HellsBelle
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HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksto
World News@lemmy.world•Dozens of Australians diagnosed with rare tattoo-related vision lossEnglish
19·3 days ago… but no mention of the shop’s sterile procedures
Because if the cause was lack of sterile procedures the problems would develop immediately – like food poisoning does.
The article states one person had a tatoo 30+ years ago and just started being affected by it now.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksOPto
World News@lemmy.world•The race to save Wikie and Keijo: the mother and son orcas left in a shut-down aquariumEnglish
19·5 days agoThey would probably die. Orcas live in family units and don’t take kindly to strangers.
This is the shit humanity has created, and the animals pay for with their lives.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksto
World News@lemmy.world•Florida tests show pesticide (glyphosate) in popular breadsEnglish
3·6 days agoGlyphosate has been assessed 3 times in the EU. The first assessment resulted in initial approval of glyphosate in the EU in July 2002. The second assessment, which was carried out between 2012 and 2017 , led to the first renewal of approval.
The most recent assessment was carried out between 2019 and 2023 by Member State Competent Authorities, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), and showed that there is currently no scientific or legal justification for a ban. This led to the renewal of approval of glyphosate in 2023.
Under the conditions of approval and by following good agricultural practices, glyphosate is considered not to pose any harmful effects on human health or unacceptable effects on the environment.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksto
World News@lemmy.world•A Pakistani muslim man found a woman crying and heavily intoxicated. The good samaritan offered to drive her home. She later falsely him accused of rape. English
16·6 days agoContinually whinging about a source instead of accepting the story has been reported in multiple sources makes me think you’re playing games.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksOPto
World News@lemmy.world•In Cuba, people go without food and power as U.S. chokes oil supply and tourists fleeEnglish
9·7 days agoI’m Canadian, not American.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksOPto
World News@lemmy.world•In Cuba, people go without food and power as U.S. chokes oil supply and tourists fleeEnglish
13·7 days agoI agree we’d feel some hurt. But we wouldn’t be starving to death.
For me it’s an easy choice.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksOPto
World News@lemmy.world•In Cuba, people go without food and power as U.S. chokes oil supply and tourists fleeEnglish
6·7 days agoWhy kidnap JT? Carney is our PM now.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksOPto
World News@lemmy.world•In Cuba, people go without food and power as U.S. chokes oil supply and tourists fleeEnglish
13·7 days agotRump wouldn’t be able to do a regime change here, and as far as sanctions go he’s already doing that.
The fuck we should be sitting around watching him do shitty things to a nation who has done sfa to him. Bullies need to be brought to their knees, not coddled like a small child.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksOPto
World News@lemmy.world•In Cuba, people go without food and power as U.S. chokes oil supply and tourists fleeEnglish
341·7 days agoWe should be screaming from the rooftops about our gov’ts lack of action here. At the very least we should be sending a few Hercs down to Cuba laden with food, water and fuel … and not saying one fucking word about it to the orange scumbag.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksto
World News@lemmy.world•The New Laser That Can Take Down Aircraft | Russian strikes have forced Ukraine to build high-tech air defense on the cheap.English
24·7 days agoIf you’ve never seen a laser shoot an aircraft out of the sky, the experience can be unsettling. The weapon fits comfortably into the trunk of a car. It makes no noise and emits no light, not even the glowing red beam that’s so familiar from the movies. When a team of Ukrainian soldiers and engineers took me to see their prototype the other day, it seemed easy to use. Almost too easy.
The operator set up the laser cannon on the roof of his pickup truck in the middle of an empty field. It resembles a hobbyist’s telescope with some cameras affixed to the sides. For target practice, one of the engineers launched a small drone, and it flew a few hundred yards away from us, hovering in the gauzy winter sky. The laser swiveled as its cameras followed the target. The operator shouted, “Fire!” Within seconds, the drone began to burn as if struck by invisible lightning, then fell to the ground in a fiery arc.
