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  1. Comment on US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, ruling against Donald Trump's order in ~society

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    It's not one less thing to worry about. This is more akin to Roe v Wade. We survived by the skin of our teeth, but Kavanaugh gave them a map to an argument that would let Congress ignore the...

    It's not one less thing to worry about. This is more akin to Roe v Wade. We survived by the skin of our teeth, but Kavanaugh gave them a map to an argument that would let Congress ignore the constitution.

    They haven't been working on this one for years the way they did with abortion. It seems very unlikely that they give up because they lost this particular bout. I disagree we can stop worrying about it. The court is less supportive of birthright citizenship than in Kim Ark Wong and 4 of them say it isn't a constitutional right.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on US Supreme Court lets states block trans athletes from women’s and girls’ sports in ~lgbt

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    Yeah. It's not as bad. Neither was wearing a pink triangle or a gold star. Or being forced into a ghetto. Or relocated on a train. If we're going there, let's not back away from it. There is a...

    Yeah. It's not as bad. Neither was wearing a pink triangle or a gold star. Or being forced into a ghetto. Or relocated on a train. If we're going there, let's not back away from it.

    There is a reason disability, queer, immigrant, etc. rights advocates have been screaming about eugenics, civil liberties, human rights, concentration camps, the push to institutionalize the disabled, the denial of gender affirming care specifically to autistic people, the idea of "farms" for people with ADHD and autism, and so much more as existential threats.

    You know where it ends, as you pointed out yourself. I don't know why you think appeasement works here when it didn't before.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on US Supreme Court lets states block trans athletes from women’s and girls’ sports in ~lgbt

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    This is, I believe, really tone deaf. And comes across as... Idk cisplaining? Patronizing? While I find this sort of argument really infuriating I don't think you intended this. I just am going to...

    This is, I believe, really tone deaf. And comes across as... Idk cisplaining? Patronizing?

    While I find this sort of argument really infuriating I don't think you intended this. I just am going to ask you to stop and think about the case you're making, apply it to any other marginalized group, consider the stated goals of the people in this administration and the fact that not a single pride post goes by on major social media platforms without a dozen "mental health month they need to get treated" or "groomer" style comments. Minimum. On a small, local post.

    They want to revoke women's right to vote and birthright citizenship (and Kavanaugh told them how today). There's no way they stop at single digits of trans women in sports when they're already tearing away healthcare access for adults and kids alike and passing bathroom bans, and literally dropping all federal civil rights cases for trans folks unjustly fired, harassed, etc. due to their gender.

    I think better of you than this and I am trying to make you see the harm this causes. Because I genuinely am that angry at the willingness to sacrifice the rights of others to appease the right.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, ruling against Donald Trump's order in ~society

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    And there is a ton of contemporary documentation about how explicit they were that it was inclusive so that racists couldn't exclude people they didn't like, including the Irish. It's so...

    And there is a ton of contemporary documentation about how explicit they were that it was inclusive so that racists couldn't exclude people they didn't like, including the Irish.

    It's so explicitly clear.

    9 votes

  5. Comment on Jamie Hyneman on MythBusters fame and why he and Adam Savage never socialized in ~tv

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    Yeah I agree that assuming good faith is probably the best call.

    Yeah I agree that assuming good faith is probably the best call.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on US Supreme Court lets states block trans athletes from women’s and girls’ sports in ~lgbt

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    Yeah. Just... Yeah. Sigh. Cue the folks saying we should abandon just this right for trans girls. During pride. Never mind that it will also hurt cis kids. Never mind that this affects such a very...

    Yeah. Just... Yeah. Sigh.

    Cue the folks saying we should abandon just this right for trans girls. During pride. Never mind that it will also hurt cis kids. Never mind that this affects such a very small percentage of people and includes kids before puberty.

    And the folks saying "we asked too much". Let trans people fucking exist.

    I'm so fucking angry at this shit coming from "inside the house" among alleged allies and cis queer people.

    If you give them an inch they'll take bathrooms - they already have in many states. And job protection and housing protection. They will not stop portraying queer and trans people as threats to children and cis women.
    Stop buying the bullshit.

