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No, "it" is the humanitarian aid that is being blocked.

Next time you're looking for a toaster, let me know; I have a bunch of refrigerator recommendations for you.

I am aware of the reality that banning trans people doesn't stop abuse. I am rhetorically musing about how the people who genuinely believe this may react upon learning their problems have not been magically solved by the vocal radfems pushing the notion that trans women are unsafe.

You know, like the Trump voters who were shocked that he cut social spending because they're living paycheck-to-paycheck? A "leopards ate my face" moment.

Is there an explicit vent space for trans people to talk about this topic? I am sick of being criticised for being upset that the world seems to hate my existence and trying to deal with it through commentary.

Is there something stopping her from having a job like a normal person instead of making money on Twitter? She doesn't have kids, she can do whatever else she wants. At some point, you have to admit that staying where you are is a choice you're making.

From the WSJ article this article is referencing:

Fong didn’t move forward with Musk because she pictured having children in a more traditional nuclear family, but confided to a few friends about the approach—including St. Clair, whom she knew as another conservative social-media figure—and how she worried that turning him down could hurt her earnings.

Once Musk learned that Fong disclosed the request to others, he chided her for not using discretion, according to the people, and unfollowed her. That contributed to a fall in her engagement, and her earnings declined.

Taking money/resources away from people who don't follow along is what Elon does. She knew that beforehand and made the choice not to have a kid with him with that knowledge in mind. Elon tried to coerce her and she dealt with the consequences of refusing.

Is it weird to anyone else that he just assumes his "legion" of children will follow him unquestioningly?

My dad keeps giving me stock "tips" (my stepsister works at a gold mine and he keeps telling me their stock'll go up any day now despite the mine not being in operation yet 🙄) and I haven't even followed through on that.

"But we counsel against reading this judgment as a triumph for one or more groups in our society at the expense of another - it is not."

Yes it is. If it weren't, you wouldn't have said this to assure people:

The Supreme Court said trans people - whether trans women or men - would not be disadvantaged by its decision as the Equality Act afforded them protection against discrimination or harassment.

The UK has already created a "scapegoat class" of people whose appearance makes their minority status obvious in many cases and those who were rightfully reprimanded for unlawful discrimination are now retroactively suing their former employers.

In an example of the ruling's potential impact, a Scottish health organisation that is being sued by a nurse it suspended over her response to a trans woman using a female changing room said it had noted the judgment.

This type of thing is going to further affect trans people's access to homeless shelters and healthcare, at minimum. I wonder what's going to happen when the cis women realize that banning trans people from their spaces didn't actually fix anything and their husbands, boyfriends, and colleagues are still groping, beating, and forcing themselves on them.

Maybe you're not being told for some sort of specific reason that may or may not end with -phobia. Might make you want to re-think whether "they won" or not.

Edit: Also Pride happens once a year, maybe get over it? This is the same energy as the Americans that want to end Black History Month. Do you tell your mom you're tired of Mothers Day?

This isn't a 3rd party tool, it's a separate Steam Support page that lists your total purchases. It basically takes the data from the Purchase History section (assuming that you usually pay directly and not using Steam gift cards) and totals it so that you don't have to do that manually.

If then suddenly they keep hearing the same name, but all the interactions they've learned are stopped, they'll be very confused.

Why would that happen? I'm confused as to why you would stop petting your cat and giving them treats (assuming that this is normal for you) just because you changed its name.

Also I'm trans, so I have experienced being called the wrong name and have noticed that people picked up on verbal cues and used the name others used for me, which is sort of what happens with an animal when you start using a different name for them. They naturally adjust because their name doesn't actually matter to them.

I (and my family) have adopted several cats who all had completely different names either at their previous homes or at the pound. Tiny Rick's original name was Thomas, just FYI, so it was changed twice actually. It really isn't the huge deal you're making it out to be.

To the cat, wouldn't saying its name at all be for "no reason," even if it understands its name? It can't really infer human reasoning unless it's got something to do with feeding it or offering some other kind of direct interaction.

Getting a cat to come when called mostly hinges on its ability to recognize a benefit to coming over, not on its ability to recognize a specific word (though you can use a word as reinforcement once the desired behaviour is achieved). This is how you can train a cat to come when you say anything at all — its name isn't a magic word that unlocks secret cat behaviour, it's about the conditioning behind it.

All that to say that animals can recognize and respond to a new name, word, or action pretty easily when you use treats and positive reinforcement. My other cat (who recently passed away 😭) came running when I tapped my fingers on the ground because that was heavily associated with giving him treats and pets; I didn't have to use his name to have him look at me or come over, he just did it based on the expectations that I fostered in him.

I dunno, I changed my cat's name after my ex left (she named him Tiny Rick and I thought that was fucking stupid) and he bounced right back. He was maybe 3 at the time. It's been nearly 8 years and he comes when called by his "new" name just fine.

He had the ability to appeal, which he used and lost. Then he was presented with another opportunity to appeal, because often you get several chances for this.

He chose instead to seek judicial review of the case, which wasted everyone's time because it was stupid and inappropriate to request a review instead of appealing.

Then he was fined for wasting everyone's time, because otherwise these people will just keep going and wasting taxpayer money on frivolous court proceedings.