StevenSaus

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(Disclosure: It's my blog post)

The sheriff of Butler County, Ohio, one Richard K. Jones, who gives “Yosemite Sam meets diabeetus,” legit wrote a letter to DJT — cc’d to Elon, no less — saying that immigration visas were “too confusing” for local law enforcement. I wasn’t joking about his look.

Then held a Facebook Live/press conference to… apparently brag about how unintelligent he thinks law enforcement is.

Of course, behind the cringe is the simple fact that we’re looking at a bully who is so unintelligent that he has to ask who the “bad guys” are. A bully who knows who the bigger bullies are, and thinks that there is absolutely nothing wrong with displaying both his lack of intelligence and his willingness to bully others to the public at large.

And judging by the comments on his post, he’s sadly right.

 

I used IRL mechanics -- inspired by the show Taskmaster -- to spice up and add some variety to a one-shot game, both in-person and run remotely. I thought y'all might find it interesting, so wrote up what I did.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

The hypothesis I'd explore (feel free to give me the funding!) would be that the societal pressure and stresses of being lesbian, gay, or bi in the US (let alone in the armed forces) would be the culprit. We already know that stress increases your chances of heart disease, so that's where I'd look first. But that's a scientific wild-ass guess.

 

An unknown disease has resulted in the deaths of 143 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Kwango province. According to local authorities, those infected exhibit flu-like symptoms, such as high fever and severe headaches. A medical team has been dispatched to the Panzi health zone to collect samples for analysis. Women and children are reportedly the most affected. The World Health Organization is collaborating with Congo's public health ministry to investigate the outbreak further.

 

Cross-posted from "Planned Parenthood Of Illinois Expands Abortion Access With Hey Jane." by @[email protected] in [email protected]


Planned Parenthood of Illinois is collaborating with Hey Jane, a virtual abortion provider, to enhance access to abortion services in Illinois. This partnership allows Hey Jane patients to access procedural abortion care through Planned Parenthood, while Planned Parenthood patients can obtain medication abortions via Hey Jane. Patients can receive medications discreetly by mail or pick them up at a Planned Parenthood health center. Both organizations accept private insurance and provide financial assistance, with Planned Parenthood also accepting Medicaid and offering no-cost abortion care to eligible Illinois residents.

 

Planned Parenthood of Illinois is collaborating with Hey Jane, a virtual abortion provider, to enhance access to abortion services in Illinois. This partnership allows Hey Jane patients to access procedural abortion care through Planned Parenthood, while Planned Parenthood patients can obtain medication abortions via Hey Jane. Patients can receive medications discreetly by mail or pick them up at a Planned Parenthood health center. Both organizations accept private insurance and provide financial assistance, with Planned Parenthood also accepting Medicaid and offering no-cost abortion care to eligible Illinois residents.

 

Lesbian, gay and bisexual U.S. veterans had significantly higher odds for prevalent atherosclerotic CVD compared with their heterosexual peers, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

 

A study found that estrogen/progestin pills for menopausal women are linked to a 21% increase in heart disease risk and a 61% rise in serious blood clots, according to recent findings. In contrast, hormone patches, creams, and gels do not share the same blood clot risk.

 

The House passed a bill allowing the president to revoke nonprofits' tax-exempt status if deemed terrorist-supporting, which critics, including Planned Parenthood and the ACLU, argue could threaten healthcare services like cancer screenings, birth control, STI testing, abortion care, and gender-affirming care; as the bill moves to the Senate, Planned Parenthood warns of potential funding cuts affecting public healthcare.

The ACLU and reproductive rights groups like Planned Parenthood of America vocally opposed the bill and tried to warn lawmakers of the dangers.

 

Patients in Massachusetts are increasingly contacting Planned Parenthood with concerns about the future of contraceptive access and medication abortion under the incoming Trump administration, despite the state's robust legal protections for abortion and contraceptives, with some seeking early replacement of long-term contraceptive devices due to uncertainty about future insurance coverage.

 

A student-led initiative called Women in Radiology Education (WIRED) is working to close the gender gap in radiology.

 

The study showed that metformin use was associated with improvements in overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) for overweight and obese patients who had undergone lobectomy. Researchers also found that metformin was associated with longer progression-free survival (PFS) in overweight NSCLC patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs).

 

Homicide is the leading cause of maternal death, surpassing medical causes, according to a JAMA Network Open study. The University of South Carolina researchers found intimate partners are the primary perpetrators, with laws in Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas increasing risks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Sure, because we've been taught that is cringe. Personally, I like learning new things (even if it's not something I'd "normally" be interested in), so I love it when my people both infodump, and then the look of pure joy when they realize that I'm into it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Just saw that DeWine is sending $ and National Guard to help out: https://apnews.com/article/springfield-ohio-haitian-influx-governor-dewine-f5a552d7ebc6e246882dca96a39a3aaa

(In Dayton, so sorta close?)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

You aren't wrong; it's just WORSE for female-presenting folx.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Exactly so; while it seems obvious to anyone who has worked in healthcare in direct patient care, health facilities are increasingly owned by private investors.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

It can be, but isn't necessarily so. As an AuDHD (autism + ADHD) person, I have "structural alterations" that result in things being different in ways that can be positive or negative. The brain is also EXTREMELY plastic and able to adjust to a lot. That said, the short-run effects are almost always going to be inconvenient at best for the person in question.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

You could try using a relay somewhere in your process; while I was on a travel gig I had to do some finicky work with a travel router (though this may not work, since you need a VPN for your work, but maybe it'll give you an idea: https://ideatrash.net/2022/05/howto-secure-and-share-your-internet-on-free-wireless-wifi.html

Also if you have your DNS resolvers manually put in, you may not encounter their portal. Had that problem when on hotel wifi as well.

All that said, I ended up using phone data a lot.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 7 months ago

:: chef's kiss ::

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

True; the rapidity of the weight loss is one of the main draws of GLP-1 agonists, and that shifts the timeframe for adjusting those meds. My thyroid levels get checked about twice a year, for example.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

You are completely correct; what it's doing is not presenting new ideas so much as pushing back against the narrative of the freeloading immigrant, which is only supported by cherry-picking what taxes "count" as taxes and ignoring the regressive taxes that you, appropriately, note that most people don't think of when they say "taxes".

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Milton: We use only the finest baby frogs, dew picked and flown from Iraq, cleansed in finest quality spring water, lightly killed, and then sealed in a succulent Swiss quintuple smooth treble cream milk chocolate envelope and lovingly frosted with glucose.

Praline: That's as maybe, it's still a frog.

Milton: What else?

Praline: Well don't you even take the bones out?

Milton: If we took the bones out it wouldn't be crunchy would it?

Praline: Superintendent Parrot ate one of those.

Parrot: Excuse me a moment. (exits hurriedly)

Milton: It says 'crunchy frog' quite clearly.

Praline: Well, the superintendent thought it was an almond whirl. People won't expect there to be a frog in there. They're bound to think it's some form of mock frog.

Milton: (insulted) Mock frog? We use no artificial preservatives or additives of any kind!

Praline: Nevertheless, I must warn you that in future you should delete the words 'crunchy frog', and replace them with the legend 'crunchy raw unboned real dead frog', if you want to avoid prosecution.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Flatpak can sometimes complain when there's a symlink (Steam, in particular, does this) so you can use the symlink, but have to update XDG-USER-DIRS to point to the actual location. I wrote it up here: https://ideatrash.net/2024/07/howto-update-xdg-user-dirs-to-avoid-symlink-issues-with-flatpak.html

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