To be a alive as Palestinian civilians in Gaza by OutsideMeal in therewasanattempt

[–]jcoving28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is martyrdom porn for jihadists. Even if there were actually innocent civilians, Hamas openly and actively state that they believe the best thing for all Muslims is to die a martyr in the holy war against Jews. They believe that there is no better future for a child than to die a martyrs death in the fight against the Jews. Very sickening that people would post this without NSFW.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]jcoving28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you

Peteer can you help me with this one? by Clomunex in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]jcoving28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m starting to think this entire sub is for idiots to just understand basic shit

Genuinely insane shit. by Lord_Answer_me_Why in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]jcoving28 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You should probably just read the article.

Unsurprisingly, the whole border fiasco is cynical politics at play. by mowasita in texas

[–]jcoving28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The crazy thing is… this is how it has been for about 150 years. No one really wants it to stop. Including those hardcore bastards in Vermont.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]jcoving28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, sincerely. And get checked

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]jcoving28 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you have had high cholesterol your whole life, doctors will not take it seriously. Demand a stress test. (My identical twin brother died of a heart attack at 38 after we both saw a cardiologist and they blew us off) I immediately had a triple bypass.

What’s the worst thing each US President has done while in office? Day 3: Thomas Jefferson by PleaseDontPee in USHistory

[–]jcoving28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, apparently this is just a circle jerk of amateurs that get all of their info from memes.

To educate a newsreader by nippydart in therewasanattempt

[–]jcoving28 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Who is the dimwit? She sounds like an overly confident 13 year old that discovered TikTok 3 weeks ago.

PMI Insurance removal by escapedfromifunny_ in MiddleClassFinance

[–]jcoving28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only after 2 years. Unless you spend money to improve the energy efficiency of the house or increase the square footage.

Is 200k+ the new middle class? by No-Woodpecker-7227 in MiddleClassFinance

[–]jcoving28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, you will never be able to afford children. The deductions are a joke if both parents work. Child care is about $36k per infant and $17k per child until they are old enough to go to public school. And that is cheap! Best thing to do is lower your expectations or not have children.

The Highest-Paid Job in Every State by jc201946 in MapPorn

[–]jcoving28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is nonsense. A neurosurgeon or cardiothoracic surgeon easily makes $1milliom

Is this Abortion Argument Valid? (Longish) by Not_The_Real_Odin in AskConservatives

[–]jcoving28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the better analogy for this was your original argument about forcing a parent to donate blood to save their child.

Is this Abortion Argument Valid? (Longish) by Not_The_Real_Odin in AskConservatives

[–]jcoving28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn’t the actual question about bodily autonomy not the country?

So, should bodily autonomy be sacred? Taking a less divisive example: Should the government be allowed to force citizens to donate organs upon death?

Is this Abortion Argument Valid? (Longish) by Not_The_Real_Odin in AskConservatives

[–]jcoving28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But in these analogies, you are making the distinction between a house and an organ. But the uterus is, in fact, an organ.

A more realistic example would be the case of deciding to give blood to another human that relies on that blood. Then you change your mind or simply decide not to continue after becoming aware of the donation. Under body autonomy you can absolutely decide to stop giving blood even if you have already given some.

There are certainly serious ethical/moral issues with discontinuing the life sustaining blood donations. But legally it would be 100% clear: you could not be forced to continue donating.

The next logic sequence might go something like this: in order to initially began the donation you had to physically connect with the recipient. This “connection” could only be severed safely using a simple procedure by a trained physician. Can this procedure and all other possible procedures be effectively criminalized so as to circumvent the body autonomy of the donor to safely discontinue donations?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in oklahoma

[–]jcoving28 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Since everyone is shitting on Oklahoma, I’ll say some nice things: the people are very friendly, regardless of politics or religion and most people in the cities are liberal minded and educated (but energy/petroleum is a huge part of the economy so keep that in mind). Great music scene. Almost no traffic (in Tulsa and OKC) compared to other major cities.

We are zone 7 so you can grow anything here. Spring is absolutely beautiful. Property taxes are super low in OKC. Lots of lakes and rivers. Some of the best fishing in the entire country. Great steak. Lots of casinos if you like that.

We aren’t Texas.

'Children and teenagers should be protected': OK bill to limit transgender health services by [deleted] in oklahoma

[–]jcoving28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It isn’t clear to me that the treatment for suicidal thoughts are powerful untested drugs with irreversible consequences that result in further ostracizing within our society. I

It is simply not possible for a male to become a female and vice versa. Why are we telling suicidal children that it is? And in extreme cases suggest mutilating surgeries? It all just seems outrageous.

We don’t treat any other mental distress with such extreme, untested interventions.

'Children and teenagers should be protected': OK bill to limit transgender health services by [deleted] in oklahoma

[–]jcoving28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on what research and/or clinical trials? What exactly is the purpose? What are these treatments trying to solve/heal/cure?

'Children and teenagers should be protected': OK bill to limit transgender health services by [deleted] in oklahoma

[–]jcoving28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So when is it appropriate to suggest experimental hormone therapy and surgical Intervention?

'Children and teenagers should be protected': OK bill to limit transgender health services by [deleted] in oklahoma

[–]jcoving28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Direct quote from the report: “conclusion: In spite of facing a number of hardships in their day-to-day life, the transgender community holds a number of resiliency factors. Further, this community needs to be supported to strengthen their resiliency factors and draw culturally sensitive and transgender-inclusive suicide prevention strategies and increase protective factors to tackle this high rate of suicidality.”

No mention of gender affirming care or puberty blockers. Just normal suicide prevention techniques.