then add people to that list.
Not quite the same thing but close - and more discerning maybe. There's also a 'following' header which is literally exactly what you're after.
Did you read the article? To hold an event, you need a place for the event to take place in. The venues were the ones who cancelled, not the campaigner.
The Normans were Vikings - the then Frankish King, Charles, gave them land in north France if they agreed to shut the fuck up and stop murdering everyone in sight. They become known as 'Northmen' which contracted to 'Norsemen' which contracted to 'Norman'.
Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin unavailable for comment.
Possibly too esoteric a reference but if you know, you know etc.
The people leaving Twitter right now want Twitter minus Elon. That's Bluesky. They've heard a couple of their Twitter follows mention it and they've gone to their app store where they find an app called Bluesky, install it and easily join and start using it. Once they do they are finding it pretty straightforward to find people they used to follow on Twitter.
That's all people want.
Yeah, we broke away from TST in around 2018. Too centralised, too controlling, with concerning owners. We also have a couple of US Orders these days (Steel City in Pittsburgh and House of Heretics in Seattle).
And it'll stay that way until people use, and keep using, this space. So, to use an overused phrase, be the change you want to see :)
Hence why the Satanic org I'm part of are currently running our Satan Not Hatin' campaign :)
How To Make An Apple Pie From Scratch has the recipe for that.
(Seriously, it's a great read - one of my favourite popular science reads since, well, since Sagan.)
They are not TST-affiliated, more like an old style LaVeyan group.
The Satanic org I'm a member of also have a Chilean Order and I know the two orgs have talked but their LaVeyan-ism (i.e. libertarian/Ayn Rand type of Objectivism) doesn't really align with us.
Mainstream social media track and identify in non-obvious ways such as browser fingerprinting. If you're on a federated open source social media site then there's none of that. If you use a VPN (and if you can't afford one, Proton offer a free tier) or Tor browser to mask your IP and you're using a non personally identifiable email address that goes a long way towards protecting yourself.
Beyond that, never posting identifying info about yourself such as the place you live, including the State, will protect you even further.
But I do agree that using an E2EE service is the best way to communicate.
Contra Odium, Various Artists, 2024
Forgive me pushing my own stuff here. As some of you know I'm a member of an atheistic Satanic organisation. We are currently running a campaign against the incursion of the far right and hate into various alt music scenes, including metal, called Satan Not Hatin'.
Today we have released a compilation album on Bandcamp called Contra Odium ("Against Hate") featuring the music of thirteen of the Satan Not Hatin' participants. They're all metal bands (plus a couple of punks) on the album and its a real mix of subgenres - Black Metal, Doom, Post, Gothic, Sludge.
Proceeds from the album will be divided amongst participating Orders (UK, Sweden, Pittsburgh and Seattle) and in turn passed on in full to charities local to each Order:
- GOS UK: The Sophie Lancaster Foundation and Hope Not Hate
- House of Heretics (Seattle): The Lavender Rights Project
- Satanistiska samfundet (GOS Sweden): Transammans
- GOS: Steel City (Pittsburgh): Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
Contra Odium, A Compilation Album Against Hate Is Out Now
Satan Not Hatin' - our campaign to tackle hate and the far-right in alt music scenes such as metal, punk, goth, industrial etc has released a compilation album on Bandcamp called Contra Odium ("Against Hate") featuring the music of thirteen of the Satan Not Hatin' participants.
Proceeds from the album will be divided amongst participating Orders (UK, Sweden, Pittsburgh and Seattle) and in turn passed on in full to charities local to each Order:
- GOS UK: The Sophie Lancaster Foundation and Hope Not Hate
- House of Heretics (Seattle): The Lavender Rights Project
- Satanistiska samfundet (GOS Sweden): Transammans
- GOS: Steel City (Pittsburgh): Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
Exclusive: ‘I have carried this belief with me throughout my entire adult life’, former first lady writes in memoir
Melania Trump made an extraordinary declaration in an eagerly awaited memoir to be published a month from election day: she is a passionate supporter of a woman’s right to control her own body – including the right to abortion.
“It is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their preference of having children, based on their own convictions, free from any intervention or pressure from the government,” the Republican nominee’s wife writes, amid a campaign in which Donald Trump’s threats to women’s reproductive rights have played a central role.
“Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body? A woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes.
“Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is the same as denying her control over her own body. I have carried this belief with me throughout my entire adult life.”
UK Enters 'Age of Atheism' (apparently)
Experts say the UK is entering its first atheist age
An interesting article in The Independent claims the UK is now officially in its first ever 'Age of Atheism' as there are now more atheists than theists in the UK.
