This same relative also argued that cis men would go through transition just so they could be at the top of their sport (because they’d beat all the women) or so that they could get scholarships ear-marked for women (because they would be smarter than all the women and would win the scholarships). Somehow that seemed reasonable to them? How on earth!?!?
I got into a very strange argument with a relative (who doesn’t know any trans people -at least none they are aware of). They were absolutely convinced that ANY man is better than ALL women at all things. Athletic, intellectual, creative; men are inherently better at all of it.
Therefore, in their mind, anyone who was a man/boy at any point in their lives will be better at everything than a cis woman ever could be. So trans women will always dominate no matter what.
The profound misogyny at the base of their argument was flabbergasting.
Are you talking about internal hubs? There are many bikes with internal hubs available in the US, far more than bikes with Pinions. Even department/sports stores like REI sell bikes with internal hubs. I have 4 bikes with internal hubs, one is a CVT which is a hoot to shift but heavy as heck.
Good.
I worked in a fairly large clinic (office assistant type stuff) and always wondered why the top-surgery patients looked so much “better” than the mastectomy patients. Finally I asked one of the doctors, and he explained that top surgery is quite different than a mastectomy, with different protocols and goals and results.
Someone with training and experience performing mastectomies can’t just step in and do a top surgery.
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So abused kids grow up to have smaller hippocampi, but not every person with a small hippocampus also has major depression?
I’m gonna be really shallow and judgmental and just say her picture is creepy, too. What a bizarre pose and expression.
Does the company that bought Osprey still honor the warranty?
Keen Newports have the finger loops on tongue and heel. I think Blundstone boots do, too? I’m sure someone with Blundstones can confirm or refute that.
Those loops are so handy, I agree.
Bicycle. No gas expenses, no tabs, no loan, free parking. I understand how it works and can mostly fix it myself for very little money. I can take quiet side streets and arrive in a much better mood, plus my fat lazy ass gets some exercise.
This is the cool part:
But histotripsy foils cancer’s cloaking efforts by destroying its cell walls, leaving the tumor antigens in plain sight for the body’s immune system.
This effect was detailed in a pair of papers published by the U-M research team between March 2022 and January 2023. They demonstrate that the sound waves used to break down cancerous tumors in rats also helped trigger the rats’ immune response. After histotripsy destroyed 50% to 75% of liver tumor volume, the rats’ immune systems cleared away the rest, with no evidence of recurrence or metastases in more than 80% of animals.
That immune response occurred throughout the body, not just in areas targeted by the histotripsy treatment, resulting in the reduction of tumors far from the treated area.
The immune response is key. Without it, histotripsy is just yet another way to destroy a tumor without curing the cancer.
There have been similar studies looking at “feeding” mannose to solid tumors. The starve-the-tumor-with-fake-nutrients option has a lot of potential.
Not sure I want my neighbor pawing through my mail, or “accidentally” losing my ballot, or borrowing” my packages.
Privacy and security in the mail is crucial.
People are people. Human nature isn’t going to change just because the culture shifts to solarpunk.
Coffee makes me incredibly hungry (any caffeine does). This would backfire on me soooooo bad.
I have to wonder if an extra cup of any liquid per day would help avoid weight gain. You hear so much about people misinterpreting thirst as hunger - they eat instead of drinking.
Something like the Forest Schools and outdoor schools/daycares now. Students outdoors and engaging with the real world and each other nearly all the time. Nothing stripped to dry and abstract isolated bits (and boring) but always learning concepts in context and seeing how they interact.
I’m finding the opposite. Books that I loved when younger are even better as I re-read them now. Ursula le Guin, Terry Pratchett (their YA and their adult books) have so much more nuance and subtlety than I was aware of when I just read them for the adventure and story. There are some profound bits of wisdom and wry observation tucked in those books.
The old “divide and conquer” works remarkably well.
Keep the poor fighting each other, so they don’t start toppling the extremely wealthy and powerful who are feeding off them.
These are the same folks who think that the pinnacle of comedy is farting as you leave a crowded room.
