Fruitcaketocracy: the New American Experiment Supporters must see him as a grandmother 👵 off her rocker mumbling nonsense. I mean, you don't let anyone mess with her, that I understand, but you hand her the nuclear football either. Ya know?
Just absolute madness from beginning to end. Trump: “Newsom didn't allow the water to come from the Pacific Northwest. You know they have tremendous amounts of water in California, which most people don’t know. They send the water out into the Pacific Ocean. So I demanded that to be open. If that were open during the fire, you wouldn't have had the fire because all the sprinklers would've worked in the houses. They had no water. They had no water in the fire hydrants. They wouldn’t have had the fires. They would have been put out after one house, two houses. But he stopped the water from coming in. And I had to send in the military to have that water opened, after the fires. And now that water, but he should have more, because they still restrict it. There’s something wrong with these people. There’s something really wrong.” There’s something really wrong with Trump’s brain…
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#JeffreyStClair #FruitCakeTocracy #TrumpsBrain #TrumpsMadness #CaliforniaWater
Weniger Hype, mehr Nutzen für AI. Wenig überraschend, China macht vor wie das gehen kann.
Kevin Dominik Korte (@kdkorte@fosstodon.org)
While the US hunts for the AGI moonshots, China is building usable and easy-to-train AI models. Perhaps we should consider need and usability before investing $7 billion in the next generation of environmentally harmful chatbots.
#AI #opensource #usability
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Github's recent changes broke release downloads but fortunately the wget solution posted in a gh thread about this works on linux.
until wget -c <url>; do :; done
Replacing <url> with the direct link to the file you're downloading.
> 1. Ours is, above all, a *tragic* reality. Neither the most optimistic statistics nor the most ideologically contaminated explanations can disguise the situation of inhumanity and injustice in which our societies struggle. As long as we do not recognize the catastrophic state of certain societies in which the great majority of their people living if perpetual life-threatening situations, everything else, as a consequence, will be out of focus, and totally lack any semblance to reality.
--- Ignacio Martín-Baró (1974!!) in
_Towards a Society that Serves its People: The Intellectual Contributions of El Salvador's Murdered Jesuits_ (1991)
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My favorite thing about right wing liars is that they'll accidentally fool other right wing liars into exposing them.
Utah republicans 100% would've faked their report on trans youth if they knew the data wasn't actually on their side but frauds like the cass review tricked them into honesty.
If you can accept that chairs can have varying functionality and be made of different material yet still all be valid chairs you can do the same for trans women and trans men. #transgender
A consideration already made for cis people of course, it's just inconsistently applied when trans people are involved
... The pretense that we will find out whether or not Donald Trump is a sexual predator if the Epstein files are released is itself a kind of cover-up, since we already know he is – though I’m all for finding out exactly what it is he’s so frantic to hide. He was found liable for sexually assaulting E Jean Carroll in a 2023 civil trial and has been credibly accused of groping, grabbing, and assault by numerous women. His worse-than-creepy behavior around the teenage girls in beauty pageants he managed is well-documented, as is his closeness to Epstein....But in another sense the whole society is hiding something: that this violence is everywhere and it deeply shapes – or misshapes – our society. The statistics I cited above address the victims of specific crimes. But all girls and women are impacted by the reality that so many men want to harm us and these crimes could happen to any one of us. This violence affects the choices we make about where to go and when, what jobs to take, when to speak up, what to wear....
Systemic problems require systemic responses, and while I’m all for releasing the Epstein files, I want a broader conversation and deeper change.
meditationsinanemergency.com/e…
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
#RebeccaSolnit #EpsteinFiles #SystemicViolence #SystemicProblems
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> The wise parent, at the present day, is likely to choose, if he can, some method of education for his children which is not in fact universal, and for the sake of experiment it is desirable that parents should have the opportunity of trying new methods. But they ought to be such as could be made universal, if found to produce good results, not such as must from their very nature be confined to a privileged few. Fortunately, some of the best elements in modern educational theory and practice have had an extremely democratic origin; for example, Madame Montessori's work began with nursery schools in slums. In higher education exceptional opportunity for exceptional ability is indispensable, but otherwise there is no reason why any child should suffer from the adoption of systems which might be adopted by all.
