Something For Readers To Be Thankful For
First, a program note. This will be the last column for this week, as I will be taking a break (and heartily wish everyone out there a very happy turkey day tomorrow!). Regular columns will resume on Monday.
Second, a big decision. Like many, I have been pretty depressed about the prospect of four more years of an absolute buffoon leading this country, and I know full well the toll keeping up with it all takes on me (from the first go-'round). So I have been doing some soul searching as I wondered whether it was even worth all that effort (and exhaustion), or whether I should just gracefully retire and just wrap up my blogging efforts for good.
While I cannot commit to the whole four years at this point, I am now confident that I can at least make it through another year. I always make this commitment before I launch each year's pledge drive, because I see donations to this site as paying forward, not back. I ask for donations in December not to cover the costs of the past year (to put this another way), but to pay for the upcoming year. So I have to make the mental commitment to blog for the whole year before I ask anyone to donate to support the site. I am now ready to do that, and will be launching the pledge drive at some point after the Thanksgiving weekend, as usual (I didn't have the time or energy to put together all the cute-kitten photos now, but did want to make the commitment before the pledge drive even begins... kittens to follow soon, I promise...).
But that's not even the part you all should be really thankful for. Instead, I have big news! The website redesign/updating is going to happen very soon now! I finally threw in the towel and admitted that it was too big a job for me to tackle on my own, and so I will be using a professional web designer to achieve this. I have now narrowed the choice of web designer down to two possibilities and will be selecting one of them over the weekend to get the whole process started. Ideally, this will all take place in January, just after all the year-end holiday disruptions.
Here are the goals I have outlined for this upgrade, in no particular order:
- Update the design. The world of blogging has changed, but my blog has not. Key among the technical goals is to make everything easy to read and navigate on phones.
- Simplify the site. Remove outdated (and broken) features, while leaving the core functionality easier to use and navigate.
- As much as possible, keep the same look-and-feel for the main features of the site. I want it to look very similar to what it does now, in terms of headers (the grumpy cat will stay!), text, the parchment background, and colors for titles and other features.
- Better comments! I know, I know... this is the big one for most readers. Comments should be previewable and editable (for at least a certain time after they are posted, perhaps an hour or two?). I haven't decided whether to create "threaded" comments or not (where answers/reactions to a comment appear under that particular comment, indented), but it is also a possibility.
- Modern social media links for sharing articles. The ones I have are laughably outdated and I'm not even sure they work anymore. And they don't include any modern social media links at all, which will be fixed.
- Better security. This means installing a certificate and having much more robust signups for new users.
- Improve donations? I've been using just PayPal, but there are other options for moving online cash available now, so I might consider adding options (if anyone is really interested).
- Full backward-compatibility. I still use a desktop computer to both post and read the site. I have to still be able to do this -- so don't worry, if that's how you read the site, it will still work. Hopefully, this will mean the site will still be readable even on older browsers, so it doesn't force anyone (especially me) to go out and upgrade equipment just to be able to read it.
- Full archive preserved. The database -- the core of the website itself that stores all the articles and comments -- will be fully preserved. Nothing should be lost.
- No new bells and whistles (at least, that I can avoid). The site is basic, and it works fine for just displaying text and the occasional image or graphic. That's all I really want it to still do. I am not looking to add whizzy new stuff (such as videos or pictures that move or do other whizzy things) because I think all of that sort of thing is distracting. There is a slight (very slight) chance I may decide to create a podcast at some point (where I would probably just read my Friday columns verbatim, nothing more), so there's a possibility that could be added to the mix, but no promises (it would take a lot of effort to get up and rolling and to maintain).
- No ads! This will be a continuing goal here. The revenue from ads is so small and they're so annoying that I have long been solidly in favor of banning all advertising and relying on reader donations for the money to keep the site up and running. This may be the last item on this list, but it is one of the most important, never fear!
Hopefully, this whole process will allow for interested readers to (at some point) start beta-testing the new site. I will have the new site software up and running with a copy of or perhaps a stripped-down database to play around with. This will mean the old site will still stay the same for all new columns, but there will be a separate "feel free to play with it and make suggestions or report bugs" area for readers to explore as well. When the new software is deemed working and (hopefully) bug-free, then we will have a big switchover and the new software will start running the main (public) site, where "www.chrisweigant.com" points. So any readers interested in providing feedback will be able to help with the process, while those who aren't interested will just see the old site until suddenly and seamlessly it is replaced with the new site.
This whole upgrade is long overdue. This website was designed in 2006 and updated only once, in 2013 (or was it 2014? I forget...). It was an adequate blog site when it appeared, but now is woefully out of date in multiple ways.
So as I said, the pledge drive will appear at some point after the long weekend, and once again I'll be begging everyone for donations, but this time around you'll be able to see a real investment in the site happen very soon afterwards. And I don't know about you all, but I find that something to be truly thankful for!
Have a great turkey day, everyone!
-- Chris Weigant
Follow Chris on Twitter: @ChrisWeigant
huzzah! I am always thankful for what you do, Chris. in this world of politically polarized echo chambers, a publication that is open to all reality-based worldviews is even more vital, and i'm glad to have at least one more year of it.
if you're open to receiving donations via Zelle, that would indeed be preferable, although puppies would be even better.
bendiciones en este dia de accion de gracias.
JL
Thanks Chris for all that you do!
I can understand that the next four years seem like a bridge too far but the way I look at it, the next four years could be pretty exciting.
I mean, the Dems have only one way to go from where they sit now and they are going to need all the help they can get from this excellent blog. Instead of writing about the Trump administration and all that that entails, focus instead on how to reimagine the Democratic Party, from the inside out and outside in.
There are so many angles and fun corners to navigate around. We need to get back to having fun around here. We did have a lot of fun, didn't we?
Oh, and about that edit function - a time limit of an hour should do the trick.
I'm so strapped for cash these days but I will try to donate my fair share early in the New Year. I'm hoping by then I will feel like my head is above water.
Cool.
The only requests I would make is keep some form of left side bar with all the history by year/month. And please have a link to the desktop version should there be one that I can access from mobile. I have yet to find a mobile site I preferred over the full version even on my phone...
Thanks, Chris!
I hope you and yours have much to be thankful for.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
CW,
I, too, am also shocked and depressed by this election and I need time to process things before I go back to politics for hours every day. But Trump and the GOP’s policies and people are so fucked up that if the Democrats can get their shit even halfway together 2026 will be a repeat of 2018.
So hang in there because bad times aren’t likely to last the whole four years.
I second Bashi's requests! I don't do any of this on a mobile device of any kind. It's desktop all the way for me.
It all sounds good, and speaks wonderfully to your commitment to keep your column going on into the future, despite the depressing trends in US politics just now.
I know a comments section to a blog is not a real forum or discussion board site, but I would ask for a 'blocking' feature, akin to those found on social media boards for avoiding commenters whom one does not wish to follow or hear from.
Thanks, Chris, and happy Thanksgiving to you and to all the the good-natured and thoughtful members of your commentariat.
And THAT ^^^^ is the problem with today's Democrats. They CAN'T STAND hearing opinions that they don't agree with. So they want to silence those opposing voices..
THAT is why ya'all lost the election AND the Popular Vote. Because ya'all are EXACTLY as you accuse Republicans of being.
"What a bunch of pussies"
-Tommy Lee Jones, UNDER SEIGE
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I do all of this on an iPhone and I, too, would like a blocking function.
And I’d name it the No cho’mo Troll function.
Years ago, someone shared a link to a Tampermonkey blocking script, but the script disappeared a while back, and I haven't been able to find anything similar. I would also like a blocking function.
i agree with bashi about maintaining the archives. as for the block function, it's not my style personally but it might well improve engagement from shy participants.
Caddy,
A much better name would the The Dishonorably Discharged Druggie Inmate Who Can't Handle Any Opinion That Doesn't Agree With His Demon'rat Party Slavery Agenda filer..
THAT name at least has the distinction of being factually accurate..
Whereas the name YOU chose simply reflects your own tendencies to molest children..
Were you in prison for THAT as well as drugged driving and vehicular manslaughter???
Mezzo,
So, what you are saying is that you have no will power and must rely on artificial means to protect your ideological slavery..
I am not sure it's such a smart idea to admit such failings...
I'm just saying... :D
Second, a big decision. Like many, I have been pretty depressed about the prospect of four more years of an absolute buffoon leading this country, and I know full well the toll keeping up with it all takes on me (from the first go-'round). So I have been doing some soul searching as I wondered whether it was even worth all that effort (and exhaustion), or whether I should just gracefully retire and just wrap up my blogging efforts for good.
WOW... Simply WOW..
CW, you are letting President ELECT Trump have THAT much power over you that you would allow him to force you to throw away almost TWO DECADES of political blogging!??
WOW...
I find such enslavement to Party ideology fascinating..
Like those morons who will uproot their entire families and move to another country at a huge expense just because their candidate lost..
I guess this is simply one more indication of the hysteria and sour grapes attitude of the Demon'rat Party of today..
You lost a single election and everyone is ready to commit suicide... :eyeroll:
The quote from above is apropos here as well.
"What a bunch of pussies!"
-Tommy Lee Jones, UNDER SEIGE
Ach, what am I worried about...
We've been promised a site update for at least a decade now..
Nothing ever came of it.. Nothing never comes of it..
So..
"What? Me worry??"
-Alfred E. Nuemann
:D
But let's turn to politics..
Bashi,
You had asked me before what my opinion was about President ELECT Trump's policy of imposing tariffs on Mexico..
I told you it was a bullshit question because that policy doesn't exist...
What you SHOULD have asked is what my opinion of President ELECT Trump's THREAT of imposing tariffs on Mexico...
I can now answer that question..
Mexico president touts friendly Trump call, looks to ease tariff tensions
Mexican President Sheinbaum struck a more conciliatory tone a day after saying Mexico would retaliate if Trump carries out his pledge to impose a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports.
Some analysts have said they believe the tariffs proposal - which they expect would push up U.S. consumer prices - is a negotiation tactic ahead of the USMCA review.
Sheinbaum said Mexican authorities were attending to a caravan near Pijijiapan in southern Chiapas state, which immigration authorities estimate at some 800 people. "This caravan is not going to reach the north," she said.
So, President ELECT Trump threatens Mexico with tariffs. Mexico responds with gestures to control their side of the border..
President ELECT Trump's policy of THREATENING to impose tariff's against any country that harms the interests of the United States is an EXCELLENT policy and is already paying dividends...
So, now you have yer answer, Bashi.. :D
President ELECT Trump is KILLING it!!! He's not even back in the Oval Office and he is already kicking ass, taking names and forcing countries to acquiesce to the demands of the United States.... :D
Funny how no one here is condemning to terroristic threats made against President ELECT Trump's team..
Trump administration picks targeted with bomb threats and swatting
Several of President ELECT Donald Trump's cabinet and administration picks were targeted this week with actions including bomb threats and "swatting," a spokesperson for the transition team said on Wednesday.
