The same guy followed up with a news article about how the Russians are going to beat the Americans at stealth fighters (comparing it to an F117, a slow ass bomber thatโs been obsolete for decades), by building one out of fibreglass (plastic).
Credulous cheerleading tankies are the worst kind. Believe any stupid shit as long as itโs out of Russia or China.
@Matt Hodgkinson The only weapon Russia has that actually works properly is the ability to throw expendable human flesh at a target until it gets exhausted. Itโs low tech as hell, but very effective.
The rest of their shit is junk. Sadly they have so many nukes that at least some of them probably work.
Been watching the HBO Max Dune prequel thing and Iโm thinking, Paul Atreides is like, โI am the product of a 10000 year breeding programme to produce turbo Hitler. I have enough morality left to avoid being tubro Hitler. Phew!โ
Philosophy question: a randomly selected UK journalist or medic is told that a 40 megatonne hydrogen bomb will go off in London unless they write 5 sentences about trans people without deliberately lying.
Depends if we count โlied so hard and spent so long in the transphobic echo chamber that they believe their own lies nowโ as deliberate lying or not
Imagine being someone like Elon Musk or Peter Thiel and suddenly realising that your main legacy is for your obituary to get mostly laugh reacts on Facebook.
If you are a cis woman athlete, and trans women have been banned from competing in the women's category in your sport, a good way to show solidarity would be to refuse to compete in the women's category too.
It would be nice to see people doing this to help an entirely unjustified attack on us, but I feel it's unlikely to happen ๐
Antivaxxers sound like, โHey! Did you know that infant mortality is good? Also ibuprofen is a century long conspiracy to make you obey space elves!โ
Interesting to watch American oligarchy join the โCharles Stuart, Louis Bourbon, and Nicholas Romanov club of having learned nothing and now wishing to explore the consequences of thatโ.
Only with a proletariat thatโs armed to the teeth.
Well well well well. Turns out that the carnivorous housefly thatโs been driving us nuts for 2 days is utterly pervious to my acetamiprid fruit tree insecticide spray.
@kincaid I call him a fucking quisling and I'm cis (but bi).
He is a fucking quisling and his memoir makes it very clear he is a power monger who says what he thinks will keep him in power, hence being nice in 2017 and a transphobic shit now. I will enjoy watching him regret it, but know many are suffering who will never get recompense.
We need to kick transphobes out of the queer communities. Not welcome, not queer, ahistorical hypocrites who can get in a big bin.
I don't understand how anyone rehabilitated Bindel, she's appalling.
I got monstered at 2013 Feminism in London con (just before it showed its TERF face) where I'd been asked to speak on being a bi and disabled woman (like you do). I named Bindel as a hateful bi/transphobe whose type made me avoid women's space for yrs. The organisers sat there and let a minority abuse me. But 30+ people thanked me 1 by 1 for speaking out against disablism and terfery.
@NatalyaD I was invited to that conference. They set me up to be ambushed by Bindel. I only found out when students protested against her inclusion. I said I wasnโt comfortable but was happy to be on a panel without her (she had already pulled out by then). The organisers said no. The rumour was then spread that I had organised the protests (I hadnโt even known theyโd existed) and got Bindel removed (I had not), and this kicked off an internet stalking/harassment campaign against me which resulted in a nervous breakdown and a 6 month gap in my memory.
The organisers of the 2013 feminism in London conference are not my favourite people.
I don't think Bindel was at 2013 cos I'd have kicked off if she had been - I hate her.
I wonder if you mean 2014 which was the year of protests and lot of the same organising people for sure. I know a nonbinary black person who pulled out when they found out Bindel was involved. I no longer speak to my former friends who were organisers cos TERFery.
I'm sorry you got the blame for the protests, that's just barking, but standard for TERFs who really are horrible obsessive evil ppl.
@NatalyaD The harassment campaign happened in 2014 because that was the year I was standing for reelection and it happened as a result of the FiL conference.
Was it really early in the year, or really late? I had a feeling its as December, but if it was January then it was indeed 2014.
Memory doesn't work too well during that time period. There were psychiatric drugs. Quite a few of them.
Looks like FiL 2013 and 2014 were both in October of those years.
The 2014 organising kickoffs that I remember were in the several months running up to it as I knew people who pulled out after discovering Bindel and TERFery & the organisers trying to stealthily set them up for shit.
Anyway, best left in the past and protect yourself at all costs. I'll keep calling Bindel and friends out as the grifting bigots that they are.
American companies on Facebook advertising clever carry on luggage and not publishing dimensions, or making it not fit in a 55*40*20cm cuboid, and wondering why nobody in Europe buys it.
@Miguel Arroz Ryanair basically sets the standard here. They want to turn a plane round in 20 minutes which means the standard US โeveryone spends five minutes playing luggage Tetris in the cabinโ thing is right out.