> 今日の賢い親は,可能であれば,実際,一般向け（万人向き）でない教育方法をわが子のために選ぶ傾向がある。そして,実験のためには,親たちが新しい方法を試してみる機会を持つことは望ましいことである。しかし,その新しい方法は,よい結果を生み出すことがわかった場合には,'万人向き'にされうるようなものであるべきであり,その性格上,ごく少数の特権階級に限定されるものであってはならない。幸いなことに,近代の教育理論と実際（実践）の最良の要素のいくつかは,極度に'民主的な起源'を持っている。たとえば,モンテッソーリ夫人（Maria Montessori, 1870-1952：イタリアの女医,幼児教育者）の仕事は,スラム（貧民街）の保育園から始まった。高等教育においては,特別の能力には特別な機会が不可欠である。しかし,その他の場合は,万人の利用できる制度を採用することによって,子供が苦しむ理由はまったくない。
- russell-j.com/beginner/OE01-02…
#モンレッソーリ夫人 #MariaMontessori #マリアモンテソーリ #MontessoriInSlums
#RussellOnMontessori #RusselOnEducation #OnEducation
Responding to claims about Psalm 22
youtube.com/watch?v=Zc1Kx-htoX…
#psalms #theBible #biblicalScholar #BibleScholar #psalm22 #bible #religion
"Gender Critical" nurse EXPOSED over racist comments
https:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ks0tNKkB80
#SandiePeggie #Transphobia #racism #terfs #LGBTQ #transgender #trans #bigotry #youtube
"Gender Critical" nurse EXPOSED over racist comments
The current darling of the "Gender Critical" movement is Sandie Peggie, who is known for being absolutely vile and bigoted towards an innocent doctor she wor...YouTube
Debunked: "Trans Affirming Care is Non-Essential"
youtube.com/watch?v=pJ-yBrgNoc…
#GenderAffirmingCare #trans #lgbtq #transgender
Debunked: "Trans Affirming Care is Non-Essential"
[Quick References][1] https://youtu.be/AgYLNID4_EI [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60273z28des[3] https://youtu.be/4zok0BxqO44 [4] https://youtu.be/DFQ7k...YouTube
Responding to DHS propaganda
youtube.com/watch?v=Vg2pl-gVNS…
#BookOfIsaiah #Isaiah6 #theBible #bible #OldTestament #DHS #DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity #TrumpAdministration #UnitedStates
Nice breakdown of a biblical contradiction you probably didn't know existed
"My favorite contradiction in the Bible"
youtube.com/watch?v=fBsynf_CnG…
#KingDavid #religion #theBible #Goliath #DavidAndGoliath #1chronicles #OldTestament #Elhanan #2Samuel #BibleScholar #BiblicalScholar #bible
Why people claim the Bible has no contradictions
youtube.com/watch?v=S30arBPuo-…
#bible #theBible #BibleContradictions #BiblicalContradictions #religion #BiblicalScholar #BibleScholar
Transphobic "comedy" Lady ballers was originally going to be a documentary but the daily wire couldn't find anyone willing to meet the requirements for trans women in sports.
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#Transphobia #TransRights #TransAthletes #TheDailyWire #LGBTQ #LGBT
Did you see the Athleticus series?
Did you see the Athleticus series?
arte.tv/fr/videos/097585-001-A…
It features roos too @muse!
Athleticus - Street basket - Regarder le film complet | ARTE
Athleticus - Street basket - Regarder le film complet | ARTE
Un kangourou défie une tortue dans un concours de paniers de basket acrobatiques... Les animaux sauvages en 3D s'essaient aux sports "urbains", provoquant des situations toujours plus comiques et décalées.ARTE
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Tens of thousands of people take to streets for London Trans+ Pride 2025
Event becomes biggest of its kind as more than 100,000 turn out to support its ‘existence and resistance’ theme
Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Commercially Distributed Raw Milk — California and Four Other States, September 2023–March 2024
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#RawMilk #UnpasteurizedMilk #SalmonellaOutbreak #PublicHealth
“A Shameful Chapter”: How Anti-Trans Disinformation Drowned Out Science and Gripped the Mainstream
assignedmedia.org/breaking-new…
“A Shameful Chapter”: How Anti-Trans Disinformation Drowned Out Science and Gripped the Mainstream
A pipeline of pseudoscience funded by powerful right-wing hate groups has undermined medical truths with the help of big media.Assigned
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Hello#RFKjr also a Jeffrey Epstein client
newrepublic.com/post/198416/rf…
RFK Jr. Captured in Old Photos Partying With Jeffrey Epstein
It’s not just Donald Trump. Those in his inner circle were in the same orbit as Epstein too.The New Republic
“My parents very clearly do not love me”: Children of Bayswater Speak Out
"In July last year, we exposed Bayswater Support Group’s private Discord for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, revealing evidence of child abuse and political lobbying. Bayswater describes itself as offering “parents whose children have a transgender identity somewhere to talk, share and be understood”. But posts from their private Discord forum revealed that parents exchanged conversion therapy tips, and fostered relationships with MPs to push anti-trans policies."
