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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • Ar… Are you really going to use Samples N=1 and N=2 as some sort of statistical relevance? Wtaf?

    This logic is most asinine. By that logic, the vast majority of Presidential losses were of white men, and my sample is higher!

    Two non-charismatic inauthentic candidates lost, and race and gender had little to do with it because the bigots already coalesce under the maga banner; the problem was that their lack of vision, charisma, authenticity led to the reachable swing-voters either sitting on the couch, or voting for Trump on failed perceptions that he was better for the economy.


  • This has fundamentally zero bearing on the actual outcome of sexism; there are many less female candidates seeking office in the first place for starters.

    A majority of registered voters are women A majority of actual voters are consistently women

    There is just as much risk of women getting pissed off and protesting and staying home because they are tired for voting male candidates.

    There is zero evidence a woman cannot win. You just can’t run inauthentic consultancy-crafted non-charismatic candidates, and BOTH Hillary and Kamala were. Mind you, the same holds true for men. Go ahead and just try to run Tim Kaine and see what happens, I dare you.

    This made all the more clear by the fact that the vast vast vast majority of misogynistic sexist bigots are already a firm part of the conservative maga base —And so they were Never. Up. For. Grabs in the first place.


  • I remember bullshit like this being spewed about Obama, too. “Obama is too green!” “a black man could NEVER be president. We have never had one before, after all!” (Or are you too young to remember that? I forget there are adults on here now who weren’t even 2-years-old when he was elected.)

    … Cue him defeating 2 white successful men by large margins. Doh. Think this through and stop parroting wedge-driving sexist gatekeeping conservative propaganda.




  • There’s a saying among BBC journalists that all who work there eventually end up at Al Jazeera.

    Watch one of my favorite documentaries of all time, Control Room (2004) about coverage of the Iraq War.

    Al Jazeera is far from perfect, and I’d argue has fallen from its peak in terms of quality. But it’s still worth viewing to get a more well rounded perspective.

    Now do I believe they can cover topics that hit close to Qatari interests? Not necessarily. For those I take with a grain of salt.







  • I am definitely caffeine addicted, too. Best I can manage usually is to taper off the caffeine coffee by noon and transition to green tea, then ginger tea later. Seems to help!

    Temp seems good; that’s about what mine is.

    If possible, consider a big lunch and reduce size of dinner and/or dial it back by an hour. Be extra cautious of deep-fried, high sodium, or high acidic foods (tomato-based sauces like spaghetti or pizza, mayo, etc.).



  • For those who don’t dream much, I’m curious of your surrounding sleep habits and how much you’ve looked into changing your habits. This could be a big indicator you’re not getting into REM sleep, which is not good.

    Do any of you drink alcohol, take other prescribed substances (or not prescribed)?

    Have you tried eating foods rich in magnesium or taking magnesium supplements?