Kyan Lynch

This, in conjunction with getting rid of anonymous reporting, is both pretty clear and terrifying

I don’t think I can name a single software product I use that was made better by the rush to incorporate AI. But I can name a bunch that have gotten worse

Not the point but “gender-critical” is such a weird term, both in context and out.

I was super gender-critical, which is why I transitioned…

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Stanford Medicine ends surgeries for transgender minors amid pressure from Trump administration As Children's Hospital Los Angeles scales back healthcare for trans youth, Stanford Medicine has stopped performing gender-affirming surgeries on patients younger than 19.

Why does “minor” now mean <19?

And I wish these articles would include data on the number of surgeries actually performed on “minors”.

In 2019, of 151 breast reduction procedures performed on minors nationally, 97% were for cis boys.

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What are these pictures from?

We asked 1,000 Americans about the L.A. protests. This is how they responded. Americans are divided on Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines to L.A., Post-Schar School poll finds.

I don't really know how to interpret this other than the Republican party is now pro-fascism.

86% of Republicans support "Trump sending the National Guard and Marines to respond to the L.A. protests"

Marines doing domestic law enforcement is illegal! How is it so popular?

wapo.st/4e5mhr2

House Spending Bill Now Bans Medicaid For Transition Care For Adults The provision was stricken late at night to appeal to hardline conservatives.

1. Terrifying news for transgender people across the United States. In a late night development, the House Spending Bill was amended to ban transgender coverage for transgender ADULTS on medicaid!

A manager's amendment removed the words "for minors."

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I’ll go first: @tracychapmanonline.bsky.social

Let’s imagine that @brucespringsteen.net and Taylor Swift were putting together a protest/Americana album.

Who else would you want making an appearance?

Apparently April is Stress Awareness Month and good job everyone - I am very aware.

#StressAwarenessMonth

A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States

Forgive the self-promotion, but:
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Wait, what about that plush tiny screw gig I was promised by Lutnick?

@joshuamalina.bsky.social

CJ: (deep sigh) I guess I’ll just pivot to our progress on immigration. There must be good news out of the Supreme Court I can use

Sam: Yeah, about that…

-fin-

How’d I do @hrishikesh.co, @bradleywhitford.bsky.social, @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com ?

Sam: I know

CJ: (deep breath) ok well we must be doing this for a good reason

Sam: …

CJ: Sam? What’s our reason?

Sam: Well, you know, it’s a little hard to explain

CJ: Try

Sam: I don’t know, CJ. He just really likes the word

CJ: Well I can’t say that to the press.

Sam: No, I wouldn’t

…

CJ: That’s not our position?

Sam: Right

CJ: Ok well that doesn’t make much sense to me but what do I know, I don’t even own stocks. But the market must be loving this, right?

Sam: Well, actually, no

CJ: No?

Sam: Well they like rumors that we’re lifting the tariffs

CJ: Sam

…

CJ: A trade deficit, meaning we sell them more than they sell us?

Sam: Yes! See, you know more than you think you do!

CJ: Ok but Sam, shouldn’t we be selling more stuff to (checks list in stack of papers) Tunisia than they sell to us?

Sam: That’s not our position

…

CJ: Well then why would we do that

Sam: To promote US manufacturing

CJ: We can manufacture everything we need here?

Sam: Well, hypothetically, yes

CJ: Hypothetically?

Sam: Yes. As in maybe, in the future

CJ: Ok…

Sam: But they also punish countries for having a trade deficit with us

…

Sam: Everything is pretty broad, CJ. Why don’t you tell me what you know and we’ll go from there

CJ: Well, the ya know, general oeuvre is that it’s a tax on countries who sell goods to the US

Sam: Ah, ok, see we’re learning here. The tax is actually on us

CJ: On us?

Sam: Yep

…

Sam: But I just saw you talk about tariffs from the podium, you did great

CJ: Yeah, I can do that, but I was faking it

Sam: You were faking it?

CJ: Yep

Sam: How often are you up there fak - you know what, I don’t want to know. What don’t you understand about tariffs?

CJ: Everything

…

CJ: Sam, I’m going to need you to remember I’m a very smart and sophisticated woman who graduate summa cum laude from Berkeley

Sam: I *do* think you’re a very smart and sophisticated woman

CJ: Good, because now I need you to explain tariffs to me as if I’m an idiot

…

I think this is going to be true across all sorts of sectors. People are going to crave human touches, idiosyncrasy, niche tastes, and maybe above all, the ability to be pleasantly surprised by experiences

And even if I did think trans women in sports was an unsolved problem (I don't b/c it isn't), it would still rank way behind things like sending innocent people to notoriously violent prisons in other countries and refusing to bring them back. For example.

Actually *being* trans is a less significant part of my personality than having once competed against a trans woman is for these "influencers".

And yes, I played D1 (pre-transition) so I get elite competition.

Being a former D1 player is also a less significant part of my personality ...

The “thank you for your attention to this matter!” is *chef’s kiss*

Like, dude, the rise and fall of civilization hangs on your decisions. We have to pay attention. Wish we didn’t.

This might be the most terrifying thing I've ever read.

Truly, this reads like the prequel to a dystopian novel set a few years later, in which all speech, movement, relationships, task completion, and interactions are tracked and used by a vindictive, malevolent govt.

And yes, we were warned.

Fair enough. Thanks for giving that gift to your class!

Any chance this was recorded?

It seems they want the masculine ideal to be mean and cruel and rapey.

But then when something like #metoo encourages people to react to that rationally, they lose their minds and shout “not all men!”

Why is anyone surprised that men are lonely when being masc = being a predator?