This post from a defense news website that I have read many articles on that is fairly straight forward and technical in its descriptions of military topics was removed because Jordan Lund saw "Blog" in the title and didn't bother to read any farther?
https://sopuli.xyz/post/42317112
https://defence-blog.com/israeli-firm-signs-deal-to-test-black-eagle-50e-drone-in-u-s/
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Does this sound like a blog about frivolous opinions that would bring down the quality of posts on a politics community? Does this pass the smell test to you?
I would think this was just another mistake, but Jordan Lund has a pattern of behavior around this topic that I find extremely problematic, and I think it was one of the reasons he was removed as a mod at Lemmy.World.
https://lemmy.world/post/36621226
See this post where Jordan Lund removes a post from Dropsite News a highly regarded news source that is directly referenced by many mainstream news outlets and includes among other stalwart journalists, Ryan Grim.
https://lemmy.world/post/41068936
https://www.dropsitenews.com/about
https://www.unftr.com/blog/progressive-spotlight-ryan-grim
Grim’s talent is in identifying stories that are under-reported or contradict the supposed ideals of America. Among the many themes he interrogates is the United States’ public position on human rights and democracy. Grim’s recent reporting on the United States’ role in effectively toppling the democratically elected government of Imran Khan has been first class, and he often brings those questions to U.S. State Department press conferences, where his back-and-forth with official government spokespeople can be captured for all to witness.
And while there’s an ever-growing roster of progressive journalists performing great work—whether on war, civil liberties, or economics—Grim is the rare reporter on the left who the establishment respects. While some may view that as a shortcoming, Grim’s penchant for relationship building, combined with a tenacious desire to get to the truth, has served him—and the rest of us—well.
Also
https://sopuli.xyz/post/19888013
https://lemmy.world/post/36976275
https://lemmy.world/post/26943875
https://lemmy.world/post/27393569
https://lemmy.world/post/36493647
I am extremely disappointed to say the least from having such a worrying and bad experience on such a sensitive timely political topic right after I had a good experience with the overall Lemmy.World instance mods from my previous post.
sigh This is a problem.
Yeah I wouldn't be upset about that if when I did some research I didn't find that Jordan Lund has a well documented extremely concerning pattern of silencing Palestinian voices and criticism of Israel. Ok a mod made a snap decision and it was wrong, that isn't really a problem in isolation but what is a problem is this isn't in isolation and it is in regards to a vitally important political topic for the US and the entire world. When you search for Jordan Lund you will find post after post talking about being censored for concerning or frivolous reasons as others have abundantly pointed out on this thread.
Fuck antisemitism, but those are bombs from my damn country being dropped on Palestinians, I have a right to talk about it, to make a stink about it, and to raise awareness about it. Similarly Lemmy.World has a RESPONSIBILITY to not just wave their hands and say "I don't like talking about this can't we all just be friends!".
Below use of "you" is meant generally, I realize I may have accidentally made it look like this was all meant in response to Wren, I did not intend that.
If you do not know how to handle this situation and feel like you are out of your depth of understanding on the Palestinian Genocide to the point where you realllllly can't see how toxic Jordan Lund's world views are and don't know what to do because you like sharing memes with Jordan on Discord/Matrix but also there are all these angry shrill people yelling about Palestine that don't seem to like him, you should not be in a position of power over the largest political community on the Fediverse. Grow up and take an adult responsibility over understanding the world you inhabit and impact, this is one of the most serious human rights violations in our lifetime and it is unfolding as we speak even still.
This is a not a time where innocently banning posts around this topic because you were going too fast can really be considered an innocent mistake, this is far too meaningful and impactful of a discussion and I am sorry but I just don't see any lighthearted instance mod thing happening here where all Jordan Lund did was see the word "Blog".
Jordan Lund clearly used it as an excuse to ban an article he did not like, consciously or subconsciously I don't really care, the evidence doesn't point in the way of this being a non-political accident regardless.
When people in the future look back and ask what Jordan was doing during the Palestinian Genocide, he will only be able to say he spent all of his time cynically calling into the question the motivations of people who were scared, emotionally impacted and alarmed by the mass murder of innocent children. He will only be able to say that he didn't believe it, he thought people were whining about it too much. He will not be able to say there was no way he could have known the violence was as real and as horrifying as everyone was saying it was, particularly because he has repeatedly participated in silencing discussion about it as a mod.
Do you think it is a good idea to be Jordan Lund's friend? Do you think it is good for your soul? Can you harmlessly interface with someone who uses their position in such a toxic way?
edited
I won't defend Jordan Lund or argue otherwise. If you can get in contact with an admin and make some headway on holding him and them accountable, I support you.
I've argued with him before about his moderation style. I don't agree with how or why he makes the decisions he does. He strikes me as someone who tells himself he's unbiased while holding considerable bias.
For now, I'm just doing what I can.
edit: what. How in the hell does this make me Jordan Lund's friend?