Cat Boy

Manufactured "flash point" triggers what Naomi Klein refers to as "Disaster Capitalism" - curtailment of legal processes and civil rights, more power to the executive and greater control to the oligarchs and corporations

Bravo! Coherent, articulate and succinct Now that wasn't so hard was it, once you cast off that BDS rubbish. Congrats 👍

Brexit radically isolated the British economy from a much broader trading network, weakening it's strengths in isolation therein hampering it's resilience to short term stress such as tariffs for the US. Labour's incompetence has further weakened an already long ailing economy. The thread is about contraction in the British economy. There are underlying causes. THAT'S a talking point. Saying BDS is just nonsense rubish pretending to say something whilst say nothing at all. 'nuf said

You're writing a borrowed sound-bite without conveying any meaningful thought. "BDS"? WTF? So you're saying Brexit was a shining success? Or are you actually capable of articulating coherent thought or reasoning?

True enough. The Tories erred for years, but Labour likewise had no answers, no leadership and fell into disarray with first with Jeremy Corbyn and now with the incompetent Keir Starmer. But this decline into the abyss is the culmination of decades of bad policy choices, reminiscent of America's decline, gutting the middle class in favour of the billionaire oligarchs, albeit without the delusion of the fanatical religious fundamentalist extremists

Condolences for all those who wisely voted against Brexit. Bewilderment for the irrational self-destructive foolishness of those who did. Contempt for those politicians who allowed it in the first place, and those who spewed that nauseating nonsense sound-bite for the years following, "Brexit means Brexit".

That's an option your opinion, rather than a evidence-based "fact" which can be confirmed by clinical studies. Secondly, "-isms" are belief systems, not facts, so-called "transgenderism" is NOT a medical term, and is not used as a diagnostic term by medical and psychological Healthcare professionals. It is a political catchphrase of no legitimacy. If you had said, for example, : "Gender dismorphia is a mental condition" ... that could be verified as fact by clinical medical and psychological professionals. Both mental conditions and mental illness can, and SHOULD, be treated. Denial isn't treatment. The suicide rate among adolescents with gender dismorphia, male and female, is ten times the rate of those without that condition. That's a verifiable fact. According to the National Institutes of Health between 26 and 31% of those with gender dismorphia have attempted suicide and overall 1.3-2.6% of adolescent 13 year olds consider themselves trans or intergender to some extent. Those are facts. You're entitled to your opinion, but to confuse your opinion with verifiable fact, is self-effacing delusion https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6903884/

Then we'll agree to disagree. My position is to not stand in judgment to intervene in the lives of others either at general population societal level, nor in individual cases where the medical and psychology professionals, the parents and the affected individual, even a child, who has rights, all of whom are far better equipped, educated, trustworthy and informed than I an outsider. Your perspective, your "reality" (your word, not mine) towards state legal and societal intervention, intrusion between doctor/patient/parent/mental health professional with judgement.... differs We'll agree to disagree We as individuals have a right to our own opinions But not our own facts

"Went too far"? Ya think? Kinda like when Elon got butthurt about his useless submarine drone not being used to rescue those boys and their coach trapped in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave, and he lashed out on the Twitter that the diver who did rescue the boys calling him a "pedo". What an arse. With that said what he wrote earlier about Trump in the Epstein report is common knowledge. Meaningless drama from bottom feeders both former president Musk and consummate child rapist Trump

Beat me too it. Your fat-free "reality" is without primary evidence from the stakeholders, doctors, psychologist parents and child patient, and lacks either statistical sources. Your insular bubble is entirely contrived by political lockstrep indoctrination rather than lived reality. Why do you care how others either choose or feel compelled to live their lives? What interest is yours to intrude, intervene in the lives of others where it does not intrude or intervene on your own, and further to promote and the enactment of promulgate laws against the freedom of others you don't even know to live in freedom?

Puberty blockers are reversible when discontinued. I question the authenticity of the assertion that the hospital had treated a 3 year old with gender affirming care. Nearly 1 in 50 live births (that's 2%, which represents approximately 7 million people in the US and over 550k in Aus) exhibit phenotypic or biological inter-gender characteristics where the external genitalia of the baby are not sufficiently developed to determine one gender over another, do not match DNA (ie genetically XX yet born with male genitalia) , or vis versa, or display partial development of both genders (at birth). In such cases doctors and hospitals make a determination, not always in consultation with the parents) as to one gender and proceed with surgically modification to support their determination. Suicide rates among those with gender dysphoria are astronomical, while gender affirming care is only prescribed with extensive and protracted consultation with parents, doctors, psychologist and the child, not as it is sometimes depicted as some willy-nilly caprice of childhood. Where such care is not transitory and reversible, as with puberty blockers, even further screening is required and mandatory by law, by which point the then child has attained majority as an adult and legally capable of electing surgery, albeit with further consultation and professional screening. Where a 16 year old would receive a surgical intervention it would be HIGHLY unusual, would be approved my medical and mental health professionals among others and would in all likelihood be the result of a botched earlier gender determination and/or multiple surgeries post-birth where the gender was in fact indeterminate for the above reasons. Gender determination is not always as simple minded as penis = male, vagina = female, and to dummy this sometimes complex determination and issues down to knee-jerk political talking point is not only asinine it's abusive and interferes with the doctor-patient-parent relationship through intrusive, policized government intervention

