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[Video] Albanians use makeshift battering ram to bust open the doors of parliament in protest against Kushner-linked regime
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unexposedhazard discuss.tchncs.de unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de
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Well they didnt actually open it lol

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DahGangalang infosec.pub DahGangalang@infosec.pub
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Its interesting reading the reporting on this.

BBC really buried the lede on why the protests are happening (I actually missed it on my first read) focusing on the facts of what's happened with the protests and enumerating people calling for them to stop/tone down.

Fox News (not linking for hopefully obvious reasons) started off by labeling the current Albanian government as Socialist, then went into the educational reforms that students are calling for before admitting that the protests started due to allegations of corruption associated with the Jared Kushner projects/deals.

AP seems to have the best bead, which mentions the student protests, but focuses on the "Flamingo Protests".

I am eagerly watching to see what comes of this.

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mrmisses lemmy.world mrmisses@lemmy.world
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#4 · Quote Reply

Jeez back up and get some momentum, guys

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Cris_Citrus (he/him <3) piefed.zip Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip
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Cool to see them trading off and cycling out

Using something thats only heavy in the front as a ram seems really hard, the person in the front has to support all of the weight and try to keep it level

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EmpatheticTeddyBear lemmy.world EmpatheticTeddyBear@lemmy.world
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I'm surprised they didn't realize that most walls are less reinforced than a lot of security doors...

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0_o7 lemmy.dbzer0.com 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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It seems like the French have got some competition as the finest protesting nation in Europe.

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DahGangalang infosec.pub DahGangalang@infosec.pub
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Cool to see them trading off and cycling out Using something thats only heavy in the front as a ram seems really hard, the person in the front has to support all of the weight and try to keep it level

So you're saying it probably would have been beneficial to add mass to the back of the sign?

That makes sense to me and I could see that helping, especially since it was long enough for me people to grab. In this specific case, I wonder what the best way to attach more mass to the back end would have been.

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Madison420 lemmy.world Madison420@lemmy.world
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I'm surprised they didn't realize that most walls are less reinforced than a lot of security doors...

In America maybe but European government buildings are usually stone or brick.

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bedwyr piefed.ca bedwyr@piefed.ca
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I'm surprised they didn't realize that most walls are less reinforced than a lot of security doors...

Windows are the weak point, presuming they don't have iron gates across them like in rough cities in the US like detroit where all doors and windows have wrought iron grates over them.

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Malica lemmy.zip Malica@lemmy.zip
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#11 · Quote Reply

Balkan style

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toohotforsoup lemmy.world toohotforsoup@lemmy.world
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Its interesting reading the reporting on this. BBC really buried the lede on why the protests are happening (I actually missed it on my first read) focusing on the facts of what's happened with the protests and enumerating people calling for them to stop/tone down. Fox News (not linking for hopefully obvious reasons) started off by labeling the current Albanian government as Socialist, then wen...

Not an accident but a editorial choice that keeps being made at every major paper.

By editorial here I'm not referring to an editor actually looking at articles (doesnt happen anymore) I mean that whoever puts the final word on these stories always has the same direction: cover the controversy but dont explain it.

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nothingcorporate lemmy.today nothingcorporate@lemmy.today
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That's a hell of a door. My home Depot door falls off if you look at it funny.

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Ceruleum lemmy.wtf Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf
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#14 · Quote Reply

This is how you protest!

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alexquiniou lemmy.zip alexquiniou@lemmy.zip
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And now for something completly différent.
Protests in France.

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Cris_Citrus (he/him <3) piefed.zip Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip
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So you're saying it probably would have been beneficial to add mass to the back of the sign? That makes sense to me and I could see that helping, especially since it was long enough for me people to grab. In this specific case, I wonder what the best way to attach more mass to the back end would have been.

Yeah. You'd have more mass to ram with (and hold up), but it being balanced means everyone would be supporting the weight and it'd be easier to control

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