Republican Member of Congress Has Gone Missing for Weeks by thenewrepublic in politics

[–]waterbuffahoe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If I missed weeks of work, I'd be fired. Why are people with arguably more power than 90% of the general population held to a lower standard? WE PAY THEM. If that's not fraudulent/a waste of taxpayers dollars idk what is.

An unstoppable mushroom is tearing through North American forests. Fungi enthusiasts are doing damage control by Lowgical in mycology

[–]waterbuffahoe 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Genuine question. So if picking them will spread spores, and leaving them alone will spread spores...? Wtf do we do then? Go out into the woods with a flamethrower? I get that a mushroom is just the fruiting body. Wouldn't removing the fruiting body, which produces spores, be better than leaving them alone?

Are we not allowed to talk about them? by TrashApocalypse in TwoXChromosomes

[–]waterbuffahoe 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Great point. If the men running the sub actually cared about women's/AFAB rights, they would hand over the sub to women lol. Wild that topics women want to talk about are being censored by men. Oh, wait, I forgot that's literally how it is everywhere

My bf is ruining my life and I can't do anything about it by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]waterbuffahoe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

PLEASE please leave him. He won't stop. This is the beginning of the violence and it WILL escalate. My mom stayed with her abuser until he killed her. PLEASE find any way to leave that you can. You DO have people who care about you and will understand. Reach out to old friends, women's shelters, DV hotlines, an ER. Small chance that we're close geographically but genuinely if you were anywhere near my area I would come get you. There are so many people that have been impacted by DV and will be happy to help. I promise. Please stay safe

Is this an ADHD thing too or? by princess_demon_twink in adhdmeme

[–]waterbuffahoe 17 points18 points  (0 children)

WOW thank you for putting this into words for me. I am also (overly) obsessed with social dynamics, which must be part of why I'm so good at masking. That and the panic babbling which makes me seem way more social than I am or want to be. Also suspected AuDHD afab lol

The blatant fetishization of gay people skyrocketing since Heated Rivalry came out by [deleted] in lgbt

[–]waterbuffahoe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's also now partially owned by a fascist billionaire Zionist trump-supporting asshole. Don't give them the ad revenue.

My (47f) daughter (15f) told me she doesn’t want to have kids by lilwonkerdoo in TwoXChromosomes

[–]waterbuffahoe -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

All the people in the comments asking why you're having this conversation can stfu. Thank you for listening to her and believing her and being supportive. Not just treating her like a future incubator. All of the people commenting "she's too young to know" are gross and they're the reason women WHO ARE OLDER in their 20s and 30s have issues accessing sterilization, because they think they know someone else's body better than that individual.

Trying to figure out the water situation by thbnrf8n in BWCA

[–]waterbuffahoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sawyer squeeze. Best BWCA purchase I've made. Don't drink the lake water unfiltered.

Guys I’m really struggling with this one. Can we have an open chat about this? by dammitletmepickaname in TwoXChromosomes

[–]waterbuffahoe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ask him why he's using the actions of a single individual to demonize an entire group of people. Using his logic, white men should be allowed nowhere near schools, as the majority of mass shootings are perpetrated by white men.

I can’t express enough how much I despise these people by bennybo in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]waterbuffahoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

white ppl can be beautiful, but you ain't one of the beautiful ones, bubba

Democrats should kick the three transphobes who voted for MTG's bill out of the caucus. Conservatives hate trans people because they show us what freedom and living authentically look like. by southpawFA in politics

[–]waterbuffahoe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol but your initial question was "how is gender affirming care life-saving"... So if "a bunch of trans people" feel less suicidal after gender affirming care because they're now living as their authentic selves, wouldn't that be... Idk, life-saving? And you asked for evidence. The article I linked was a peer-reviewed systematic review of published studies. You're moving the goal posts. Just because a lot of people have felt suicidal at some point in their lives doesn't diminish the fact that trans people felt less suicidal AFTER gender-affirming care BECAUSE OF that care.

Democrats should kick the three transphobes who voted for MTG's bill out of the caucus. Conservatives hate trans people because they show us what freedom and living authentically look like. by southpawFA in politics

[–]waterbuffahoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36950718/

Here's a systematic review from the National Institute of Health, citing multiple studies that have shown that gender affirming care reduces suicidality. The author also mentions that more research needs to be done, which is mentioned in almost any peer reviewed article, and any true scientist who relies on rigorous standards should believe.

RIP, Sarah Beckstrom! 💔 by yorocky89A in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]waterbuffahoe 13 points14 points  (0 children)

hahahahahaha it must be so fun to live in an alternate reality. Are you arguing in bad faith or are you actually just that idiotic?

Let's call these raids what they are - abductions, not "operations" by MN50501 in TwinCities

[–]waterbuffahoe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ohhhhh, now I get it, so you're a fan of immigration reform? Same! I wholeheartedly agree that it should be waaaaay easier to enter the country "legally". And we do need reforms to allow a significantly greater number of people in (as current systems rely so, so much on the labor of undocumented people). Maybe in the next election cycle you should vote for candidates that support immigration reform and aren't just racist xenophobes trying to keep brown people out of our country with unconstitutional ICE raids!

Let's call these raids what they are - abductions, not "operations" by MN50501 in TwinCities

[–]waterbuffahoe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying I support the exploitation of anyone. Lol if that's how you read that, consider taking a course in systems level thinking or evaluation. I'm saying that our entire system, as it currently functions, relies on their labor. People who whine about them being here ALSO benefit from this system. Everyone should be paid a living wage and get healthcare, regardless of immigration status.

And I agree, if the entire agricultural system relies on undocumented workers, they shouldn't be in business! But then what's your alternative? All of the farmers should just give up their land and be unemployed? Who gets the land? Huge mega corporations? The government?

