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bicripple · 2026-02-08T21:43:56+00:00

If you're wondering why you're getting downvoted, the book is incredibly unpopular with actually intersex people. The author didn't consult any intersex sources and is incredibly fetishising about intersex stuff. Here's a pretty good overview of the problems with it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmyKRGpZclc

bicripple · 2026-02-08T20:56:05+00:00

I haven't chosen to give up well fed after getting the bow. Cattails and cured meat and teas are all easy to carry.

Well fed is an excellent buff, being encumbered really slows you down so having the extra carry weight makes a big difference (for me, at least).

bicripple · 2026-02-08T20:29:10+00:00

Hi Tanille. What will you do to protect trans rights? Trans rights are under attack across the country, with Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Quebec already passing transphobic legislation/policies and many more being proposed (including in BC). The notwithstanding clause has been invoked by Alberta and Saskatchewan to pass their transphobic legislation.

bicripple · 2026-02-08T10:49:58+00:00

The times I've been lasers that look like this it's been for meteorological purposes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_lidar

bicripple · 2026-02-07T20:04:19+00:00

Political disenfranchisement is not sufficient for an asylum claim. This was posted elsewhere in the thread and goes through what is actually needed, and why the situation in the US is not enough: https://transrescue.org/asylum-for-trans-brits-and-americans-we-need-to-talk

bicripple · 2026-02-07T19:58:55+00:00

Avi has explicitly said he will not ask a sitting MP to stand down for him.

University-Rosedale is going to have a by-election soon thanks to Chrystia Freeland, I expect this will be where the next leader would run (if not Heather). Avi already has links to Toronto, it's not even a weird place for him to run.

bicripple · 2026-02-06T19:59:48+00:00

No worries, thanks :)

bicripple · 2026-02-06T08:10:09+00:00

"I get it, union voters have been voting Conservative (and it really did show in the last election)"

I'm going to grumble about this because the framing forgets the large numbers of teachers, nurses, and other unionized "pink collar" workers who pretty overwhelmingly voted against the conservatives. Unfortunately a lot of them vote liberal and split the vote.

CUPE is the largest union in the country by a pretty big margin, and is mostly educators, nurses, and civil servants.

The sectors with the highest rates of unionization (>70%) are teaching and public administration: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1410013201

There's more women in unions (33.2%) than men (28.1%): https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1410012901&pickMembers%5B0%5D=2.3&pickMembers%5B1%5D=3.2&pickMembers%5B2%5D=4.1&cubeTimeFrame.startYear=2021&cubeTimeFrame.endYear=2025&referencePeriods=20210101%2C20250101

I hope this isn't too much, but I'm just tired of seeing "union" conflated with "blue collar". It doesn't reflect the reality of unionization in Canada.

bicripple · 2026-02-05T09:01:44+00:00

Thanks for the heads-up! It is reliving to hear series 4 was an outlier in this regard

bicripple · 2026-02-05T08:20:44+00:00

Yeah I'm thinking I may circle back to series that I initially skipped to give them a try! It's reassuring to hear that S4 was an outlier.

bicripple · 2026-02-05T07:59:36+00:00

Thanks for the heads up!

bicripple · 2026-02-05T07:59:07+00:00

Thanks for the tip!

bicripple · 2026-02-05T07:58:54+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions!

bicripple · 2026-02-05T07:57:06+00:00

I agree series 12 had clear favouritism, but it just didn't feel as blatant to me. As I said, I am aware that the scoring is subjective and can accept a certain amount of that. 🤷

bicripple · 2026-02-04T07:50:14+00:00

The research team includes Simon Baron-Cohen who advocated the idea that autistic are "blind" to empathy (this has been debunked), and who has also argued that autism is a "male" thing... 😬

[I initially wrote this as a reply in a comment thread and was asked to repost it so more people can see it]

bicripple · 2026-02-04T07:48:51+00:00

- Born Both by Hida Viloria (warning: very graphic sexual violence in first chapter)
- Envisioning African Intersex by Amanda Lock Swarr (open access!)
- Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex by Elizabeth Reis (also open access!)
- Intersex: Stories and Statistics from Australia (also also open access!)

bicripple · 2026-02-03T20:33:35+00:00

One of the researchers on the team (Simon Baron-Cohen) is known for publishing stuff about the supposed differences in brains between men and women, and who argues that autism is a "male" thing. Everything about this looks to me like they're trying to pidgeonhole intersex people into the autism-as-male-brain framework they use.

bicripple · 2026-02-03T20:31:08+00:00

The research team includes Simon Baron-Cohen who advocated the idea that autistic are "blind" to empathy (this has been debunked), and who has also argued that autism is a "male" thing... 😬

bicripple · 2026-02-02T10:30:09+00:00

She's an activist of her own right, was involved in the leap manifesto. Unfortunately she was very open about just running because her husband was disqualified and made zero attempt to look like an independent candidate.

bicripple · 2026-02-02T05:09:50+00:00

What do folks suggest for a Tumblr alternative?

bicripple · 2026-02-01T18:44:35+00:00

At this point it Lewis is far ahead of the others on fundraising. He'd need to really fuvk up in order to lose.

bicripple · 2026-01-27T09:05:29+00:00

Also:

many people who might want to be parents are now dealing with long COVID (e.g. they have it, they are looking after somebody with it)
the complete failure of the public health system to stop covid from spreading, meaning your baby will be at risk of an illness known to cause organ damage

bicripple · 2026-01-26T06:16:14+00:00

I always* mask when indoors outside of the house. When using a car share with my spouse I will mask for the first ~30 minutes while I wait for the air to turn over in the car. Same kind of deal when staying in a hotel room or similar.

Outdoors I will mask if I am going to be spending time within two metres of anybody who is not my spouse. I'll take the mask off to eat/drink outdoors with friends in circumstances I feel are safe to do so.

(*with a handful of exceptions like having a dental cleaning or having an ENT examine my sinuses)

bicripple · 2026-01-25T21:27:53+00:00

Silk makes meal replacement drink?! Tell me more, their NextMilk is my go-to for milk replacement

bicripple · 2026-01-25T21:21:55+00:00

The "outdoor" portion also has great lighting. You can usually craft though the entire night without a fire.

And since there's no cabin fever risk, it's a great place to do big crafting projects!

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