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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

A bit of progress with a settlement that's been reached between Florida's state government and LGBTQ+ advocates that clarifies and delineates actions and the law. read more


Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee published on Tuesday the full transcripts of President Joe Biden's interview with the special counsel in charge of the investigation into his mishandling of classified documents. read more


Friday, February 23, 2024

Biden Statement: Today, in 2024 in America, women are being turned away from emergency rooms and forced to travel hundreds of miles for health care, while doctors fear prosecution for providing an abortion. And now, a court in Alabama put access to some fertility treatments at risk for families who are desperately trying to get pregnant. The disregard for women's ability to make these decisions for themselves and their families is outrageous and unacceptable. Make no mistake: this is a direct result of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. read more


Monday, February 19, 2024

This story is about Bonner County, Idaho. There were 4 OB-GYNs, and now there are none. The state's anti-abortion laws have driven out care causing residents to drive hours to find care. Care in places like Spokane Washington. These are not women seeking abortions, but regular care for wanted and healthy pregnancies. Women in Bonner County only option when it's time to deliver is to drive hours, or use a midwife. "(W)omen who lack access to hospitals with obstetrics care are more likely to face health consequences, including a higher risk of preterm birth, which is associated with asthma, hearing loss, intellectual disabilities and other lifelong impacts for children." read more


Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., says the U.S. forced Russia into the Ukraine war and Sen. Tuberville also claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin was ' ... on top of his game'. read more


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And yet, our official documents (passport, driver's license, birth certificate) all list "Sex", not "Gender". So who's conflating the two?

travel.state.gov

There is a lot of legacy crap in our laws and forms, for instance the U.S. Constitution where "he" is used repeatedly. I'm assuming you don't believe that women can't be Senators, or the President, or a Representative, or a land owner? Coverture laws were just made (mostly)null in the 90's IIRC.

For our passports the choice of M/F/X is used under the heading "sex". Are you saying "X" is a sex, like M or F, now?

Interesting.

Everyone STFU after Yav really stepped in it.

I went to bed. I guess I have to post the entire logical fallacy and how it's used so you can, maybe?, possibly?, understand how it is used and misused?

Or not bother at all and let morons like oneironaut who constantly steps in it and never, ever learns go on as they will.

The appeal to authority becomes a logical fallacy when we're asked to believe, based only on the title of, or statement that someone in a position where "authority" is conveyed, automatically means that what they say is true and is not to be challenged.

I gave examples of entire organizations that have science and studies behind them that came to their findings based on good medical and psychological practices. Each has a body of work behind them to support their organizations position. This is vastly different than saying "oh, he's an ME so his word is gospel!" A single unknown ME has no such broad base, and to assume simply on title of that one individual that his word is true, honest, and overrides every one else's view is an example of the fallacy. Could the ME be accurate? Yes, but that requires a history, investigation, and being honest. I gave examples of single MEs over and over failing that test.

Oneisrot then came back with a sham organization with nothing backing it but money from right-wingers whose entire mission is to mislead and promote a right-wing ideology, devoid of and without any actual science, study, thought, or care.

This isn't complicated. Oneisrot I get not having a clue about any of this. That poster's an idiot. But Eberly? I did expect you to at least sort of understand.

State Medical Examiner Indicted for Lying; Participated in a Third of Death Row Cases
deathpenaltyinfo.org

Disastrous errors by medical examiners have raised questions about whether they are influenced by prejudgments and a close relationship with the police.
www.nytimes.com

How Medical Examiners Shield Violent Cops From Scrutiny
They wield the important power of determining a victim's manner of death"but they're susceptible to both political pressure and racial bias.
newrepublic.com

IMEs (Independent Medical Exams) are conducted by doctors who regularly work for insurance companies. These doctors want to make the insurance company happy so that they can continue getting these lucrative exams referred to them. That means their reports to the insurance company tend to minimize the extent of accident victims' injuries, and mistakes can be made. On some occasions the doctors flat out lie.
www.eglaw.com

Hmm.

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