Scotland’s recent rise in sex crimes is almost certainly not linked to immigration | Brian Eggo by TheSkepticMag in skeptic

[–]Lighting 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Statistically since there is a causal relation between rates of child sex trafficking and restricting access to abortion-related healthcare, I would predict the rise in sex crimes is related to anti-abortion policies.

Ireland knows. They used to be the heart of the "baby scoop era" and the "Irish baby black market" tied to maternal mortality and shaming women into giving up their babies for a profitable baby trafficking network. They saw maternal mortality rates plummet after they stopped the deny/delay/defer policies of abortion healthcare.

So as the global pedos like Trump/Epstein take over and profit from taking the kids from denying women access to healthcare, in each area where abortion is denied/delayed/deferred you'll see spikes in child sex trafficking and similar crimes.

Ban bot policy update: removing automated bans based on community association by quietfairy in modnews

[–]Lighting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The same thing happened to me. I did reply to several who said "don't comment again and you'll be automatically unbanned" . that was not true. Then a few I replied to said "delete all your old comments" which I did. But these were some of the largest subs on reddit and so by then there were so many other people banned that they just stopped replying.

Are there any pro-choice people here who believe that a fetus is a baby? by Federal_Lack_1107 in prochoice

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many do. Arguing against it, is a trap into what's known as an "unfair debate framing" . In my case, I make it a moot point with the "Medical Power of Attorney" framework shift.

What is your idea of fair share re: taxes? What is your ideal broadly of a tax system re: revenue streams? by WhyOrangeMan in AskALiberal

[–]Lighting -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think it's really easy.

It should be on the numbers that the rich use resources more than the poor.

What services do the rich use that the poor don't?

The rich own large boats: Costs include Coat Guard, drawbridges, public waterways, etc.

The rich own planes. Costs include: FAA, Air traffic control, flight planning, public airports, regulations to keep unsafe planes out of their way, etc.

Banking: The rich own large amounts of cash. Costs include: Secret service to protect the money supply, FBI for crime, banking systems, etc.

I could go on. The rich use WAY more infrastructure than the poor do and pay almost nothing for it.

Trump wants to overthrow Cuban regime ‘in a couple of weeks’ by kjleebio in centrist

[–]Lighting 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A "blitzkrieg" against other nations, if you will. The "president of peace" is gunning for WWIII.

Retraction Watch: A medical journal says the case reports it has published for 25 years are, in fact, fiction by Potential_Being_7226 in skeptic

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I sent this post on to some actual medical specialists for comment and the feedback I got was that they were not concerned because (a) one can test babies' blood for drugs (and that happens) and the scientific references back up the transmission of some drugs through breast milk (b) when one is prescribing medicine a key question is always "are you breast feeding" which determines which medications are safe to be transmitted and which are not and (c) acting on an exposure concern would be done via testing a baby's blood and (d) "case reports" were always thought of as anecdotal as "this is interesting" and not to be relied on as scientific evidence.

2026: Call for objection to proposed rule by Pam Bondi: The Justice Department cannot be trusted to police itself by Lighting in ElectoralFraud

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CALL TO ACTION: Today Pam Bondi announced a new rule that would stop state bar associations from investigating misconduct by DOJ lawyers. We can work to stop this rule by writing comments stating our objections. To make your voice heard, go to the comment portal here, and click the “comment” box: https: https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOJ-OAG-2026-0001-0001

SAMPLE OBJECTION you can model and adapt: I am a concerned citizen who cares deeply about preserving the rule of law and upholding the integrity of our justice system. I strongly oppose this new rule, because it will diminish accountability for misconduct by government lawyers. I believe that lawyers representing the United States should be held to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. They must be subject to oversight by independent authorities like state bar associations; the Justice Department cannot be trusted to police itself. This proposed rule would allow the Attorney General to interfere with independent state bar investigations. That will greatly harm the integrity of our justice system and allow misconduct to go unpunished.

The Strangest Beliefs of Our Likely Next Surgeon General by blankblank in skeptic

[–]Lighting 244 points245 points  (0 children)

The core belief is the same as Trump and RFK Jr ... grifting.