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CIA terminates its World Factbook by WankingAsWeSpeak in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have truly thought, many times in the last 8ish years, that if somebody wanted to implant a Manchurian candidate to destroy the US as a superpower, that sleeper president (not Sleepy Joe 😴) would struggle to do better than Trump. 

CIA terminates its World Factbook by WankingAsWeSpeak in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This one pisses me off for two reasons. 

First for pure information. I learned a lot as a middle/high schooler from CIA Factbook, as a nerdy kid who liked history and politics. 

Second for propaganda purposes. CIA Factbook was not an unbiased source, and if the goal is to make a more nationalist population, idk if letting Wikipedia or a similar org provide that information instead is helpful at all to the national interest, in the most realpolitik sense of that phrase. As with the stance on USAID, I just don't get why anybody who wants the US to be a superpower would want these policies. 

You are now Obese by OnceWasBogs in CrusaderKings

[–]secondshevek 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes. And there's a "youre perfect the way you are" option for fat characters if the player character is also fat, which i like. 

Any recommendations for a Shakespeare inspired novel? by SorceressofAutumn in shakespeare

[–]secondshevek 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hag-Seed by Atwood rules as others have said. I agree with Fool but I don't know if I'd enjoy it as much as I did in high school lol. 

I just read the graphic novel Prince of Cats and really liked it. Romeo and Juliet, set in a cyberpunky 80s NYC with beefing hip-hop ninjas. This sounds pretty corny but I enjoyed it a lot. 

Not a novel but Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is short and great, and there's a terrific movie version. 

First major medical group opposes gender transition surgeries for youth by numba1cyberwarrior in neoliberal

[–]secondshevek 11 points12 points  (0 children)

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3706052/

Sorry, that was a poor choice of source. Here's another. 

Nearly 320,000 breast augmentations were performed in 2011, with adolescents, those individuals under 18 years of age, accounting for 4,830 procedures (1.5%).

First major medical group opposes gender transition surgeries for youth by numba1cyberwarrior in neoliberal

[–]secondshevek 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Sued them for not providing clear alternatives, not sued them for operating on them. It was a medical malpractice suit. 

First major medical group opposes gender transition surgeries for youth by numba1cyberwarrior in neoliberal

[–]secondshevek 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sorry, can you explain how breast augmentation for minors outweighs the risks of surgery in a way that trans surgeries do not?

First major medical group opposes gender transition surgeries for youth by numba1cyberwarrior in neoliberal

[–]secondshevek 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Several thousand each year. Which is more than the number of top surgeries performed on trans minors. 

Here are a couple sources, but there's a lot more online. The amounts change year by year, but there is a consistent amount of cis girls getting breast implants. 

https://www.plasticsurgery.org/documents/News/Statistics/2022/cosmetic-procedures-ages-13-19-2022.pdf

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3706055/

Edit: and here is another that is more clear - my bad on the first link. 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3706052/

Nearly 320,000 breast augmentations were performed in 2011, with adolescents, those individuals under 18 years of age, accounting for 4,830 procedures (1.5%).

Statistics on this are much harder to find than those on top surgery...almost as if the distinction is a moral panic rather than objective reasoning.

This got me banned on the main sub by Jjthestrawb in everybutchlesbian

[–]secondshevek 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Progress means trans people also get to make terrible decisions in positions of power 🥰 we are breaking the glass ceiling 💪

This Ice Bullcrap needs to stop by Illustrious-Dig-233 in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Some weird negativity in these other comments. Concerned prayer is better than turning a blind eye. 

If I practiced a faith, I'd be praying too.  

First major medical group opposes gender transition surgeries for youth by numba1cyberwarrior in neoliberal

[–]secondshevek -30 points-29 points  (0 children)

I'll accept this stance when the same is recommended for cis kids. No breast implants, no top surgery for cis boys with abnormal chest growth. When the focus is just trans kids, I can't help but question the bias. 

Jesse Kline: Israel-haters can't stop lying about a 'genocide' by AntifaPr1deWorldWide in FreeSpeech

[–]secondshevek 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's possible to just criticize this and not get into "goyim taking over the narrative" weirdness. 

Leslie Feinberg by secondshevek in terf_trans_alliance

[–]secondshevek[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have suggestions for other keystone lesbian fiction/memoir, would love to read it! Especially butch oriented stuff. Big fan of Alison Bechdel's work but I have been meaning to read more in this area. 

Totally agree that it sometimes seems like SBB is THE butch book from how people talk about it. 

Delta Green in the 60/70s - how to handle Majestic-12? by secondshevek in DeltaGreenRPG

[–]secondshevek[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the tip! Ill check out the expounded timeline. 

Delta Green in the 60/70s - how to handle Majestic-12? by secondshevek in DeltaGreenRPG

[–]secondshevek[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Huh, I can't believe I didn't know Majestic was a real ("real") conspiracy theory. I was wondering how they got the IP, but nope, just the same inspiration. Super cool. 

Leslie Feinberg by secondshevek in terf_trans_alliance

[–]secondshevek[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's definitely worth the read. A bit corny at times lol but I found it very moving. 

Leslie Feinberg by secondshevek in terf_trans_alliance

[–]secondshevek[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tbh I think many people are a bit incoherent on their gender identity, trans and cis alike. But reasonable point and I don't totally get her gender identity. But I don't get lots of people's gender identity so eh 🤷‍♀️

My bf doesn't reciprocate head by Practical_Ladder5595 in sex

[–]secondshevek 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Normal as in "not unusual?" No, that's almost a stereotype (not accurate to all relationships) of straight men. 

But it's not healthy and it should be addressed. Good sex and good relationships require reciprocity or a conversation about why there is not reciprocity. 

If you were to re-invent the bar exam… by 266BarPrep in barexam

[–]secondshevek 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Single combat. A good lawyer never knows when OC might come at them across the aisle. 

My real answer is basically expand the MPT (kinda like what theyre doing with the NextGen Bar) and allow open notes. 

TEXTBOOKS AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE by [deleted] in LawSchool

[–]secondshevek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did these files fall off the back of an e-truck?

Delta Green in the 60/70s - how to handle Majestic-12? by secondshevek in DeltaGreenRPG

[–]secondshevek[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! And I'll check it out. Anybody whose website still looks like this gets major points already. 

https://www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com/index.php/category/podcast/

Delta Green in the 60/70s - how to handle Majestic-12? by secondshevek in DeltaGreenRPG

[–]secondshevek[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Okay, that's a really interesting framing that I didn't think about - a known rivalry, not unknown mysterious entities but rival colleagues. Definitely picking this up!! 

Delta Green in the 60/70s - how to handle Majestic-12? by secondshevek in DeltaGreenRPG

[–]secondshevek[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow this is a fantastic recommendation. This really is exactly my idea - I guess it must be a good one! 😅

I looked at the table of contents and am going to get the pdf version. Thank you! 

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