tinymoves:

to be honest it would make me a lot more comfortable if you guys would show a little concern about trump running for president again. Do not inbox me and say you don’t like joe biden omg i already know. but can we show a little concern. about donald trump. being the republican candidate for president. for the third election in a row.

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pobopolybius:

While talking about Brianna and Nex, do not forget to also talk about Jacob Williamson, a young trans man, only 18, who was brutally murdered by someone who lured him in with the promise of a date.

Brianna was murdered when promised a fun evening to hang out with supposed friends

Nex was just trying to use the bathroom in school

Jacob was kidnapped and murdered with the promise of affection

And cis people still wonder why trans people feel safer with each other than with them

They always talk about protecting the children, but when children lose their lives, they push the blame on them. Saying they should have known better. Saying they should have acted normal. It’s repulsive. May these three rest in peace.

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edderkopper:

“When Cameron Whitley was diagnosed with kidney failure seven years ago, the news came as a shock. But the situation was about to get worse. His doctor decided the diagnosis meant Whitley’s hormone therapy had to stop. As a transgender man, now 42, who had taken testosterone for 10 years, the impact was brutal. “Not only was I struggling with this new diagnosis that I’m in stage four kidney failure, now I’m being told that I can no longer have hormones,” said Whitley, an associate professor in the department of sociology at Western Washington University. “I cannot describe how horrible that moment was.” Crucially, he says, the decision was completely unnecessary. “We call this within the medical community ‘trans broken arm syndrome’,” he said. The term refers to medical situations – such as having a broken arm – that are unconnected to gender identity, yet healthcare providers act on the basis there is a connection. “We didn’t have any established sense that being on hormones would be problematic. The hormones are not processed through the kidneys. So there was nothing that made it [necessary to stop them], but that was the first thing that was done,” he said. Whitely has since transferred his care over to the University of Pennsylvania, which he described as “awesome [with] wonderful trans-competent care””

‘We actually don’t know much’: the scientists trying to close the knowledge gap in trans healthcare | Transgender | The Guardian (via sarkos)

Anonymous asked:

hope you don't mind me asking but I saw your tags for the "every video of a parrot should have a 15 second warning at the beginning" post that said that the way people pet them is like an erotic massage? would you mind elaborating on that?

great-and-small Answer:

Parrots are incredibly complex animals in both behavior and physiology. In the wild, reproduction is something that is delayed until these birds have adequate food, habitat, and a suitable partner. When these conditions are met, parrots will begin to stroke one another on the back, wing, and belly in order to kickstart the hormonal changes necessary for reproduction.

A pet parrot in a person’s home likely has access to plenty of food and a safe habitat. This coupled with an owner who regularly strokes their back or wings is likely to start making the bird very sexually aroused. This can lead to significant behavioral problems from sexual frustration and medical issues due to the constant hormonal stimulation that is only seasonal in the wild. Birds that are constantly stimulated can suffer from cloacal prolapse and constant regurgitation.

It’s worrying that many parrot and cockatoo owners have no idea they’re essentially giving their bird a handjob when they pet them down the back. When it comes to these birds, always pet them on the face or feet to prevent hormonal stimulation!

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Documenting what is quite possibly the best exchange I have ever seen on this website.


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He will not be exiled again

I enjoy all parts of this post. The trans leash, the confusion, the heartfelt display of affection we give to our pets. The biography, the history lesson, and the morality of keeping cats indoors are all bonuses.

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shadow 🤝 this cat frankenstein being a previously outdoor menace now a properly contained and harmless indoor good old man cat who snores my dog moxie seems to have a preference for the pink toy mice i bought for the cats ages ago? theyre way too small for her to play with for real but she'll just like Hold Them in her mouth and carry them around this is very cute but has the unfortunate side effect of making the mice reeeeeeally gross to touch

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I’m so glad this is an anime now and the rest of the world is enjoying literally the only time a media character represented my main interests in any way I relate to, if not possibly the only time I’ve ever seen a “bio nerd” ever written like we actually are, despite how many fictional settings are jam-packed with biology.

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yesssssssss dungeon meshi im loving him so much....

socialistexan:

Some things I think people are overlooking in the tiktok ban bill, because it’s not just a tiktok ban:

  • It gives the US government to ban *any* app, website, or company they believe to be “controlled” by an “adversarial power” which can change whenever they want
  • It allows the President and the Administrative branch almost unilateral power to designate *any* app, website, or company to be under the control of an “adversarial power” (and just think about how thelat can be used un the hands of, say, Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis)
  • They have to offer little to no evidence for this. For example, tiktok - a Singaporean-headquartered and ran company, partially owned by US interests, incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and whose userdata is stored Austin, TX - is apparently controlled by the Chinese government
  • It also gives the Federal Government the ability to investigate and shut down any provider who gives access to these banned websites or services, including VPN. They will have unilateral power to dismantle VPNs through outrageous fines what will essentially force them to not operate in the US
  • A lot of the Congressional Representatives who supported this bill have large donors and/or stock in US Tech companies like Meta, Google, or Palantier who would benefit from the downfall of tiktok or the ability to purchase it and monopolize the market
  • Those same tech companies which sell our data constantly anyway, including to “adversarial powers”

This is so much more than just a tiktok ban.

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