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I was looking for this comment and I'm glad someone got this one in promptly.

I have a gut feeling that his talk of tariffs is a bluff. Even if it's not my gut still tells me there's going to be exceptions for certain things that are big money makers for Trump and his allies. Trump's administration is not going to tax themselves unless they can provide a loophole to get themselves out of it. Ultimately it's the consumer who pays for tariffs, but they're entire purpose is to slow down trade and if that costs Trump and his allies too much of their wealth it won't happen.

Trump is as predictable as he is unpredictable because he doesn't stay consistent. He changes what he says and does to be perceived as best he can in that moment. Which makes understanding his actions a little easier, his past actions are irrelevant to his future decisions, it's just about what's in his head in the moment. Which is just a lot of words to say that Trump, his administration, and his allies are just chaos, and you never really know what chaos will bring except a change in the status quo. It's not looking optimistic though.

Biology isn't that simple. A person can have one fewer sex chromosome, monosomy, one extra, trisomy, and many extra, polysomy. In fact it's starting to show that a significant minority of people have trisomy 47 (the name for having one extra sex chromosome) but live perfectly normal lives because those extra genes are suppressed. You could have an extra x chromosome and never know it, does that exclude you from being a man or a woman? Which brings up the topic of gene expression and epigenetics which is even more complicated. If you're looking at science to give you a certainty about sex and gender you're in for a long search.

Being real for a moment, the way that the next election cycle begins immediately once the previous one ends is a bit of a burden. I'm already tired of hearing about 'Decision 2028'.

Maybe try asking them nicely first, or putting up a sign that doesn't have a threat in it? Like, I get it, someone slighted you so you got to make them think twice before crossing you again, but going straight to building a trap with razor blades is a bit extreme and will probably land you before a judge.

Even dog shit in a trash can is super polarizing. This was the first comment I saw even mentioning asking the person nicely to stop first. Like maybe put up a sign saying 'No dog poop please' before making a threat or a thing meant to bother the dog.

For what it's worth, I don't think anyone who is trying to discuss the election with you in good faith paints you as just another MAGA American. We know some Americans faught tooth and nail to stop this. Now you could be lying just as easily as you could be telling the truth, although I have no reason to think you are lying. So assuming you're telling the truth, as crushing as a second Trump presidency is for me, someone who doesn't live in the US, who literally can't do anything about him, it must be so much more worse for you.

I know you're tired but your fight against fascism is just beginning, it's far from over. I hope you can find the strength to keep going. As an outsider all I can do is tell you that some of us see you and know that you're not well right now. Gandalf put it best;

"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

....How old do you think millennials are? The oldest millennials are at least 20 years away from retirement.

Didn't you know, criticism of the Israeli government is tantamount to advocating for a genocide of Jewish people. It's binary, no way anyone can have an opinion that exists between a spectrum of the two. I mean someone criticizing a government and not it's people is just absurd.

(/S, incase anyone doubts my sarcasm)

I'm going to need a charisma check with double disadvantage on that. Good luck.

Generally yes, for a reasonably healthy person and a typical flu for example, that's all anyone would need. The exception is if there's any complications because of the infection and that's just playing the odds. In those cases there are anti-viral drugs and other treatments but they usually come with a long list of side effects. It's usually best to let the body fight the infection itself and just support it. That said, every year tons of healthy people are disabled or die because of very common illnesses so it's not so black and white. Generally speaking, you are correct, but don't let that stop you from seeking care if you think you need it.

I was thinking Sabotage. Turn that scene from Star Trek Beyond into a reality.