    16 votes

  7. Comment on Jamie Hyneman on MythBusters fame and why he and Adam Savage never socialized in ~tv

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    One person's "ooh insightful" or "thank you for saying the thing I want to say but was struggling with" or "I think this was perfectly said" is another person's "ugh you're bringing that topic up...

    One person's "ooh insightful" or "thank you for saying the thing I want to say but was struggling with" or "I think this was perfectly said" is another person's "ugh you're bringing that topic up again"

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 29 in ~society

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  10. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 29 in ~society

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    Birthright citizenship is upheld but it's 6-3 (and arguably 5-4 the way they ruled) (gift link) ~~And Alito allegedly announced his retirement (there's been some back and forth on that.) ~~ He has...

    Birthright citizenship is upheld but it's 6-3 (and arguably 5-4 the way they ruled) (gift link)

    ~~And Alito allegedly announced his retirement (there's been some back and forth on that.)
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    He has not retired. Npr retracted their statement.

    It's unsurprising to me that the "originalists" ignored the explicit intentions of the authors of the amendment and are more racist than the Kim Ark Wong court. But Gorsuch absolutely caved from his questioning previously and Kavanaugh contributed to undermining the constitution itself.

    It should feel like a win but it's just scraping survival right now.

    Also state trans athlete bans were upheld with Kavanaugh throwing a scrap of "but they deserve to be respected"... Sure.

    6 votes

  11. Comment on Do you cook with cast iron? Is it the hassle everyone says it is? in ~food

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    Half and half is probably what you're thinking of. I feel the same way reading British recipes (or Aussie/NZ ones) and having to figure out what herb goes by a different name or what is the...

    Half and half is probably what you're thinking of.

    I feel the same way reading British recipes (or Aussie/NZ ones) and having to figure out what herb goes by a different name or what is the comparable level of fat to a double cream.

  12. Comment on Do you cook with cast iron? Is it the hassle everyone says it is? in ~food

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    Worth noting for folks elsewhere, in the US oil labeled just "vegetable oil" can have canola or safflower or whatever blended in, depending on the cost of the crops each production cycle probably,...

    Worth noting for folks elsewhere, in the US oil labeled just "vegetable oil" can have canola or safflower or whatever blended in, depending on the cost of the crops each production cycle probably, but is usually soybean.

    /Additive not contradictory

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Do you cook with cast iron? Is it the hassle everyone says it is? in ~food

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    I live in an urban midwest area and cast iron is common in thrift stores and the demographic is not "melt your own bullets" here. I am just genuinely wondering if there's some sort of data about...

    I live in an urban midwest area and cast iron is common in thrift stores and the demographic is not "melt your own bullets" here. I am just genuinely wondering if there's some sort of data about the need to test your cast iron because it's a frequent occurrence vs a rarity

    ETA: I can't find actual #s but most of the opinions on cast iron specialty forums seem to be that unless you're shopping truly antique or for smaller (more suitable for melting for lead) vessels, odds of lead exposure you can't see is very slim. Vintage (between 100-20 years old.. yeah the 2000s count ಠ⁠︵⁠ಠ) is far less of a concern. You're more likely to get a false positive on a home test.

    So if you're a collector or buying certain pieces in particular vs someone's lodge from 25 years ago in your local thrift you may have different priorities.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Climate.us is a new website created by former NOAA employees who worked on Climate.gov until they were laid off last year as part of the heinous DOGE cutbacks in ~enviro

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    What industry do you work in? My colleagues both in my office and at the conference I just attended are pretty much all range from a "find it distasteful" to "actively dislike and avoid". There...

    What industry do you work in? My colleagues both in my office and at the conference I just attended are pretty much all range from a "find it distasteful" to "actively dislike and avoid". There are folks who like it but most of our work is so people focused we don't see benefit to our work or our students and see active harm in breaking trust by relying on an AI to communicate

    4 votes

  15. Comment on Climate.us is a new website created by former NOAA employees who worked on Climate.gov until they were laid off last year as part of the heinous DOGE cutbacks in ~enviro

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    I think the only solution is for programmers to donate their time. Because the concern makes sense, but realistically probably, that's the best way to contribute for someone with those skills....