transsafety.network/posts/my-p…
#Transgender #LGBTQ #ConversionTherapy #TransYouth #TransKids #Transphobia #Transphobes #TransChildren #GenderCritical #Terfs
Study Ordered by Utah Republicans Finds Gender-Affirming Care Benefits Trans Youth
them.us/story/utah-gender-affi…
"Rate of regret after Gender-affirming surgery is approximately 1%. Other life decisions, such as having children and getting a tattoo have regret rates of 7% and 16.2%, respectively."
americanjournalofsurgery.com/a…
Trans women and fairness in sports
Transgender Athletes Could Be At A Physical Disadvantage, Research Shows
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Specific claims of unfairness are self debunking if the source is at all honest about the situation.
For example trans marathon runner Glenique Frank finished 6,159th in the female category but you would get an entirely different impression if you didn't read past the headlines in the daily mail: archive.ph/udkN7
Similarly, Riley Gaines's fairness grievance was literally a tie for fifth place.
Nobody's placement changes if Lia Thomas didn't compete and again, the complaint was that a trans women dared to perform equally to a cis women athlete.
Then there's the chess controversy which is so ridiculous and misogynist that I don't need to dignify it with a debunking. It's just sexism dressed up as concern for cis women.
Miscellaneous
Critically appraising the cass report: methodological flaws and unsupported claims
doi.org/10.1186/s12874-025-025…
Further citations to research on the subject of transgender healthcare thanks to this archived reddit comment by tgjer web.archive.org/web/2019082319…
#transgender #transRights #TransAthletes #LGBTQ #GenderAffirmingCare #GenderAffirmingSurgery #trans #TransWomen
Critically appraising the cass report: methodological flaws and unsupported claims - BMC Medical Research Methodology
Background The Cass Review aimed to provide recommendations for the delivery of services for gender diverse children and young people in England.BioMed Central
Transgender people over four times more likely than cisgender people to be victims of violent crime
"Trans-inclusive bathroom policies are linked to lower assault rates against transgender students."
"Trans-inclusive bathroom policies are not linked to higher rates of assault against cisgender people."
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Stumbling over a Stolperstein while showing your German city to friends from the US, and explaining its meaning, then watching the horror on their faces grow as they continue to stumble over Stolperstein after Stolperstein in the streets we walk together. 🧵
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Doctor who with a better take on morality than any Christian on debate forums:
"Goodness is not goodness that seeks advantage. Good is good in the final hour, in the deepest pit without hope, without witness, without reward. Virtue is only virtue in extremis."
season 10 episode 6
On a public “grooming standards” webpage aimed at prospective Customs and Border Protection agents, the agency advises that any tattoos and brandings must be concealed if they are “obscene or gang-related.” In other words, agents are allowed to have the very markings for which Caraballo and others were disappeared into a Salvadoran gulag — as long as they keep them out of sight.
“It’s like saying ‘our gangsters are okay,’” Rosenow said. “But a young man fleeing persecution from his home country, a father of two little girls who likes to have ink on his body to commemorate his daughters, he is going to be subjected to this kind of horrifying shit?”
theintercept.com/2025/07/16/cb…
#CBPGangs #CBPTattoos #ICEThugs
See #GraeberOnGangs in Athens...
Neither Victims nor Torturers/Executioners --- Albert Camus
Hateful Monger Miller should be put in a nice little sandbox not put into policy positions..
... I don’t think it’s necessary to kill them entirely We’re not a barbaric people. We respect life. Therefore torture is the way to go. Because tortured people can live. Torture is the celebration of life and human dignity. Ha, ha...It's from a video that was posted on social media yesterday by Breakthrough News
https://x.com/BTnewsroom/status/1945531629037850656
#JeffreyStClair on #StephenMiller #HateMonger #NeitherVictimsNorExecutioners #AlbertCamus
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