The threats were made Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, and law enforcement acted quickly to ensure the safety of those targeted, spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
Elise Stefanik, a Republican U.S. representative and Trump's choice to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and Lee Zeldin, a former Republican congressman who is Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, both said in separate statements they had been the targets of bomb threats.
On Wednesday evening Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee to be U.S. defense secretary, said his family had been the target of a pipe bomb threat.
"This morning, a police officer arrived at our home - where our seven children were still sleeping. The officer notified my wife and I that they had received a credible pipe bomb threat targeting me and my family. We are all safe and the threat has been cleared," Hegseth said on X.
You guys spend all your time whining hysterically that you are being "forced" to read opinions that you don't like and don't agree with and yet, you have terroristic threats against fellow Americans and THAT goes un-commented..
Well, it's obvious YA'ALL'S priorities are severely out of whack, eh??
Or, more likely, ya'all hate President ELECT Trump so much that ya'all are HAPPY about all these threats and are hoping that SOME, if not ALL threats succeed..
After all....
"Silence Gives Assent"
-Democrats
What kind of SICK PEOPLE are ya'all that ya'all would condone terroristic threats against innocent children!!???
PTDS and Trump/America hate... In spades..
:eyeroll:
Michale,
Your posts are mostly just the usual right wing bullshit propaganda that can be found within 15 seconds in any right leaning echo chamber. You can't seem to link to or defend what you post. Low effort, low value. It's more narcissism that you need people to read your fire hose of repetitive nonsense than any informational value. All you add is the occasional straw man...
And, in other news...
SHERIFFS GEAR UP FOR MASS DEPORTATIONS
The Local Sheriffs Gearing Up to Help Trump Carry Out Mass Deportations
The president-elect plans to give county authorities more power in deportation matters—with rewards for jurisdictions that cooperate, and retribution for those that don’t..
Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!!! :D
President ELECT Donald Trump is going to ramp up deportations as promised, and he will have a strong ally in Chuck Jenkins, the longtime Republican sheriff of Maryland’s Frederick County.
“I’m willing to support the president 100%,” said Jenkins, 68, gravel-voiced with a gray buzzcut. “I want to do more, within the law.”
That prospect is spreading fear in immigrant circles, advocates say, and drawing mixed views from residents in this growing county, which backed Democrats in the last two presidential elections. But Jenkins, once dubbed among the nation’s 10 toughest immigration sheriffs by Fox News, sees Trump’s imminent return to the White House as a mandate for a more assertive approach.
Get rid of the criminals and the rapists and the murders and other assorted scumbags..
Arrest and throw the book at Americans who commit felonies to aid and abet these criminals and rapists and murderers and druggies and other assorted scumbags..
To leverage legions of deputies, the Trump’s team is aiming for a “historic” expansion of a federal program that gives sheriffs and other agencies certain ICE powers, said one person involved in transition planning. Under that program, known as 287(g) after the section of law that created it, the team aims to revive a dormant and controversial “task force model,” which until 2012 allowed officers from participating local agencies, during their routine duties, to question and arrest suspected noncitizens in the community on immigration violations.
For local sheriffs who have long talked tough on immigration, their time has come.
Welcome to America the way it SHOULD be!!! :D
Suck it, Demon'rats!! :D
You lost..
America.. Love it or leave it... :D
Bashi,
And yet, you NEVER have a SINGLE fact to support ANY of your claims..
The fact that you read each and every one of my comments faithfully simply proves how full of kaa kaa you really are.. :D
If my comments were as you claim they are, you would simply ignore them...
But the fact that you ALWAYS respond to my comments proves that you find validity in each and every one of them..
I live rent free in your head.. :D
JL,
What IS it about you Democrats that you make arguments on an issue that NO ONE is saying??
AI can tell a person's sex from brain scans with 90 per cent accuracy
The extent to which men's and women's brains differ has been a contentious debate. Now an AI can distinguish between male and female brain scans with around 90 per cent accuracy
OF COURSE men's and women's brains are different.
But a brain cannot be considered "female" or "male" any more than an arm can be considered "male" or "female".
If a guy has his arm amputated and it is replaced with a female arm, the arm becomes a male arm..
You are so wrapped up in this bullshit Democrat science that is nothing but thinly veiled poorly disguised Democrat activism..
"Specific transgender neural signatures were observed, suggesting a unique brain phenotype"
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0018506X24001260
Science Direct is exclusively a purveyor of Elseiver Journals and Elseiver has a reputation as a totally bogus "scientific" that pushes ideology over REAL science..
As far as your NATURE article, did you notice the date?? RIGHT at the height of the big TRANS push that tried to move away from the fact that Trans = Mental Illness science.. REAL science..
Even if one WERE to accept your scientific claims at face value, NONE of your Democrat "science" supports the idea that a man can be a woman or a woman can be a man just by BELIEVING they are..
You have yet to address the Dylan Mulvaneys of the movement who has NONE of the medical/physiological maladies your Democrat "science" says are out there..
Mulvaney is simply cosplaying as a woman and YOU want all of America to treat him as a woman when there are NO FACTS to support that he IS a woman..
Even if a trans person suffers from the crap you put forth, THAT DOESN'T MAKE A MAN A WOMAN OR A WOMAN A MAN
It simply is NOT factually accurate..
And you, like Russ, ignore the VERY real threats that REAL women and girls are getting brutally injured by men playing in women's sports..
IF... and that is a BIG *IF* these trans people are suffering from these Democrat Science based problems, then they need to put into a special sports category so they don't injure REAL women and REAL girls..
Do you agree?? Or do you believe that these trans mutants should be allowed to run roughshod over REAL women and REAL girls??
I got a whole 3 day weekend off so we can delve into this quite deeply if you wish... :D
JL
as for the block function, it's not my style personally but it might well improve engagement from shy participants.
If those "shy participants" are so threatened by opinions that differ from theirs that they won't even participate when those differing opinions are present...
It's most likely that they have nothing worthwhile to contribute anyways..
I'm just sayin'...
You have half the posts in this thread and probably triple or quadruple the length, all for maybe three short posts worth of points. Contrary to your self aggrandizing it has little to nothing to do with opinions that differ...
I traveled around the country as an elite swimmer for more than a decade, and I could never have imagined a world where men would be welcomed into the female-only bathrooms and locker rooms I used. I instinctively knew that separate spaces were for my privacy and protection. But as I have shared my own story about having to compete against a grown man in the pool, I’ve seen how broken our nation’s understanding of sex is.
It's come so far that even organizations that were once “pro-woman” have completely rejected the basic understandings of woman and womanhood.
Earlier this year the National Women’s Law Center, an organization supposedly founded by women to protect women, filed a brief opposing my suit against the NCAA on the grounds that “woman” should be redefined to include men.
When leading “pro-woman” organizations are engaged in a campaign of lies about basic physiology and anatomy – when they support men more than they support women – we need leaders who are bold. We need leaders who speak out and refuse to cave to critics.
Last week, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson did just that. He sent shockwaves through the media for saying something so painfully obvious it would have gone unnoticed even a few years ago. Johnson simply said: Men are men, women are women, men cannot become women. He understands that the government should protect men’s and women’s privacy, safety, and opportunity.
For nearly all of congressional history, this sentiment was so widely understood that it did not need articulating.
-Riley Gaines
Once again Democrats are their own worst enemies..
By pushing their weird and un-American agenda, they force the courts to produce firm legal precedent and codify what has always been simply understood..
The Presidential Immunity issue is a prime example..
It's **ALWAYS** been understood that President's enjoy ABSOLUTE immunity for ANY and ALL official acts..
It's such a common-sense measure that the idea of it being codified as law would NEVER have entered the picture.. In a sane world..
Leave it to Democrats to push and push and push so that the always understood rules have to be codified as real and actual law...
Democrats are doing it again with this insane push to try and establish that men can be women simply by virtue of them BELIEVING they are women...
So, of course, common-sense regarding these rules has to be replaced with codified LAW...
Democrats are going to codify themselves right out of existence...
Which, when ya think about it, will be the best thing to happen to America since President ELECT Trump was re-elected in a huge landslide!! :D
But a brain cannot be considered "female" or "male" any more than an arm can be considered "male" or "female".
Uh...there are distinct differences between size and flexibility of male and female appendages. The sex of a person can be figured out by the arm alone...
You are really hung up on this really stupid "Democrat science". Science is science, if you can't disprove it via the scientific method, no amount of puffing hot air will change that.
You have half the posts in this thread and probably triple or quadruple the length, all for maybe three short posts worth of points. Contrary to your self aggrandizing it has little to nothing to do with opinions that differ...
I am certain that is what you tell yourself to make it thru your day..
But the mere fact that these morons are so hysterical about demanding a block feature simply PROVES how comprehensive and fact-based my comments are..
If my comments were as inconsequential as you want to believe they are, they would be easy to ignore and no one would be whining hysterically for a BLOCK feature...
You yourself are so obsessed with me personally that you simply ignore the facts of my comments and always simply make personal attacks..
I have always told ya'all exactly HOW ya'all can get rid of me..
The fact that NONE of ya'all even TRY to get rid of me simply proves the validity of my position.. :D
Q E D
Uh...there are distinct differences between size and flexibility of male and female appendages. The sex of a person can be figured out by the arm alone...
Yes.. But that doesn't make the arm male or female...
It's JUST an arm.. Or, if you REALLY want to be pendantic, it's the arm that came from a female..
You are, in effect, proving my own point for me..
If it's a FEMALE arm that is capable of rational independent thought and sentience, then it would use the FEMALE bathroom...
NOT the male bathroom..
Thank you, Bashi for proving my argument for me.. :D
So... Demon'rats are beginning their RESISTANCE mode to fight against the legally, fairly and democratically elected President, President ELECT Trump.. :D
Demon'rats are gonna get MASSACRED!!! :D
Blue States Will Find Fighting Trump Is No Simple Proposition
Democratic governors are scrambling to mount an effective opposition to the policies of the new administration. They may not be holding a winning hand.
Demon'rat states need the Federal Government A LOT more than the Federal Government needs Demon'rat states..
I hope... I truly and sincerely hope that Demon'rat states TRY and take on President Trump..
Because President Trump knows all their tricks this second time around and he will DECIMATE them!! :D
And in the OUCH!!! THAT'S GOTTA HURT!!! department.. :D
Former Dem megadonor says Trump's teen son is 'smarter' than Harris' entire campaign
Barron Trump is 'smarter' than Harris campaign for telling father to go on Joe Rogan: Ex-Dem donor John Morgan
Trump's Oct. 25 appearance on 'Joe Rogan Experience' has more than 50 million views on YouTube
Morgan & Morgan founder John Morgan said Wednesday on Fox News that Barron Trump, President-elect Trump's young son, insisting on his dad going on "The Joe Rogan Experience" and other popular podcasts was critical to beating Vice President Kamala Harris.
