How do you shave your balls? Every time I’ve tried with my trimmer it pinches and tears my sack and I’m too traumatized to try it again unless there’s a full proof bloodless method. Usually I just pluck as many as I can tolerate while I’m sitting around watching YouTube or somethin. But it’s such a pain (literally)....
This is an actual EU regulation with some very good parts in it. This surely wont solve everything, but it creates precedent and can be given more teeth to bit with in the future.
I cant wait for some conservative idiot to spin this in the worst possible way. Mixed in with some lies, whataubout-isms and straw-mans for a delicious disinformation-coktail!
Never forget that conservatives think when push comes to shove, they will be exempt from following the rules of suffering they created. As long as it is not themselves or a loved one suffering, they will never care.
Also important: A lot of conservatives see women like pets, whose reproductive freedom is something they decide for them. You would never consult your dog if you bring them to vet for a sterilisation after all, and why would you? Objections of your pet would just get in the way of your decision. For republicans, the only difference between a dog and a women is that one cant, the other shouldnt allowed to vote.
In the end, like always, conservatism is antithetical to happiness and progression of the human race.
US lawmakers have voted for fresh assistance for Taiwan, allowing the island to upgrade its military hardware. Taiwan’s president-elect says it will “safeguard peace,” but China says it raises the risk of war....
In China, real-estate and owning a home is a big show or success in life and therefore highly desirable.
Over the years the construction sector ran rampant, building homes faster then they could be sold by banks to bidders. A lot of these homes are so shoddy, they are starting to fall appart while people are living inaide them (google “tofu-buildings” and see for yourself, its horrific).
With high ammounts of corruption and in-party dealings, China continued to overbuild, using up massive ammounts of concrete on buildings with the lifespan of an average laptop. If they would build highly efficient buildings to house the massive population with high quality and affordable rooms, that would probably justity the high us of concrete and material.
But they are not…
And here we are now, locked in a perpetual cycle of building and breaking stuff, because a lot of finances and political positions are entwined with constructionnand lland-dealings.
The CCP could intervene, they are the fake-communist authoritarian rulers after all and their word is law. Im just not sure they want to. Or know how.
German teenagers and young adults find themselves increasingly unsatisfied and likely to vote for the far right, according to a survey. Fears about prosperity are highlighted as a possible cause....
There is currently a massive movement against the far-right in Germany
Revently a meeting was leaked, where the AfD went just mask-out-the-window and openly talked about deportation (They call it “Remigration”) of German Citicens who are the children of immigrants.
After that the vague threats to society have become tangible for a lot of people. Now an ever increasing ammount of the general public is turning against the AfD, who is further slipping into fascism as a reaction, prompting usuql fascist infighting and splitting.
Unlike in the US our judicial system is not quite as bad, but, with all things German, burocratic processes are quite slow. Also a lot of parties dont want to cooperate with the AfD in any regard, even the center-right (CDU) is having issues.
From the outside it looks bleaker then it is in reality, but the danger is still very real
Forcing someone other than yourself to suffer because of your morals is sociopathic.
An accurate description of conservatives who will, Im very sure of that, fight to never make this a reality in other parts of the world.
Just look at abortion or trans-rights to get peek into the right-wings barely functional mind on these topics. This will be all the same again, because they just hate you.
For a time now I heard that the UK is a dying empire, desperatly clinging on to a version long gone and being stuck in the past.
In wake of recent anti-trans legislation, Brexit, migration-panics and general declining lifestile, I tend to agree with the statement. The UK is falling behind rapidly, but instead of combating that with progressive policy, the embrace of conservtaive ideas like this will just accelerate the decay.
I just hope Scotland and northern Ireland can get out before its too late.
MAPs are NOT and have never been part of the LGBTQI+ Community
Thats like you putting on a lab-coat and strolling into an operating room, claiming to be there to do a surgery. To the confused look of everyone involved.
Its deliberately dishonest and a repeated argument to discredit the movement. It should be common knowledge at this point, but the right-wing never bothered with the truth.
Remember: Its always projection! The most pedo stuff is going on in the church and religious / conservative homes
For years it has shown the way on how to deal with these things, just look at statistics, measurable tests and their results.
But conservatives, who again just hate other humans for being living proof that their antics need to finally die out. Your queer existence is a danger to their paper-thin ego, so you need to die. Because being wrong is just not an option to them.
To say that research failed is simply wrong and always has been.
By sheer statistical coincidence, something has to stick eventually. Maybe its this one at last.
Also please do a live broadcast of the trial, that would be great. Love to see him spewing more incriminating statements when he cant help himself be Hitler again…
The RNC is dumping so much money on Trumps legal fees and expenses, that running an actual campaign becomes more and more impossible.
I dont remember the source right now, but I read that large parts of the RNC at the state-level are already practically bankrupt. If thats true, then we might have an even weaker GOP in the comming years.