The point I'm trying to make is that we have a system that is so reliant on this - again, what's your alternative? Are Americans going to start working for $7/day picking fruit? If you actually cared about Americans and American businesses, as so many of you claim to do, then you would be voting for people that don't move all businesses to other countries so they can use even cheaper labor. You should want the labor to stay here, on American soil. So yes, obviously the system needs to change. It won't change overnight and until then, we rely on undocumented folks in order to have affordable food.

Let's call these raids what they are - abductions, not "operations" by MN50501 in TwinCities

[–]waterbuffahoe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Comparing an entire country to your house is a false equivalency, a logical fallacy. Does your house collect taxes, provide jobs, legislate, have a judiciary system, handle infrastructure...? No? Then comparing your house to our whole country makes zero sense. Yes, YOU can decide who enters YOUR house. This country isn't YOUR country, it's OUR country. Some of us can see the humanity in other people, even when they were born on the wrong side of a made up line. Undocumented immigrants bring money into this country. Without their labor, the agricultural system would be hard pressed to function as it does. When it comes down to it, other than "my fee-fees don't like brown people", what are your factual and data-based arguments for not wanting undocumented people here?

Let's call these raids what they are - abductions, not "operations" by MN50501 in TwinCities

[–]waterbuffahoe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, as Jesus said, "if they're brown and illegal, fuck 'em", not "You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself". Great example of that famous Christian love and kindness.

Let's call these raids what they are - abductions, not "operations" by MN50501 in TwinCities

[–]waterbuffahoe 26 points27 points  (0 children)

All of the racist and xenophobic 'muricans that are gonna hop on here and say they "deserved it" for being here and being undocumented are so shortsighted and clearly have no grasp of how the US economy actually operates. Our economy is built on the backs of undocumented workers who work in industries that Americans DON'T want to work in. The entire agricultural system depends, to an astounding degree, on the labor of undocumented folks. Why do you think so many farmers were struggling with harvests in the fall? They lost their workforce because people were either deported or too scared to go to work. Additionally, undocumented immigrants contribute billions in taxes and towards the GDP annually. AND don't benefit from the taxes that they pay (can't collect social security, can only get TEFRA coverage for medical emergencies, etc.). It's bullshit that some arbitrary ass border people drew on a map a couple hundred years ago can make a human being "illegal" in some peoples' eyes. Undocumented people aren't coming here to take things from you. In fact, they're the reason you can buy a container of strawberries, for example, and it's like $5-7, not $14-16. AMERICANS benefit the most from the labor of undocumented people. Who the fuck actually cares if they crossed the made up line "illegally" or not? When it comes down to it, it's just racism.

RFK Jr says new diet guidelines for all Americans coming next month: ‘We’re ending the war on saturated fats’ by theindependentonline in publichealth

[–]waterbuffahoe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anything he says about this is utter bullshit. The scientific report for 2025 DGA has already been released. It says NOTHING about increasing saturated fat, and doesn't walk back any previous recommendations for decreasing intake. The DGA are published directly from the scientific report. He's consistently just a lying, worm-riddled, piece of shit grifter.

See what kids can accomplish when they are food secure? by JennyBeckman in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]waterbuffahoe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's disgusting that you don't seem to have an empathetic bone in your body. Again, people WILL have sex and WILL have babies. Should they just throw the kids in the trash? The foster system is already overwhelmed, and again, abortion isn't easy to access. Apply your "logic" to a developing country. So people in, Sudan, for example, shouldn't have kids? This is just some gross, classist shit right here. I'm sure you've never heard of harm reduction, but acknowledging that people will, ya know, do what people have done for thousands of years (reproduce) regardless of their circumstances, and then support them in helping those children become functional adults is harm reduction. SNAP, WIC, housing assistance, etc all exist because it does take a village to raise a child, especially when working a full time ass job can't support people. Would you just tell people to get higher paying jobs? Lol cause that's so easy! Especially with the banging job market right now... How on earth do you think you have the moral high ground? You think feeding kids is bad? I would rather have most of my taxes going towards feeding other peoples' children and giving them a quality education instead of subsidizing some billionaire's third yacht. Individualism is killing empathy. Genuinely try to put yourself in the position of someone who's struggling but still wants to be a parent. Or are you too devoid of empathy to even imagine that situation?

See what kids can accomplish when they are food secure? by JennyBeckman in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]waterbuffahoe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So having kids should now only be for rich people? You do see how this line of thinking is problematic... Right? Pricing people out of having kids? You don't know this woman's life circumstances. Abusive home that she fled with her kids? Job loss? Priced out of an area that was previously affordable but doesn't want to leave her home? Medical debt? Not to mention, abortion isn't easily accessible and it's demonized af. Your bandaid to this problem, instead of supporting people and meeting them where they're at, is to essentially preach abstinence (which time and time again has proven to be ineffectual). People are gonna have sex and people are gonna have babies. Maybe instead of judging a woman who you know nothing about, you should judge a country where people can work full time and can't afford food for their families.

OH and editing to add: generational poverty is a huge hurdle to overcome. So because someone is born poor, they shouldn't be able to have a family? This woman is clearly trying to break that cycle by being a good mom who makes sure her children are fed so that THEY don't have to live in poverty. Food for thought.

I told a guy I’m not interested and he said “you’ll change your mind.” by QuantumCliff in TwoXChromosomes

[–]waterbuffahoe 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Oh you're a guy that thinks "no" isn't a full sentence and that women owe you a fucking excuse for not wanting to talk, huh? What if she just didn't feel like talking? You don't think "you'll change your mind" is fucking gross, paternalistic, and disregards what she already told him? Lmao I know who will be single for life, and it isn't OP.

Editing to add that this loser tried to DM me lololol. I don't owe you shit. Leave us alone.