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I think a lot of ordinary people on the left in America have learned from the first term that being glued to the news cycle does nothing but harm your mental health. Trump is going to do and say outrageous things, but ruminating on them only serves as a demotivator- unless you live in a place with a senator on the border about an issue or appointment, you really don't have any power to prevent a Matt Gatez appointment or whatever. The outrage machine of corporate media no longer serves as "being informed". People who are worried are taking action in their community, building up local and remote contacts, and supporting those affected by these soon to be enacted policies proactively. Turning the TV off is a good thing for that.

Check in with your friends and family. Understand local and state politics and make sure you turn up there. Make plans for when things go south.

All you're doing is telling other trans people that their gender recognition is conditionally valid only on their good behavior, and that it can be revoked if they piss you off. Maybe consider why this would make trans people feel unsafe with you, even if they are on your side politically.

Exactly, I don't blame her for not wanting to escalate on that

Can you imagine the slander she'd receive on a national level if this went to trial in the next few years? It could be legitimately dangerous to her safety, even if she was found to be completely in the right.

Well for the snow, I'd imagine the cleared circle is from the heat from the fire. I'd say it's more suspicious that the chopping block has unmelted snow on it so close to the fire, but it's also possible someone moved it into frame for the picture, which also could be why it's more crooked. And do you never put Christmas lights outside where you are? It could very well be just a regular tree with outdoor rated lights on it.

Not saying that it's 100% not AI or anything, the vibe is definitely AI, just that I don't see anything completely unreasonable in this image that gives it away.

Edit to add: it's a photo from 4 years ago, categorically not AI.

I think I agree, I don't think it's AI generated (reflections all seem to line up, none of the details are really weird that I can see) but I suspect it may be a manipulated image, either via AI or manually. The focus seems off to me, especially in the foreground.

I'm hoping that "assist" here is a polite way of saying "keeping an eye on". Maybe they'll think twice about pulling shit with non police union folks around who could testify against them later.

So is the critique for Southern Company for writing some marketing material, or for The Atlantic for running an ad about it?

I'm really not one to defend companies, but this is a bit of a weird take, and it makes the author sound really unfamiliar with this business sector. White papers are very common and not peer reviewed, basically they're a glorified memo with statistics. Don't rely on white papers for any information besides what that company is saying about itself and its experience.

Is there a reason you have characterized this incident as a gender issue?

Was the poor work the work of the nurse who heard you and chewed you out? Do you often criticize the work of your coworkers in a nonproductive manner, expletives or no?

Did you say anything else before saying "fuck" to your coworker, or before she chewed you out? Do you think you were on good terms with her before this incident?

Are you listening to the specifics of your coworkers' complaints? What are they asking you to do differently?

How many US presidential elections do you think there have been since 1984?

This is true, but the larger the margin the more difficult it makes it for them to contest.

Vote. Bring your friends and family to vote. Call up your friends in other states and make sure they have a voting plan.

Voting won't magically fix our broken political machine but it will help us from sliding deeper in the hole. Vote like you're taking a stupid little walk outside for your mental health during lockdown- not the only way you should be taking care of things but important maintenance nonetheless.