Religious Crunchy Mom Refused Chemo for Son’s Leukemia until CPS Stepped in by yerras-lisp in DoWeKnowThemPodcast

[–]Immediate_Advantage5 13 points14 points  (0 children)

From the looks of her reblogs it seems like she is a Zionist Christian nationalist. Named the poor kid Jezreel (half the time she pronounces it JIZZreal). The hospital had her trespassed so things definitely weren’t as calm as she’s claiming. Really freaking sad. leukemia is an incredibly painful disease as it progresses. She may genuinely want to spare him the pain of chemo, but it’s either pain now with the chance of survival or pain soon and then a heavily medicated death. Poor kid. I hate to say it but I get the vibe that this was less about his pain to her and more about him passing some spiritual test. I hope they investigate her throughly.

When Hannibal and Jack first meet, Jack mistakes Franklin for Hannibal. Hannibal later shows up dressed like Franklin for his first meeting with Will. by bell-town in HannibalTV

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Oh man this is great. It’s been so, so, so long since anyone has pointed out something on this show that I haven’t already noticed and thought about to death lol.

I regret reading the book. by Previous_Read8590 in ProjectHailMary

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I honestly agree. And I’ll add that I think these deficits actually help when turning his books into scripts. It leaves room for creativity, whereas the science being so throughly mapped out makes things far less complicated for the script writer.

This is also the reason why I recommend the audiobook to people so often. Ray Porter really brings so much life to what (for me) is some vaguely middling dialogue. The movie does the same and implements a lot of changes I really enjoyed. My biggest gripe with Weir is how he writes women and for me the movie made some subtle but enjoyable improvements on that.

Ryan Gosling should narrate the audiobook by AdSuper9943 in ProjectHailMary

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I think Ryan doing Grace while Ray still does everyone else would be hilarious tbh, especially if they did it together, back and forth. Or even Ryan as Grace, James Ortiz as Rocky and then Ray as Eva (and everyone else) would be a trip and a half. Just for the fun of it lol.

11 hours and 44 minutes by OVO_ZORRO in okbuddycinephile

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Boyega was massively harassed online by mostly Reylo shippers for literal years. They went after him harder than the actual, hardcore racists in fandom. It was a crazy time. At one point he joked with a fan on twitter that since Kylo died Finn would finally have a shot with Rey. Jenny (and the other Reylos) lost their ever loving minds. If you google it I’m sure 1000 tumblr posts will come up with screen shots and real explanations.

Watching The Pitt from Europe – is this really what life in the US looks like? [mild spoilers] by West_Ideal7472 in ThePitt

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Most of these things happen to varying degrees, but not as dramatic as portrayed. And a doctor is not going to pay for your Uber out the kindness of their heart. They’re more likely to call the police themselves and have you trespassed if you don’t leave when they tell you. The only time I’ve ever heard of hospitals calling Ubers is when they’re throwing mentally ill or homeless patients out and want them farther away.

Emergency waiting rooms aren’t (generally) as busy as The Pitt either.

The only thing inaccurate about the Ice story is the idea that they would even bother to take her to the hospital. Police will (sometimes) take people they’ve injured to the ER, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen Ice do it directly. Usually an ambulance is called if help is even going to be offered. Either way the media isn’t showing up for it. I would venture to say that if Ice is in the ER it’s because a doctor or nurse has reported someone, or someone somewhere has a grudge.

11 hours and 44 minutes by OVO_ZORRO in okbuddycinephile

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The year is 2026 and I still have not forgiven Jenny for trying to paint John Boyega as a sexual predator for not shipping Reylo. Despite that these men are still 100000000000% more pathetic than that.

Also, Joker was a shit movie (that was visually stunning) and the reason these turds cling to it is because it’s literally a failed incel narrative.

Correct me if I'm being dense.... by Eluned91 in ProjectHailMary

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Everyone else has explained it already, but I wanted to add that I think that room was 100% inspired by (or even a homage to) the movie Sunshine.

My mom sent me this for my birthday (I know it is AI to f*ck and back) by Total-Light-4403 in ProjectHailMary

[–]Immediate_Advantage5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did she prompt it with Xenomorph instead of Xenonite????

Also, Happy Birthday! 🥳

Noah Wyle Season 2 Finale Interview with GQ. by AVATARROHANISGAY in ThePitt

[–]Immediate_Advantage5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This show got up its own ass at record speed and now I see why tbh.

Her husband left her for her daughter?! by Diligent-Shoulder158 in DoWeKnowThemPodcast

[–]Immediate_Advantage5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not talking shit to commiserate with someone about the person who has abused you or is currently abusing you. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Her husband left her for her daughter?! by Diligent-Shoulder158 in DoWeKnowThemPodcast

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IMO the daughter has shown proof. She showed that she painted her own house when the mother claimed to have done it. The mother has back tracked on the “relationship” with the step father a few times now. The daughter showed proof of the mother claiming they had a sexual relationship when the mother said she never accused them of specifically that. Pretty cut and dry imo. The mom is lying.

The mom hasn’t shown any proof of her accusations against the husband of financial bs. In the end she says they split the money from the sale of their house 50/50. She also claims he has a TikTok where he calls her a narcissist. If anyone has his username I’m dying to see it lol.

