Hell, even birthright citizens aren’t safe if they are perceived as non-white.

Exactly. The big chains don’t want to come there, this is providing stimulus for the mom and pop stores that would.

And the Department of Defense is the country’s largest food provisioner/retailer, after all.

No, cats are infinitely more misanthropic than dogs.

This is called plutocrcacy. When the wealthy elites determine how policy should govern the people without the people in question actually getting a say.

Before trans rights became a ‘culture war’ issue, most people didn’t give a shit what your identity was or what you wanted to do in private - that was just between you and your doctor.

From what I’ve read, the game was a barebones RPG with a suspiciously racialized plot, anyway.

And metaphors are useful because it makes language a bit more digestible and accessible to people who understand those metaphors.

I wonder if OP is faceblind and has slight recognition but not completely.

Also adding a data point for Optery. I’m sure the other services are comparable, though. Most have free trials.

Others have given great responses there, but I just wanted to chime in my two cents. The major difference between your example and trans kids is that the latter make decisions in concert with family and medical professionals. Often times, not just a family doctor, but also a psychologist (to discuss feelings of gender incongruence) and endocrinologist (because hormones are extremely powerful, no matter which way you slice it) on top of the regular fare.

These medical professionals are making decisions based on the most up-to-date, widely held medical consensus – which is to let trans kids transition with medical guidance. That doesn’t apply in your hypothetical, because there is no agreed upon medical prognosis on kids going through identity issues (which is a normal part of psychology, whereas gender dysphoria very much is abnormal, divergence from the mean). That also goes for giving ADHD kids medication if that helps them – not all psychs rush to push pills on kids, but if it makes a huge difference and helps a child, who are you as a layman to force them to continue suffering? Being on ADHD medication (or puberty blockers) can be a night and day difference for someone, whether they are kids or not.

Tangent: We in western society infantilize children a lot, I feel. In a lot of eastern/(global) southern culture, kids are a functional part of the household unit, almost little adults. Parents aren’t afraid to give their kids some semblance of responsibility because it helps them grow. From that perspective, it seems almost odd that the west wants to coddle kids so much. Not accusing you of this, just something I’ve noticed.

A lot of states don’t even care if you’ve only got so-so vision in one eye and are completely blind in the other. No stereopsis, no problem! Here’s a driver’s license. Good luck.

And how many are read?

Or… what if you do both…

And yet it’s a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG.

Seeing this after the Kat Abughazaleb post on the front page… lol.

Even if she’s not going to win, she’s using her campaign to help real people right now. Props for that.

The criticism that she only recently moved to the district is in bad faith. How many of the city’s mayors had residency loopholes? We should be encouraging and welcoming visionary newcomers like Kat who are seeking to make an impact, especially given the state’s population drain.

Primary elections for this congressional District seat and others will be held in March 2026.

Right! I never would’ve heard of it if not for a random comment on that other cursed site.

Couch surfing and hostels for the win.

I’ve just been thinking of going back to Earthsea!