"It turns out that Barron Trump, who looks like a runway model, was telling his father, ‘You need to go on podcasts, you need to go on Joe Rogan,'" he said.
Morgan criticized the Harris campaign team for not doing more podcasts and other forms of media like Rogan's show. Harris appeared on a number of podcasts with large followings during her campaign, but none with the pull of Rogan's.
Trump’s lengthy Oct. 25 appearance on "The Joe Rogan Experience" has more than 50 million views on YouTube, while a clip of Harris’ appearance on the popular women-focused "Call Her Daddy" podcast has failed to break 1 million since being uploaded Oct. 6.
"Barron Trump is a lot smarter than everybody in the Harris [campaign]," Morgan added. "The progressives didn't want to go on Joe Rogan."
"They played hide the ball, they lost badly, she should go away and never, ever come back," Morgan said.
Ya'all just HAVE to know how bad things are when Democrat Mega Donors start slamming the Token DEI Hire Headboard Has Been Hooker Harris campaign... :D
And YA'ALL actually thought she had a chance of winning!!??? :D
How crazy is that!!!??? :D
Remember back when us'all were debating about whether Harris even had a CHANCE of winning..
Reports from Harris campaign staff PROVES that I actually knew what I was talking about when I said that Harris "simply cannot win"...
Kamala Harris advisers: Internal polling never showed VP ahead
A senior adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign said their own internal polling never showed her leading President-elect Donald Trump, and they were "surprised" when public polls put her ahead.
"We were behind, I mean, I think it surprised people because there were these public polls that came out in late September, early October, showing us with leads that we never saw," senior campaign adviser David Plouffe said on the politics podcast "Pod Save America" that aired Tuesday.
Harris lost decisively to Trump, 78, earlier this month after he swept all seven battleground states, winning the Electoral College and the popular vote, the first time a Republican has done so since former President George W. Bush won in 2004.
This was around the same time that I started telling ya'all that Harris SIMPLY CANNOT WIN...
I said that it was "an impossibility that Harris could win the election."
Ya'all should have listened to what I said.. It might have saved you all the embarrassment you are feeling now and all the sour grapes and crow ya'all have to eat every day... :D
I'm just sayin... :D
JL,
Rock singer says he's a man again 11 years after coming out as trans woman
The lead singer of the rock band Life of Agony has announced that he is de-transitioning to live as a man again.
Mina Caputo, 50, said on Instagram that he is reclaiming his original name - Keith - because his 'gender dysphoria has been cured.'
'Surgery has been booked to remove my fake breasts, and I will be lovingly living in my divine male self,' Caputo said in a video.
Being trans is a fad.. A form of virtue signalling whereas mentally ill people believe that belonging to such an exclusive clique will validate themselves...
When you consider the HUNDREDS of people who were so disappointed and disillusioned with their trans BS that the want to de-transition..
HUNDREDS of "trans" people found out that pretending to be the other gender was not the way to obtain validation..
There are HUNDREDS of cases where "trans" people were so disappointed with their transition that they want to go back to what they really are.. And we can't forget the many MANY lawsuits from then children (now adults) who are suing their doctors and their parents and anyone else that forced them with psychological torture and coercion to transition..
Personally I hope ALL those people being sued lose everything. Spending time in jail for mutilating children would be an added bonus..
And finally there are the THOUSANDS if not TENS OF THOUSANDS of "trans" people who were so disillusioned by being coerced and forced to transition that they killed themselves..
You add up all those numbers and it paints a picture of Democrats being more concerned about their ideology than the welfare of the children..
I swear, I can't understand how ANYONE can be proud of being a Democrat...
What with all the child mutilations and the cop hate and the jew hate and the different opinion bigotry that the Democrat Party stands for..
"It's MIND BOGGLING!!!"
-General Hank Laundry, STARGATE SG1 CONTINUUM
Bashi,
, all for maybe three short posts worth of points.
So, you concede that I DO make valid points..
I accept your concession
"Thank you for your cooperation."
-Black Widow, AVENGERS
:D
You added the "valid"...
If you need to dictate wins, losses and concessions, you have already lost.
You added the "valid"...
Of course I did.. Because I am all about the facts.. :D
Once again, thank you for your cooperation.. :D
Well, you are certainly all about the word, the meaning...not so much.
Oh, and let's not forget how ya'all got SOOOO excited about Iowa!! :D
"HARRIS IS GOING TO WIN IOWA!!!"
TRUMP IS GOING TO LOSE IOWA!!!"
President ELECT Trump DECIMATED Harris in Iowa by over ten points!!!
:D
I tried ta tell you people.. But NONE of ya'all would listen...
And here we are...
President ELECT killed Harris in the Electoral Vote and won by a considerably great margin in the Popular Vote!! :D
Well, you are certainly all about the word, the meaning...not so much.
And, as per your usual, you have ZERO FACTS to support your bogus opinion.. :D
Why is that ALWAYS the case, Bashi..
I notice how you ignored that I gave you my opinion on President ELECT Trump's GREAT strategy of threatening Mexico with tariffs to bend Mexico to President ELECT Trump's will...
It was an AWESOME policy and PROVEN successful... :D
Once again, I accept your concession.. Thank you for your cooperation.. :D
the meaning...not so much.
A DEMOCRAT!!! Complaining about the MEANING of words!!!
"How quaint"
-Scotty
BBBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Well, now my time belongs to my lovely wife.. :D
Gonna watch either RED ONE or start Season 3 of MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN...
See ya'all in the morning.. I am sure we're gonna have LOTS to talk about.. :D
i posted links to 3 studies. 2 were relevant, the last was just interesting. MRI technology suggests that the brains of reportedly transgender individuals are not typical for males nor females, but an entirely different phenotype. if that's the case, it would be unsurprising if said people have trouble deciding whether they are men or women; neurologically they're neither, but u.s. society doesn't have a gender role that fits.
"Being trans is a fad"
that may be true. but if so, it doesn't negate the observations that most people who identify as such are neurologically different from both their male and female peers.
on the other topic, it appears that there really are male and female human brains. it's a new line of research, but the implications are fascinating.
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JL,
that may be true. but if so, it doesn't negate the observations that most people who identify as such are neurologically different from both their male and female peers.
As I said, the observations come from Democrat "science" and not REAL science..
Much like all the Democrat Global Warming "science". It's not REAL science, but rather "science" that pushes a specific political agenda.
But let's put that aside for a moment because we're likely never to agree on that point..
The real issue for me is allowing biological men to play in biological women sports.
What's your opinion on that??
So...
Not a SINGLE person here condemned all the terroristic threats against President ELECT Trump's administration picks..
I wish I could say I was surprised...
But I am not...
The facts clearly show that ya'all are perfectly OK with political violence as long as it's directed at the RIGHT people... :^/
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hehehehehehehe
Now THAT's funny!! :D
END OF WATCH
Detective Allan Reddins
Oak Park Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Friday, November 29, 2024
And remind the few..
When ill of us they speak...
That we are all that stands between...
The monsters and the weak...
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the observations come from Democrat "science" and not REAL science..
What about the studies makes them "Democrat?" (y'know, other than the fact that I'm a Democrat and I provided links to them). if you can discount a physical observation based on the political leanings of the person presenting it, that is the OPPOSITE of REAL science.
let's presuppose that the researchers' agenda was to validate the genders of trans people; wouldn't they try to claim that the brains were more similar to their non-birth gender? but that's NOT what they found.
are you so preoccupied with trying to be right that you can't see how cool this is?
JL
The real issue for me is allowing biological men to play in biological women sports.
What's your opinion on that??
that's a REAL issue. I think that permitting XY chromosome people to participate in a team sport designated for XX chromosome people, it's not an even playing field. if someone XX has unusual hormones and gets huge like Britney Griner, that's just luck of the draw. but Lia Thomas makes MONEY off her success, so that is NOT so kosher in my book.
the risk of physical harm is truly negligible, but the economic consequences are not. therefore, I think women's sports at the college and professional levels should be restricted to those with at least two X chromosomes. high school and recreational leagues are a muddier situation, so I think that would need to be determined on an individual basis, depending on how big an advantage appears to exist, if any.
JL
JL,
What about the studies makes them "Democrat?" (y'know, other than the fact that I'm a Democrat and I provided links to them).
I explained that above.. But I don't mind repeating myself.. :D
Forgive me if this blockquote thing doesn't work.. It's been a while.. :D
are you so preoccupied with trying to be right that you can't see how cool this is?
It's not a question of being right or being not right.. It's a question of accepting the facts and the reality as it is, not as we wish it to be..
The "science" is interesting if it pans out..
But it's simply undeniable that it's "science" borne of pushing a political agenda...
Like the global warming "science".. Like ya'all wanting to change the definition of racism to fit the Democrat agenda..
It's ALL designed to push an un-american agenda..
that's a REAL issue. I think that permitting XY chromosome people to participate in a team sport designated for XX chromosome people, it's not an even playing field. if someone XX has unusual hormones and gets huge like Britney Griner, that's just luck of the draw. but Lia Thomas makes MONEY off her success, so that is NOT so kosher in my book.
Agreed...
the risk of physical harm is truly negligible,
Tell that to the hundreds who HAVE been physically harmed..
"We predict an 11% innocent civilian death rate. Acceptable.
"Yea?? Unless you happen to be part of that 11%!"
-BLUE THUNDER
So... We appear to be in agreement on the sports issue side of things..
And, since you did acknowledge that all this trans crap COULD be a fad...
We kewl.. :D
Interesting new article from Glenn Greenwald...
Greenwald: Democrats Walking Away From Devastating Defeat Without An Iota Of Self-Reflection Or Self-Doubt
The same could be said of the entire Democrat Party and ALL of Weigantia...
Not an IOTA, not a SMIDGEN of accurate self-reflection or self-doubt... :eyeroll:
BOLD denotes quotes from Glenn Greenwald...
I thought the most important and beneficial outcome of the 2016 election when Trump won was that it had so severely undermined the leading institutions of authority, which up until that point had seemed almost invulnerable.
These were the people who controlled the flow of information, who dictated public opinion without much dissent, who controlled the policy and ideology that governed Washington, regardless of the outcome of election. It was that D.C. bipartisan consensus, and Trump's victory shattered so much of their sense of invulnerability because they were all united against him. They were all guaranteeing everybody that he was going to lose.
So true... The first President Trump victory shattered the progressive wing.. But it didn't kill the progressive wing, which is unfortunate..
But now??
Nobody trusts them any longer. They have zero influence beyond the people who already agree with them, that this kind of power over information has been decentralized because deservedly they've lost trust because of how often they lie. And Trump has been, more than anything else, and there's a lot of things he's been, but he's been a disruptor of status quo institutional authority. And I don't think there's anyone who could do anything other than celebrate that.
Exactly. The progressive wing is truly dead now... They have ZERO in the way of credibility... NO ONE with more than 2 brain cells to rub together is going to trust ANYTHING that the Progressive Wing says anymore..