Turns out if everyone is just grifting, you cant build anything in the long run. I hope their efforts are crippled for a very long time. At best they never recover.
On Sunday, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy accused Representative Matt Gaetz of trying to get him “to do something illegal,” which he further claimed led to the motion to oust him from his speakership role last year....
Democrat or Republican are shorhands nowadays, but the real problem is people who cant move on, when the world did.
Conservatism is the problem. And today, all Republicans are just entirely and idealogically that, while maybe some Democrats are to a slight degree. But practically nothing in comparisson.
Dont be Conservative. Move on. Or get left behind, like their ideas they desperately cling to.
Conservatives are reactionary. Per deffinition they oppose progression of the world.
This is pretty much informed simplicity at this point. Stop derping around with definitons who fail to encapsulate reality, you miss the point:
You fail to move on? Conservative! No matter how you slice it.
Whenever some GOP smooth-brain spews something about gay marriage being a sin, remember that this thing was illegal for some time. That thankfully changed, but their minds didnt.
They are stuck in a past that no longer should exist but they crave nonetheless:
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at advancing the study of women’s health by strengthening data collection and providing better funding opportunities for biomedical research while chiding Republicans for having “no clue about the power of women” but saying they’re “about to find out” come...
Personality certainly matters. But it might be more useful, in terms of the actual stakes of a contest, to think about the presidential election as a race between competing coalitions of Americans. Different groups, and different communities, who want very different — sometimes mutually incompatible — things for the country....
But it does mean also, that the moment he bites the dust (likely, as he is pretty old and under a lot of strain), there is no second chance for the GOP. At least in a long time.
Young voters have never been more progressive, the GOP is breaking into MAGA or no-MAGA and the republican party is running out of money fast. This is their Hail-Marry and they now it.
Sure, the danger will not entirely go away, but it will be crippled severly, giving us a chance to rid ourself of more fascists (basically the entire GOP at this point). There is already a lot of infighting and people already resign from congress. Its likely the GOP will loose their majority because of that.
Trumps legal cost is draining conservative coffers and he fleced his voters on every turn. The party lost big donors, specifically because of the ever increasing reality-disconnect Trump is forcing. He is just a to risk, investment and black hole for funds.
When it comes to it, the trumpian playbook just reads “be Donald Trump” and no one else is that.
No other know candidate comes close. DeSantis is barely human at the best of days. Haley is a women, a negative for the sexist GOP.
They went all in now on MAGA to mobilise their party in ever dwindeling chances of getting elected again. Turns out if you are a ghoul, hate humans and let that mask slip (Roe for example), you wont get votes and loose support.
A Hays County man has been sentenced to 410 years in prison after pleading guilty to 65 counts of continuous sexual abuse of multiple children and possession of child pornography with intent to promote, according to county prosecutors....
The bill, which passed unanimously out of the House, faced scrutiny on the Senate floor from a handful of Republican legislators. Two senators criticized a provision that would increase the maximum penalty per child labor violation from $1,000 to $10,000.
“This bill is an unnecessary heavy hand,” he said. “If we want this discussion, let’s defeat this bill today and have a better discussion where we talk about the ins and outs and the opportunities to ensure kids grow up to have a world of business and hard work ready at their fingertips.”
I didn't know where else to ask rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
How do you shave your balls? Every time I’ve tried with my trimmer it pinches and tears my sack and I’m too traumatized to try it again unless there’s a full proof bloodless method. Usually I just pluck as many as I can tolerate while I’m sitting around watching YouTube or somethin. But it’s such a pain (literally)....
Volcel says what? (lemmy.world)
Luxury perfumes linked to child labour, BBC finds (www.bbc.com)
Children have picked ingredients used by suppliers to two major beauty companies, the BBC can reveal....
The US is thinking about letting Ukraine use its weapons to strike Russia, even if it enrages Putin: report (www.businessinsider.com)
US officials are considering letting Ukraine strike Russia with US weapons, The New York Times reports....
World Bank’s climate plan: Pricier red meat and dairy, cheaper chicken and veggies (www.politico.eu)
“We have to stop destroying the planet as we feed ourselves,” a World Bank official said, as red meat and dairy drive CO2 emissions....
Tell me what it smells like in the comments! (lemmy.world)
Congress is killing Biden’s cancer moonshot (www.politico.com)
Conservatives Weave Anti-Abortion Fantasyland To Allow Emergency Room Abortion Bans (talkingpointsmemo.com)
China decries fresh US military aid for Taiwan (www.dw.com)
US lawmakers have voted for fresh assistance for Taiwan, allowing the island to upgrade its military hardware. Taiwan’s president-elect says it will “safeguard peace,” but China says it raises the risk of war....
The environmental cost of China's addiction to cement (www.bbc.com)
The use of concrete exploded to fuel China’s rise. Now the costs of this weighty material are being counted....
Pessimistic young Germans turning to far right, says study (www.dw.com)
German teenagers and young adults find themselves increasingly unsatisfied and likely to vote for the far right, according to a survey. Fears about prosperity are highlighted as a possible cause....
