Guys, guys, seriously. It shouldn't matter who we dance with...

Straight or gay, let's do the YYYYYyyyyyy~ M. C. A!!! 🎶✨

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Edit: There was an attempt at a joke.

Annnnnd Twitter is already censoring the tweet citing "election integrity rules."

Since when is Twitter the authority on election law & voting fraud?

I have posted about how hard it is to pull yourself out of that TDS because you have to admit that you are easily manipulated and you were wrong.

This is why humility is a required aspect of wisdom.

There are plenty of very knowledgeable people who are not the least bit wise, yet there are totally uninformed people who are still very wise--Because knowledge & wisdom are not mutually inclusive, but wisdom & humility are. Wise people are willing to admit when they are not informed while fools will believe or act as if they are. Wise people are acutely aware that no matter how much they know, they can always be fooled. Fools do not have this awareness, some even believing that vast knowledge will absolve them of this vulnerability. This very humble self-awareness is what makes wise people all the more difficult to fool.

If wise people use that self-awareness as drive to seek out & verify all sources of information--to separate truth from falsity, fiction, & hearsay--they will be on their way to attaining the very powerful combination of both knowledge and wisdom.

It is no wonder, then, that those who would make fools of the entire population have students find satisfaction in effort alone without allowing them to feel the trascendental humiliation of being wrong.

Take comfort in the fact that by learning of your gullibility & in feeling & accepting that humility, you are all the wiser for it. Continue applying those lessons from now on, and it will be much harder for anyone to manipulate you the next time they try. ;)

Oh my giggity, bro... I am watching this in line at the bank, & then Skelosi comes up as I roll in, & I nearly cackled in the teleprompter's I mean, teller's face!!! Dude probably thinks I'm constipated! 😂🤣

...I not-so-secretly wish Trump would retweet this.

Shit like this is why I love this place.

West Ye da Best Ye.

This pic is genuinely uncomfortable to look at... And slightly terrifying.

But the fact that there are still 26% that think otherwise is a problem. 1 in 4 people are willing to consider irreversibly mutilating children before even allowing hormones in the endocrine system and other genetic & environmental factors to suss themselves out. The endocrine system & brain do not typically normalize until around 26 or 27, and even then, you can argue that they continue to develop throughout life.

I'm a biophysicist, and I've researched neuron development & hormones/chemicals that assist it. I have related training, so far as dissecting rat embryos & tracing neuron pathways, so it's not like I'm talking outta my ass. Fuck, I have my own genetic endocrine issues, and from those issues alone, I could confidently tell you that these are things that you do not fuck around with. Even simple meds will throw everything off & subtly, slowly, but steadily spiral into a whole host of issues. Especially the way that libs and money-hungry, ethically questionable, and dare-I-say predatory doctors & psychologists are fucking around. If you do, you must do so with extreme caution because that delicate balance is very, very easy to screw up.

The endocrine, neurological, & genetic systems are extremely complex & interconnected systems that many indoctrinated or over-eager doctors, psychologists, & researchers are stirring up without fully understanding those systems or responsibly considering the consequences of what they are stirring up. These "professionals" are treating their patients like experiments, and not human beings.

One of the students I did that research with, during a conversation about his plans for medical school, said to my face that

"I don't give a shit about the patients or caring for people; I just want to do research."

That same fucker is now currently in medical school. The fact that he stated it so comfortably & casually in a group of people means he is far from the only one who has that mindset (and the way our PI handled his research rats & students certainly doesn't dispell that notion. He was awkward at best & unethically cold/creepy at worst--Did I mention he also married his much, much younger, immigrant, female, former student almost right after she graduated? While not technically wrong, it's questionable considering other things.)

Just a few of many reasons why I left that group & am no longer going down that path. Thank god that PI only handled rats & not actual people. While there are many good & ethical doctors & researchers, there are just as many who are intentionally slipping through the safety net by going through the motions to appear ethical & qualified. Not to mention the authority figures who let them through to advance their own agendas... People like that do not state the hyppocratic oath or adhere to research ethics with sincerity. These people should not be doctors or psychologists or even researchers with access to patients in the first place.

I am all for treating people equally under the law, and that includes people who identify as trans, regardless of whether or not their reasons are legit or not. But no fucking way does that mean requiring people to adjust their speech with mandatory pronouns, preventing others from excercising their rights as individuals & parents, or allowing questionably-supported, irrational, & unethical procedures by treating such issues like transgenderism without the extreme caution they deserve. This is not a joke, & liberals are taking all of this way, way, way too lightly.

But we've been saying this for years, and my ranting won't awaken the willfully blind, so I digress...

Edit: I guess to sum up my point--While yes, it's nice to see that the majority of everyday people are not falling for this shit... There are lots of people in academia & in authority positions who are pushing for this, and they have made more headway than should have ever been allowed. Eventually, these people will become the absolute authority and/or majority at the rate they are indoctrinating students & letting ethics fall to the wayside in the process. We need to push back harder in academia. Something must be done ASAP.