Google it if you don't know. I'm not your tutor in American history. Both your open denial of modern history and the past 250 years since it's founding show your ignorance more than you seem to be aware. Apparently you're use of "LOL" means 'Lucidity on low". Wake up try reading and read a book

Apparently you're unfamiliar with the Alien and Sedition Acts and the Chinese Exclusion Act. Brush up on your American history, you're either showing your own ignorance, living in open denial bubble or both.

... of lies, misinformation and malicious disinformation Lies, repeated often and loud enough are soon believed by a gullible, poorly educated public Innocent Chinese tourist wrongly advised, thinking it prudent to offer a bit of tea money to grease the wheels of immigration will soon find themselves in the pokey, then deported, banned for life, holiday turned misery

Institutionalized xenophobia,... ... The American Way

"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism." — Hannah Arendt

Sino-phobia?

In so many cases these anti-defamation lawsuits go overboard to the extent of making those who post a neutral or slightly negative review of a restaurant or hotel subject to civil and criminal liability. Such was so often the case when, during the Covid-19 inquisition, travelers were obliged to stay quarantined in sub-standard conditions with unclean bedding and roaches in meals slipped under the door without recourse, and subsequently sued. In this case however, Immigration has every right to push back against deliberate misrepresentation and disinformation. Yes, transparency is good, but deliberate misinformation harms everyone

No, having not taken that mockery of coverage at 20% of monthly income, he's free to reserve a part of those funds for medical contingency (and earn interest invested wisely) and on lifestyle enhancements such as exercise, stress reduction, wellness and good nutrition. Its NOT a joke, and ofter those who have had to resort to "Go-Fund-Me", have been denied by their insurer, are ineligible for coverage outside of the country of nationality, or have failed to set aside funding in case of any emergency or other medical issues.

Those who have treated in the past for any medical reasons will be excluded from coverage for any reason arising from that metabolic pathway. Example, those who may have had asthma, however briefly, in childhood, will be excluded from all and any coverage for the entire respiratory system, even where symptoms have not been experienced for decades. Failure to disclose past medical information, even from early childhood, will be treated as insurance fraud subject to civil and criminal action. Those who develop a long term condition whilst under coverage will be subject to non-renewal or immediate termination and/or investigation to determine prior ineligiblity followed by legal action by the insurer to regain previous reimbursements obtained unlawfully. Be assured the insurer will promptly cancel coverage upon the insured attaining a pre-determined age which will not be disclosed at the initiation of coverage. Self-insurace is the ONLY way one can be assured. Insurance companies do not profit by paying claims, only by offering low rates to employers and private citizens, only to then be scrutinised and denied

A one-off anecdotal Palestinian doctor with 10 children is not indicative of birth rates among non-caucasian. Secondly, the Palestinian doctor you are referring to was likely the one who a few ago was dropped off at work (in Gaza) by her husband who thereafter returned home only to be hit by an IDF strike killing 9 of the 10 children and gravely injuring the 10th, an infant. Not exactly a shining example to inspire empathy for white people and their own inability or unwillingness to reproduce. Aside from that being in Gaza NOT the UK. More broadly, I'm seeing how this is an issue worthy of a moments thought, accepting for those racist who are convinced (and terrified) of replacement and being outnumbered. They, similarly, aren't worthy of my concern. If nothing else it's the logical retribution for hundreds of years of slavery, colonial rule, genocide, institutional discrimination and the death of millions during the 114 unnecessary, undeclared wars between the post-war, cold war years of 1945 and 1975. Equity and equity is not a net loss for Caucasians. With that said, I'll shed not one tear for those who cling to the false privilege of white supremacy

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Nearly universally it is the case that those individuals who hold anti-Trans agenda are neither "force-fed" anything, nor have any interaction with trans people in their daily lives, except where they themselves interject into the lives of others they know nothing about and affect them not at all. The whole force-fed, or Fox populized "shoved-down-our-throats", is not only laughably absurd (with tragic consequences for that tiny minority) but the very foundation of the misinformation and disinformation that supports fundamentals extremism, anti-intellectualism, big-government intrusion and the collapse of individual rights and autonomy.

9 seconds is truly exceptional and amazing. My transfers have lately been within an hour. They'd probably be faster if the funds were already on account at Wise rather than awaiting a wire transfer from Citibank, still. Often I receive a notification from K-Bank that the funds have been received and are available even before Wise itself updates the app as having received funds let alone dispatched tgem. To other countries, typically for me, Bangladesh, funds are available there the following evening, which is still amazing as in the bad old days wire transfers from Citi would take up to 2 weeks, entirely in limbo with absolutely no tracking and a terrible FOREX rate.

Cui bono?