The progressive wing has been exposed as the un American haters and bigots that they are...
These are people who all come from Obama world. So even though Obama was a very talented candidate and won national elections, underneath Obama the whole time, the Democratic Party was crumbling.
They lost governorships and state houses, and it was really a party in complete disaster, just kind of with the stench covered up by the shine of Obama. These people came away from that thinking that they were the greatest geniuses in all of politics, and they were the ones who exercised the most influence over Kamala's campaign. The purpose of this episode was to convene the geniuses who ran Kamala's campaign and try and ask them honestly, hey, what happened? You just raised a billion dollars, infinitely more than Trump, far more than any other candidate, and you got your asses kicked up and down every one of the swing states.
You've lost major margins in the most blue states like New York and California and New Jersey, and you even lost the popular vote. So you would expect there to be at least some symbolic or feigned acknowledgement of error. Here are things we probably did wrong.
Exactly!!
The Democrat Party had EVERY advantage possible in an election..
A HUGE Billion+ dollar war chest
A compliant media that would put out propaganda by the truckload
The same compliant media could be counted on to censor ANY damaging information about Democrats
The power of incumbency
You people had **EVERY** advantage possible and then some...
And ya'all STILL lost!! Not only lost, but lost BIGLY!!! HUGELY!!!
And after that HUGE loss, ya'all's response??
"Oh we're still sending the right message.. We're just not sending it properly!!!"
I mean, seriously, people.. W T F...
What will it take for you people to admit you're wrong??? That yer message sucks and REAL Americans don't like yer message??
Do you need a HOUSE to fall on ya'all??
There was a lot of implication that it was the voters' fault. There was a lot of suggestions that just the structural conditions of the economy and Biden's unpopularity made it impossible to win. The whole time I'm thinking, whose fault is it that your candidate ended up being imposed on the public with no primary vote, no mini election within your party, someone who had been long considered to be one of the least politically talented people on the planet? They were acting like these were externalities over which they had no control when they were the ones who did it.
If ONLY there had been SOMEONE here in Weigantia who had WARNED you people that having a coronation was a HUGE mistake..
If ONLY there had been SOMEONE here in Weigantia who had WARNED you people that having a SECOND coronation was an even HUGE-ER mistake...
If only there had.... oh wait a minute.. There was!!
And in the case of the second coronation there were a FEW people here who were saying it was a HUGE mistake...
But here again... It's simply a case of ya'all believing the world is as ya'all BELIEVE it to be, rather than accepting the reality of what really is... :eyeroll:
Until Democrats in general and Weigantians in particular can accept reality as it is and not as ya'all wish it to be...
Ya'all will continue to have yer asses handed to you time and time again..
"These are the facts of the case. And they are undisputed.."
-Captain 'Smilin' Jack Ross, A FEW GOOD MEN
An epiphany!!! :D
Until Democrats in general and Weigantians in particular can accept reality as it is and not as ya'all wish it to be...
Ya'all will continue to have yer asses handed to you time and time again..
It's actually quite ironic..
Those who want the BLOCK feature here in Weigantia???
Those are the EXACT kinds of people I am referring to..
They want their reality to be as they WISH it to be, not as it really is.. :D
They don't want to read opinions that they disagree agree with..
Hell, they don't want those opinions to even exist in their reality!!!
They want to shape their reality into what THEY wish it to be rather than face reality as it really is...
So, they want opinions that they disagree with to cease to exist.
And THAT is why those kinds of people will ALWAYS lose... Because they can't handle reality as reality really is...
SOME Democrats actually get it..
“We destroyed ourselves on the immigration issue in ways that were entirely predictable and entirely manageable.”
-Anonymous Democrat Senator
Of course, they don't have the courage to publicly take a stand and call a spade a spade..
Typical Democrat.. :eyeroll:
More Democrats who actually get it...
“The story of this election and Donald Trump ultimately winning isn’t complicated. It came down to three things: inflation, the border and crime, and woke bullshit.
Biden wasn’t playing with a full deck during his term and was coopted by the far left on all three of these issues. Sadly, the socialist left has taken over the party, so I wouldn’t hold my breath.”
-Anonymous House Democrat
There ARE Democrats who are saying the EXACT SAME THINGS I am saying..
But they are too scared of their progressive wing to stand up and be counted..
Democrats only have themselves to blame.. No one else..
Reposted for clarity....
More Democrats who actually get it...
“The story of this election and Donald Trump ultimately winning isn’t complicated. It came down to three things: inflation, the border and crime, and woke bullshit.
Biden wasn’t playing with a full deck during his term and was coopted by the far left on all three of these issues. Sadly, the socialist left has taken over the party, so I wouldn’t hold my breath.”
-Anonymous House Democrat
There ARE Democrats who are saying the EXACT SAME THINGS I am saying..
But they are too scared of their progressive wing to stand up and be counted..
Democrats only have themselves to blame.. No one else..
But it's simply undeniable...
of course it's deniable. I'm denying it. you have provided no evidence to counter the findings, just an ad hominem blanket statement on the company that published one article. until and unless i see otherwise, it's reasonable to presume that you have no counter evidence whatsoever to support your offhand rejection of the studies i cited.
JL
of course it's deniable. I'm denying it.
You also denied that Harris COULDN'T win.. :D
I'm denying it. you have provided no evidence to counter the findings,
Sure I have..
ALL of the Global Warming Democrat "science" that has been
PROVEN wrong..
EVERY TIME that Democrat activism becomes Democrat "science", that "science" is inevitably proven to be not scientifically accurate...
Q E D
until and unless i see otherwise, it's reasonable to presume that you have no counter evidence whatsoever to support your offhand rejection of the studies i cited.
As I said, I am not that much interested in the science.. Especially the Democrat "science" that you quote. The track record for such "science" is that it is eventually proven wrong..
So I can simply agree to disagree and move on to the point that actually impacts real life..
And that is the issue of biological men playing in women's sports and the Democrat agenda that PUSHES this. To the detriment of REAL women and REAL girls..
THAT is the issue that truly interests me..
Probably because Democrats are DEAD WRONG about it.. :D
It's low hanging fruit.. And I LOVE low hanging fruit.. :D
Remember when "science" said that smoking was healthy??
Do you REALLY think the "science" can be trusted??
Especially such new science prompted by a political agenda??
It's redefining "racism" all over again..
What about this Democrat idea that they are going to stop federal cops from deporting illegals/criminals??
Do ya'all advocate city cops fighting federal cops and county deputies to protect criminals??
Really!!???
THAT DOESN'T MAKE A MAN A WOMAN OR A WOMAN A MAN
but it does mean that about one in two hundred people may have been incorrectly labeled a man or a woman, when in fact they are neither.
but it does mean that about one in two hundred people may have been incorrectly labeled a man or a woman, when in fact they are neither.
I have already conceded that there ARE legitimate cases of legitimate medical issues...
Although I would dispute your 1 in 200 claim.. REAL science has established that it's more like .017%...
I am assuming you never watch Michael Shanks in SAVING HOPE.. :D
But I am not talking about those.. I am talking about the Dylan Mulvaneys who do it just for attention or for profit or for being king of the hill purposes...
THOSE people are the ones we're discussing..
Or, at least, those are the people that *I* am discussing..
There is not enough of a pool of suffferers of the TRUE medical conditions to create a blanket policy that applies to all..
ESPECIALLY when it comes to women's/girl's sports..
"You're not going to stop us doing what we're going to do.
We'll move them to a state where we can detain them. There is plenty of sheriffs across this country who are willing to give us empty beds. They want the funding, and we can put them in jail all across the country. We'll have no problem finding a place to detain these people. It's going to cost money, so we've got to have the money to do it, but President Trump's going to do everything he can to make sure we have the funds to do this. So, they will be arrested, detained, put on an airplane and go home.
I want every mayor, every governor of a sanctuary jurisdiction to listen to Laken Riley tape, listen to this young girl fight for her life, fight for her breath, trying to survive, terrified. I want you to understand what she went through.
For any governor or mayor who doesn't want public safety threats taken out of their communities, they should resign their office, because their number-one responsibility is to protect those communities. We have ways of finding people. We will find these folks. They will be arrested, they'll be detained, and they'll be removed.
For those governors and mayors that are saying they're going to stop Tom Homan, they're going to stop President Trump: Shame on you. Your responsibility is to protect your communities, and that's what we want to do, is protect your community."
-Border Boss Tom Homan
Hooorrraaaahhhhhh....
Remember when "science" said that smoking was healthy??
No, and neither do you considering that scientists were already noticing increased cancer deaths in the 1930's into the 1940's. Were cigarette companies paying doctors for recommendations? Sure, but that was not where the science was...
Although I would dispute your 1 in 200 claim.. REAL science has established that it's more like .017%...
In real science you back up your theory. Lets see the link to the paper that comes anywhere close to proving your percentage. nypoet22 has posted quite an impressive amount of links backing up his argument. Now it's your turn. Otherwise it's just conjecture, which is basically blowing smoke out of your ass.
It's not a theory..
It's a FACT stated by the National Institute of Health..
Once again, you can whine and cry and stamp your feet all you want at the facts..
But that doesn't make the facts any less factual...
No, and neither do you considering that scientists were already noticing increased cancer deaths in the 1930's into the 1940's. Were cigarette companies paying doctors for recommendations? Sure, but that was not where the science was...
Not factually accurate..
It wasn't until the 60s the smoking was determined to be unhealthy by REAL science..
Up until that point, science was saying smoking was neutral or even beneficial...
Just like "science" said the earth would be destroyed by global warming..
We now LAUGH at such activism based "science"...
Just like we will likely laugh and trans activism based "science". And soon.. :D
Lets see you address the real ISSUE, Bashi...
Biological men playing in female sports...
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Yea, that's what I figgered...
:eyeroll:
It's a FACT stated by the National Institute of Health..
Is it? Got a link or talking out your ass?
Just like "science" said the earth would be destroyed by global warming..
Ahh, another point you have never backed up. We will take: what is talking out your ass for a $1000, Alex...
So, we had this dumb-ass Colorado Democrat Mayor who said there would be a "Tiananmen Square" moment if federal cops moved into his city to arrest illegals/criminals...
Said dumb-ass Colorado Democrat Mayor also said he would set up checkpoints with his city's PD to prevent federal cops from coming into the city..
Border boss response??
" He's willing to go to jail. I'm willing to put him in jail."
-Border Boss Tom Homan
Well, as usual, the dumb-ass Democrat mayor folded like a cheap lawn chair... :D
REPORTER: It sounds like you're walking back the comments from a couple days ago saying that you would be willing to send Denver police officers. Do you regret making those comments and now getting questions like this?
JOHNSTON: Yeah.
REPORTER: Me asking you about that, and I'm sure Denver police officers are now going home to their families and saying, "Hey, I hear the mayor is telling you that you might be deployed to face off against federal forces." Do you regret making those comments?