The Ukrainian model, known as the Sunray, is not the world’s first laser weapon system. The U.S. Navy has one called Helios, which Lockheed Martin developed as part of a $150 million contract signed in 2018. Four years later, the first Helios laser was installed on a U.S. destroyer to defend against enemy drones. The creators of the Sunray, whose existence has not been previously reported, told me they built their laser in about two years for a few million dollars, and they expect to sell it for a few hundred thousand dollars.
O.O
Holy shit! Ukraine has been kicking ass and taking no prisoners with their wartime weapons’ development.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksto
Technology@lemmy.world•HP has laptop subscriptions nowEnglish
35·7 days agoStarting at $35 per month you too can rent an AI laptop that will fulfill HP’s every need.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksto
World News@lemmy.world•Russian offensive appears to be slowing after Musk blocks Starlink access, Ukraine saysEnglish
11·9 days agoHow long was it?
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksto
World News@lemmy.world•Russian offensive appears to be slowing after Musk blocks Starlink access, Ukraine saysEnglish
227·9 days agoIt was the earliest source available that showed Musk’s actions.
While I don’t support Musk, I did want to verify that he acted in good faith on this one thing.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksto
World News@lemmy.world•Russian offensive appears to be slowing after Musk blocks Starlink access, Ukraine saysEnglish
2315·9 days agoStarlink units have supported Ukrainian forces throughout the invasion, but Russian forces have also captured many of the units as a result. Musk’s company had been working to block Russian forces from utilizing the captured devices, and Ukrainian officials now say they are working to prevent Russian access long term.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksto
World News@lemmy.world•Trump’s peace process produced Ukraine’s deadliest year. That’s not a coincidence.English
14·11 days agoAll of this happened under the banner of peace. Throughout 2025, the US Administration actively facilitated negotiations, and reports of “progress” flowed steadily. By early 2026, talks had moved to a trilateral format—itself hailed as an achievement. But beyond the fact of talks happening, there is no visible progress. Russia’s demands remain maximalist. There is no agreed framework for a ceasefire, only vague discussions about monitoring one.
The pattern is consistent: both rounds of negotiations in Abu Dhabi were accompanied by major Russian strikes on Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure. The so-called energy “ceasefire” in early February was a masterclass in Russian deception—no one knew its exact scope, duration, or even start date. This gave Russia the appearance of goodwill for Washington’s benefit without committing to anything. When Putin violated the agreement on 3 February, Trump said Putin “kept his word.”
tRump and Putin both lie. What I find astounding is why politicians still believe them?
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksOPto
World News@lemmy.world•Ukraine seeks countermeasures against Russian drones equipped with StarlinkEnglish
9·14 days agoAs shocking as it may be, Musk blocked Russia’s access to Starlink. Crazy, ik. Who knew the guy would help out Ukraine?
Two days later, SpaceX CEO and owner of X, Elon Musk, replied on his social network: “Looks like the steps we took to stop the unauthorized use of Starlink by Russia have worked.” Starlink has found a way to disable any terminal moving at a speed greater than 90 km/h on Ukrainian territory. This measure is reportedly already effective against Russian drones, but also – as an unintended consequence – against Ukrainian vehicles equipped with mobile Starlink terminals.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksOPto
World News@lemmy.world•Human Rights Watch researchers resign after report on Palestinian right of return blockedEnglish
61·14 days agoKind of hard to do that when they’ve withheld the report.
Sounds to me like you don’t trust anything or anyone and that’s a sad way to live.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksOPto
World News@lemmy.world•Air India grounds Boeing 787 plane after pilot flags fuel control switch issueEnglish
2·14 days agoThere’s no note tho. Just an updated time stamp.
HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksOPto
World News@lemmy.world•Taliban birth control ban: women ‘broken’ by lethal pregnancies and untreated miscarriagesEnglish
19·14 days agoAmerica already works like this for many women.
I really wish men would just shut the fuck up and let women take care of women’s medical needs.

















So-called common sense is culturally-based, ie: what makes defensive sense to people living in close proximity to tigers is different than those who seem to adore inviting leopards-who-eat-faces into their own homes.
Far too often people make the mistake in thinking their common sense is the only right way to think.