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Discussing Br*tish transphobia with a friend (CW: transphobia)

Just wanted to see if you all had some thoughts/resources to help explain to a friend that the British medical system's restrictions on youth transitioning are based on a culture of transphobia, not some scientific consensus. The friend in question is, I think, a well-meaning "we should be more like Europe" liberal, and was reading about the UKs treatment of trans youth (namely their restrictions on transitioning) and seemed to think it was based on some level-headed analysis instead of it being TERF Island. I'm trying to educate myself on the whole situation since I've only got a general understanding, so let me know if you have any reading/thoughts and I'll take a look.

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Vasectomy recovery tips?
  • Also I'd recommend getting the no scalpel procedure if you aren't. Probably fine either way but I've read there's a greater chance of complications/longer recovery if you get an incision

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    Vasectomy recovery tips?
  • Follow whatever instructions they give you when it comes to waiting on exercise/sex. In the moment it'll definitely feel fine, but you will be punished later. Speaking from experience lol.

    Also icing before bed is good, also buying extra ice packs is probably a good idea (4 was a good number for me, but you can always just return them later so get a lot).

    Also, if there isn't anyone around to help after, try to set things up so that everything's within reach of the couch when you get back. I had help, but they couldn't be around for the entire recovery period, so yeah keep the essentials close by.

    Oh and there's probably going to be dried blood in your ejaculate the first few times so take whatever precautions you need to/don't freak out.

    As far as my experience, I wasn't one of the fast recovery period guys. But even then it wasn't too bad, I just moved around and did things carefully, tried not to push it (ex. going on long walks without very supportive underwear). I'd sometimes have discomfort after sex, but that was usually my fault if you know what I mean. It's hard for me to place exactly when I felt totally normal, but I'd say within a month or two I stopped having to be careful about the way I did things. But that's just me, and I did have an injury back in the day that may have been the reason why it took me a minute to feel totally normal.

  • “I need a pistol for duty use.” The duty in question:
  • Makes sense. I live in a relatively safe area, so I don't really feel a need to deter anyone. In my mind it's just another option I have if I ever need it, useless in most situations but helpful in others.

    And yeah iirc the guy that got robbed was a cowboy type, it was pretty funny.

  • CMV: Fidel Castro should’ve nuked the US
  • Castro did send a message to Moscow indicating he was willing to sacrifice the island to nuke the US, but I think it's pretty clear he was just frustrated with the fact that the USSR and US weren't involving Cuban leadership enough in general, and was basically just trying to get Moscow's attention. At least that's what I remember, it's been a long time since I read about it though

  • Bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk, though officials maintain supply is safe
  • I used to live in a rural area with a lot of small farms and there was this loophole where you'd pay a company for partial ownership of a cow, and then they'd deliver raw milk to you. This was their way around laws prohibiting the sale of raw milk, since if you own a cow you're allowed to drink the milk raw if you want. So yeah unfortunately there's easy ways to get it if you live near farmers and shit.

  • No source, but im inclined to believe it
  • I met one of those anti-Mccartney guys. He was older, and a beetles song came on, he started saying "let's have a Beatles reunion: 3 more bullets" or something like that (I don't actually know how many were in the band, just whatever the number was after Lennon).

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    If you couldn't stomach eating meat if you had to butcher it yourself you shouldn't get to eat meat
  • I agree, but I think practically it works. People who are totally comfortable with slaughter probably aren't generally going to go vegan, but the vast majority of people would be traumatized by the experience. So it's not very useful like philosophically or whatever, but in most cases it makes sense for real people. I'm not making any sense.

    And in general, even though I'm vegan, I just have no faith that talking to people about it will actually produce a better world or whatever, so idk why I'm even weighing in. I think revolution is more likely than animal liberation.

  • France sends helicopter carrier to support Gaza's hospitals

    Original (paywall) https://www.reuters.com/world/france-sends-helicopter-carrier-support-gazas-hospitals-2023-10-26/

    French fries -> freedom fries -> anti-anti-semitism fries?

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    Any recommendations on where to start reading about Tibet-China?

    Realizing I only have a very general idea about the CPC's intervention (?) in Tibet. They don't have to be pro-Communist sources if the brainworms are mostly under control.

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    Good Waco documentary recommendation

    Don't really know anything about Waco, but also don't want to watch some propaganda piece.

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