JOHNSTON: Yeah. What I wanted people to understand was the scale of what could be coming if we take the president at his word, which is I don't think anyone envisioned U.S. military troops being deployed to American streets to gather up women and children.
Democrats... Such BIG talkers... :eyeroll:
Hay Bashi,
Funny how you didn't ask JL to prove his "1 in 200" claim..
Why is that??
Yea, YOU have no agenda, eh??
:eyeroll:
You keep using "REAL science". That to me says you have a source you can point to. Lets see it. Otherwise you are lying, plain and simple.
@m
0.5% or one of 200 are the data most often reported in the US over time. The highest reported percentage worldwide is 3% or 1 in 33, and the lowest is 0.1% or 1 in 1,000. 0.5% is the most commonly seen in the United States so that is the one I used. in recent years some surveys have reported as many as 5% or one in 20 young people, and that number very well could be a fad. however, the one in 200 figure is probably not.
perhaps bashi knows that I do my homework, and after this many years I'm surprised you don't.
@bashi,
not lying, just arbitrarily assigning the term "real" to those conclusions he thinks make sense. it's not the same thing.
JL,
0.5% or one of 200 are the data most often reported in the US over time. The highest reported percentage worldwide is 3% or 1 in 33, and the lowest is 0.1% or 1 in 1,000. 0.5% is the most commonly seen in the United States so that is the one I used. in recent years some surveys have reported as many as 5% or one in 20 young people, and that number very well could be a fad. however, the one in 200 figure is probably not.
And the NIH posts the stat as .017%..
So, I am going to go with that one..
Which stat EXACTLY are you quoting???
And what's your source for the stat??
I showed you mine, you show me yours.. :D
Which stat EXACTLY are you quoting???
And what's your source for the stat??
I showed you mine, you show me yours.. :D
Second thought, never mind..
As I indicated, the science doesn't interest me.. Especially since science is so fickle and Democrat "science" is fickler still... Remember when "science" said this was all mental illness??
I have already conceded that there ARE issues that are REAL medical issues. But they are the gross exception to the rule..
You have yet to provide ANY facts that the Dylan Mulvaneys et al are afflicted with these maladies you have discovered..
And it's THAT real world issue that interests me..
You always succeed in getting me off on tangents...
"Sneaky, Sneaky"
:D
I think you've all gone nuts! But, it's been a fun read, so there's that... :-)
here's the 5% study (pew research)
here's the 0.5% study (NIH)
the latter is obviously much more rigorous in terms of validating data than the former, but both are quite obviously more than 0.017% (which is the percent with atypical genitals, not the percent who reject their assigned birth sex - it's an apples to battleships comparison).
nypoet22- Of course without Michale linking to what bit of information he is talking about it's impossible to know specifically where he is getting his numbers. My guess would be he got the 0.017% from some blog post or comment in another of his haunts that references the NIH. It's quite likely that it is not a NIH official number but like your links, a paper in the National Library of Medicine (and likely a response to Anne Fausto-Sterling from Leonard Sax). Intersex seems to be an umbrella term that varies from 0.018% and seems to mainly cover old school terms hermaphrodite and congenital eunuch. The other end is around 1.7% and includes all the various genetic combinations and their variously named conditions. Your 0.5% is the estimated clinically identifiable population. Then beyond that it expands to 4% or 5% but that is probably pushing the definition a bit far. Those who hate the idea stick with 0.018%, those to actively advocate stick to the 1.7% with reality probably being somewhere in-between. Your 0.5% is is probably as good a number as any...
Michale,
And you, like Russ, ignore the VERY real threats that REAL women and girls are getting brutally injured by men playing in women's sports..
I’m still waiting for you to publish these cases of women being “brutally injured by men playing in women’s sports”. What makes their injuries qualify as being “brutal” compared to other injuries females received playing in women’s sports with women?
JL said the risk of serious physical harm to those playing against trans athletes is truly negligible, to which you replied,
”Tell that to the hundreds who HAVE been physically harmed..”
How many of these injuries were specifically caused by the opponent being trans and were not typical injuries associated with competing? I have yet to find a story where the injuries would be considered news-worthily-excessive if you ignored whether the person involved was either trans or cis-gendered.
What should we say to the hundreds hurt by trans-athletes that we aren’t saying to the tens of thousands of female athletes that are injured by cis-gendered female athletes every year? People get injured when playing competitive sports — that is to be expected. The fact is that there are not trans athletes causing excessively brutal injuries to cis-gendered female athletes.
Please, Michale, show me where trans-athletes have caused the number of sports-related injuries to increase or the severity of injuries to increase in any women’s sports. Here’s the thing: YOU CAN’T DO IT! You, and others like you who want to make trans people into villains and freaks to be despised and
mistreated, have created this fantasy drama where your 9 year old girl is competing against a 9 year old trans-female (played by a 30-year old professional male athlete dressed as a little girl!) That is not occurring in the real world.
Michale, how do you know that a person who says that the genitals that they were born with were the result of a birth defect and they are actually the other gender are not telling you the truth? If a person says that their vagina was supposed to have been a penis and testicles when they were born, can you prove that they are lying or are just wrong and must be suffering from a mental illness?
No one is choosing to be trans in order to be more successful at playing competitive sports. Trans individuals would be transitioning back to their birth gender after their sports career ended if what you are claiming were true. But that isn’t happening. Anyone who even suggests this is a fuggin’ moron that is obviously suffering from their own deep-seated sexual issues that they are desperately trying to suppress.
Liz,
I think you've all gone nuts! But, it's been a fun read, so there's that... :-)
"One is honored to be of service."
-Robin Williams, BICENTENNIAL MAN
:D
Bashi,
My guess would be he got the 0.017% from some blog post or comment in another of his haunts that references the NIH.
Yea.. It's called GOOGLE..
Perhaps you have heard of it.. :eyeroll:
JL,
As I have stated, I concede that there ARE legitimate medical related problems..
We have also agreed that people suffering from those medical issues are NOT real men or real women.
The only point of contention is HOW MANY there are in the US..
Whether the number is .05% or .017% as NIH states, the number is too low to allow a blanket policy that forces women and girls to compete against biological men.
YOU have yet to address the fact that the Dylan Mulvaneys and the lusers who can't handle REAL men sports DON'T HAVE ANY OF THESE MALADIES.
They are simply lusers who want attention so they cosplay as women or bigger lusers who can't handle playing in REAL men's sports so they cosplay as women to compete in female sports..
When are you going to address the REAL issue???
I suspect you are refusing to address the real issue because you agree with me... :D
And we CAN'T have that, now can we.. :D
Russ,
I’m still waiting for you to publish these cases of women being “brutally injured by men playing in women’s sports”. What makes their injuries qualify as being “brutal” compared to other injuries females received playing in women’s sports with women?
I have already posted two..
How many of these injuries were specifically caused by the opponent being trans and were not typical injuries associated with competing?
Hundreds... Can't you read???
All you need to do is search WOMEN GIRLS INJURED IN SPORTS COMPETING WITH BIOLOGICAL MEN and you will see HUNDREDS of examples..
I would use DOGPILE as you get a lot of bias'ed bullshit from GOOGLE..
What should we say to the hundreds hurt by trans-athletes that we aren’t saying to the tens of thousands of female athletes that are injured by cis-gendered female athletes every year?
The speed of a men's volleyball spike can range from 61.2 km/h (38.6 m/s) to 112.3 km/h (69.78 m/s). The average velocity of a spike is over 22 m/s, with the fastest being 31 m/s. Back row spikes are faster than front spikes and quick spikes.
In comparison, the average speed of a women's volleyball spike is between 45.8 km/h (28.46 m/s) and 82.5 km/h (51.26 m/s).
The injuries suffered by real women when being hit in the face by a spike from a biological male is a hundred times worse..
It's the difference between being hit by a tricycle vs being hit by a mack truck..
Biological men DO NOT BELONG in women's sports..
The facts that PROVE this are as overwhelming as they are conclusive..
Allowing Biological Men to play in women's sports is a POLITICAL agenda that totally disregards the REAL safety issues that face REAL women..
Typical of Democrats.. Putting their un-American agenda BEFORE the safety of Americans..
THAT is why they got their asses handed to them in the 2024 election..
THAT is why President ELECT Trump won the popular vote by a considerably great margin and totally decimated Has Been Harris in the Electoral Vote..
Americans are sick and tired of the Demcorat Party Agenda.
No one is choosing to be trans in order to be more successful at playing competitive sports.
You have ZERO in the way of facts to support that claim..
Provide FACTS that show the bunch of luser men that are playing in women's sports suffer from ANY physical malady that would allow them to be considered for women's sports..
I'll wait.. :D
Anyone who even suggests this is a fuggin’ moron that is obviously suffering from their own deep-seated sexual issues that they are desperately trying to suppress.
What IS it about you people that you have to make everything about sex??
Not getting enough?? :eyeroll:
The speed of a men's volleyball spike can range from 61.2 km/h (38.6 m/s) to 112.3 km/h (69.78 m/s). The average velocity of a spike is over 22 m/s, with the fastest being 31 m/s. Back row spikes are faster than front spikes and quick spikes.
In comparison, the average speed of a women's volleyball spike is between 45.8 km/h (28.46 m/s) and 82.5 km/h (51.26 m/s).
The injuries suffered by real women when being hit in the face by a spike from a biological male is a hundred times worse..
It's the difference between being hit by a tricycle vs being hit by a mack truck..
Biological men DO NOT BELONG in women's sports..
The facts that PROVE this are as overwhelming as they are conclusive..
The fact that you people IGNORE these facts is the same fact that you ignore all the terrorist threats against President ELECT Trump's selectees..
Because the Democrat agenda is more important to you than the safety and security of the American people..
And that's just sad...
And THAT is why Democrats got their asses handed to them in the 2024 election..
Because the American people are sick and tired of Democrats who put their agenda BEFORE the safety and welfare of the American people..
Just ask Laken Riley's parents.. Or the families of the THOUSANDS of people who have been raped and killed by illegal immigrants..
THEY will tell you how sick and tired Americans are of Democrats putting their agenda before the American people..
:eyeroll:
Liz,
What's your thoughts on what's going on in Ukraine??
Zelensky is saying he is willing to give up land and end the fighting in exchange for NATO membership...
Gods know what Putin is thinking...
What are YOU thinking?? :D
HA!!
California is STILL counting votes!!!
How hilarious is that...
Florida was able to tabulate and certify it's elections in 3 HOURS!!!
Here it is almost a MONTH later and California is STILL counting votes!!!
What a JOKE California has become.. :D
Four years ago about this time, Democrats we're giddy...
Fast forward four years later...
Celebrated by liberals four years ago as the great Trump slayer, Basement Biden is exiting his self-imposed one term with his lowest approval rating ever.
A new Emerson College survey released Tuesday morning shows just a third of America, 36%, approve of the Democrat while 52% disapprove. The poll analysis called Basement Biden’s rating “a four-year low for the president in Emerson polls.”
