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StillIRise1963, 22 hours ago to random

You’re not special. You’re not better. You’re not immune. Bad things can happen to YOU too.

RickiTarr, 23 hours ago to random

Sometimes the way people phrase things is so telling. For instance, telling women they should be "taking care of" their husband and children. Another adult doesn't need taken care of like a child, what you want is for women to be a Sex Mom.

StillIRise1963, 1 day ago to random

We’re going to find out if white women value contraception in November.

isotope239, 1 day ago to random

Are there any other Tom Lehrer fans out there on Mastodon?

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/22/my-songs-spread-like-herpes-why-did-satirical-genius-tom-lehrer-swap-worldwide-fame-for-obscurity?CMP=share_btn_url

#Satire #TomLehrer

isotope239, 3 days ago to random

Turn off the lights

Last year my elderly father apparently hit his head rather badly. At least that's what his home health aid thought when she saw the swollen red lump on his head. My brother and I immediately drove down to the dusty little town where his house is located to see about him. When we got there, he kept saying that he was fine but he also admitted that his head really hurt.

https://ruadhgrian.wordpress.com/2024/05/19/turn-off-the-lights/

RickiTarr, 4 days ago to random

Would half chicken half ducks be called Chucks or Dickens?

RickiTarr, 4 days ago to random

What is your dream road trip? Where would you start? Where would you end up? What stops would you make along the way? It can be short or long, whatever interests you!

Mrfunkedude, 7 days ago to random

You ever have one of those days where you are producing more wind then an ocean breeze?

No?

That's just me then?

🚶💨

RickiTarr, 8 days ago to random

What is the thing(s) that attracts you to a person romantically or otherwise?

isotope239, 10 days ago to random

In the US ordinary people don't really notice how corrupt capitalism (the cancer stage of capitalism) is affecting their day to day life in all kinds of ways. They just notice that goods and services have gotten expensive but don't understand one of the major causes: private equity.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thomhartmann/p/is-private-equity-as-dangerous-to-615?r=1rtvr5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

#CitizensUnited #SupremeCourt #Corruption

StillIRise1963, 11 days ago to random

As a mom on Mother’s Day, I wish for a better world for all children. We adults have to do the work to make it better.

RickiTarr, 13 days ago to random

Where do you live and how do you feel about it?

Obviously, don't tell me exactly where you live, no actual addresses please! You can be as vague as you like.

I live in Central Missouri in the U.S.

Pros:

This is an absolutely beautiful place, green rolling hills, lots of rivers, lakes, ponds, and natural springs, cool caves to explore.

Lots of farming here, so great access to quality fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, and dairy.

It's relatively inexpensive to live here compared with other states, because it's a "flyover".

I'm close enough to three major cities, that it's an easy day trip, and I'm about halfway to anywhere in the U.S.

We have one of the best Conservation departments in the U.S. and this is one of the few things that is a bipartisan issue. Lots of awesome nature programs that are free or cheap, state parks, conservation areas, bird watching, hunting, boating, foraging available to everyone.

Cons:

Yeah, it's a big one, it is a RED STATE, while a lot of the cities are blue, there is a large rural population, that votes red. Abortion is not legal here. People often vote against their own self interest.

While I'm not against responsible gun ownership, lots of people aren't responsible, and people have access to guns that definitely should not.

We have very few employee protections here, while the cost of living is relatively low compared with other places, it's taken years to get to a $12 minimum wage, and it's still not enough.

Mrfunkedude, 17 days ago to random

The gaming gods are no longer with me.

My PS5 wont connect to Play Station servers using my home wifi but WILL if I hotspot with my phone.

My PC game controller decided it needed it's drivers updated and wouldn't you know it? The update made it so that my PC no longer recognizes the controller!

WONDERFUL! 🤡

My next step is to wipe my PS5 clean and reinstall the OS.

I am not happy.

fmhilton, 19 days ago to random

These people are fucking insane.
It's like they have worms or something that eats the part that gives them logic.
https://www.rawstory.com/gop-lawmaker-ripe-and-fertile-teens/
" Rep. Jess Edwards voiced his opposition to a bill setting the minimum age of marriage to 18 — because it would induce "ripe and fertile" 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds to have more abortions instead of settling down and having a family. "
What the fuck is this shit? Women are nothing more than cows to him.

purplepadma, 19 days ago to random

I think Tom wants to go out for a walk or something tomorrow, as the forecast is dry with sunny intervals. I expect it would do me good #GetTheFckOutside

purplepadma, 24 days ago to random

Things I could do this coming week:

1. Take the bus to the seaside and walk on the beach
2. Take the bus to Biggertown and browse the charity shops
3. Running
4. Start my tapestry kit
5. Follow a new path out to the woods
   Must try not to just lie in bed plotting my own demise

RickiTarr, 25 days ago (edited 25 days ago) to random

The Tale of Two Gynecologists

This is a bit long, and I've talked about this a lot lately, but it's something I'm thinking about a lot in the wake of so much hatred of female Healthcare. When my female troubles got bad enough that I finally talked to my doctor about it, he referred me to a gynecologist. I had already had several ultrasounds and an MRI at this point, and she had put me on some oral contraceptives for several months, (which made sick to my stomach no matter what I did) and had just done another ultrasound. She greeted me with "Well, you're really messed up inside, Honey.", which already had me pretty stressed out. Then told me I would probably need surgery to figure out exactly what was going on. She then asked me if I wanted children, and I said No. I had taken my husband with me to the appointment for moral support, and she glanced over at him, and then talked to me for 5 minutes about how many women my age could still have children, and I could definitely consider it, and that they would do everything they could to make sure I could stay viable. They could freeze my eggs if I had to do a hysterectomy, just on and on. She probably asked me directly 4-5 if I was sure I didn't want kids. Finally, I said, "Ma'am, my husband got a vasectomy over a decade ago, we are absolutely sure we don't want kids." After hubs had found me crying on the toliet, because my period was late again, he went to his doctor and said, "Hey doctor, I'm thinking about a vasectomy." The doctor gave him a pamphlet to read, and made him an appointment. The whole thing was done in a few weeks.

Anyhow, she finally referred me to a gynecological surgeon, and I was not looking forward to dealing with this again, and was just generally terrified of having surgery for the first time. I met with this woman and she was so efficient and practical. It is the longest doctor appointment I've ever had, since this surgery would be exploratory, she went over every possibility of what could happen when she was inside. She did a thorough exam, she went over all the scans that I had, and explained why she thought this needed done. Then she said she would like to put in a Mirena IUD during surgery. She said, "You're in pain half the month, and there's no reason for you to have a period if you don't want to have kids. You'll have some erratic bleeding for six months, but by a year most women have a very light or no period at all, there's no reason for you to needlessly suffer if you don't end up needing a hysterectomy."

It's interesting to me still, that one doctor was so focused on what my body could do, and another so focused on how I felt. I came out of the first appointment feeling scared and confused, and the second feeling heard and cared for. Feeling valued as a person and not a baby maker made the surgery much easier to go through, and the Mirena has been great btw. Women don't have to needlessly suffer.