Biden envoy told aid groups Israel too close an ally for US to suspend arms
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    GoddessNoAi
    5d ago 62%

    IMO this is the real answer. Geopolitical stability in the region, at the cost of letting Israel do whatever it wants including genociding the Palestinians. It makes me sick, but I have a sinking feeling that if we allowed the entire region become unstable, that would make me sick as well.

    "Quagmire" is a word for a reason.

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  • 'Transgender biological men': Sherrod Brown’s Ohio ad signals the danger of Dems hesitating on trans rights
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    GoddessNoAi
    6d ago 87%

    The problem is that "biological man/woman" is a nonsense pseudoscientific term. There's multiple forms of sex determination: chromosomal, hormonal, and phenotypical, for example. And none of them necessarily reflect gender, which is about how the brain develops.

    Chromosomal sex is what most people think of when they use terms like "biological man/woman" but the chromosomes themselves aren't nearly as important as the SRY gene which, if present and active, triggers an embryo to develop hormonally and phenotypically male sex characters and male gender. But the SRY gene isn't always where it's supposed to be or working how it's supposed to work, which can cause mismatches between sexual development and gender.

    And that's only one known potential cause due somebody to be transgender. There are more that we know of, and probably more that we don't know of.

    So yeah, "biological male/female" is a gross oversimplification to the point of being straight up bullshit.

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    We must act now
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    GoddessNoAi
    1mo ago 100%

    Which almost everyone willing to vote for him would fucking hate if they weren't too dumb to notice.

    Kyle Rittenhouse of all people recently called out Trump as being bad for the second amendment, and the folks on the right retaliated by accusing him of being trans

    Seriously, there were people analyzing photos of him "proving" that he was born female. And when he retracted his comment, they dropped the whole thing.

    It's fucking wild

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  • The X TV app is out now and yes, it really sucks
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    GoddessNoAi
    2mo ago 100%

    it's not like logical consistency matters to them.

    In fact, fascists see the ability to just say whatever gets them the most power in the moment as a strength. They're not held back by "weaknesses" like truth and facts

    All that matters to them is power

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    Ah, the free press
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    GoddessNoAi
    2mo ago 91%

    What's funny is that i interpreted the changes shown in the meme as making it softer on Israel. First edit removes the reference to the school, second edit changes the number of people killed from a big number "over 100" to a fuzzy amount "scores" that is easier to underestimate.

    It's since added that information back in, but in the meme it looks like it's trying to make Israel look as not-bad as possible.

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    Joe Manchin weighs run against Kamala Harris
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    GoddessNoAi
    3mo ago 90%

    Naturally it would be preposterous for him to be on the ticket for President, but the reason they continue to let him run for Congress is because he counts towards the Dems in terms of determining which party has the majority and therefore sets the agenda for that chamber of Congress. Without him, that particular part of WV would almost certainly go to the GOP and tip control of the Senate firmly in their favor.

    It's a deal with a devil, and one that has burned the Dems more than once. But without him we'd probably be completely fucked.

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    [Mega thread] - Biden ends bid for presidency
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    GoddessNoAi
    3mo ago 96%

    I'm not deluding myself about anything. The choice isn't "vote for or against genocide" it's "act to get less or more genocide". It's not a false dichotomy; if you're not voting to defeat Trump, then you're acting to get more genocide.

    By not acting to defeat Trump, you're enabling genocide more than Biden ever has.

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    [Mega thread] - Biden ends bid for presidency
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    GoddessNoAi
    3mo ago 92%

    "I'd rather let someone who actively, aggressively advocates, enables, and wants genocide domestically and abroad to win the presidency, over voting for somebody who passively enables genocide to happen abroad because actively trying to stop it could ignite WWIII" is still a bad take.

    It's baffling and hypocritical.

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  • Republicans are quietly pushing to defund transgender healthcare even for adults
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    GoddessNoAi
    3mo ago 92%

    Google WPATH Standards of Care and read that document for the truth. It's the actual rules that doctors are supposed to follow for treating trans people.

    Until you've read that, you can't have an informed opinion on the matter.

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  • Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans attack transgender rights on RNC opening night
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    GoddessNoAi
    3mo ago 85%

    Women's sports are divided out so they can compete equally.

    This isn't true at all. Women's leagues were created because men refused to let women play in the leagues that were already created. That's literally all there was to it.

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  • Allies of Donald Trump are pushing for the first nuclear tests in three decades
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    GoddessNoAi
    4mo ago 100%

    “If nuclear war happens, we won’t be second in line pressing the button,”

    Which means you'll be pressing the button first. Which means you're the one starting the nuclear war.

    And the worst part is, I think that might actually be what me means.

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  • a cool guide to spotting Misinformation, Disinformation, and Propaganda
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    GoddessNoAi
    4mo ago 100%

    You misunderstand. A librarian may not know if something is true or not, but they are educated on how to research something to find out if something is true or not. As you said, their job is to manage sources, which includes knowing with sources are reliable and which sources to look at for certain types of information.

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    Detroit police can no longer use facial recognition results as the sole basis for arrests
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    GoddessNoAi
    4mo ago 100%

    The thing is, police and politicians don't care about getting correct results, they only care about results. An innocent person convicted is still "case closed" and "another criminal punished."

    Politicians can be made to care by threatening their jobs, but the police still don't give a shit about catching the right person as long as they can put somebody behind bars by any means possible.

    I'm their view, the experts are part of the problem and should be ignored.

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