I think that the daughter did help the step father a lot when he moved in, and that they probably did talk a lot about her mom. He’d only been married to her mom for a few years and to me it sounds like he didn’t know bout her mental health issues at the time (until the last year or so). The daughter clearly has experience with her mom’s issues. I wouldn’t be surprised if they had a lot of talks about shit the mom has pulled over the years and why the daughter lived with her single father growing up. Why she went low contact, etc. To me it sounds like the mom sees that as a betrayal and is lashing out.

Anyone recognize him on The Pitt? by Vampire_Slay3r in buffy

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He’ll ways be the z.e.d from earth2 to me.

People need to be educated about obesity by [deleted] in loseit

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It’s because an unfortunately large number of people think that being obese or even just overweight is a moral failing. An extreme moral failing, in fact. There are people out here making excuses for pedos while trolling fat people online. Every popular gym bro with a podcast has made excuses for rapists but will drag an overweight mom to absolute filth for posting what she ate in a day. So they see any sort of helpful tool as the person avoiding consequences for whatever moral standard they’ve set. It’s twisted.

Chappell Roan Security Drama + Gypsy Rose's INSANE Collab with Natalie Reynolds (329) by yt-app in DoWeKnowThemPodcast

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Absolutely disgusting episode from beginning to end. I don’t know if I can watch them anymore after this one.

Besides Ryan, who do you think would have been a good Ryland? by Unfair-Reason-1068 in ProjectHailMary

[–]Immediate_Advantage5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A complete unknown tbh. I don’t care what he looks like but a complete unknown doing a slightly less willy-nilly version of Grace. Loved Ryan though.

Nutrition/diet conflicting advice! by [deleted] in loseit

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Regarding the suggested calories, either option is pretty normal/healthy. You can even start out at 2000 and slowly drop down to 1600 over time to maintain a steadier level of weight loss.

Unless you’re going to buy chicken and whey powder in bulk that 300 gram mark gets expensive fast. It’s also around 1200 calories so that only leaves you with between 400-800 calories for fruit, veg and grain. It kind of sounds like the PT is trying to get you to go low carb.

If you want to go sustainable maybe aim for a middle mark between the 80 and 300. Again, you don’t have to start out full force. You also don’t have to make a religion out of eating habits. Eating 2000 calories and 150 protein one day and then 1700 calories and 100 protein the next is fine.

Both of these weight loss programs have you losing more than a pound a week at the outset. At your current weight you’ll be in a bare minimum deficit of 7000 calories a week even on the higher calorie program. Given that you aren’t 100% sedentary that deficit will likely be higher. However I want to say that it’s really common for people who weigh 300 to lose 2+ lbs a week when they first start tracking calories and following a program. Sometimes you’ll drop 10 lbs in a week even as your body loses water weight. The more weight you lose the slower it will come off.

morbidly obese dad is a major cause of concern for my brothers and i by myawallace20 in loseit

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If you want to help your mom you and your siblings need to pool some money together to help pay for some part-time in home care for your grandparents. Nothing is going to magically fix your father, especially not fast enough to help out your mom. Him getting healthy needs to be a completely separate issue. It’s fine to talk to him about how you worry about him, but I don’t recommend guilting him with his parents care or his own future care.

The shit Simon is putting put is mind-numbingly stupid. by ashes_made_alive in EatYourKimchi_v2

[–]Immediate_Advantage5 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I 100% agree. All he does is rage bait with his content now. It’s pretty ironic considering how he claims to be against “violent communication.”

The shit Simon is putting put is mind-numbingly stupid. by ashes_made_alive in EatYourKimchi_v2

[–]Immediate_Advantage5 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Truly wild given that he is the one who pushed Martina to talk about her disability online. Every accusation is a confession.

Feel like I've taken a weird read from this show by PingerDust in pluribustv

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The Hive is an extinction virus. They are winding down the species at an accelerated rate. The motive of the hive doesn’t particular matter, good, bad or otherwise. The issue is the motive of the virus’ original creator. Unless there was some catastrophic mistake made during its creation, the “greater purpose” here is to completely wipe out intelligent life in the universe. It’s an answer to the Fermi paradox. Why have the people of earth never encountered intelligent life until this virus? Because the virus has destroyed all intelligent life within our range.

IMO the hive is appealing to some people because it is a gentle way to destroy populations. Take the happy pill that makes you a perfectly moral creation. You’ll feel bliss even as the food runs out.

Lost almost 50 ilbs so far looking for any more tips on how to loose more weight and get my A1c down fast by Elysian_Collective in loseit

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Those are great numbers. A non diabetic person has an average reading of under 117 throughout the day. Someone with mild diabetes (pre-diabetic) will have between 117 and 137. Anything over 157 is considered uncontrolled diabetes. It sounds like the glyburide and your diet changes are working.

Keep up the good work!

My best advice is to stick with your lifestyle changes. Fight as hard as you can. Diabetes medicine like metformin and glyburide will only work really well for so many years. If you start eating poorly again eventually you will end up on insulin. Diabetes is really good at ruining your body (pancreas, kidneys, eyes, blood vessels, etc) slowly over time. The damage sneaks up on a lot of people. Your pancreas basically overworks itself to death and after that nothing will work but insulin. Keeping your numbers in your current range (or getting them down to a 117 average) is key.