You can add pockets to the pants you buy, too. This video by Morgan Donner is adding several examples of types of pockets to skirts, but the process is the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pE_nrHKd58
And there’s this one by Bernadette Banner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thlzJj1EHiY
Thigh pockets are really great for phones. You can make visible patch pockets or subtle welt pockets and you can customize to the size of your phone.
Billy Connolly
On Monday, the White House called out Ronna McDaniel in a statement for her "hideous behavior."
How can people be so incredibly and mindlessly opportunistic?
The former president admitted sharing intel said to have come from Israel with Russian officials in 2017, which may have been passed onto Iran.
Why am I not surprised?
The Canadian government warns that some US states have enacted laws that may affect LBGT people.
Even US organizations are warning against travel to some parts of the US. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that Canada is, too.
US law actually bars former President Donald Trump from holding office ever again. The recent Georgia indictment of Trump helps make the case.
Yeah, we’ve all known that for years. But does it matter anymore?
Climate change will be “mild and manageable”? Well, I guess that’s an improvement over Republicans saying climate change is a hoax. Maybe?
Yes, please! We need younger people running and getting involved. Don’t fall for the apathy and helplessness being shoved at us. (Who does it serve?)
The emphasis on fresh high-quality food made me wonder if that sort of food is more satisfying (and filling) than what the author sees in American food. Does eating poor quality food leave you hungry? (Also, consider people living in “grocery deserts” who subsist on large amounts of fast food. Their obesity rates are very high.)
A Christian content creator called the Plano church "pagan and satanic" in a video he filmed a month before the fire.
“My channel spreads the message of Jesus and his love for us.” Bo Alford
Yeah, sure….
I’m no economist, but even I can figure out that if they pass the bill capping wages for H-2A visa holders it’s going to make things worse.
Ghanaian children wrongly labelled as trafficked are being taken from their homes, BBC Africa Eye finds.
It gets weirder. One branch of the Christian charity takes children and has their parents put into jail, while another branch of the same Christian charity uses the parents’ unfair jailing as fundraisers for the charity, saying they will use the money to get the parents out of jail. (The parents they put into jail in the first place.). It’s just corruption and money-grubbing all the way down.
Nestled among some of the world's oldest and largest trees, this boho hub attracted rock stars and actors while playing a prominent role in the US' counterculture history.
A piece of history.
On World Refugee Day we look at some of the ingenious dwellings around the world created for displaced people, from Ukraine to Cape Town and California.
This isn’t something I’m doing, but it is something to keep in mind if you want to work designing or implementing emergency housing.
Women's travel with a single carry on. Tutorials, packing tips & techniques, clothing ideas, and more!
So much good information! LLT is well worth a look. I would love it if she came to this community, she is a treasure.
Research is clear that what we eat can drive our test preferences as early as 2 years of age.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to go make the Mochi Cake recipe topped with dried strawberries that was posted last week.
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While any ukulele can be a travel uke, instruments that are built a bit more ruggedly are undeniably preferable. Here are some good ukes for traveling.
I suppose traveling with a uke is by definition “many bagging” if it’s in its own bag. I don’t bother with a hard case or padded gig bag, just a thin gig bag for my 20-year-old cheap no-name laminate concert sized uke.
But… a plastic uke would be nice for those times when conditions are damp or for kayaking when it is downright soggy. Looking at Kala Waterman ukes right now, especially a soprano. (I don’t have a soprano, which is excuse #1 for getting one; and it will take up less space than my concert, which is excuse #2. I’m sure I can come up with more as needed.)
What’s your traveling musical instrument?
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Honoka (of Honoka + Azita “Wipeout” fame, if you haven’t seen a video, check it out) playing a nifty arrangement for 2 ukes.
They have redesigned the website for safe browsing, made it generic looking and put a “quick exit” bar at the top that immediately changes the display to the Weather Channel. It’s still the same volunteer organization flying people out to other states to get gender care, abortions, birth control, etc.
Colectomies, colostomies, ileostomies, j-pouches, colo-rectal cancers, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis - I searched but did not find! Where are all my gutless wonder peeps?
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Is it possible to have the perfect song with the perfect video? Yes. Yes, I think it is.