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To ask whether you'll watch the inauguration?

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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 20/01/2025 14:26

Bit of a boring one I guess. I'm gonna get the snacks in for me and dd as the coverage starts at 3.30/4pm (UK obs)

I love to watch stuff like this, makes me feel connected to the world 😅🙈

Plus I wanna see if anyone slips up and let's their face show their real thoughts

Plus I'll be making comparisons between barron and Gary barlow's giant son

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RingoJuice · 22/01/2025 02:15

Joe Biden has absolutely had a facelift and good for him tbh

Should have asked for a refund!

Heatherland77 · 25/01/2025 17:57

AvidAunt · 21/01/2025 22:37

I continue to be confused about the talking point re gender surgeries on children in the US. I'm American and live in the US, and this seems to be a misconception/propaganda. I really only hear about it from sites outside of the US and I can't find a single credible source to verify that children are receiving gender surgery, especially at a large rate. It seems to be an anomaly, if happening at all. Anecdotally, I don't know any American parents who are concerned about gender surgery on their children, nor know anyone who have had this done, know about anyone having it done, etc. I have found many articles refuting it, including this study from Harvard University. Where are you folks finding this information? Genuinely, it would be very useful to see.

hsph.harvard.edu/news/gender-affirming-surgeries-rarely-performed-on-transgender-youth/

You're correct. There isn't any proactive gender reassignment surgery going on in the US. It's all fabricated to stir up the conservative voter base. This whole thing stems from Elon Musk's son, now daughter, Vivian, who at 18, having suffered from acute gender dysphoria her whole life, had both her parents sign the surgery papers. Musk had been aggressive and bullish to her throughout her childhood, shouting at her for showing any girlish behaviour. Musk was also a very absent parent and she ceased all contact with him in 2022 I believe. Then Elon posts 'Run trace woke mind virus' or something like that on X because his autistic brain actually believes Vivian was 'infected' with some actual liberal brain virus and he doesn't have the cognitive ability to accept that maybe he has been a massive part of the problem as a shitty parent. So instead of feeling guilt and taking responsibility, he concocts this bonkers fake news shite about gender surgeries everywhere. And as Vivian's estrangement from him has continued, he's gone further and further to the neo nazi right within his own self created echo chamber on X. Sam Harris has called him out on his behaviour repeatedly.
So no, gender surgery is a myth, bar those who have substantial evidence to prove they have acute dysphoria, or were born with both sets of sex organs and want to align to one gender.
But.....all of this crap is to distract Americans from the actual problem of your oligarchy. A set of predominantly white men now hold more than 60% of the US entire GDP. That wealth could solve social, health, educational and environmental issues overnight. But do they share the wealth? No!!!!!! Of course they don't!
So don't get swayed into arguing about gender, woke, alt right, climate change v denialism, BIPOC or LGBTQ+ with online trolls. Because those oligarchs will have got you exactly where they want you.
DISTRACTED!
Keep your eye on your $$$$$$$ and where it's going.

Lalgarh · 26/01/2025 06:32

Someone on Bluesky posted this.

https://bsky.app/profile/stephstephking.bsky.social/post/3lgiwvsojjc2f

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Blocked and Reported covered the Harvard study. If you Google it, the headline comes out covering the main headline, but there are some critiques of it as the surgeries for gynocomastia are included (main focus is top surgeries to remove breasts rather than orchidectomies)

Make of that what you will

www.realityslaststand.com/p/how-harvard-teed-up-the-false-claim

Stephanie King (@stephstephking.bsky.social)

"I have a PhD; you have Dunning-Kruger" needs to be on a t-shirt if it isn't already

https://bsky.app/profile/stephstephking.bsky.social/post/3lgiwvsojjc2f

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