P.S. Don't just blindly follow your doctor's advice folks. You still need to think for yourself, because a degree is no longer a fool-proof indicator of credibility. Doctors & scientists are a resource for guidance, not an absolute authority--Some resources are better than others. Do your own research, and if your doctor doesn't seem up to par, is dismissive of certain methods without producing evidence why, or is unwilling to build on your own observations, consider finding another doctor.

What the actual fuck. This racist bullshit right here is no different than the pseudoscience the Nazis used to try to justify their invasion of Poland & treat the Poles as second class Europeans. For those unaware, the Nazis literally tried to divide Europeans into a hierarchy of different Euro-"races" with Poles & their ancestors being at the botom & considered the least pure, backwards sub-humans fit only for slavery & servitude (Jews were not considered Europeans at all). The fate of the Jews tends to overshadow what their main goal was, which was to establish a new order based on this hierarchy, and how dangerously & efficiently it was done. They were damn near successful, folks, and history is repeating itself because This is no fucking different.

How are people so willing to accept this?!? I mean, I understand how, but are most people really this stupid & blind & willingly passive just for the sake of comfort & comformity?? I don't think I'm a genius, but it's still so glaringly obvious to me what is going on. My God...

Oh, former Chicagoans know it...

What a ballsy move move it be if, after DC quickly goes down the shitter, he moved the capital?

God, as a native Chicagoan...

I really, really hope people aren't stupid enough to believe this utter shit....

But knowing Chicago, they are, and knowing the conservatives in IL, they will be too outnumbered & too timid to do anything about it.

BIGOT LIVES MATTER

Lol

Tell him to demonstrate its effects.

We're not there yet, but what happens to Kyle will determine whether or not we've arrived.

At least at the local level of government.

Not when the poll worker knows a thing or two about programming...

Or volleyball.

Learn to thigh crush your man while spiking that bitch in the face. 🤣🤣

Sooooo, you are basically telling me... that maybe all us females who don't give a shit about watching big sports on TV were onto something, hahaha! 🤭 I kid, I kid.

Don't get me wrong--But why would I watch volleyball or baseball or hockey when I can play it??? Sports are enjoyable, but watching major leagues is not the same as actually playing sports with family, friends, & locals, and nowhere near as healthy, that's for sure! I hate watching sports unless my homies are in the game, but I always love playing sports. Good for the body & the noggin'.

I regularly write long paragraphs so this makes me think that an automatic save draft feature would be nice, lol.

Brah, if y'all had an app...

But honestly, I'm only using this site via mobile 98% of the time, and it works perfectly fine. Only issue is when I edit long paragraphs, it doesn't always let me scroll easy, but that's literally it.

Putin, is that you???

I'm almost convinced that Don Jr. or even the campaign itself is paying for this. It directly supports & is named after the president after all, despite being a free speech platform.

It would then make sense why they don't accept donations because it may have to be reported as income or political donations, which would be publicly available. And if the Dems found out, they would absolutely spin it & use this site against the Trumps & the campaign, saying they are funneling money behind false pretenses of unaffiliated free speech. Just like BLM & the DNC's other sources. Although how you can call it a false pretense when it's literally named after the guy, only the Dems will know... Even if all the money was used just for this site, it would likely have to pass through their private or campaign accounts somehow, even as just a formality, since they own it & and that would link them to the money. And then legal issues & political spin ensue.

While pedes would know the spin is a farce, normies wouldn't & may be gullible enough to see it as corruption on Trump's part. Trump's entire campaign runs on anti-corruption, so it would be prudent of them to think ahead & ensure they not only are squeaky clean, but also avoid looking otherwise. They aren't giving Dems an inch.

A random rich guy unaffiliated with the campaign wouldn't have to be that careful or worry about it at all, really.

Meanwhile, a place that truly serves the best interests of Trump's MAGA vision, free speech, & getting the truth out to the people around Fake News absolutely serves in Trump's & the campaign's interest, making it a worthwhile expense.

So if it really is Don Jr. or the campaign, it is absolutely better to stay officially politically unafilliated (in all but theme) & to not get other people's money involved.

My mother is paralyzed from the waist down due to no fault of her own. Shit luck, a tumor growing all the way through her spinal cord, and a botched surgery. Lawyer was likely bought out by the hospital administration & we did not see a dime of compensation.

