Don[ny]ovan

Please help settle a debate for us: saying "your tits are looking quite heavy" is a compliment?

"The SAM data also showed support dropping for many of the cultural figures who validated Trump to young men during the 2024 campaign: Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, and Andrew Tate are now noticeably less popular with this cohort compared to the early days of 2025."

"Rogan had a 53 percent favorable rating among young men at the beginning of Trump's second administration, but that number has fallen to 42 percent, according to SAM's polling. Tate, who was arrested over the summer on sex-trafficking and money-laundering charges, now has a -30 net approval rating"

I'm so tired. "International health experts have called the trial “unethical,” but anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has attempted to fund it with US taxpayer dollars."

"For ethical reasons, researchers typically don’t conduct randomized, controlled trials to study the effects of medical interventions that are so clearly safe and beneficial, often relying instead on long-term monitoring studies."

I'm so tired. "International health experts have called the trial “unethical,” but anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has attempted to fund it with US taxpayer dollars."

"Plans for the trial were halted in January as widespread condemnation erupted over the trial’s design, which would potentially expose thousands of newborns in the country to hepatitis B, risking a lifelong infection that can lead to liver cirrhosis, cancer, and premature death."

Taking this learning and applying it to political discourse too. "When people receive online criticism about eating meat, framing it as a moral failing tends to provoke more defensiveness than framing it as a lack of cooking know-how...

Got into a little Reddit argument where some folks were complaining that some Halloween decor is too scary for their kids.

After having cats with the names Maya, Izzie/Isabel, Hera and Olivia, my husband says he gets to name the next cat (note: he did choose the name of 1.5 of our current cats). I'm afraid he'll choose something like Zero Sugar Baja Blast or whatever.

Wishing I had the genetics that allowed for easier bulking 💪🥲

"With more than 1 million votes counted, 77% supported remaining in Canada, while 23% backed beginning a process toward separation... The vote was not a direct referendum on independence but would have set oil-rich Alberta on a path toward a future vote on separation from Canada."