Glad that the term “exclusive” expires, pre-ordering to get something is a FOMO that I personally don’t find enticing, but understand from a business stand point. But over time it just becomes silly to arbitrarily block existing content for players that purchased YEARS after release.

I’ve been watching Severance and thinking about Control lately, might be time for a replay.

Well, no. Not exactly. I do think you are using “I have black friends so I can’t be racist” sort of logic to not be critical of your original comment. But I never thought you were coming from a place of malice or outright bigotry, just one of ignorance. There is a lot of propaganda around anti-trans legislation, so I truly can’t fault you for not understanding the nuance of endocrinology.

Yet having said that, the fact that you and your ex argued about this intensely enough that you split , that you describe her stance as “devout” and that yesterday you saw this thread as an opportunity to bring the story up. Well… it speaks to bias that apparently you still hold. I believe you were not trying to be mean, but when you talk about “the physical differences between men and women” as a way to argue for trans exclusion than you clearly do not understand the community or the issues we face, much less be an ally.

At a certain point, intent or former trans friends just doesn’t matter.

It’s not that simple, you need to understand the effects that Hormone Replace Therapy has on the body. Men and trans women physically do not have the same type of body and the studies even shows trans women perform worse than cis women in most areas.

• Transgender women performed worse than cisgender women in tests measuring lower-body strength.

• Transgender women performed worse than cisgender women in tests measuring lung function.

• Transgender women had a higher percentage of fat mass, lower fat-free mass, and weaker handgrip strength compared to cisgender men.

• Transgender women’s bone density was found to be equivalent to that of cisgender women, which is linked to muscle strength.

• There were no meaningful differences found between the two groups’ hemoglobin profiles. Hemoglobin (Hb) plays a crucial role in athletic performance by facilitating improved oxygen delivery to muscles. Elite endurance athletes may exhibit up to a 40% higher level of Hb compared to untrained individuals. Moreover, heightened levels of Hb typically correlate with enhanced aerobic performance.

You’re allowed to feel however you like, but I need you to understand that it is only a feeling, not something backed by scientific observation of reality. Saying you don’t hate anyone is at odds with letting your gut feeling take the side of bias.

It couldn’t come at a worse time for the company

Neither could their capitulation to Trumps bigoted rhetoric.

I got a lot of flak and eye rolls from my liberal friends a few years ago when I, as a queer woman, would criticize their Rainbow Capitalism. But Target is not an ally, they never were. They are simply a corporation that got some easy publicity in liberal spaces by showing the bare minimum decency.

Fair weather allies, aren’t.

We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets.

Democracy dies in the free market.

Yeah, odd inclusion. Duckduckgo is indeed a search enginge, but it’s essentially just a front end for Bing.

Okay so that is a wild run on sentence that was very confusing to read but I think I figured out what they were going for?

I assume this person is saying that atrocities committed by Japan, such as Unit 731, are not as widely known as the Holocaust. Which was a specific deliberate choice by General MacArthur during the reconstruction of Japan following the dissolution of the monarchy.

If anyone is interested (and has 2 hours to kill lol) this video was quite illuminating on the subject.

It was just a random fucking air raid like any other.

It was abundantly and absolutely not. It was the first raid on the US by Japan that was intended to show the US why they shouldn’t enter the war and spectacularly backfired as it became the rally point for them to enter.

During a meeting with Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister’s “eyes bulged out in surprise”, the Washington Post reporters claim, when Mr Trump told him: “It’s not like you’ve got China on your border.” China and India in fact share more than 2,000 miles of common border.

Mr Modi’s expression “shifted from shock and concern to resignation”

Modi is all of us. Shocked at the stupidity, concerned for our well being then resigned to the fact Trump doesn’t even care about either.

the investigation encompassed the department’s evidence room and the death of a Hanceville dispatcher, 49-year-old Christopher Michael Willingham, who was found dead from a toxic drug combination at work, officials said.