Psychologist becomes first person in Peru to die by euthanasia after yearslong court fight (www.nbcnews.com)
Ana Estrada fought successfully in court to obtain the right to decide when to end her life with the help of medical professionals....
UK passes bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda (www.theguardian.com)
Lawyers prepare for legal battles on behalf of individual asylum seekers challenging removal to east Africa...
Anti-LGBTQ+ bills keep failing. Could the tide be turning? (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Children failed by NHS amid toxic debate on gender identity, major review finds (www.independent.co.uk)
Major report warns ‘polarisation and stifling of debate’ has not only let children down but hampered medical and scientific progress in the area...
Analysis: Trump is just days from his first criminal trial after latest legal gambit fails | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Ken Buck knocks ‘Moscow Marjorie’ Taylor Greene (thehill.com)
‘Feeble, desperate, mentally unfit’: Biden changes tack to mock Trump (www.theguardian.com)
Trump slow to invest in states that could decide election as some in GOP fear 'skeleton' campaign (apnews.com)
In his bid to retake the White House, few states hold as much promise for Donald Trump as Michigan....
Not Foreign Shills Rule (sh.itjust.works)
Sowing DEI division after tragedy: =>1 of these posters has to be a paid actor right?
Kevin McCarthy accuses Matt Gaetz of pursuing "something illegal" (www.newsweek.com)
On Sunday, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy accused Representative Matt Gaetz of trying to get him “to do something illegal,” which he further claimed led to the motion to oust him from his speakership role last year....
How GOP Lawmakers Are Already Preparing for Trump’s Return (www.thedailybeast.com)
NY A.G. Says Trump Is Lying to Avoid Paying $464 Million Judgment (newrepublic.com)
Trump has until Monday to come up with the money....
Key witness declines to testify at Biden impeachment inquiry hearing (www.nbcnews.com)
Devon Archer’s attorney said there isn’t enough time for his client to prepare for Wednesday’s hearing before two Republican-led House committees....
Biden signs executive order on advancing study of women's health while chiding 'backward' GOP ideas (apnews.com)
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at advancing the study of women’s health by strengthening data collection and providing better funding opportunities for biomedical research while chiding Republicans for having “no clue about the power of women” but saying they’re “about to find out” come...
Trump Escalates His Dehumanization of Migrants: Some Are 'Not People … These Are Animals' (www.rollingstone.com)
The former president continued his campaign to denigrate people coming to the U.S. in search of a better life...
mahlzeit rule (lemmy.world) German
What's your favourite colour? [Non-political version] (lemmus.org)
Don’t Think of It as a Contest Between Biden and Trump (www.nytimes.com)
Personality certainly matters. But it might be more useful, in terms of the actual stakes of a contest, to think about the presidential election as a race between competing coalitions of Americans. Different groups, and different communities, who want very different — sometimes mutually incompatible — things for the country....
Rep. Matt Gaetz subpoenaed in defamation suit by woman he allegedly had sex with as minor (abcnews.go.com)
House Republicans Are Suddenly Desperate to End Biden Impeachment (newrepublic.com)
House Republicans know that their rapidly shrinking majority—and their lack of evidence—has put them in an impossible position....
Trump’s GOP is already dying (thehill.com)
‘Could there be two worse options?’: Undecided voters weigh in on 2024 election (www.cnn.com)
The final question says it all.
Disinformation Is Tearing America Apart (time.com)
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Pete Buttigieg forced to explain that lead is poisonous to obtuse Republican (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Drinking lead can damage people’s brains, but Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach opposes a plan to remove lead water pipes....
Children to stop getting puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, says NHS England (www.theguardian.com)
Confirmation comes after public consultation and decision to close Gender Identity Development Service in London...
White House to send new $300m weapons package to Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
The US will send $300m (£234m) in military weapons to Ukraine, including ammunition, rockets and anti-aircraft missiles, the White House has said....
[former precinct chair and sergeant-at-arms for the Hays County Republican Party,] Hays County man sentenced to 410 years for sexually abusing children (cbsaustin.com)
A Hays County man has been sentenced to 410 years in prison after pleading guilty to 65 counts of continuous sexual abuse of multiple children and possession of child pornography with intent to promote, according to county prosecutors....
Was Trump supporter Katie Britt caught in whopping lie about graphic sex trafficking story? (www.nj.com)
I know, I know, USUALLY when a headline asks a question, the answer is always “NO!”...
Bill cracking down on Oregon child labor laws heads to Gov. Kotek (www.opb.org)
The bill, which passed unanimously out of the House, faced scrutiny on the Senate floor from a handful of Republican legislators. Two senators criticized a provision that would increase the maximum penalty per child labor violation from $1,000 to $10,000.
Hackers threaten to release Trump documents from Georgia case if they don't get a ransom by Thursday (www.businessinsider.com)