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They do feel hardship, but there are quite a few people that see donating to trump and trump merch as necessities (and not all of them are Americans).
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The issue comes from the fact that if there's any amount of implantation and the very earliest stages of development, a pregnancy test will come back positive and there are many diagnostic tests (most imaging modalities) and many procedures (such as non-obstetrical emergency surgeries) that will get delayed or sometimes even denied because of the positive pregnancy test. Every AFAB that comes through an ER that might need imaging gets a point-of-care pregnancy test that has to come back negative for something like a CT scan unless it is a very dire situation because of the radiation risk to a developing embryo.
Obstetrical procedures like abortions are not the only ones that are gate-kept for AFAB patients because of the policies surrounding risks to developing embryos or fetuses.
Edit to add: The studies do say that the estimated incidence of clinically unrecognized pregnancies is approximately 20%, but given the myriad risk factors that can feed into that outcome, things like exposures, stresses, SES, and access to medical care may increase that incidence rate in some populations.
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I was referring to the many instances in which the blastocyst does implant, but fails to grow past the initial stages of development. Progression to the point of differentiation of tissues is the hurdle that many fertilized ova fail to clear. Failure of implantation is still important to discuss in the political context given that there are so many people with an absolute absence of biology education that think that life begins at fertilization.
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They want to go back to the days where life expectancy for women is to the "ripe old-age of died in childbirth".
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The proportion of pregnancies that end in miscarriage is MUCH higher than that. Many "pregnancies" (read: fertilized ova) don't implant in the uterus or implant and fail to progress which ends up looking like a heavy period that's a little late. Judging the start of "life" as fertilization is absolutely inane because of how many fertilized ova just don't make it past 16 cells or so.
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I was about to comment a similar sentiment. I didn't realize I stopped existing or had my gender identity reassigned because I'm on lemmy instead of other social media.
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At this point, Israel is a rogue terrorist state that needs to be cut off from all material and financial support until they agree to permanent ceasefires and handing Netanyahu and his cabinet over to the ICC.
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He was banned from trying to join any branch of the military because he did so poorly on the ASVAB (and probably also failed a psych eval). While many police departments are deeply corrupt, I don't think any of them want the bad press that would come with hiring him. Maybe he can get hired as a deputy in a sheriff's department run by someone like Arpaio.
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"Assault" is shouting and threatening, "battery" is actually making contact. It sounds like she got the pepper spray out in time to prevent him from touching her, which is a very good thing.
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Usually the situation they put themselves in is taking a job as a cop and refusing to deescalate any situation.
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Not even a sip for me. I was offered small amounts of champagne or wine at special occasions, but I never drank any because I could smell the alcohol on it and didn't want to.
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I've just always been some variant of the "mom friend" and after I turned 21, I was still the DD most of the time.
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Nope. The first time I drank any alcohol ever was on my 21st birthday. My Dad made me a gin and tonic with Bombay Sapphire, and that set the standard for the kind of alcohol I will drink. It's a good thing I'm a lightweight because I only drink the expensive stuff. (The cheap crap burns too much.)
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I've tried to drink coffee a couple times. I never was successful at it. My body just hates something in coffee and it just comes right back up before even hitting my stomach. So, I guess it's gone down my esophagus, but never further than that.
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I end up going to the ER way more than I want to. It's really annoying; if you walk into an urgent care or a regular doctor's office (besides my regular care providers, they're used to me now) and say you think you have a kidney infection or other kidney problems and you just need antibiotics, they just go "NOPE" and yeet you out the door to go to the ER. So far, I have been successful in preventing them from calling an ambulance for me.
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Never have I ever drank alcohol illegally or underage.
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One of the problems these monsters have been having with carrying out executions is that they can't get pharma companies to sell them the drugs they use and they can't find actual healthcare professionals to perform the act. That's why there's been a few cases recently of having to cancel or postpone an execution because they couldn't get the damn IV line in.