President ELECT Donald Trump, meanwhile, is returning to the White House with one of his highest approval ratings ever, 54%. That is 6 points higher than his pre-election approval, showing strongly that America likes what they’ve seen out of Mar Lago so far.
And it’s not just MAGA. Approval of President ELECT Trump is spread across a wide spectrum of the country, just like his election support.
53% of hispanic voters approve of President ELECT Trump.. :D
28% of black voters approve of President ELECT Trump.. :D
A new Gallup survey out Tuesday pegged Basement Biden’s approval at a sickly 37% and said people are dissatisfied with where the country is going under his leadership.
It's no wonder Democrats are feeling a tad disillusioned.. :D
Dylan whoever is an actor not an athlete. and the brain is just as much part of the body as the genitals.
Dylan whoever is an actor not an athlete.
He's a con artist who is making millions by defrauding people..
and the brain is just as much part of the body as the genitals.
And his brain is as much male as his balls are..
Unless you have any facts to show he suffers from anything other than mental illness??
Dylan whoever is an actor not an athlete.
OK.. Let's talk about Lea Thompson or Blaire Fleming. Two guys who suffer from NONE of the physical maladies that you describe and are simply too cowardly or not good enough to compete in men's sports.
You see what I am doing here, eh??
Trying to find areas of commonality that we can agree on..
But you seem to go out of your way to emphasis the areas we disagree on..
Why is that??
Is it so horrible to actually find common ground?? :D
Let's turn to economics..
Not my favorite subject to be sure, but some things really stand out, even to an economic-challenged person such as myself..
For instance.. GO WOKE, GO BROKE is not just a slogan but it's a fact of life in the here and now..
Companies and corporations are reverting back to the old way of doing things were business exists to DO business, not be social justice warriors..
Go woke, go broke is real. It's time for American businesses to get back to basics
American businesses can finally put a stake in the heart of stakeholder capitalism
Since Donald Trump’s reelection, U.S. stock markets and investor confidence have been on a tear. The reason is simple. After a decade of companies apologizing for not being progressive enough on causes ranging from the environment to diversity initiatives to support for Palestine, investors know corporations can once again unapologetically focus on delivering value for shareholders.
The horrors of stakeholder capitalism are finally over.
"There is one and only one social responsibility of business—to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game, which is to say, engages in open and free competition without deception or fraud."
-Economist Milton Friedman, 1970
All of that changed with the advent of Stakeholder Capitalism, which began in earnest in 2019...
The effects were swift. American companies found themselves at the mercy of vocal progressive activists representing stakeholders, who wielded far more influence than the average shareholder.
Oil and gas firms could no longer prioritize delivering affordable, dependable, and plentiful energy to the American public. Instead, they were compelled to issue apologies for carbon emissions and set ambitious net-zero goals, often ignoring the long-term implications for energy demand.
Tech companies were no longer free to connect people online and foster open discussions. Instead, they were pressured to police "misinformation" and "hate speech," terms whose definitions shifted with the political trends of the moment, and apologize for any perceived lapses.
Consumer brands—whether breweries, entertainment giants, or retailers—were no longer simply promoting their products. They now faced demands to apologize for failing to meet standards of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), while adhering to directives from groups like the Human Rights Campaign to amplify LGBTQ+ representation and establish gender transition policies.
Businesses could no longer openly support the military or law enforcement. Instead, they issued mea culpas for alleged roles in perpetuating systemic racism, redirecting hundreds of millions of dollars to causes like Black Lives Matter as acts of contrition.
Freedom is within reach. Looking ahead, businesses are beginning to free themselves from the constraints imposed by stakeholders. Controversial initiatives like ESG and DEI were already on the verge of collapse before Trump’s election, and now their demise is accelerating. Trump has made it clear he intends to ban ESG factors in retirement plans and curtail ESG-related shareholder proposals. Companies like Tractor Supply, Harley-Davidson, and Miller-Coors have already done away with their ESG and DEI initiatives—and they’ve done so unapologetically.
The market is reacting positively. American capitalism is experiencing a resurgence, with traditional business practices making a comeback. With hope, more companies will take the same path. The last thing anyone wants is a sequel to the stakeholder capitalism nightmare.
GO WOKE GO BROKE is the way of life in the here and now..
And it couldn't come at a better time! :D
Despite being the party of progressivism, we are hesitant to progress with the evolving political world. We reuse the same candidates, the same message and the same strategies, expecting to achieve new results. To many voters, our party represents the status quo.
-Democrat Former State Senator David Carlucci
That is EXACTLY the problem with Democrats and the Democrat Party...
They NEVER look in the mirror and say "Hmmmm Maybe the problem is US..."
Democrats ALWAYS go with the same people and the same message and the same strategies and then they wonder why the never get a different result than having their asses handed to them...
I mean, honestly..
If THIS complete and utter shellacking and decimation of Democrats all up and down the line doesn't wake up Democrats...
NOTHING will.... :eyeroll:
But hay.. It's better for America if Democrats NEVER wise up... :D
Michale,
My thinking on the war in Ukraine hasn't changed. Indeed, it has been reinforced.
Yea.. It's called GOOGLE..
And yet you can't seem to follow a link, then link it here to back up an argument. Eyeroll indeed...
Reinforced by facts on the ground, I should note and most decidedly NOT from listening to Radio Moscow. ;)
And yet you can't seem to follow a link, then link it here to back up an argument. Eyeroll indeed...
Why?? I have already conceded JL's point..
Now why don't YOU address the real issue..
No scrot??
:eyeroll:
Liz,
Reinforced by facts on the ground, I should note and most decidedly NOT from listening to Radio Moscow. ;)
Mind giving me a refresher..
"Well, gee whiz... Kinda a lots happened since then.."
-Nicholas Cage, THE ROCK
:D
Well, that's kind of the point, Michale, not much has changed as a result of this stupid and destructive war.
When I say "not much has changed" I mean, of course, with the facts on the ground.
Well, that's kind of the point, Michale, not much has changed as a result of this stupid and destructive war.
Well, the blame is with Putin..
Although Zelensky's hands aren't exactly clean either..
I have always been of the opinion that Ukraine shouldn't have to give up shit. They should get all their land back PLUS Odessa...
Now, I am of the opinion that, in order to bring this war to a close, Ukraine must accept that Russia has won. And to the victor go the spoils..
NATO membership is a reasonable consolation prize for Ukraine..
And, in the INSULT TO INJURY Department...
Basement Biden totally frak'ed up the FEMA response to Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.. They are STILL counting their dead in the area and the head of DHS said that FEMA was running out of money..
So, what does Basement Biden do??
Goes in their and rips out the one thing of beauty that survived the hurricane..
The ripped out the beautiful huge fraiser fir to use it for the White House Christmas tree..
It is so fitting for the Biden family to take one beautiful resilient thing, cut it down, use it for their own benefit, and then toss the remainders when they are done.
It is representative of how that family has treated the White House and America.
How TONE DEAF do Democrats have to be to do something like this?? :eyeroll:
Nothing symbolizes the Biden admin better than cutting down a tree that survived a disaster while people are STILL living in tents!!!
TONE DEAF... Absolutely TONE DEAF...
Read the room, Democrats!!!! :eyeroll:
Michale,
Putin thought he could take the whole country. He couldn't and he didn't. He lost ... within a few months of his 2022 invasion.
I don't think Ukraine should have to give up anything but no one cares, least of the participants, what I think.
Ukraine in NATO remains a far less than stellar notion.
Ukraine might win back the rest of its territory, in time, but it ain't gonna happen on a battlefield.
Putin thought he could take the whole country. He couldn't and he didn't. He lost ... within a few months of his 2022 invasion.
Yea pretty much. When I said Russia had won I meant in the sense they have a foothold in Ukraine and Zelensky can't dislodge Russia from that foothold no matter how many bodies Zelensky throws at them..
I don't think Ukraine should have to give up anything but no one cares, least of the participants, what I think.
I agree completely. And, in a perfect world, Ukraine would get back all that Russia has taken.. Unfortunately, this ain't a perfect world and Biden royally scroo'ed da pooch with their initial response..
Ukraine in NATO remains a far less than stellar notion.
I am still of the mind that THAT should be Ukraine's choice..
Russia has NO CAUSE to fear a border with NATO..
ALL of Eastern Europe have GREAT and FACTUAL cause to fear a border with Russia..
Ukraine might win back the rest of its territory, in time, but it ain't gonna happen on a battlefield.
I can't see how Ukraine can do that. To accomplish that diplomatically, Ukraine must be a significant threat to Russia militarily..
I don't see THAT happening at all..
Sure it should be Ukraine's choice and perhaps Zelensky or rather whomever is the next Ukrainian leader will see the light and decide that being in NATO is not in Ukraine's nor in any other nation's best interests.
Joining NATO would DEFINITELY be in Ukraine's best interests..
Safety in numbers and all that..
But Ukraine would have to clean up their act considerably considering all the racism and corruption in the Zelensky government.
Given Russia's proclivities, NATO membership is definitely a plus for Ukraine..
I disagree.
Ukraine in NATO would only make sense if Russia was also in NATO.
And, who knows, perhaps one day in the very distant future, that or something equivalent might just happen!
If Russia was a candidate for NATO there wouldn't be any NEED for NATO...
I would think that the combined might of US and Russia could keep China in check...
The US could handle Iran alone easily...
Bashi,
I don't know if you missed it or not, but I answered your question on what I thought about President ELECT Trump's plan on using the threat of tariff's to bend Mexico and Canada to his will..
I think it's an AWESOME plan and it worked EXACTLY as planned!!! :D
President ELECT Trump is not even in office yet and he's already kicking ass...
Hooooorrrrraaaaaahhhhhh!!!! :D
"I’ll tell you what hasn't changed is the importance of leverage. And I got to say, you look at the threat of tariffs against Mexico and Canada. It immediately has produced action. We've seen the president of Mexico stand up and promise that she is going to work hand in hand with the President of the United States, President Trump, to secure the border,"
-Senator Ted Cruz
Nothing succeeds like success!!! :D
49
Poet
In 2024 Repugs talked about trans folk waaay more than Dems. This to get voters to punch DOWN at a marginalized group so they don’t punch UP at the group responsible for Reaganism aka neo-liberalism crushing the American Dream. This group is the donor class of BOTH parties. Distract and divide.
They had to switch to vilifying trans folk because vilifying the Gays doesn’t work anymore. And I remember not hearing much about immigration…until Dubya’s favorables dropped below 50%.
Regarding trans in sports I say Let Freedom ring! Let each sporting league/entity on the high school, college and professional level make up their own minds, duh.
Legislation on the Federal level is like legislation to regulate later term abortions. Both solve problems that don’t exist and distract from what matters.
Both solve problems that don’t exist
Tell that to the young girls who have been maimed for life by men playing in women's sports..
and distract from what matters.
The families of those who have been maimed for life really think that matters.. :eyeroll:
This is EXACTLY why you Democrats had your asses handed to you..
