That would be a fun game. Trump’s picks and actions - real or fictional?

Here’s hoping 🤞

I made the mistake of looking up this news on Reddit, thinking this would be opposed by the people who love procedure and civility and “international law”.

Big mistake. Don’t do it. You’ll burst your brain/heart from anger and sadness.

Why couldn't he just be a poster? He's so good at it. Like, just be a guy who tweets and dunks on people, and everyone will love you. Why you gotta be a fascist.

Hate to see people waste their life doing something their not good at (business, governing, marriage) when they could just spend it tweeting.

Much love to you and hope you and your family/friends remain safe.

Kapitalist, Konservative, Khristian = Russia since the 1990s.

May Allah destroy the Amerikan empire and this shambling Russian corpse in one strike.

Honestly? I’ve only lived in countries with Celsius and Celsius is how I feel. I know exactly how hot or cold a day is gonna be if I look up the temperature. Thats how I know what clothes to wear!!! But Fahrenheit confuses the shit out of me. Every time I visit the US, I always convert the temp back to Celsius when someone tells me the temp.

I know Fahrenheit has more degrees and that can give you more datapoints. But cmon. The temp only goes up to, like, 50 C anyways lol. How many degrees do you need 🤣. Can you really differentiate between 61 and 62 F? Now, 60 to 65 F might be believable, but that’s like 15 to 18 C so, that much difference is shown even in Celsius.

I’m not saying Celsius is better, or that Americans should convert to it. Actually, if I was God-Emperor, I’d force us all to use Kelvin,, given it begins with Absolute Zero and I’m a sucker for shit like that.

But variety is the spice of life. For Americans, Fahrenheit is how they feel. For most of the rest of us, it’s Celsius.

Don't forget the submarine controlled by a discount Xbox controller.

Archive.org link.

The article also covers things that relate to trans rights in China more broadly, so definitely give it a read, but here's the stuff related to this case.

Timeline of Events: In 2018, Gao worked for e-commerce platform Dangdang. She applied for sick leave with her supervisor on the day of her gender reassignment surgery, submitting a medical certificate and the doctor's advice that she needed two months off work after the surgery. It was affirmed by her superior.

But the human resources staff rejected her application. They said her certificates contained “unclear content and cannot prove sickness”. The company also sent her a letter following her surgery, where they addressed Gao as “Mr”, referred to her as a “mental patient” and said that they had to “protect” other employees from her.

Two months after she had applied for sick leave, she was fired. Two months after that, she formally sought labour dispute arbitration. The letter the company sent Gao was used by her as evidence of unlawful dismissal.

In 2020, the Beijing court supported Gao on two counts and ruled that Dangdang should continue to honour her original contract of employment. In addition, the court said Dangdang should pay her salary from the date she applied for sick leave to the date of arbitration, which amounts to 128,028 yuan (US$18,000). It went on to state that “social tolerance is a blessing of the rule of law” and highlighted the need to “respect diverse ways of living and protect the dignity of transgender people.”

The details of the case were previously unknown, and were posted online by the Shanghai Federation Trade Unions on November 29, 2023.

Goddamn that's a good comparison. I know these fuckers don't care but yeah,