Re 54

Honestly?

I have always thought you were very brave and courageous to do so and it's helped me to better understand that perspective.

I have never thought badly of you for your choice of lifeways.

Maybe (if I am being honest here) I just frowned a little upon hearing your voting choices in a very tight and critical election. The choice should have been obvious. But also I realize I cannot expect everyone to be as brilliant and prescient as myself.

"Will be struck down within a few days.."

Agreed that it will be struck down like all of his unconstitutional decrees. But it will take months to adjudicate and cost millions of taxpayer dollars first. Not days.

"still a man or a woman"

Are they?

What is a man? What makes a man a man?

Being a man is defined by a combination of personal character, responsibility, and actions rather than just biology.

I have met many adult males in my life that I would not call a man. Just as I have met many adult females I would not call a woman. Because they have not earned that title.

"And I typoed it..."

I hate it when that happens.

"left wing dogma"

lol.

How is it that reality based, balanced, educational, and essential reporting , all while maintaining professional journalistic standards became called "left wing dogma"?

"Nothing bad can happen. It can only good happen."

Yay. Another lawsuit. More lawyers.

Meanwhile.

Don't use the post office. Use a drop box.

"Personalities and personal expression exist along a binary."

I knew that was BS as soon as I saw it. Because I have lived life and encountered a lot of personalities in my time.

While HISTORICALLY categorized into binary frameworks (e.g., masculine/feminine, active/passive), modern psychology and sociology recognize that personalities and personal expressions exist along a fluid, multidimensional spectrum rather than a strict binary.

Personality traits show that individuals fall anywhere along a continuum rather than into "either/or" boxes.

"The idea that we need to categorize each and every possible 'failure" and create a separate class of victimhood for them is preposterous, and impossible."

Whaa! Exceptions are impossible! Preposterous!

What are we to make of females who have both X&Y chromosomes.

What are they to make of themselves?

Estimates for the number of females with XY chromosomes (46,XY females) vary depending on the specific underlying condition, but they are generally considered rare. According to research from Aarhus University, approximately 1 in 15,000 people with XY chromosomes grow up as females.

Syndrome (CAIS): Estimated at 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 64,000 male births (who then develop as phenotypic females). Some sources estimate it as 1 in 40,000 to 60,000.

Swyer Syndrome (Complete Gonadal Dysgenesis): Occurs in approximately 1 in 80,000 to 1 in 100,000 people.
45,X/46,XY Mosaicism: A condition where some cells have one X chromosome and others have XY. This affects roughly 2.1 per 100,000 live-born females.

Sex is influenced by more than just XX or XY chromosomes. Factors include hormonal signalling (like the SRY gene) and how the body responds to those hormones.

Life is not black or white. Neither is biological sexual identity or orientation.

Biological sex and sexual orientation exist along a complex spectrum rather than a strict binary, with science highlighting that sex is determined by a mix of chromosomes, hormones, and anatomy, rather than just external genitalia.

I am sure if we all would just believe hard enough it would all work out for Mr Toad and his Wild Ride(2.0).

And we all know how that story ends. Right?

(He is sent to prison for 20 years, most of which is for "gross impertinence" to his captors.)

Trump has been involved in over 4,000 legal cases, including personal defamation lawsuits and accusations of sexual harassment.

I imagine that figure will double once he is no longer protected by his office and the Supremes.

It's to keep the garbage news from being sued.
#36 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

It's too bad we Hoi Polloi have to wait until Trumpy is no longer wrapped in the flag to sue him for slander and defamation of character.

But I would expect a very long line at the courthouses come January 21, 2029

Please! Please! President, sir, your honor.

We are winning too much! We are not used to all this winning! No more winning!!

There! You made me say it.

And now your moment of Zen:

Our country is winning again. In fact, we're winning so much that we really don't know what to do about it. People are asking me, please, please, please, Mr. President, we're winning too much. We can't take it anymore. We're not used to winning in our country until you came along, we're just always losing. But now we're winning too much. And I say, no, no, no, you're going to win again. You're going to win big. You're going to win bigger than ever. And to prove that point, to prove that point, here with us tonight is a group of winners who just made the entire nation proud. The men's gold medal Olympic hockey team. Come on in.

We have won what? 5 times now?

Yup. Trumpy was right!

I am really tired of all this winning.

I put "woman" in quotes in my head because it likely does not mean what most people expect it to mean.

#9 | POSTED BY CENSORED

Interesting how words don't mean what they used to mean.

When I got "woke" this morning I never thought there would come a day when maybe I shouldn't tell anyone.

"Give us examples from history of this third type of person actually existing and being recognized as the aforementioned third sex, one that is neither man nor woman."

Because they could not father children, eunuchs were trusted in positions of power and intimacy within royal families across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

While historically viewed as men holding a specific office( like Keeper of the Bed), in some contexts, such as the Hijra in India, eunuchs are seen as a third gender or a separate identity.

Today, some individuals voluntarily identify as eunuchs, sometimes as a form of non-binary gender identity or for reasons related to body dysphoria.

In the 8-1 decision, the sole dissent was by Kentanji "What is a woman?" Jackson.

#2 | POSTED BY CENSORED

You brought it up. So I'm curious. Can YOU define what a "woman" is?

While you are at it ... is a woman who cannot produce eggs (a condition that affects 30% of women with fertility challenges.) still a "woman"?

"Not what the their President said...."

And you actually believe him?

lol

Just rename it to the Straits of America.

Problem solved!

Re 30

You cannot admit to being gay in Iran.

Big difference.

it said "inconclusive".

#8 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

In that they could not definitely conclude it can from the assassins weapon?

North Korea and Iran maintain a long-standing, secretive military partnership involving the transfer of weapons, missile technology, and technical expertise. Since the 1980s, North Korea has supplied Iran with conventional artillery and acted as a key source for ballistic missile components, including liquid-fuel engines, often defying international sanctions to bolster Iran's defense capabilities.

I do not care for Kim Chi.

I had to to breath Kim Chi fumes for almost a year in South Korea. My apartment was smelly. It came out of the drains. And wall vents. The smell in the subways was the worst for me. It's enough to gag a maggot. I started smoking again because of it to try and cover the smell. Took ten years to quit that nasty habit.

Because Iran knows it does not have to defeat America.

It only has to survive America.

Yeah.

Putting the Marines on an island (Karg) that could erupt into flames with one lucky drone strike is a brilliant idea that probably took them years of planning.

Sure glad we won this war.

Whew.

So much winning!