discussion comment
2 years ago
Above audio explains about how state by state opposition started to develop to this Gender Therapy.
Explains that usually conservatives will defend parental authority. But in this arena they were opposed to parental authority.
Interesting. When it comes to ~Mental Health~ and ~Autism Spectrum~ I see parental authority as the start of the problem. I see that this could likely be true with this gender therapy too. The child's feeling that they should have a different gender has developed out of structural conflict with the parents.
SJG
discussion comment
2 years ago
In a couple of our local clubs years back I had girls delay having a drink with me for so long that it seemed like they didn't want to. I think sometimes girls will avoid such drinks because that is when guys ask for OTC, or because they might feel that they should get a nice tip for that, and feel that the guy is not doing that.
Oh well. Most of the time they are already right there when such drinks are discussed. Usually better not to talk abut the drink, and instead just hand her money while talking to her about what ever you want to.
SJG
discussion comment
2 years ago
^ Your asshole closure surgery was a complete success. Now all you can do is regurgitate.
SJG
discussion comment
2 years ago
Listening to this audio:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/magazine/gender-therapy.html
I am concerned about this, and I know that I don't know enough about it yet to take a position.
There hormone treatments and puberty blockers are serious things. Now they have said that before puberty there is zero medical treatment, they only talk about names and pronouns.
But it must be at the very start of puberty that they would give out these puberty blockers.
And they talk about breast enlargement or removal at age 15.
Now I am not usually going to side with the Right on culture war issues. And I do stand up for LGBTQ rights.
But this is something else. Minors cannot consent to sex. Having sex with them is always are serious felony. I know a guy who served 10 years for that.
So why can they consent to this physical gender therapy?
When it comes to the doctors that parents take their kids to to have them put on psychiatric drugs, I want them prosecuted in the International Court for Crimes Against Humanity, and I want them to receive the death penalty.
So how is this juvenile gender therapy different?
I still do not know anywhere near enough about this.
SJG
discussion comment
2 years ago
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^ If they can make this work, then they can make a low floor low roof FWD only sedan version. And they could even make a 2dr Coupe version.
SJG
discussion comment
2 years ago
UCSF
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/gender-affirming-care-spotlight-qa-dr-maddie-deutsch
Q: How is the process of seeking gender-affirming care different for minors?
A: If a child is prepubertal, there's no medical treatment that's given. The only decision-making is, do they use their chosen name and pronoun? Do they present themselves with clothing and hairstyle in a different way?
There are specific medical criteria to diagnose different stages of puberty. When a child gets to a stage of early puberty called Tanner stage 2, if the child is still expressing what is called gender dysphoria, or gender incongruence, then, depending on the age of the child and a bunch of other factors, such as family, environment, and so on, and after an assessment that includes an evaluation by a qualified mental health clinician, puberty delaying becomes an option.
I call them puberty blockers, but really they just kind of put the brakes on puberty. It's fully reversible.
At UCSF, the Child and Adolescent Gender Center assists patients with this care. My work focuses on adults.
Q: When is gender-affirming surgery considered?
A: Like any surgery, there are different criteria depending upon the procedure.
Historically these assessments were very like, ‘Are you really trans enough to have this surgery? Prove to me you're really trans,’ and we don't want to do that, although a mental health assessment can be useful, and is sometimes required to align expectations and goals.
What we want to do is make sure the patient is really prepared for the potential for unsatisfactory outcomes or complications. That they have adequate support in place to deal with potential complications and the rigors and demands of self-recovery, which can be months depending on the procedure performed. These kinds of things happen for most surgeries. You go in for weight loss surgery, you’re meeting with a social worker and mental health clinicians to talk about recovery, for example.
We focus on what assessments should look like so that we’re not creating a gatekeeping or stigmatizing environment, but still providing important assessment and preparation so that it centers truly informed consent.
Q: Gender-affirming health care has been politicized a great deal recently, especially with kids. Do you think this kind of care is at risk?
A: That’s a difficult question to answer. In the early 2000’s in Los Angeles, when I was in the midst of my own transition, I got thrown out of a bathroom in a restaurant in downtown L.A. That seems like a lifetime ago for people who are in their twenties, but it was not that long ago at all.
What we have is still fragile and is not baked in. I think that as generational turnover continues in this country, the size of that majority who are supportive of these issues will continue to grow. At the same time, there are some very real, politicized threats in states such as Florida and Texas, which are aiming to restrict or even outlaw these treatments altogether on political rather than scientific grounds.
I think that there’s a great deal of structural risk at the federal level that makes it entirely possible that there will be legal difficulty coming for a lot of different groups in this country, including sexual and gender minorities. In 2021, the Supreme Court ruled in Bostock that Title IX includes protection around gender identity. But they also recently overturned the Roe V. Wade decision, and as part of the decision, Justice Thomas made comments that suggest this court will consider overturning other precedents as well, should they come before them. Would they turn around and say, ‘No, we don’t think that anymore?’ It is a concerning time indeed.