Crocker said that Willingham was given access, “like a lot of other people,” to the evidence room, including on his last day at work. The dispatcher died on Aug. 23, 2024, with the cause of death determined to be the “combined toxic effects of fentanyl, gabapentin, diazepam, amphetamine, carisoprodol and methocarbamol,” and the manner of death an accident, according to the state medical examiner’s autopsy report.

Eric Michael Kelso, who was a reserve officer, and his wife, Donna Reid Kelso, were charged with unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and conspiracy to unlawfully distribute a controlled substance, Crocker said. The distribution charges are not based on the distribution of anything within the evidence room, and they are “accused of distributing certain drugs to other individuals, including some of these other defendants,” he said.

Cops stealing drugs until one OD’d on the job while other officers were selling drugs to each other. It’s not the most comprehensive reason to abolish the department, we all know there is systemic problems with the entire institution. But if a pig self harm is what gets the job done, I’ll take it.

0% surprised.

100% frightened.

Mental illness doesn’t make you a Nazi. Saying Ye is acting like this because he’s off his meds is saying that those with diagnosed with bipolar or narcissism are just one step away from being a bigot. That’s not true and it only furthers the stigma of those with mental health issues.

Ye is the one choosing to be racist, that choice is on him alone.

Your daily reminder that while Ye seems out of control and potentially mentally ill. That’s not an excuse or explanation for being a self proclaimed nazi. To say it’s just a manic episode is to say that all those clinically diagnosed with bipolar or narcissism are steps away from being bigots themselves.

Ye is the only one making (poor) choices here.

You’re entirely correct, but the person you’re talking to isn’t ready to understand or accept what is being said. I see you all the time fighting the good fight, but I think you should move on from em.

💕’s 4 u 🦑

I do not refute that gender affirming care does lead to better outcomes. I said that no one under 18 should be receiving hormonal treatment to treat gender dysphoria

Please actually read the links. It very clearly leads to better outcomes for minors.

my argument there is that no one under 18 should be using hormonal treatment to treat gender dysphoria.

You do not deserve to stand between psychiatrists, endocrinologists and their patients. The medical community overwhelming disagrees with this assertion and you do not have the right, authority or education to make these sort of limitations.

People will make up all kinds of mental gymnastics

Science. We use scientific studies. Your gut reaction and feelings are not more valid than numerous peer reviewed studies.

It’s not that simple, you need to understand the effects that Hormone Replace Therapy has on the body. Men and trans women physically do not have the same type of body and the studies even shows trans women perform worse than cis women in most areas.

• Transgender women performed worse than cisgender women in tests measuring lower-body strength.

• Transgender women performed worse than cisgender women in tests measuring lung function.

• Transgender women had a higher percentage of fat mass, lower fat-free mass, and weaker handgrip strength compared to cisgender men.

• Transgender women’s bone density was found to be equivalent to that of cisgender women, which is linked to muscle strength.

• There were no meaningful differences found between the two groups’ hemoglobin profiles. Hemoglobin (Hb) plays a crucial role in athletic performance by facilitating improved oxygen delivery to muscles. Elite endurance athletes may exhibit up to a 40% higher level of Hb compared to untrained individuals. Moreover, heightened levels of Hb typically correlate with enhanced aerobic performance.

I want you to stop and really think critically about what you are trying to suggest. Do you really think it’s a good idea for trans men who are regularly taking testosterone should be forced to compete against women who aren’t? Do you really think trans women who have lower testosterone levels than cis women (because they are medically surpressing) have some sort of advantage?

What you’re saying is at odds with observable facts, scientific studies and frankly common sense.

Cassidy had said he needed to hear an unequivocal statement from Kennedy that vaccines do not cause autism and indicate he would listen to well-established science on the matter. It was unclear whether Kennedy had made that assertion.

“I will vote yes” Cassidy said.

Absolute spineless fucks.

Some will say “RFK Jr. just said it privately”, but if that is the case, then it’s fucking worse.

Nononono.

It’s that woke mind virus! Those infectious liberals have prevented true patriots from buying his shitty cars to proposely smash their fingers in the trunk.

This truly is the beginning of the end isn’t it? Ever since taking office it’s just been one EO after another directed at removing any support systems for us.