Navigating that level healthcare access is a privilege.
absolutely!
and it’s so rare that i would argue it’s not even a little bit of a problem
like, afaik you have to convince psychologists to sign off on things… pay enough and you can find a medical practitioner to sign off on anything: bogus religious exemptions to vaccines, adhd diagnosis so you can get amphetamines, opioids, …
i mean, they literally use DEI as an argument for cutting this stuff… they say that LGBTQ orgs are discriminating against heterosexuals, and that support orgs for specific racial issues are discriminatory against whites
so it’s equally the devil and also the weapon they’re using
Working for an organization is not a protected class. It’s not LGBTQ+ people, it’s people who work for those organizations
targeting support organisations is targeting that protected class
medically transition children
sounds a whole lot like the language that trump etc used here:
child abuse, including the chemical and surgical castration or mutilation of children or the trafficking of children to so-called transgender sanctuary States for purposes of emancipation from their lawful parents, in violation of applicable law.
which is absolute shit… surgical intervention is the last in a very long list of steps that is only really offered to adults
first up is simply counselling and psychological support to rule out temporary issues that could be clouding their judgement
then puberty blockers (which are entirely reversible: if you stop them, you go through puberty as normal)
then gender-affirming hormones
THEN surgery, in adulthood
these things all add up very slowly from completely reversible options over many years
the actual budget is passed, they know exactly how much is meant for each agency. What’s been held up is actually putting that money in the account and authotizing the spending of it
wow that’s actually wildly fucked
failure to fully fund the government would be seen as a sign of weakness in the government
in australia it’s not just a sign of weakness, it’s the end of your government. if you fail to pass a budget, basically the governor general (the crowns representative in australia) dismisses the government, appoints an interim government, and fresh elections are called as soon as possible
there are a few more options than this, but they all kinda amount to the same thing
afaik they deal with this in a couple of ways:
so yeah, with regard to criminal conduct, repeated underpayment and patterns counts towards dishonest conduct and this criminal prosecution
and yet climate change is still an even more long-term important problem
https://www.victorianchamber.com.au/news/understanding-criminal-wage-theft-laws
this is the way
The new criminal offence of wage theft, which commenced on 1 January 2025, targets deliberate underpayment practices by employers.
Key changes:
- Intentional Conduct: Penalties apply if an employer intentionally engages in conduct that results in the underpayment of employee’s wages or entitlements.
- Liability: Both companies and individuals, such as directors, managers, or payroll personnel, can be held criminally liable for wage theft.
- Severe Penalties: The penalties for wage theft include fines of up to $8.25 million for corporations, and up to 10 years of imprisonment for individuals.
It is important to note that this offence is not intended to capture inadvertent errors or genuine mistakes.
my state (victoria, as) recently made intentional wage theft a criminal offense, and both companies and individuals (directors, hr, managers, etc) can all be liable … it’s amazing 😍
BRICS is in many ways a relationship of convenience… there are too many competing interests to truly make a whole currency the global reserve
doesn’t look like voyager, but you can do it in voyager
basically the way it works in australia… the budget is considered a test of confidence
if the government can’t pass a budget, the PM has 2 choices: resign or call an election
if they refuse to do either of these things, the governor general can step in and dismiss them, in which case an intermediary government is appointed and elections are called ASAP
if you can’t perform the most basic function of governing, you sure as shit can’t do anything new and deal with issues as they arise
in global shipping, closeness actually doesn’t make things necessarily more eco friendly: when you have 100 ships full of cargo heading from china to the US, they’ve got to return too… either they return full of something, or nothing
i’m not sure how it all works out in this case, but slowly moving things from the US to asia is practically free, in pretty much all regards
yeah it better be just some more brown people! this is american tax dollars after all
the good guys are people defending their country from military incursion
in this particular case (or rather ukraine, poland, estonia), in every conceivable situation, russia are the bad guys and nato are absolutely the good guys
has nato done some disagreeable shit in the past? sure! absolutely! there’s your grey: nato aren’t always the cut and dry good guys… but in this case… cut and dry: russia can fuck right off and nato is a force for good
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PLA is pretty brittle AFAIK. these need to be squeezed, so i’m not sure it’d do… perhaps they could add something to it? but whether that additive would also be compostable… it’d certainly make it non-recyclable
the UN is a place for diplomacy at all costs: nothing more. any action that comes from the UN is simply a secondary outcome of facilitating talk between countries
it’s not meant to have teeth - it’s meant to facilitate agreement, and avoid misunderstanding
no matter who gets the territory, ukraine has won in the long term
or rather, everyone loses i guess
hugo boss? na they’ll just be gold polo shirts and golf shoes … and don’t forget a mandatory MAGA cap - no discount
if you can’t do it then quit sucking the air out and let someone else have a go