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British MPs want to haul Elon Musk before parliament over riots
  • Paisley of course being instrumental in those 'plantations' - i just thought it weird to suggest he didn't start the Troubles, when he pretty much did.

    Not to say Musk is comparable - he's not even close to the main actor here. But he is a public figure who has been using the social media platform he owns to stir up hatred against particular groups of people in the UK. And not just on this occasion, he's been chiming in for years.

  • British MPs want to haul Elon Musk before parliament over riots
  • I'm not understanding your comparison to the Troubles, because Paisley was the lead figure who fuelled the fires of religious hate through his influence, having founded a number of the groups involved in the incidents that kicked off the Troubles.

    Maybe it wasn't a single speech that caused it, but he was very much the face of the loyalist movement for most of his life.

  • Why isn't there a "Spotify premium" for news?
  • Omg this is exactly what I've been looking for. I do a lot of media monitoring for work and have been using MBFC to try to measure how reliable my current Google Alerts are, because it throws up some weird and wild news sources.

  • If you know, you know
  • Tomie isn't as meme-ified as Amigara fault, or as widely adapted as Uzumaki, but is another of his bigger works, would recommend!

    Also, you may have seen a few images from Uzumaki (the hair, the face) but the story is quite long and really unsettling! Would still recommend giving it a read.

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    Why are folks so anti-capitalist?
  • This is extremely reductionist as it's actually a fairly complex school of thought, but it's essentially just: everyone is equal and thus should have equal rights and treatment under the law. A basic example:

    I have a cake and take it to a party with 7 others. We agree everyone should have equal right and access to the cake and so cut it into 8 equal slices.

    Where as Capitalism is like: I decide because I came up with the idea of getting cake, I deserve more of it, so I take 50%. The host of the party gets a 20% cut. And the remaining 6 guests divvy the remaining 30% amongst themselves.

  • Who is the most famous person you've ever met?
  • Brian Blessed is probably the most known person I've met. He is exactly like his appearance on any TV show you've seen him on. He wants to tell stories, endlessly. He's always got a fascinating story or fact to tell you. He wants to speak to literally anyone about anything.

    This was at a convention years ago, and he had two handlers who were ripping their hair out from the frustration - they were bitching about how impossible he is to get from place to place but he's just so goddamn nice.

    Other notable meet (to me) was Regi Fils-Aimé. I was wearing a Zelda necklace and he went "ooooh I like your necklace!" and I pretty much resembled that scene where Troy meets LeVar Burton in Community.

  • Every generation has some product/ingredient that they didn’t know was dangerous at the time: tobacco, lead, asbestos, etc. What is that item for this generation?
  • Not sure if you actually meant that in response to me?

    I was pointing out to that guy that GAC isn't exclusively for trans people, and that by their logic, if you want to deny it for one group then it should be denied for all people unless life-critical. I think certain people forget their little blue pills are about affirming their identify as men.

  • Every generation has some product/ingredient that they didn’t know was dangerous at the time: tobacco, lead, asbestos, etc. What is that item for this generation?
  • What about GAC that cis-gendered people access that is arguably not medically necessary? Such as HRT for menopause, hypogonadism, or sexual enhancement? HRT adds to quality of life (and affirms one's gender, looking at you, Viagra) but is arguably not at all medically necessary in most common use cases.

    Or going past hormones, what about body augmentation incl. things like aesthetic or reconstructive surgeries, hair transplants or removals?

  • Every generation has some product/ingredient that they didn’t know was dangerous at the time: tobacco, lead, asbestos, etc. What is that item for this generation?
  • Not only could it be almost anything that's increased in our general environment, but better means to identify specific diseases. Diagnostics and knowledge have advanced in the 30 or so years this study apparently covers, and can account for an "increase" in the prevalence of auto-immune diseases.

    In theory, there's still some diseases that while well understood, HCPs still take excruciatingly long to diagnose and prefer to explore routes like mental health and exclusionary diagnoses first, which could suggest prevalence is higher still.

  • Every generation has some product/ingredient that they didn’t know was dangerous at the time: tobacco, lead, asbestos, etc. What is that item for this generation?
  • Why specifically the implants do you think? I appreciate more studies especially looking at extended usage are definitely needed. At least so far there's no evidence of increase in certain kinds of cancers or reduction of bone density (unlike depo). Still, I've just realised I've been using nexplanon for 15 years and I have no way to know what impact it's actually had on me.

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    [venting] Getting screwed over by the NHS
  • Wild they put you on ritalin first. I don't know much about the chemistry but would trying a low dose of lisdexamphetamine maybe not be helpful, and less stressful on your heart?

    Assuming you're in England/Wales, can you contact ADHD UK for any help in advocating with your health board? Or any local networks?

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    Has anyone tried micro dosing mushrooms or something similar for ADHD?
  • Question: what stimulants have you tried? Is it possible to try something at a lower dosage, or an alternative stimulant? And what non-stimulants have you tried?

    I'm a late diagnosis and have been titrating vyvanse for 3 months now (started at 20mg and moved up to 50mg). I've never taken Adderall but from my understanding, as it's slow release, it should give a 'smoother' experience through the day. I ended up settling on 40mg as for me it's the right balance of benefits vs. side effects. Possibly paradoxically, it's lowered my resting heart rate - I assume this is as a result of not operating from a place of constant fear anymore.

    Microdosing is something I've also had my eye on for a while, but until you can get medical grade, properly regulated tinctures, I wouldn't risk touching it.

  • Orkney Council votes to explore options for leaving the United Kingdom
    www.independent.co.uk Orkney vote has ‘made UK and Scottish governments sit up and take notice’

    Westminster and Holyrood were accused of leaving the islands “largely ignored and disrespected”

    Orkney Council has voted to consider options for leaving the UK/Scotland, including exploring it's historic ties to Norway.

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