@Nicovel0 @christineburns there's a video I can't find of a hill climb. It's up a streambed, ankle deep liquid mud. Rocks. REAL 4x4's sliding back down the hill
And some french farmer just boings one of them up, one handed, fag out the window* and roars off
I have an amazing "Carry On" training backpack that allows me to carry a laptop, regular clothes, training clothes, trainers and swim kit. Individual compartments, barriers, the works.
Designed specifically for the needs of travelling athletes.
Designed specifically for the needs of travelling American athletes.
Worked that out a bit late. Great domestic travel bag.
@Nicovel0 @christineburns They are, and they benefit from their lightness compared to suvs. However, they also have their brother on speeddial with a tractor if they do get stuck in the winter.
May just be the fact that I have Covid, but I just see the future getting darker and darker as a self fulfilling prophecy of our idiot politicians who think they have no choice but to drive society into the abyss.
Just unblocked a load of people I had server blocks on because they had animated GIF avatars and they were bricking my serverโs job queue.
Have upgraded server software and it fixes the issue so Iโve removed the blocks.
If you were one of these people, sorry! It was nothing personal. I couldnโt even tell you because any attempt to interact with you in any way poisoned my job queue.
@Sarah Brown try using only the relative part of the image URL (I have only the relative path in my config). Remove everything before/photo/... (but keep the / in front of photo)
@Sarah Brown don't! Obviously developers had a too narrow mind when they implemented the logo thing ๐ (also with the frio theme it will not be shown on the website sadly)
it works surprisingly well if you add โon Spotifyโ to the end of your query. Which is _wild_ given the fact it doesnโt with their own music service! (I have both for errm reasons)
Well done! I am pondering whether to pay privately for a 2nd Covid jab 6 months after the one the NHS randomly decided I was entitled to this yr. Esp if I can get a Novavax which I am hearing is the best one for modernish Covid.
Still being super cautious, disability health stuff is already barely manageable, I just can't risk anything getting Worse on top of my usual age related deteriorations....
Yeah I can definitely see people taking that attitude. If they did then serves them right.
One thing I found highly amusing were online accounts of "ex-pats" who voted for Brexit, then got stung by it and were shocked later that it actually affected them.
Surely, rather than trying to apply under the withdrawal agreement, it would have made more sense to apply as a 3rd country national married to an EU national?.
@Sarah Brown I'm not a fan of immigration restrictions, and I know that Sweden is tightening (has tightened?) its immigration rules and going more vigorously after folk who don't have permission to stay... but it does seem like another case of "but I'm British you didn't mean meeeeeee"
I want to talk about something I just saw on Reddit. It was regarding the US election, and it was a Democrat saying something to the effect of how he can agree with “the other side” on one thing.
No prizes for guessing: it’s trans women. Specifically, he regards the idea that we can participate in society in any meaningful way (you know, like being able to use toilets in restaurants and stuff) as “insane”.
And of course, he got to talking about “penises” straight away, which tells us a lot about how people like him see us, because I don’t know about you, but when I think about women, “penis”. Is not my go-to. Hell, when I think about ANYBODY, I don’t tend to think about sex organs. Only really comes up in a sexual context.
Not only do these people not see us as women. They don’t see us as PEOPLE. To a considerable number of cis people, we are “some sort of weird sex thing”. That’s it. That’s the bit of their brain we occupy.
People have hopes and dreams and lives
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I want to talk about something I just saw on Reddit. It was regarding the US election, and it was a Democrat saying something to the effect of how he can agree with โthe other sideโ on one thing.
No prizes for guessing: itโs trans women. Specifically, he regards the idea that we can participate in society in any meaningful way (you know, like being able to use toilets in restaurants and stuff) as โinsaneโ.
And of course, he got to talking about โpenisesโ straight away, which tells us a lot about how people like him see us, because I donโt know about you, but when I think about women, โpenisโ. Is not my go-to. Hell, when I think about ANYBODY, I donโt tend to think about sex organs. Only really comes up in a sexual context.
Not only do these people not see us as women. They donโt see us as PEOPLE. To a considerable number of cis people, we are โsome sort of weird sex thingโ. Thatโs it. Thatโs the bit of their brain we occupy.
People have hopes and dreams and lives and people they love and who love them, and need to use toilets occasionally. Weird sex things donโt do any of that.
So of course the Democrats treating us as human is โweirdโ to them.
And he was massively up-voted, and congratulated about โfinding common ground with political opponentsโ, and the comments saying, โwhat the hell? These are humans youโre talking about!โ were all a long way down, and not popular.
This is how cis people see us. Not all of them, but a lot of them. An awful lot. Of the ones who donโt, a lot of them will only support us as long as it doesnโt require any personal awkwardness.
