Emerald

joined 2 years ago
[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

"walk around, come on our streets, and demand our children"

someone's projecting

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Should we all stop wearing any red baseball caps?

Genuine question, not really debating you

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago
[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I know involuntary commitments have been horribly abused in the past.

It's not all in the past. They are still abused today.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

Not every religious person wants to commit mass murder.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

No, because that person is not able to have any say in the matter (they are unconcious). All we can do is operate in their best interest, by getting them medical help.

However, a person with mental illness is concious (in this case) and can advocate for themselves and we shouldn't deny them the right to do so. That would be oppression.

Do you think all schizophrenic people should be forcefully medicated even if they don't pose a threat to others? Because a lot of religious people aren't a threat to anybody. They aren't all extremists.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world -2 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

I agreed up until the end. Forcefully medicating people into a "barely functional stupor" is a horrific human rights violation.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

"Free software" is different from "software that is free"

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Bitter taste of maple syrup? It has like 1000 grams of sugar, how is it bitter?

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How did your dick get bigger by eating fancy syrups?

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah idk what it is about them, but old people love to ramble on about anything and everything. I kind of like it honestly, I can just listen to their infodumping and occasionally say short sentences and phrases and they keep the entire conversation going for me.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I used agave to make granola once. It didn't taste great because the recipe wasn't that good, but it held together really well.

 

It has no additional flavor other than adding sweetness. I would rather have no syrup than "fake" pancake syrup (e.g. Ms Butterworths).

I much prefer maple syrup. Of course it is expensive, so the Log Cabin table syrup is a good substitute that still has actual flavor and is affordable.

Edit: Also if you still want maple flavor for cheaper, a mix of half maple and half cane works good, like the stuff at Cracker Barrel. It doesn't deserve the hate.

 

For me it's calculating. Too many people put math into their search engines and not their calculator.

 
 
 

I read the section two definition of "chemical and surgical mutilation" and it mentions altering sex organs to remove their biological functions. One of the biological functions of a penis is to produce sperm. So could this mean no more federal coverage for vasectomies as well as stuff like tubal litigation or hysterectomies? And yes, I know that people under 19 don't usually get permanent sterilization procedures anyways, but I still wonder about this interpretation.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-children-from-chemical-and-surgical-mutilation/

The phrase “chemical and surgical mutilation” means the use of puberty blockers, including GnRH agonists and other interventions, to delay the onset or progression of normally timed puberty in an individual who does not identify as his or her sex; the use of sex hormones, such as androgen blockers, estrogen, progesterone, or testosterone, to align an individual’s physical appearance with an identity that differs from his or her sex; and surgical procedures that attempt to transform an individual’s physical appearance to align with an identity that differs from his or her sex or that attempt to alter or remove an individual’s sexual organs to minimize or destroy their natural biological functions. This phrase sometimes is referred to as “gender affirming care.”

 

Mine is mapping. I am a big OpenStreetMap contributor and I have mapped many towns near me that were previously completely unmapped.

 
 

I have never heard of Jill Stein until just a few months ago when I saw some article about her on the Lemmy homepage. Then I saw more and more articles about her. However, I don't really know why the media is paying so much attention to her. She is just a third party candidate, right? There are other third party candidates that aren't constantly popping up in the news. So why Jill Stein? I hear its something to do with Russia and a general sense of her goal being to take votes away from Kamala.

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