Clearly great news but makes it even more of a mystery why we still have 26 christian bishops appointed to law making positions in the House of Lords, why swearing on the bible is still a thing, why kids are still legally obliged to be force fed christian content in schools and why christian nationalists are on the rise amongst Tory MP's.
We won't stop until its all gone.
Satan Not Hatin' Campaign Announces 'Contra Odium' - An Album Against Hate
Global Order of Satan and Satan Not Hatin' are thrilled to announce "Contra Odium" ("Against Hate"), a compilation album which will feature songs from some of our Satan Not Hatin' participants in support of charities who do work supporting victims of hate or who support musicians local to each of our participating Orders (Global Order of Satan - United Kingdom, House of Heretics, Satanistiska samfundet and Global Order of Satan: Steel City). To see who we're supporting and full details of this release head to the Event page
Our Anti-Hate Music Campaign, Satan Not Hatin' Signs Up Its 200th Participant And Radio Show Announced
Last week, our "Satan Not Hatin'" campaign - set up to challenge hate and far-right extremism in alt music scenes - welcomed it's 200th opt-in participant. That's 200 artists, bands, record labels, promoters, venues and other organisations not prepared to tolerate hate.
As well as the documentary on the project (which is still being shot), a Stockholm based radio show, Trigger, have announced they will be dedicating an episode to the campaign and playing bands that are participating!
You can read more about the campaign at it's dedicated website and details of how to access the Trigger episode (either as its broadcast via their website or the next day on their Mixcloud account) are also on the site.
Sweden Rising - The Return of Satanistiska samfundet
We are delighted to welcome back our dear friends in Sweden, Satanistiska samfundet, as an official Order of Global Order of Satan after a hiatus of a couple of years. As the right-wing religious threat grows across Europe, Satanism in Sweden has seen an uptake in interest and after a surge in membership applications GOS Sweden are now ready to once again stand with us in active opposition. You can find them in the following places:
- Official website - you can apply for membership here too.
- Facebook Page
- Discord Server
(side note - I'm hoping to get them active on the Fediverse too!).
Strange sudden issue rendering pages
Two days ago, LW started behaving very oddly. It suddenly stopped rendering pages - but only on some sites. For example, the default Lemmy skin is fine but the Alexandrite skin is not. The BBC website doesn't work either. A few others seemingly totally random.
The domain resolves and it makes the initial connection and then it takes up to a minute of doing nothing and then just craps out, unable to render the page. Checking the Inspector reveals no errors or warnings and the network inspector is making a connection but not loading anything other than headers and basic tags.
The page presents no errors it just shows a blank screen. <html> <head> and <body> tags load but nothing else.
All these pages work fine in all other browsers I've tested in (floorp, Mullvad, vanilla FFox and Brave).
Details: LibreWolf 128.0-2 (flatpak) on LMDE (Faye).
Any clues, pointers or advice very gratefully received. I love the browser and have it set up just how I like it so don't really want to switch to another.
Satan Not Hatin' and GOSPod Updates
Firstly, in an amusing turn of events YouTube removed the latest episode of GOSPod from their site. The reason? The episode - the subject of which was Satanic conspiracy theories - briefly mentioned the antivaxxers and YT said we were peddling medical misinformation. We appealed but nope. You can still hear the episode in all other places listed here.
Secondly, the S8N Not H8N campaign now has its own dedicated website as its was just getting too big (over 130 participants now) for one page on the main website to cut it. You can find that here: https://satan-not-hating.com and we also have launched socials for it too if you want to follow them:
GOS UK Statement on the recent spate of far right racist violence across the UK
The far right, emboldened and enabled by political leaders such as Nigel Farage, are currently engaged in a wave of misinformation-driven violence that is in danger of engulfing the UK. See it for what it is - extremist thugs manipulating the totally unrelated murders of children to further their fascism.
They are using the tools of right wing social media outlets to organise and spread their misinformation and hate via the usual suspects - Tommy Robinson, Katie Hopkins, Andrew Tate, Elon Musk etc.
How can we fight back?
One way to effectively fight back is to support groups like Hope Not Hate and their 'Hold On To Hope' campaign: https://hopenothate.org.uk/hold-on-to-hope/ where you can sign up to lend support, keep abreast of developments and donate if you are able to.
If it is safe for you to do so, another way is to talk positively about multiculturalism on your social media presences and challenge the prejudices you encounter. This country was literally built by thousands of years of multiculturalism with hands and minds from many places and of many colours creating the very best of it. We must never let the far right deny that reality or allow their misinformation to gain a foothold.