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I have been dealing with it since high school. I gave up a full ride with tuition & room & food to a top university after busting my ass my whole life to realize my dream of becoming a research scientist so I wouldn't have to be away from her & to take care of her. Dropped out after the first semester because being away was for too long & being with carefree adult children was too alienating. I started over at my local community college and fucking did it all again, earning another full transfer scholarship to a local 4-year after bringing my GPA up to a near-4 from a fucking 1 all while working to pay for my education myself and taking care of her. Commuted from home, regularly pulling 18 hr days and allnighters each week, studying & working & researching while I was by school before coming home to continue taking care of her. Nearly fell asleep at the wheel in Drive on a couple occasions since I couldn't sleep in my car (Lot closed by 3 AM & they regularly patrolled it). Took 18 credit hrs or more every semester except for my last, including every summer where I took 1-2 classes and worked & researched while continuing to juggle being there for my mom. Double majored & 2nd-authored a paper in undergrad despite all this & finally got into grad school (whole other story) by sheer force of will, while carrying my mom the whole damn way. And those are just the side-effects of the struggle & sacrifice & strength needed in dealing with a family member with paralysis.

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I can't even recall all the countless ways she needs help & I needed to be there to do it. She has become very independent for someone in that situation, and the first few years were the worst, but she will always need help. Some things small & simple, others much more complicated. Grabbing an object too high for her to reach every 5 min. Carrying her full weight up the stairs on my back before we could afford a lift so she could take an actual shower. Doing this as an 18 year old girl because Dad has back problems. No help from 10-years-older siblings because one was out of the country & the other was swamped with sudden responsibilities after Mom wasn't there to hold their hand anymore. Cleaning up literal shit smeared over everything because she cannot control her bowel movements & can't always predict when it's coming. Doing every little thing she couldn't herself. Learning to be an adult far beyond my actual years in some ways, yet being stunted in other ways. Her being in constant (thankfully low-key) pain thatbshe constantly downplays for her own sanity. The hours & hours of physical therapy, sometimes with professionals, but mostly left to our own devices. And lets not get started on the suicidal thoughts, stress, bipolar episodes, psychological dependencies, & complications from both carer & caree. I'm lucky my mother is strong, because getting through all this would have been much harder otherwise. And I am lucky we are both strong in our faith, because we would have spiraled down very quickly otherwise. But I would gladly do it all again, because she made a lot of sacrifices for me, is my mother, & I love her.

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Hopefully that can paint at least a partial picture of what it's like. Paralysis itself is hard enough to deal with even when you have everything going for you. There are people who are worse off than us in terms of sickness, how well they are able handle it, and what resources they have--even though we don't have a lot. But there are also people who have much, much better support than we do, either financially, legally, in terms of community, or otherwise.

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On top of this, while I don't like complaining about it, there is a definite truth to it & it has a hand in all this-- We don't have the advantage of being a family already securely established in this country for a long time, and I did not grow up seamlessly part of the culture, despite our efforts to assimilate. My parents are both legal immigrants who came here from the Soviet Union with fuck all, and everything we built as a family was built through sheer, desperate, non-stop work effort that no person not subjugated under the heel of communism and no 2nd-generation or longer-established American born here will ever, ever fully understand or appreciate. They are small business owners with a workforce comprised of only our family members. Never used a dime of welfare & never will because that would sink us to what the commies always wanted. Never had the "support" & excuses for immigrants that the Left panders all the illegals with because we are white & my parents are legal. Never owned a slave, never participated in US slavery, and my parents' country never participated in the slave trade except for being slaves, first to Muslims, then conquerors, then Nazis, and then commies-- Yet, we are still expected to have and treated as if we have "privilege" while they not only ignore our disadvantages, but actively try to tear us down.

Imagine tackling this Leftist bullshit that has been ramping up the last decade and simultaneously dealing with paralysis.

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...And you want me to have sympathy for the same people who take advantage of my family for this nonexistent privelege, who loot my family's built-from-scratch livelihood, who have no idea what it truly is to suffer (until they bring it upon themselves & others), who take for granted opportunity sitting right under their noses, who are spoiled in their entitlement, who have taken far, far more than they can even comprehend giving, for a felon who earned his consequence via his own stupidity???

No.

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We are not a far drive from the riots. It could very soon be us that they are looting over another felon fucking shit up, and we have already suffered plenty. I don't have a lot of emotional & mental energy left for sympathy because I already spend a lot of it dealing with my mother's & my situation.

I don't wish suffering upon anyone because I know what it is to suffer, and my mother even moreso.

But I will not waste my sympathy on people who have done deeds to earn the very opposite when there are many who need it despite being only good & decent.

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Still, I will pray he sees the error of his ways, that he might recover if he changes his ways, & that his family suffers the least possible because of his choices. I am more willing to sympathise with his family than him. If it somehow turns out that he is not a felon like I've read, then I could feel some sympathy for him. That is the best I can get myself to do.

Smartest of the bunch, maybe, but considering he joined a violent, looting mob & started chasing armed citizens down, I still wouldn't consider him all that smart.

Plant a few & watch 'em go boom. Smoke screens, too.