Anyway, my point here is not to wallow, but to present the context in which we fight for equality, because I think itโs clear that these people will never grant it to us voluntarily.
Not only are there no consequences for them to treat us like shit; they are CONGRATULATED for it.
And they will only stop if they are MADE to.
Thatโs the context in which our struggle operates.
Iโm not sure I get you, unless youโre saying that some of the activism was pretty blatant & confrontational? Sometimes that is necessary, although it can also be counter-productive. Thereโs never just one โrightโ way to bring about change.
so for all its faults, the public health service here in Ireland has no problems sending me for mammograms. In fact, they strongly encouraged it and the endocrinologist said it might even be more important for trans women to get regular checks, but they don't have enough data.
Thanks @Sarah Brown. As I wrote that bit about sex organ related disease, I was thinking about who, other than the individual, would be rightly concerned about our sex organs. So my point is, I know details about my sex organs, my wife Wendy knows and has legitimate interest and during a doctor's visit, medical professionals of my choosing may concern and interest. But a co-worker? Ah, no! A fellow congregate at church? Ah, again, no. Some random poster on Reddit? Most certainly not.
"if you tried to find my prostate in the traditional manner, you’d discover that my vagina is in the way" 😀 You are so open! Us cis gender folks can learn so much by just listening to members of the trans community.
Thanks for the trust comment. That makes sense. The relationships you have with wider cis gender world would involve levels of trust you and a cis gender friend reach. However, in the wider world, discrimination
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Thanks @Sarah Brown. As I wrote that bit about sex organ related disease, I was thinking about who, other than the individual, would be rightly concerned about our sex organs. So my point is, I know details about my sex organs, my wife Wendy knows and has legitimate interest and during a doctor's visit, medical professionals of my choosing may concern and interest. But a co-worker? Ah, no! A fellow congregate at church? Ah, again, no. Some random poster on Reddit? Most certainly not.
"if you tried to find my prostate in the traditional manner, youโd discover that my vagina is in the way" ๐ You are so open! Us cis gender folks can learn so much by just listening to members of the trans community.
Thanks for the trust comment. That makes sense. The relationships you have with wider cis gender world would involve levels of trust you and a cis gender friend reach. However, in the wider world, discrimination should be unlawful wherein an anti-trans individuals or groups are prevented from bringing harm. That so many Americans have recently decided to throw trans and other minority under the bus, is awful.
I'd only ask folks outside of the USA to appreciate many of us here are deeply concerned about the road ahead and are looking for ways to help shield minorities from harm.
@Ailbhe @John_Loader first line treatment for prostate cancer is the drugs that the media insists on calling โpuberty blockersโ (yes, exact same ones).
And since we already take blockers, or are castrated โฆ well.
Wow. He was a bit OTT, but a lot of early rights campaigners in various movements felt obliged to be that way to force change and get people to sit up & take notice.
That form is so old-fashioned in several ways. It has "maiden name" for mothers only, not for fathers. Are men not allowed to change their surname upon marrying in the UK
we* do seem to all reinforce one another. I can think of at least one crude term for that, but something a little more suited for general company might be better. _ *I'm from one of them after all.
Ironically, Depo-Provera has been a recurring choice for people practicing abusive forcible birth control for "eugenic" reasons. But I guess those people are harder to sue, or maybe the law firm agrees with their obnoxious politics.
When I was 15, I got a new pair of shoes for school. They were too tight and caused hyperkeratosis on the ridges of my big toes. This got so bad that the skin started painfully splitting.
The right one slowly resolved itself over time. The left has got worse and worse. 36 years later it has spread to three toes on that foot and despite trying to control it with debriding, salicylic acid, and steroids, it gets worse, and frequently cracks to the point it bleeds.
I have searched and searched and searched on the internet for the same presentation, but itโs always the other side of the foot. Never on the ridges of the toe joints.
Until yesterday. I saw the exact same thing in a photo on duck duck go.
Sarah Brown
in reply to Sarah Brown • •The same guy followed up with a news article about how the Russians are going to beat the Americans at stealth fighters (comparing it to an F117, a slow ass bomber thatโs been obsolete for decades), by building one out of fibreglass (plastic).
Credulous cheerleading tankies are the worst kind. Believe any stupid shit as long as itโs out of Russia or China.
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Matt Hodgkinson
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in reply to Matt Hodgkinson • •@Matt Hodgkinson The only weapon Russia has that actually works properly is the ability to throw expendable human flesh at a target until it gets exhausted. Itโs low tech as hell, but very effective.
The rest of their shit is junk. Sadly they have so many nukes that at least some of them probably work.
Wilfried Klaebe
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •They re-invented the Zerg Rush...
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