EDIT: Here is a list of UK wide anti-racism protests being held this coming weekend: https://standuptoracism.org.uk/stop-the-far-right-national-day-of-protest-saturday-10th-august/
A member of our UK Order was recently interviewed
A member of our UK Order took time off from our own podcast (https://gospod.chat) to be interviewed on the Spiritually Incorrect podcast about Satanism and GOS. You can listen to the whole episode on their website (also contains links to other podcast supporting platforms).
Grzegorz Braun vs. Global Order of Satan Poland
On December 12, 2023, within the corridors of the Polish Parliament, a scandalous incident occurred, exemplifying extreme discrimination and a lack of respect for the freedom of conscience and religion. During the ceremonial lighting of Hanukkah candles, Member of Parliament Grzegorz Braun extinguished them using a fire extinguisher. Following the incident, Braun gave an interview to the tabloid Super Express, justifying his actions by claiming that “the act that took place in the Parliament was a religious act, deeply satanic in nature” and that “it would be a betrayal of his principles to tolerate and ignore Satanism.” Thus, in the view of the Global Order of Satan, Braun’s act resonated not only as anti-Semitic but also as anti-Satanic. For this reason, one of the members of our community has filed a complaint with the prosecutor’s office, citing a justified suspicion of committing a crime under Article 196 of the Penal Code(commonly referred to as ‘the insult to religious feelings’) to the detriment of one of our members.
Read the full article here (Polish and English available)
GOSPod Episode 3: Campaigns is published
The latest episode of GOSPod is out. It's also on YouTube and PeerTube as well as the usual places - Spotify, Amazon etc.
In this episode we talk about the campaigns we've done in the past as well as our current campaigns and some ideas for the future.
Satan Not Hatin' Documentary Underway
A documentary about our Satan Not Hatin' campaign is underway!
An award-winning documentary filmmaker — who has also directed numerous high-profile music videos for metal bands — was intrigued by the campaign, and by Satanists working towards positive change in the music scenes we love. They are now in the process of interviewing participating bands...watch this space for more updates on this exciting development.
Meanwhile the campaign progresses apace, with nearly 70 participants signed up! If you, your venue, or bands you know would like to join in you can get in touch using the form on our website at https://gos.pm/snh . Let's make sure we're all #protectedbythepitchfork
Announcing Our Newest Order - House of Heretics: Global Order of Satan Seattle
We're thrilled to announce our latest Order - and second in the USA - House of Heretics: Global Order of Satan Seattle.
Our second Order in the USA, House Of Heretics was established in early 2023 in Seattle, Washington. House of Heretics is registered and licensed by the State of Washington as a non-profit church, and serves the Pacific Northwest region.
Read more about them on our site.
People On The Island of Ireland, New Order Under Discussion. Details in Post
Satanists on the island of Ireland! Talk has recently started about the creation of an Order for you. If you're interested in guiding that discussion and/or joining the potential Order, please head to our International Discord server and when filling out the Discord access application, mention your interest and we can add you to the appropriate Channel.#Ireland #eire #northernireland #UK #satanism #satanic #atheism
'Safe' Metal Bands and a campaign I'm part of
So, as well as subbed to this Community, I'm also moderator of !globalorderofsatan@lemmy.blahaj.zone which is a Community for an atheistic Satanist organisation I'm a member of.
We recently (re)launched our Satan Not Hatin' campaign which we're running to try and tackle the incidents of hate (racism, homophobia, transphobia and Nazi shit etc) that sadly some metal bands put out. The campaign isn't just for metal bands, we also cover punk/goth/industrial/alt/indie too but the emphasis is metal bands. It's early days, but it'll continue to grow.
If you'd like to read more and see how you can help (if you'd like to) please visit the page or if you want to skip straight to the music, there's a playlist on YouTube | Invidious | Piped.
Satan Not Hatin' Campaign Launched
Satanists come from a range of eclectic backgrounds with many of us coming from the various alt music scenes – rock, metal, punk, goth, industrial and more. Our love of these scenes, along with the bands, venues and organisations that exist within them, intertwines with our Satanism, often embracing the same themes, imagery and symbolism.
Sadly, we are noticing a rise in hatred and bigotry in the music scenes we hold dear. We’ve witnessed racism, homophobia, transphobia, and other hate crimes. We’ve seen the symbols we use co-opted into messages of hate. People have been made to feel shamed and unwelcome in what were once open and inclusive communities.
No more. This is where we start to reclaim these spaces.
We have therefore relaunched the Satan Not Hatin’ campaign to combat this rise and are thrilled to have been joined by a number of bands, orgs and venues from those scenes.