    I think the only solution is for programmers to donate their time. Because the concern makes sense, but realistically probably, that's the best way to contribute for someone with those skills. Otherwise joining the project and advocating for a change and donating towards it.

    If they had to wait until they could afford to pay a professional a fair rate or until they learned it themselves, they'd never get started. But I agree they shouldn't rely on it - I just think the solution is more people helping out in some way or another.

    5 votes

  16. Comment on The local weather in ~society

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    There are a couple of other YouTube weather guys who I don't watch so I don't know how much applies to the other ones. I know one of the Ryan Hall meteorologists though so that's the one I watch....

    There are a couple of other YouTube weather guys who I don't watch so I don't know how much applies to the other ones. I know one of the Ryan Hall meteorologists though so that's the one I watch.

    I get what this is about though, especially if he's the only one with the Y'allbot style thing. (And I see he's from KY)

    At the same time, I don't have a basement and the anxiety of the world has made my storm prep anxiety worse too - and while i do need to manage it and not watch for hours of storms, I will tune in to watch for early calls heading towards me. We've had so many tornados in IL this year.

    But I've only engaged with the main channel and only for immediate severe weather, so I don't know how many folks are watching, nor do I understand why people use the chat the way they do. So I'm perhaps out of the loop.

  17. Comment on Police must obtain a warrant when seeking sweep of cellphone location data, US Supreme Court rules in ~society

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    The idea that Justice Alito gives a damn about Okello Chartrie is ridiculous.

    The idea that Justice Alito gives a damn about Okello Chartrie is ridiculous.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 29 in ~society

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    I have a few suggestions for replacements...

    I have a few suggestions for replacements...

    6 votes

  19. Comment on Tildes Survey #10: How often do you visit/read Tildes? (Results) in ~talk

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    Canada is as much as I know! Other folks may know a specific something but I assumed that meant Canada

    Canada is as much as I know! Other folks may know a specific something but I assumed that meant Canada

    4 votes

  20. Comment on Just be normal about things - On sleepmaxxing, beef-only diets, political hysteria, and the lost art of being reasonable in ~health.mental

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    I don't agree, right now everything in the grocery store "has protein" in it, including Kardashian brand popcorn, poptarts, and mashed potatoes, labeled even for the smallest amount of protein....

    I don't agree, right now everything in the grocery store "has protein" in it, including Kardashian brand popcorn, poptarts, and mashed potatoes, labeled even for the smallest amount of protein. Stuff is also being marketed as semaglutide friendly food. It's basically the same vibes as candy being marketed as a low fat food.

    Plus now WW has AI competition in Noom and both have ads everywhere, for the right demographic.

    Keto was the replacement for the Atkins diet (as far as marketing went, it's a diet for epilepsy) and keto marketing is very old news, it's been around for a long time now which is part of why we don't see it as much. The carnivore diet is still much more niche although not that different from some forms of "paleo" and really just an extension of Atkins for people who never want to poop again. (Paleo of course not being at all tied to actual paleolithic diets and still leaning into the low carb trend and it had advertising too.) imo Carnivore is more like the lemon juice, paprika "cleanse" starvation in level of popularity vs awareness I think. Lots of people have heard of it, in the relevant demos, and far fewer try it and even fewer maintain it.

    I used the grocery store as an example because it's so very applicable to today. The marketing is still primarily directed at women for the weight loss aspect with the "EAT MORE PROTEIN" leaning more toward men (but not totally). You can mostly tell the gender of a product by the amount of bold sans-serif lettering on a black background. Khloud popcorn is in a pastel bag and per the podcast taste test i listened to, tasted like ass.

    This of course is also in an era where the government barely avoids advocating for drinking raw milk to the point that their milk ad clearly was intended to be a raw milk ad until (probably) legal got involved.

    It's just easier to spread these ideas now and easier to find like minded people. But the constant diet pressure is so very similar to my childhood that there's a reason women in my age group have actual conversations about how we cannot revert back to the way to bodies were treated in the 90s. Anorexia kills. It's going to be so hard for the teens of today to avoid it.

    Regardless all of this is very "real life".

    14 votes