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I was raised UU! It's a great sex ed and relationship health program that addresses all aspects of relationships, sex-related or not. I highly recommend checking out your local Unitarian Universalist church/congregation if you have one nearby. They're pretty cool folks.
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As an absurdly fervent Tolkien fan, people bringing up the Eagles spikes my blood pressure in a way that cannot be good in the long run.
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The article specifically describes the housing options that are single-occupant with doors that lock and accommodation for pets. They are also working on solutions for couples to help keep them together where possible. It's not ideal, and it's not a permanent fix, but they interviewed someone that's staying in the safe, clean, cabins while attending a 2 year college program to get a better paying job.
There is definitely more that the state could be doing as a whole, but they are investing a lot of money into programs and housing with free or heavily subsidized rent to help people get back on their feet. The article specifically mentioned a model where "rent" costs 30% of the resident's income and the rest is covered by a rental assistance program.
I'm currently a medical student and a licensed EMT with a chunk of professional experience in medicine as well as having multiple chronic illnesses, a couple of which are very stigmatized. I've kind of settled into conducting my appointments like I'm presenting a patient to an attending physician. I still use I/me/my/mine and describe things from my perspective, but it's still a rather....professional(?) discussion. I feel like it helps me approach the conversation in a productive way, and my physicians seem pretty receptive to my suggestions for treatment and testing...but it also feels like I'm dehumanizing myself a bit. The biggest issue I've had tends to be with nurses/NPs/admin/etc when I call and say "hey, I'm having these weird symptoms and I think this is the diagnosis, can you get me in to see the physician?" and they sort of short-circuit almost because they seem to be in the habit of exerting their own judgement about a situation. I recently had a nurse try to punt me back to my primary care physician because the specialist was out of the office and she wouldn't escalate to the physician on-call because she didn't understand that I had *already* talked to my primary care physician and *she* said she wasn't equipped to deal with it. (This was an issue that has the potential to be life-threatening in a matter of days that, fortunately, I knew how to kinda sorta manage on my own for a little bit.)
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/15388609 > >Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, wagering that a former red-district congressman with a progressive streak can help her win over working-class voters in battleground states needed to beat Donald Trump in November. > > >“The entire country is about to see why their friends from Minnesota can’t stop bragging about Governor Walz,” Minnesota DFL Party Chair Ken Martin said in a statement. “By picking a servant leader born and raised in a small town who has dedicated his career to protecting freedoms and lifting up working families, Vice President Harris has chosen the perfect foil for [Trump running mate] JD Vance and his politics of resentment.”
Context: https://www.startribune.com/harris-vp-pick-minnesota-governor-tim-walz/600844951
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/15388609 > >Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, wagering that a former red-district congressman with a progressive streak can help her win over working-class voters in battleground states needed to beat Donald Trump in November. > > >“The entire country is about to see why their friends from Minnesota can’t stop bragging about Governor Walz,” Minnesota DFL Party Chair Ken Martin said in a statement. “By picking a servant leader born and raised in a small town who has dedicated his career to protecting freedoms and lifting up working families, Vice President Harris has chosen the perfect foil for [Trump running mate] JD Vance and his politics of resentment.”
>Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate, wagering that a former red-district congressman with a progressive streak can help her win over working-class voters in battleground states needed to beat Donald Trump in November. >“The entire country is about to see why their friends from Minnesota can’t stop bragging about Governor Walz,” Minnesota DFL Party Chair Ken Martin said in a statement. “By picking a servant leader born and raised in a small town who has dedicated his career to protecting freedoms and lifting up working families, Vice President Harris has chosen the perfect foil for [Trump running mate] JD Vance and his politics of resentment.”
A friend of mine is helping me with setting up a Linux-based homebrew security system set up. He's currently using Wyze cameras, but they are faulty and have ads on them, so I'd like to find something more open-source/closed system that I can control completely. Any recommendations or pointers in the right direction would be great.