New York Times Magazine
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/magazine/gender-therapy.html
audio available.
SJG
discussion comment
2 years ago
^ AGREED!
And this is why I want to see more information before I form an opinion about what is happening now.
SJG
discussion comment
2 years ago
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Just what I wanted, reusing the AMC names. Hornet came from Hudson.
Dodge’s first electrified vehicle will be a new crossover called the Hornet
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/16/2023-hornet-this-is-dodges-first-electrified-vehicle.html
Not a fan of SUV's, but they've got to build what sells.
SJG
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2 years ago
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Stellantis plans a profitable goodbye for combustion muscle cars
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/stellantis-plans-profitable-goodbye-combustion-muscle-cars-2022-08-15/
Stellantis ranked last among major U.S. automakers in corporate average fuel economy in 2021, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. U.S. regulators earlier this year said they would increase penalties for failing to hit CO2 emissions targets, a decision that could cost Stellantis as much as $572 million.
Stellantis has said it will retool the Brampton, Ont. factory that builds the Charger and Challenger "to support the company's electrification plans," as part of a broader $2.8 billion investment that will include conversion of an assembly plant in Windsor, Ont. to build a new "multi-energy vehicle" architecture.
SJG
discussion comment
2 years ago
I still find the info incomplete, but it is enough to make me concerned and seeking more so that I will understand.
Even if people are trans from birth, I still would not trust their ability to koow that or to have the necessary agency. I need to see much more.
SJG
In My Dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-55rKa7fZTo&t=510s
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2 years ago
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shailynnThey never tell you what you need to know.
Scirocco First Generation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Scirocco#First_generation_(1974)
I like the older cars, so long as they meet some minimum technical spec, like fuel injection, electronic ignition, enough rubber, front disc brakes, 5 speed manual transmission, 4 wheel independent suspension, midships gas tank.
Shop I am friendly with in San Mateo specializes in European Cars, they always have lots of extreme exotics around. But they also have these. Good 2+2, good design.
When they were new I thought they were too wide, wider than Rabbit and Jetta. But today compact cars have gotten so big.
Don't think they ever sold these in the US.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Scirocco#Third_generation_(2008)
no 2 doors
https://www.vw.com/en/compact-cars.html
Seem to have dropped EOS.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Eos
The Volkswagen Eos was a sport compact cabriolet coupé produced by the German automaker Volkswagen from 2006 to 2015. Assembled at AutoEuropa in Portugal, it was a convertible only compact coupé introduced as the successor of the Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet. It was Volkswagen's first production coupé since the Volkswagen Corrado, which ended production in July 1995.
The name Eos was derived from Eos, the Greek goddess of the dawn.[2] The Eos ended production in May 2015. However, a limited number of base trim models were sold as models of 2016 in the United States.
I should have bought one when they were still available.
SJG
In My Dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-55rKa7fZTo&t=510s
discussion comment
2 years ago
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shailynnThey never tell you what you need to know.
Shailynn arriving in Beaumont with his his core fan base of old ladies, with their prayer hankies.
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I always consider these sorts of vehicles to be silly. But a neighbor has one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Avalanche
ended production April 2013.
getting up to 6 speed automatics
https://www.chevrolet.com/trucks
And this new stuff looks like it is made by Toyota.
SJG
In My Dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-55rKa7fZTo&t=510s
discussion comment
2 years ago
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MASS Group Applauds the Passage and Signing of the CHIPS and Science Act
https://www.newswire.com/news/mass-group-applauds-the-passage-and-signing-of-the-chips-and-science-21799097
MASS Group, LV Nevada, LA California
https://www.massgroup.com/mes-manufacturing-execution-software/
https://www.massgroup.com/eam-enterprise-asset-management/
https://www.massgroup.com/inventory-and-warehouse-management/
https://www.massgroup.com/
SENSORS
How the CHIPS and Science Act impacts chipmakers
https://www.fierceelectronics.com/sensors/how-chips-and-science-act-impacts-chipmakers
Chips Act invests billions in Camas semiconductor industry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3rfPuRm_X4
nLIght, Washington State
https://www.nlight.net/
CHIPS and Science Act of 2022: Strengthening US semiconductor manufactuirng, Micron, Qualcomm, GlobalFoundaries
https://www.novuslight.com/chips-and-science-act-of-2022-strengthening-us-semiconductor-manufactuirng_N12510.html
How the CHIPS Act could benefit New Yorkers
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/CTV/2022/08/17/how-the-chips-act-could-benefit-new-yorkers
Oregon hopes for CHIPS Act money to fund lithography research center
https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2022/08/oregon-hopes-for-chips-act-money-to-fund-lithography-research-center.html
Thune: CHIPS Act is the wrong approach
https://listen.sdpb.org/politics/2022-08-17/thune-chips-act-is-the-wrong-approach
video
‘There’s A Lot At Stake Here’: John Cornyn Supports The CHIPS Act
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtXrjBBIEas
Those people running Beijing are absolute idiots:
Tech war: China semiconductor group slams US Chips and Science Act as violation of fair trade, warns of supply chain chaos
The China Semiconductor Industry Association denounced the US Chips and Science Act for violating shared principles of fair practices in the sector
It condemned the US law for harming the spirit of the World Semiconductor Council’s charter, as well as that of the World Trade Organization
https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3189259/tech-war-china-semiconductor-group-slams-us-chips-and-science-act
SJG
In My Dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-55rKa7fZTo&t=510s
discussion comment
2 years ago
Lets see how this plays out. And thank you Tester for keeping us informed.
