For the year 2025, the Israeli government announced it would be earmarking an additional $150 million toward global public relations, an unprecedented increase in spending that comes alongside a striking collapse in perception for Israel around the world.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/31424812

Murtaza Hussain, Waqas Ahmed, and Ryan Grim Jun 09, 2025

"A review of leaked data from Meta, provided to us by company whistleblowers, shows that Israeli companies since 2023 are finding it increasingly difficult everywhere around the world to attract new customers, leading to advertising-cost increases in the billions.

We also just posted the translated audio of an extraordinary interview just given by former Israeli PM Yair Lapid, who is often discussed as a more humane, centrist alternative to Benjamin Netanyahu. Give it a listen and see if you agree with that label."

  • venusaur@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    2 months ago

    Idk what to do about my Sodastream and addiction to carbonated water. And my frugalness and desire to be eco-friendly. And not wanting to house a giant tank of CO2 at home.

    • electric_nan@lemmy.mlEnglish
      81·
      2 months ago

      You’ve already got it, don’t throw it away. Put some Palestinian stickers on it. Get a relatively small tank of CO2 at home, with an adapter to refill your own canisters.

      • venusaur@lemmy.worldEnglish
        0·
        2 months ago

        Haha that’s what I’m thinking. Can you recommend that parts? I only seen pieces for connecting the machine to a big tank.

        • electric_nan@lemmy.mlEnglish
          0·
          2 months ago

          There’s a few different ways to configure the connection, and you’ll want to make sure you are getting the right adapter for your particular bottles.

            • electric_nan@lemmy.mlEnglish
              0·
              2 months ago

              Sorry, that’s aliexpress. If you have the blue label gas bottles, you can search for the same items on fleabay or scamazon.

              • venusaur@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                2 months ago

                I’ve been burned by Aliexpress in the past, so I’ll see where else I can get them. I have the pink quick connect bottles. Maybe an independent website has something.

    • cecilkorik@lemmy.caEnglish
      31·
      2 months ago

      Drinkmate is honestly a similar-but-better design, speaking as someone who moderated Reddit’s sodastream community for years. And I think most users of that subreddit would agree with me. Sodastream just has better marketing and all the market share so it has become the “Kleenex” of the category as the first one anyone thinks of and often the only one they even can name.

    • Airowird@lemm.eeEnglish
      21·
      2 months ago

      My bottles need renewal at the end of the year and I’m tempted to throw out the whole system.

      Biggest problem is finding gas canisters without their logo plastered on them.

      • cecilkorik@lemmy.caEnglish
        41·
        2 months ago

        Assuming North America, you can get standard Sodastream->CGA320 “direct connect” adapters that let you hook the machine to a standard CO2 tank of any size (it won’t fit inside the machine but I don’t consider that a functional requirement). Similar adapters are made for other regions I just don’t know their specific sizes and terminologies.

      • Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        You can just replace the tops with a generic version and refill yourself. Takes two seconds and a vice grip. Did it for my mom, and got her a big food grade CO2 tank, and now she’s set for years.