sentient, unfortunately

ask NZ how this strategy is working out. #nzpol

Morning.

it's weird to live in a world where a new 'worst thing you've ever imagined' happens at least a few times a month and it's easy to let it all run together and just sort of wash over you and go totally numb to all of it so you don't freak out because you still have to do laundry and go to work.

Absolutely fuck these people. Politicians overruling medical professionals is a shit position.

Here is my media release:

www.rightsaotearoa.nz/media-releas...

Cabinet has agreed to introduce new safeguards on the prescribing of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues, while ensuring patients with medical needs can continue to access appropriate care, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. "We are putting in place stronger safeguards so families can have confidence that any treatment is clinically sound and in the best interests of the young person or child. "Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues play an important role in treating a range of medical conditions. We are ensuring they remain available for patients who need them for conditions such as early-onset puberty, endometriosis, or prostate cancer, where there is strong clinical evidence of benefit." The Ministry of Health’s evidence brief found that there is a lack of high-quality evidence that demonstrates the benefits or risks of the use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues for the treatment of gender dysphoria or incongruence. While this uncertainty persists, the Government is taking a precautionary approach. Following public consultation, Cabinet has agreed to introduce new regulations under the Medicines Act to align New Zealand's approach with the United Kingdom: New patients seeking treatment for gender dysphoria or incongruence can no longer be prescribed gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues, pending the completion of the United Kingdom's clinical trial on their use in this context. Ensure existing youth gender services are maintained for young people experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence and bringing these services together through a central, accessible online resource. "These changes will ensure a more consistent and carefully monitored approach. This mirrors steps taken in other countries, such as the United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, where additional safeguards have recently been implemented to ensure decisions are made in line with the best available evidence," Mr Brown says. The new approach will not impact patients cu…

It's being reported that New Zealand has banned puberty blockers for transgender youth. I removed New Zealand from my recommendations to families fleeing a while back after the far right saw a surge in power in the country.

Sad day for NZ trans youth.

funny bc it was probably a manic episode or my brain just evacuating all of its happy chemicals, never to produce them again

man i wish i enjoyed things again, it was nice enjoying things for like one month three years ago

he's literally jon hamm's character on 30 rock, it rules

working on it. hope you can, too!

god this rules so much, can't wait for the IRS to be more overwhelmed than they already are

thank you

The individual cannot bargain with the State. The State recognizes no coinage but power: and it issues the coins itself.

lord help me i'm about to make an earnest effort to move my windows computers to linux because i have finally fucking had it with copilot

Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: "Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications" Microsoft is pushing ahead with its plan to add agentic capabilities to Windows 11 but has issued an important security warning for anyone who is interested in trying it out.

I do this ish for a living, I am an AI developer and researcher, and *I* don’t fully understand the security implications. What hope do regular users have?

www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...

after seeing a timeline that shows that she was probably dating keith olbermann when she was 18 and trying to be a kesha-style popstar and he was in his 50s, that girl never had a fucking chance

gun

It always strikes me as sinister when a govt entity touts a "reduction in homelessness" without also touting an increase in home ownership / reduction in rent costs / reduction in unemployment. If housing occupancy doesn't go up, where are those people going other than back on the streets?

source?

normalize calling this shit by what it is: maladaptive daydreaming

i really do wonder what his endgame is. he's feeling the cognitive dissonance of increasingly obvious antisemitism on the right, but he doesn't have the talent or the charm to cross into the non-propaganda entertainment industry. he's screwed.

what are we even doing man

cbt? you mean ball peen hammer?

i only found out about petit planet yesterday but i know for a fact that i will pass away without immediate access to the full release of this game, pleasepleaseplease

my boss does not seem to care that i am literally so sleepy

Dems: Mamdani is too radical for our taste. Plus someone said he's antisemitic. And that name is scary to us! We need to keep him out.

Dems, 1 week later: Look lots of people have tattoos like that

Dems, 2 weeks later: Marjorie Taylor Greene, welcome to the Tent

get attached to everything. develop attachments to whatever you see that are so profound you go insane

During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org

you just reminded me that this site is shit until i can delete someone else’s post