SJG
discussion comment
2 years ago
Tetra, that is my post above you.
The only video I can see is this one with Diane Ehrensaft
https://thepostmillennial.com/california-gender-clinic-treats-patients-as-young-as-2-years-old/
They talk about their clinic and about meeting with people, but they don't actually say what they do, or what they have done.
I find this:
https://diversitybch.ucsf.edu/child-and-adolescent-gender-center
I listen to it. Yes I am always opposed to psychiatric medications.
About gender discussions, I think that could be okay, so long as you are letting Child Protective Services check out the home situations.
Gender change hormones, I have questions about that and minors.
And about surgery, I cannot go along with that an minors.
But then again, I have never knowingly met anyone who might want that, and all the more so a minor.
So I would like to see and hear more about it so that I might better understand.
I still do find a lot of these kinds of news sources to be less than credible.
SJG
discussion comment
2 years ago
Generosity, Charm, make it happen with her, FRMOS. Solves all problems right off.
SJG
discussion comment
2 years ago
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Liz Cheney has lost her primary bid for re-election. The winner was someone who supports Trump and the 2020 stolen election disinformation. Trump's hold on the Republican Party is near total.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZajVwA5Mww
Standing up to Donald Trump in the Republican Party leads to you defeat
https://www.democracynow.org/2022/8/17/john_nichols_primary_elections_republican_party#transcript
SJG
discussion comment
2 years ago
Sounds like you are probably correct in you assessment Shadow.
SJG
discussion comment
2 years ago
I listen to this again, while reading the guitar chords, though not trying to play along.
If you just say it is Gmaj, then you have C and D as subdominant and dominant.
They don't intend that. E is intended as the tonic note. And that they are using the Emin scale and chord is only broken by the A and B chord intorducing C# and D# which are not Emin by they are Emaj and Gmaj.
SJG
discussion comment
2 years ago
So Dabrowski was trained in Poland as a Psychiatrist, but from early on he was clearly serving as an Anti-Psychiatrist in the model of Szasz, Fanon, Laing, and Cooper. And his stuff is completely antithetical to Mental Health.
page 204, "Of the five forms of overexcitability, the most important, in terms of developmental potential, are emotional, imaginational, and intellectual."
Talks about Therese of Lisieux, a highly regarded 19th Century Carmelite Saint.
Irina Starr
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/093059603X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0
p212: "Darowski's statement that personality development cannot take place "when all basic needs have been satisfied," is a reference to Abraham Maslow (1971), who took exactly the opposite position. For Dabrowski, negative life events and frustrations were occasions for growth, and persons who possess psychic overexcitability ar the ones who can best take advantage of negative environmental conditions in general and the experience of loss in particular."
SJG
In My Dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-55rKa7fZTo&t=500s
discussion comment
2 years ago
I knew I was straight as early as I was able to understand the concept. But no, not as early as 2 or in the womb.
I question though these news sources, I find them to be disreputable.
And Skibum wrote, "Progressive = child abuser. Progressive = ignoramus. Progressive = vermin."
He is still mad because even though he wrote the words for Leni Riefenstahl's "Infernal Jew", just because he is Jewish she refused to list him in the credits.
SJG
In My Dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-55rKa7fZTo&t=500s
review comment
2 years ago
So Chicago Club, Dulce Gabbanna, Adelitas, which has the best hotel and is it good enough for TLN.
And remember Nemisisk7 really liked Dulce Gabbanna.
SJG
discussion comment
2 years ago
^ I can go along with that advice!
SJG
In My Dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-55rKa7fZTo&t=500s
discussion comment
2 years ago
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IceesExI give weiner hugs for drugs
^ asshole sewn shut!
SJG
In My Dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-55rKa7fZTo&t=500s
discussion comment
2 years ago
And as such I don't go along with the idea of extras.
SJG