You don't give a flying shit about ANYTHING but yer frakin' un American agenda...
You people DESERVED to lose... :eyeroll:
and distract from what matters.
@ChrisWeigant,
I would ask you to re-consider the parchment background, unless you can get it to cooperate with dark mode. I am a Chrome user and find that the parchment doesn't change color, while the text on it is reversed and well nigh impossible to read. I have to select it all to read. All of your side panels and the comments do work nicely, but any text directly on the parchment is invisible ink. Thanks!
@ChrisWeigant
And a number of these side column links don’t work or are dated. Who cares about Obama’s poll numbers?
Michale,
If Russia was a candidate for NATO there wouldn't be any NEED for NATO...
Precisely!
Liz,
I think you misunderstood me..
When I said "If Russia was a candidate for NATO" I mean Russia not being run by a dictator with designs on re-creating the USSR..
For those of you too young to remember, the USSR was the country before Saint Ronald Reagan destroyed the evil empire..
Remember when Basement Biden said he wouldn't pardon Hunter Biden??
No??
Apparently, neither does Basement Biden.. :eyeroll:
Six times Jean Claude Damn said President Biden wouldn't pardon his son Hunter
President Biden officially pardoned his son Sunday night
Basement Biden's word is useless...
Jean Claude Damn's word isn't much better.
:eyeroll:
Remember how ya'all slammed President ELECT Trump and First Buddy Musk for DOGE???
How you ridiculed them??
Well, looks like Bernie is on board with Trump, Musk and DOGE...
So when you ridicule them and DOGE, you ridicule Bernie Sanders as well..
How RICH is that!!?? :D
President ELECT Trump raises a very good point..
Basement Biden should pardon all the 6 Jan persecuted who didn't commit any violent crimes..
That was one of Basement Biden excuses for pardoning First Druggie Hunter..
Basement Biden should apply that same standard to the 6 Jan persecuted whose ONLY "crime" was walking in past the cops to take a look around..
But, of course, a DEMOCRAT would never do what's best for the country..
Only what's best for the Democrats.. :eyeroll:
Even DEMOCRATS are scorching Basement Biden..
"While as a father I certainly understand President Joe Biden’s natural desire to help his son by pardoning him, I am disappointed that he put his family ahead of the country.
This is a bad precedent that could be abused by later Presidents and will sadly tarnish his reputation. When you become President, your role is Pater familias of the nation.
Hunter brought the legal trouble he faced on himself, and one can sympathize with his struggles while also acknowledging that no one is above the law, not a President and not a President’s son."
-Democrat Colorado Governor Jared Polis
Ironic that Polis is defending "the rule of law" when he is on record that he wants to break the law to help illegal immigrant criminals.
Typical Democrat hypocrisy...
Hypocrisy. It's not a bug in Democrat programming. It's a feature.
And Polis is ALSO wrong about the POTUS not being above the law..
Thanx to Democrat machinations, the SCOTUS has determined that the POTUS IS above the law..
Which has always been the case but, thanx to Democrat stoopidity, it's now codified into law..
Great job, Dims!!! :D
Since ya'all are being silent....
SILENCE GIVES ASSENT
-Democrats
.... on Basement Biden's pardon of First Druggie Hunter Biden..
I will assume that ya'all will be as perfectly OK when President Trump pardons all the non-violent 6 Jan persecuted... Eh?? :D
"Without aggravating factors like use in a crime, multiple purchases, or buying a weapon as a straw purchaser, people are almost never brought to trial on felony charges solely for how they filled out a gun form.
Those who were late paying their taxes because of serious addictions, but paid them back subsequently with interest and penalties, are typically given non-criminal resolutions. It is clear that Hunter was treated differently."
-Basement Biden
Just as President ELECT Trump was being treated differently..
Since ya'all are perfectly OK with this, I can assume that ya'all will quit harping on President ELECT Trump's so-called "crimes", eh??
Anything less would be blatant hypocrisy...
And I KNOW ya'all wouldn't stoop to hypocrisy.. Eh?? :D
[111], [112]
Nice to see a couple more comments on Chris' actual post, about improvements to the site, after 110 comments on other topics.
The background color screwing up when the screen is in 'dark mode' is something I never would have known about, and perhaps Chris is in the same position. Likewise it's easy to forget to police links that aren't part of the blogger's daily routine.
Thanks, MyVoice and MtnCaddy!
@JMCT
Nice to see a couple more comments on Chris' actual post, about improvements to the site, after 110 comments on other topics.
You don't like political comments??
BOY are you in the wrong place!!! :D :D
Michale,
I think you misunderstood me..
No, not at all.
When I said "If Russia was a candidate for NATO" I mean Russia not being run by a dictator with designs on re-creating the USSR..
I'm agreeing with you!
Och, that's right...
You only like the political comments that you AGREE with..
:eyeroll:
John,
Site improvements were addressed on the first couple of days.
You don't think we should still be addressing that almost a week later, do you? I mean, this site doesn't need THAT much work, you know. :)
I'm agreeing with you!
Then we're good.. :D
"What could you possibly tell me about her that would get me to kick her out of bed? She's married? She's insane? She's a man?... You're not a man, are you?"
"Nope.."
"Then, we're goooood!"
-TWO AND A HALF MEN
:D
You don't think we should still be addressing that almost a week later, do you? I mean, this site doesn't need THAT much work, you know. :)
Heh... :D
Looks like a lot of Biden supporters didn't like being played for fools...
Biden Supporters Slam Hunter Biden Pardon Decision: ‘Utter Bullshit!’
Smart person texts me: “Joe Biden has just removed the issue of pardons from the political arena for the next four years and Trump probably once again can’t believe his own dumb fucking luck at this point”
Sadly, I think he’s right.
-MSNBC's Charlie Kirk
This is utter bullshit, just plain wrong, & stupidly selfish. Shame on you @POTUS, you’ve given Trump license now to dole out favors to his family & wealthy friends. And when he does, you’ve given his supporters the opportunity to say “everyone does it.” And btw Biden, you lied.
-Democrat Joe Walsh
A colossally selfish decision that will allow every Trump supporter to note that Democrats say one thing and do another
-CNN's Chris Cillizza
I discussed here how I voted for Harris despite feeling like Democrats indulged in a lot of bad behavior that voters were rational to punish. After the White House lying about the Hunter pardon I'm not sure how much more I can tolerate. A selfish and senile old man.
-Democrat Nate Silver
Noting that Biden here writes of telling the truth to the American people—while not explaining how he lied to them before when he said he would not pardon his son.
-Democrat Susan Glasser
So, Basement Biden's complaint is that the DOJ "selectively" and "unfairly" prosecuted his son..
The kicker here is IT'S BASEMENT BIDEN'S OWN DOJ!!!
So much for the Democrat's claim about respect for the rule of law, eh? :eyeroll:
Well, the GOOD news about all this is it takes any teeth out of ya'all's whining about President ELECT Trump's so-called "crimes"...
Now ya'all have NO ARGUMENT at all.. :D
Hunter lost me when he went to work for a Ukrainian company whilst his father was in charge of the, ah, Ukrainian file.
That was as stupid as it comes.
For the OLD FARTS here who grew up on spaghetti westerns, RCP's latest entry will bring nostalgic feelings of yesteryear to the surface..
Rather then posting excepts, as I am wont to do, I will simply post the first few paragraphs and the link..
I hope ya'all read it.. It's a VERY good read, irregardless of your political leanings.. :D
Trump’s Wild Bunch Is Ready for Action
If for no other reason than that it will elicit fear in the hearts of autocracy-phobics, I propose that Donald Trump’s second-term Cabinet be known as “The Wild Bunch.”
The name is best known as the title of Sam Peckinpah’s classic 1969 western featuring a colorful cast of aging outlaws – William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Edmond O’Brien, Warren Oates, and Ben Johnson – who give it their all as they battle bounty hunters, the Mexican Federal Army, and the passage of time in order to make their mark while they still have a chance.
Substitute the legacy media and special interests for the bounty hunters and Mexican army, and that about sums up the desperate last-chance mission of the ragtag band Trump has put together to carry out his mandate of meaningful change in a government grown fat and corrupt for the past half-century.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/12/02/trumps_wild_bunch_is_ready_for_action_152020.html#2
Personally, I liked the part best where the author explains why the 2nd President Trump administration is going to be soo much different... and sooo much better than the 1st President Trump administration..
This is exactly why I am advising Democrats to join President Trump in making America GREAT again..
Because if Democrats DON'T join President Trump, then President Trump will simply drive the Trump Train right over the top of Democrats..
Either way, I'll be happy.. :D
It's going to be a WILD 4 years!! :D
Hunter lost me when he went to work for a Ukrainian company whilst his father was in charge of the, ah, Ukrainian file.
That was as stupid as it comes.
And, considering some of the bonehead moves that have come from this administration, THAT really says something.. :D
If the 2nd President Trump term works out as well as ALL patriotic Americans should HOPE it works out.....
President Trump's face should be added to Mount Rushmore... :D
@m/caddy,
there are fake issues and there are real issues, it's not mutually exclusive. the punching down aspect really is some of the worst of human bigotry. insisting that some class of people need to be bullied and ostracized is not ok, regardless of whatever it is they're dealing with. i had never even heard of Dylan M before Mike brought her up. if her fame can help a few people not want to hurt themselves, it's great, and no politician should be permitted to interfere or encourage bullying.
but on the other hand, trans women against xx women in sports is not equal competition, especially when there are economic consequences to the competition. I'm not going to defend the success of lia lebowe against xx women. no matter what sorts of ridiculous straw men the right throws out there about made up and/or exaggerated sports injuries, the competition is still unequal.
I'm also not going to fault the right for exploiting the left's division and weakness on the topic. if the roles were reversed I'm sure we'd do the same.
JL
insisting that some class of people need to be bullied and ostracized is not ok,
No one is saying it IS ok...
But insisting some class of people need to be put on a pedestal and shower'ed with money and un-earned opportunity is ALSO not ok..
i had never even heard of Dylan M before Mike brought her up.
The fact that you refer'ed to the guy as "her" would indicate that you HAVE heard of him.. :D
if her fame can help a few people not want to hurt themselves, it's great, and no politician should be permitted to interfere or encourage bullying.
He's a fraud who is making millions lying to people..
Fraud is a crime.. I thought ya'all were all about the whole LAW thing, eh?? :^/
I mean, you are on record as stating that President Trump was wrong to inflate the value of his assets..
Why is THAT wrong and Dylan Mulvaney inflating the value of HIS assets perfectly acceptable??
Fraud is fraud...
but on the other hand, trans women against xx women in sports is not equal competition, especially when there are economic consequences to the competition.
Just as there are economic consequences to Dylan Mulvaney's fraud..
Put another way..
If you put 100 women and 10 men on an island, in 100 years you would have a thriving community of men and women and boys and girls..
If you put 100 trans women and 10 men on an island, in 100 years you would have 110 male skeletons..
Trans women are NOT women..
THIS is what SCIENCE says...
If you claim to be about science, then you have to acknowledge this one simply fact..
Trans women are NOT women.. Period. End Trans..
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[125] Liz
Gosh, Liz, I had no idea there was a limit on how long comments relating to a topic of the column could be posted. It's almost as though one has to read and respond in a timely manner no matter what is going on in one's life. Perhaps you'd be kind enough to refresh us all on the sundown rules here. Much appreciated.
MyVoice,
Seriously? I mean, SERIOUSLY!!!???
Did you read the comment that I was responding to? No, obviously you did not.
Okay, fine, my bad. I should have noted on my comment who I was responding to and you could have saved yourself some unnecessary tapping. :)
But, then again, I did direct my comment to John, so that should have been the first clue.
And, to be clear, there are no sundown rules here. Never have been, never will. Or I'd be guilty of breaking the rule, myself. Which never happens, you understand. Ahem.
The fact that you refer'ed to the guy as "her" would indicate that you HAVE heard of him.
since you kept mentioning the name, i looked it up. people are entitled to be called whatever they prefer, irrespective of how well or poorly it lines up with their biology. that's not "fraud" it's personal preference. to borrow your example, if i demanded to be referred to as wolfie the alpha wolf and applied to make that my legal name, that's what people would be expected to call me. i don't need 78 chromosomes or a self-grown fur coat to choose that for my identity.
donald was found guilty of fraud by a new york jury because he pretended that his personal and/or campaign expenses were business expenses, when he knew they weren't. i know a lot of donald's supporters want to make it out to be part of a whole conspiracy, but really just about anyone in new york could get dinged for lousy record-keeping, that's just how obnoxious the state of new york is, and every jury member knew that because they live here.
as far as hunter biden is concerned, i found that development disappointing but not surprising. massive reversal, definitely. since donald is going to control the executive branch in a month and a half, and has vowed to use the government as an instrument of vengeance against anyone who he thinks has done him wrong, i can't say for sure that i wouldn't do the same if i were president biden and it was my screw-up son who was due to be sentenced.
JL
My Voice,
Sorry if that sounded a bit harsh. I always enjoy reading your comments here.
Joshua,
You are the first that I've heard since the pardon was announced to suggest that the election of Trump had anything to do with Biden's reversal.
I'm thinking that if Trump had not won a second term in the WH then Biden would have been at least far less likely to issue a pardon if he issued one at all.
I don't know just how scared people should be about Trump taking the reins of power again but it seems to me that they have to take his word at face value when Trump says he is out for revenge. I'm guessing that this played a huge role in Biden changing his mind about pardoning his son and over such a long timeframe dating back to 2014.
Or as Geraldo Rivera said this morning:
it’s not like he appointed him Ambassador to France.
If you claim to be about science, then you have to acknowledge this one simply fact..
Trans women are NOT women.
incorrect. "women" is not a scientific classification, it is a social one. genetically and anatomically female ARE scientific classifications, and if dylan were to claim those then it would be false, and if she made money by convincing people that it were true, at least a tort if not a misdemeanor. however, she's not lying about her genetics or her anatomy, just identifying socially in a way that's different from some people's expectations. anyone who isn't being directly harmed by this should mind their own business.
JL
JL,
if her fame can help a few people not want to hurt themselves, it's great,
But that is not what is happening.
The fraud, Mulvaney, is convincing impressionable mentally ill young men and women that, if they mutilate their bodies with drugs and surgery, then they will obtain nirvana and they will finally be happy..
So, these impressionable mentally ill young men and women follow Mulvaney's advice and find that they are STILL not happy, STILL not fulfilled and then they kill themselves
THAT is the reality of what Mulvaney is doing...
incorrect. "women" is not a scientific classification, it is a social one.
And NOW we're back to redefining words to fit a political agenda..
We're back to fighting about what the definition of 'is' is...
:eyeroll:
and if dylan were to claim those then it would be false,
Yes, Mulvaney is claiming to be a woman.. Is claiming to be a female. Depending on the age of the person in question, "female" and "woman" are interchangeable..
anyone who isn't being directly harmed by this should mind their own business.
What about the hundreds, if not THOUSANDS of mentally ill boys and girls children who have their bodies mutilated by chemical and surgical means in a vain attempt to affirm their mental illness..
We shouldn't care about those??
Sorry, JL.. That's a bridge too far for me..
Trans women are NOT real women.. This is a scientific fact that NO amount of political ideological bias can change..
If we can't agree on that basic scientific fact, then no common ground is possible..
MyVoice,
Gosh, Liz, I had no idea there was a limit on how long comments relating to a topic of the column could be posted. It's almost as though one has to read and respond in a timely manner no matter what is going on in one's life. Perhaps you'd be kind enough to refresh us all on the sundown rules here. Much appreciated.
Liz was responding to JMCT's passive aggressive comment that ALL comments should be about the subject of the commentary and ONLY about the subject of the commentary..
That is a ridiculous position to take for a political blog.. Especially in light of all that is going on for the past 4 or 5 days...
I agree with Liz...
Trans women are NOT real women..
But genetically or mentally they are not men either but somewhere in between.
As for agreeing on scientific fact, you would have to know more about science and occasionally back up your "scientific" proclamations by linking to some.
What about the hundreds, if not THOUSANDS of mentally ill boys and girls children who have their bodies mutilated by chemical and surgical means in a vain attempt to affirm their mental illness..
Surgery is very rare before they are legally adults and hormone blockers reversible. "Mutilated" is a purely political term in this case...
JL,
since you kept mentioning the name, i looked it up. people are entitled to be called whatever they prefer, irrespective of how well or poorly it lines up with their biology.
Really?? So science and FACT do not enter into it whatsoever??
So, if I were to state that my pronoun is "Lord" and demand that you refer to me by my chosen pronoun, you would acquiesce to my demand??
Is THAT how that works??
donald was found guilty of fraud by a new york jury because he pretended that his personal and/or campaign expenses were business expenses, when he knew they weren't.
And Mulvaney is committing the same kind of fraud because she is claiming to be a woman and those claims are factually and scientifically a lie and he is making millions of dollars off that lie..
Now, if Mulvaney would admit that he is actually a man and he is simply playing a role, ala MRS DOUBTFIRE than there would be no fraud..
But he's not, so there is..
Mulvaney is lying about his assets just like ya'all accuse President ELECT Trump of doing.
But in the case of President ELECT Trump NO ONE got hurt with his alleged fraud.. There was NO VICTIM in President ELECT Trump's fraud..
In Mulvaney's case, there are hundreds if not thousands of victims who have been mutilated and have died due to Mulvaney's fraud...
. that's not "fraud" it's personal preference. to borrow your example,
It IS fraud if he is making millions off of the lie..
as far as hunter biden is concerned, i found that development disappointing but not surprising.
Agreed.. I knew that Basement Biden was lying just like I knew that Democrats were lying when they claimed Basement Biden was "sharp as a tack"...
Just like I knew that Headboard Harris couldn't win the election..
I don't have a problem with a father pardoning his son.. I would do the same..
I DO have a problem with the father LYING about it..
since donald is going to control the executive branch in a month and a half, and has vowed to use the government as an instrument of vengeance against anyone who he thinks has done him wrong,
And, you have a problem with that??
You have a problem with President Trump doing to Democrats exactly what Democrats have done to President Trump??
Why is that??
i can't say for sure that i wouldn't do the same if i were president biden and it was my screw-up son who was due to be sentenced.
As I said, I don't have a problem with a father protecting his son..
But Basement Biden KNEW he was going to pardon the First Druggie from day one..
This is one of those instances of blatantly LYING about it..
And ya'all don't seem to like lies...
Unless ya'all are conceding that ya'all just don't like lies when they come from President Trump?? That ya'all believe that lies from Democrats are perfectly accecptable...
Bashi,
But genetically or mentally they are not men either but somewhere in between.
Exactly..
So, since they are NOT real women, they don't belong in women's sports..
Call them transwomen and create sports categories based on the science.
So we would have men's sports for men who are real biological men.
Transmen sports for biological women who are pretending to be men.
Women's sports for women who are real biological women.
A transwomen sports for biological men who are pretending to be women.
You accept that??
As for agreeing on scientific fact, you would have to know more about science and occasionally back up your "scientific" proclamations by linking to some.
The science exists and is real science whether I post the link or not..
The fact that you think otherwise is why you fail at science.. :eyeroll:
Surgery is very rare before they are legally adults and hormone blockers reversible.
Bullshit.. That's a political assessment that is completely devoid of fact...
Liz,
I don't know just how scared people should be about Trump taking the reins of power again but it seems to me that they have to take his word at face value when Trump says he is out for revenge.
Except President Trump never said that..
Even if he HAD said that...
Would you have a problem with President Trump doing exactly to Democrats what Democrats had done to President Trump over the last 4 years??
Why?? Isn't what is good for the goose is good for the gander??
Except President Trump never said that..
Total seaming pile of bullcrap...
Politico is yer "source"??
BBBBWWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Yea.. Cuz THEY are always factually accurate when it comes to President ELECT Trump..
:eyeroll:
Bashi,
Even if President ELECT Trump HAD said that...
Would you have a problem with President Trump doing exactly to Democrats what Democrats had done to President Trump over the last 4 years??
Why?? Isn't what is good for the goose is good for the gander??
Yes, politico. Each accusation has links and some go to Trump's truth social account. On this one you are completely wrong no matter how many logical fallacies you toss out.
As for democrats, when Trump has video and audio of them committing the crimes, then we can talk...
[136] & [138] Liz
Thanks for clarifying. We're good and thank you for the compliment. I didn't read John's note the way you did, though, which just goes to prve that one's mileage may vary here.
As for democrats, when Trump has video and audio of them committing the crimes, then we can talk...
You mean, the audio of Basement Biden sucking up to Hunter Biden's chinese clients??
You mean like that??
As to President ELECT Trump..
Give me these quotes where he alleged says what you claim he said...
I dare you...
MyVoice,
I think we read John's comment the same way. Mostly because it was very clearly written.
I was just trying to have a little fun with it ... and him. :)
I know, I know ... I suck at it but I still try to have some fun around here.
What I want to do is this. I just want to find, uh, 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the state.
You mean, the audio of Basement Biden sucking up to Hunter Biden's chinese clients??
If sucking up was a crime, Trump's entire entourage would be imprisoned. What was the specific crime. Trump's was blatant election interference...
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Bashi,
Al "Crazed Sex Poodle" Gore said much the same words in the 2000 election. How do we know this?? Because the head of Gore's legal team TOLD us...
No soup for you.
As for sucking up being a crime, it is when it's used to peddle government influence. Which is EXACTLY how Hunter used Basement Bidens sucking up.
Glad to have you on record saying that President ELECT Trump doing to Democrats what Democrats have done to President Trump for the last 9 years is perfectly acceptable.
I can work with that. :)
I'll be off the grid for a bit. Duty calls. :D